EUregio Barbecue Festival
2019-08-17 – 2019-08-18 · Erlenstr Waldfeucht-Haaren, 52525 · GERMANY · 📍 Erlenstr Waldfeucht-Haaren, 52525
Reps: MARIANNE VAN GALEN, MAYCO VAN GALEN
Grand Champion: IQ (682.3316) · 28 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 BACKCORNER BBQ
Entries
Top score
Winning margin
Field average
Tightest race
Top-10 cutoff
Field spread
Double threats
How hot was the win?
Form held
Field strength
Storylines
🧹 A double category winner
IQ - NETHERLANDS won Chicken, Brisket — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
📸 Photo finishes
Pork places 9–10: M&G-BBQ edged IQ - NETHERLANDS by 0.0112. Chicken places 9–10: SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ edged OLD TRUCKERS BBQ by 0.0116. Pork Ribs places 5–6: it's Spice That Meats You edged OLD TRUCKERS BBQ by 0.0228.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-08-20 | Elsweg/Waldfeuchy-Haaren/NRW | 28 | 696.5376 | BBQ LONGHORN RANCH HANDS | BUNCH OF SWINES | |
| 2019-08-17 ← this one | Erlenstr Waldfeucht-Haaren, 52525 | Erlenstr Waldfeucht-Haaren, 52525 | 28 | 682.3316 | IQ | BACKCORNER BBQ |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 178.2972 | 170.3200 | 167.3712 |
| Pork Ribs | 173.7144 | 166.8800 | 164.5944 |
| Pork | 180.0000 | 170.2512 | 165.1544 |
| Brisket | 173.1428 | 167.4516 | 160.5256 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
28 entries · top 682.3316 · median 637.8340
Chicken
28 entries · top 178.2972 · median 161.9542
Pork Ribs
28 entries · top 173.7144 · median 161.9886
Pork
28 entries · top 180.0000 · median 162.5370 · 🔥 perfect 180
Brisket
28 entries · top 173.1428 · median 157.3886