A statement win
11.4396
points clear of the field
Wider than 90% of the 4,742 championships in the data
The champion won by 11.4396 points — a wider margin than 90% of championships in the data.
De Vliegende Hollander BBQ-Contest II
2022-05-21 – 2022-05-22 · Terneuzen, 4538AP · NETHERLANDS · 📍 Polenweg 26
Reps: MARIANNE VAN GALEN, MAYCO VAN GALEN
Grand Champion: Southern Dutch BBQ (677.6572) · 18 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 PARKSTAD SMOKERS
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.
618.63
median 653.97
677.66 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 173.15
- Pork Ribs 169.77
- Pork 177.70
- Brisket 176.01
140.48
177.70
Entries
18
4 judged meats
Top score
677.6572
Winning margin
11.4396
GC over RC
Field average
651.07
618.63677.66
median 653.97 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Chicken
2.8688 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
651.8624
618.63677.66
10th place overall
Field spread
59.0284
winner to last place
Double threats
6
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 91%
beats 9% of 4707 Master Series wins in the data
Form held
Strong
ρ = -0.65 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1612
avg power rating going in · stronger than 84% 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
0.0116
closest of 8 calls decided inside half a point
Pork Ribs places 4–5: COOKLOUNGE BBQ edged BELGIAN BBQ TEAM FIVE Q by 0.0116. Brisket places 2–3: SCHLUCHTENGRILLER BBQ edged PARKSTAD SMOKERS by 0.0116. Brisket places 8–9: BELGIAN BBQ TEAM FIVE Q edged RIVERLAND SMOKERS by 0.0116.
- Pork Ribs 4–5 · 0.0116
- Brisket 2–3 · 0.0116
- Brisket 8–9 · 0.0116
- Pork 6–7 · 0.0228
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 6th.
- Chicken 5th
- Pork Ribs 6th
- Pork 1st
- Brisket 6th
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 | 173.1544 | 170.2856 | 166.2744 |
| Pork Ribs | 169.7716 | 163.4172 | 158.2628 |
| Pork | 177.7028 | 169.1200 | 166.2400 |
| Brisket | 176.0116 | 168.5828 | 160.5600 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
18 entries · top 677.6572 · median 653.9656
Chicken
18 entries · top 173.1544 · median 166.8514
Pork Ribs
18 entries · top 169.7716 · median 158.8514
Pork
18 entries · top 177.7028 · median 166.2744
Brisket
18 entries · top 176.0116 · median 160.8284