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Smokin Barrel Fest

2025-06-14 – 2025-06-15 · Nanson, WA · AUSTRALIA · 📍 115 Nanson-Howatharra Road

Reps: KARINA RUMENS, ROB STEVENS

Grand Champion: Ribs N Pigs BBQ (684.0568) · 10 teams

Reserve Champion: 🥈 The King and His Q

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684.0568 · Master Series — Overall
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682.8116 · Master Series — Overall
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673.6800 · Master Series — Overall

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.

How the meats cooked

Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.

  • Master Series — Chicken 177.14
  • Master Series — Pork Ribs 174.34
  • Master Series — Pork 177.14
  • Master Series — Brisket 178.86
  • Backyard Series — Chicken 160.00
  • Backyard Series — Pork Ribs 171.45
149.09 178.86

Entries

10
6 judged meats

Top score

684.0568

Winning margin

1.2452
GC over RC

Field average

664.63
639.42684.06
median 666.33 · last place to winner

Perfect 180s

0

Tightest race

Pork Ribs
8.6628 pts across the top 5

Top-10 cutoff

639.4172
639.42684.06
10th place overall

Field spread

44.6396
winner to last place

Most consistent

avg finish 2.50 across 4 meats

Double threats

11
teams with 2+ top-5 calls

Widest winning margin

Pork Ribs
won by 13.7372 pts — GrillMatic

How hot was the win?

Top 83%
beats 17% of 4707 Master Series wins in the data

Form held

Moderate
ρ = -0.53 between pre-contest rating and finish

Field strength

1506
avg power rating going in · stronger than 5% of contests

Top-rated in the field

rated 1601 pre-contest

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.

A razor-thin finish

1.2452 points between champion and reserve

Closer than 77% of the 4,742 championships in the data

The Grand Championship was decided by 1.2452 points — closer than 77% of every championship in the data.

  • Ribs N Pigs BBQ
  • The King and His Q

Photo finishes

0.0116 closest of 3 calls decided inside half a point

Master Series — Pork places 7–8: Pit Bull Smokers edged Aussie Davo by 0.0116. Master Series — Chicken places 9–10: Barking Gecko BBQ edged Smokin Genius by 0.0344. Master Series — Brisket places 3–4: Aussie TongMasters edged The King and His Q by 0.0684.

  • Master Series — Pork 7–8 · 0.0116
  • Master Series — Chicken 9–10 · 0.0344
  • Master Series — Brisket 3–4 · 0.0684

How the title was won

4 of 4 meats called to the stage

Ribs n Pigs BBQ took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork at 4th.

  • Chicken 3rd
  • Pork Ribs 1st
  • Pork 4th
  • Brisket 2nd

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)

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 →

DateWhereVenueTeamsHigh scoreGrand ChampionReserve Champion
2025-06-14 ← this one Nanson, WA 115 Nanson-Howatharra Road 10 684.0568 Ribs N Pigs BBQ The King and His Q
2026-09-26 Nanson, WA

What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)

Category1st5th10th
Master Series — Chicken177.1428168.0116162.2628
Master Series — Pork Ribs174.3428165.6800158.8572
Master Series — Pork177.1428166.2628157.1316
Master Series — Brisket178.8572162.8456154.2972
Backyard Series — Chicken160.0000
Backyard Series — Pork Ribs171.4516

Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Master Series

Overall

10 entries · top 684.0568 · median 666.3258

#TeamScore
1 Ribs n Pigs BBQ 684.0568
2 The King and His Q 682.8116
3 West Cooper BBQ 673.6800
4 CUMBIA BBQ TEAM 671.4060
5 Aussie TongMasters 669.7600
6 San Lorenzo BBQ 662.8916
7 Aussie Davo 659.3940
8 Pit Bull Smokers 657.7260
9 Smokin Genius 645.1084
10 Barking Gecko BBQ 639.4172

Chicken

10 entries · top 177.1428 · median 167.7086

#TeamScore
1 The King and His Q 177.1428
2 Aussie TongMasters 171.4400
3 Ribs n Pigs BBQ 169.7256
4 West Cooper BBQ 168.5944
5 Pit Bull Smokers 168.0116
6 Aussie Davo 167.4056
7 CUMBIA BBQ TEAM 164.0344
8 San Lorenzo BBQ 162.8344
9 Barking Gecko BBQ 162.2972
10 Smokin Genius 162.2628

Pork Ribs

10 entries · top 174.3428 · median 165.4058

#TeamScore
1 Ribs n Pigs BBQ 174.3428
2 Pit Bull Smokers 170.2628
3 Aussie TongMasters 169.7144
4 Aussie Davo 168.0228
5 West Cooper BBQ 165.6800
6 The King and His Q 165.1316
7 San Lorenzo BBQ 164.0344
8 CUMBIA BBQ TEAM 162.2516
9 Barking Gecko BBQ 160.5484
10 Smokin Genius 158.8572

Pork

10 entries · top 177.1428 · median 165.9942

#TeamScore
1 West Cooper BBQ 177.1428
2 The King and His Q 176.0000
3 San Lorenzo BBQ 173.1772
4 Ribs n Pigs BBQ 170.2628
5 CUMBIA BBQ TEAM 166.2628
6 Smokin Genius 165.7256
7 Pit Bull Smokers 165.1544
8 Aussie Davo 165.1428
9 Aussie TongMasters 164.0000
10 Barking Gecko BBQ 157.1316

Brisket

10 entries · top 178.8572 · median 162.5542

#TeamScore
1 CUMBIA BBQ TEAM 178.8572
2 Ribs n Pigs BBQ 169.7256
3 Aussie TongMasters 164.6056
4 The King and His Q 164.5372
5 San Lorenzo BBQ 162.8456
6 West Cooper BBQ 162.2628
7 Barking Gecko BBQ 159.4400
8 Aussie Davo 158.8228
9 Smokin Genius 158.2628
10 Pit Bull Smokers 154.2972

Backyard Series

Overall

4 entries · top 328.5716 · median 311.6800

#TeamScore
1 GrillMatic 328.5716
2 Westy's BBQ 316.5600
3 Prestige Worldwide 306.8000
4 SMOKE SHOW 306.8000

Chicken

4 entries · top 160.0000 · median 155.9714

#TeamScore
1 Westy's BBQ 160.0000
2 GrillMatic 157.1200
3 SMOKE SHOW 154.8228
4 Prestige Worldwide 149.0856

Pork Ribs

4 entries · top 171.4516 · median 157.1372

#TeamScore
1 GrillMatic 171.4516
2 Prestige Worldwide 157.7144
3 Westy's BBQ 156.5600
4 SMOKE SHOW 151.9772

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