Nov 2–3, 2024 · Perth, Western Australia, Australia · AUSTRALIA · 📍 Swan Settlers Market
Reps: Karina Rumens, Rob Stevens
Ribs n Pigs BBQ won Grand Champion at the Smokin' in the Valley on November 2, 2024 in Perth, Western Australia, at Swan Settlers Market, scoring 673.1084 in a field of 14 teams. Aussie TongMasters took Reserve Grand Champion with 665.7372. Category winners: Chicken — Aussie TongMasters (168.5828); Pork Ribs — Barbecue Bazaar - Delta T BBQ (173.7144); Pork — West Cooper BBQ (174.8572); Brisket — Barbecue Bazaar - Delta T BBQ (174.8800). This is the 6th of 7 editions of this contest on record; the 2024 edition was won by Brisket the night away; the next was held in 2025.
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, 2021 to 2025 — 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.
Ribs n Pigs BBQ won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 4 calls from 4 boards, best of them 2nd. Consistency beat fireworks.
Chicken places 4–5: Pit Bull Smokers and Ribs n Pigs BBQ tied on 163.9656 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 7–8: Smokin it up BBQ Australia edged West Cooper BBQ by 0.0228. Chicken places 9–10: Smoke and Dagger BBQ edged Barking Gecko BBQ by 0.0228.
Barbecue Bazaar - Delta T BBQ won Pork Ribs, Brisket — a double.
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: Ribs N Pigs BBQ (won 2022), Barbecue Bazaar - Delta T BBQ (won 2024).
8 of 10 teams from 2024-08-03 came back
8 of the 10 teams that cooked the previous edition came back for this one — a contest people put on the calendar.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 30, 2021 | Perth | Swan Valley Settlers Markets | 14 | 667.9772 | Smokin Steves BBQ | Barbecue Bazaar - Delta T BBQ |
| Nov 26, 2022 | Perth, Western Australia | Swan Settlers Market | 12 | 678.3428 | Ribs N Pigs BBQ | Smokin Steve's BBQ |
| Nov 4, 2023 | Perth, Western Australia | Swan Settlers Market | 11 | 687.3828 | The King & His Q | Pit Bull Smokers |
| May 4, 2024 | Perth, Western Australia | Swan Settlers Market | 14 | 660.4916 | Barbecue Bazaar - Delta T BBQ | Smokin it up BBQ Australia |
| Aug 3, 2024 | Perth, Western Australia | Swan Settlers Market | 10 | 698.2972 | Brisket the night away | Barbecue Bazaar - Delta T BBQ |
| Nov 2, 2024 ← this one | Perth, Western Australia | Swan Settlers Market | 14 | 673.1084 | Ribs n' Pigs | Aussie TongMasters |
| Apr 26, 2025 | Herne Hill, Western Australia | 124 Leonard Street | 13 | 676.0344 | BLUE MIST BBQ | Ribs n Pigs BBQ |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 168.5828 | 163.9656 | 158.2628 |
| Pork Ribs | 173.7144 | 167.3944 | 162.2516 |
| Pork | 174.8572 | 164 | 161.7144 |
| Brisket | 174.8800 | 169.1544 | 160.0116 |
14 entries · top 673.1084 · median 654.8056
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ribs n Pigs BBQ | |
| 2 | Aussie TongMasters | |
| 3 | Barbecue Bazaar - Delta T BBQ | |
| 4 | Firestarter | |
| 5 | West Cooper BBQ | |
| 6 | Smokin Genius | |
| 7 | Pit Bull Smokers | |
| 8 | Smokin it up BBQ Australia | |
| 9 | Barking Gecko BBQ | |
| 10 | CUMBIA BBQ TEAM | |
| 11 | Aussie Davo | |
| 12 | BLUE MIST BBQ | |
| 13 | Smoke and Dagger BBQ | |
| 14 | Menis BBQ |
14 entries · top 168.5828 · median 159.3942
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aussie TongMasters | |
| 2 | Aussie Davo | |
| 3 | Smokin Genius | |
| 4 | Pit Bull Smokers | |
| 5 | Ribs n Pigs BBQ | |
| 6 | Firestarter | |
| 7 | Smokin it up BBQ Australia | |
| 8 | West Cooper BBQ | |
| 9 | Smoke and Dagger BBQ | |
| 10 | Barking Gecko BBQ | |
| 11 | Barbecue Bazaar - Delta T BBQ | |
| 12 | CUMBIA BBQ TEAM | |
| 13 | BLUE MIST BBQ | |
| 14 | Menis BBQ |
14 entries · top 173.7144 · median 163.1144
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barbecue Bazaar - Delta T BBQ | |
| 2 | Aussie TongMasters | |
| 3 | Smokin it up BBQ Australia | |
| 4 | Barking Gecko BBQ | |
| 5 | CUMBIA BBQ TEAM | |
| 6 | Smokin Genius | |
| 7 | Pit Bull Smokers | |
| 8 | Firestarter | |
| 9 | Ribs n Pigs BBQ | |
| 10 | BLUE MIST BBQ | |
| 11 | Smoke and Dagger BBQ | |
| 12 | Aussie Davo | |
| 13 | West Cooper BBQ | |
| 14 | Menis BBQ |
14 entries · top 174.8572 · median 162.5772
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Cooper BBQ | |
| 2 | Ribs n Pigs BBQ | |
| 3 | Firestarter | |
| 4 | Barking Gecko BBQ | |
| 5 | Smokin Genius | |
| 6 | Aussie TongMasters | |
| 7 | CUMBIA BBQ TEAM | |
| 8 | Pit Bull Smokers | |
| 9 | BLUE MIST BBQ | |
| 10 | Smoke and Dagger BBQ | |
| 11 | Menis BBQ | |
| 12 | Smokin it up BBQ Australia | |
| 13 | Aussie Davo | |
| 14 | Barbecue Bazaar - Delta T BBQ |
14 entries · top 174.8800 · median 162.2686
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barbecue Bazaar - Delta T BBQ | |
| 2 | Ribs n Pigs BBQ | |
| 3 | Firestarter | |
| 4 | West Cooper BBQ | |
| 5 | Smokin Genius | |
| 6 | Pit Bull Smokers | |
| 7 | Smokin it up BBQ Australia | |
| 8 | Aussie TongMasters | |
| 9 | BLUE MIST BBQ | |
| 10 | Aussie Davo | |
| 11 | Barking Gecko BBQ | |
| 12 | CUMBIA BBQ TEAM | |
| 13 | Menis BBQ | |
| 14 | Smoke and Dagger BBQ |
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.
7 entries · top 174.2628 · median 163.9428
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smoke and Dagger BBQ | |
| 2 | Smokin it up BBQ Australia | |
| 3 | Cumquat May | |
| 4 | Firestarter | |
| 5 | West Cooper BBQ | |
| 6 | Barking Gecko BBQ | |
| 7 | Smokin Genius |