A new contest record
695.4056
highest overall ever cooked here
695.4056 is the highest overall score this contest has ever produced — past the 694.3088 Sweaty Hogs set in 2021.
- old record 694.3088
- set 2021 by Sweaty Hogs
Twin Smoke 2023
May 20–21, 2023 · Vilnius, Lithuania · LITHUANIA · 📍 Ezeraiciu km, Ezeraiciy g.2
Reps: Angela Fishlock, Mark Fishlock
BUNCH OF SWINES won Grand Champion at the Twin Smoke on May 20, 2023 in Vilnius, LT at Ezeraiciu km, Ezeraiciy g.2, scoring 695.4056 in a field of 14 teams. Insomnia BBQ Team took Reserve Grand Champion with 684.5256. Category winners: Chicken — BUNCH OF SWINES (173.1656); Pork Ribs — Insomnia BBQ Team (176.5828); Pork — BUNCH OF SWINES (176.0000); Brisket — BUNCH OF SWINES (173.1200). This is the 3rd of 6 editions of this contest on record; the 2022 edition was won by Sweaty Hogs; the next was held in 2024.
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.
553.63
median 645.63
695.41 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 173.17
- Pork Ribs 176.58
- Pork 176
- Brisket 173.12
126.24
176.58
Winning score by edition
What it has taken to win here, 2021 to 2026 — this edition picked out.
Entries
14
4 judged meats
Top score
695.4056
Winning margin
10.8800
GC over RC
Field average
638.62
553.63695.41
median 645.63 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Brisket
7.9656 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
622.1024
553.63695.41
10th place overall
Field spread
141.7708
winner to last place
Double threats
6
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 52%
beats 48% of 4711 Master Series wins in the data
Came back for more
40%
6 of 15 teams from the previous edition returned
Form held
Strong
ρ = -0.71 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,532
avg power rating going in · stronger than 23% of contests
Storylines (7 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.
A statement win
10.8800
points clear of the field
Wider than 90% of the 4,710 championships in the data
The champion won by 10.8800 points — a wider margin than 90% of championships in the data.
A hat-trick of category wins
3
category wins in a day
BUNCH OF SWINES won Chicken, Pork, Brisket — a hat-trick, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
- Chicken 1st
- Pork 1st
- Brisket 1st
A dynasty in the making
2×
wins at this contest
2 of 6 tracked editions
Sweaty Hogs has won this contest 2 times across its 6 tracked editions.
- 2021
- 2022
A rookie on the podium
3rd
at their first tracked contest
Alkanas Briedis finished 3rd overall in the first contest the data has them cooking at all.
Photo finishes
0.0116
closest of 3 calls decided inside half a point
Chicken places 7–8: Lietuva edged Porkmafia by 0.0116. Chicken places 1–2: BUNCH OF SWINES edged Alkanas Briedis by 0.0228. Brisket places 8–9: BBQ Squad edged Chill and Grill by 0.0572.
- Chicken 7–8 · 0.0116
- Chicken 1–2 · 0.0228
- Brisket 8–9 · 0.0572
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 ribs at 2nd.
- Chicken 1st
- Pork Ribs 2nd
- Pork 1st
- Brisket 1st
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 11, 2021 | Vilnius, Lithuania | Ezeraiciu km, Ezeraiciy g.2 | 15 | 694.3088 | Sweaty Hogs | Smoked Pioneers BBQ Team |
| Jul 2, 2022 | Vilnius, Lithuania | Ezeraiciu km, Ezeraiciy g.2 | 15 | 666.3200 | Sweaty Hogs | Insomnia BBQ Team |
| May 20, 2023 ← this one | Vilnius, Lithuania | Ezeraiciu km, Ezeraiciy g.2 | 14 | 695.4056 | Bunch of Swines | Insomnia BBQ Team |
| May 18, 2024 | Vilnius, Lithuania | Ezeraiciu km, Ezeraiciy g.2 | 18 | 670.2056 | Smoking Finns | Clean Smoke BBQ |
| May 17, 2025 | Vilnius, Lithuania | Ezeraiciu km, Ezeraiciy g.2 | 11 | 683.8968 | Smoking Finns | From Nil to Grill |
| May 15, 2026 | Vilnius, Lithuania | 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 | 173.1656 | 165.1084 | 159.9312 |
| Pork Ribs | 176.5828 | 166.2744 | 157.1084 |
| Pork | 176 | 166.3544 | 153.1084 |
| Brisket | 173.1200 | 165.1544 | 153.6800 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
14 entries · top 695.4056 · median 645.6286
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BUNCH OF SWINES | |
| 2 | Insomnia BBQ Team | |
| 3 | Alkanas Briedis | |
| 4 | BBQ Squad | |
| 5 | Smokin' Dan | |
| 6 | Smoking Finns | |
| 7 | Bear Claw BBQ Team | |
| 8 | 3BBQ | |
| 9 | Meat Smokin' Stories | |
| 10 | Chill and Grill | |
| 11 | Porkmafia | |
| 12 | THE REBEL BBQ BROTHERS | |
| 13 | Lietuva | |
| 14 | "I'm just like you" KAUTECH |
Chicken
14 entries · top 173.1656 · median 162.3142
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BUNCH OF SWINES | |
| 2 | Alkanas Briedis | |
| 3 | Insomnia BBQ Team | |
| 4 | BBQ Squad | |
| 5 | Chill and Grill | |
| 6 | 3BBQ | |
| 7 | Lietuva | |
| 8 | Porkmafia | |
| 9 | Meat Smokin' Stories | |
| 10 | Smokin' Dan | |
| 11 | Smoking Finns | |
| 12 | Bear Claw BBQ Team | |
| 13 | THE REBEL BBQ BROTHERS | |
| 14 | "I'm just like you" KAUTECH |
Pork Ribs
14 entries · top 176.5828 · median 161.7258
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Insomnia BBQ Team | |
| 2 | BUNCH OF SWINES | |
| 3 | Smoking Finns | |
| 4 | Meat Smokin' Stories | |
| 5 | Bear Claw BBQ Team | |
| 6 | Alkanas Briedis | |
| 7 | THE REBEL BBQ BROTHERS | |
| 8 | Smokin' Dan | |
| 9 | BBQ Squad | |
| 10 | Lietuva | |
| 11 | Porkmafia | |
| 12 | Chill and Grill | |
| 13 | "I'm just like you" KAUTECH | |
| 14 | 3BBQ |
Pork
14 entries · top 176 · median 158.5714
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BUNCH OF SWINES | |
| 2 | 3BBQ | |
| 3 | BBQ Squad | |
| 4 | Insomnia BBQ Team | |
| 5 | Smokin' Dan | |
| 6 | Alkanas Briedis | |
| 7 | Porkmafia | |
| 8 | Smoking Finns | |
| 9 | Bear Claw BBQ Team | |
| 10 | Meat Smokin' Stories | |
| 11 | THE REBEL BBQ BROTHERS | |
| 12 | Chill and Grill | |
| 13 | Lietuva | |
| 14 | "I'm just like you" KAUTECH |
Brisket
14 entries · top 173.1200 · median 158.8456
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BUNCH OF SWINES | |
| 2 | Insomnia BBQ Team | |
| 3 | Alkanas Briedis | |
| 4 | Bear Claw BBQ Team | |
| 5 | Smokin' Dan | |
| 6 | 3BBQ | |
| 7 | Smoking Finns | |
| 8 | BBQ Squad | |
| 9 | Chill and Grill | |
| 10 | Meat Smokin' Stories | |
| 11 | THE REBEL BBQ BROTHERS | |
| 12 | Lietuva | |
| 13 | Porkmafia | |
| 14 | "I'm just like you" KAUTECH |