DUTCH BROS. SMOKERS

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

Power ranking

#2862

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1509

peak 1529 · rated over 9 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2018-04-14

latest 2019-09-07

Best ToY finish

#747

Master 2018

Grand champs

1 reserve

Category wins

3 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 9 contests

Avg finish

top 52%

overall standings

Best overall

685.1312 / 720

Master · 2nd International Suydersee BBQ Contest

Perfect 180s

Current form

609.17 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 627.29 (-18.12)

Walk rate

56%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

178.8800

Pork Ribs · 2nd International Suydersee BBQ Contest

Consistency

±53.43

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 164.35 · weakest Pork (143.54)

Road miles

805

mi across 9 mapped stops

Schedule strength

32%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1543)

Master avg

627.29 / 720

9 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (8 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.

The heartbreaker

0.5144 points from the title

Came within 0.5144 points of the Grand Championship at 2nd International Suydersee BBQ Contest (2018-09-01).

High-water mark

685.1312 career-best overall

95.2% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 685.1312 at 2nd International Suydersee BBQ Contest — 95.2% of a perfect 720.

Master
2018-09-01

A tough matchup

9–0 behind in the head-to-head

IQ - NETHERLANDS ahead in 100% of their meetings

IQ - NETHERLANDS has come out ahead in 9 of their 9 shared contests.

The weak link

−20.8 points behind their best meat

Pork is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 20.81 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 22%.

Pork avg 143.54
Chicken avg 164.35
0 calls in 9 entries

A strong matchup

5–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 83% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of The Popes White Smoke in 5 of their 6 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

7 of 9 shared chicken entries lost

IQ - NETHERLANDS ahead 78% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, IQ - NETHERLANDS has out-cooked them in 7 of 9 shared chicken entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

THE DUTCHEF has landed one call behind them 2 times.

Boom or bust

±7.42% swing around their own average

Their overall swings ±7.42% of a perfect score around its own average — when it lands they're dangerous, and when it doesn't the weekend is gone by lunch.

averages 87.1% of a perfect score
best 95.2%

Teams like this (closest power rating)

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

Buurman & Buurman

#2868 of the rated field

1509 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1517

2–0 in 2 shared contests (100% to DUTCH BROS. SMOKERS)

2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team DUTCH BROS. SMOKERS has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 6 contests
last seen 2019-04-13

⚔ Head-to-head

MASTERS OF FIRE

#2866 of the rated field

1509 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 22
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 18%
Peak: 1509

5–2 in 7 shared contests (71% to DUTCH BROS. SMOKERS)

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 22 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 22 contests
last seen 2019-09-07

⚔ Head-to-head

Hicks from the Sticks BBQ

#2849 of the rated field

1509 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 50%
Peak: 1515

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 10 contests to 9, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 9 contests
last seen 2025-10-03

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SWEET CLEAVER BBQ

#2860 of the rated field

1509 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 11%
Peak: 1509

No shared contest yet.

Level with DUTCH BROS. SMOKERS on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 9 contests
last seen 2024-09-20

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Boogs BBQ

#2848 of the rated field

1509 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 33%
Peak: 1516

No shared contest yet.

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2018.

rated over 9 contests
last seen 2024-08-23

⚔ Head-to-head

GARDEN STATE PORKWAY

#2870 of the rated field

1509 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 30%
Peak: 1518

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 10 contests to 9, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 10 contests
last seen 2019-08-16

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
IQ - NETHERLANDS	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
010 BRAAI	8	3	5	38%	⚔ compare
BUGHOUSE SMOKERS	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
THE BLAZIN' BARRELS NL	7	5	2	71%	⚔ compare
MASTERS OF FIRE	7	5	2	71%	⚔ compare
LOWLAND SMOKERS	7	3	4	43%	⚔ compare
Osdorp Grillers (NL)	7	3	4	43%	⚔ compare
DE VLIEGENDE HOLLANDER BBQ-TEAM	7	2	5	29%	⚔ compare
PARKSTAD SMOKERS	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
BBQ+	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
The Popes White Smoke	6	5	1	83%	⚔ compare
THE DUTCHEF	6	4	2	67%	⚔ compare
UNCLE TONY'S COCKNEY Q	6	3	3	50%	⚔ compare
M&G-BBQ	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	9	2	0	0	173.1200	156.5484	164.35	top 50%
Pork Ribs	9	2	1	1	178.8800	154.8116	161.95	top 45%
Pork	9	0	0	0	166.2628	20.0000	143.54	top 63%
Brisket	9	3	0	2	172.6056	133.6916	157.45	top 53%

“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 contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	4	0	top 63%
Large (40+)	5	0	top 43%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Farm Meat De Vaartse Hoeve BBQ Contest	2	15	0	top 69%	2019-09-07

The story so far (13 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 1.4 yrs 2018-04-14 → 2019-09-07

Busiest season 2018 5 contests

Contests a season 4.5 across 2 seasons in the data

Contests visited 8 1 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 9 entries · 0 wins · 2 calls

Strongest meat Chicken averages 164.35 · weakest Pork (143.54)

Walk rate 56% a top-10 call in 5 of 9 contests

Overall top-10 rate 22% 2 of 9 contests

Master average 627.29 out of 720 · 9 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 182 181–193 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 805 9 mapped stops

Schedule strength 1543 average field rating faced — tougher than 32% of rated contests

Power rating 1509 peak 1529 · #2862 of 6,413 rated

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

2018
Apr 14 First tracked contest Meat The East
Apr 14 First call Meat The East
Apr 14 First overall past 90% of a perfect score654.7888 Meat The East
Sep 1 First category win (Pork Ribs) 2nd International Suydersee BBQ Contest
Sep 1 First overall top-10 2nd International Suydersee BBQ Contest
Sep 1 First overall podium 2nd International Suydersee BBQ Contest
Sep 1 First Reserve Championship 2nd International Suydersee BBQ Contest
Sep 1 Career-best overall score685.1312 2nd International Suydersee BBQ Contest
Sep 1 Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)178.8800 2nd International Suydersee BBQ Contest
2019
Apr 13 Peak power rating (1529) Meat the East
Sep 7 Most recent contest Farm Meat De Vaartse Hoeve BBQ Contest

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+16.2	2nd International Suydersee BBQ Contest	2018-09-01
+9.2	BBQ an der Burg 2019	2019-07-06
+9	Meat the East	2019-04-13
+7	Meat The East	2018-04-14
+4.9	Farm Meat De Vaartse Hoeve BBQ Contest	2018-09-08

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-15.9	Farm Meat De Vaartse Hoeve BBQ Contest	2019-09-07
-13.8	Tony Stone BBQ Competition	2019-06-08
-8.7	Regahfest 2018 Green	2018-08-25

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	GCs	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2019	4	0	1	0	50%	top 63%	91.6%	83%
2018	5	0	1	1	60%	top 43%	95.2%	90.4%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2019-09-07	Farm Meat De Vaartse Hoeve BBQ Contest Dongen, 5106NC	38 / 38 (490.7884)	26 (160.5256)	26 (157.1428)	38 (20.0000)	31 (153.1200)
2019-07-06	BBQ an der Burg 2019 Geestland, 27624	10 / 36 (642.8456)	27 (156.5484)	6 (162.8572)	12 (161.7256)	14 (161.7144)
2019-06-08	Tony Stone BBQ Competition Hoofddorp, 2314CG	53 / 55 (598.7316)	44 (157.6912)	40 (154.8116)	47 (152.5372)	54 (133.6916)
2019-04-13	Meat the East Hengelo, 7534 MK	11 / 41 (659.2572)	24 (165.6800)	23 (158.8000)	15 (165.0972)	6 (169.6800)
2018-09-08	Farm Meat De Vaartse Hoeve BBQ Contest Dongen, 5106NC	15 / 40 (654.2516)	16 (165.6800)	22 (160.5144)	31 (155.4744)	3 (172.5828)
2018-09-01	2nd International Suydersee BBQ Contest Zeewolde Flevoland, 3891 DM	2 / 44 (685.1312)	5 (173.1200)	1 (178.8800)	27 (160.5256)	2 (172.6056)
2018-08-25	Regahfest 2018 Green The Hague, 2266HA	31 / 35 (621.5888)	22 (164.5256)	13 (163.4060)	34 (146.8572)	31 (146.8000)
2018-05-19	Tony Stone Low & Slow BBQ Competition Hoofddorp , 2314CG	30 / 60 (638.2520)	22 (165.6916)	19 (163.4632)	25 (163.4056)	55 (145.6916)
2018-04-14	Meat The East Hengelo, 7534 HK	12 / 34 (654.7888)	7 (169.7028)	21 (157.6916)	13 (166.2628)	16 (161.1316)

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
2019 ↗	Master	#768 (385 pts)	#1080 (245 pts)	#858 (365 pts)	#870 (355 pts)	#787 (410 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#747 (444 pts)	#802 (424 pts)	#746 (484 pts)	#1172 (239 pts)	#799 (424 pts)