Back-to-back
2 in a row
editions of this contest
Southern Dutch BBQ won here last time out too — 2 straight editions of this contest.
- 2021
- 2022
Eastern BBQ Contest 2022-Day 1
Apr 15–16, 2022 · Meerbeke, Belgium · BELGIUM · 📍 GEMEENTEHUISSTRAAT
Reps: Marianne Van Galen, Mayco Van Galen
SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ won Grand Champion at the Eastern BBQ Contest 2022-Day 1 on April 15, 2022 in MEERBEKE, 9402 at GEMEENTEHUISSTRAAT, scoring 683.3944 in a field of 19 teams. WHITE SQUIRREL BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 678.7428. Category winners: Chicken — BONSAIS WILD BBQ (177.7372); Pork Ribs — SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ (172.5944); Pork — SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ (175.4172); Brisket — SMOKE ON THE WILD SIDE (172.5828). This is the 3rd of 4 editions of this contest on record; the 2021 edition was won by Southern Dutch BBQ; 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.
617.47
median 655.22
683.39 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 177.74
- Pork Ribs 172.59
- Pork 175.42
- Brisket 172.58
141.04
177.74
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
683.3944
Winning margin
4.6516
GC over RC
Field average
656.50
617.47683.39
median 655.22 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Pork Ribs
4.0572 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
655.2224
617.47683.39
10th place overall
Field spread
65.9200
winner to last place
Double threats
6
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 85%
beats 15% of 4711 Master Series wins in the data
Came back for more
58%
11 of 19 teams from the previous edition returned
Form held
Strong
ρ = -0.6 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,609
avg power rating going in · stronger than 83% of contests
Storylines (7 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 4 tracked editions
Southern Dutch BBQ has won this contest 2 times across its 4 tracked editions.
- 2021
- 2022
Photo finishes
Tie
closest of 10 calls decided inside half a point
Pork Ribs places 9–10: BONSAIS WILD BBQ and IQ - NETHERLANDS tied on 162.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 6–7: It's spice that meats you edged SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ by 0.0112. Pork places 1–2: SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ edged WHITE SQUIRREL BBQ by 0.0116.
- Pork Ribs 9–10 · tie
- Chicken 6–7 · 0.0112
- Pork 1–2 · 0.0116
- Brisket 8–9 · 0.0116
A double category winner
2
category wins in a day
SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ won Pork Ribs, Pork — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
- Pork Ribs 1st
- Pork 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 chicken at 7th.
- Chicken 7th
- Pork Ribs 1st
- Pork 1st
- Brisket 7th
A contest record in chicken
177.7372
best chicken ever cooked here
BONSAIS WILD BBQ turned in 177.7372 in chicken — past the 177.1428 that had stood across 2 earlier editions.
- old best 177.1428
- across 2 past editions
Back to defend
2
past champions back in the field
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: BUNCH OF SWINES (won 2019), Southern Dutch BBQ (won 2021).
- BUNCH OF SWINES · 2019
- Southern Dutch BBQ · 2021
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 19, 2019 | Ninove | Ninove, 9600 | 25 | 701.1544 | BUNCH OF SWINES | IQ - NETHERLANDS |
| Aug 13, 2021 | Meerbeke | GEMEENTEHUISSTRAAT | 19 | 677.0520 | Southern Dutch BBQ | IQ - NETHERLANDS |
| Apr 15, 2022 ← this one | Meerbeke | GEMEENTEHUISSTRAAT | 19 | 683.3944 | Southern Dutch BBQ | WHITE SQUIRREL BBQ |
| Apr 7, 2023 | Meerbeke | 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 | 177.7372 | 169.6684 | 167.3828 |
| Pork Ribs | 172.5944 | 168.5372 | 162.8572 |
| Pork | 175.4172 | 169.1428 | 165.6800 |
| Brisket | 172.5828 | 167.4400 | 165.1432 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
19 entries · top 683.3944 · median 655.2224
Chicken
19 entries · top 177.7372 · median 167.3828
Pork Ribs
19 entries · top 172.5944 · median 162.8572
Pork
19 entries · top 175.4172 · median 165.6800
Brisket
19 entries · top 172.5828 · median 165.1432
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 — Servenna Cc
5 entries · top 180 · median 177.7028 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BBQ Team Laurentius | |
| 2 | DE VLIEGENDE HOLLANDER BBQ-TEAM | |
| 3 | BELGIAN BBQ TEAM FIVE Q | |
| 4 | SMOKE ON THE WILD SIDE | |
| 5 | Badboy Butchers BBQ |