A statement win
9.7260
points clear of the field
Wider than 87% of the 4,710 championships in the data
The champion won by 9.7260 points — a wider margin than 87% of championships in the data.
4th Annual BBQ Society Cook-off
Oct 8–9, 2016 · Hoofddorp, Netherlands · NETHERLANDS
IQ - NETHERLANDS won Grand Champion at the 4th Annual BBQ Society Cook-off on October 8, 2016 in Hoofddorp. Netherlands, NL, scoring 701.0972 in a field of 46 teams. MISS PIGGY'S U.K. took Reserve Grand Champion with 691.3712. Category winners: Chicken — IQ - NETHERLANDS (180.0000); Pork Ribs — IQ - NETHERLANDS (178.8572); Pork — Smokey Bandits (180.0000); Brisket — BUNCH OF SWINES (180.0000).
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.
508.51
median 655.03
701.10 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 180 🔥
- Pork Ribs 178.86
- Pork 180 🔥
- Brisket 180 🔥
20
180
Entries
46
4 judged meats · 1 ancillary
Top score
701.0972
Winning margin
9.7260
GC over RC
Field average
650.98
508.51701.10
median 655.03 · last place to winner
Tightest race
Pork Ribs
4.5372 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
670.2284
508.51701.10
10th place overall
Field spread
192.5828
winner to last place
Double threats
5
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 29%
beats 71% of 4711 Master Series wins in the data
Form held
Moderate
ρ = -0.33 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,524
avg power rating going in · stronger than 17% of contests
Storylines (5 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.
A day of perfect scores
3
perfect 180s
3 perfect 180s were scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
- BUNCH OF SWINES · Brisket
- IQ - NETHERLANDS · Chicken
- Smokey Bandits · Pork
Photo finishes
Tie
closest of 9 calls decided inside half a point
Chicken places 2–3: Smokey Bandits and SEA SIDE SMOKERS tied on 176.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 9–10: MISS PIGGY'S U.K. and PUREBBQ tied on 173.1084 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 4–5: BBQ MEESTERS edged BUNCH OF SWINES by 0.0228.
- Chicken 2–3 · tie
- Chicken 9–10 · tie
- Chicken 4–5 · 0.0228
- Chicken 6–7 · 0.0228
A double category winner
2
category wins in a day
IQ - NETHERLANDS won Chicken, Pork Ribs — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
- Chicken 1st
- Pork Ribs 1st
How the title was won
3 of 4
meats called to the stage
IQ - NETHERLANDS took the title on 3 calls from 4 meats, with 2 outright wins — their weakest board was brisket at 17th.
- Chicken 1st
- Pork Ribs 1st
- Pork 4th
- Brisket 17th
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)
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 180 | 174.2972 | 173.1084 |
| Pork Ribs | 178.8572 | 174.3200 | 171.4400 |
| Pork | 180 | 173.7028 | 170.2972 |
| Brisket | 180 | 169.7028 | 167.4056 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
46 entries · top 701.0972 · median 655.0284
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | IQ - NETHERLANDS | |
| 2 | MISS PIGGY'S U.K. | |
| 3 | BUNCH OF SWINES | |
| 4 | RUBMASTER BBQ TEAM | |
| 5 | DE FILOUS | |
| 6 | DE VLIEGENDE HOLLANDER BBQ-TEAM | |
| 7 | Turnpike Smokers | |
| 8 | BBQ MEESTERS | |
| 9 | SMOKE AND FIRE | |
| 10 | WHITE SQUIRREL BBQ | |
| 11 | ROKENDE REGAHS | |
| 12 | SERIAL GRILLAZ(NL) | |
| 13 | DTC SMOKERS | |
| 14 | SEA SIDE SMOKERS | |
| 15 | PROBBQSHOP.NL | |
| 16 | Smokey Bandits | |
| 17 | FOODPORN FACTORY | |
| 18 | BETER WORDT HET NIET BBQ | |
| 19 | TJOPPIE DOPPIE BBQ TEAM | |
| 20 | ZWARTE HAND | |
| 21 | ROYAAL BBQ | |
| 22 | Smaakmakers | |
| 23 | 010 BRAAI | |
| 24 | DRAGON BBQ | |
| 25 | LOW AND SLOW MEISTER | |
| 26 | Five Q | |
| 27 | CAVEMEN BBQ TEAM | |
| 28 | RIVERLAND SMOKERS | |
| 29 | Moonshine Basterds | |
| 30 | Triple T | |
| 31 | LOWLAND SMOKERS | |
| 32 | BBQ RANGERS | |
| 33 | THE DUTCH BBQ CREW | |
| 34 | GRILLKUNST | |
| 35 | BBQ TEAM LAURENTIUS | |
| 36 | SMOKING FINNS FI | |
| 37 | BBQ TEAM EXTREME | |
| 38 | PUREBBQ | |
| 39 | RIDDLEQ'S | |
| 40 | SMOKEY THE BOAR | |
| 41 | The Smoking Hot Barbies | |
| 42 | WILD SMOKERS | |
| 43 | NASQ | |
| 44 | BBQ team keurslagerij Klaver | |
| 45 | Smoking Kitchen | |
| 46 | THE BARKTENDERS |
Chicken
46 entries · top 180 · median 166.2914 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | IQ - NETHERLANDS | |
| 2 | Smokey Bandits | |
| 3 | SEA SIDE SMOKERS | |
| 4 | BBQ MEESTERS | |
| 5 | BUNCH OF SWINES | |
| 6 | ZWARTE HAND | |
| 7 | RUBMASTER BBQ TEAM | |
| 8 | FOODPORN FACTORY | |
| 9 | MISS PIGGY'S U.K. | |
| 10 | PUREBBQ | |
| 11 | Smaakmakers | |
| 12 | SMOKING FINNS FI | |
| 13 | DTC SMOKERS | |
| 14 | DRAGON BBQ | |
| 15 | Triple T | |
| 16 | TJOPPIE DOPPIE BBQ TEAM | |
| 17 | DE FILOUS | |
| 18 | BBQ TEAM EXTREME | |
| 19 | RIDDLEQ'S | |
| 20 | PROBBQSHOP.NL | |
| 21 | Turnpike Smokers | |
| 22 | WHITE SQUIRREL BBQ | |
| 23 | BETER WORDT HET NIET BBQ | |
| 24 | ROKENDE REGAHS | |
| 25 | RIVERLAND SMOKERS | |
| 26 | DE VLIEGENDE HOLLANDER BBQ-TEAM | |
| 27 | WILD SMOKERS | |
| 28 | Moonshine Basterds | |
| 29 | 010 BRAAI | |
| 30 | THE DUTCH BBQ CREW | |
| 31 | SMOKE AND FIRE | |
| 32 | CAVEMEN BBQ TEAM | |
| 33 | THE BARKTENDERS | |
| 34 | BBQ RANGERS | |
| 35 | SERIAL GRILLAZ(NL) | |
| 36 | ROYAAL BBQ | |
| 37 | The Smoking Hot Barbies | |
| 38 | Five Q | |
| 39 | LOW AND SLOW MEISTER | |
| 40 | Smoking Kitchen | |
| 41 | BBQ TEAM LAURENTIUS | |
| 42 | NASQ | |
| 43 | BBQ team keurslagerij Klaver | |
| 44 | LOWLAND SMOKERS | |
| 45 | GRILLKUNST | |
| 46 | SMOKEY THE BOAR |
Pork Ribs
46 entries · top 178.8572 · median 163.4172
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | IQ - NETHERLANDS | |
| 2 | PROBBQSHOP.NL | |
| 3 | DE FILOUS | |
| 4 | BUNCH OF SWINES | |
| 5 | MISS PIGGY'S U.K. | |
| 6 | BBQ RANGERS | |
| 7 | SMOKE AND FIRE | |
| 8 | DE VLIEGENDE HOLLANDER BBQ-TEAM | |
| 9 | RUBMASTER BBQ TEAM | |
| 10 | Turnpike Smokers | |
| 11 | SEA SIDE SMOKERS | |
| 12 | SERIAL GRILLAZ(NL) | |
| 13 | RIDDLEQ'S | |
| 14 | SMOKEY THE BOAR | |
| 15 | ROKENDE REGAHS | |
| 16 | BBQ TEAM LAURENTIUS | |
| 17 | LOWLAND SMOKERS | |
| 18 | ROYAAL BBQ | |
| 19 | THE BARKTENDERS | |
| 20 | 010 BRAAI | |
| 21 | GRILLKUNST | |
| 22 | Moonshine Basterds | |
| 23 | WHITE SQUIRREL BBQ | |
| 24 | TJOPPIE DOPPIE BBQ TEAM | |
| 25 | DTC SMOKERS | |
| 26 | RIVERLAND SMOKERS | |
| 27 | Five Q | |
| 28 | Smaakmakers | |
| 29 | BBQ team keurslagerij Klaver | |
| 30 | LOW AND SLOW MEISTER | |
| 31 | ZWARTE HAND | |
| 32 | CAVEMEN BBQ TEAM | |
| 33 | BBQ MEESTERS | |
| 34 | THE DUTCH BBQ CREW | |
| 35 | NASQ | |
| 36 | BETER WORDT HET NIET BBQ | |
| 37 | DRAGON BBQ | |
| 38 | SMOKING FINNS FI | |
| 39 | BBQ TEAM EXTREME | |
| 40 | WILD SMOKERS | |
| 41 | Triple T | |
| 42 | FOODPORN FACTORY | |
| 43 | PUREBBQ | |
| 44 | Smoking Kitchen | |
| 45 | The Smoking Hot Barbies | |
| 46 | Smokey Bandits |
Pork
46 entries · top 180 · median 164.8342 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smokey Bandits | |
| 2 | SERIAL GRILLAZ(NL) | |
| 3 | MISS PIGGY'S U.K. | |
| 4 | IQ - NETHERLANDS | |
| 5 | Turnpike Smokers | |
| 6 | DE FILOUS | |
| 7 | FOODPORN FACTORY | |
| 8 | RUBMASTER BBQ TEAM | |
| 9 | BETER WORDT HET NIET BBQ | |
| 10 | TJOPPIE DOPPIE BBQ TEAM | |
| 11 | DRAGON BBQ | |
| 12 | BBQ MEESTERS | |
| 13 | 010 BRAAI | |
| 14 | LOW AND SLOW MEISTER | |
| 15 | DE VLIEGENDE HOLLANDER BBQ-TEAM | |
| 16 | SMOKE AND FIRE | |
| 17 | RIVERLAND SMOKERS | |
| 18 | THE DUTCH BBQ CREW | |
| 19 | GRILLKUNST | |
| 20 | DTC SMOKERS | |
| 21 | NASQ | |
| 22 | ROKENDE REGAHS | |
| 23 | WHITE SQUIRREL BBQ | |
| 24 | ZWARTE HAND | |
| 25 | Moonshine Basterds | |
| 26 | Five Q | |
| 27 | ROYAAL BBQ | |
| 28 | The Smoking Hot Barbies | |
| 29 | WILD SMOKERS | |
| 30 | CAVEMEN BBQ TEAM | |
| 31 | BBQ TEAM EXTREME | |
| 32 | PUREBBQ | |
| 33 | LOWLAND SMOKERS | |
| 34 | SMOKING FINNS FI | |
| 35 | Triple T | |
| 36 | Smaakmakers | |
| 37 | BUNCH OF SWINES | |
| 38 | THE BARKTENDERS | |
| 39 | SMOKEY THE BOAR | |
| 40 | PROBBQSHOP.NL | |
| 41 | BBQ team keurslagerij Klaver | |
| 42 | BBQ TEAM LAURENTIUS | |
| 43 | SEA SIDE SMOKERS | |
| 44 | BBQ RANGERS | |
| 45 | RIDDLEQ'S | |
| 46 | Smoking Kitchen |
Brisket
46 entries · top 180 · median 162.8228 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BUNCH OF SWINES | |
| 2 | DE VLIEGENDE HOLLANDER BBQ-TEAM | |
| 3 | WHITE SQUIRREL BBQ | |
| 4 | BBQ MEESTERS | |
| 5 | RUBMASTER BBQ TEAM | |
| 6 | ROKENDE REGAHS | |
| 7 | DE FILOUS | |
| 8 | Five Q | |
| 9 | LOW AND SLOW MEISTER | |
| 10 | SEA SIDE SMOKERS | |
| 11 | DTC SMOKERS | |
| 12 | SMOKE AND FIRE | |
| 13 | CAVEMEN BBQ TEAM | |
| 14 | BETER WORDT HET NIET BBQ | |
| 15 | MISS PIGGY'S U.K. | |
| 16 | ROYAAL BBQ | |
| 17 | IQ - NETHERLANDS | |
| 18 | Smokey Bandits | |
| 19 | LOWLAND SMOKERS | |
| 20 | BBQ TEAM LAURENTIUS | |
| 21 | Triple T | |
| 22 | Turnpike Smokers | |
| 23 | FOODPORN FACTORY | |
| 24 | Smaakmakers | |
| 25 | PROBBQSHOP.NL | |
| 26 | GRILLKUNST | |
| 27 | ZWARTE HAND | |
| 28 | SERIAL GRILLAZ(NL) | |
| 29 | DRAGON BBQ | |
| 30 | BBQ RANGERS | |
| 31 | 010 BRAAI | |
| 32 | The Smoking Hot Barbies | |
| 33 | THE DUTCH BBQ CREW | |
| 34 | SMOKEY THE BOAR | |
| 35 | TJOPPIE DOPPIE BBQ TEAM | |
| 36 | Moonshine Basterds | |
| 37 | RIVERLAND SMOKERS | |
| 38 | SMOKING FINNS FI | |
| 39 | BBQ TEAM EXTREME | |
| 40 | PUREBBQ | |
| 41 | NASQ | |
| 42 | WILD SMOKERS | |
| 43 | RIDDLEQ'S | |
| 44 | Smoking Kitchen | |
| 45 | BBQ team keurslagerij Klaver | |
| 46 | THE BARKTENDERS |
Ancillary categories
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.
Master Series — Dessert
30 entries · top 180 · median 172.8572 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SEA SIDE SMOKERS | |
| 2 | DE VLIEGENDE HOLLANDER BBQ-TEAM | |
| 3 | ZWARTE HAND | |
| 4 | Five Q | |
| 5 | BBQ RANGERS | |
| 6 | Smaakmakers | |
| 7 | THE DUTCH BBQ CREW | |
| 8 | SMOKING FINNS FI | |
| 9 | PROBBQSHOP.NL | |
| 10 | RIDDLEQ'S | |
| 11 | ROYAAL BBQ | |
| 12 | BBQ TEAM EXTREME | |
| 13 | LOWLAND SMOKERS | |
| 14 | Turnpike Smokers | |
| 15 | RUBMASTER BBQ TEAM | |
| 16 | NASQ | |
| 17 | BBQ TEAM LAURENTIUS | |
| 18 | BETER WORDT HET NIET BBQ | |
| 19 | Triple T | |
| 20 | 010 BRAAI | |
| 21 | The Smoking Hot Barbies | |
| 22 | LOW AND SLOW MEISTER | |
| 23 | FOODPORN FACTORY | |
| 24 | PUREBBQ | |
| 25 | BBQ MEESTERS | |
| 26 | GRILLKUNST | |
| 27 | SERIAL GRILLAZ(NL) | |
| 28 | BBQ team keurslagerij Klaver | |
| 29 | Smoking Kitchen | |
| 30 | ROKENDE REGAHS |