Het Belgisch Barbecue Weekend 6the Edition
2025-05-24 – 2025-05-25 · Boom, 2850 · BELGIUM · 📍 Kapelstraat 145
Reps: MARIANNE VAN GALEN, MAYCO VAN GALEN
Grand Champion: Bunch of Swines (691.3828) · 20 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 The Antwerp Smokers
Entries
20
4 judged meats
Top score
691.3828
Winning margin
3.9884
GC over RC
Field average
664.47
median 668.84
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Pork
4.6056 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
669.1088
10th place overall
Field spread
78.3308
winner to last place
Double threats
7
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 82%
beats 18% of 1951 Master Series wins in the data
Form held
Strong
ρ = -0.75 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1549
avg power rating going in · stronger than 54% of contests
Storylines
📸 Photo finishes
Chicken places 5–6: Grate Expectations and SMOKE ON THE WILD SIDE tied on 173.1428 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 1–2: The BBQ Ranch and Barbecoa BBQ Team tied on 177.7144 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 4–5: The BBQ Ranch and Justice BBQ tied on 170.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
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)
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 179.4400 | 173.1428 | 170.2744 |
| Pork Ribs | 177.7144 | 171.9772 | 165.6800 |
| Pork | 177.1772 | 172.5716 | 166.8228 |
| Brisket | 177.7144 | 170.8572 | 165.1544 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
20 entries · top 691.3828 · median 668.8402
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BUNCH OF SWINES | |
| 2 | The Antwerp Smokers | |
| 3 | BBQ+ | |
| 4 | The BBQ Ranch | |
| 5 | Justice BBQ | |
| 6 | Barbecoa BBQ Team | |
| 7 | It's spice that meats you | |
| 8 | ROASTING ROMANS | |
| 9 | Woodquarter Smokerheads | |
| 10 | RIVERLAND SMOKERS | |
| 11 | FOOD'VENTURE GRILL & BBQ | |
| 12 | SMOKE ON THE WILD SIDE | |
| 13 | Just wing it BBQ team | |
| 14 | BELGIAN BBQ TEAM FIVE Q | |
| 15 | VH BBQ | |
| 16 | 3BBQ | |
| 17 | Grate Expectations | |
| 18 | BBQ Brothers | |
| 19 | Click & Q | |
| 20 | ANTWERPS BBQ-TEAM |
Chicken
20 entries · top 179.4400 · median 169.9886
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BBQ+ | |
| 2 | It's spice that meats you | |
| 3 | 3BBQ | |
| 4 | The Antwerp Smokers | |
| 5 | Grate Expectations | |
| 6 | SMOKE ON THE WILD SIDE | |
| 7 | VH BBQ | |
| 8 | Just wing it BBQ team | |
| 9 | BELGIAN BBQ TEAM FIVE Q | |
| 10 | BUNCH OF SWINES | |
| 11 | Justice BBQ | |
| 12 | Click & Q | |
| 13 | BBQ Brothers | |
| 14 | FOOD'VENTURE GRILL & BBQ | |
| 15 | Barbecoa BBQ Team | |
| 16 | The BBQ Ranch | |
| 17 | Woodquarter Smokerheads | |
| 18 | RIVERLAND SMOKERS | |
| 19 | ROASTING ROMANS | |
| 20 | ANTWERPS BBQ-TEAM |
Pork Ribs
20 entries · top 177.7144 · median 165.1086
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The BBQ Ranch | |
| 2 | Barbecoa BBQ Team | |
| 3 | FOOD'VENTURE GRILL & BBQ | |
| 4 | ROASTING ROMANS | |
| 5 | BBQ+ | |
| 6 | Justice BBQ | |
| 7 | BUNCH OF SWINES | |
| 8 | Just wing it BBQ team | |
| 9 | The Antwerp Smokers | |
| 10 | It's spice that meats you | |
| 11 | BELGIAN BBQ TEAM FIVE Q | |
| 12 | Woodquarter Smokerheads | |
| 13 | BBQ Brothers | |
| 14 | VH BBQ | |
| 15 | RIVERLAND SMOKERS | |
| 16 | SMOKE ON THE WILD SIDE | |
| 17 | Click & Q | |
| 18 | Grate Expectations | |
| 19 | ANTWERPS BBQ-TEAM | |
| 20 | 3BBQ |
Pork
20 entries · top 177.1772 · median 166.2514
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ROASTING ROMANS | |
| 2 | It's spice that meats you | |
| 3 | BUNCH OF SWINES | |
| 4 | Woodquarter Smokerheads | |
| 5 | RIVERLAND SMOKERS | |
| 6 | The BBQ Ranch | |
| 7 | Justice BBQ | |
| 8 | BBQ+ | |
| 9 | 3BBQ | |
| 10 | The Antwerp Smokers | |
| 11 | Just wing it BBQ team | |
| 12 | FOOD'VENTURE GRILL & BBQ | |
| 13 | SMOKE ON THE WILD SIDE | |
| 14 | BELGIAN BBQ TEAM FIVE Q | |
| 15 | Barbecoa BBQ Team | |
| 16 | Grate Expectations | |
| 17 | BBQ Brothers | |
| 18 | VH BBQ | |
| 19 | Click & Q | |
| 20 | ANTWERPS BBQ-TEAM |
Brisket
20 entries · top 177.7144 · median 164.5658
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barbecoa BBQ Team | |
| 2 | The Antwerp Smokers | |
| 3 | BUNCH OF SWINES | |
| 4 | The BBQ Ranch | |
| 5 | Justice BBQ | |
| 6 | RIVERLAND SMOKERS | |
| 7 | Woodquarter Smokerheads | |
| 8 | SMOKE ON THE WILD SIDE | |
| 9 | 3BBQ | |
| 10 | BBQ+ | |
| 11 | ANTWERPS BBQ-TEAM | |
| 12 | FOOD'VENTURE GRILL & BBQ | |
| 13 | VH BBQ | |
| 14 | It's spice that meats you | |
| 15 | ROASTING ROMANS | |
| 16 | Grate Expectations | |
| 17 | BELGIAN BBQ TEAM FIVE Q | |
| 18 | Just wing it BBQ team | |
| 19 | BBQ Brothers | |
| 20 | Click & Q |