A familiar champion
10×
titles at this rep’s contests
SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ has taken the Grand Championship at 10 of the contests this rep has run.
- 51 champions crowned in all
- 22 different teams
Marianne Van Galen
A KCBS contest rep, most often around Boom. By events worked they sit #47 of the 152 reps in the data. First on the record in 2019, latest contest Aug 29, 2026.
At a glance (their career as a contest rep, in numbers)
Contests run
51
every contest on their record · 4 judging classes · 2 cancelled
Among all reps
#47
of 152 reps by events worked · #145 by states covered
On the trail
2019–2026
9 seasons in the data · 8 in a row
This season
5
contests dated 2026 · 5.8 a season career-long
States / provinces
0
22 towns · 3 countries
State championships
0
contests carrying a state title
Teams officiated
194
1,062 entries total · 4,133 meat boxes
Avg field
21
849
teams per contest · median 19
Field strength
1,576
avg power rating of their fields · above 60% of rated contests
GCs crowned
51
22 different teams · 50 reserve champions
First-ever titles
9
teams whose first GC anywhere came at one of theirs
Teams that started here
49
first contest in the data at one of theirs
Perfect 180s seen
15 🔥
out of 4,133 meat entries
Avg winning score
688.46
672.42702.25
50 Master contests · 694.10 across all contests
Contests they return to
10
longest run 3 straight years at Eastern BBQ Contest 2023 - Day 2
Road between contests
2,990 mi
~332 miles a season · 305 mi corner to corner
Busiest month
September
13 of their 52 contests
Busiest 30 days
5
contests between Sep 9, 2023 and Sep 23, 2023
Prize money
$1,800
across their events · biggest purse $1,800
Results on file
100%
51 of their contests have scores in the data
Storylines (12 found in this rep's record)
Read out of the contests they have run — reps don’t judge, so nothing here is a comment on anyone’s scores.
A long time on the trail
7.3 yrs
between first and latest contest
They've been repping KCBS contests since 2019-05-11 — 52 contests across 9 seasons in the data.
- 52 contests
- 9 seasons
- since 2019-05-11
Front row for greatness
15
perfect 180s handed in
15 perfect 180s have been scored at contests they've run — the first at 4th Black Forest Smoke & Wine Festival on 2019-07-20.
- first at 4th Black Forest Smoke & Wine Festival
- Jul 20, 2019
The longest shot
10-in-100
shot on pre-contest ratings
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 90 times in 100
At Riverland Smokers BBQ Contest, Just wing it BBQ team came in rated below the field's top team, IQ - NETHERLANDS, and took the Grand Championship anyway.
- 19 upsets at their contests
- Jun 22, 2024
A first Grand Championship
9
teams won their first title here
9 teams took the first Grand Championship of their careers at one of this rep's contests — most recently Keij Smokin Hot at Het Belgisch Barbecue Weekend 8the Edition.
- Keij Smokin Hot · 2026-05-23
- Click & Q · 2026-05-22
- It's spice that meats you · 2025-06-28
The big room
49
teams at their biggest contest
Their average field is 21 teams
Beer,Fries & BBQ VI drew 49 teams — more than double the 21-team field they average.
The double act
58
contests run together
100% of this rep's events
Mayco Van Galen and Marianne Van Galen have run 58 contests together since 2019.
- 1 co-rep in all
The annual
3×
editions of one contest
They have repped 3 editions of Eastern BBQ Contest 2023 - Day 2, 3 of them back to back.
- 2021 → 2023
- 3 straight years
A season on the road
12
contests in 2023
2023 was their busiest year on the trail: 12 contests and 186 team entries through the tables.
- 186 team entries
Where teams start
49
teams cooked their first contest here
49 teams turned in their first box at a contest this rep was running — for that many teams, this is where the record starts.
- Antwerp Smokers · 2026-08-29
- Just Wing It · 2026-08-29
- Keij Smokin Hot · 2026-05-23
A month of Saturdays
5
contests inside 30 days
Their heaviest run of the career: 5 contests between Farm Meat "De Vaartse Hoeve" Barbeque Contest and KCBS International BBQ Contest Vuur en Vlees.
- Sep 9, 2023
- Sep 23, 2023
Every single season
8
seasons in a row, and counting
They have worked at least one contest in 8 consecutive seasons — an unbroken run through to the current one.
- 52 contests in all
- since 2019-05-11
The story so far (7 numbers that describe this rep)
Busiest season
2023
12 events · 186 team entries
Contests a season
5.8
across 9 seasons in the data
Seasons in a row
8
still running — 8 and counting
Towns worked
22
most often Boom, 2850, (8)
Corner to corner
305 mi
, to Eede Holland, R523 PW — the two ends of their map
Meat entries turned in
4,133
boxes on the boards across every contest they have run
Judging classes
4
CBJ classes on their record
Milestones (the firsts and the round numbers of a rep's career)
- 2019
- First contest repped Beer,Fries & BBQ VI
- First Grand Champion crowned Beer,Fries & BBQ VI
- First 40-team field Beer,Fries & BBQ VI
- Biggest field worked (49 teams) Beer,Fries & BBQ VI
- First perfect 180 at their tables 4th Black Forest Smoke & Wine Festival
- Southern Dutch BBQ team won their first-ever Grand Championship Het BBQ Kampioenschap Van Het Waasland
- 2021
- Back on the trail after 11 months Eastern BBQ Contest 2020-Day 1
- 10th contest repped Eastern BBQ Contest 2020-Day 2
- 2023
- 25th contest repped Eastern BBQ Contest 2023 - Day 1
- Deepest field worked (1644 avg rating) Farm Meat "De Vaartse Hoeve" Barbeque Contest
- 2024
- Biggest upset seen (10-in-100 shot) Riverland Smokers BBQ Contest
- 2026
- 50th contest repped Het Belgisch Barbecue Weekend 8the Edition
- Highest overall score seen (702.2516) Vuur en Vlees
- Most recent contest Vuur en Vlees
Season by season (how many contests a season, and how many carried a state title)
The climb (every contest they have run, added up)
Their year (contests by month)
Field size by season (average and biggest)
Field strength by season (avg power rating going in)
What it took to win (Master winning scores)
How the meats scored (board average vs the winning call)
Who keeps winning (titles at their contests)
Career map (gold = state championship · bigger pin = more visits — tap one)
Every season (click a column to sort)
| Season | Contests | States | Entries | Teams | Avg field | Biggest | State champ. | 180s | Purse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2026 | — | 65 | 23 | 13 | 18 | — | 1 | — | |
| 2025 | — | 95 | 27 | 16 | 20 | — | 1 | — | |
| 2024 | — | 106 | 35 | 18 | 23 | — | 3 | — | |
| 2023 | — | 186 | 48 | 16 | 26 | — | 2 | — | |
| 2022 | — | 206 | 71 | 23 | 31 | — | 2 | $1,800 | |
| 2021 | — | 125 | 54 | 25 | 30 | — | 2 | — | |
| 2020 | — | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | — | 1 | — | |
| 2019 | — | 248 | 126 | 35 | 49 | — | 3 | — |
Champions crowned (titles at their contests)
| Team | Titles | Latest |
|---|---|---|
| SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ #12 | 10 | 2022-07-23 |
| iQ | 7 | 2023-06-24 |
| BUNCH OF SWINES | 5 | 2026-04-25 |
| Backcorner BBQ | 5 | 2024-03-23 |
| The Antwerp Smokers | 3 | 2026-04-24 |
| BBQ+ | 2 | 2025-05-23 |
| BBQ Team Laurentius | 2 | 2024-06-01 |
| COOKLOUNGE BBQ | 2 | 2024-05-31 |
| LAURENTIUS | 2 | 2023-04-29 |
| BBQ Hot Yard | 1 | 2026-08-29 |
| Keij Smokin Hot | 1 | 2026-05-23 |
| Click & Q | 1 | 2026-05-22 |
First-ever Grand Championships (a team's first title anywhere, won here)
| Team | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Keij Smokin Hot | Het Belgisch Barbecue Weekend 8the Edition | May 23, 2026 |
| Click & Q | Het Belgisch Barbecue Weekend 7the Edition | May 22, 2026 |
| It's spice that meats you | Riverland Smokers BBQ Contest 2025 (Day 2) | Jun 28, 2025 |
| The Antwerp Smokers | Vuur en Vlees | Sep 21, 2024 |
| Just Wing It | Riverland Smokers BBQ Contest | Jun 22, 2024 |
| The good, the bad & the pitbitches | De Vliegende Hollander BBQ Contest 2024 | Apr 20, 2024 |
| LAURENTIUS | Eastern BBQ Contest 2023 - Day 2 | Apr 8, 2023 |
| Southern Dutch | Meetjesland International BBQ Contest | May 14, 2022 |
| Southern Dutch BBQ team | Het BBQ Kampioenschap Van Het Waasland | Sep 21, 2019 |
Contests they keep coming back to
| Contest | Editions | Run | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Riverland Smokers BBQ Contest 2025 (Day 2) | 3 | 2 straight | 2024–2025 |
| Het BBQkampioenschap van het Waasland | 3 | 2 straight | 2022–2023 |
| Farm Meat "De Vaartse Hoeve" Barbeque Contest (Day 2) | 3 | — | 2021–2023 |
| Eastern BBQ Contest 2023 - Day 2 | 3 | 3 straight | 2021–2023 |
| Eastern BBQ Contest 2023 - Day 1 | 3 | 3 straight | 2021–2023 |
| Vuur en Vlees | 2 | 2 straight | 2025–2026 |
| KCBS International BBQ Contest Vuur en Vlees | 2 | — | 2021–2023 |
| Riverland Smokers BBQ Contest | 2 | 2 straight | 2022–2023 |
| Meetjesland International BBQ Contest | 2 | 2 straight | 2022–2023 |
| Farm Meat "De Vaartse Hoeve" BBQ Contest | 2 | — | 2019–2022 |
Towns on their map
| Town | Contests | Latest |
|---|---|---|
| Boom | 8 | 2026-05-23 |
| Dongen | 6 | 2023-09-10 |
| Meerbeke | 6 | 2023-04-08 |
| Terneuzen | 4 | 2024-04-20 |
| Sint Niklaas | 4 | 2023-09-16 |
| Eede Holland | 3 | 2026-04-25 |
| Deurne | 2 | 2026-08-29 |
| Dodewaard | 2 | 2025-06-28 |
| Deurne | 2 | 2024-09-21 |
| Dodewaard | 2 | 2023-06-24 |
| Aalter | 2 | 2023-04-29 |
| Dodewaard | 1 | 2024-06-22 |
Upsets at their contests (champion rated below the field's top seed)
| Contest | Champion | Top seed | Odds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Riverland Smokers BBQ Contest | Just wing it BBQ team 1491 | IQ - NETHERLANDS 1876 | 10-in-100 |
| De Vliegende Hollander BBQ Contest 2024 | The good, the bad & the pitbitches 1500 | IQ - NETHERLANDS 1874 | 10-in-100 |
| Het Belgisch Barbecue Weekend 7the Edition | Click & Q 1484 | BUNCH OF SWINES 1796 | 14-in-100 |
| Het Belgisch Barbecue Weekend 8the Edition | Keij Smokin Hot 1500 | BUNCH OF SWINES 1788 | 16-in-100 |
| Eastern BBQ Contest 2022-Day 2 | COOKLOUNGE BBQ 1603 | SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ 1882 | 17-in-100 |
| Eastern BBQ Contest 2023 - Day 2 | BBQ Team Laurentius 1585 | BUNCH OF SWINES 1833 | 19-in-100 |
| Vuur en Vlees | The Antwerp Smokers 1562 | Backcorner BBQ 1798 | 20-in-100 |
| Riverland Smokers BBQ Contest 2025 (Day 2) | It's spice that meats you 1592 | BUNCH OF SWINES 1826 | 21-in-100 |
The boards at their contests (every meat entry they have run)
| Meat | Entries | Board avg | Winning avg | 180s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 1,048 | 165.15 | 176.11 | 3 |
| Pork Ribs | 1,061 | 161.15 | 174.80 | 3 |
| Pork | 976 | 163.15 | 176.82 | 6 |
| Brisket | 1,048 | 160.11 | 175.51 | 3 |
Frequent co-reps
| Rep | Events together | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Mayco Van Galen | 58 |
Teams that cook under them most
| Team | Contests | Wins | Since |
|---|---|---|---|
| It's spice that meats you | 43 | 1 | 2019 |
| BELGIAN BBQ TEAM FIVE Q | 36 | — | 2019 |
| Osdorp Grillers (NL) | 33 | — | 2019 |
| The Antwerp Smokers | 32 | 3 | 2021 |
| Barbecoa BBQ Team | 31 | 1 | 2022 |
| ANTWERPS BBQ-TEAM | 31 | — | 2019 |
| The BBQ Ranch | 29 | — | 2022 |
| Backcorner BBQ | 28 | 4 | 2019 |
| SMOKE ON THE WILD SIDE | 27 | 1 | 2019 |
| BBQ Team Laurentius | 26 | 4 | 2019 |
| RIVERLAND SMOKERS | 26 | — | 2019 |
| BUNCH OF SWINES | 25 | 5 | 2019 |
Teams whose first contest was one of theirs
| Team | Debut contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Antwerp Smokers | Vuur en Vlees | Aug 29, 2026 |
| Just Wing It | Vuur en Vlees | Aug 29, 2026 |
| Keij Smokin Hot | Het Belgisch Barbecue Weekend 8the Edition | May 23, 2026 |
| De Vleesmagneten | Riverland Smokers BBQ Contest 2025 (Day 2) | Jun 28, 2025 |
| De Smaakmakers | Spitsbroek on Fire Pt. 2 | Apr 26, 2025 |
| Millside BBQ | Riverland Smokers BBQ Contest | Jun 22, 2024 |
| The good, the bad & the pitbitches | De Vliegende Hollander BBQ Contest 2024 | Apr 20, 2024 |
| BBQ brothers & Sister | KCBS International BBQ Contest Vuur en Vlees | Sep 23, 2023 |
| Click & Q | KCBS International BBQ Contest Vuur en Vlees | Sep 23, 2023 |
| Exodus 12;9 BBQ | Het BBQkampioenschap van het Waasland 2023 | Sep 16, 2023 |
| Buurman en Buurman | Farm Meat "De Vaartse Hoeve" Barbeque Contest (Day 2) | Sep 10, 2023 |
| The Blazin' Barrels NL (BBQ Team) | Farm Meat "De Vaartse Hoeve" Barbeque Contest (Day 2) | Sep 10, 2023 |