Het Belgisch Barbecue Weekend 8the Edition

2026-05-23 – 2026-05-24 · Boom, 2850 · BELGIUM

Reps: MARIANNE VAN GALEN, MAYCO VAN GALEN

Grand Champion: Keij Smokin' Hot (696.5488) · 18 teams

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Keij Smokin' Hot

696.5488 · Master Series — Overall

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BUNCH OF SWINES

694.8116 · Master Series — Overall

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The Antwerp Smokers

689.6228 · Master Series — Overall

Entries

4 categories

Top score

696.5488

Winning margin

1.7372

GC over RC

Field average

672.97

median 675.35

Perfect 180s

1 🔥

Tightest race

Brisket

0.5944 pts across the top 5

Top-10 cutoff

671.9316

what a walk cost here

Field spread

45.7484

winner to last place

Most consistent

Keij Smokin' Hot

avg finish 2.75 across 4 meats

Double threats

teams with 2+ top-5 calls

Widest winning margin

Pork

won by 4.5712 pts — It's spice that meats you

How hot was the win?

Top 46%

beats 54% of 2715 overall wins in the data

Field strength

1537

avg power rating going in · stronger than 43% of contests

Top-rated in the field

BUNCH OF SWINES

rated 1708 pre-contest

Storylines

🃏 An upset on the books

Keij Smokin' Hot came in rated below the field's top team, BUNCH OF SWINES, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 23-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.

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)

Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Master Series — Brisket

18 entries · top 173.7144 · median 169.1200

#	Team	Score
1	BUNCH OF SWINES	173.7144
2	COOKLOUNGE BBQ	173.7144
3	Keij Smokin' Hot	173.7144
4	Click & Q	173.1428
5	Barbecoa BBQ Team	173.1200
6	The Antwerp Smokers	173.1200
7	RIVERLAND SMOKERS	170.8228
8	Grate Expectations	169.7028
9	ROASTING ROMANS	169.1200
10	VH BBQ	169.1200
11	It's spice that meats you	169.1084
12	BELGIAN BBQ TEAM FIVE Q	167.4172
13	ANTWERPS BBQ-TEAM	163.9884
14	This'll do it BBQ	163.4288
15	SMOKE ON THE WILD SIDE	162.2744
16	Just wing it BBQ team	161.6800
17	BBQ Brothers	160.5260
18	Osdorp Grillers (NL)	154.7884

Master Series — Chicken

18 entries · top 174.8456 · median 169.9656

#	Team	Score
1	Keij Smokin' Hot	174.8456
2	ANTWERPS BBQ-TEAM	173.1544
3	It's spice that meats you	173.1428
4	VH BBQ	172.5600
5	Just wing it BBQ team	172.5484
6	BUNCH OF SWINES	171.9772
7	Click & Q	171.9656
8	Barbecoa BBQ Team	170.3200
9	ROASTING ROMANS	170.2628
10	COOKLOUNGE BBQ	169.6684
11	The Antwerp Smokers	169.6684
12	Osdorp Grillers (NL)	169.6684
13	Grate Expectations	169.1316
14	BELGIAN BBQ TEAM FIVE Q	169.1200
15	RIVERLAND SMOKERS	167.4056
16	BBQ Brothers	165.6800
17	This'll do it BBQ	163.4400
18	SMOKE ON THE WILD SIDE	162.8228

Master Series — Overall

18 entries · top 696.5488 · median 675.3544

#	Team	Score
1	Keij Smokin' Hot	696.5488
2	BUNCH OF SWINES	694.8116
3	The Antwerp Smokers	689.6228
4	COOKLOUNGE BBQ	685.6456
5	Barbecoa BBQ Team	682.2632
6	It's spice that meats you	681.6224
7	Click & Q	681.0628
8	ROASTING ROMANS	681.0628
9	Just wing it BBQ team	678.7772
10	Grate Expectations	671.9316
11	Osdorp Grillers (NL)	667.2568
12	VH BBQ	666.7544
13	SMOKE ON THE WILD SIDE	663.3944
14	BBQ Brothers	656.9716
15	BELGIAN BBQ TEAM FIVE Q	655.8972
16	ANTWERPS BBQ-TEAM	654.8228
17	RIVERLAND SMOKERS	654.1944
18	This'll do it BBQ	650.8004

Master Series — Pork

18 entries · top 180.0000 · median 168.5486 · 🔥 perfect 180

#	Team	Score
1	It's spice that meats you	180.0000 🔥
2	Keij Smokin' Hot	175.4288
3	BUNCH OF SWINES	174.2628
4	Osdorp Grillers (NL)	174.2628
5	Just wing it BBQ team	173.1316
6	The Antwerp Smokers	170.2744
7	COOKLOUNGE BBQ	169.6912
8	Barbecoa BBQ Team	169.1316
9	ROASTING ROMANS	169.1200
10	Click & Q	167.9772
11	SMOKE ON THE WILD SIDE	166.8572
12	BBQ Brothers	166.8228
13	VH BBQ	166.2744
14	Grate Expectations	164.5600
15	This'll do it BBQ	163.9428
16	ANTWERPS BBQ-TEAM	159.3828
17	BELGIAN BBQ TEAM FIVE Q	158.8000
18	RIVERLAND SMOKERS	157.1088

Master Series — Pork Ribs

18 entries · top 176.5600 · median 168.5372

#	Team	Score
1	The Antwerp Smokers	176.5600
2	BUNCH OF SWINES	174.8572
3	COOKLOUNGE BBQ	172.5716
4	ROASTING ROMANS	172.5600
5	Keij Smokin' Hot	172.5600
6	SMOKE ON THE WILD SIDE	171.4400
7	Just wing it BBQ team	171.4172
8	Barbecoa BBQ Team	169.6916
9	Grate Expectations	168.5372
10	Osdorp Grillers (NL)	168.5372
11	Click & Q	167.9772
12	BBQ Brothers	163.9428
13	BELGIAN BBQ TEAM FIVE Q	160.5600
14	This'll do it BBQ	159.9888
15	It's spice that meats you	159.3712
16	RIVERLAND SMOKERS	158.8572
17	VH BBQ	158.8000
18	ANTWERPS BBQ-TEAM	158.2972