Apr 20–21, 2019 · Ninove, Belgium · BELGIUM
BBQ+ won Grand Champion at the Eastern BBQ Contest Day 2 on April 20, 2019 in Ninove, 9600, scoring 694.3316 in a field of 29 teams. IQ - NETHERLANDS took Reserve Grand Champion with 692.5368. Category winners: Chicken — SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ (178.2972); Pork Ribs — BBQ+ (178.3200); Pork — BBQ RANGERS BELGIUM (178.2972); Brisket — BBQ+ (174.8572). This is the 1st of 4 editions of this contest on record; the next was held in 2021.
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, 2019 to 2023 — 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.
Pork Ribs places 2–3: ROASTING ROMANS and IQ - NETHERLANDS tied on 178.2972 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 9–10: SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ and THE SMOKIN' PORKETEERS tied on 166.8456 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 8–9: MILL'S COUNTRY BACKYARD BBQ edged BBQ TEAM LAURENTIUS by 0.0228.
BBQ+ won Pork Ribs, Brisket — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
BBQ+ took the title on 3 calls from 4 meats, with 2 outright wins — their weakest board was chicken at 13th.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 20, 2019 ← this one | Ninove | Ninove, 9600 | 29 | 694.3316 | BBQ | IQ - NETHERLANDS |
| Aug 14, 2021 | Meerbeke | GEMEENTEHUISSTRAAT | 26 | 689.6800 | Southern Dutch BBQ | IQ - NETHERLANDS |
| Apr 16, 2022 | Meerbeke | GEMEENTEHUISSTRAAT | 24 | 691.3484 | COOKLOUNGE BBQ | SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ |
| Apr 8, 2023 | Meerbeke | GEMEENTEHUISSTRAAT | 13 | 681.6340 | LAURENTIUS | The Antwerp Smokers |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 178.2972 | 170.9028 | 167.9656 |
| Pork Ribs | 178.3200 | 173.7488 | 166.2516 |
| Pork | 178.2972 | 173.1428 | 169.1200 |
| Brisket | 174.8572 | 171.4284 | 166.8456 |
29 entries · top 694.3316 · median 656.5372
29 entries · top 178.2972 · median 164.0228
28 entries · top 178.3200 · median 163.7144
29 entries · top 178.2972 · median 164
29 entries · top 174.8572 · median 162.8112
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.
11 entries · top 180 · median 172.5600 · 🔥 perfect 180