Eastern BBQ Contest 2022-Day 2
2022-04-16 – 2022-04-17 · MEERBEKE, 9402 · BELGIUM
Reps: MARIANNE VAN GALEN, MAYCO VAN GALEN
Grand Champion: COOKLOUNGE BBQ (691.3484) · 24 teams
Entries
24
5 categories
Top score
691.3484
Winning margin
1.7140
GC over RC
Field average
658.10
median 658.19
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Chicken
5.1312 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
662.1832
what a walk cost here
Field spread
73.8056
winner to last place
Double threats
6
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 59%
beats 41% of 2715 overall wins in the data
Field strength
1555
avg power rating going in · stronger than 61% of contests
Storylines
🃏 An upset on the books
COOKLOUNGE BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 23-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
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
This contest over the years
| Date | Where | Teams | High score | Grand Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-04-20 | Ninove, 9600 | 29 | 694.3316 | BBQ |
| 2021-08-14 | MEERBEKE, 9402 | 26 | 689.6800 | Southern Dutch BBQ |
| 2022-04-16 ← this one | MEERBEKE, 9402 | 24 | 691.3484 | COOKLOUNGE BBQ |
| 2023-04-08 | MEERBEKE, 9402 | 13 | 681.6340 | LAURENTIUS |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Ancillary — Doyenne pear cc
9 entries · top 177.7144 · median 168.5256
Master Series — Brisket
24 entries · top 176.5600 · median 164.5600
Master Series — Chicken
24 entries · top 177.7028 · median 165.9656
Master Series — Overall
24 entries · top 691.3484 · median 658.1942
Master Series — Pork
24 entries · top 176.5944 · median 166.2800
Master Series — Pork Ribs
24 entries · top 177.1544 · median 164.5430