Smokin' in the Valley
2024-11-02 – 2024-11-03 · Perth, Western Australia, · AUSTRALIA · 📍 Swan Settlers Market
Reps: KARINA RUMENS, ROB STEVENS
Grand Champion: Ribs n' Pigs (673.1084) · 14 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 Aussie TongMasters
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 double category winner
Barbecue Bazaar - Delta T BBQ won Pork Ribs, Brisket — a double.
📸 Photo finishes
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.
🛡️ Back to defend
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: Ribs N Pigs BBQ (won 2022), Barbecue Bazaar - Delta T BBQ (won 2024).
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 | 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 ← this one | 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 | 168.5828 | 163.9656 | 158.2628 |
| Pork Ribs | 173.7144 | 167.3944 | 162.2516 |
| Pork | 174.8572 | 164.0000 | 161.7144 |
| Brisket | 174.8800 | 169.1544 | 160.0116 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
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 |
Chicken
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 |
Pork Ribs
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 |
Pork
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 |
Brisket
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 |
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 — Ginspiration Cocktail
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 |