Smoke on the Waters 2023
2023-09-23 – 2023-09-24 · Devon, · UNITED KINGDOM · 📍 Quiet Waters
Reps: ANGELA FISHLOCK, MARK FISHLOCK
Grand Champion: Bunch of Swines (676.5600) · 6 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 North West BBQ
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👑 A dynasty in the making
BUNCH OF SWINES has won this contest 3 times across its 5 tracked editions.
💪 A statement win
The champion won by 25.0860 points — a wider margin than 100% of championships in the data.
🧹 A clean sweep
BUNCH OF SWINES won Chicken, Pork Ribs, Pork, Brisket — a clean sweep of the meats, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
🛡️ Back to defend
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: BUNCH OF SWINES (won 2019, 2021).
Score curves (score by finishing position — steep cliffs mean a spread field, flat lines a knife fight)
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This contest over the years full contest page →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-09-07 | Devon, EX37 9HZ | Devon, EX37 9HZ | 15 | 670.2404 | BUNCH OF SWINES | UNCLE TONY'S COCKNEY Q |
| 2021-09-04 | Devon, | Quiet Waters | 8 | 675.9544 | BUNCH OF SWINES | WHITE SQUIRREL BBQ |
| 2022-09-23 | Devon, | Quiet Waters | 8 | 680.5600 | White Squirrel | BELGIAN BBQ TEAM FIVE Q |
| 2022-09-24 | Devon, | Quiet Waters | 10 | 673.7144 | Five Q | BUNCH OF SWINES |
| 2023-09-23 ← this one | Devon, | Quiet Waters | 6 | 676.5600 | Bunch of Swines | North West BBQ |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 172.0000 | 163.4400 | — |
| Pork Ribs | 175.4400 | 147.9772 | — |
| Pork | 165.6800 | 150.2628 | — |
| Brisket | 163.4400 | 130.7200 | — |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
6 entries · top 676.5600 · median 634.5316
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BUNCH OF SWINES | |
| 2 | North West BBQ | |
| 3 | Old Man Moore | |
| 4 | Reservoir Hogs | |
| 5 | ProQ Smokers | |
| 6 | Drum and Baste |
Chicken
6 entries · top 172.0000 · median 166.5658
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BUNCH OF SWINES | |
| 2 | North West BBQ | |
| 3 | ProQ Smokers | |
| 4 | Old Man Moore | |
| 5 | Reservoir Hogs | |
| 6 | Drum and Baste |
Pork Ribs
6 entries · top 175.4400 · median 150.2344
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BUNCH OF SWINES | |
| 2 | North West BBQ | |
| 3 | Reservoir Hogs | |
| 4 | Old Man Moore | |
| 5 | ProQ Smokers | |
| 6 | Drum and Baste |
Pork
6 entries · top 165.6800 · median 160.8400
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BUNCH OF SWINES | |
| 2 | Old Man Moore | |
| 3 | North West BBQ | |
| 4 | Reservoir Hogs | |
| 5 | ProQ Smokers | |
| 6 | Drum and Baste |
Brisket
6 entries · top 163.4400 · median 156.6000
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BUNCH OF SWINES | |
| 2 | Old Man Moore | |
| 3 | North West BBQ | |
| 4 | Reservoir Hogs | |
| 5 | Drum and Baste | |
| 6 | ProQ Smokers |