A statement win
13.1084
points clear of the field
Wider than 93% of the 4,710 championships in the data
The champion won by 13.1084 points — a wider margin than 93% of championships in the data.
Spring Break BBQ Contest III
Mar 26–27, 2022 · Lommel, Belgium · BELGIUM
Reps: Marianne Van Galen, Mayco Van Galen
SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ won Grand Champion at the Spring Break BBQ Contest III on March 26, 2022 in Lommel, 3920, scoring 694.8228 in a field of 31 teams. PARKSTAD SMOKERS took Reserve Grand Champion with 681.7144. Category winners: Chicken — BBQ Team Laurentius (179.4400); Pork Ribs — PARKSTAD SMOKERS (169.1888); Pork — SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ (176.5600); Brisket — BACKCORNER BBQ (176.5944).
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.
558
median 630.80
694.82 🏆
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 169.19
- Pork 176.56
- Brisket 176.59
111.86
179.44
Entries
31
4 judged meats · 1 ancillary
Top score
694.8228
Winning margin
13.1084
GC over RC
Field average
631.34
558694.82
median 630.80 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Pork Ribs
2.8916 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
651.3372
558694.82
10th place overall
Field spread
136.8228
winner to last place
Double threats
5
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 55%
beats 45% of 4711 Master Series wins in the data
Form held
Strong
ρ = -0.63 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,534
avg power rating going in · stronger than 25% of contests
Storylines (3 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 9 calls decided inside half a point
Pork places 3–4: PARKSTAD SMOKERS and BACKCORNER BBQ tied on 169.6800 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 8–9: WETTELS ON FIRE and PARKSTAD SMOKERS tied on 166.8456 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 6–7: Barbecoa BBQ Team edged WHITE SQUIRREL BBQ by 0.0112.
- Pork 3–4 · tie
- Brisket 8–9 · tie
- Chicken 6–7 · 0.0112
- Pork Ribs 3–4 · 0.0112
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 7th.
- Chicken 2nd
- Pork Ribs 7th
- Pork 1st
- Brisket 2nd
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)
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 179.4400 | 172.0228 | 169.1428 |
| Pork Ribs | 169.1888 | 166.2972 | 160.5140 |
| Pork | 176.5600 | 167.9772 | 163.9772 |
| Brisket | 176.5944 | 169.7028 | 162.8572 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
31 entries · top 694.8228 · median 630.8000
Chicken
31 entries · top 179.4400 · median 166.2400
Pork Ribs
31 entries · top 169.1888 · median 155.4172
Pork
31 entries · top 176.5600 · median 159.3828
Brisket
31 entries · top 176.5944 · median 159.3828
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 With Vegetable
11 entries · top 180 · median 176 · 🔥 perfect 180