Farm Meat "De Vaartse Hoeve" Barbeque Contest
2023-09-09 – 2023-09-10 · Dongen, 5106NC · NETHERLANDS · 📍 Vaartweg 131
Reps: MARIANNE VAN GALEN, MAYCO VAN GALEN
Grand Champion: iQ BBQ (691.9544) · 13 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 BACKCORNER BBQ
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👑 A dynasty in the making
Backcorner BBQ has won this contest 2 times across its 5 tracked editions.
📸 Photo finishes
Chicken places 5–6: BACKCORNER BBQ and RIVERLAND SMOKERS tied on 166.8228 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 3–4: Barbecoa BBQ Team and BBQ+ tied on 170.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 5–6: BELGIAN BBQ TEAM FIVE Q and IQ - NETHERLANDS tied on 169.1200 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
🏟️ A stacked field
The field averaged a 1597 power rating going in — stronger than 90% of every contest tracked.
Score curves (score by finishing position — steep cliffs mean a spread field, flat lines a knife fight)
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Biggest rating movers (power-rating points won and lost at this contest)
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Where the field came from (home regions on file)
This contest over the years full contest page →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-09-11 | Dongen, 5106NC | Vaartweg 131 | 29 | 695.3828 | Southern Dutch BBQ | IQ - NETHERLANDS |
| 2023-09-09 ← this one | Dongen, 5106NC | Vaartweg 131 | 13 | 691.9544 | iQ BBQ | BACKCORNER BBQ |
| 2023-09-10 | Dongen, 5106NC | Vaartweg 131 | 23 | 687.9428 | Backcorner BBQ | BELGIAN BBQ TEAM FIVE Q |
| 2024-09-06 | Dongen, 5106NC | Vaartweg 131 | 16 | 683.3600 | Dutch BBQ Smokers | COOKLOUNGE BBQ |
| 2024-09-07 | Dongen, 5106NC | Vaartweg 131 | 24 | 690.8116 | Backcorner BBQ | PUREBBQ |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 176.5944 | 166.8228 | 163.4056 |
| Pork Ribs | 173.1428 | 169.1200 | 160.5600 |
| Pork | 177.1544 | 174.2744 | 163.3944 |
| Brisket | 172.5600 | 166.2400 | 157.0856 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
13 entries · top 691.9544 · median 660.4796
Chicken
13 entries · top 176.5944 · median 166.2400
Pork Ribs
13 entries · top 173.1428 · median 164.5944
Pork
13 entries · top 177.1544 · median 170.2744
Brisket
13 entries · top 172.5600 · median 162.8344
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 Roze
3 entries · top 176.5600 · median 174.8572
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BBQ+ | |
| 2 | De Vliegende Hollander BBQ Team | |
| 3 | BELGIAN BBQ TEAM FIVE Q |