BBQ De Reizende Mannen

BBQ De Reizende Mannen is a competition barbecue team with 12 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2017 and 2019. They have won 1 Grand Championship, at the Farm Meat De Vaartse Hoeve BBQ Contest (2019). They are ranked #6139 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#6,139

of 6,476 rated · rankings

Rating

1426

peak 1426 · rated over 12 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Jun 10, 2017

latest Nov 30, 2019 · 2.5 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#738

Master 2019 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve · wins it all 8% of the time

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

8% of 12 contests

Avg finish

top 82%

overall standings

Best overall

632.5600 / 720

Master · EUregio Barbeque Festival

Perfect 180s

Current form

604.70 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 610.31 (-5.61)

Walk rate

25%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

170.2744

Chicken · 2nd International Suydersee BBQ Contest

Consistency

±16.20

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 158.38 · weakest Brisket (145.34)

Road miles

813

across 12 mapped stops

Schedule strength

33%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1544)

Master avg

610.31 / 720

12 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (7 found in their record)

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

Giant slayer

38 teams beaten in one weekend

Took the Grand Championship over a 38-team field at Farm Meat De Vaartse Hoeve BBQ Contest.

Sep 7, 2019

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

BETER WORDT HET NIET BBQ has finished one call ahead of BBQ De Reizende Mannen 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

9–1 behind in the head-to-head

BUGHOUSE SMOKERS ahead in 90% of their meetings

BUGHOUSE SMOKERS has come out ahead in 9 of their 10 shared contests.

The weak link

−13.0 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 13.03 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 8%.

Brisket avg 145.34
Chicken avg 158.38
0 calls in 12 entries

A strong matchup

5–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 83% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of ANTWERPS BBQ-TEAM in 5 of their 6 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

9 of 10 shared chicken entries lost

IQ - NETHERLANDS ahead 90% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, IQ - NETHERLANDS has out-cooked them in 9 of 10 shared chicken entries.

A September team

Top 66% average finish in September

Something about September: average finish in the top 66% across 4 contests, versus top 82% the rest of the year.

4 September contests
top 82% the rest of the year

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
2020 ↗	Master	#1093 (56 pts)	#694 (121 pts)	#691 (126 pts)	#846 (81 pts)	#1095 (56 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#738 (409 pts)	#655 (524 pts)	#668 (509 pts)	#731 (449 pts)	#695 (484 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#1340 (173 pts)	#970 (323 pts)	#1347 (183 pts)	#1406 (173 pts)	#1151 (243 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to BBQ De Reizende Mannen, each with one reason worth a look.

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

SPECIAL ED'S BBQ

#6,137 of the rated field

1426 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 8%
Peak: 1426

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 13 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 13 contests
last seen Oct 6, 2017

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Big Daddy and the Butt Rubbers

#6,140 of the rated field

1425 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1425

Careers of much the same size, 12 contests to 12, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 11 contests
last seen Apr 11, 2025

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DU-LITTLE BBQ

#6,141 of the rated field

1425 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1425

15 contests and no Grand Championship yet.

rated over 15 contests
last seen Apr 23, 2021

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BUTTHEADS BBQ TEAM

#6,142 of the rated field

1425 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1425

Level with BBQ De Reizende Mannen on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 9 contests
last seen Jun 1, 2018

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UTB BBQ

#6,136 of the rated field

1426 power rating

Contests: 17
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1426

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 17 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 17 contests
last seen Nov 5, 2025

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TOTAL CONSCIOUSNESS BBQ

#6,135 of the rated field

1426 power rating

Contests: 18
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1426

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 18 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 18 contests
last seen Jul 10, 2026

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
BUGHOUSE SMOKERS	10	1	9	10%	⚔ compare
IQ - NETHERLANDS	10	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
Backcorner BBQ	9	1	8	11%	⚔ compare
BBQ+	9	1	8	11%	⚔ compare
SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ	9	1	8	11%	⚔ compare
WETTELS ON FIRE	8	2	6	25%	⚔ compare
PARKSTAD SMOKERS	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
UNCLE TONY'S COCKNEY Q	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
M&G-BBQ	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
RFS Barbecue Team	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
BBQ Team Laurentius	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
ROKENDE REGAHS	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
SMOKE ON THE WILD SIDE	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
DE VLIEGENDE HOLLANDER BBQ-TEAM	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
ANTWERPS BBQ-TEAM	6	5	1	83%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	12	1	170.2744	144.5256	158.38	top 69%
Pork Ribs	12	1	166.2972	138.2400	151.32	top 79%
Pork	11	1	169.7256	143.4172	155.88	top 76%
Brisket	12	0	163.4284	120.9940	145.34	top 78%

“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)	8	1	top 78%
Large (40+)	4	0	top 89%

More numbers

Busiest season 2019 7 contests · 1 GC

Contests a season 4 across 3 seasons in the data

Contests visited 12 a different one every time

First title Sep 7, 2019 Farm Meat De Vaartse Hoeve BBQ Contest

Opponents faced 141 finished ahead 82 times, behind 332

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

20197 milestones

Sep 7 First overall top-10 Farm Meat De Vaartse Hoeve BBQ Contest
Sep 7 First overall podium Farm Meat De Vaartse Hoeve BBQ Contest
Sep 7 First Grand Championship Farm Meat De Vaartse Hoeve BBQ Contest
Sep 7 First overall past 90% of a perfect score345.1428 Farm Meat De Vaartse Hoeve BBQ Contest
Sep 7 10th tracked contest Farm Meat De Vaartse Hoeve BBQ Contest
Sep 7 Biggest field won (38 teams) Farm Meat De Vaartse Hoeve BBQ Contest
Nov 30 Most recent contest Beer,Fries & BBQ-The Winter Edition

20182 milestones

Aug 18 Career-best overall score632.5600 EUregio Barbeque Festival
Sep 1 Career-best single call (Chicken)170.2744 2nd International Suydersee BBQ Contest

20173 milestones

Jun 10 First tracked contest KCBS International BBQ Contest Vuur en Vlees
Jun 10 First call KCBS International BBQ Contest Vuur en Vlees
Jun 10 Peak power rating (1485) KCBS International BBQ Contest Vuur en Vlees

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+19.8	Farm Meat De Vaartse Hoeve BBQ Contest	Sep 7, 2019

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-15.3	KCBS International BBQ Contest Vuur en Vlees	Jun 10, 2017
-11.6	Meat the East	Apr 13, 2019
-11.3	Spring Break BBQ Contest	Mar 30, 2019
-9.9	2nd International Suydersee BBQ Contest	Sep 1, 2018
-9.7	Eastern BBQ Contest	Mar 31, 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	GCs	Top-10s	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2019	7	1	1	0%	top 77%	95.9%	86.1%
2018	4	0	0	50%	top 85%	87.9%	86.4%
2017	1	0	0	100%	top 100%	85.1%	85.1%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Nov 30, 2019	Beer,Fries & BBQ-The Winter Edition Helshoven	27 / 31 (615.3256)	12 (166.2512)	11 (162.2744)	20 (159.4172)	31 (127.3828)
Sep 21, 2019	Het BBQ Kampioenschap Van Het Waasland Sint Niklaas	33 / 36 (605.0288)	32 (155.4056)	36 (139.9544)	22 (161.1316)	28 (148.5372)
Sep 7, 2019	Farm Meat De Vaartse Hoeve BBQ Contest Dongen	1 / 38 (345.1428)	36 (148.5484)	37 (149.6800)	27 (154.8572)	38 (120.9940)
Aug 17, 2019	EUregio Barbecue Festival Erlenstr Waldfeucht-Haaren	26 / 28 (599.3368)	26 (152.0228)	19 (153.7028)	—	23 (145.0972)
May 11, 2019	Beer,Fries & BBQ VI Kapermolenpark, Hasselt	34 / 49 (629.7144)	15 (169.1772)	39 (150.8456)	43 (147.9772)	18 (161.7144)
Apr 13, 2019	Meat the East Hengelo	41 / 41 (610.2056)	39 (154.2972)	41 (138.2400)	36 (154.2400)	19 (163.4284)
Mar 30, 2019	Spring Break BBQ Contest Lommel	39 / 40 (588.4688)	25 (158.2744)	36 (149.6916)	39 (143.4172)	39 (137.0856)
Sep 15, 2018	Het 5DE BBQKampioenschap Van Het Waasland Sint Niklaas	25 / 31 (625.6116)	23 (160.5372)	23 (154.8344)	26 (157.1544)	24 (153.0856)
Sep 1, 2018	2nd International Suydersee BBQ Contest Zeewolde Flevoland	39 / 44 (611.9200)	6 (170.2744)	42 (141.1200)	32 (157.1084)	38 (143.4172)
Aug 18, 2018	EUregio Barbeque Festival Waldfeucht-Haaren/NRW	26 / 32 (632.5600)	20 (161.7372)	27 (156.5600)	29 (151.4056)	12 (162.8572)
Mar 31, 2018	Eastern BBQ Contest Ninove	29 / 33 (618.9712)	26 (159.4628)	29 (152.6400)	10 (169.7256)	33 (137.1428)
Jun 10, 2017	KCBS International BBQ Contest Vuur en Vlees Deurne	24 / 24 (612.4684)	24 (144.5256)	10 (166.2972)	20 (158.2628)	22 (143.3828)

BBQ De Reizende Mannen

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)

Giant slayer

The one to beat

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

Chicken nemesis

A September team

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

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)