Vaartse Hoeve BBQ Contest (Day 2)
2025-09-13 – 2025-09-14 · Dongen, 5106NC · NETHERLANDS · 📍 Vaartweg 131
Reps: ANGELA FISHLOCK, MARK FISHLOCK
Grand Champion: BBQ+ (689.0512) · 23 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 The Antwerp Smokers
Entries
Top score
Winning margin
Field average
Tightest race
Top-10 cutoff
Field spread
Double threats
How hot was the win?
Came back for more
Form held
Field strength
Storylines
📸 Photo finishes
Chicken places 4–5: The Antwerp Smokers and It's spice that meats you tied on 170.8228 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 6–7: The BBQ Ranch and BBQ+ tied on 170.8112 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 2–3: BBQ+ and Insomnia BBQ Team tied on 174.2744 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
🛡️ Back to defend
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: Bunch of Swines (won 2025).
Score curves (score by finishing position — steep cliffs mean a spread field, flat lines a knife fight)
Category showdown (top / average / median score per meat)
Score distribution
Biggest rating movers (power-rating points won and lost at this contest)
Did form hold? (pre-contest rating vs overall finish — ratings called it if the dots climb to the right)
Where the field came from (home regions on file)
This contest over the years full contest page →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-12 | Dongen, 5106NC | Vaartweg 131 | 16 | 695.3716 | Bunch of Swines | BBQ+ |
| 2025-09-13 ← this one | Dongen, 5106NC | Vaartweg 131 | 23 | 689.0512 | BBQ+ | The Antwerp Smokers |
| 2026-09-11 | Dongen, 5106NC | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2026-09-12 | Dongen, 5106NC | — | — | — | — | — |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 180.0000 | 170.8228 | 168.0000 |
| Pork Ribs | 174.8916 | 173.1200 | 166.8572 |
| Pork | 176.5600 | 167.9888 | 166.2972 |
| Brisket | 176.5828 | 167.9884 | 161.6456 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
23 entries · top 689.0512 · median 656.4688
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BBQ+ | |
| 2 | The Antwerp Smokers | |
| 3 | Insomnia BBQ Team | |
| 4 | Click & Q | |
| 5 | BUNCH OF SWINES | |
| 6 | Barbecoa BBQ Team | |
| 7 | The BBQ Ranch | |
| 8 | SMOKE ON THE WILD SIDE | |
| 9 | Just wing it BBQ team | |
| 10 | It's spice that meats you | |
| 11 | RIVERLAND SMOKERS | |
| 12 | Osdorp Grillers (NL) | |
| 13 | BELGIAN BBQ TEAM FIVE Q | |
| 14 | Redneck BBQ Crew | |
| 15 | Grate Expectations | |
| 16 | BBQ Brothers | |
| 17 | ANTWERPS BBQ-TEAM | |
| 18 | WETTELS ON FIRE | |
| 19 | Onkel Felix BBQ | |
| 20 | VH BBQ | |
| 21 | LOWLAND SMOKERS | |
| 22 | Netflix & Grill | |
| 23 | Dutch BBQ Friends |
Chicken
23 entries · top 180.0000 · median 167.9772 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BUNCH OF SWINES | |
| 2 | LOWLAND SMOKERS | |
| 3 | Barbecoa BBQ Team | |
| 4 | The Antwerp Smokers | |
| 5 | It's spice that meats you | |
| 6 | The BBQ Ranch | |
| 7 | BBQ+ | |
| 8 | Osdorp Grillers (NL) | |
| 9 | Insomnia BBQ Team | |
| 10 | Click & Q | |
| 11 | BBQ Brothers | |
| 12 | Redneck BBQ Crew | |
| 13 | Just wing it BBQ team | |
| 14 | Onkel Felix BBQ | |
| 15 | Netflix & Grill | |
| 16 | VH BBQ | |
| 17 | Grate Expectations | |
| 18 | BELGIAN BBQ TEAM FIVE Q | |
| 19 | SMOKE ON THE WILD SIDE | |
| 20 | WETTELS ON FIRE | |
| 21 | ANTWERPS BBQ-TEAM | |
| 22 | RIVERLAND SMOKERS | |
| 23 | Dutch BBQ Friends |
Pork Ribs
23 entries · top 174.8916 · median 163.4172
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The BBQ Ranch | |
| 2 | BBQ+ | |
| 3 | Insomnia BBQ Team | |
| 4 | SMOKE ON THE WILD SIDE | |
| 5 | Just wing it BBQ team | |
| 6 | Redneck BBQ Crew | |
| 7 | The Antwerp Smokers | |
| 8 | Barbecoa BBQ Team | |
| 9 | It's spice that meats you | |
| 10 | Click & Q | |
| 11 | Osdorp Grillers (NL) | |
| 12 | WETTELS ON FIRE | |
| 13 | Grate Expectations | |
| 14 | BBQ Brothers | |
| 15 | BUNCH OF SWINES | |
| 16 | BELGIAN BBQ TEAM FIVE Q | |
| 17 | ANTWERPS BBQ-TEAM | |
| 18 | Onkel Felix BBQ | |
| 19 | VH BBQ | |
| 20 | RIVERLAND SMOKERS | |
| 21 | Dutch BBQ Friends | |
| 22 | LOWLAND SMOKERS | |
| 23 | Netflix & Grill |
Pork
23 entries · top 176.5600 · median 163.9544
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Antwerp Smokers | |
| 2 | BBQ+ | |
| 3 | Just wing it BBQ team | |
| 4 | BUNCH OF SWINES | |
| 5 | RIVERLAND SMOKERS | |
| 6 | Redneck BBQ Crew | |
| 7 | The BBQ Ranch | |
| 8 | Click & Q | |
| 9 | It's spice that meats you | |
| 10 | Osdorp Grillers (NL) | |
| 11 | Barbecoa BBQ Team | |
| 12 | BBQ Brothers | |
| 13 | Grate Expectations | |
| 14 | ANTWERPS BBQ-TEAM | |
| 15 | SMOKE ON THE WILD SIDE | |
| 16 | BELGIAN BBQ TEAM FIVE Q | |
| 17 | LOWLAND SMOKERS | |
| 18 | Insomnia BBQ Team | |
| 19 | VH BBQ | |
| 20 | Onkel Felix BBQ | |
| 21 | Netflix & Grill | |
| 22 | WETTELS ON FIRE | |
| 23 | Dutch BBQ Friends |
Brisket
23 entries · top 176.5828 · median 155.9316
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Insomnia BBQ Team | |
| 2 | Click & Q | |
| 3 | RIVERLAND SMOKERS | |
| 4 | BBQ+ | |
| 5 | BELGIAN BBQ TEAM FIVE Q | |
| 6 | Barbecoa BBQ Team | |
| 7 | BUNCH OF SWINES | |
| 8 | SMOKE ON THE WILD SIDE | |
| 9 | The Antwerp Smokers | |
| 10 | Dutch BBQ Friends | |
| 11 | Grate Expectations | |
| 12 | WETTELS ON FIRE | |
| 13 | It's spice that meats you | |
| 14 | The BBQ Ranch | |
| 15 | Onkel Felix BBQ | |
| 16 | Osdorp Grillers (NL) | |
| 17 | BBQ Brothers | |
| 18 | ANTWERPS BBQ-TEAM | |
| 19 | Netflix & Grill | |
| 20 | VH BBQ | |
| 21 | Just wing it BBQ team | |
| 22 | LOWLAND SMOKERS | |
| 23 | Redneck BBQ Crew |
Ancillary categories
Run by the organizers alongside the sanctioned contest. These are judged on their own terms and do not count toward the overall score, so they're kept out of the meat stats above.
Ancillary — Chef'S Choice
9 entries · top 178.8572 · median 163.9544
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | VH BBQ | |
| 2 | SMOKE ON THE WILD SIDE | |
| 3 | BELGIAN BBQ TEAM FIVE Q | |
| 4 | Osdorp Grillers (NL) | |
| 5 | WETTELS ON FIRE | |
| 6 | Grate Expectations | |
| 7 | LOWLAND SMOKERS | |
| 8 | Dutch BBQ Friends | |
| 9 | RIVERLAND SMOKERS |