Sep 8–9, 2018 · Devon, United Kingdom · UNITED KINGDOM
WHITE SQUIRREL BBQ won Grand Champion at the Smoke on the Quiet Waters on September 8, 2018 in Devon, EX37 9HZ, scoring 683.4056 in a field of 13 teams. BUNCH OF SWINES took Reserve Grand Champion with 683.3372. Category winners: Chicken — BM Grils & Smokers (175.4056); Pork Ribs — BUNCH OF SWINES (171.9772); Pork — BUNCH OF SWINES (179.4400); Brisket — PITMASTERJEDI (168.0000).
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.
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
Closer than 96% of the 4,710 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 0.0684 points — closer than 96% of every championship in the data.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 70 times in 100
White Squirrel BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, BUNCH OF SWINES, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 30-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
WHITE SQUIRREL BBQ won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 4 calls from 4 boards, best of them 2nd. Consistency beat fireworks.
Brisket places 1–2: PITMASTERJEDI and WHITE SQUIRREL BBQ tied on 168.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 9–10: TEA AND BRISKETS edged ROKENDE REGAHS by 0.0112. Pork Ribs places 4–5: BM Grils & Smokers edged TEA AND BRISKETS by 0.0228.
BUNCH OF SWINES won Pork Ribs, Pork — a double.
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 175.4056 | 166.8344 | 161.7716 |
| Pork Ribs | 171.9772 | 166.8344 | 154.2632 |
| Pork | 179.4400 | 169.1084 | 161.1432 |
| Brisket | 168 | 165.7028 | 158.2172 |
13 entries · top 683.4056 · median 652.5368
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WHITE SQUIRREL BBQ | |
| 2 | BUNCH OF SWINES | |
| 3 | BM Grils & Smokers | |
| 4 | MCSlims | |
| 5 | Joker Smokers | |
| 6 | PITMASTERJEDI | |
| 7 | Siverback Grilers | |
| 8 | ROKENDE REGAHS | |
| 9 | TEA AND BRISKETS | |
| 10 | Priscilla | |
| 11 | BRAAI-BERY & QUE-RRUPTION | |
| 12 | The Onesie Boyz | |
| 13 | Grilers in the Mist |
13 entries · top 175.4056 · median 163.4172
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BM Grils & Smokers | |
| 2 | WHITE SQUIRREL BBQ | |
| 3 | BRAAI-BERY & QUE-RRUPTION | |
| 4 | MCSlims | |
| 5 | ROKENDE REGAHS | |
| 6 | BUNCH OF SWINES | |
| 7 | The Onesie Boyz | |
| 8 | Grilers in the Mist | |
| 9 | Siverback Grilers | |
| 10 | Joker Smokers | |
| 11 | TEA AND BRISKETS | |
| 12 | Priscilla | |
| 13 | PITMASTERJEDI |
13 entries · top 171.9772 · median 162.8572
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BUNCH OF SWINES | |
| 2 | WHITE SQUIRREL BBQ | |
| 3 | PITMASTERJEDI | |
| 4 | BM Grils & Smokers | |
| 5 | TEA AND BRISKETS | |
| 6 | Siverback Grilers | |
| 7 | MCSlims | |
| 8 | ROKENDE REGAHS | |
| 9 | Joker Smokers | |
| 10 | Priscilla | |
| 11 | The Onesie Boyz | |
| 12 | Grilers in the Mist | |
| 13 | BRAAI-BERY & QUE-RRUPTION |
13 entries · top 179.4400 · median 166.2744
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BUNCH OF SWINES | |
| 2 | Priscilla | |
| 3 | Joker Smokers | |
| 4 | WHITE SQUIRREL BBQ | |
| 5 | BM Grils & Smokers | |
| 6 | The Onesie Boyz | |
| 7 | MCSlims | |
| 8 | Siverback Grilers | |
| 9 | TEA AND BRISKETS | |
| 10 | ROKENDE REGAHS | |
| 11 | PITMASTERJEDI | |
| 12 | BRAAI-BERY & QUE-RRUPTION | |
| 13 | Grilers in the Mist |
13 entries · top 168 · median 163.9772
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PITMASTERJEDI | |
| 2 | WHITE SQUIRREL BBQ | |
| 3 | BUNCH OF SWINES | |
| 4 | ROKENDE REGAHS | |
| 5 | Joker Smokers | |
| 6 | BM Grils & Smokers | |
| 7 | MCSlims | |
| 8 | TEA AND BRISKETS | |
| 9 | Siverback Grilers | |
| 10 | Grilers in the Mist | |
| 11 | BRAAI-BERY & QUE-RRUPTION | |
| 12 | Priscilla | |
| 13 | The Onesie Boyz |