Brew N Q Open
2019-05-25 – 2019-05-26 · Leicestershire, LE672FY · UNITED KINGDOM · 📍 Hermitage Leisure Center Silver St
Grand Champion: FAT WALLYS (684.0000) · 34 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ
Entries
34
4 judged meats · 2 ancillary
Top score
684.0000
Winning margin
4.0456
GC over RC
Field average
654.19
median 657.34
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Chicken
1.7488 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
661.6112
10th place overall
Field spread
71.5428
winner to last place
Double threats
4
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 93%
beats 7% of 1951 Master Series wins in the data
Form held
Moderate
ρ = -0.48 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1521
avg power rating going in · stronger than 26% of contests
Storylines
📸 Photo finishes
Chicken places 4–5: BUGHOUSE SMOKERS and WONKEY DONKEY tied on 174.8456 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 5–6: SCHLUCHTENGRILLER BBQ and GOOD OLD BBQ tied on 171.4172 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 2–3: BBQ TEAM LAURENTIUS and DE VLIEGENDE HOLLANDER BBQ-TEAM tied on 174.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
🃏 An upset on the books
FAT WALLYS came in rated below the field's top team, BUNCH OF SWINES, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 34-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)
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)
Where the field came from (home regions on file)
This contest over the years full contest page →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-05-25 ← this one | Leicestershire, LE672FY | Hermitage Leisure Center Silver St | 34 | 684.0000 | FAT WALLYS | SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ |
| 2021-05-28 | Coalville, Leicestershire, LE67 2QJ | — | — | — | — | — |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 176.5944 | 174.8456 | 170.8456 |
| Pork Ribs | 178.8800 | 172.0000 | 166.8916 |
| Pork | 176.0228 | 171.4172 | 167.9656 |
| Brisket | 175.4056 | 173.1200 | 169.1544 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
34 entries · top 684.0000 · median 657.3370
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | FAT WALLYS | |
| 2 | SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ | |
| 3 | BUNCH OF SWINES | |
| 4 | DE VLIEGENDE HOLLANDER BBQ-TEAM | |
| 5 | PARKSTAD SMOKERS | |
| 6 | WHITE SQUIRREL BBQ | |
| 7 | BBQ TEAM LAURENTIUS | |
| 8 | BUGHOUSE SMOKERS | |
| 9 | JOKER SMOKER | |
| 10 | BM Grils & Smokers | |
| 11 | FRIULI VIOLENT GRILLERS | |
| 12 | TEA AND BRISKETS | |
| 13 | UNCLE TONY'S COCKNEY Q | |
| 14 | GOOD OLD BBQ | |
| 15 | BACKCORNER BBQ | |
| 16 | BBQ BARONS | |
| 17 | ROKENDE REGAHS | |
| 18 | IQ - NETHERLANDS | |
| 19 | WONKEY DONKEY | |
| 20 | FULAC BBQ | |
| 21 | FUNTIME BBQ | |
| 22 | BULLET BROTHERS | |
| 23 | Burnt Bros BBQ Team | |
| 24 | THE DUTCHEF | |
| 25 | GECKO BBQ | |
| 26 | ANGUS AND OINK | |
| 27 | Osdorp Grillers (NL) | |
| 28 | BBQ+ | |
| 29 | SCHLUCHTENGRILLER BBQ | |
| 30 | RFS Barbecue Team | |
| 31 | HECK OF A DISH | |
| 32 | FEHER NYUL BBQ TEAM | |
| 33 | BARDOWN BARBEQUE | |
| 34 | BONE YARD BBQ |
Chicken
34 entries · top 176.5944 · median 165.9942
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BBQ TEAM LAURENTIUS | |
| 2 | FAT WALLYS | |
| 3 | PARKSTAD SMOKERS | |
| 4 | BUGHOUSE SMOKERS | |
| 5 | WONKEY DONKEY | |
| 6 | BARDOWN BARBEQUE | |
| 7 | IQ - NETHERLANDS | |
| 8 | Osdorp Grillers (NL) | |
| 9 | SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ | |
| 10 | WHITE SQUIRREL BBQ | |
| 11 | TEA AND BRISKETS | |
| 12 | FUNTIME BBQ | |
| 13 | BACKCORNER BBQ | |
| 14 | BULLET BROTHERS | |
| 15 | DE VLIEGENDE HOLLANDER BBQ-TEAM | |
| 16 | ANGUS AND OINK | |
| 17 | BBQ BARONS | |
| 18 | UNCLE TONY'S COCKNEY Q | |
| 19 | GECKO BBQ | |
| 20 | FEHER NYUL BBQ TEAM | |
| 21 | BUNCH OF SWINES | |
| 22 | THE DUTCHEF | |
| 23 | GOOD OLD BBQ | |
| 24 | ROKENDE REGAHS | |
| 25 | BBQ+ | |
| 26 | FULAC BBQ | |
| 27 | Burnt Bros BBQ Team | |
| 28 | BM Grils & Smokers | |
| 29 | JOKER SMOKER | |
| 30 | FRIULI VIOLENT GRILLERS | |
| 31 | HECK OF A DISH | |
| 32 | SCHLUCHTENGRILLER BBQ | |
| 33 | BONE YARD BBQ | |
| 34 | RFS Barbecue Team |
Pork Ribs
34 entries · top 178.8800 · median 164.2630
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | FRIULI VIOLENT GRILLERS | |
| 2 | FULAC BBQ | |
| 3 | BBQ BARONS | |
| 4 | WHITE SQUIRREL BBQ | |
| 5 | UNCLE TONY'S COCKNEY Q | |
| 6 | ROKENDE REGAHS | |
| 7 | RFS Barbecue Team | |
| 8 | FAT WALLYS | |
| 9 | BUNCH OF SWINES | |
| 10 | FUNTIME BBQ | |
| 11 | PARKSTAD SMOKERS | |
| 12 | SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ | |
| 13 | BM Grils & Smokers | |
| 14 | BUGHOUSE SMOKERS | |
| 15 | IQ - NETHERLANDS | |
| 16 | BULLET BROTHERS | |
| 17 | GOOD OLD BBQ | |
| 18 | JOKER SMOKER | |
| 19 | DE VLIEGENDE HOLLANDER BBQ-TEAM | |
| 20 | BBQ TEAM LAURENTIUS | |
| 21 | BBQ+ | |
| 22 | BACKCORNER BBQ | |
| 23 | ANGUS AND OINK | |
| 24 | SCHLUCHTENGRILLER BBQ | |
| 25 | Burnt Bros BBQ Team | |
| 26 | GECKO BBQ | |
| 27 | TEA AND BRISKETS | |
| 28 | WONKEY DONKEY | |
| 29 | BONE YARD BBQ | |
| 30 | Osdorp Grillers (NL) | |
| 31 | HECK OF A DISH | |
| 32 | THE DUTCHEF | |
| 33 | FEHER NYUL BBQ TEAM | |
| 34 | BARDOWN BARBEQUE |
Pork
34 entries · top 176.0228 · median 163.0912
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BM Grils & Smokers | |
| 2 | BUNCH OF SWINES | |
| 3 | FAT WALLYS | |
| 4 | DE VLIEGENDE HOLLANDER BBQ-TEAM | |
| 5 | SCHLUCHTENGRILLER BBQ | |
| 6 | GOOD OLD BBQ | |
| 7 | WONKEY DONKEY | |
| 8 | JOKER SMOKER | |
| 9 | UNCLE TONY'S COCKNEY Q | |
| 10 | GECKO BBQ | |
| 11 | SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ | |
| 12 | WHITE SQUIRREL BBQ | |
| 13 | ROKENDE REGAHS | |
| 14 | Osdorp Grillers (NL) | |
| 15 | FRIULI VIOLENT GRILLERS | |
| 16 | IQ - NETHERLANDS | |
| 17 | FULAC BBQ | |
| 18 | BUGHOUSE SMOKERS | |
| 19 | BACKCORNER BBQ | |
| 20 | PARKSTAD SMOKERS | |
| 21 | BBQ BARONS | |
| 22 | Burnt Bros BBQ Team | |
| 23 | RFS Barbecue Team | |
| 24 | TEA AND BRISKETS | |
| 25 | FEHER NYUL BBQ TEAM | |
| 26 | BBQ+ | |
| 27 | THE DUTCHEF | |
| 28 | BARDOWN BARBEQUE | |
| 29 | HECK OF A DISH | |
| 30 | BBQ TEAM LAURENTIUS | |
| 31 | ANGUS AND OINK | |
| 32 | BULLET BROTHERS | |
| 33 | FUNTIME BBQ | |
| 34 | BONE YARD BBQ |
Brisket
34 entries · top 175.4056 · median 160.2400
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ | |
| 2 | BBQ TEAM LAURENTIUS | |
| 3 | DE VLIEGENDE HOLLANDER BBQ-TEAM | |
| 4 | TEA AND BRISKETS | |
| 5 | PARKSTAD SMOKERS | |
| 6 | JOKER SMOKER | |
| 7 | THE DUTCHEF | |
| 8 | Burnt Bros BBQ Team | |
| 9 | BUNCH OF SWINES | |
| 10 | HECK OF A DISH | |
| 11 | FAT WALLYS | |
| 12 | BACKCORNER BBQ | |
| 13 | BUGHOUSE SMOKERS | |
| 14 | WHITE SQUIRREL BBQ | |
| 15 | FRIULI VIOLENT GRILLERS | |
| 16 | BULLET BROTHERS | |
| 17 | BM Grils & Smokers | |
| 18 | FUNTIME BBQ | |
| 19 | ANGUS AND OINK | |
| 20 | GOOD OLD BBQ | |
| 21 | BBQ BARONS | |
| 22 | RFS Barbecue Team | |
| 23 | ROKENDE REGAHS | |
| 24 | BBQ+ | |
| 25 | IQ - NETHERLANDS | |
| 26 | SCHLUCHTENGRILLER BBQ | |
| 27 | FULAC BBQ | |
| 28 | FEHER NYUL BBQ TEAM | |
| 29 | BONE YARD BBQ | |
| 30 | WONKEY DONKEY | |
| 31 | UNCLE TONY'S COCKNEY Q | |
| 32 | GECKO BBQ | |
| 33 | Osdorp Grillers (NL) | |
| 34 | BARDOWN BARBEQUE |
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 — Bread
11 entries · top 176.5600 · median 167.4744
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | HECK OF A DISH | |
| 2 | BACKCORNER BBQ | |
| 3 | BBQ TEAM LAURENTIUS | |
| 4 | FAT WALLYS | |
| 5 | ANGUS AND OINK | |
| 6 | BULLET BROTHERS | |
| 7 | FUNTIME BBQ | |
| 8 | BARDOWN BARBEQUE | |
| 9 | SCHLUCHTENGRILLER BBQ | |
| 10 | TEA AND BRISKETS | |
| 11 | BONE YARD BBQ |
Ancillary — Pigs Wings
13 entries · top 170.8344 · median 160.0000