Meetjesland International BBQ Contest
2022-05-14 – 2022-05-15 · Aalter, 9880 · BELGIUM · 📍 Europalaan 22
Reps: MARIANNE VAN GALEN, MAYCO VAN GALEN
Grand Champion: Southern Dutch (680.5140) · 19 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 Barbecoa BBQ Team
Entries
Top score
Winning margin
Field average
Tightest race
Top-10 cutoff
Field spread
Double threats
How hot was the win?
Form held
Field strength
Storylines
🧹 A double category winner
SMOKE ON THE WILD SIDE won Brisket, Pork — a double.
📸 Photo finishes
Master Series — Pork places 3–4: Osdorp Grillers (NL) and WETTELS ON FIRE tied on 168.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Master Series — Pork places 6–7: Barbecoa BBQ Team and BUNCH OF SWINES tied on 166.8456 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Ancillary — Pork places 4–5: TJOPPIE DOPPIE BBQ TEAM edged SERIAL SOUL SMOKERS by 0.0004.
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)
This contest over the years full contest page →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-14 ← this one | Aalter, 9880 | Europalaan 22 | 19 | 680.5140 | Southern Dutch | Barbecoa BBQ Team |
| 2023-04-29 | Aalter, 9880 | Groendreef 10 | 20 | 686.2172 | Laurentius | BBQ+ |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Master Series — Chicken | 172.5828 | 170.2856 | 167.4172 |
| Master Series — Pork Ribs | 179.4400 | 170.2628 | 161.6688 |
| Master Series — Pork | 177.7028 | 167.3944 | 165.7028 |
| Master Series — Brisket | 174.8456 | 166.2972 | 158.8228 |
| Ancillary — Pork | 180.0000 | 165.6912 | — |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
19 entries · top 680.5140 · median 655.9772
Chicken
19 entries · top 172.5828 · median 167.4172
Pork Ribs
19 entries · top 179.4400 · median 161.6688
Pork
19 entries · top 177.7028 · median 165.7028
Brisket
19 entries · top 174.8456 · median 158.8228
Ancillary
Pork
8 entries · top 180.0000 · median 165.6914 · 🔥 perfect 180