High-water mark
689.7148
career-best overall
95.8% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 689.7148 at Vaartse Hoeve BBQ Contest (Day 2) — 95.8% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Sep 12, 2026
VH BBQ Team
VH BBQ Team is a competition barbecue team with 6 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2019 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 4th of 17 at the Vaartse Hoeve BBQ Contest (Day 2) (2026). They are ranked #3779 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “V. H BBQ team”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1488
peak 1488 · rated over 6 contests
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
Sep 7, 2019
latest Sep 12, 2026 · 7 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
17% of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 71%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
641.59 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 633.58 (+8.01)
Walk rate
67%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±34.79
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 163.70 · weakest Brisket (146.40)
Road miles
0
across 6 mapped stops
Schedule strength
72%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1591)
Master avg
633.58 / 720
6 Master contests · 0 GCs
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to VH BBQ Team, each with one reason worth a look.
122 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3,786 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1504
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,774 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1509
They were already cooking in 2013, 6 years before VH BBQ Team's first contest.
⚔ Compare careers#3,762 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1506
Their last contest in the data was back in 2023, 3 years before VH BBQ Team's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#3,782 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1488
Level with VH BBQ Team on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#3,768 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1488
Their last contest in the data was back in 2017, 9 years before VH BBQ Team's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#3,756 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1500
Their last contest in the data was back in 2017, 9 years before VH BBQ Team's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RIVERLAND SMOKERS | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| BBQ+ | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| BELGIAN BBQ TEAM FIVE Q | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| COOKLOUNGE BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| The Antwerp Smokers | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Backcorner BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| IQ - NETHERLANDS | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 172.5944 | 153.1312 | 163.70 | top 72% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 174.3088 | 153.6800 | 162.85 | top 53% |
| Pork | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 169.1772 | 150.2284 | 160.64 | top 65% |
| Brisket | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 176.5716 | 120.3884 | 146.40 | top 75% |
“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) | 3 | 0 | top 70% |
| Medium (20–39) | 3 | 0 | top 73% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Farm Meat "De Vaartse Hoeve" Barbeque Contest (Day 2) | 4 | 13 | 0 | top 79% | Sep 7, 2024 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2024
2 contests
Contests a season
1.5
across 4 seasons in the data
Contests visited
3
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
65
finished ahead 35 times, behind 90
Longest layoff
4 yrs
Sep 7, 2019 → Sep 9, 2023
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20265 milestones
- First category win (Brisket) Vaartse Hoeve BBQ Contest (Day 2)
- First overall top-10 Vaartse Hoeve BBQ Contest (Day 2)
- Career-best overall score689.7148 Vaartse Hoeve BBQ Contest (Day 2)
- Career-best single call (Brisket)176.5716 Vaartse Hoeve BBQ Contest (Day 2)
- Most recent contest Vaartse Hoeve BBQ Contest (Day 2)
20241 milestone
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score658.8004 Farm Meat "De Vaartse Hoeve" Barbeque Contest (Day 2)
20231 milestone
20192 milestones
- First tracked contest Farm Meat De Vaartse Hoeve BBQ Contest
- Peak power rating (1488) Farm Meat De Vaartse Hoeve BBQ Contest
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +13.3 | Vaartse Hoeve BBQ Contest (Day 2) | Sep 12, 2026 |
| +4.3 | Farm Meat "De Vaartse Hoeve" Barbeque Contest (Day 2) | Sep 7, 2024 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -12.2 | Farm Meat De Vaartse Hoeve BBQ Contest | Sep 7, 2019 |
| -9.5 | Farm Meat "De Vaartse Hoeve" Barbeque Contest | Sep 9, 2023 |
| -4.8 | Farm Meat "De Vaartse Hoeve" Barbeque Contest (Day 1) | Sep 6, 2024 |
| -3.4 | Farm Meat "De Vaartse Hoeve" Barbeque Contest (Day 2) | Sep 10, 2023 |
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 | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 100% | top 24% | 95.8% | 95.8% |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 71% | 91.5% | 90.5% |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 87% | 86.3% | 84.4% |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 89% | 82.4% | 82.4% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 12, 2026 | Vaartse Hoeve BBQ Contest (Day 2) Dongen | 4 / 17 (689.7148) | 9 (172.5944) | 4 (174.3088) | 10 (166.2400) | 1 (176.5716) |
| Sep 7, 2024 | Farm Meat "De Vaartse Hoeve" Barbeque Contest (Day 2) Dongen | 13 / 24 (658.8004) | 16 (166.2516) | 15 (161.1316) | 9 (169.1772) | 16 (162.2400) |
| Sep 6, 2024 | Farm Meat "De Vaartse Hoeve" Barbeque Contest (Day 1) Dongen | 14 / 16 (644.4232) | 13 (167.4172) | 2 (173.1316) | 6 (168.0116) | 16 (135.8628) |
| Sep 10, 2023 | Farm Meat "De Vaartse Hoeve" Barbeque Contest (Day 2) Dongen | 17 / 23 (621.5772) | 14 (160.5372) | 14 (154.2856) | 18 (157.0972) | 18 (149.6572) |
| Sep 9, 2023 | Farm Meat "De Vaartse Hoeve" Barbeque Contest Dongen | 13 / 13 (593.4396) | 11 (162.2628) | 10 (160.5600) | 13 (150.2284) | 13 (120.3884) |
| Sep 7, 2019 | Farm Meat De Vaartse Hoeve BBQ Contest Dongen | 34 / 38 (593.5540) | 32 (153.1312) | 32 (153.6800) | 30 (153.0628) | 37 (133.6800) |