A razor-thin finish
1.1540
points between champion and reserve
Closer than 80% of the 4,710 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 1.1540 points — closer than 80% of every championship in the data.
- Bunch of Swines
- BBQ+
Het BBQkampioenschap van het Waasland 2020 2022
Sep 17–18, 2022 · Sint Niklaas, Belgium · BELGIUM · 📍 Grote Markt 1
Reps: Marianne Van Galen, Mayco Van Galen
BUNCH OF SWINES won Grand Champion at the Het BBQkampioenschap van het Waasland 2020 on September 17, 2022 in Sint Niklaas, 9100 at Grote Markt 1, scoring 674.7656 in a field of 25 teams. BBQ+ took Reserve Grand Champion with 673.6116. Category winners: Chicken — ROKENDE REGAHS (172.5828); Pork Ribs — BACKCORNER BBQ (173.7144); Pork — BBQ+ (173.1200); Brisket — BUNCH OF SWINES (175.4056). This is the 1st of 3 editions of this contest on record; the next was held in 2023.
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.
574.07
median 646.75
674.77 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 172.58
- Pork Ribs 173.71
- Pork 173.12
- Brisket 175.41
125.61
175.41
Winning score by edition
What it has taken to win here, 2022 to 2023 — this edition picked out.
Entries
25
4 judged meats · 1 ancillary
Top score
674.7656
Winning margin
1.1540
GC over RC
Field average
642.32
574.07674.77
median 646.75 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Chicken
4.0344 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
651.8400
574.07674.77
10th place overall
Field spread
100.6972
winner to last place
Double threats
5
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 94%
beats 6% of 4711 Master Series wins in the data
Form held
Strong
ρ = -0.79 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,596
avg power rating going in · stronger than 75% of contests
Storylines (4 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.
A dynasty in the making
2×
wins at this contest
2 of 3 tracked editions
Bunch of Swines has won this contest 2 times across its 3 tracked editions.
- 2022
- 2023
Photo finishes
Tie
closest of 10 calls decided inside half a point
Chicken places 5–6: The Antwerp Smokers and DE VLIEGENDE HOLLANDER BBQ-TEAM tied on 168.5484 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 3–4: WHITE SQUIRREL BBQ and DE VLIEGENDE HOLLANDER BBQ-TEAM tied on 168.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 7–8: SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ and BELGIAN BBQ TEAM FIVE Q tied on 165.6684 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
- Chicken 5–6 · tie
- Pork Ribs 3–4 · tie
- Pork 7–8 · tie
- Brisket 9–10 · tie
How the title was won
3 of 4
meats called to the stage
BUNCH OF SWINES took the title on 3 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork ribs at 13th.
- Chicken 7th
- Pork Ribs 13th
- Pork 2nd
- Brisket 1st
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 17, 2022 ← this one | Sint Niklaas | Grote Markt 1 | 25 | 674.7656 | Bunch of Swines | BBQ+ |
| Sep 16, 2023 | Sint Niklaas | Grote Markt 1 | 14 | 683.3600 | Bunch of Swines | It's spice that meats you |
| Sep 16, 2023 | Sint Niklaas | Grote Markt 1 | 13 | 167.9888 | Backcorner BBQ | — |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 172.5828 | 168.5484 | 167.3828 |
| Pork Ribs | 173.7144 | 167.9772 | 162.2856 |
| Pork | 173.1200 | 166.2284 | 162.8456 |
| Brisket | 175.4056 | 165.0972 | 162.2400 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
25 entries · top 674.7656 · median 646.7540
Chicken
25 entries · top 172.5828 · median 165.1200
Pork Ribs
25 entries · top 173.7144 · median 160.5716
Pork
25 entries · top 173.1200 · median 161.6800
Brisket
25 entries · top 175.4056 · median 158.8456
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 — One Bite (Chefs Choice)
13 entries · top 177.7372 · median 166.8456