A first Grand Championship
12
tracked contests to get there
This was Smokin' Steves BBQ's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 12th tracked contest.
Western Australia's Smokin Charity BBQ Governors Cup
Feb 8–9, 2020 · Perth, Australia · AUSTRALIA · 📍 Governors House, St. Georges Tce
Reps: Karina Rumens, Rob Stevens
Smokin Steve's BBQ won Grand Champion at the Western Australia's Smokin Charity BBQ Governors Cup on February 8, 2020 in Perth, 6000 at Governors House, St. Georges Tce, scoring 672.0344 in a field of 11 teams. The King and His Q took Reserve Grand Champion with 663.4168. Category winners: Chicken — BSA (171.4744); Pork Ribs — THE SMOKIN HOT JAGRD EDGE (166.2972); Pork — Perth BBQ School Varsity (171.4744); Brisket — Smokin Steve's BBQ (177.1772).
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.
611.87
median 651.97
672.03 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 171.47
- Pork Ribs 166.30
- Pork 171.47
- Brisket 177.18
145.15
177.18
Entries
11
4 judged meats
Top score
672.0344
Winning margin
8.6176
GC over RC
Field average
649.30
611.87672.03
median 651.97 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Chicken
4.6172 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
633.7944
611.87672.03
10th place overall
Field spread
60.1604
winner to last place
Double threats
6
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 95%
beats 5% of 4714 Master Series wins in the data
Form held
Moderate
ρ = -0.59 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,525
avg power rating going in · stronger than 18% of contests
Storylines (3 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
Tie
closest of 3 calls decided inside half a point
Chicken places 5–6: Perth BBQ School Varsity and BIG BOY BBQ Australia tied on 166.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 8–9: BSA edged THE SMOKIN HOT JAGRD EDGE by 0.0116. Pork Ribs places 6–7: Smokin Steve's BBQ edged BIG BOY BBQ Australia by 0.0572.
- Chicken 5–6 · tie
- Pork 8–9 · 0.0116
- Pork Ribs 6–7 · 0.0572
How the title was won
4 of 4
meats called to the stage
Smokin Steve's BBQ took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork ribs at 6th.
- Chicken 3rd
- Pork Ribs 6th
- Pork 4th
- Brisket 1st
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)
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 171.4744 | 166.8572 | 158.8228 |
| Pork Ribs | 166.2972 | 159.4516 | 151.4172 |
| Pork | 171.4744 | 163.9656 | 158.3084 |
| Brisket | 177.1772 | 164.0228 | 154.7884 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
11 entries · top 672.0344 · median 651.9656
Chicken
11 entries · top 171.4744 · median 166.8572
Pork Ribs
11 entries · top 166.2972 · median 157.7372
Pork
11 entries · top 171.4744 · median 162.8688
Brisket
11 entries · top 177.1772 · median 161.7372