Nov 1–2, 2025 · Herne Hill, Western Australia, Australia · AUSTRALIA · 📍 124 Leonard Street
Reps: Paul Woodhams, Rob Stevens
Aussie TongMasters won Grand Champion at the Smokin in the Valley on November 1, 2025 in Herne Hill, Western Australia, 6056 at 124 Leonard Street, scoring 682.7772 in a field of 9 teams. West Cooper BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 681.0516. Category winners: Chicken — Barking Gecko BBQ (175.4400); Pork Ribs — West Cooper BBQ (180.0000); Pork — Smoke and Dagger BBQ (175.4744); Brisket — Pit Bull Smokers (174.8572). This is the 4th of 6 editions of this contest on record; the 2025 edition was won by Aussie TongMasters; the next was held in 2026.
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, 2019 to 2026 — 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.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 69 times in 100
Aussie TongMasters came in rated below the field's top team, Ribs n Pigs BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 31-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
Aussie TongMasters won here last time out too — 2 straight editions of this contest.
Aussie TongMasters won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 4 calls from 4 boards, best of them 2nd. Consistency beat fireworks.
2 of 6 tracked editions
Aussie TongMasters has won this contest 2 times across its 6 tracked editions.
Pork places 4–5: West Cooper BBQ and The King and His Q tied on 170.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 4–5: Smoke and Dagger BBQ edged Ribs n Pigs BBQ by 0.0228.
West Cooper BBQ turned in 180.0000 in pork ribs — past the 174.3200 that had stood across 3 earlier editions.
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: BLUE MIST BBQ (won 2025), Aussie TongMasters (won 2025).
1 perfect 180 was scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
9 of 12 teams from 2025-08-02 came back
9 of the 12 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 9, 2019 | Herne Hill WA | 124 Lennard St | 17 | 670.3316 | The King & His Q | Smokin Steve's BBQ |
| Apr 26, 2025 | Herne Hill, Western Australia | 124 Leonard Street | 13 | 676.0344 | BLUE MIST BBQ | Ribs n Pigs BBQ |
| Aug 2, 2025 | Herne Hill, Western Australia | 124 Leonard Street | 12 | 694.3312 | Aussie TongMasters | The King and His Q |
| Nov 1, 2025 ← this one | Herne Hill, Western Australia | 124 Leonard Street | 9 | 682.7772 | Aussie TongMasters | West Cooper BBQ |
| Apr 3, 2026 | Linn Valley, KS | Linn Valley Lakes Campground | 31 | 700.5144 | Triple H BBQ | Shucky Bey BBQ |
| Apr 25, 2026 | Herne Hill, Western Australia | 124 Leonard Street | 9 | 695.9656 | The King and His Q | Aussie TongMasters |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 175.4400 | 167.3944 | — |
| Pork Ribs | 180 | 167.3944 | — |
| Pork | 175.4744 | 170.2628 | — |
| Brisket | 174.8572 | 166.8572 | — |
9 entries · top 682.7772 · median 667.4172
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aussie TongMasters | |
| 2 | West Cooper BBQ | |
| 3 | Barking Gecko BBQ | |
| 4 | Pit Bull Smokers | |
| 5 | Smoke and Dagger BBQ | |
| 6 | Ribs n Pigs BBQ | |
| 7 | BLUE MIST BBQ | |
| 8 | Smokin Genius | |
| 9 | The King and His Q |
8 entries · top 175.4400 · median 168.5600
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barking Gecko BBQ | |
| 2 | Aussie TongMasters | |
| 3 | Smoke and Dagger BBQ | |
| 4 | Ribs n Pigs BBQ | |
| 5 | West Cooper BBQ | |
| 6 | Smokin Genius | |
| 7 | BLUE MIST BBQ | |
| 8 | Pit Bull Smokers |
9 entries · top 180 · median 167.3944 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Cooper BBQ | |
| 2 | The King and His Q | |
| 3 | Smokin Genius | |
| 4 | Smoke and Dagger BBQ | |
| 5 | Ribs n Pigs BBQ | |
| 6 | Aussie TongMasters | |
| 7 | Barking Gecko BBQ | |
| 8 | Pit Bull Smokers | |
| 9 | BLUE MIST BBQ |
9 entries · top 175.4744 · median 170.2628
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smoke and Dagger BBQ | |
| 2 | Pit Bull Smokers | |
| 3 | Barking Gecko BBQ | |
| 4 | West Cooper BBQ | |
| 5 | The King and His Q | |
| 6 | Aussie TongMasters | |
| 7 | BLUE MIST BBQ | |
| 8 | Ribs n Pigs BBQ | |
| 9 | Smokin Genius |
9 entries · top 174.8572 · median 166.8572
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pit Bull Smokers | |
| 2 | The King and His Q | |
| 3 | Aussie TongMasters | |
| 4 | BLUE MIST BBQ | |
| 5 | Barking Gecko BBQ | |
| 6 | Ribs n Pigs BBQ | |
| 7 | Smokin Genius | |
| 8 | West Cooper BBQ | |
| 9 | 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.
5 entries · top 177.1428 · median 165.7484
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smoke and Dagger BBQ | |
| 2 | West Cooper BBQ | |
| 3 | Ribs n Pigs BBQ | |
| 4 | Barking Gecko BBQ | |
| 5 | Cumquat May |