Holiday in Hell
2022-12-03 – 2022-12-04 · Helshoven, · BELGIUM · 📍 Helshovenstraat 18
Reps: ANGELA FISHLOCK, MARK FISHLOCK
Grand Champion: Backcorner BBQ (692.5256) · 15 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 COOKLOUNGE BBQ
Entries
Top score
Winning margin
Field average
Perfect 180s
Tightest race
Top-10 cutoff
Field spread
Double threats
How hot was the win?
Form held
Field strength
Storylines
📸 Photo finishes
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.
🃏 An upset on the books
Backcorner BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 26-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
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)
Where the field came from (home regions on file)
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| 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 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
15 entries · top 692.5256 · median 661.0744
Chicken
15 entries · top 177.7028 · median 172.5600
Pork Ribs
15 entries · top 174.2972 · median 166.2628
Pork
15 entries · top 173.1200 · median 166.8800
Brisket
15 entries · top 175.4400 · median 163.3712