A clean sweep
4
category wins in a day
BUNCH OF SWINES won Chicken, Pork Ribs, Pork, Brisket — a clean sweep of the meats, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
- Chicken 1st
- Pork Ribs 1st
- Pork 1st
- Brisket 1st
Smoke on the Waters 2023
Sep 23–24, 2023 · Devon, United Kingdom · UNITED KINGDOM · 📍 Quiet Waters
Reps: Angela Fishlock, Mark Fishlock
BUNCH OF SWINES won Grand Champion at the Smoke on the Waters 2023 on September 23, 2023 in Devon, at Quiet Waters, scoring 676.5600 in a field of 6 teams. North West BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 651.4740. Category winners: Chicken — BUNCH OF SWINES (172.0000); Pork Ribs — BUNCH OF SWINES (175.4400); Pork — BUNCH OF SWINES (165.6800); Brisket — BUNCH OF SWINES (163.4400). This is the 5th of 5 editions of this contest on record; the 2022 edition was won by Five Q.
The contest at a glance (read off the scored boards)
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 172
- Pork Ribs 175.44
- Pork 165.68
- Brisket 163.44
122.81
175.44
Winning score by edition
What it has taken to win here, 2019 to 2023 — this edition picked out.
Entries
6
4 judged meats
Top score
676.5600
Winning margin
25.0860
GC over RC
Field average
620.11
535.68676.56
median 634.53 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Chicken
8.5600 pts across the top 5
Field spread
140.8800
winner to last place
Double threats
5
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 93%
beats 7% of 4723 Master Series wins in the data
Came back for more
30%
3 of 10 teams from the previous edition returned
Field strength
1,550
avg power rating going in
Storylines (5 found in this contest's numbers)
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
A statement win
25.0860
points clear of the field
Wider than 100% of the 4,722 championships in the data
The champion won by 25.0860 points — a wider margin than 100% of championships in the data.
A dynasty in the making
3×
wins at this contest
3 of 5 tracked editions
BUNCH OF SWINES has won this contest 3 times across its 5 tracked editions.
- 2019
- 2021
- 2023
How the title was won
4 of 4
meats called to the stage
BUNCH OF SWINES took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 4 outright wins — their weakest board was chicken at 1st.
- Chicken 1st
- Pork Ribs 1st
- Pork 1st
- Brisket 1st
Back to defend
1
past champions back in the field
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: BUNCH OF SWINES (won 2019, 2021).
- BUNCH OF SWINES · 2019, 2021
Score curves (score by finishing position — steep cliffs mean a spread field, flat lines a knife fight)
Category showdown (top / average / median score per meat)
Score distribution
Biggest rating movers (power-rating points won and lost at this contest)
This contest over the years full contest page →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 7, 2019 | Devon | Devon, EX37 9HZ | 15 | 670.2404 | BUNCH OF SWINES | UNCLE TONY'S COCKNEY Q |
| Sep 4, 2021 | Devon | Quiet Waters | 8 | 675.9544 | BUNCH OF SWINES | WHITE SQUIRREL BBQ |
| Sep 23, 2022 | Devon | Quiet Waters | 8 | 680.5600 | White Squirrel | BELGIAN BBQ TEAM FIVE Q |
| Sep 24, 2022 | Devon | Quiet Waters | 10 | 673.7144 | Five Q | BUNCH OF SWINES |
| Sep 23, 2023 ← 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 | 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 · 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 |