Aug 17–18, 2019 · Erlenstr Waldfeucht-Haaren, Germany · GERMANY
Reps: Marianne Van Galen, Mayco Van Galen
IQ - NETHERLANDS won Grand Champion at the EUregio Barbecue Festival on August 17, 2019 in Erlenstr Waldfeucht-Haaren, 52525, scoring 682.3316 in a field of 28 teams. BACKCORNER BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 680.5720. Category winners: Chicken — IQ - NETHERLANDS (178.2972); Pork Ribs — DE FILOUS (173.7144); Brisket — IQ - NETHERLANDS (173.1428). This is the 2nd of 2 editions of this contest on record; the 2016 edition was won by BBQ LONGHORN RANCH HANDS.
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.
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
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. Chicken places 3–4: BACKCORNER BBQ edged PARKSTAD SMOKERS by 0.0344.
IQ - NETHERLANDS won Chicken, Brisket — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
IQ - NETHERLANDS took the title on 3 calls from 3 meats, with 2 outright wins — their weakest board was pork ribs at 8th.
IQ - NETHERLANDS turned in 178.2972 in chicken — past the 176.5600 that had stood across 1 earlier editions.
This contest was away for 3 years — the previous tracked edition ran on 2016-08-20.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 20, 2016 | Waldfeutch-Haaren/NRW, NR | Elsweg/Waldfeuchy-Haaren/NRW | 28 | 696.5376 | BBQ LONGHORN RANCH HANDS | BUNCH OF SWINES |
| Aug 17, 2019 ← this one | Erlenstr Waldfeucht-Haaren | Erlenstr Waldfeucht-Haaren, 52525 | 28 | 682.3316 | IQ | BACKCORNER BBQ |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 178.2972 | 170.3200 | 167.3712 |
| Pork Ribs | 173.7144 | 166.8800 | 164.5944 |
| Brisket | 173.1428 | 167.4516 | 160.5256 |
28 entries · top 682.3316 · median 637.8340
28 entries · top 178.2972 · median 161.9542
28 entries · top 173.7144 · median 161.9886
28 entries · top 173.1428 · median 157.3886
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.
28 entries · top 180 · median 162.5370 · 🔥 perfect 180