May 18–19, 2024 · Vilnius, Lithuania · LITHUANIA · 📍 Ezeraiciu km, Ezeraiciy g.2
Reps: Angela Fishlock, Mark Fishlock
SMOKING FINNS FI won Grand Champion at the Twin Smoke on May 18, 2024 in Vilnius, LT at Ezeraiciu km, Ezeraiciy g.2, scoring 670.2056 in a field of 18 teams. Clean Smoke BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 667.3260. Category winners: Chicken — BBQ Symphony (178.8800); Pork Ribs — Clean Smoke BBQ (172.5716); Pork — 3BBQ (174.8572); Brisket — Hungry Moose (173.7028). This is the 4th of 6 editions of this contest on record; the 2023 edition was won by Bunch of Swines; the next was held in 2025.
Overall totals, every team on the board — tall stacks are where the pack sat.
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
What it has taken to win here, 2021 to 2026 — this edition picked out.
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 81 times in 100
SMOKING FINNS FI came in rated below the field's top team, BUNCH OF SWINES, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 19-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
SMOKING FINNS FI won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 4 calls from 4 boards, best of them 2nd. Consistency beat fireworks.
2 of 6 tracked editions
Sweaty Hogs has won this contest 2 times across its 6 tracked editions.
Pork places 6–7: Belenkokiepietai and Bear Claw BBQ Team tied on 162.2972 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 4–5: Clean Smoke BBQ edged BUNCH OF SWINES by 0.0116. Chicken places 3–4: Clean Smoke BBQ edged BUNCH OF SWINES by 0.0228.
BBQ Symphony turned in 178.8800 in chicken — past the 178.2972 that had stood across 3 earlier editions.
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: Bunch of Swines (won 2023).
This contest usually draws about 15 teams
18 teams is the deepest field this contest has drawn in the data, against a typical 15.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 11, 2021 | Vilnius, Lithuania | Ezeraiciu km, Ezeraiciy g.2 | 15 | 694.3088 | Sweaty Hogs | Smoked Pioneers BBQ Team |
| Jul 2, 2022 | Vilnius, Lithuania | Ezeraiciu km, Ezeraiciy g.2 | 15 | 666.3200 | Sweaty Hogs | Insomnia BBQ Team |
| May 20, 2023 | Vilnius, Lithuania | Ezeraiciu km, Ezeraiciy g.2 | 14 | 695.4056 | Bunch of Swines | Insomnia BBQ Team |
| May 18, 2024 ← this one | Vilnius, Lithuania | Ezeraiciu km, Ezeraiciy g.2 | 18 | 670.2056 | Smoking Finns | Clean Smoke BBQ |
| May 17, 2025 | Vilnius, Lithuania | Ezeraiciu km, Ezeraiciy g.2 | 11 | 683.8968 | Smoking Finns | From Nil to Grill |
| May 15, 2026 | Vilnius, Lithuania | Ezeraiciu km, Ezeraiciy g.2 | 23 | 701.1316 | BBQ Symphony | BBQ Hot Yard |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 178.8800 | 164.5372 | 162.2400 |
| Pork Ribs | 172.5716 | 166.8344 | 155.3716 |
| Pork | 174.8572 | 162.8000 | 158.2628 |
| Brisket | 173.7028 | 163.3828 | 150.2172 |
18 entries · top 670.2056 · median 621.6286
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMOKING FINNS FI | |
| 2 | Clean Smoke BBQ | |
| 3 | BBQ Symphony | |
| 4 | Smoked Pioneers BBQ Team | |
| 5 | BUNCH OF SWINES | |
| 6 | 3BBQ | |
| 7 | Hungry Moose | |
| 8 | Insomnia BBQ Team | |
| 9 | Larry G BBQ Team | |
| 10 | Bear Claw BBQ Team | |
| 11 | Belenkokiepietai | |
| 12 | Meat Smokin' Stories | |
| 13 | Karma Kru | |
| 14 | Polish BBQ Mafia | |
| 15 | Porkmafia | |
| 16 | KAUTECH | |
| 17 | POLISH BBQ TEAM | |
| 18 | Grill Brothers Poland |
18 entries · top 178.8800 · median 162.2514
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BBQ Symphony | |
| 2 | Smoked Pioneers BBQ Team | |
| 3 | Clean Smoke BBQ | |
| 4 | BUNCH OF SWINES | |
| 5 | Hungry Moose | |
| 6 | 3BBQ | |
| 7 | Belenkokiepietai | |
| 8 | Insomnia BBQ Team | |
| 9 | SMOKING FINNS FI | |
| 10 | Larry G BBQ Team | |
| 11 | POLISH BBQ TEAM | |
| 12 | Polish BBQ Mafia | |
| 13 | Porkmafia | |
| 14 | Meat Smokin' Stories | |
| 15 | Bear Claw BBQ Team | |
| 16 | Karma Kru | |
| 17 | Grill Brothers Poland | |
| 18 | KAUTECH |
18 entries · top 172.5716 · median 155.7030
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clean Smoke BBQ | |
| 2 | 3BBQ | |
| 3 | Smoked Pioneers BBQ Team | |
| 4 | BUNCH OF SWINES | |
| 5 | SMOKING FINNS FI | |
| 6 | BBQ Symphony | |
| 7 | Hungry Moose | |
| 8 | KAUTECH | |
| 9 | Bear Claw BBQ Team | |
| 10 | Larry G BBQ Team | |
| 11 | Insomnia BBQ Team | |
| 12 | POLISH BBQ TEAM | |
| 13 | Porkmafia | |
| 14 | Polish BBQ Mafia | |
| 15 | Karma Kru | |
| 16 | Grill Brothers Poland | |
| 17 | Meat Smokin' Stories | |
| 18 | Belenkokiepietai |
18 entries · top 174.8572 · median 158.5256
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3BBQ | |
| 2 | SMOKING FINNS FI | |
| 3 | Smoked Pioneers BBQ Team | |
| 4 | BBQ Symphony | |
| 5 | Clean Smoke BBQ | |
| 6 | Belenkokiepietai | |
| 7 | Bear Claw BBQ Team | |
| 8 | Karma Kru | |
| 9 | BUNCH OF SWINES | |
| 10 | Larry G BBQ Team | |
| 11 | Porkmafia | |
| 12 | Polish BBQ Mafia | |
| 13 | KAUTECH | |
| 14 | Insomnia BBQ Team | |
| 15 | Meat Smokin' Stories | |
| 16 | Hungry Moose | |
| 17 | Grill Brothers Poland | |
| 18 | POLISH BBQ TEAM |
18 entries · top 173.7028 · median 150.5200
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungry Moose | |
| 2 | SMOKING FINNS FI | |
| 3 | Insomnia BBQ Team | |
| 4 | Clean Smoke BBQ | |
| 5 | BUNCH OF SWINES | |
| 6 | BBQ Symphony | |
| 7 | Meat Smokin' Stories | |
| 8 | Karma Kru | |
| 9 | Belenkokiepietai | |
| 10 | POLISH BBQ TEAM | |
| 11 | Bear Claw BBQ Team | |
| 12 | Smoked Pioneers BBQ Team | |
| 13 | Larry G BBQ Team | |
| 14 | 3BBQ | |
| 15 | Polish BBQ Mafia | |
| 16 | KAUTECH | |
| 17 | Porkmafia | |
| 18 | Grill Brothers Poland |