A new contest record
696.5256
highest overall ever cooked here
696.5256 is the highest overall score this contest has ever produced — past the 669.0628 IQ - NETHERLANDS set in 2015.
- old record 669.0628
- set 2015 by IQ - NETHERLANDS
Het BBQ Kampioenschap Van Het Waasland 2019
Sep 21–22, 2019 · Sint Niklaas, Belgium · BELGIUM · 📍 Grote Market
Reps: Marianne Van Galen, Mayco Van Galen
SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ won Grand Champion at the Het BBQ Kampioenschap Van Het Waasland on September 21, 2019 in Sint Niklaas, 9100 at Grote Market, scoring 696.5256 in a field of 36 teams. WHITE SQUIRREL BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 683.3944. Category winners: Chicken — 010 BRAAI (179.4400); Pork Ribs — WHITE SQUIRREL BBQ (176.5716); Pork — BBQ HIGHLANDER (177.7028); Brisket — SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ (179.4400). This is the 2nd of 2 editions of this contest on record; the 2015 edition was won by IQ - NETHERLANDS.
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.
477.58
median 646.49
696.53 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 179.44
- Pork Ribs 176.57
- Pork 177.70
- Brisket 179.44
20
179.44
Entries
36
4 judged meats · 1 ancillary
Top score
696.5256
Winning margin
13.1312
GC over RC
Field average
639.56
477.58696.53
median 646.49 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Chicken
5.7144 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
661.6572
477.58696.53
10th place overall
Field spread
218.9484
winner to last place
Double threats
5
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 48%
beats 52% of 4714 Master Series wins in the data
Came back for more
62%
8 of 13 teams from the previous edition returned
Form held
Strong
ρ = -0.77 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,561
avg power rating going in · stronger than 47% 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
13.1312
points clear of the field
Wider than 94% of the 4,713 championships in the data
The champion won by 13.1312 points — a wider margin than 94% of championships in the data.
Photo finishes
0.0116
closest of 5 calls decided inside half a point
Chicken places 4–5: SMOKE ON THE WILD SIDE edged DE VLIEGENDE HOLLANDER BBQ-TEAM by 0.0116. Pork places 8–9: OLD TRUCKERS BBQ edged BACKCORNER BBQ by 0.0116. Pork Ribs places 4–5: BBQ RANGERS BELGIUM edged SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ by 0.0456.
- Chicken 4–5 · 0.0116
- Pork 8–9 · 0.0116
- Pork Ribs 4–5 · 0.0456
- Pork Ribs 8–9 · 0.0456
How the title was won
4 of 4
meats called to the stage
SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork ribs at 5th.
- Chicken 3rd
- Pork Ribs 5th
- Pork 4th
- Brisket 1st
A contest record in chicken
179.4400
best chicken ever cooked here
010 BRAAI turned in 179.4400 in chicken — past the 166.8800 that had stood across 1 earlier editions.
- old best 166.8800
- across 1 past editions
The contest returns
4 yrs
since the last edition
This contest was away for 4 years — the previous tracked edition ran on 2015-09-19.
- previous edition 2015-09-19
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 19, 2015 | Sint-Niklaas | Sint-Niklaas, | 13 | 669.0628 | IQ - NETHERLANDS | BBQ LONGHORN RANCH HANDS |
| Sep 21, 2019 ← this one | Sint Niklaas | Grote Market | 36 | 696.5256 | Southern Dutch BBQ team | WHITE SQUIRREL BBQ |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 179.4400 | 173.7256 | 166.8456 |
| Pork Ribs | 176.5716 | 168.5372 | 164.5372 |
| Pork | 177.7028 | 171.9772 | 168.5828 |
| Brisket | 179.4400 | 171.4400 | 164.5484 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
36 entries · top 696.5256 · median 646.4914
Chicken
36 entries · top 179.4400 · median 163.1370
Pork Ribs
36 entries · top 176.5716 · median 161.1544
Pork
36 entries · top 177.7028 · median 162.5486
Brisket
36 entries · top 179.4400 · median 159.3944
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 — Pizza
15 entries · top 179.4400 · median 160.7200