Sep 7–8, 2019 · Devon, United Kingdom · UNITED KINGDOM
Reps: Angela Fishlock, Mark Fishlock
BUNCH OF SWINES won Grand Champion at the Smoke on the Waters on September 7, 2019 in Devon, EX37 9HZ, scoring 670.2404 in a field of 15 teams. UNCLE TONY'S COCKNEY Q took Reserve Grand Champion with 669.0400. Category winners: Chicken — BARDOWN BARBEQUE (174.2744); Pork Ribs — BRAAI-BERY & QUE-RRUPTION (179.4400); Pork — BUNCH OF SWINES (174.8456); Brisket — UNCLE TONY'S COCKNEY Q (176.5600). This is the 1st of 5 editions of this contest on record; the next was held in 2021.
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, 2019 to 2023 — 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.
Closer than 77% of the 4,722 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 1.2004 points — closer than 77% of every championship in the data.
3 of 5 tracked editions
BUNCH OF SWINES has won this contest 3 times across its 5 tracked editions.
Brisket places 5–6: TEA AND BRISKETS and WOMBLES WINGIT tied on 165.7372 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 3–4: BUNCH OF SWINES edged ALL SMOKE, NO KNICKERS by 0.0116. Chicken places 8–9: HAMMER & TONGS edged BUNCH OF SWINES by 0.0224.
BUNCH OF SWINES took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was chicken at 9th.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 7, 2019 ← this one | 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 | Devon | Quiet Waters | 6 | 676.5600 | Bunch of Swines | North West BBQ |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 174.2744 | 166.3316 | 162.2972 |
| Pork Ribs | 179.4400 | 166.2744 | 159.4172 |
| Pork | 174.8456 | 160.5828 | 154.2744 |
| Brisket | 176.5600 | 165.7372 | 155.9544 |
15 entries · top 670.2404 · median 643.4748
15 entries · top 174.2744 · median 162.8684
15 entries · top 179.4400 · median 160.5716
15 entries · top 174.8456 · median 158.8456
15 entries · top 176.5600 · median 162.2628