De Vliegende Hollander BBQ
2021-09-25 – 2021-09-26 · Terneuzen, 4538AP · NETHERLANDS · 📍 Polenweg 26
Reps: MARIANNE VAN GALEN, MAYCO VAN GALEN
Grand Champion: iQ (688.5484) · 21 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ
Entries
21
4 judged meats
Top score
688.5484
Winning margin
2.9144
GC over RC
Field average
650.20
median 654.22
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Chicken
3.4628 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
654.2516
10th place overall
Field spread
83.5888
winner to last place
Double threats
6
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 88%
beats 12% of 1951 Master Series wins in the data
Form held
Strong
ρ = -0.6 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1528
avg power rating going in · stronger than 33% of contests
Storylines
📸 Photo finishes
Pork places 9–10: PARKSTAD SMOKERS and Dutch BBQ Friends - Netherlands tied on 162.8228 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 8–9: Osdorp Grillers (NL) and BUGHOUSE SMOKERS tied on 163.4172 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 2–3: WETTELS ON FIRE edged Smoking Section by 0.0228.
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)
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 174.3200 | 170.8572 | 165.1428 |
| Pork Ribs | 175.4744 | 169.6800 | 163.3828 |
| Pork | 177.1772 | 170.2628 | 162.8228 |
| Brisket | 176.5944 | 167.9772 | 162.2744 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
21 entries · top 688.5484 · median 654.2172
Chicken
21 entries · top 174.3200 · median 164.5256
Pork Ribs
21 entries · top 175.4744 · median 162.8572
Pork
21 entries · top 177.1772 · median 162.2628
Brisket
21 entries · top 176.5944 · median 162.2400