Jun 22–23, 2024 · Dodewaard, Netherlands · NETHERLANDS
Reps: Marianne Van Galen, Mayco Van Galen
Just wing it BBQ team won Grand Champion at the Riverland Smokers BBQ Contest on June 22, 2024 in 6669 BZ Dodewaard,, scoring 690.2516 in a field of 23 teams. BACKCORNER BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 690.2056. Category winners: Chicken — COOKLOUNGE BBQ (178.8572); Pork Ribs — BACKCORNER BBQ (176.0116); Pork — Just wing it BBQ team (176.0344); Brisket — BACKCORNER BBQ (177.1428). This is the 3rd of 5 editions of this contest on record; the 2023 edition was won by iQ; the next was held in 2025.
Overall totals, every team on the board — tall stacks are where the pack sat.
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
What it has taken to win here, 2022 to 2025 — this edition picked out.
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
Closer than 96% of the 4,722 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 0.0460 points — closer than 96% of every championship in the data.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 90 times in 100
Just wing it BBQ team came in rated below the field's top team, IQ - NETHERLANDS, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 10-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
2 of 5 tracked editions
IQ has won this contest 2 times across its 5 tracked editions.
Chicken places 7–8: BBQ Team Laurentius and BACKCORNER BBQ tied on 171.9656 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 1–2: BACKCORNER BBQ edged The BBQ Ranch by 0.0116. Pork places 7–8: BBQ Team Laurentius edged Barbecoa BBQ Team by 0.0116.
BACKCORNER BBQ won Pork Ribs, Brisket — a double.
Just wing it BBQ team took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork ribs at 8th.
BACKCORNER BBQ turned in 176.0116 in pork ribs — past the 174.8572 that had stood across 2 earlier editions.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 25, 2022 | Dodewaard | 6669 MH Dodewaard, | 22 | 694.2056 | IQ | KNOCKSTONE BBQ TEAM AUSTRIA |
| Jun 24, 2023 | Dodewaard | 6669 MH Dodewaard, | 26 | 698.7768 | iQ | BBQ+ |
| Jun 22, 2024 ← this one | Dodewaard | 6669 BZ Dodewaard, | 23 | 690.2516 | Just Wing It | BACKCORNER BBQ |
| Jun 27, 2025 | Dodewaard | Dodewaard, 6669 BZ | 13 | 689.6456 | The Antwerp Smokers | The BBQ Ranch |
| Jun 28, 2025 | Dodewaard | Dodewaard, 6669 BZ | 18 | 693.6456 | It's spice that meats you | The Antwerp Smokers |
| Jun 19, 2026 | Dodewaard | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jun 20, 2026 | Dodewaard | — | — | — | — | — |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 178.8572 | 173.1200 | 169.6684 |
| Pork Ribs | 176.0116 | 173.7144 | 166.8228 |
| Pork | 176.0344 | 171.9656 | 166.8572 |
| Brisket | 177.1428 | 170.8228 | 166.3084 |
23 entries · top 690.2516 · median 666.7084
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Just wing it BBQ team | |
| 2 | BACKCORNER BBQ | |
| 3 | COOKLOUNGE BBQ | |
| 4 | Barbecoa BBQ Team | |
| 5 | The BBQ Ranch | |
| 6 | IQ - NETHERLANDS | |
| 7 | BBQ+ | |
| 8 | PUREBBQ | |
| 9 | WESTSIDE BBQ | |
| 10 | It's spice that meats you | |
| 11 | BELGIAN BBQ TEAM FIVE Q | |
| 12 | The Antwerp Smokers | |
| 13 | BUGHOUSE SMOKERS | |
| 14 | BBQ Team Laurentius | |
| 15 | Osdorp Grillers (NL) | |
| 16 | BBQ Brothers | |
| 17 | VH BBQ | |
| 18 | ROASTING ROMANS | |
| 19 | Dutch BBQ Friends - Netherlands | |
| 20 | Click & Q | |
| 21 | Smoking Grannies | |
| 22 | NoBra Smokers | |
| 23 | Millside BBQ |
23 entries · top 178.8572 · median 168.5600
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | COOKLOUNGE BBQ | |
| 2 | BELGIAN BBQ TEAM FIVE Q | |
| 3 | Just wing it BBQ team | |
| 4 | PUREBBQ | |
| 5 | Barbecoa BBQ Team | |
| 6 | IQ - NETHERLANDS | |
| 7 | BBQ Team Laurentius | |
| 8 | BACKCORNER BBQ | |
| 9 | VH BBQ | |
| 10 | The BBQ Ranch | |
| 11 | Osdorp Grillers (NL) | |
| 12 | BUGHOUSE SMOKERS | |
| 13 | WESTSIDE BBQ | |
| 14 | BBQ+ | |
| 15 | The Antwerp Smokers | |
| 16 | It's spice that meats you | |
| 17 | Click & Q | |
| 18 | NoBra Smokers | |
| 19 | BBQ Brothers | |
| 20 | Dutch BBQ Friends - Netherlands | |
| 21 | ROASTING ROMANS | |
| 22 | Smoking Grannies | |
| 23 | Millside BBQ |
23 entries · top 176.0116 · median 163.9888
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BACKCORNER BBQ | |
| 2 | The BBQ Ranch | |
| 3 | It's spice that meats you | |
| 4 | Barbecoa BBQ Team | |
| 5 | BBQ+ | |
| 6 | COOKLOUNGE BBQ | |
| 7 | PUREBBQ | |
| 8 | Just wing it BBQ team | |
| 9 | IQ - NETHERLANDS | |
| 10 | ROASTING ROMANS | |
| 11 | Osdorp Grillers (NL) | |
| 12 | BBQ Brothers | |
| 13 | The Antwerp Smokers | |
| 14 | Smoking Grannies | |
| 15 | BELGIAN BBQ TEAM FIVE Q | |
| 16 | Click & Q | |
| 17 | BBQ Team Laurentius | |
| 18 | BUGHOUSE SMOKERS | |
| 19 | WESTSIDE BBQ | |
| 20 | Dutch BBQ Friends - Netherlands | |
| 21 | NoBra Smokers | |
| 22 | VH BBQ | |
| 23 | Millside BBQ |
23 entries · top 176.0344 · median 164.5716
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Just wing it BBQ team | |
| 2 | The BBQ Ranch | |
| 3 | It's spice that meats you | |
| 4 | The Antwerp Smokers | |
| 5 | COOKLOUNGE BBQ | |
| 6 | WESTSIDE BBQ | |
| 7 | BBQ Team Laurentius | |
| 8 | Barbecoa BBQ Team | |
| 9 | VH BBQ | |
| 10 | Osdorp Grillers (NL) | |
| 11 | BACKCORNER BBQ | |
| 12 | IQ - NETHERLANDS | |
| 13 | BUGHOUSE SMOKERS | |
| 14 | Dutch BBQ Friends - Netherlands | |
| 15 | BELGIAN BBQ TEAM FIVE Q | |
| 16 | ROASTING ROMANS | |
| 17 | BBQ Brothers | |
| 18 | PUREBBQ | |
| 19 | BBQ+ | |
| 20 | Smoking Grannies | |
| 21 | NoBra Smokers | |
| 22 | Millside BBQ | |
| 23 | Click & Q |
23 entries · top 177.1428 · median 165.0856
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BACKCORNER BBQ | |
| 2 | IQ - NETHERLANDS | |
| 3 | BBQ+ | |
| 4 | WESTSIDE BBQ | |
| 5 | BUGHOUSE SMOKERS | |
| 6 | BBQ Brothers | |
| 7 | Just wing it BBQ team | |
| 8 | Barbecoa BBQ Team | |
| 9 | PUREBBQ | |
| 10 | BELGIAN BBQ TEAM FIVE Q | |
| 11 | COOKLOUNGE BBQ | |
| 12 | The Antwerp Smokers | |
| 13 | Click & Q | |
| 14 | Osdorp Grillers (NL) | |
| 15 | The BBQ Ranch | |
| 16 | Dutch BBQ Friends - Netherlands | |
| 17 | BBQ Team Laurentius | |
| 18 | It's spice that meats you | |
| 19 | ROASTING ROMANS | |
| 20 | VH BBQ | |
| 21 | Millside BBQ | |
| 22 | Smoking Grannies | |
| 23 | NoBra Smokers |