2015-08-29 – 2015-08-30 · Den Haag, Zuid-Holland, · NETHERLANDS · 📍 Den Haag, Zuid-Holland,
Grand Champion: Hammer & Tongs (672.6860) · 30 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 MISS PIGGY'S U.K.
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, 2015 to 2017 — 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.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 70 times in 100
Hammer & Tongs came in rated below the field's top team, SWAMP BOYS, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 30-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
Hammer & Tongs won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 4 calls from 4 boards, best of them 4th. Consistency beat fireworks.
This was Hammer & Tongs's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 3rd tracked contest.
Pork Ribs places 9–10: SMOKEY GOODNESS and MISS PIGGY'S U.K. tied on 164.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 7–8: The Smokey Bandits edged Swamp Boys by 0.0112. Chicken places 9–10: BBQ+ edged Smokey Village by 0.0112.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-08-29 ← this one | Den Haag, Zuid-Holland, | Den Haag, Zuid-Holland, | 30 | 672.6860 | Hammer & Tongs | MISS PIGGY'S U.K. |
| 2016-08-27 | Den Hagg, NL | Den Hagg, NL | 35 | 697.1200 | DE VLIEGENDE HOLLANDER BBQ-TEAM | IQ - NETHERLANDS |
| 2017-08-26 | The Hague, | Binckhorstlann 36, The Hague | 28 | 671.3484 | BBQ+ | IQ - NETHERLANDS |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 170.2972 | 167.4400 | 166.8344 |
| Pork Ribs | 172.5600 | 166.8572 | 164.0000 |
| Pork | 176.5600 | 170.2744 | 165.6684 |
| Brisket | 173.1084 | 168.5944 | 164.5372 |
30 entries · top 672.6860 · median 647.1084
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hammer & Tongs | |
| 2 | MISS PIGGY'S U.K. | |
| 3 | BBQ+ | |
| 4 | SEA SIDE SMOKERS | |
| 5 | Swamp Boys | |
| 6 | SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ | |
| 7 | SMOKEY GOODNESS | |
| 8 | BUNCH OF SWINES | |
| 9 | ALLSEASONED DUTCH BBQ TEAM | |
| 10 | IRON BBQ | |
| 11 | Serial Grillaz | |
| 12 | Smokey Village | |
| 13 | BBQ LONGHORN RANCH HANDS | |
| 14 | LOW AND SLOW MEISTER | |
| 15 | Rock & Roast | |
| 16 | The Smokey Bandits | |
| 17 | Rubmaster BBQ | |
| 18 | CAVEMEN BBQ TEAM | |
| 19 | BR.BQ | |
| 20 | PROBBQSHOP.NL | |
| 21 | LETZQ | |
| 22 | PUREBBQ | |
| 23 | DE VLIEGENDE HOLLANDER BBQ-TEAM | |
| 24 | LOWLAND SMOKERS | |
| 25 | DE FILOUS | |
| 26 | SMAAKMAKERS (BE) | |
| 27 | Turnpike Smokers | |
| 28 | Dragon BBQ Team | |
| 29 | Tjoppie Doppie BBQ Team | |
| 30 | Fire Food and Flavor |
30 entries · top 170.2972 · median 165.1256
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | IRON BBQ | |
| 2 | DE VLIEGENDE HOLLANDER BBQ-TEAM | |
| 3 | Rubmaster BBQ | |
| 4 | LETZQ | |
| 5 | Hammer & Tongs | |
| 6 | Turnpike Smokers | |
| 7 | The Smokey Bandits | |
| 8 | Swamp Boys | |
| 9 | BBQ+ | |
| 10 | Smokey Village | |
| 11 | SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ | |
| 12 | Rock & Roast | |
| 13 | ALLSEASONED DUTCH BBQ TEAM | |
| 14 | BR.BQ | |
| 15 | Tjoppie Doppie BBQ Team | |
| 16 | SMOKEY GOODNESS | |
| 17 | SEA SIDE SMOKERS | |
| 18 | LOWLAND SMOKERS | |
| 19 | PUREBBQ | |
| 20 | Serial Grillaz | |
| 21 | MISS PIGGY'S U.K. | |
| 22 | LOW AND SLOW MEISTER | |
| 23 | BUNCH OF SWINES | |
| 24 | CAVEMEN BBQ TEAM | |
| 25 | Dragon BBQ Team | |
| 26 | DE FILOUS | |
| 27 | BBQ LONGHORN RANCH HANDS | |
| 28 | PROBBQSHOP.NL | |
| 29 | SMAAKMAKERS (BE) | |
| 30 | Fire Food and Flavor |
30 entries · top 172.5600 · median 161.4228
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BUNCH OF SWINES | |
| 2 | PROBBQSHOP.NL | |
| 3 | Smokey Village | |
| 4 | SEA SIDE SMOKERS | |
| 5 | BBQ+ | |
| 6 | Hammer & Tongs | |
| 7 | LETZQ | |
| 8 | Serial Grillaz | |
| 9 | SMOKEY GOODNESS | |
| 10 | MISS PIGGY'S U.K. | |
| 11 | BR.BQ | |
| 12 | LOWLAND SMOKERS | |
| 13 | IRON BBQ | |
| 14 | CAVEMEN BBQ TEAM | |
| 15 | The Smokey Bandits | |
| 16 | Rubmaster BBQ | |
| 17 | Turnpike Smokers | |
| 18 | BBQ LONGHORN RANCH HANDS | |
| 19 | SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ | |
| 20 | LOW AND SLOW MEISTER | |
| 21 | Rock & Roast | |
| 22 | DE VLIEGENDE HOLLANDER BBQ-TEAM | |
| 23 | PUREBBQ | |
| 24 | ALLSEASONED DUTCH BBQ TEAM | |
| 25 | SMAAKMAKERS (BE) | |
| 26 | Dragon BBQ Team | |
| 27 | DE FILOUS | |
| 28 | Swamp Boys | |
| 29 | Fire Food and Flavor | |
| 30 | Tjoppie Doppie BBQ Team |
30 entries · top 176.5600 · median 161.9828
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BBQ+ | |
| 2 | Swamp Boys | |
| 3 | SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ | |
| 4 | Hammer & Tongs | |
| 5 | MISS PIGGY'S U.K. | |
| 6 | BUNCH OF SWINES | |
| 7 | SMOKEY GOODNESS | |
| 8 | SEA SIDE SMOKERS | |
| 9 | LOW AND SLOW MEISTER | |
| 10 | BBQ LONGHORN RANCH HANDS | |
| 11 | LOWLAND SMOKERS | |
| 12 | ALLSEASONED DUTCH BBQ TEAM | |
| 13 | Rock & Roast | |
| 14 | SMAAKMAKERS (BE) | |
| 15 | DE VLIEGENDE HOLLANDER BBQ-TEAM | |
| 16 | Smokey Village | |
| 17 | BR.BQ | |
| 18 | PUREBBQ | |
| 19 | Tjoppie Doppie BBQ Team | |
| 20 | LETZQ | |
| 21 | The Smokey Bandits | |
| 22 | Dragon BBQ Team | |
| 23 | Serial Grillaz | |
| 24 | Rubmaster BBQ | |
| 25 | Fire Food and Flavor | |
| 26 | DE FILOUS | |
| 27 | IRON BBQ | |
| 28 | CAVEMEN BBQ TEAM | |
| 29 | Turnpike Smokers | |
| 30 | PROBBQSHOP.NL |
30 entries · top 173.1084 · median 161.4172
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MISS PIGGY'S U.K. | |
| 2 | ALLSEASONED DUTCH BBQ TEAM | |
| 3 | CAVEMEN BBQ TEAM | |
| 4 | Hammer & Tongs | |
| 5 | Swamp Boys | |
| 6 | DE FILOUS | |
| 7 | Serial Grillaz | |
| 8 | IRON BBQ | |
| 9 | BBQ LONGHORN RANCH HANDS | |
| 10 | SEA SIDE SMOKERS | |
| 11 | SMAAKMAKERS (BE) | |
| 12 | PROBBQSHOP.NL | |
| 13 | Tjoppie Doppie BBQ Team | |
| 14 | Rock & Roast | |
| 15 | The Smokey Bandits | |
| 16 | PUREBBQ | |
| 17 | LOW AND SLOW MEISTER | |
| 18 | Rubmaster BBQ | |
| 19 | SMOKEY GOODNESS | |
| 20 | BBQ+ | |
| 21 | SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ | |
| 22 | Dragon BBQ Team | |
| 23 | Fire Food and Flavor | |
| 24 | DE VLIEGENDE HOLLANDER BBQ-TEAM | |
| 25 | BUNCH OF SWINES | |
| 26 | Smokey Village | |
| 27 | BR.BQ | |
| 28 | LETZQ | |
| 29 | Turnpike Smokers | |
| 30 | LOWLAND SMOKERS |