Farm Meat "De Vaartse Hoeve" BBQ Contest
2022-09-10 – 2022-09-11 · Dongen, 5106NC · NETHERLANDS
Reps: MARIANNE VAN GALEN, MAYCO VAN GALEN
Grand Champion: parkstad smokers (685.0632) · 28 teams
Entries
28
5 categories
Top score
685.0632
Winning margin
1.1432
GC over RC
Field average
639.99
median 645.56
Perfect 180s
1 🔥
Tightest race
Brisket
3.4516 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
654.6744
what a walk cost here
Field spread
161.7032
winner to last place
Double threats
9
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 66%
beats 34% of 2715 overall wins in the data
Field strength
1540
avg power rating going in · stronger than 45% of contests
Storylines
🪒 A razor-thin finish
The Grand Championship was decided by 1.1432 points — closer than 81% of every championship in the data.
🃏 An upset on the books
PARKSTAD SMOKERS came in rated below the field's top team, SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 32-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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-09-08 | 40 | 693.1544 | BBQ+ | |
| 2019-09-07 | Dongen, 5106NC | 38 | 693.7484 | IQ |
| 2022-09-10 ← this one | Dongen, 5106NC | 28 | 685.0632 | parkstad smokers |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Ancillary — Dessert
7 entries · top 180.0000 · median 166.2748 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | It's spice that meats you | |
| 2 | BELGIAN BBQ TEAM FIVE Q | |
| 3 | Dutch BBQ Friends - Netherlands | |
| 4 | Badboy Butchers BBQ | |
| 5 | BUGHOUSE SMOKERS | |
| 6 | ALLSEASONED DUTCH BBQ TEAM | |
| 7 | LOWLAND SMOKERS |
Master Series — Brisket
28 entries · top 175.4172 · median 155.6628
Master Series — Chicken
28 entries · top 176.5828 · median 165.9770
Master Series — Overall
28 entries · top 685.0632 · median 645.5596
Master Series — Pork
28 entries · top 176.5716 · median 165.9772
Master Series — Pork Ribs
28 entries · top 174.8572 · median 159.6686