BETER WORDT HET NIET BBQ

At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)

Power ranking

#5595

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1448

peak 1448 · rated over 14 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2015-10-10

latest 2021-10-23

Best ToY finish

#1174

Master 2021

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

1 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 14 contests

Avg finish

top 72%

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 633.52 (+5.13)

Walk rate

36%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

173.1200

Pork Ribs · Farm Meat

Consistency

±17.20

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 161.90 · weakest Brisket (153.48)

Road miles

614

mi across 14 mapped stops · furthest 103 mi

Schedule strength

30%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1540)

Master avg

633.52 / 720

14 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (7 found in this team's record)

Each card leads with the number that made it a story — read straight out of their results, no editorialising.

A tough matchup

13–0 behind in the head-to-head

IQ - NETHERLANDS ahead in 100% of their meetings

IQ - NETHERLANDS has come out ahead in 13 of their 13 shared contests.

The weak link

−8.4 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 8.42 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 7%.

Brisket avg 153.48
Chicken avg 161.90
0 calls in 14 entries

A strong matchup

6–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 86% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of LOWLAND SMOKERS in 6 of their 7 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

11 of 13 shared chicken entries lost

IQ - NETHERLANDS ahead 85% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, IQ - NETHERLANDS has out-cooked them in 11 of 13 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 59% average finish in September

Something about September: average finish in the top 59% across 4 contests, versus top 72% the rest of the year.

4 September contests
top 72% the rest of the year

The metronome

±2.39% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.39% 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
14 contests

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

BIG BULLS BBQ BUNCH

#5619 of the rated field

1447 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 16
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1501

No shared contest yet.

They've been 1501 at their best, 54 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 16 contests
last seen 2021-09-16

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BRR-B-Q

#5596 of the rated field

1448 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 17
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1510

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 17 contests to 14, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 17 contests
last seen 2026-03-20

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Chillin & Grillin

#5597 of the rated field

1448 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 18
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1448

No shared contest yet.

18 contests and no Grand Championship yet.

rated over 17 contests
last seen 2024-05-03

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WILLY'S Q SHACK

#5585 of the rated field

1448 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 17
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1448

No shared contest yet.

Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 3 years before BETER WORDT HET NIET BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 17 contests

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LTS BBQ

#5600 of the rated field

1448 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1448

No shared contest yet.

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

rated over 11 contests
last seen 2021-07-16

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BS Grilling

#5614 of the rated field

1447 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1447

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 11 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 11 contests
last seen 2019-06-29

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
IQ - NETHERLANDS	13	0	13	0%	⚔ compare
SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ	11	0	11	0%	⚔ compare
PUREBBQ	10	2	8	20%	⚔ compare
BUGHOUSE SMOKERS	10	1	9	10%	⚔ compare
Backcorner BBQ	9	1	8	11%	⚔ compare
BBQ+	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
RIVERLAND SMOKERS	8	3	5	38%	⚔ compare
FIRE, SMOKE & FLAVOR	8	2	6	25%	⚔ compare
WETTELS ON FIRE	8	2	6	25%	⚔ compare
DE FILOUS	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
LOWLAND SMOKERS	7	6	1	86%	⚔ compare
BBQ Team Laurentius	7	2	5	29%	⚔ compare
ROKENDE REGAHS	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
RFS Barbecue Team	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
RIDDLEQ'S	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	14	1	0	169.7028	154.2628	161.90	top 63%
Pork Ribs	14	2	1	173.1200	147.9316	159.73	top 61%
Pork	14	3	0	170.8228	148.5260	158.41	top 68%
Brisket	14	0	0	166.2400	136.5028	153.48	top 71%

“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 state / province

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

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	11	0	top 73%
Large (40+)	3	0	top 69%

Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
EUregio Barbecue Festival	2	21	top 82%	2019-08-17
*EUregio Barbeque Festival	2	22	top 73%	2018-08-18
KCBS International BBQ Contest Vuur en Vlees	2	20	top 93%	2018-06-23

The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 6 yrs 2015-10-10 → 2021-10-23

Busiest season 2017 4 contests

Contests a season 2 across 7 seasons in the data

Cooks most in NL 1 of 14 contests · 2 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 11 3 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 14 entries · 0 wins · 1 calls

Strongest meat Chicken averages 161.90 · weakest Brisket (153.48)

Walk rate 36% a top-10 call in 5 of 14 contests

Overall top-10 rate 0% 0 of 14 contests

Master average 633.52 out of 720 · 14 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 176 133–319 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 614 14 mapped stops · furthest 103 mi

Schedule strength 1540 average field rating faced — tougher than 30% of rated contests

Longest layoff 1 yrs 2019-09-07 → 2020-09-12

Power rating 1448 peak 1448 · #5595 of 6,413 rated

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

2015
Oct 10 First tracked contest 3rd Annual BBQ Society Cook Off
2016
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
2017
Sep 9 Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)173.1200 Farm Meat
2019
Aug 17 10th tracked contest EUregio Barbecue Festival
2021
Oct 23 Most recent contest KCBS International BBQ contest Vuur en Vlees

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+8.1	Farm Meat "De Vaartse Hoeve" Barbeque Contest	2021-09-11
+5.9	4th Annual BBQ Society Cook-off	2016-10-08
+1.6	Farm Meat "De Vaartse Hoeve" BBQ	2020-09-12
+0.9	Farm Meat De Vaartse Hoeve BBQ Contest	2019-09-07

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-14.1	3rd Annual BBQ Society Cook Off	2015-10-10
-13.3	*KCBS International BBQ Contest Vuur en Vlees	2017-06-10
-9.3	KCBS International BBQ Contest Vuur en Vlees	2018-06-23
-7.7	EUregio Barbecue Festival	2019-08-17
-7.5	Farm Meat	2017-09-09

Category scores over time

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

Where they finish (overall)

Best vs average (by meat)

How entries end (by meat)

Team of the Year rank by season

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	2	0%	top 83%	88.6%	87.1%
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
2021-10-23	KCBS International BBQ contest Vuur en Vlees Liesselseweg, Deurne, 5752 SC	21 / 30 (649.5884)	15 (165.6912)	7 (167.4288)	26 (153.6456)	14 (162.8228)
2021-09-11	Farm Meat "De Vaartse Hoeve" Barbeque Contest Dongen, 5106NC	12 / 29 (650.1256)	22 (154.8116)	11 (166.2628)	5 (169.6684)	17 (159.3828)
2020-09-12	Farm Meat "De Vaartse Hoeve" BBQ Dongen, 5106NC	19 / 31 (638.8800)	7 (169.7028)	26 (147.9316)	10 (170.3428)	26 (150.9028)
2019-09-07	Farm Meat De Vaartse Hoeve BBQ Contest Dongen, 5106NC	20 / 38 (646.2404)	24 (161.6800)	12 (163.9888)	21 (160.5372)	19 (160.0344)
2019-08-17	EUregio Barbecue Festival Erlenstr Waldfeucht-Haaren, 52525	25 / 28 (608.4228)	17 (159.9656)	21 (151.4288)	19 (157.6684)	27 (139.3600)
2018-08-18	*EUregio Barbeque Festival Waldfeucht-Haaren/NRW, 52525	24 / 32 (638.2172)	25 (159.9656)	25 (158.2860)	25 (157.1428)	13 (162.8228)
2018-06-23	KCBS International BBQ Contest Vuur en Vlees Deurne, 5753 PN	20 / 22 (615.3600)	12 (162.8344)	18 (149.7028)	15 (158.8572)	21 (143.9656)
2017-10-07	5th Annual BBQ Society Cook-Off Hoofddorp, 6515 DE	33 / 47 (640.9828)	37 (160.0000)	17 (166.2400)	31 (162.2284)	40 (152.5144)
2017-09-09	Farm Meat Dongen, 5106NC	31 / 38 (626.1604)	34 (154.2628)	2 (173.1200)	36 (148.5260)	35 (150.2516)
2017-08-19	*EUregio Barbeque Festival Waldfeucht-Haaren/NRW, 52525	22 / 31 (639.9204)	18 (165.1544)	22 (162.2744)	27 (154.2172)	20 (158.2744)
2017-06-10	*KCBS International BBQ Contest Vuur en Vlees Deurne, 5753 PN	23 / 24 (614.1716)	12 (165.1200)	23 (155.9772)	24 (150.2516)	23 (142.8228)
2016-10-08	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)
2016-08-20	EUregio Barbecue Festival Waldfeutch-Haaren/NRW, NR	21 / 28 (640.9600)	22 (161.6800)	22 (161.1088)	23 (155.3368)	15 (162.8344)
2015-10-10	3rd Annual BBQ Society Cook Off Hoofddorp Netherlands, 61515DE	41 / 42 (599.8628)	28 (159.4172)	30 (155.3944)	40 (148.5484)	41 (136.5028)

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

Team of the Year standings (rank per category by season — 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)