A new contest record
675.9544
highest overall ever cooked here
675.9544 is the highest overall score this contest has ever produced — past the 670.2404 BUNCH OF SWINES set in 2019.
- old record 670.2404
- set 2019 by BUNCH OF SWINES
Smoke on the Waters 2021
Sep 4–5, 2021 · Devon, United Kingdom · UNITED KINGDOM · 📍 Quiet Waters
Reps: Angela Fishlock, Mark Fishlock
BUNCH OF SWINES won Grand Champion at the Smoke on the Waters on September 4, 2021 in Devon, at Quiet Waters, scoring 675.9544 in a field of 8 teams. WHITE SQUIRREL BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 662.8224. Category winners: Chicken — BUNCH OF SWINES (175.4400); Pork Ribs — BUNCH OF SWINES (172.5716); Pork — WHITE SQUIRREL BBQ (173.7028); Brisket — BUNCH OF SWINES (171.4172). This is the 2nd of 5 editions of this contest on record; the 2019 edition was won by BUNCH OF SWINES; the next was held in 2022.
The contest at a glance (read off the scored boards)
How the field scored
Overall totals, every team on the board — tall stacks are where the pack sat.
607.41
median 636.08
675.95 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 175.44
- Pork Ribs 172.57
- Pork 173.70
- Brisket 171.42
141.12
175.44
Winning score by edition
What it has taken to win here, 2019 to 2023 — this edition picked out.
Entries
8
4 judged meats
Top score
675.9544
Winning margin
13.1320
GC over RC
Field average
639.38
607.41675.95
median 636.08 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Pork Ribs
10.2744 pts across the top 5
Field spread
68.5480
winner to last place
Double threats
5
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 93%
beats 7% of 4711 Master Series wins in the data
Came back for more
47%
7 of 15 teams from the previous edition returned
Form held
Strong
ρ = -0.66 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,584
avg power rating going in
Storylines (9 found in this contest's numbers)
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
Back-to-back
2 in a row
editions of this contest
BUNCH OF SWINES won here last time out too — 2 straight editions of this contest.
- 2019
- 2021
A statement win
13.1320
points clear of the field
Wider than 94% of the 4,710 championships in the data
The champion won by 13.1320 points — a wider margin than 94% of championships in the data.
A hat-trick of category wins
3
category wins in a day
BUNCH OF SWINES won Chicken, Pork Ribs, Brisket — a hat-trick, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
- Chicken 1st
- Pork Ribs 1st
- Brisket 1st
A dynasty in the making
3×
wins at this contest
3 of 5 tracked editions
BUNCH OF SWINES has won this contest 3 times across its 5 tracked editions.
- 2019
- 2021
- 2023
Photo finishes
0.0112
closest of 3 calls decided inside half a point
Pork Ribs places 4–5: WHITE SQUIRREL BBQ edged Reservoir Hogs UK by 0.0112. Pork Ribs places 2–3: BRAAI-BERY & QUE-RRUPTION edged BARDOWN BARBEQUE by 0.0228. Chicken places 6–7: ALL SMOKE NO KNICKERS edged THE BARKNESS by 0.0344.
- Pork Ribs 4–5 · 0.0112
- Pork Ribs 2–3 · 0.0228
- Chicken 6–7 · 0.0344
How the title was won
4 of 4
meats called to the stage
BUNCH OF SWINES took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 3 outright wins — their weakest board was pork at 5th.
- Chicken 1st
- Pork Ribs 1st
- Pork 5th
- Brisket 1st
A contest record in chicken
175.4400
best chicken ever cooked here
BUNCH OF SWINES turned in 175.4400 in chicken — past the 174.2744 that had stood across 1 earlier editions.
- old best 174.2744
- across 1 past editions
Back to defend
1
past champions back in the field
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: BUNCH OF SWINES (won 2019).
- BUNCH OF SWINES · 2019
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)
This contest over the years full contest page →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 7, 2019 | Devon | Devon, EX37 9HZ | 15 | 670.2404 | BUNCH OF SWINES | UNCLE TONY'S COCKNEY Q |
| Sep 4, 2021 ← this one | 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 |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 175.4400 | 158.3544 | — |
| Pork Ribs | 172.5716 | 162.2972 | — |
| Pork | 173.7028 | 156.5256 | — |
| Brisket | 171.4172 | 156.0116 | — |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
8 entries · top 675.9544 · median 636.0804
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BUNCH OF SWINES | |
| 2 | WHITE SQUIRREL BBQ | |
| 3 | BARDOWN BARBEQUE | |
| 4 | Reservoir Hogs UK | |
| 5 | ALL SMOKE NO KNICKERS | |
| 6 | OLDMANMOORE BBQ | |
| 7 | BRAAI-BERY & QUE-RRUPTION | |
| 8 | THE BARKNESS |
Chicken
8 entries · top 175.4400 · median 158.8800
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BUNCH OF SWINES | |
| 2 | OLDMANMOORE BBQ | |
| 3 | BARDOWN BARBEQUE | |
| 4 | WHITE SQUIRREL BBQ | |
| 5 | Reservoir Hogs UK | |
| 6 | ALL SMOKE NO KNICKERS | |
| 7 | THE BARKNESS | |
| 8 | BRAAI-BERY & QUE-RRUPTION |
Pork Ribs
8 entries · top 172.5716 · median 162.3028
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BUNCH OF SWINES | |
| 2 | BRAAI-BERY & QUE-RRUPTION | |
| 3 | BARDOWN BARBEQUE | |
| 4 | WHITE SQUIRREL BBQ | |
| 5 | Reservoir Hogs UK | |
| 6 | ALL SMOKE NO KNICKERS | |
| 7 | THE BARKNESS | |
| 8 | OLDMANMOORE BBQ |
Pork
8 entries · top 173.7028 · median 159.1314
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WHITE SQUIRREL BBQ | |
| 2 | Reservoir Hogs UK | |
| 3 | BARDOWN BARBEQUE | |
| 4 | OLDMANMOORE BBQ | |
| 5 | BUNCH OF SWINES | |
| 6 | BRAAI-BERY & QUE-RRUPTION | |
| 7 | ALL SMOKE NO KNICKERS | |
| 8 | THE BARKNESS |
Brisket
8 entries · top 171.4172 · median 156.8744
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BUNCH OF SWINES | |
| 2 | WHITE SQUIRREL BBQ | |
| 3 | Reservoir Hogs UK | |
| 4 | OLDMANMOORE BBQ | |
| 5 | ALL SMOKE NO KNICKERS | |
| 6 | BARDOWN BARBEQUE | |
| 7 | THE BARKNESS | |
| 8 | BRAAI-BERY & QUE-RRUPTION |