A dynasty in the making
2×
wins at this contest
2 of 6 tracked editions
Aussie TongMasters has won this contest 2 times across its 6 tracked editions.
- 2025
- 2025
Smokin in the Valley
2026-04-25 – 2026-04-26 · Herne Hill, Western Australia, 6056 · AUSTRALIA · 📍 124 Leonard Street
Reps: PAUL WOODHAMS, ROB STEVENS
Grand Champion: The King and His Q (695.9656) · 9 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 Aussie TongMasters
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.
623.86
median 666.89
695.97 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 175.46
- Pork Ribs 176.00
- Pork 180.00 🔥
- Brisket 170.85
149.68
180.00
Winning score by edition
What it has taken to win here, 2019 to 2026 — this edition picked out.
Entries
9
4 judged meats · 1 ancillary
Top score
695.9656
Winning margin
6.8572
GC over RC
Field average
665.46
623.86695.97
median 666.89 · last place to winner
Tightest race
Chicken
6.9372 pts across the top 5
Field spread
72.1024
winner to last place
Double threats
6
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 49%
beats 51% of 4707 Master Series wins in the data
Came back for more
0%
0 of 31 teams from the previous edition returned
Form held
Moderate
ρ = -0.47 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1502
avg power rating going in
Storylines (6 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.
Photo finishes
0.0112
closest of 3 calls decided inside half a point
Pork Ribs places 3–4: Smokin Genius edged Pit Bull Smokers by 0.0112. Chicken places 3–4: Pit Bull Smokers edged The King and His Q by 0.0116. Pork places 2–3: Ribs n Pigs BBQ edged The King and His Q by 0.0116.
- Pork Ribs 3–4 · 0.0112
- Chicken 3–4 · 0.0116
- Pork 2–3 · 0.0116
A double category winner
2
category wins in a day
The King and His Q won Pork Ribs, Brisket — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
- Pork Ribs 1st
- Brisket 1st
How the title was won
4 of 4
meats called to the stage
The King and His Q took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 2 outright wins — their weakest board was chicken at 4th.
- Chicken 4th
- Pork Ribs 1st
- Pork 3rd
- Brisket 1st
Back to defend
2
past champions back in the field
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: BLUE MIST BBQ (won 2025), Aussie TongMasters (won 2025, 2025).
- BLUE MIST BBQ · 2025
- Aussie TongMasters · 2025, 2025
A perfect score on the table
1
perfect 180s
1 perfect 180 was scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
- Aussie TongMasters · Pork
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-11-09 | Herne Hill WA, 6056 | 124 Lennard St | 17 | 670.3316 | The King & His Q | Smokin Steve's BBQ |
| 2025-04-26 | Herne Hill, Western Australia, 6056 | 124 Leonard Street | 13 | 676.0344 | BLUE MIST BBQ | Ribs n Pigs BBQ |
| 2025-08-02 | Herne Hill, Western Australia, 6056 | 124 Leonard Street | 12 | 694.3312 | Aussie TongMasters | The King and His Q |
| 2025-11-01 | Herne Hill, Western Australia, 6056 | 124 Leonard Street | 9 | 682.7772 | Aussie TongMasters | West Cooper BBQ |
| 2026-04-03 | Linn Valley, KS | Linn Valley Lakes Campground | 31 | 700.5144 | Triple H BBQ | Shucky Bey BBQ |
| 2026-04-25 ← this one | Herne Hill, Western Australia, 6056 | 124 Leonard Street | 9 | 695.9656 | The King and His Q | Aussie TongMasters |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 175.4628 | 168.5256 | — |
| Pork Ribs | 176.0000 | 166.8572 | — |
| Pork | 180.0000 | 169.6916 | — |
| Brisket | 170.8456 | 158.2512 | — |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
9 entries · top 695.9656 · median 666.8912
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The King and His Q | |
| 2 | Aussie TongMasters | |
| 3 | Ribs n Pigs BBQ | |
| 4 | Pit Bull Smokers | |
| 5 | Smokin Genius | |
| 6 | Aussie Davo | |
| 7 | Smoke and Dagger BBQ | |
| 8 | BLUE MIST BBQ | |
| 9 | Smokin' Oath |
Chicken
9 entries · top 175.4628 · median 168.5256
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ribs n Pigs BBQ | |
| 2 | Smokin Genius | |
| 3 | Pit Bull Smokers | |
| 4 | The King and His Q | |
| 5 | Aussie Davo | |
| 6 | Aussie TongMasters | |
| 7 | Smoke and Dagger BBQ | |
| 8 | Smokin' Oath | |
| 9 | BLUE MIST BBQ |
Pork Ribs
9 entries · top 176.0000 · median 166.8572
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The King and His Q | |
| 2 | Aussie TongMasters | |
| 3 | Smokin Genius | |
| 4 | Pit Bull Smokers | |
| 5 | Smoke and Dagger BBQ | |
| 6 | Aussie Davo | |
| 7 | Ribs n Pigs BBQ | |
| 8 | BLUE MIST BBQ | |
| 9 | Smokin' Oath |
Pork
9 entries · top 180.0000 · median 169.6916 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aussie TongMasters | |
| 2 | Ribs n Pigs BBQ | |
| 3 | The King and His Q | |
| 4 | Pit Bull Smokers | |
| 5 | BLUE MIST BBQ | |
| 6 | Aussie Davo | |
| 7 | Smokin Genius | |
| 8 | Smoke and Dagger BBQ | |
| 9 | Smokin' Oath |
Brisket
9 entries · top 170.8456 · median 158.2512
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The King and His Q | |
| 2 | Ribs n Pigs BBQ | |
| 3 | Aussie TongMasters | |
| 4 | Aussie Davo | |
| 5 | Smokin Genius | |
| 6 | Smokin' Oath | |
| 7 | Smoke and Dagger BBQ | |
| 8 | BLUE MIST BBQ | |
| 9 | Pit Bull Smokers |
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 — Hot Dog
6 entries · top 166.8572 · median 165.3884
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smokin' Oath | |
| 2 | Aussie Davo | |
| 3 | BLUE MIST BBQ | |
| 4 | Aussie TongMasters | |
| 5 | The King and His Q | |
| 6 | Smokin Genius |