Jun 3–4, 2017 · Hoofddorp, Netherlands · NETHERLANDS
UNCLE TONY'S COCKNEY Q won Grand Champion at the Tony Stone Low & Slow BBQ Competition on June 3, 2017 in Hoofddorp Netherlands, 2314CG, scoring 683.3940 in a field of 56 teams. LETZQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 680.5372. Category winners: Chicken — SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ (177.1428); Pork Ribs — SEA SIDE SMOKERS (174.8916); Pork — BUNCH OF SWINES (178.8572); Brisket — Papa Demys BBQ (178.2972). This is the 5th of 6 editions of this contest on record; the 2016 edition was won by FLAMING PIG BBQ (SE); the next was held in 2018.
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, 2013 to 2018 — 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.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 81 times in 100
UNCLE TONY'S COCKNEY Q came in rated below the field's top team, BUNCH OF SWINES, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 19-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
UNCLE TONY'S COCKNEY Q won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 2 calls from 4 boards, best of them 4th. Consistency beat fireworks.
This was UNCLE TONY'S COCKNEY Q's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 6th tracked contest.
Chicken places 4–5: SEA SIDE SMOKERS and DE VLIEGENDE HOLLANDER BBQ-TEAM tied on 175.4172 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 7–8: GUNS & SMOKE and Red Hogs Bar B Q team tied on 170.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 6–7: BBQ+ and DON MARCOS BARBECUE tied on 172.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: LOWLAND SMOKERS (won 2013), BUNCH OF SWINES (won 2015), FLAMING PIG BBQ (SE) (won 2016).
Bigger than 90% of the 5,469 contests in the data
56 teams — bigger than 90% of the 5,469 contests in the data.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 18, 2013 | Hoofddorp, Netherlands | Hoofddorp, Netherlands, | 32 | 647.4284 | LOWLAND SMOKERS | BUNCH OF SWINES |
| Jun 7, 2014 | Hoofddorp, NE | Hoofddorp, Ne | 43 | 685.1084 | The Smokey Bandits | Smokey Goodness (NL) |
| May 23, 2015 | Hoofddorp Netherlands | Hoofddorp Netherlands, | 68 | 688.0460 | BUNCH OF SWINES | iQ |
| May 14, 2016 | Hoofddorp Netherlands, NL | Hoofddorp Netherlands, NL | 65 | 686.2056 | FLAMING PIG BBQ (SE) | Rubmaster BBQ team |
| Jun 3, 2017 ← this one | Hoofddorp Netherlands | Hoofddorp Netherlands, 2314CG | 56 | 683.3940 | UNCLE TONY'S COCKNEY Q | LETZQ |
| May 19, 2018 | Hoofddorp | Hoofddorp , 2314CG | 60 | 681.1084 | BBQ+ | Westwoodfield BBQ (DK) |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 177.1428 | 175.4172 | 173.1544 |
| Pork Ribs | 174.8916 | 171.4400 | 169.7028 |
| Pork | 178.8572 | 171.9772 | 170.2856 |
| Brisket | 178.2972 | 173.1200 | 170.2972 |
56 entries · top 683.3940 · median 654.5372
56 entries · top 177.1428 · median 165.4286
55 entries · top 174.8916 · median 161.1660
56 entries · top 178.8572 · median 163.9886
56 entries · top 178.2972 · median 161.1602
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.
32 entries · top 180 · median 171.4056 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GOURMONDS | |
| 2 | ROYAAL BBQ | |
| 3 | BBQ TEAM LAURENTIUS | |
| 4 | GUNS & SMOKE | |
| 5 | 010 BRAAI | |
| 6 | Smoking Monnicks | |
| 7 | SEA SIDE SMOKERS | |
| 8 | PASSIE EN VUUR | |
| 9 | WETTELS ON FIRE | |
| 10 | FLAMING PIG BBQ (SE) | |
| 11 | BACKCORNER BBQ | |
| 12 | THE DUTCH BBQ CREW | |
| 13 | I LUNA PORK BBQ TEAM | |
| 14 | Papa Demys BBQ | |
| 15 | Beat The Meat | |
| 16 | THE BLAZIN' BARRELS NL | |
| 17 | SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ | |
| 18 | LOWLAND SMOKERS | |
| 19 | LETZQ | |
| 20 | BBQ+ | |
| 21 | WESTHOEK SMOKERS | |
| 22 | RUBMASTER BBQ TEAM | |
| 23 | STEVEDORES SMOKE N' GRILL | |
| 24 | ALLSEASONED DUTCH BBQ TEAM | |
| 25 | SMOKING HOT BARBIES | |
| 26 | BBQ RANGERS BELGIUM | |
| 27 | SMOKING FINNS FI | |
| 28 | Smokiness | |
| 29 | Tuincentrum Osdorp | |
| 30 | TRI-Q DUTCH BBQ TEAM | |
| 31 | BUGHOUSE SMOKERS | |
| 32 | DE FILOUS |