The Antwerp Smokers

The Antwerp Smokers is a competition barbecue team with 59 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2021 and 2026. They have won 4 Grand Championships, most recently at the Vaartse Hoeve BBQ Contest (Day 2) (2026), and finished Reserve Grand Champion 6 times. They are ranked #304 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#304

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1724

peak 1724 · rated over 51 contests2 invitational or side-series contests not counted

Contests

in the data

First seen

Aug 14, 2021

latest Oct 9, 2026 · 5.2 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#24

Master 2025 · every season

Grand champs

6 reserve · wins it all 7% of the time

Category wins

57 podiums

Overall top-10s

61% of 59 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 41%

overall standings

Best overall

709.7144 / 720

Master · Vaartse Hoeve BBQ Contest (Day 2)

Perfect 180s

2 🔥

Current form

685.64 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 666.52 (+19.12)

Walk rate

83%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

180 🔥

Chicken · W.E.S.T. Winter Extreme South Tyrol

Consistency

±23.54

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 170.01 · weakest Pork Ribs (163.38)

Road miles

13,088

across 59 mapped stops · furthest 5,175 mi

Schedule strength

60%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1576)

Purse competed for

$108K

listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings

Master avg

666.52 / 720

53 Master contests · 4 GCs

Storylines (16 found in their record)

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

The heartbreaker

1.7028 points from the title

Came within 1.7028 points of the Grand Championship at Riverland Smokers BBQ Contest 2025 (Day 2) (Jun 28, 2025).

Among the elite

#304 of 6,491 rated teams

In the top 5% of every rated team in the data

A power rating of 1724 puts them #304 of 6,491 rated teams — the top 5% of the field.

rating 1724
peak 1724
51 rated contests

Perfect scores on the board

2 perfect 180s

2 perfect 180s in the data — every judge at the table handing back a nine, across 2 different meats.

Chicken ×1
Pork ×1

Against the odds

20-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings

The ratings favoured the top seed the other 80 times in 100

Their Grand Championship at Vuur en Vlees (Sep 21, 2024) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 20-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, Backcorner BBQ.

On the rise

+33 rating points in a year

Their power rating has climbed 33 points across 10 contests since Apr 11, 2026 — from 1691 up to 1724.

10 contests since Apr 11, 2026
now 1724

Multi-meat days

3 contests with 2+ category wins

They've won two or more meats on the same day 3 times — the best of them 2 category wins at Spitsbroek on Fire III (Apr 24, 2026).

Pork 1st
Brisket 1st

They almost always walk

83% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 49 of 59 contests

A top-10 category call in 83% of their 59 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

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High-water mark

709.7144 career-best overall

98.6% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 709.7144 at Vaartse Hoeve BBQ Contest (Day 2) — 98.6% of a perfect 720.

Master
Sep 12, 2026

The one to beat

6× one call ahead of them

BUNCH OF SWINES has finished one call ahead of The Antwerp Smokers 6 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2026 2 Grand Championships

2026 was the year it came together: 16 contests, 2 Grand Championships and 4 category wins, at an average finish in the top 33%.

16 contests
9 overall top-10s
4 category wins
average top 33%

The weak link

−6.6 points behind their best meat

Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 6.63 points below their pork, and turns into a call 54% of the time against 76%.

Pork Ribs avg 163.38
Pork avg 170.01
29 calls in 54 entries

A strong matchup

23–4 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 85% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of ANTWERPS BBQ-TEAM in 23 of their 27 shared contests.

Always the bridesmaid

6 reserve championships

Runner-up for the whole thing 6 times against 4 Grand Championships — close enough to touch it, over and over.

4 Grand Championships
59 contests

Looking over their shoulder

6× one call behind them

The BBQ Ranch has landed one call behind them 6 times.

An August team

Top 22% average finish in August

Something about August: average finish in the top 22% across 3 contests, versus top 41% the rest of the year.

3 August contests
top 41% the rest of the year

The long haul

13,088 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 13,088 miles across 59 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 5,175 miles to No Smoke, No Glory.

59 mapped stops
furthest 5,175 mi

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
2026 ↗	Master	#29 (2,048 pts)	#65 (1,613 pts)	#13 (2,131 pts)	#31 (1,853 pts)	#20 (1,947 pts)
2025 ↗	Master	#24 (2,272 pts)	#35 (1,976 pts)	#91 (1,726 pts)	#11 (2,291 pts)	#5 (2,453 pts)
2024 ↗	Master	#179 (1,114 pts)	#116 (1,374 pts)	#286 (859 pts)	#130 (1,289 pts)	#228 (949 pts)
2023 ↗	Master	#149 (1,220 pts)	#167 (1,125 pts)	#202 (1,095 pts)	#76 (1,595 pts)	#201 (1,010 pts)
2022 ↗	Master	#302 (766 pts)	#180 (1,166 pts)	#383 (666 pts)	#234 (971 pts)	#315 (751 pts)
2021 ↗	Master	#750 (181 pts)	#742 (211 pts)	#738 (221 pts)	#866 (151 pts)	#607 (286 pts)

Overall rank by season

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1724 power rating

Contests: 54
GCs: 8
Top-10s: 69%
Peak: 1743

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rated over 49 contests
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#305 of the rated field

1723 power rating

Contests: 70
GCs: 7
Top-10s: 76%
Peak: 1734

Their rating is built on 7 Grand Championships in 70 contests, alongside a 76% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 67 contests
last seen Aug 21, 2026
on a 3-contest top-10 run

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PROUD SOULS BARBECUE

#302 of the rated field

1724 power rating

Contests: 77
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 40%
Peak: 1729

They were already cooking in 2016, 5 years before The Antwerp Smokers's first contest.

rated over 73 contests
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#301 of the rated field

1724 power rating

Contests: 100
GCs: 4
Top-10s: 47%
Peak: 1781

They've been 1781 at their best, 57 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 98 contests
last seen Oct 31, 2025

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LONESTAR SMOKE RANGERS

#310 of the rated field

1723 ▼ 1 power rating

Contests: 84
GCs: 10
Top-10s: 64%
Peak: 1758

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to The Antwerp Smokers)

One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team The Antwerp Smokers has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 81 contests
last seen Sep 30, 2026

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BREWMASTERS BAR-B-QUE

#308 of the rated field

1723 ▼ 1 power rating

Contests: 50
GCs: 2
Top-10s: 50%
Peak: 1741

Level with The Antwerp Smokers on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 47 contests
last seen Apr 17, 2026

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
Barbecoa BBQ Team	38	23	15	61%	⚔ compare
It's spice that meats you	36	21	15	58%	⚔ compare
The BBQ Ranch	34	21	13	62%	⚔ compare
BELGIAN BBQ TEAM FIVE Q	33	16	17	48%	⚔ compare
BUNCH OF SWINES	32	7	25	22%	⚔ compare
Just wing it BBQ team	29	19	10	66%	⚔ compare
Osdorp Grillers (NL)	29	19	10	66%	⚔ compare
COOKLOUNGE BBQ	29	9	20	31%	⚔ compare
BBQ+	28	10	18	36%	⚔ compare
ANTWERPS BBQ-TEAM	27	23	4	85%	⚔ compare
SMOKE ON THE WILD SIDE	25	13	12	52%	⚔ compare
RIVERLAND SMOKERS	24	16	8	67%	⚔ compare
BBQ Team Laurentius	23	7	16	30%	⚔ compare
Backcorner BBQ	20	4	16	20%	⚔ compare
Click & Q	19	18	1	95%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	54	35	3	12	180 🔥	146.2400	168.58	top 44%
Pork Ribs	54	29	2	11	179.4400	140.4800	163.38	top 54%
Pork	54	41	12	18	180 🔥	153.1544	170.01	top 34%
Brisket	54	33	4	16	177.7028	133.6344	164.97	top 44%

“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
Small (<20 teams)	28	4	top 38%
Medium (20–39)	21	0	top 44%
Large (40+)	4	0	top 46%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
KS	2	top 42%
TN	1	top 88%
GL	1	top 43%
BZ	1	top 12%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Vaartse Hoeve BBQ Contest (Day 2)	4	1	1	top 26%	Sep 12, 2026
Farm Meat "De Vaartse Hoeve" Barbeque Contest (Day 2)	4	3	0	top 46%	Sep 7, 2024
Riverland Smokers BBQ Contest 2025 (Day 2)	3	1	1	top 24%	Jun 28, 2025
Eastern BBQ Contest 2023 - Day 2	3	2	0	top 47%	Apr 8, 2023
KCBS International BBQ Contest Vuur en Vlees	2	11	0	top 86%	Sep 23, 2023
Het BBQkampioenschap van het Waasland 2023	2	3	0	top 53%	Sep 16, 2023
Riverland Smokers BBQ Contest	2	10	0	top 44%	Jun 24, 2023
Meetjesland International BBQ Contest	2	7	0	top 60%	Apr 29, 2023
Eastern BBQ Contest 2023 - Day 1	2	7	0	top 56%	Apr 7, 2023

More numbers

Busiest season 2026 16 contests · 2 GCs

Contests a season 9.8 across 6 seasons in the data

Most contests held in KS 2 of 59 contests · 4 states in all

Contests visited 38 9 of them more than once

First title Sep 21, 2024 Vuur en Vlees

Opponents faced 596 finished ahead 928 times, behind 624

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

20264 milestones

Jun 20 50th tracked contest The War of Barbeque (ONE MEAT CHICKEN)
Sep 12 Career-best overall score709.7144 Vaartse Hoeve BBQ Contest (Day 2)
Sep 30 Peak power rating (1724) American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest
Oct 9 Most recent contest Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (Competitor's Series) (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY)

20245 milestones

Feb 24 First perfect 180 (Chicken) W.E.S.T. Winter Extreme South Tyrol
Mar 23 First multi-meat day Spitsbroek on Fire
Apr 20 25th tracked contest De Vliegende Hollander BBQ Contest 2024
Sep 21 First Grand Championship Vuur en Vlees
Sep 21 10th category win Vuur en Vlees

20232 milestones

Mar 25 First overall podium Spring Break BBQ Contest 4
Apr 8 First Reserve Championship Eastern BBQ Contest 2023 - Day 2

20222 milestones

Sep 10 10th tracked contest Farm Meat "De Vaartse Hoeve" BBQ Contest
Dec 3 First category win (Pork) Holiday in Hell

20214 milestones

Aug 14 First tracked contest Eastern BBQ Contest 2020-Day 2
Aug 14 First call Eastern BBQ Contest 2020-Day 2
Aug 14 First overall top-10 Eastern BBQ Contest 2020-Day 2
Aug 14 First overall past 90% of a perfect score657.1316 Eastern BBQ Contest 2020-Day 2

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+17.9	Eastern BBQ Contest 2023 - Day 2	Apr 8, 2023
+15.8	Spring Break BBQ Contest 4	Mar 25, 2023
+15.7	Vuur en Vlees	Sep 21, 2024
+15.3	Riverland Smokers BBQ Contest 2025 (Day 1)	Jun 27, 2025
+15.2	Farm Meat "De Vaartse Hoeve" Barbeque Contest (Day 2)	Sep 10, 2023

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-11.4	Spring Break BBQ Contest III	Mar 26, 2022
-10.8	De Vliegende Hollander BBQ-Contest II	May 21, 2022
-9.7	Vaartse Hoeve BBQ Contest (Day 1)	Sep 11, 2026
-9.5	KCBS International BBQ contest Vuur en Vlees	Oct 23, 2021
-8.4	Meetjesland International BBQ Contest	May 14, 2022

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — 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	GCs	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2026	16	2	9	4	69%	top 33%	98.6%	95.4%
2025	14	1	12	7	100%	top 19%	96.1%	94.5%
2024	7	1	4	5	100%	top 39%	95.1%	92.7%
2023	9	0	8	4	100%	top 39%	94.1%	92%
2022	11	0	2	1	64%	top 74%	91.8%	88.3%
2021	2	0	1	0	50%	top 63%	91.3%	89.1%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Oct 9, 2026	Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (Competitor's Series) (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) unrated Lynchburg, TN	87 / 99 (674.7772)	97 (157.0744)	65 (170.2628)	45 (172.0228)	20 (175.4172)
Sep 30, 2026	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest unrated Kansas City, KS	94 / 158 (682.1716)	101 (169.6800)	34 (175.4172)	107 (168.5488)	114 (168.5256)
Sep 30, 2026	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest Kansas City, KS	87 / 360 (690.2060)	135 (171.9772)	206 (169.6800)	34 (176.5716)	118 (171.9772)
Sep 12, 2026	Vaartse Hoeve BBQ Contest (Day 2) Dongen	1 / 17 (709.7144)	4 (176.5600)	2 (179.4400)	3 (178.8572)	3 (174.8572)
Sep 11, 2026	Vaartse Hoeve BBQ Contest (Day 1) Dongen	7 / 10 (671.3484)	7 (165.0856)	7 (167.3944)	6 (169.1428)	6 (169.7256)
Jul 11, 2026	No Smoke, No Glory (ONE MEAT BRISKET) Zagreb	—	—	—	—	—
Jul 11, 2026	No Smoke, No Glory (ONE MEAT RIBS) Zagreb	—	—	—	—	—
Jul 10, 2026	No Smoke, No Glory Zagreb	7 / 16 (686.7772)	5 (175.4172)	12 (168.5256)	7 (174.2744)	7 (168.5600)
Jun 20, 2026	The War of Barbeque Peschiera del Garda	5 / 25 (693.5996)	10 (173.1084)	13 (169.6800)	6 (175.4056)	4 (175.4056)
Jun 20, 2026	The War of Barbeque (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Peschiera del Garda	—	3 (176.5600)	—	—	—
Jun 20, 2026	The War of Barbeque (ONE MEAT RIBS) Peschiera del Garda	—	—	10 (167.4172)	—	—
May 23, 2026	Het Belgisch Barbecue Weekend 8the Edition Boom	3 / 18 (689.6228)	11 (169.6684)	1 (176.5600)	6 (170.2744)	6 (173.1200)
May 22, 2026	Het Belgisch Barbecue Weekend 7the Edition Boom	3 / 13 (675.2800)	5 (167.3828)	3 (169.6916)	1 (177.7028)	10 (160.5028)
Apr 25, 2026	Spitsbroek on Fire IV Eede Holland	3 / 15 (688.4684)	4 (171.9656)	3 (173.1200)	4 (173.7144)	5 (169.6684)
Apr 24, 2026	Spitsbroek on Fire III Eede Holland	1 / 11 (693.6572)	6 (169.6916)	3 (169.1200)	1 (177.7028)	1 (177.1428)
Apr 11, 2026	BBQ Expo Master's Challenge Parma	5 / 42 (690.7656)	29 (167.9656)	6 (171.9772)	8 (174.2628)	2 (176.5600)
Sep 13, 2025	Vaartse Hoeve BBQ Contest (Day 2) Dongen	2 / 23 (684.4224)	4 (170.8228)	7 (170.8112)	1 (176.5600)	9 (166.2284)
Sep 12, 2025	Vaartse Hoeve BBQ Contest (Day 1) Dongen	3 / 16 (689.6228)	2 (176.5600)	9 (166.2400)	5 (173.1200)	1 (173.7028)
Aug 29, 2025	Vuur en Vlees Deurne	2 / 13 (685.6000)	3 (171.9656)	3 (167.3944)	1 (176.5600)	6 (169.6800)
Aug 22, 2025	Smoke in the North Rolfstorp	4 / 31 (670.7428)	12 (164.5372)	4 (166.8228)	5 (169.1200)	3 (170.2628)
Jun 28, 2025	Riverland Smokers BBQ Contest 2025 (Day 2) Dodewaard	2 / 18 (691.9428)	5 (174.8572)	8 (169.6800)	1 (175.4056)	2 (172)
Jun 27, 2025	Riverland Smokers BBQ Contest 2025 (Day 1) Dodewaard	1 / 13 (689.6456)	9 (165.6684)	3 (172.5716)	1 (177.1428)	1 (174.2628)
Jun 7, 2025	UK Barbecue Championships at Hayles Fruit Farm Cheltenham, GL	3 / 7 (681.0400)	2 (171.9772)	3 (163.9428)	3 (168.5372)	2 (176.5828)
May 24, 2025	Het Belgisch Barbecue Weekend 6the Edition Boom	2 / 20 (687.3944)	4 (173.7028)	9 (169.1660)	10 (166.8228)	2 (177.7028)
May 23, 2025	Het Belgisch Barbecue Weekend 5the Edition Boom	5 / 16 (655.3600)	2 (171.9656)	13 (150.8688)	10 (159.9772)	3 (172.5484)
May 17, 2025	Muehlviertler BBQ Festival Freistadt	5 / 15 (672.4568)	9 (163.9884)	8 (165.6800)	4 (168.5256)	1 (174.2628)
May 17, 2025	Muehlviertler BBQ Festival (ONE MEAT BRISKET) Freistadt	—	—	—	—	2 (170.8228)
May 17, 2025	Muehlviertler BBQ Festival (ONE MEAT PORK) Freistadt	—	—	—	2 (174.2628)	—
Apr 26, 2025	Spitsbroek on Fire Pt. 2 Eede Holland	2 / 15 (674.1600)	2 (174.2628)	10 (155.3716)	2 (177.7028)	5 (166.8228)
Mar 29, 2025	BBQ Expo Master's Challenge Brescia	8 / 30 (686.2288)	28 (162.8000)	4 (175.4288)	11 (171.9772)	2 (176.0228)
Sep 21, 2024	Vuur en Vlees Deurne	1 / 10 (672.4228)	3 (169.6800)	8 (162.2400)	1 (175.4172)	3 (165.0856)
Sep 7, 2024	Farm Meat "De Vaartse Hoeve" Barbeque Contest (Day 2) Dongen	9 / 24 (670.7776)	9 (171.4056)	14 (163.9660)	10 (167.4172)	8 (167.9888)
Sep 6, 2024	Farm Meat "De Vaartse Hoeve" Barbeque Contest (Day 1) Dongen	13 / 16 (650.0576)	1 (177.7028)	15 (143.8516)	3 (171.4172)	12 (157.0860)
Jun 22, 2024	Riverland Smokers BBQ Contest Dodewaard	12 / 23 (666.7084)	15 (165.6568)	13 (163.9888)	4 (171.9772)	12 (165.0856)
Apr 20, 2024	De Vliegende Hollander BBQ Contest 2024 Terneuzen	13 / 23 (658.1372)	11 (168.5256)	20 (153.6572)	6 (170.8344)	13 (165.1200)
Mar 23, 2024	Spitsbroek on Fire Eede Holland	5 / 22 (671.9084)	1 (174.2628)	1 (173.7028)	19 (155.9200)	6 (168.0228)
Feb 24, 2024	W.E.S.T. Winter Extreme South Tyrol Rein in Taufers, BZ	3 / 26 (684.5372)	1 (180)	19 (161.6800)	2 (180)	14 (162.8572)
Sep 23, 2023	KCBS International BBQ Contest Vuur en Vlees Deurne	11 / 13 (622.1024)	9 (159.3712)	10 (154.2628)	7 (165.0856)	12 (143.3828)
Sep 16, 2023	Het BBQkampioenschap van het Waasland 2023 Sint Niklaas	3 / 14 (665.6348)	4 (168.5372)	12 (154.8232)	1 (175.4172)	3 (166.8572)
Sep 10, 2023	Farm Meat "De Vaartse Hoeve" Barbeque Contest (Day 2) Dongen	3 / 23 (677.1088)	4 (174.8456)	7 (164)	4 (174.8688)	9 (163.3944)
Sep 9, 2023	Farm Meat "De Vaartse Hoeve" Barbeque Contest Dongen	7 / 13 (660.4796)	12 (158.1824)	7 (164.5944)	1 (177.1544)	8 (160.5484)
Jun 24, 2023	Riverland Smokers BBQ Contest Dodewaard	10 / 26 (664.4228)	5 (173.7028)	19 (157.6572)	6 (169.6684)	12 (163.3944)
Apr 29, 2023	Meetjesland International BBQ Contest Aalter	7 / 20 (662.7544)	8 (167.3828)	14 (158.2744)	1 (173.1200)	8 (163.9772)
Apr 8, 2023	Eastern BBQ Contest 2023 - Day 2 Meerbeke	2 / 13 (673.0972)	5 (169.1084)	8 (164.5488)	1 (174.8572)	5 (164.5828)
Apr 7, 2023	Eastern BBQ Contest 2023 - Day 1 Meerbeke	7 / 10 (655.8968)	6 (166.2512)	2 (169.7144)	7 (159.9428)	8 (159.9884)
Mar 25, 2023	Spring Break BBQ Contest 4 Lommel	3 / 18 (677.5884)	14 (163.3828)	3 (169.6916)	6 (171.9656)	5 (172.5484)
Dec 3, 2022	Holiday in Hell Helshoven	8 / 15 (661.0744)	11 (166.8344)	10 (165.1544)	1 (173.1200)	13 (155.9656)
Dec 2, 2022	Burn in Hell - When Hell Freezes Over Helshoven	12 / 15 (640.4228)	5 (171.4056)	13 (162.2628)	4 (173.1200)	15 (133.6344)
Sep 17, 2022	Het BBQkampioenschap van het Waasland 2020 Sint Niklaas	21 / 25 (630.1144)	5 (168.5484)	23 (147.3944)	6 (165.6916)	20 (148.4800)
Sep 10, 2022	Farm Meat "De Vaartse Hoeve" BBQ Contest Dongen	18 / 28 (633.5772)	20 (162.2856)	27 (150.8116)	8 (170.8344)	21 (149.6456)
Jun 25, 2022	Riverland Smokers BBQ Contest Dodewaard	11 / 22 (659.3032)	11 (169.6800)	17 (160.5372)	12 (165.0972)	12 (163.9888)
Jun 3, 2022	Tony Stone BBQ Competition Hoofddorp	29 / 38 (627.7260)	17 (166.2400)	27 (154.7772)	28 (157.0860)	27 (149.6228)
May 21, 2022	De Vliegende Hollander BBQ-Contest II Terneuzen	18 / 18 (618.6288)	18 (157.0628)	13 (156.5488)	12 (164.5372)	18 (140.4800)
May 14, 2022	Meetjesland International BBQ Contest Aalter	16 / 19 (633.6688)	2 (171.9884)	18 (154.2400)	17 (153.1544)	16 (154.2860)
Apr 16, 2022	Eastern BBQ Contest 2022-Day 2 Meerbeke	21 / 24 (635.8400)	20 (162.8228)	22 (150.7888)	10 (167.4056)	20 (154.8228)
Apr 15, 2022	Eastern BBQ Contest 2022-Day 1 Meerbeke	8 / 19 (661.0288)	2 (176.5600)	13 (156.5144)	13 (163.9544)	11 (164)
Mar 26, 2022	Spring Break BBQ Contest III Lommel	28 / 31 (592.9260)	29 (146.2400)	27 (140.4800)	23 (153.6800)	21 (152.5260)
Oct 23, 2021	KCBS International BBQ contest Vuur en Vlees Liesselseweg, Deurne	26 / 30 (625.4740)	29 (151.3484)	25 (155.9084)	22 (159.9772)	24 (158.2400)
Aug 14, 2021	Eastern BBQ Contest 2020-Day 2 Meerbeke	10 / 26 (657.1316)	7 (169.1428)	6 (163.9772)	19 (153.6572)	3 (170.3544)

An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.

The Antwerp Smokers

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Best top-10 run

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Purse competed for

Master avg

Storylines (16 found in their record)

The heartbreaker

Among the elite

Perfect scores on the board

Against the odds

On the rise

Multi-meat days

They almost always walk

High-water mark

The one to beat

Their season

The weak link

A strong matchup

Always the bridesmaid

Looking over their shoulder

An August team

The long haul

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, averaged over 5 contests — 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)