ACHTERHOEK BROILERS

ACHTERHOEK BROILERS is a competition barbecue team with 7 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2018. Their best overall finish is 8th of 26 at the Lowlands BBQ Championship (2014). They are ranked #4624 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#4,624

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1471

peak 1507 · rated over 7 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Sep 13, 2014

latest Sep 22, 2018 · 4 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#1702

Master 2016 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

1 podium

Overall top-10s

14% of 7 contests

Avg finish

top 67%

overall standings

Best overall

654.7084 / 720

Master · Tony Stone Low & Slow BBQ Competition

Perfect 180s

Current form

615.68 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 620.27 (-4.59)

Walk rate

29%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

172.6288

Chicken · 2nd Ruhrpott BBQ 2015

Consistency

±19.61

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 163.21 · weakest Brisket (151.30)

Road miles

473

across 7 mapped stops · furthest 125 mi

Schedule strength

13%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1518)

Master avg

620.27 / 720

7 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (3 found in their record)

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

A tough matchup

7–0 behind in the head-to-head

BUNCH OF SWINES ahead in 100% of their meetings

BUNCH OF SWINES has come out ahead in 7 of their 7 shared contests.

The weak link

−11.9 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 11.91 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 29%.

Brisket avg 151.30
Chicken avg 163.21
0 calls in 7 entries

A strong matchup

3–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 75% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of WETTELS ON FIRE in 3 of their 4 shared 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
2016 ↗	Master	#1702 (135 pts)	#1765 (140 pts)	#1672 (160 pts)	#1872 (120 pts)	#1839 (120 pts)

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to ACHTERHOEK BROILERS, each with one reason worth a look.

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

CHEECH & TONGS UP IN SMOKE BBQ

#4,621 of the rated field

1471 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1471

Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 7 contests
last seen Oct 28, 2022

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Thank You for Smoking

#4,623 of the rated field

1471 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1471

Their last contest in the data was back in 2015, 3 years before ACHTERHOEK BROILERS's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 7 contests

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You Don't Win Friends with Salad

#4,607 of the rated field

1471 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1471

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 8 contests
last seen Oct 17, 2025

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BAR BQ POSSE

#4,636 of the rated field

1470 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1470

Level with ACHTERHOEK BROILERS on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 8 contests
last seen Jun 21, 2019

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FIREWEED BARBECUE

#4,616 of the rated field

1471 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1471

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 8 contests
last seen Sep 1, 2018

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SLAUGHTERQ

#4,619 of the rated field

1471 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1471

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 8 contests
last seen Mar 25, 2017

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
BUNCH OF SWINES	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
BBQ+	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
IRON BBQ	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
MISS PIGGY'S U.K.	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
DE FILOUS	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
LOW AND SLOW MEISTER	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
DRAGON BBQ	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
Beat The Meat	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
BBQ WIESEL	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
BBQ LONGHORN RANCH HANDS	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
ROKENDE REGAHS	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
VIKING BBQ	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	7	2	1	172.6288	153.1544	163.21	top 42%
Pork Ribs	7	0	0	167.9656	131.2344	152.30	top 69%
Pork	7	1	0	164.6056	137.6228	153.45	top 69%
Brisket	7	0	0	162.2856	133.0632	151.30	top 64%

“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)	1	0	top 31%
Large (40+)	6	0	top 73%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
DE	1	0	top 94%
NL	1	0	top 34%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Tony Stone Low & Slow BBQ Competition	2	22	0	top 54%	May 14, 2016

More numbers

Busiest season 2016 2 contests

Contests a season 1.4 across 5 seasons in the data

Most contests held in DE 1 of 7 contests · 2 states and provinces in all

Contests visited 6 1 of them more than once

Opponents faced 236 finished ahead 125 times, behind 300

Longest layoff 1 yrs Sep 22, 2017 → Sep 22, 2018

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

20181 milestone

Sep 22 Most recent contest 5th Ruhrpott BBQ 2018

20162 milestones

May 14 First overall past 90% of a perfect score654.7084 Tony Stone Low & Slow BBQ Competition
May 14 Career-best overall score654.7084 Tony Stone Low & Slow BBQ Competition

20151 milestone

Sep 25 Career-best single call (Chicken)172.6288 2nd Ruhrpott BBQ 2015

20144 milestones

Sep 13 First tracked contest Lowlands BBQ Championship
Sep 13 First call Lowlands BBQ Championship
Sep 13 First overall top-10 Lowlands BBQ Championship
Sep 13 Peak power rating (1507) Lowlands BBQ Championship

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+7.2	Lowlands BBQ Championship	Sep 13, 2014
+6.6	Tony Stone Low & Slow BBQ Competition	May 14, 2016

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-12.8	3rd Ruhrpott BBQ 2016	Sep 24, 2016
-9.6	2nd Ruhrpott BBQ 2015	Sep 25, 2015
-7.5	Tony Stone Low & Slow BBQ Competition	May 23, 2015
-7	4th Ruhrpott BBQ 2017	Sep 22, 2017
-6.4	5th Ruhrpott BBQ 2018	Sep 22, 2018

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	Top-10s	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2018	1	0	0%	top 78%	84.7%	84.7%
2017	1	0	0%	top 79%	85.7%	85.7%
2016	2	0	0%	top 64%	90.9%	86.8%
2015	2	0	50%	top 78%	86.6%	85.1%
2014	1	1	100%	top 31%	88.9%	88.9%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Sep 22, 2018	5th Ruhrpott BBQ 2018 Waltrop	57 / 73 (609.7028)	46 (156.6056)	60 (150.2744)	64 (146.2628)	42 (156.5600)
Sep 22, 2017	4th Ruhrpott BBQ 2017 Waltrop NRW, Germany	52 / 66 (617.1432)	22 (165.7600)	37 (159.4516)	38 (158.8684)	65 (133.0632)
Sep 24, 2016	3rd Ruhrpott BBQ 2016 Waltrop NRW, DE	63 / 67 (594.7200)	21 (165.7256)	59 (148.5828)	65 (137.6228)	62 (142.7888)
May 14, 2016	Tony Stone Low & Slow BBQ Competition Hoofddorp Netherlands, NL	22 / 65 (654.7084)	33 (164.5600)	17 (167.9656)	33 (164.5256)	40 (157.6572)
Sep 25, 2015	2nd Ruhrpott BBQ 2015 Herten, NRW	55 / 67 (602.1032)	2 (172.6288)	66 (131.2344)	60 (146.2972)	45 (151.9428)
May 23, 2015	Tony Stone Low & Slow BBQ Competition Hoofddorp Netherlands	50 / 68 (623.4284)	59 (153.1544)	58 (151.9884)	50 (156)	19 (162.2856)
Sep 13, 2014	Lowlands BBQ Championship Diksmuide, Belgium	8 / 26 (640.0800)	7 (164.0344)	12 (156.6172)	7 (164.6056)	11 (154.8228)

ACHTERHOEK BROILERS

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 (3 found in their record)

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

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

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)