Farm Meat De Vaartse Hoeve BBQ Contest
2019-09-07 – 2019-09-08 · Dongen, 5106NC · NETHERLANDS · 📍 Vaartweg 131
Reps: MARIANNE VAN GALEN, MAYCO VAN GALEN
Grand Champion: IQ (693.7484) · 38 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 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
📸 Photo finishes
Pork places 8–9: MASTERS OF FIRE and BUGHOUSE SMOKERS tied on 170.8228 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 7–8: Leo's BBQ edged MASTERS OF FIRE by 0.0228. Pork Ribs places 3–4: BBQ+ edged Vlees van Vandaag by 0.0228.
🛡️ Back to defend
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: BBQ+ (won 2018).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-09-08 | Vaartweg 131 | 40 | 693.1544 | BBQ+ | IQ - NETHERLANDS | |
| 2019-09-07 ← this one | Dongen, 5106NC | Vaartweg 131 | 38 | 693.7484 | IQ | BBQ+ |
| 2022-09-10 | Dongen, 5106NC | Vaartweg 131 | 28 | 685.0632 | parkstad smokers | SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 177.1428 | 169.1084 | 165.7256 |
| Pork Ribs | 177.1772 | 169.7372 | 166.2744 |
| Pork | 180.0000 | 172.6056 | 168.5600 |
| Brisket | 176.0572 | 171.4284 | 167.4744 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
38 entries · top 693.7484 · median 647.3772
Chicken
38 entries · top 177.1428 · median 163.1084
Pork Ribs
38 entries · top 177.1772 · median 159.6744
Pork
38 entries · top 180.0000 · median 160.8628 · 🔥 perfect 180
Brisket
38 entries · top 176.0572 · median 160.0114
Open Comp
Overall
3 entries · top 345.1428 · median 336.0112
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BBQ De Reizende Mannen | |
| 2 | Smokin Suckers | |
| 3 | Mountain High Smokers |
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 — Dessert
14 entries · top 180.0000 · median 163.9714 · 🔥 perfect 180
Open Comp — Whole Hog Blind Judging
3 entries · top 165.1428 · median 163.9656
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BBQ De Reizende Mannen | |
| 2 | Smokin Suckers | |
| 3 | Mountain High Smokers |
Open Comp — Whole Hog On Site Judged
3 entries · top 180.0000 · median 172.0456 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BBQ De Reizende Mannen | |
| 2 | Smokin Suckers | |
| 3 | Mountain High Smokers |