Jun 7–8, 2025 · Cheltenham, United Kingdom · UNITED KINGDOM · 📍 Hayles Fruit Farm, Winchcombe
Reps: Angela Fishlock, Mark Fishlock
BUNCH OF SWINES won Grand Champion at the UK Barbecue Championships at Hayles Fruit Farm on June 7, 2025 in Cheltenham, GL at Hayles Fruit Farm, Winchcombe, scoring 697.1316 in a field of 7 teams. Bad Influence BBQ - MO took Reserve Grand Champion with 694.9032. Category winners: Chicken — Bad Influence BBQ - MO (173.1544); Pork Ribs — BUNCH OF SWINES (174.2744); Pork — Bad Influence BBQ - MO (174.9144); Brisket — BUNCH OF SWINES (177.7372).
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.
Pork Ribs places 1–2: BUNCH OF SWINES and Bad Influence BBQ - MO tied on 174.2744 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 1–2: Bad Influence BBQ - MO edged BUNCH OF SWINES by 0.0572. Brisket places 6–7: Old Man Moore edged N W BBQ by 0.4796.
Bad Influence BBQ - MO won Chicken, Pork — a double.
BUNCH OF SWINES took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 2 outright wins — their weakest board was chicken at 3rd.
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 173.1544 | 161.1084 | — |
| Pork Ribs | 174.2744 | 161.6800 | — |
| Pork | 174.9144 | 166.2628 | — |
| Brisket | 177.7372 | 153.1544 | — |
7 entries · top 697.1316 · median 640.5488
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BUNCH OF SWINES | |
| 2 | Bad Influence BBQ - MO | |
| 3 | The Antwerp Smokers | |
| 4 | N W BBQ | |
| 5 | Meat Life Crisis | |
| 6 | Old Man Moore | |
| 7 | BBQ Slaya |
7 entries · top 173.1544 · median 164.6172
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bad Influence BBQ - MO | |
| 2 | The Antwerp Smokers | |
| 3 | BUNCH OF SWINES | |
| 4 | BBQ Slaya | |
| 5 | N W BBQ | |
| 6 | Old Man Moore | |
| 7 | Meat Life Crisis |
7 entries · top 174.2744 · median 162.8572
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BUNCH OF SWINES | |
| 2 | Bad Influence BBQ - MO | |
| 3 | The Antwerp Smokers | |
| 4 | N W BBQ | |
| 5 | Meat Life Crisis | |
| 6 | BBQ Slaya | |
| 7 | Old Man Moore |
7 entries · top 174.9144 · median 166.8688
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bad Influence BBQ - MO | |
| 2 | BUNCH OF SWINES | |
| 3 | The Antwerp Smokers | |
| 4 | Meat Life Crisis | |
| 5 | N W BBQ | |
| 6 | Old Man Moore | |
| 7 | BBQ Slaya |
7 entries · top 177.7372 · median 162.8456
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BUNCH OF SWINES | |
| 2 | The Antwerp Smokers | |
| 3 | Bad Influence BBQ - MO | |
| 4 | Meat Life Crisis | |
| 5 | BBQ Slaya | |
| 6 | Old Man Moore | |
| 7 | N W BBQ |