BETER WORDT HET NIET BBQ

BETER WORDT HET NIET BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 15 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2015 and 2021. Their best overall finish is 12th of 29 at the Farm Meat "De Vaartse Hoeve" Barbeque Contest (2021). They are ranked #5594 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “beter wordt het niet- bbq”.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#5,594

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1449

peak 1449 · rated over 15 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Oct 10, 2015

latest Oct 23, 2021 · 6 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#1174

Master 2021 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

1 podium

Overall top-10s

0% of 15 contests

Avg finish

top 71%

overall standings

Best overall

660.4340 / 720

Master · 4th Annual BBQ Society Cook-off

Perfect 180s

Current form

638.65 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 633.95 (+4.70)

Walk rate

40%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

173.1200

Pork Ribs · Farm Meat

Consistency

±16.70

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 162.46 · weakest Brisket (153.76)

Road miles

733

across 15 mapped stops · furthest 103 mi

Schedule strength

28%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1538)

Master avg

633.95 / 720

15 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (7 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

A tough matchup

14–0 behind in the head-to-head

IQ - NETHERLANDS ahead in 100% of their meetings

IQ - NETHERLANDS has come out ahead in 14 of their 14 shared contests.

The weak link

−8.7 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 8.69 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 13%.

Brisket avg 153.76
Chicken avg 162.46
0 calls in 15 entries

A strong matchup

6–2 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 75% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of LOWLAND SMOKERS in 6 of their 8 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

11 of 14 shared chicken entries lost

IQ - NETHERLANDS ahead 79% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, IQ - NETHERLANDS has out-cooked them in 11 of 14 shared chicken entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

Serial Soul Smokers has landed one call behind them 2 times.

A September team

Top 58% average finish in September

Something about September: average finish in the top 58% across 5 contests, versus top 71% the rest of the year.

5 September contests
top 71% the rest of the year

The metronome

±2.32% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.32% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 88.0% of a perfect score
15 contests

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Year	Series	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2021 ↗	Master	#1174 (75 pts)	#1114 (105 pts)	#890 (160 pts)	#1539 (55 pts)	#1059 (110 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#1390 (138 pts)	#1405 (158 pts)	#1234 (198 pts)	#1388 (163 pts)	#1442 (143 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#1464 (134 pts)	#1410 (169 pts)	#1527 (139 pts)	#1467 (154 pts)	#1322 (184 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#1178 (250 pts)	#1080 (325 pts)	#816 (490 pts)	#1320 (230 pts)	#1199 (260 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#1548 (168 pts)	#1782 (138 pts)	#1843 (128 pts)	#1466 (208 pts)	#1386 (218 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to BETER WORDT HET NIET BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.

116 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.

SMR GOOD BBQ'ERS

#5,597 of the rated field

1449 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1504

They've been 1504 at their best, 55 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 14 contests
last seen Oct 20, 2017

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SWEET LIPS BBQ

#5,578 of the rated field

1449 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1500

Their last contest in the data was back in 2017, 4 years before BETER WORDT HET NIET BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 14 contests

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Cherrywood BBQ Smoke Team

#5,601 of the rated field

1449 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1449

Careers of much the same size, 13 contests to 15, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 13 contests
last seen Jul 9, 2026

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RACK TIME

#5,602 of the rated field

1449 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 8%
Peak: 1449

13 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 8% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 13 contests
last seen Jun 3, 2016

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BOYMEETSGRILL

#5,584 of the rated field

1449 power rating

Contests: 18
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 17%
Peak: 1449

Level with BETER WORDT HET NIET BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 18 contests
last seen Jun 15, 2019

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WHISKEY SMOKERS

#5,577 of the rated field

1449 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1449

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 12 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 12 contests
last seen Jul 12, 2019

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Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
IQ - NETHERLANDS	14	0	14	0%	⚔ compare
SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ	12	0	12	0%	⚔ compare
PUREBBQ	11	2	9	18%	⚔ compare
BUGHOUSE SMOKERS	11	1	10	9%	⚔ compare
Backcorner BBQ	10	1	9	10%	⚔ compare
BBQ+	10	0	10	0%	⚔ compare
RIVERLAND SMOKERS	9	3	6	33%	⚔ compare
WETTELS ON FIRE	9	2	7	22%	⚔ compare
LOWLAND SMOKERS	8	6	2	75%	⚔ compare
BBQ Team Laurentius	8	2	6	25%	⚔ compare
FIRE, SMOKE & FLAVOR	8	2	6	25%	⚔ compare
DE FILOUS	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
BBQ MEESTERS	7	3	4	43%	⚔ compare
RIDDLEQ'S	7	2	5	29%	⚔ compare
ROKENDE REGAHS	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	15	2	0	170.2512	154.2628	162.46	top 59%
Pork Ribs	15	2	1	173.1200	147.9316	159.25	top 63%
Pork	14	3	0	170.8228	148.5260	158.54	top 67%
Brisket	15	0	0	166.2400	136.5028	153.76	top 69%

“Calls” = top-10 category finishes (getting called to the stage). Scores here are the final weighted totals KCBS publishes; per-criterion appearance/taste/tenderness marks aren’t in the public results feed.

By field size and state

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	11	0	top 73%
Large (40+)	4	0	top 65%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
NL	1	0	top 39%
NR	1	0	top 75%

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Farm Meat De Vaartse Hoeve BBQ Contest	2	20	top 54%	Sep 7, 2019
EUregio Barbecue Festival	2	21	top 82%	Aug 17, 2019
EUregio Barbeque Festival	2	22	top 73%	Aug 18, 2018
KCBS International BBQ Contest Vuur en Vlees	2	20	top 93%	Jun 23, 2018

More numbers

Busiest season 2017 4 contests

Contests a season 2.1 across 7 seasons in the data

Most contests held in NL 1 of 15 contests · 2 states and provinces in all

Contests visited 11 4 of them more than once

Opponents faced 183 finished ahead 151 times, behind 340

Longest layoff 1 yrs Sep 7, 2019 → Sep 12, 2020

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

20211 milestone

Oct 23 Most recent contest KCBS International BBQ contest Vuur en Vlees

20181 milestone

Sep 8 10th tracked contest Farm Meat De Vaartse Hoeve BBQ Contest

20171 milestone

Sep 9 Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)173.1200 Farm Meat

20164 milestones

Oct 8 First call 4th Annual BBQ Society Cook-off
Oct 8 First overall past 90% of a perfect score660.4340 4th Annual BBQ Society Cook-off
Oct 8 Career-best overall score660.4340 4th Annual BBQ Society Cook-off
Oct 8 Peak power rating (1486) 4th Annual BBQ Society Cook-off

20151 milestone

Oct 10 First tracked contest 3rd Annual BBQ Society Cook Off

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+8.1	Farm Meat "De Vaartse Hoeve" Barbeque Contest	Sep 11, 2021
+5.8	4th Annual BBQ Society Cook-off	Oct 8, 2016
+2.2	Farm Meat De Vaartse Hoeve BBQ Contest	Sep 8, 2018
+1.5	Farm Meat "De Vaartse Hoeve" BBQ	Sep 12, 2020
+0.8	Farm Meat De Vaartse Hoeve BBQ Contest	Sep 7, 2019

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-14.1	3rd Annual BBQ Society Cook Off	Oct 10, 2015
-13.3	KCBS International BBQ Contest Vuur en Vlees	Jun 10, 2017
-9.3	KCBS International BBQ Contest Vuur en Vlees	Jun 23, 2018
-7.8	EUregio Barbecue Festival	Aug 17, 2019
-7.5	Farm Meat	Sep 9, 2017

Scores over time (% of a perfect score — tap a meat to add it)

Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)

Where they finish (overall)

Best vs average (by meat)

How entries end (by meat)

Season by season

Season	Contests	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2021	2	100%	top 56%	90.3%	90.3%
2020	1	100%	top 61%	88.7%	88.7%
2019	2	0%	top 71%	89.8%	87.1%
2018	3	33%	top 74%	88.9%	87.7%
2017	4	25%	top 80%	89%	87.5%
2016	2	50%	top 57%	91.7%	90.4%
2015	1	0%	top 98%	83.3%	83.3%

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Oct 23, 2021	KCBS International BBQ contest Vuur en Vlees Liesselseweg, Deurne	21 / 30 (649.5884)	15 (165.6912)	7 (167.4288)	26 (153.6456)	14 (162.8228)
Sep 11, 2021	Farm Meat "De Vaartse Hoeve" Barbeque Contest Dongen	12 / 29 (650.1256)	22 (154.8116)	11 (166.2628)	5 (169.6684)	17 (159.3828)
Sep 12, 2020	Farm Meat "De Vaartse Hoeve" BBQ Dongen	19 / 31 (638.8800)	7 (169.7028)	26 (147.9316)	10 (170.3428)	26 (150.9028)
Sep 7, 2019	Farm Meat De Vaartse Hoeve BBQ Contest Dongen	20 / 38 (646.2404)	24 (161.6800)	12 (163.9888)	21 (160.5372)	19 (160.0344)
Aug 17, 2019	EUregio Barbecue Festival Erlenstr Waldfeucht-Haaren	25 / 28 (608.4228)	17 (159.9656)	21 (151.4288)	—	27 (139.3600)
Sep 8, 2018	Farm Meat De Vaartse Hoeve BBQ Contest Dongen	22 / 40 (639.8968)	5 (170.2512)	36 (152.5256)	25 (159.3828)	20 (157.7372)
Aug 18, 2018	EUregio Barbeque Festival Waldfeucht-Haaren/NRW	24 / 32 (638.2172)	25 (159.9656)	25 (158.2860)	25 (157.1428)	13 (162.8228)
Jun 23, 2018	KCBS International BBQ Contest Vuur en Vlees Deurne	20 / 22 (615.3600)	12 (162.8344)	18 (149.7028)	15 (158.8572)	21 (143.9656)
Oct 7, 2017	5th Annual BBQ Society Cook-Off Hoofddorp	33 / 47 (640.9828)	37 (160)	17 (166.2400)	31 (162.2284)	40 (152.5144)
Sep 9, 2017	Farm Meat Dongen	31 / 38 (626.1604)	34 (154.2628)	2 (173.1200)	36 (148.5260)	35 (150.2516)
Aug 19, 2017	EUregio Barbeque Festival Waldfeucht-Haaren/NRW	22 / 31 (639.9204)	18 (165.1544)	22 (162.2744)	27 (154.2172)	20 (158.2744)
Jun 10, 2017	KCBS International BBQ Contest Vuur en Vlees Deurne	23 / 24 (614.1716)	12 (165.1200)	23 (155.9772)	24 (150.2516)	23 (142.8228)
Oct 8, 2016	4th Annual BBQ Society Cook-off Hoofddorp. Netherlands, NL	18 / 46 (660.4340)	23 (166.2972)	36 (157.0740)	9 (170.8228)	14 (166.2400)
Aug 20, 2016	EUregio Barbecue Festival Waldfeutch-Haaren/NRW, NR	21 / 28 (640.9600)	22 (161.6800)	22 (161.1088)	23 (155.3368)	15 (162.8344)
Oct 10, 2015	3rd Annual BBQ Society Cook Off Hoofddorp Netherlands	41 / 42 (599.8628)	28 (159.4172)	30 (155.3944)	40 (148.5484)	41 (136.5028)

BETER WORDT HET NIET BBQ

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Master avg

Storylines (7 found in their record)

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

Chicken nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

A September team

The metronome

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

By meat

By field size and state

By contest size

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

More numbers

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

📉 Toughest weekends

Scores over time (% of a perfect score — tap a meat to add it)

Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)

Where they finish (overall)

Best vs average (by meat)

How entries end (by meat)

Season by season

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)