A statement win
14.8684
points clear of the field
Wider than 96% of the 4,710 championships in the data
The champion won by 14.8684 points — a wider margin than 96% of championships in the data.
Eastern BBQ Contest Day 1 2019
Apr 19–20, 2019 · Ninove, Belgium · BELGIUM
BUNCH OF SWINES won Grand Champion at the Eastern BBQ Contest Day 1 on April 19, 2019 in Ninove, 9600, scoring 701.1544 in a field of 25 teams. IQ - NETHERLANDS took Reserve Grand Champion with 686.2860. Category winners: Chicken — BUNCH OF SWINES (177.1428); Pork Ribs — BUNCH OF SWINES (175.4172); Pork — BUNCH OF SWINES (177.7372); Brisket — IQ - NETHERLANDS (173.1428). This is the 1st of 4 editions of this contest on record; the next was held in 2021.
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.
573.61
median 642.22
701.15 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 177.14
- Pork Ribs 175.42
- Pork 177.74
- Brisket 173.14
130.83
177.74
Winning score by edition
What it has taken to win here, 2019 to 2023 — this edition picked out.
Entries
25
4 judged meats · 1 ancillary
Top score
701.1544
Winning margin
14.8684
GC over RC
Field average
639.10
573.61701.15
median 642.22 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Pork
6.2744 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
651.8972
573.61701.15
10th place overall
Field spread
127.5428
winner to last place
Double threats
6
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 27%
beats 73% of 4711 Master Series wins in the data
Form held
Strong
ρ = -0.62 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,577
avg power rating going in · stronger than 61% 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 hat-trick of category wins
3
category wins in a day
BUNCH OF SWINES won Chicken, Pork Ribs, Pork — a hat-trick, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
- Chicken 1st
- Pork Ribs 1st
- Pork 1st
A dynasty in the making
2×
wins at this contest
2 of 4 tracked editions
Southern Dutch BBQ has won this contest 2 times across its 4 tracked editions.
- 2021
- 2022
Photo finishes
Tie
closest of 9 calls decided inside half a point
Chicken places 4–5: ROKENDE REGAHS and UNCLE TONY'S COCKNEY Q tied on 168.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 3–4: BBQ RANGERS BELGIUM and IQ - NETHERLANDS tied on 173.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 4–5: BELGIAN BBQ TEAM FIVE Q edged BBQ TEAM LAURENTIUS by 0.0112.
- Chicken 4–5 · tie
- Pork 3–4 · tie
- Brisket 4–5 · 0.0112
- Pork Ribs 7–8 · 0.0116
How the title was won
4 of 4
meats called to the stage
BUNCH OF SWINES took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 3 outright wins — their weakest board was brisket at 2nd.
- Chicken 1st
- Pork Ribs 1st
- Pork 1st
- Brisket 2nd
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 19, 2019 ← this one | Ninove | Ninove, 9600 | 25 | 701.1544 | BUNCH OF SWINES | IQ - NETHERLANDS |
| Aug 13, 2021 | Meerbeke | GEMEENTEHUISSTRAAT | 19 | 677.0520 | Southern Dutch BBQ | IQ - NETHERLANDS |
| Apr 15, 2022 | Meerbeke | GEMEENTEHUISSTRAAT | 19 | 683.3944 | Southern Dutch BBQ | WHITE SQUIRREL BBQ |
| Apr 7, 2023 | Meerbeke | GEMEENTEHUISSTRAAT | 10 | 683.9656 | SMOKE ON THE WILD SIDE | BBQ Team Laurentius |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 177.1428 | 168.5600 | 165.1428 |
| Pork Ribs | 175.4172 | 168.5832 | 162.8800 |
| Pork | 177.7372 | 171.4628 | 165.1200 |
| Brisket | 173.1428 | 165.1200 | 161.1200 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
25 entries · top 701.1544 · median 642.2176
Chicken
25 entries · top 177.1428 · median 162.2400
Pork Ribs
25 entries · top 175.4172 · median 159.9660
Pork
25 entries · top 177.7372 · median 162.8228
Brisket
25 entries · top 173.1428 · median 158.9028
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.
Ancillary — Duck Breast
13 entries · top 180 · median 152.5144 · 🔥 perfect 180