A new contest record
693.7484
highest overall ever cooked here
693.7484 is the highest overall score this contest has ever produced — past the 693.1544 BBQ+ set in 2018.
- old record 693.1544
- set 2018 by BBQ+
Farm Meat De Vaartse Hoeve BBQ Contest 2019
Sep 7–8, 2019 · Dongen, Netherlands · NETHERLANDS · 📍 Vaartweg 131
Reps: Marianne Van Galen, Mayco Van Galen
IQ - NETHERLANDS won Grand Champion at the Farm Meat De Vaartse Hoeve BBQ Contest on September 7, 2019 in Dongen, 5106NC at Vaartweg 131, scoring 693.7484 in a field of 38 teams. BBQ+ took Reserve Grand Champion with 685.7028. Category winners: Chicken — MASTERS OF FIRE (177.1428); Pork Ribs — PUREBBQ (177.1772); Pork — BELGIAN BBQ TEAM FIVE Q (180.0000); Brisket — AllSeasoned Dutch BBQ Team (176.0572). The Open Comp standings were won by BBQ De Reizende Mannen with 345.1428. This is the 2nd of 3 editions of this contest on record; the 2018 edition was won by BBQ+; the next was held in 2022.
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.
490.79
median 647.38
693.75 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 177.14
- Pork Ribs 177.18
- Pork 180 🔥
- Brisket 176.06
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180
Winning score by edition
What it has taken to win here, 2018 to 2022 — this edition picked out.
Entries
38
4 judged meats · 3 ancillary
Top score
693.7484
Winning margin
8.0456
GC over RC
Field average
639.14
490.79693.75
median 647.38 · last place to winner
Tightest race
Brisket
4.6288 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
665.1428
490.79693.75
10th place overall
Field spread
202.9600
winner to last place
Double threats
4
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 58%
beats 42% of 4714 Master Series wins in the data
Came back for more
55%
22 of 40 teams from the previous edition returned
Form held
Weak
ρ = -0.27 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,530
avg power rating going in · stronger than 22% 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.
Won without a category win
4 of 4
meats called to the stage
IQ - NETHERLANDS won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 4 calls from 4 boards, best of them 2nd. Consistency beat fireworks.
- Chicken 3rd
- Pork Ribs 2nd
- Pork 6th
- Brisket 5th
Photo finishes
Tie
closest of 6 calls decided inside half a point
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.
- Pork 8–9 · tie
- Pork 7–8 · 0.0228
- Pork Ribs 3–4 · 0.0228
- Brisket 3–4 · 0.0344
A contest record in pork
180.0000
best pork ever cooked here
BELGIAN BBQ TEAM FIVE Q turned in 180.0000 in pork — past the 176.6172 that had stood across 1 earlier editions.
- old best 176.6172
- across 1 past editions
Back to defend
1
past champions back in the field
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: BBQ+ (won 2018).
- BBQ+ · 2018
A perfect score on the table
1
perfect 180s
1 perfect 180 was scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
- BELGIAN BBQ TEAM FIVE Q · Pork
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 8, 2018 | Dongen | Vaartweg 131 | 40 | 693.1544 | BBQ+ | IQ - NETHERLANDS |
| Sep 7, 2019 ← this one | Dongen | Vaartweg 131 | 38 | 693.7484 | IQ | BBQ+ |
| Sep 10, 2022 | Dongen | 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 | 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 · 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 · out of 360, not the usual 720
| # | 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 · 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 · median 172.0456 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BBQ De Reizende Mannen | |
| 2 | Smokin Suckers | |
| 3 | Mountain High Smokers |