Twin Smoke
2024-05-18 – 2024-05-19 · Vilnius, LT · LITHUANIA · 📍 Ezeraiciu km, Ezeraiciy g.2
Reps: ANGELA FISHLOCK, MARK FISHLOCK
Grand Champion: Smoking Finns (670.2056) · 18 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 Clean Smoke BBQ
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Top score
Winning margin
Field average
Perfect 180s
Tightest race
Top-10 cutoff
Field spread
Double threats
How hot was the win?
Traveled in
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Form held
Field strength
Storylines
👑 A dynasty in the making
Sweaty Hogs has won this contest 2 times across its 6 tracked editions.
📸 Photo finishes
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.
🛡️ Back to defend
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: Bunch of Swines (won 2023).
🃏 An upset on the books
SMOKING FINNS FI came in rated below the field's top team, BUNCH OF SWINES, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 27-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
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)
Did form hold? (pre-contest rating vs overall finish — ratings called it if the dots climb to the right)
Where the field came from (home regions on file)
This contest over the years full contest page →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-09-11 | Vilnius, LT | Ezeraiciu km, Ezeraiciy g.2 | 15 | 694.3088 | Sweaty Hogs | Smoked Pioneers BBQ Team |
| 2022-07-02 | Vilnius, LT | Ezeraiciu km, Ezeraiciy g.2 | 15 | 666.3200 | Sweaty Hogs | Insomnia BBQ Team |
| 2023-05-20 | Vilnius, LT | Ezeraiciu km, Ezeraiciy g.2 | 14 | 695.4056 | Bunch of Swines | Insomnia BBQ Team |
| 2024-05-18 ← this one | Vilnius, LT | Ezeraiciu km, Ezeraiciy g.2 | 18 | 670.2056 | Smoking Finns | Clean Smoke BBQ |
| 2025-05-17 | Vilnius, LT | Ezeraiciu km, Ezeraiciy g.2 | 11 | 683.8968 | Smoking Finns | From Nil to Grill |
| 2026-05-15 | Vilnius, LT | Ezeraiciu km, Ezeraiciy g.2 | 23 | 701.1316 | BBQ Symphony | BBQ Hot Yard |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| 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 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
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 |
Chicken
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 |
Pork Ribs
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 |
Pork
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 |
Brisket
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 |