A razor-thin finish
Closer than 77% of the 4,742 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 1.2576 points — closer than 77% of every championship in the data.
- BUNCH OF SWINES
- IQ - NETHERLANDS
2015-10-10 – 2015-10-11 · Hoofddorp Netherlands, 61515DE · NETHERLANDS · 📍 Hoofddorp Netherlands, 61515DE
Grand Champion: BUNCH OF SWINES (674.9604) · 42 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 IQ - NETHERLANDS
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.
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
Closer than 77% of the 4,742 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 1.2576 points — closer than 77% of every championship in the data.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 70 times in 100
BUNCH OF SWINES came in rated below the field's top team, South Pork, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 30-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
Pork Ribs places 4–5: BRBQ and Triple T The Training Team tied on 167.4516 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 3–4: DE VLIEGENDE HOLLANDER BBQ-TEAM and CAVEMEN BBQ TEAM tied on 171.4400 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 6–7: PUREBBQ and BBQ+ tied on 169.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
BUNCH OF SWINES took the title on 3 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork at 16th.
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 172.0000 | 169.1544 | 167.4400 |
| Pork Ribs | 173.2000 | 167.4516 | 166.2628 |
| Pork | 177.1428 | 170.2972 | 166.8800 |
| Brisket | 176.0000 | 171.4056 | 167.9656 |
42 entries · top 674.9604 · median 636.5600
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BUNCH OF SWINES | |
| 2 | IQ - NETHERLANDS | |
| 3 | BBQ LONGHORN RANCH HANDS | |
| 4 | DE VLIEGENDE HOLLANDER BBQ-TEAM | |
| 5 | SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ | |
| 6 | MISS PIGGY'S U.K. | |
| 7 | BRBQ | |
| 8 | THE DUTCH BBQ CREW | |
| 9 | Turnpike Smokers | |
| 10 | SMOKEY GOODNESS - NETHERLANDS | |
| 11 | PITBULL BBQ | |
| 12 | Smoking Finns | |
| 13 | PROBBQSHOP.NL | |
| 14 | SOUTH PORK | |
| 15 | PUREBBQ | |
| 16 | Serial Grillaz | |
| 17 | RIDDLEQ'S | |
| 18 | BBQ+ | |
| 19 | Smokey Village | |
| 20 | DE FILOUS | |
| 21 | CulinaireZaken.com | |
| 22 | Hammer & Tongs | |
| 23 | CAVEMEN BBQ TEAM | |
| 24 | SEA SIDE SMOKERS | |
| 25 | Rubmaster BBQ-team | |
| 26 | NASQ | |
| 27 | ZWARTE HAND | |
| 28 | The Smokey Bandits | |
| 29 | LOWLAND SMOKERS | |
| 30 | TEAM ANONIEM | |
| 31 | LOW AND SLOW MEISTER | |
| 32 | BUTTRUBBERS (NL) | |
| 33 | THE SMOKIN' PORKETEERS | |
| 34 | ROKENDE REGAHS | |
| 35 | ROYAAL BBQ | |
| 36 | Triple T The Training Team | |
| 37 | BBQ-TEAM LAURENTIUS | |
| 38 | THE EUROPEAN ALLSTAR BARBECUE TEAM | |
| 39 | Fire Food & Flavor BBQ team | |
| 40 | WESTHOEK SMOKERS | |
| 41 | Beter wordt het niet BBQ | |
| 42 | BBQ MEESTERS |
42 entries · top 172.0000 · median 163.1428
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fire Food & Flavor BBQ team | |
| 2 | Smokey Village | |
| 3 | BRBQ | |
| 4 | MISS PIGGY'S U.K. | |
| 5 | IQ - NETHERLANDS | |
| 6 | THE SMOKIN' PORKETEERS | |
| 7 | SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ | |
| 8 | DE VLIEGENDE HOLLANDER BBQ-TEAM | |
| 9 | BUNCH OF SWINES | |
| 10 | DE FILOUS | |
| 11 | The Smokey Bandits | |
| 12 | PUREBBQ | |
| 13 | RIDDLEQ'S | |
| 14 | TEAM ANONIEM | |
| 15 | Hammer & Tongs | |
| 16 | WESTHOEK SMOKERS | |
| 17 | THE DUTCH BBQ CREW | |
| 18 | SOUTH PORK | |
| 19 | BBQ LONGHORN RANCH HANDS | |
| 20 | PITBULL BBQ | |
| 21 | Smoking Finns | |
| 22 | LOWLAND SMOKERS | |
| 23 | CulinaireZaken.com | |
| 24 | SMOKEY GOODNESS - NETHERLANDS | |
| 25 | BBQ+ | |
| 26 | BBQ-TEAM LAURENTIUS | |
| 27 | PROBBQSHOP.NL | |
| 28 | Beter wordt het niet BBQ | |
| 29 | LOW AND SLOW MEISTER | |
| 30 | Turnpike Smokers | |
| 31 | Serial Grillaz | |
| 32 | ROYAAL BBQ | |
| 33 | ZWARTE HAND | |
| 34 | SEA SIDE SMOKERS | |
| 35 | CAVEMEN BBQ TEAM | |
| 36 | ROKENDE REGAHS | |
| 37 | NASQ | |
| 38 | BUTTRUBBERS (NL) | |
| 39 | Triple T The Training Team | |
| 40 | BBQ MEESTERS | |
| 41 | THE EUROPEAN ALLSTAR BARBECUE TEAM | |
| 42 | Rubmaster BBQ-team |
42 entries · top 173.2000 · median 158.8344
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smoking Finns | |
| 2 | BUNCH OF SWINES | |
| 3 | THE DUTCH BBQ CREW | |
| 4 | BRBQ | |
| 5 | Triple T The Training Team | |
| 6 | DE FILOUS | |
| 7 | CAVEMEN BBQ TEAM | |
| 8 | PUREBBQ | |
| 9 | MISS PIGGY'S U.K. | |
| 10 | PROBBQSHOP.NL | |
| 11 | PITBULL BBQ | |
| 12 | SOUTH PORK | |
| 13 | IQ - NETHERLANDS | |
| 14 | NASQ | |
| 15 | SMOKEY GOODNESS - NETHERLANDS | |
| 16 | BBQ LONGHORN RANCH HANDS | |
| 17 | Serial Grillaz | |
| 18 | SEA SIDE SMOKERS | |
| 19 | THE EUROPEAN ALLSTAR BARBECUE TEAM | |
| 20 | ZWARTE HAND | |
| 21 | RIDDLEQ'S | |
| 22 | Smokey Village | |
| 23 | Rubmaster BBQ-team | |
| 24 | ROYAAL BBQ | |
| 25 | SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ | |
| 26 | DE VLIEGENDE HOLLANDER BBQ-TEAM | |
| 27 | LOWLAND SMOKERS | |
| 28 | BBQ+ | |
| 29 | Turnpike Smokers | |
| 30 | Beter wordt het niet BBQ | |
| 31 | CulinaireZaken.com | |
| 32 | The Smokey Bandits | |
| 33 | THE SMOKIN' PORKETEERS | |
| 34 | LOW AND SLOW MEISTER | |
| 35 | BUTTRUBBERS (NL) | |
| 36 | WESTHOEK SMOKERS | |
| 37 | BBQ MEESTERS | |
| 38 | TEAM ANONIEM | |
| 39 | Hammer & Tongs | |
| 40 | ROKENDE REGAHS | |
| 41 | Fire Food & Flavor BBQ team | |
| 42 | BBQ-TEAM LAURENTIUS |
42 entries · top 177.1428 · median 159.3884
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ | |
| 2 | Turnpike Smokers | |
| 3 | DE VLIEGENDE HOLLANDER BBQ-TEAM | |
| 4 | CAVEMEN BBQ TEAM | |
| 5 | IQ - NETHERLANDS | |
| 6 | PUREBBQ | |
| 7 | BBQ+ | |
| 8 | SMOKEY GOODNESS - NETHERLANDS | |
| 9 | Hammer & Tongs | |
| 10 | Smoking Finns | |
| 11 | BBQ LONGHORN RANCH HANDS | |
| 12 | The Smokey Bandits | |
| 13 | ROKENDE REGAHS | |
| 14 | SEA SIDE SMOKERS | |
| 15 | SOUTH PORK | |
| 16 | BUNCH OF SWINES | |
| 17 | ZWARTE HAND | |
| 18 | ROYAAL BBQ | |
| 19 | Serial Grillaz | |
| 20 | BRBQ | |
| 21 | TEAM ANONIEM | |
| 22 | PROBBQSHOP.NL | |
| 23 | THE EUROPEAN ALLSTAR BARBECUE TEAM | |
| 24 | Smokey Village | |
| 25 | LOWLAND SMOKERS | |
| 26 | MISS PIGGY'S U.K. | |
| 27 | Rubmaster BBQ-team | |
| 28 | THE SMOKIN' PORKETEERS | |
| 29 | BUTTRUBBERS (NL) | |
| 30 | Fire Food & Flavor BBQ team | |
| 31 | RIDDLEQ'S | |
| 32 | THE DUTCH BBQ CREW | |
| 33 | BBQ-TEAM LAURENTIUS | |
| 34 | PITBULL BBQ | |
| 35 | CulinaireZaken.com | |
| 36 | NASQ | |
| 37 | LOW AND SLOW MEISTER | |
| 38 | DE FILOUS | |
| 39 | WESTHOEK SMOKERS | |
| 40 | Beter wordt het niet BBQ | |
| 41 | Triple T The Training Team | |
| 42 | BBQ MEESTERS |
42 entries · top 176.0000 · median 156.5658
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BUNCH OF SWINES | |
| 2 | BBQ LONGHORN RANCH HANDS | |
| 3 | Turnpike Smokers | |
| 4 | THE DUTCH BBQ CREW | |
| 5 | MISS PIGGY'S U.K. | |
| 6 | Rubmaster BBQ-team | |
| 7 | PITBULL BBQ | |
| 8 | DE VLIEGENDE HOLLANDER BBQ-TEAM | |
| 9 | IQ - NETHERLANDS | |
| 10 | LOW AND SLOW MEISTER | |
| 11 | BUTTRUBBERS (NL) | |
| 12 | CulinaireZaken.com | |
| 13 | BRBQ | |
| 14 | Serial Grillaz | |
| 15 | PROBBQSHOP.NL | |
| 16 | SMOKEY GOODNESS - NETHERLANDS | |
| 17 | SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ | |
| 18 | RIDDLEQ'S | |
| 19 | NASQ | |
| 20 | ROKENDE REGAHS | |
| 21 | Hammer & Tongs | |
| 22 | BBQ+ | |
| 23 | DE FILOUS | |
| 24 | SOUTH PORK | |
| 25 | Smokey Village | |
| 26 | TEAM ANONIEM | |
| 27 | SEA SIDE SMOKERS | |
| 28 | Triple T The Training Team | |
| 29 | BBQ-TEAM LAURENTIUS | |
| 30 | LOWLAND SMOKERS | |
| 31 | ZWARTE HAND | |
| 32 | Smoking Finns | |
| 33 | BBQ MEESTERS | |
| 34 | PUREBBQ | |
| 35 | THE SMOKIN' PORKETEERS | |
| 36 | ROYAAL BBQ | |
| 37 | CAVEMEN BBQ TEAM | |
| 38 | THE EUROPEAN ALLSTAR BARBECUE TEAM | |
| 39 | The Smokey Bandits | |
| 40 | WESTHOEK SMOKERS | |
| 41 | Beter wordt het niet BBQ | |
| 42 | Fire Food & Flavor BBQ team |
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.
30 entries · top 180.0000 · median 168.8400 · 🔥 perfect 180