A new contest record
697.1200
highest overall ever cooked here
697.1200 is the highest overall score this contest has ever produced — past the 672.6860 Hammer & Tongs set in 2015.
- old record 672.6860
- set 2015 by Hammer & Tongs
Regahfest 2016
Aug 27–28, 2016 · Den Hagg, Netherlands · NETHERLANDS
DE VLIEGENDE HOLLANDER BBQ-TEAM won Grand Champion at the Regahfest 2016 on August 27, 2016 in Den Hagg, NL, scoring 697.1200 in a field of 35 teams. IQ - NETHERLANDS took Reserve Grand Champion with 693.7032. Category winners: Chicken — IQ - NETHERLANDS (177.7028); Pork Ribs — DE VLIEGENDE HOLLANDER BBQ-TEAM (171.9656); Pork — BOHEMIAN BBQ (176.5600); Brisket — IQ - NETHERLANDS (176.5944). This is the 2nd of 3 editions of this contest on record; the 2015 edition was won by Hammer & Tongs; the next was held in 2017.
The contest at a glance (read off the scored boards)
How the field scored
Overall totals, every team on the board — tall stacks are where the pack sat.
487.35
median 662.14
697.12 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 177.70
- Pork Ribs 171.97
- Pork 176.56
- Brisket 176.59
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177.70
Winning score by edition
What it has taken to win here, 2015 to 2017 — this edition picked out.
Entries
35
4 judged meats
Top score
697.1200
Winning margin
3.4168
GC over RC
Field average
648.10
487.35697.12
median 662.14 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Pork Ribs
1.1428 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
672.4572
487.35697.12
10th place overall
Field spread
209.7716
winner to last place
Double threats
5
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 45%
beats 55% of 4714 Master Series wins in the data
Came back for more
50%
15 of 30 teams from the previous edition returned
Form held
Moderate
ρ = -0.56 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,528
avg power rating going in · stronger than 20% of contests
Storylines (7 found in this contest's numbers)
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
An upset on the books
32-in-100
shot on pre-contest ratings
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 68 times in 100
DE VLIEGENDE HOLLANDER BBQ-TEAM came in rated below the field's top team, BBQ LONGHORN RANCH HANDS, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 32-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
- champion 1552
- top seed 1680
A first Grand Championship
12
tracked contests to get there
This was DE VLIEGENDE HOLLANDER BBQ-TEAM's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 12th tracked contest.
Photo finishes
Tie
closest of 13 calls decided inside half a point
Chicken places 3–4: DE FILOUS and DE VLIEGENDE HOLLANDER BBQ-TEAM tied on 176.5828 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 5–6: SEA SIDE SMOKERS and WHITE SQUIRREL BBQ tied on 173.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 7–8: LOWLAND SMOKERS and IRON BBQ tied on 172.5828 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
- Chicken 3–4 · tie
- Chicken 5–6 · tie
- Chicken 7–8 · tie
- Chicken 9–10 · tie
A double category winner
2
category wins in a day
IQ - NETHERLANDS won Chicken, Brisket — a double.
- Chicken 1st
- Brisket 1st
How the title was won
4 of 4
meats called to the stage
DE VLIEGENDE HOLLANDER BBQ-TEAM took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was brisket at 5th.
- Chicken 4th
- Pork Ribs 1st
- Pork 2nd
- Brisket 5th
A contest record in chicken
177.7028
best chicken ever cooked here
IQ - NETHERLANDS turned in 177.7028 in chicken — past the 170.2972 that had stood across 1 earlier editions.
- old best 170.2972
- across 1 past editions
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)
This contest over the years full contest page →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29, 2015 | Den Haag, Zuid-Holland | Den Haag, Zuid-Holland, | 30 | 672.6860 | Hammer & Tongs | MISS PIGGY'S U.K. |
| Aug 27, 2016 ← this one | Den Hagg, NL | Den Hagg, NL | 35 | 697.1200 | DE VLIEGENDE HOLLANDER BBQ-TEAM | IQ - NETHERLANDS |
| Aug 26, 2017 | The Hague | Binckhorstlann 36, The Hague | 28 | 671.3484 | BBQ+ | IQ - NETHERLANDS |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 177.7028 | 173.7028 | 172.5600 |
| Pork Ribs | 171.9656 | 170.8228 | 166.8916 |
| Pork | 176.5600 | 173.7028 | 170.8456 |
| Brisket | 176.5944 | 172.5600 | 168.5372 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
35 entries · top 697.1200 · median 662.1372
Chicken
35 entries · top 177.7028 · median 168.6056
Pork Ribs
35 entries · top 171.9656 · median 162.8688
Pork
35 entries · top 176.5600 · median 163.9656
Brisket
34 entries · top 176.5944 · median 164.2572