Jun 6–7, 2015 · Deurne, Netherlands · NETHERLANDS
MISS PIGGY'S U.K. won Grand Champion at the Vuur en Vlees (Fire and Meat) on June 6, 2015 in Deurne, The Netherlands, NL, scoring 686.2628 in a field of 12 teams. BBQ TEAM EXTREME took Reserve Grand Champion with 678.7772. Category winners: Chicken — DE VLIEGENDE HOLLANDER BBQ-TEAM (173.1200); Pork Ribs — DE VLIEGENDE HOLLANDER BBQ-TEAM (170.8228); Pork — MISS PIGGY'S U.K. (177.7028); Brisket — MISS PIGGY'S U.K. (169.7028). This is the 1st of 4 editions of this contest on record; the next was held in 2016.
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 2026 — 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.
Pork places 5–6: BBQ LONGHORN RANCH HANDS and Turnpike Smokers tied on 167.9772 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 6–7: BBQ LONGHORN RANCH HANDS edged PUREBBQ by 0.0116. Pork places 8–9: DE VLIEGENDE HOLLANDER BBQ-TEAM edged Tjoppie Doppie BBQ Team by 0.0344.
DE VLIEGENDE HOLLANDER BBQ-TEAM won Chicken, Pork Ribs — a double.
MISS PIGGY'S U.K. took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 2 outright wins — their weakest board was chicken at 4th.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 6, 2015 ← this one | Deurne, The Netherlands, NL | Deurne, The Netherlands, NL 5753 PN | 12 | 686.2628 | MISS PIGGY'S U.K. | BBQ TEAM EXTREME |
| Jun 4, 2016 | Deurne, The Netherlands, NL | Deurne, The Netherlands, NL | 24 | 696.5484 | BBQ LONGHORN RANCH HANDS | DE VLIEGENDE HOLLANDER BBQ-TEAM |
| Aug 29, 2025 | Deurne | Leegueld 8 | 13 | 687.8972 | Barbecoa BBQ Team | The Antwerp Smokers |
| Aug 29, 2026 | Deurne | Leegueld 8 | 8 | 702.2516 | BBQ Hot Yard | It's Spice that Meats You |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 173.1200 | 168.0116 | 158.8344 |
| Pork Ribs | 170.8228 | 169.1660 | 158.8228 |
| Pork | 177.7028 | 167.9772 | 159.3944 |
| Brisket | 169.7028 | 165.6916 | 154.8228 |
12 entries · top 686.2628 · median 655.9658
12 entries · top 173.1200 · median 166.0058
12 entries · top 170.8228 · median 168.5714
12 entries · top 177.7028 · median 166.5486
12 entries · top 169.7028 · median 162.8514
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.
11 entries · top 175.4172 · median 162.9028