A razor-thin finish
1.1312
points between champion and reserve
Closer than 83% of the 4,722 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 1.1312 points — closer than 83% of every championship in the data.
- BBQ+
- IQ - NETHERLANDS
Regahfest 2017
Aug 26–27, 2017 · The Hague, Netherlands · NETHERLANDS · 📍 Binckhorstlann 36, The Hague
BBQ+ won Grand Champion at the Regahfest 2017 on August 26, 2017 in The Hague, at Binckhorstlann 36, The Hague, scoring 671.3484 in a field of 28 teams. IQ - NETHERLANDS took Reserve Grand Champion with 670.2172. Category winners: Chicken — 010 BRAAI (176.5828); Pork Ribs — TRI-Q DUTCH BBQ TEAM (169.7260); Pork — UNCLE TONY'S COCKNEY Q (172.5716); Brisket — BBQ+ (176.5600). This is the 3rd of 3 editions of this contest on record; the 2016 edition was won by DE VLIEGENDE HOLLANDER BBQ-TEAM.
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.
495.38
median 646.74
671.35 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 176.58
- Pork Ribs 169.73
- Pork 172.57
- Brisket 176.56
20
176.58
Winning score by edition
What it has taken to win here, 2015 to 2017 — this edition picked out.
Entries
28
4 judged meats
Top score
671.3484
Winning margin
1.1312
GC over RC
Field average
638.74
495.38671.35
median 646.74 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Chicken
3.4744 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
652.4912
495.38671.35
10th place overall
Field spread
175.9656
winner to last place
Double threats
4
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 96%
beats 4% of 4723 Master Series wins in the data
Came back for more
40%
14 of 35 teams from the previous edition returned
Form held
Strong
ρ = -0.77 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,545
avg power rating going in · stronger than 34% of contests
Storylines (4 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.
Photo finishes
Tie
closest of 8 calls decided inside half a point
Chicken places 5–6: SMOKE AND FIRE and SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ tied on 173.1084 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 6–7: SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ edged PUREBBQ by 0.0116. Chicken places 7–8: WESTWOODFIELD BBQ edged BBQ+ by 0.0116.
- Chicken 5–6 · tie
- Pork Ribs 6–7 · 0.0116
- Chicken 7–8 · 0.0116
- Brisket 4–5 · 0.0116
How the title was won
3 of 4
meats called to the stage
BBQ+ took the title on 3 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork at 18th.
- Chicken 8th
- Pork Ribs 4th
- Pork 18th
- Brisket 1st
Back to defend
1
past champions back in the field
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: DE VLIEGENDE HOLLANDER BBQ-TEAM (won 2016).
- DE VLIEGENDE HOLLANDER BBQ-TEAM · 2016
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 | Den Hagg, NL | Den Hagg, NL | 35 | 697.1200 | DE VLIEGENDE HOLLANDER BBQ-TEAM | IQ - NETHERLANDS |
| Aug 26, 2017 ← this one | 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 | 176.5828 | 173.1084 | 166.8456 |
| Pork Ribs | 169.7260 | 165.6800 | 164.0116 |
| Pork | 172.5716 | 165.7144 | 163.3944 |
| Brisket | 176.5600 | 169.6684 | 162.2628 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
28 entries · top 671.3484 · median 646.7428
Chicken
28 entries · top 176.5828 · median 164.0172
Pork Ribs
28 entries · top 169.7260 · median 161.1258
Pork
28 entries · top 172.5716 · median 161.3942
Brisket
28 entries · top 176.5600 · median 160.5314