Sep 10–11, 2023 · Dongen, Netherlands · NETHERLANDS · 📍 Vaartweg 131
Reps: Marianne Van Galen, Mayco Van Galen
BACKCORNER BBQ won Grand Champion at the Farm Meat "De Vaartse Hoeve" Barbeque Contest (Day 2) on September 10, 2023 in Dongen, 5106NC at Vaartweg 131, scoring 687.9428 in a field of 23 teams. BELGIAN BBQ TEAM FIVE Q took Reserve Grand Champion with 687.3484. Category winners: Chicken — Osdorp Grillers (NL) (177.7028); Pork Ribs — IQ - NETHERLANDS (172.5600); Pork — BACKCORNER BBQ (180.0000); Brisket — BELGIAN BBQ TEAM FIVE Q (177.7028). This is the 3rd of 5 editions of this contest on record; the 2023 edition was won by iQ BBQ; the next was held in 2024.
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.
What it has taken to win here, 2021 to 2024 — this edition picked out.
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
Closer than 88% of the 4,713 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 0.5944 points — closer than 88% of every championship in the data.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 69 times in 100
Backcorner BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, IQ - NETHERLANDS, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 31-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
2 of 5 tracked editions
Backcorner BBQ has won this contest 2 times across its 5 tracked editions.
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.
BACKCORNER BBQ took the title on 3 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was brisket at 13th.
BACKCORNER BBQ turned in 180.0000 in pork — past the 178.8572 that had stood across 2 earlier editions.
1 perfect 180 was scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
13 of 13 teams from 2023-09-09 came back
13 of the 13 teams that cooked the previous edition came back for this one — a contest people put on the calendar.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 11, 2021 | Dongen | Vaartweg 131 | 29 | 695.3828 | Southern Dutch BBQ | IQ - NETHERLANDS |
| Sep 9, 2023 | Dongen | Vaartweg 131 | 13 | 691.9544 | iQ BBQ | BACKCORNER BBQ |
| Sep 10, 2023 ← this one | Dongen | Vaartweg 131 | 23 | 687.9428 | Backcorner BBQ | BELGIAN BBQ TEAM FIVE Q |
| Sep 6, 2024 | Dongen | Vaartweg 131 | 16 | 683.3600 | Dutch BBQ Smokers | COOKLOUNGE BBQ |
| Sep 7, 2024 | Dongen | Vaartweg 131 | 24 | 690.8116 | Backcorner BBQ | PUREBBQ |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 177.7028 | 173.1428 | 165.1316 |
| Pork Ribs | 172.5600 | 165.1432 | 158.8344 |
| Pork | 180 | 172.0116 | 168.5372 |
| Brisket | 177.7028 | 166.8456 | 163.3944 |
23 entries · top 687.9428 · median 649.6116
23 entries · top 177.7028 · median 162.2628
23 entries · top 172.5600 · median 155.9656
23 entries · top 180 · median 166.8228 · 🔥 perfect 180
23 entries · top 177.7028 · median 161.1772
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.
7 entries · top 180 · 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 |