A dynasty in the making
2×
wins at this contest
2 of 4 tracked editions
Southern Dutch BBQ has won this contest 2 times across its 4 tracked editions.
- 2021
- 2022
Eastern BBQ Contest 2020-Day 1
2021-08-13 – 2021-08-14 · MEERBEKE, 9402 · BELGIUM · 📍 GEMEENTEHUISSTRAAT
Reps: MARIANNE VAN GALEN, MAYCO VAN GALEN
Grand Champion: Southern Dutch BBQ (677.0520) · 19 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 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.
517.17
median 647.45
677.05 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 174.88
- Pork Ribs 177.18
- Pork 175.42
- Brisket 176.57
20.00
177.18
Winning score by edition
What it has taken to win here, 2019 to 2023 — this edition picked out.
Entries
19
4 judged meats · 1 ancillary
Top score
677.0520
Winning margin
6.1492
GC over RC
Field average
641.05
517.17677.05
median 647.45 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Chicken
4.0572 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
647.4516
517.17677.05
10th place overall
Field spread
159.8860
winner to last place
Double threats
8
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 92%
beats 8% of 4707 Master Series wins in the data
Came back for more
60%
15 of 25 teams from the previous edition returned
Form held
Moderate
ρ = -0.53 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1603
avg power rating going in · stronger than 80% of contests
Storylines (5 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.
Photo finishes
Tie
closest of 6 calls decided inside half a point
Chicken places 1–2: Smoking Section and Smokey The Boar tied on 174.8800 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 4–5: DE VLIEGENDE HOLLANDER BBQ-TEAM and PARKSTAD SMOKERS tied on 170.8228 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 5–6: IQ - NETHERLANDS edged RFS Barbecue Team by 0.0228.
- Chicken 1–2 · tie
- Chicken 4–5 · tie
- Pork 5–6 · 0.0228
- Pork Ribs 7–8 · 0.0800
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 chicken at 8th.
- Chicken 8th
- Pork Ribs 8th
- Pork 4th
- Brisket 1st
A contest record in brisket
176.5716
best brisket ever cooked here
SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ turned in 176.5716 in brisket — past the 173.1428 that had stood across 1 earlier editions.
- old best 173.1428
- across 1 past editions
The contest returns
2.3 yrs
since the last edition
This contest was away for 2.3 years — the previous tracked edition ran on 2019-04-19.
- previous edition 2019-04-19
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-04-19 | Ninove, 9600 | Ninove, 9600 | 25 | 701.1544 | BUNCH OF SWINES | IQ - NETHERLANDS |
| 2021-08-13 ← this one | MEERBEKE, 9402 | GEMEENTEHUISSTRAAT | 19 | 677.0520 | Southern Dutch BBQ | IQ - NETHERLANDS |
| 2022-04-15 | MEERBEKE, 9402 | GEMEENTEHUISSTRAAT | 19 | 683.3944 | Southern Dutch BBQ | WHITE SQUIRREL BBQ |
| 2023-04-07 | MEERBEKE, 9402 | GEMEENTEHUISSTRAAT | 10 | 683.9656 | SMOKE ON THE WILD SIDE | BBQ Team Laurentius |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 174.8800 | 170.8228 | 163.9772 |
| Pork Ribs | 177.1772 | 170.8228 | 163.9540 |
| Pork | 175.4172 | 166.2856 | 161.1084 |
| Brisket | 176.5716 | 167.3712 | 162.2972 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
19 entries · top 677.0520 · median 647.4516
Chicken
19 entries · top 174.8800 · median 163.9772
Pork Ribs
19 entries · top 177.1772 · median 163.9540
Pork
19 entries · top 175.4172 · median 161.1084
Brisket
19 entries · top 176.5716 · median 162.2972
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 — Tomahawk Cervena Chefs Choice
8 entries · top 173.7144 · median 166.8400
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | DE VLIEGENDE HOLLANDER BBQ-TEAM | |
| 2 | BADBOY BUTCHERS BBQ | |
| 3 | SLOWJOE BBQ SWEDEN | |
| 4 | SMOKE ON THE WILD SIDE | |
| 5 | THE SMOKIN' PORKETEERS | |
| 6 | COOKLOUNGE BBQ | |
| 7 | BBQ TEAM LAURENTIUS | |
| 8 | ANTWERPS BBQ-TEAM |