Smokin' in the Valley
2023-11-04 – 2023-11-05 · Perth, Western Australia, · AUSTRALIA · 📍 Swan Settlers Market
Reps: KARINA RUMENS, ROB STEVENS
Grand Champion: The King & His Q (687.3828) · 11 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 Pit Bull Smokers
Entries
Top score
Winning margin
Field average
Perfect 180s
Tightest race
Top-10 cutoff
Field spread
Double threats
How hot was the win?
Came back for more
Form held
Field strength
Storylines
💪 A statement win
The champion won by 21.7716 points — a wider margin than 99% of championships in the data.
🧹 A hat-trick of category wins
The King and His Q won Pork Ribs, Pork, Brisket — a hat-trick, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
📸 Photo finishes
Brisket places 6–7: Barbecue Bazaar - Delta T BBQ edged Raeburn Barbecue by 0.0116. Pork Ribs places 4–5: Lit Salami edged Pit Bull Smokers by 0.0116. Pork places 6–7: Lit Salami edged BLUE MIST BBQ by 0.0456.
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)
Where the field came from (home regions on file)
This contest over the years full contest page →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-10-30 | Perth, | Swan Valley Settlers Markets | 14 | 667.9772 | Smokin Steves BBQ | Barbecue Bazaar - Delta T BBQ |
| 2022-11-26 | Perth, Western Australia, | Swan Settlers Market | 12 | 678.3428 | Ribs N Pigs BBQ | Smokin Steve's BBQ |
| 2023-11-04 ← this one | Perth, Western Australia, | Swan Settlers Market | 11 | 687.3828 | The King & His Q | Pit Bull Smokers |
| 2024-05-04 | Perth, Western Australia, | Swan Settlers Market | 14 | 660.4916 | Barbecue Bazaar - Delta T BBQ | Smokin it up BBQ Australia |
| 2024-08-03 | Perth, Western Australia, | Swan Settlers Market | 10 | 698.2972 | Brisket the night away | Barbecue Bazaar - Delta T BBQ |
| 2024-11-02 | Perth, Western Australia, | Swan Settlers Market | 14 | 673.1084 | Ribs n' Pigs | Aussie TongMasters |
| 2025-04-26 | Herne Hill, Western Australia, 6056 | 124 Leonard Street | 13 | 676.0344 | BLUE MIST BBQ | Ribs n Pigs BBQ |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 170.8572 | 162.8344 | 147.9544 |
| Pork Ribs | 174.8800 | 167.9656 | 152.5600 |
| Pork | 174.2628 | 165.1200 | 154.8456 |
| Brisket | 172.0000 | 164.0456 | 150.2628 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
11 entries · top 687.3828 · median 645.6340
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The King and His Q | |
| 2 | Pit Bull Smokers | |
| 3 | Lit Salami | |
| 4 | BLUE MIST BBQ | |
| 5 | Barbecue Bazaar - Delta T BBQ | |
| 6 | THE SMOKIN HOT JAGRD EDGE | |
| 7 | Smokin Genius | |
| 8 | Smoke & Dagger | |
| 9 | San Lorenzo BBQ | |
| 10 | Raeburn Barbecue | |
| 11 | Rack Em Up |
Chicken
11 entries · top 170.8572 · median 161.6800
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barbecue Bazaar - Delta T BBQ | |
| 2 | The King and His Q | |
| 3 | San Lorenzo BBQ | |
| 4 | Smokin Genius | |
| 5 | Pit Bull Smokers | |
| 6 | Lit Salami | |
| 7 | THE SMOKIN HOT JAGRD EDGE | |
| 8 | Rack Em Up | |
| 9 | Raeburn Barbecue | |
| 10 | BLUE MIST BBQ | |
| 11 | Smoke & Dagger |
Pork Ribs
11 entries · top 174.8800 · median 161.6684
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The King and His Q | |
| 2 | BLUE MIST BBQ | |
| 3 | THE SMOKIN HOT JAGRD EDGE | |
| 4 | Lit Salami | |
| 5 | Pit Bull Smokers | |
| 6 | Barbecue Bazaar - Delta T BBQ | |
| 7 | Smokin Genius | |
| 8 | Smoke & Dagger | |
| 9 | Raeburn Barbecue | |
| 10 | San Lorenzo BBQ | |
| 11 | Rack Em Up |
Pork
11 entries · top 174.2628 · median 164.6056
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The King and His Q | |
| 2 | Rack Em Up | |
| 3 | Smoke & Dagger | |
| 4 | Smokin Genius | |
| 5 | THE SMOKIN HOT JAGRD EDGE | |
| 6 | Lit Salami | |
| 7 | BLUE MIST BBQ | |
| 8 | Pit Bull Smokers | |
| 9 | Barbecue Bazaar - Delta T BBQ | |
| 10 | San Lorenzo BBQ | |
| 11 | Raeburn Barbecue |
Brisket
11 entries · top 172.0000 · median 161.1428
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The King and His Q | |
| 2 | Pit Bull Smokers | |
| 3 | BLUE MIST BBQ | |
| 4 | Lit Salami | |
| 5 | Smoke & Dagger | |
| 6 | Barbecue Bazaar - Delta T BBQ | |
| 7 | Raeburn Barbecue | |
| 8 | Rack Em Up | |
| 9 | THE SMOKIN HOT JAGRD EDGE | |
| 10 | San Lorenzo BBQ | |
| 11 | Smokin Genius |
Ancillary categories
Run by the organizers alongside the sanctioned contest. These are judged on their own terms and do not count toward the overall score, so they're kept out of the meat stats above.
Ancillary — Steak
7 entries · top 168.6288 · median 163.4512
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The King and His Q | |
| 2 | BLUE MIST BBQ | |
| 3 | Smokin Genius | |
| 4 | Westy's BBQ | |
| 5 | Magilla Grilla | |
| 6 | Steak Rattle & Roll | |
| 7 | THE SMOKIN HOT JAGRD EDGE |