Farm Meat "De Vaartse Hoeve" Barbeque Contest (Day 2)
2023-09-10 – 2023-09-11 · Dongen, 5106NC · NETHERLANDS · 📍 Vaartweg 131
Reps: MARIANNE VAN GALEN, MAYCO VAN GALEN
Grand Champion: Backcorner BBQ (687.9428) · 23 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 BELGIAN BBQ TEAM FIVE Q
Entries
Top score
Winning margin
Field average
Tightest race
Top-10 cutoff
Field spread
Double threats
How hot was the win?
Came back for more
Form held
Field strength
Storylines
👑 A dynasty in the making
Backcorner BBQ has won this contest 2 times across its 5 tracked editions.
🪒 A razor-thin finish
The Grand Championship was decided by 0.5944 points — closer than 86% of every championship in the data.
📸 Photo finishes
Chicken places 1–2: Osdorp Grillers (NL) and The BBQ Ranch tied on 177.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 8–9: LOWLAND SMOKERS and BBQ+ tied on 167.9772 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 9–10: The Antwerp Smokers and COOKLOUNGE BBQ tied on 163.3944 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
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)
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 | Dongen, 5106NC | Vaartweg 131 | 13 | 691.9544 | iQ BBQ | BACKCORNER BBQ |
| 2023-09-10 ← this one | 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 | 177.7028 | 173.1428 | 165.1316 |
| Pork Ribs | 172.5600 | 165.1432 | 158.8344 |
| Pork | 180.0000 | 172.0116 | 168.5372 |
| Brisket | 177.7028 | 166.8456 | 163.3944 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
23 entries · top 687.9428 · median 649.6116
Chicken
23 entries · top 177.7028 · median 162.2628
Pork Ribs
23 entries · top 172.5600 · median 155.9656
Pork
23 entries · top 180.0000 · median 166.8228 · 🔥 perfect 180
Brisket
23 entries · top 177.7028 · median 161.1772
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 — Chefs Choice Roze
7 entries · top 180.0000 · median 169.1316 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | T-Rex & Turnpike | |
| 2 | Osdorp Grillers (NL) | |
| 3 | BELGIAN BBQ TEAM FIVE Q | |
| 4 | The Blazin' Barrels NL (BBQ Team) | |
| 5 | It's spice that meats you | |
| 6 | DE VLIEGENDE HOLLANDER BBQ-TEAM | |
| 7 | VH BBQ Team |