A new contest record
690.2628
highest overall ever cooked here
690.2628 is the highest overall score this contest has ever produced — past the 683.3716 BBQ HIGHLANDER set in 2017.
- old record 683.3716
- set 2017 by BBQ HIGHLANDER
KCBS International BBQ Contest Vuur en Vlees 2019
Jun 29–30, 2019 · Deurne, Netherlands · NETHERLANDS · 📍 Giesslseweg 183
Reps: Marianne Van Galen, Mayco Van Galen
IQ - NETHERLANDS won Grand Champion at the KCBS International BBQ Contest Vuur en Vlees on June 29, 2019 in Deurne, 5753 PN at Giesslseweg 183, scoring 690.2628 in a field of 22 teams. PARKSTAD SMOKERS took Reserve Grand Champion with 671.3144. Category winners: Chicken — IQ - NETHERLANDS (176.5828); Pork Ribs — THE DUTCH BBQ CREW (173.1772); Pork — IQ - NETHERLANDS (174.2628); Brisket — IQ - NETHERLANDS (173.7028). The Open Comp standings were won by de Reizende Mannen with 345.2228. This is the 3rd of 5 editions of this contest on record; the 2018 edition was won by BBQ TEAM LAURENTIUS; 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.
585.65
median 657.07
690.26 🏆
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 173.18
- Pork 174.26
- Brisket 173.70
137.13
176.58
Winning score by edition
What it has taken to win here, 2017 to 2023 — this edition picked out.
Entries
22
4 judged meats · 3 ancillary
Top score
690.2628
Winning margin
18.9484
GC over RC
Field average
646.50
585.65690.26
median 657.07 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Pork
2.2400 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
658.7884
585.65690.26
10th place overall
Field spread
104.6168
winner to last place
Double threats
5
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 70%
beats 30% of 4723 Master Series wins in the data
Came back for more
32%
7 of 22 teams from the previous edition returned
Form held
Moderate
ρ = -0.37 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,542
avg power rating going in · stronger than 31% of contests
Storylines (6 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 statement win
18.9484
points clear of the field
Wider than 99% of the 4,722 championships in the data
The champion won by 18.9484 points — a wider margin than 99% of championships in the data.
A hat-trick of category wins
3
category wins in a day
IQ - NETHERLANDS won Chicken, Pork, Brisket — a hat-trick, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
- Chicken 1st
- Pork 1st
- Brisket 1st
Photo finishes
Tie
closest of 8 calls decided inside half a point
Chicken places 9–10: THE POPES WHITE SMOKE and ROKENDE REGAHS tied on 164.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 1–2: IQ - NETHERLANDS and PARKSTAD SMOKERS tied on 174.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 8–9: PUREBBQ edged SMOKE ON THE WILD SIDE by 0.0004.
- Chicken 9–10 · tie
- Pork 1–2 · tie
- Pork Ribs 8–9 · 0.0004
- Chicken 5–6 · 0.0116
How the title was won
4 of 4
meats called to the stage
IQ - NETHERLANDS took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 3 outright wins — their weakest board was pork ribs at 6th.
- Chicken 1st
- Pork Ribs 6th
- Pork 1st
- Brisket 1st
A contest record in pork ribs
173.1772
best pork ribs ever cooked here
THE DUTCH BBQ CREW turned in 173.1772 in pork ribs — past the 172.0344 that had stood across 2 earlier editions.
- old best 172.0344
- across 2 past editions
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 10, 2017 | Deurne | Giesslseweg 183 | 24 | 683.3716 | BBQ HIGHLANDER | FIRE, SMOKE & FLAVOR |
| Jun 23, 2018 | Deurne | Giesslseweg 183 | 22 | 677.0856 | BBQ TEAM LAURENTIUS | FIRE, SMOKE & FLAVOR |
| Jun 29, 2019 ← this one | Deurne | Giesslseweg 183 | 22 | 690.2628 | iQ | PARKSTAD SMOKERS |
| Oct 23, 2021 | Liesselseweg, Deurne | Bruggenseweg 11a | 30 | 692.5600 | Southern Dutch BBQ | IQ - NETHERLANDS |
| Sep 23, 2023 | Deurne | Bruggenseweg aa! | 13 | 675.3488 | Backcorner BBQ | COOKLOUNGE BBQ |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 176.5828 | 170.2628 | 164.5600 |
| Pork Ribs | 173.1772 | 166.8572 | 162.3316 |
| Pork | 174.2628 | 172.0228 | 163.9656 |
| Brisket | 173.7028 | 169.1428 | 161.1084 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
22 entries · top 690.2628 · median 657.0686
Chicken
22 entries · top 176.5828 · median 164.5600
Pork Ribs
22 entries · top 173.1772 · median 161.7258
Pork
22 entries · top 174.2628 · median 161.9714
Brisket
22 entries · top 173.7028 · median 160.2456
Open Comp
Overall
2 entries · top 345.2228 · median 324.3026 · out of 360, not the usual 720
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | de Reizende Mannen | |
| 2 | SMOKE ON THE WILD SIDE |
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 — Vega Chefs Choice
9 entries · top 180 · median 155.3944 · 🔥 perfect 180
Open Comp — Whole Hog Blindbox
2 entries · top 172.6172 · median 159.7200
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | de Reizende Mannen | |
| 2 | SMOKE ON THE WILD SIDE |
Open Comp — Whole Hog Field
2 entries · top 172.6056 · median 164.5826
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | de Reizende Mannen | |
| 2 | SMOKE ON THE WILD SIDE |