A new contest record
693.1200
highest overall ever cooked here
693.1200 is the highest overall score this contest has ever produced — past the 687.9316 Bunch of Swines set in 2019.
- old record 687.9316
- set 2019 by Bunch of Swines
Tony Stone BBQ Competition 2022
Jun 3–5, 2022 · Hoofddorp, Netherlands · NETHERLANDS · 📍 Paviljoenlaan 1, Haarlemmermeerse bos
Reps: Angela Fishlock, Mark Fishlock
BUNCH OF SWINES won Grand Champion at the Tony Stone BBQ Competition on June 3, 2022 in Hoofddorp, 2134CG at Paviljoenlaan 1, Haarlemmermeerse bos, scoring 693.1200 in a field of 38 teams. COOKLOUNGE BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 689.6456. Category winners: Chicken — BUNCH OF SWINES (174.2744); Pork Ribs — IQ - NETHERLANDS (176.5828); Pork — WETTELS ON FIRE (180.0000); Brisket — PARKSTAD SMOKERS (180.0000). This is the 2nd of 2 editions of this contest on record; the 2019 edition was won by Bunch of Swines.
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.
571.79
median 647.08
693.12 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 174.27
- Pork Ribs 176.58
- Pork 180 🔥
- Brisket 180 🔥
127.93
180
Entries
38
4 judged meats · 1 ancillary
Top score
693.1200
Winning margin
3.4744
GC over RC
Field average
641.43
571.79693.12
median 647.08 · last place to winner
Tightest race
Chicken
2.2744 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
664.4576
571.79693.12
10th place overall
Field spread
121.3260
winner to last place
Double threats
3
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 60%
beats 40% of 4711 Master Series wins in the data
Came back for more
38%
21 of 55 teams from the previous edition returned
Form held
Strong
ρ = -0.73 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,569
avg power rating going in · stronger than 54% of contests
Storylines (9 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.
Back-to-back
2 in a row
editions of this contest
Bunch of Swines won here last time out too — 2 straight editions of this contest.
- 2019
- 2022
A dynasty in the making
2×
wins at this contest
2 of 2 tracked editions
Bunch of Swines has won this contest 2 times across its 2 tracked editions.
- 2019
- 2022
Photo finishes
0.0116
closest of 6 calls decided inside half a point
Chicken places 3–4: BACKCORNER BBQ edged COOKLOUNGE BBQ by 0.0116. Pork places 8–9: LOWLAND SMOKERS edged RFS Barbecue Team by 0.0116. Chicken places 2–3: TRI-Q DUTCH BBQ TEAM edged BACKCORNER BBQ by 0.0228.
- Chicken 3–4 · 0.0116
- Pork 8–9 · 0.0116
- Chicken 2–3 · 0.0228
- Chicken 8–9 · 0.0228
How the title was won
4 of 4
meats called to the stage
BUNCH OF SWINES took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork ribs at 5th.
- Chicken 1st
- Pork Ribs 5th
- Pork 5th
- Brisket 2nd
A contest record in pork
180.0000
best pork ever cooked here
WETTELS ON FIRE turned in 180.0000 in pork — past the 176.5600 that had stood across 1 earlier editions.
- old best 176.5600
- across 1 past editions
Back to defend
1
past champions back in the field
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: Bunch of Swines (won 2019).
- Bunch of Swines · 2019
The contest returns
3 yrs
since the last edition
This contest was away for 3 years — the previous tracked edition ran on 2019-06-08.
- previous edition 2019-06-08
A perfect score on the table
2
perfect 180s
2 perfect 180s were scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
- PARKSTAD SMOKERS · Brisket
- WETTELS ON FIRE · Pork
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 8, 2019 | Hoofddorp | Hoofddorp, 2314CG | 55 | 687.9316 | Bunch of Swines | THE DUTCH BBQ CREW |
| Jun 3, 2022 ← this one | Hoofddorp | Paviljoenlaan 1, Haarlemmermeerse bos | 38 | 693.1200 | Bunch of Swines | COOKLOUNGE BBQ |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 174.2744 | 172 | 168.5828 |
| Pork Ribs | 176.5828 | 169.7028 | 165.6800 |
| Pork | 180 | 172 | 168.5372 |
| Brisket | 180 | 174.3200 | 165.6684 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
38 entries · top 693.1200 · median 647.0802
Chicken
38 entries · top 174.2744 · median 164.8342
Pork Ribs
38 entries · top 176.5828 · median 158.8116
Pork
38 entries · top 180 · median 163.9828 · 🔥 perfect 180
Brisket
38 entries · top 180 · median 154.5542 · 🔥 perfect 180
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
14 entries · top 180 · median 171.9598 · 🔥 perfect 180