Dec 3–4, 2022 · Helshoven, Belgium · BELGIUM · 📍 Helshovenstraat 18
Reps: Angela Fishlock, Mark Fishlock
BACKCORNER BBQ won Grand Champion at the Holiday in Hell on December 3, 2022 in Helshoven, at Helshovenstraat 18, scoring 692.5256 in a field of 15 teams. COOKLOUNGE BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 690.8460. Category winners: Chicken — BACKCORNER BBQ (177.7028); Pork Ribs — BBQ Team Laurentius (174.2972); Pork — The Antwerp Smokers (173.1200); Brisket — SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ (175.4400).
Overall totals, every team on the board — tall stacks are where the pack sat.
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
Closer than 75% of the 4,710 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 1.6796 points — closer than 75% of every championship in the data.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 77 times in 100
Backcorner BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 23-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
Chicken places 7–8: WETTELS ON FIRE edged The BBQ Ranch by 0.0116. Pork Ribs places 1–2: BBQ Team Laurentius edged COOKLOUNGE BBQ by 0.0228. Pork places 4–5: BACKCORNER BBQ edged PARKSTAD SMOKERS by 0.0228.
BACKCORNER BBQ took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was brisket at 5th.
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 177.7028 | 174.8800 | 170.8112 |
| Pork Ribs | 174.2972 | 170.2972 | 165.1544 |
| Pork | 173.1200 | 170.2628 | 162.8000 |
| Brisket | 175.4400 | 171.4172 | 162.2628 |
15 entries · top 692.5256 · median 661.0744
15 entries · top 177.7028 · median 172.5600
15 entries · top 174.2972 · median 166.2628
15 entries · top 173.1200 · median 166.8800
15 entries · top 175.4400 · median 163.3712