Jun 4–5, 2016 · Deurne, Netherlands · NETHERLANDS
BBQ LONGHORN RANCH HANDS won Grand Champion at the Vuur en Vlees (Fire and Meat) on June 4, 2016 in Deurne, The Netherlands, NL, scoring 696.5484 in a field of 24 teams. DE VLIEGENDE HOLLANDER BBQ-TEAM took Reserve Grand Champion with 695.9424. Category winners: Chicken — BBQ LONGHORN RANCH HANDS (178.8572); Pork Ribs — BBQ+ (176.0228); Pork — BUNCH OF SWINES (178.8800); Brisket — DE VLIEGENDE HOLLANDER BBQ-TEAM (180.0000). This is the 2nd of 3 editions of this contest on record; the 2015 edition was won by MISS PIGGY'S U.K.; the next was held in 2024.
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 2024 — 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.
Closer than 87% of the 4,713 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 0.6060 points — closer than 87% of every championship in the data.
696.5484 is the highest overall score this contest has ever produced — past the 686.2628 MISS PIGGY'S U.K. set in 2015.
Brisket places 6–7: BBQ+ edged DE FILOUS by 0.0116. Chicken places 7–8: THE EUROPEAN ALLSTAR BARBECUE TEAM edged 010 BRAAI by 0.0228. Brisket places 9–10: NASQ edged BUNCH OF SWINES by 0.0228.
BBQ LONGHORN RANCH HANDS took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork ribs at 5th.
DE VLIEGENDE HOLLANDER BBQ-TEAM turned in 180.0000 in brisket — past the 169.7028 that had stood across 1 earlier editions.
1 perfect 180 was scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 6, 2015 | Deurne, The Netherlands, NL | Deurne, The Netherlands, NL 5753 PN | 12 | 686.2628 | MISS PIGGY'S U.K. | BBQ TEAM EXTREME |
| Jun 4, 2016 ← this one | Deurne, The Netherlands, NL | Deurne, The Netherlands, NL | 24 | 696.5484 | BBQ LONGHORN RANCH HANDS | DE VLIEGENDE HOLLANDER BBQ-TEAM |
| Sep 21, 2024 | Deurne | Bruggenseweg 11 | 10 | 672.4228 | The Antwerp Smokers | It's spice that meats you |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 178.8572 | 171.4056 | 168.6172 |
| Pork Ribs | 176.0228 | 173.1200 | 167.9656 |
| Pork | 178.8800 | 173.7028 | 170.8572 |
| Brisket | 180 | 168.5600 | 166.2400 |
24 entries · top 696.5484 · median 662.4914
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BBQ LONGHORN RANCH HANDS | |
| 2 | DE VLIEGENDE HOLLANDER BBQ-TEAM | |
| 3 | BUNCH OF SWINES | |
| 4 | BBQ+ | |
| 5 | DE FILOUS | |
| 6 | BBQ WIESEL | |
| 7 | PUREBBQ | |
| 8 | SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ | |
| 9 | NASQ | |
| 10 | 010 BRAAI | |
| 11 | MOONSHINE BASTARDS | |
| 12 | SEA SIDE SMOKERS | |
| 13 | BBQ TEAM LAURENTIUS | |
| 14 | BRBQ | |
| 15 | THE EUROPEAN ALLSTAR BARBECUE TEAM | |
| 16 | CRAZYQREW BBQ | |
| 17 | Turnpike Smokers | |
| 18 | M&G-BBQ | |
| 19 | TEAM BBQ SHOP LIMBURG | |
| 20 | Equipe Grill Dome | |
| 21 | BUTTRUBBERS (NL) | |
| 22 | BierBQ | |
| 23 | Smokin' kitchen | |
| 24 | De Daltons |
24 entries · top 178.8572 · median 168.2628
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BBQ LONGHORN RANCH HANDS | |
| 2 | SEA SIDE SMOKERS | |
| 3 | DE VLIEGENDE HOLLANDER BBQ-TEAM | |
| 4 | BUNCH OF SWINES | |
| 5 | BBQ TEAM LAURENTIUS | |
| 6 | SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ | |
| 7 | THE EUROPEAN ALLSTAR BARBECUE TEAM | |
| 8 | 010 BRAAI | |
| 9 | M&G-BBQ | |
| 10 | Smokin' kitchen | |
| 11 | DE FILOUS | |
| 12 | MOONSHINE BASTARDS | |
| 13 | Equipe Grill Dome | |
| 14 | NASQ | |
| 15 | PUREBBQ | |
| 16 | BBQ WIESEL | |
| 17 | BRBQ | |
| 18 | BBQ+ | |
| 19 | TEAM BBQ SHOP LIMBURG | |
| 20 | BUTTRUBBERS (NL) | |
| 21 | CRAZYQREW BBQ | |
| 22 | BierBQ | |
| 23 | Turnpike Smokers | |
| 24 | De Daltons |
24 entries · top 176.0228 · median 163.9830
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BBQ+ | |
| 2 | Turnpike Smokers | |
| 3 | BUNCH OF SWINES | |
| 4 | DE VLIEGENDE HOLLANDER BBQ-TEAM | |
| 5 | BBQ LONGHORN RANCH HANDS | |
| 6 | BRBQ | |
| 7 | PUREBBQ | |
| 8 | BUTTRUBBERS (NL) | |
| 9 | BBQ TEAM LAURENTIUS | |
| 10 | DE FILOUS | |
| 11 | NASQ | |
| 12 | BBQ WIESEL | |
| 13 | TEAM BBQ SHOP LIMBURG | |
| 14 | SEA SIDE SMOKERS | |
| 15 | SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ | |
| 16 | 010 BRAAI | |
| 17 | M&G-BBQ | |
| 18 | MOONSHINE BASTARDS | |
| 19 | CRAZYQREW BBQ | |
| 20 | De Daltons | |
| 21 | THE EUROPEAN ALLSTAR BARBECUE TEAM | |
| 22 | BierBQ | |
| 23 | Equipe Grill Dome | |
| 24 | Smokin' kitchen |
24 entries · top 178.8800 · median 167.6856
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BUNCH OF SWINES | |
| 2 | BBQ+ | |
| 3 | SEA SIDE SMOKERS | |
| 4 | 010 BRAAI | |
| 5 | BBQ LONGHORN RANCH HANDS | |
| 6 | BBQ WIESEL | |
| 7 | DE FILOUS | |
| 8 | SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ | |
| 9 | THE EUROPEAN ALLSTAR BARBECUE TEAM | |
| 10 | NASQ | |
| 11 | MOONSHINE BASTARDS | |
| 12 | DE VLIEGENDE HOLLANDER BBQ-TEAM | |
| 13 | PUREBBQ | |
| 14 | BBQ TEAM LAURENTIUS | |
| 15 | M&G-BBQ | |
| 16 | BRBQ | |
| 17 | De Daltons | |
| 18 | CRAZYQREW BBQ | |
| 19 | Equipe Grill Dome | |
| 20 | Turnpike Smokers | |
| 21 | BierBQ | |
| 22 | TEAM BBQ SHOP LIMBURG | |
| 23 | BUTTRUBBERS (NL) | |
| 24 | Smokin' kitchen |
24 entries · top 180 · median 159.9886 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | DE VLIEGENDE HOLLANDER BBQ-TEAM | |
| 2 | BBQ WIESEL | |
| 3 | PUREBBQ | |
| 4 | BBQ LONGHORN RANCH HANDS | |
| 5 | SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ | |
| 6 | BBQ+ | |
| 7 | DE FILOUS | |
| 8 | CRAZYQREW BBQ | |
| 9 | NASQ | |
| 10 | BUNCH OF SWINES | |
| 11 | MOONSHINE BASTARDS | |
| 12 | TEAM BBQ SHOP LIMBURG | |
| 13 | Equipe Grill Dome | |
| 14 | BUTTRUBBERS (NL) | |
| 15 | 010 BRAAI | |
| 16 | Turnpike Smokers | |
| 17 | BRBQ | |
| 18 | THE EUROPEAN ALLSTAR BARBECUE TEAM | |
| 19 | BBQ TEAM LAURENTIUS | |
| 20 | De Daltons | |
| 21 | M&G-BBQ | |
| 22 | SEA SIDE SMOKERS | |
| 23 | BierBQ | |
| 24 | Smokin' kitchen |
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.
15 entries · top 180 · median 176.5600 · 🔥 perfect 180