A statement win
14.8340
points clear of the field
Wider than 96% of the 4,710 championships in the data
The champion won by 14.8340 points — a wider margin than 96% of championships in the data.
Farm Meat "De Vaartse Hoeve" Barbeque Contest 2021
Sep 11–12, 2021 · Dongen, Netherlands · NETHERLANDS · 📍 Vaartweg 131
Reps: Marianne Van Galen, Mayco Van Galen
SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ won Grand Champion at the Farm Meat "De Vaartse Hoeve" Barbeque Contest on September 11, 2021 in Dongen, 5106NC at Vaartweg 131, scoring 695.3828 in a field of 29 teams. IQ - NETHERLANDS took Reserve Grand Champion with 680.5488. Category winners: Chicken — PARKSTAD SMOKERS (174.2628); Pork Ribs — IQ - NETHERLANDS (174.8572); Pork — SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ (178.8572); Brisket — SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ (176.5828). This is the 1st of 5 editions of this contest on record; the next was held in 2023.
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.
480.53
median 646.13
695.38 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 174.26
- Pork Ribs 174.86
- Pork 178.86
- Brisket 176.58
130.23
178.86
Winning score by edition
What it has taken to win here, 2021 to 2024 — this edition picked out.
Entries
29
4 judged meats · 1 ancillary
Top score
695.3828
Winning margin
14.8340
GC over RC
Field average
636.34
480.53695.38
median 646.13 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Chicken
4 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
654.7200
480.53695.38
10th place overall
Field spread
214.8572
winner to last place
Double threats
5
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 53%
beats 47% of 4711 Master Series wins in the data
Form held
Strong
ρ = -0.63 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,555
avg power rating going in · stronger than 42% 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.
A dynasty in the making
2×
wins at this contest
2 of 5 tracked editions
Backcorner BBQ has won this contest 2 times across its 5 tracked editions.
- 2023
- 2024
Photo finishes
0.0116
closest of 7 calls decided inside half a point
Chicken places 6–7: Bughouse Smokers edged White Squirrel BBQ by 0.0116. Pork Ribs places 5–6: Smoke on the Wild Side edged SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ by 0.0116. Pork places 8–9: BELGIAN BBQ TEAM FIVE Q edged BBQ Team Laurentius by 0.0116.
- Chicken 6–7 · 0.0116
- Pork Ribs 5–6 · 0.0116
- Pork 8–9 · 0.0116
- Chicken 4–5 · 0.0228
A double category winner
2
category wins in a day
SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ won Pork, Brisket — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
- Pork 1st
- Brisket 1st
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 2 outright wins — their weakest board was pork ribs at 6th.
- Chicken 5th
- Pork Ribs 6th
- Pork 1st
- Brisket 1st
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 11, 2021 ← this one | Dongen | Vaartweg 131 | 29 | 695.3828 | Southern Dutch BBQ | IQ - NETHERLANDS |
| Sep 9, 2023 | Dongen | Vaartweg 131 | 13 | 691.9544 | iQ BBQ | BACKCORNER BBQ |
| Sep 10, 2023 | Dongen | Vaartweg 131 | 23 | 687.9428 | Backcorner BBQ | BELGIAN BBQ TEAM FIVE Q |
| Sep 6, 2024 | Dongen | Vaartweg 131 | 16 | 683.3600 | Dutch BBQ Smokers | COOKLOUNGE BBQ |
| Sep 7, 2024 | Dongen | Vaartweg 131 | 24 | 690.8116 | Backcorner BBQ | PUREBBQ |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 174.2628 | 170.2628 | 164.5828 |
| Pork Ribs | 174.8572 | 169.6916 | 166.3088 |
| Pork | 178.8572 | 169.6684 | 165.6684 |
| Brisket | 176.5828 | 172.5716 | 165.6800 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
29 entries · top 695.3828 · median 646.1256
Chicken
29 entries · top 174.2628 · median 161.7140
Pork Ribs
28 entries · top 174.8572 · median 163.6972
Pork
29 entries · top 178.8572 · median 158.2172
Brisket
29 entries · top 176.5828 · median 161.6456
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
10 entries · top 178.8572 · median 168.5600