Twin Smoke
2026-05-15 – 2026-05-16 · Vilnius, LT · LITHUANIA · 📍 Ezeraiciu km, Ezeraiciy g.2
Reps: ANGELA FISHLOCK, MARK FISHLOCK
Grand Champion: BBQ Symphony (701.1316) · 23 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 BBQ Hot Yard
Entries
23
4 judged meats
Top score
701.1316
Winning margin
7.4400
GC over RC
Field average
650.65
median 648.57
Tightest race
Pork Ribs
5.7028 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
650.8456
10th place overall
Field spread
104.1604
winner to last place
Double threats
6
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 42%
beats 58% of 1951 Master Series wins in the data
Traveled in
13%
of the 23 teams with a home region came from outside LT
Came back for more
55%
6 of 11 teams from the previous edition returned
Form held
Strong
ρ = -0.75 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1516
avg power rating going in · stronger than 21% of contests
Storylines
👑 A dynasty in the making
Sweaty Hogs has won this contest 2 times across its 6 tracked editions.
📸 Photo finishes
Chicken places 8–9: Moose in a Pot and Porkmafia tied on 166.8456 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 9–10: Porkmafia and Fregata Koszalin BBQ Poland tied on 166.8456 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 1–2: SMOKING FINNS FI and Smoked Pioneers BBQ Team tied on 177.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
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 | 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 ← this one | 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 | 180.0000 | 174.2856 | 166.8456 |
| Pork Ribs | 177.7028 | 172.0000 | 167.4400 |
| Pork | 180.0000 | 168.5600 | 164.5600 |
| Brisket | 176.5600 | 166.2400 | 162.2744 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
23 entries · top 701.1316 · median 648.5716
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BBQ Symphony | |
| 2 | BBQ Hot Yard | |
| 3 | No Name | |
| 4 | Smoked Pioneers BBQ Team | |
| 5 | Justice BBQ | |
| 6 | SMOKING FINNS FI | |
| 7 | Alkanas Briedis | |
| 8 | SMOKING ACES BBQ SWEDEN | |
| 9 | BM Grils & Smokers | |
| 10 | AlltimeBBQ | |
| 11 | Dumo gauja 2 | |
| 12 | GGG | |
| 13 | Clean Smoke BBQ | |
| 14 | Fregata Koszalin BBQ Poland | |
| 15 | Moose in a Pot | |
| 16 | Lingon & dill BBQ team | |
| 17 | KAUTECH | |
| 18 | Belenkokie pietai | |
| 19 | From Nil to Grill | |
| 20 | Porkmafia | |
| 21 | Trys gandriukai | |
| 22 | POLISH BBQ TEAM | |
| 23 | Kalmetal |
Chicken
23 entries · top 180.0000 · median 165.7372 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | No Name | |
| 2 | BBQ Symphony | |
| 3 | Justice BBQ | |
| 4 | Smoked Pioneers BBQ Team | |
| 5 | GGG | |
| 6 | SMOKING FINNS FI | |
| 7 | BBQ Hot Yard | |
| 8 | Moose in a Pot | |
| 9 | Porkmafia | |
| 10 | Fregata Koszalin BBQ Poland | |
| 11 | KAUTECH | |
| 12 | Dumo gauja 2 | |
| 13 | BM Grils & Smokers | |
| 14 | SMOKING ACES BBQ SWEDEN | |
| 15 | Belenkokie pietai | |
| 16 | Lingon & dill BBQ team | |
| 17 | From Nil to Grill | |
| 18 | Alkanas Briedis | |
| 19 | Trys gandriukai | |
| 20 | AlltimeBBQ | |
| 21 | Kalmetal | |
| 22 | POLISH BBQ TEAM | |
| 23 | Clean Smoke BBQ |
Pork Ribs
23 entries · top 177.7028 · median 162.8572
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMOKING FINNS FI | |
| 2 | Smoked Pioneers BBQ Team | |
| 3 | Clean Smoke BBQ | |
| 4 | Alkanas Briedis | |
| 5 | BBQ Hot Yard | |
| 6 | BBQ Symphony | |
| 7 | Justice BBQ | |
| 8 | No Name | |
| 9 | BM Grils & Smokers | |
| 10 | AlltimeBBQ | |
| 11 | Fregata Koszalin BBQ Poland | |
| 12 | Dumo gauja 2 | |
| 13 | Belenkokie pietai | |
| 14 | From Nil to Grill | |
| 15 | Lingon & dill BBQ team | |
| 16 | SMOKING ACES BBQ SWEDEN | |
| 17 | KAUTECH | |
| 18 | Moose in a Pot | |
| 19 | POLISH BBQ TEAM | |
| 20 | Porkmafia | |
| 21 | Kalmetal | |
| 22 | Trys gandriukai | |
| 23 | GGG |
Pork
23 entries · top 180.0000 · median 163.3944 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BBQ Symphony | |
| 2 | BBQ Hot Yard | |
| 3 | SMOKING ACES BBQ SWEDEN | |
| 4 | Belenkokie pietai | |
| 5 | Smoked Pioneers BBQ Team | |
| 6 | No Name | |
| 7 | GGG | |
| 8 | Porkmafia | |
| 9 | Justice BBQ | |
| 10 | Clean Smoke BBQ | |
| 11 | Moose in a Pot | |
| 12 | AlltimeBBQ | |
| 13 | Alkanas Briedis | |
| 14 | BM Grils & Smokers | |
| 15 | Lingon & dill BBQ team | |
| 16 | From Nil to Grill | |
| 17 | SMOKING FINNS FI | |
| 18 | Dumo gauja 2 | |
| 19 | Trys gandriukai | |
| 20 | KAUTECH | |
| 21 | Fregata Koszalin BBQ Poland | |
| 22 | POLISH BBQ TEAM | |
| 23 | Kalmetal |
Brisket
23 entries · top 176.5600 · median 161.1088
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BBQ Hot Yard | |
| 2 | Alkanas Briedis | |
| 3 | BBQ Symphony | |
| 4 | No Name | |
| 5 | Justice BBQ | |
| 6 | GGG | |
| 7 | Fregata Koszalin BBQ Poland | |
| 8 | AlltimeBBQ | |
| 9 | Dumo gauja 2 | |
| 10 | SMOKING FINNS FI | |
| 11 | SMOKING ACES BBQ SWEDEN | |
| 12 | KAUTECH | |
| 13 | Clean Smoke BBQ | |
| 14 | Trys gandriukai | |
| 15 | Smoked Pioneers BBQ Team | |
| 16 | BM Grils & Smokers | |
| 17 | From Nil to Grill | |
| 18 | Lingon & dill BBQ team | |
| 19 | POLISH BBQ TEAM | |
| 20 | Moose in a Pot | |
| 21 | Kalmetal | |
| 22 | Porkmafia | |
| 23 | Belenkokie pietai |