Peta McManus archive

A KCBS contest rep, most often around Buttai. By events worked they sit #117 of the 152 reps in the data. First on the record in 2019, latest contest Jun 10, 2023.

At a glance (their career as a contest rep, in numbers)

Contests run

every contest on their record · 5 cancelled

Among all reps

#117

of 152 reps by events worked · #145 by states covered

On the trail

2019–2023

4 seasons in the data

This season

contests dated 2026 · 1.3 a season career-long

States / provinces

5 towns

State championships

contests carrying a state title

Teams officiated

68 entries total · 266 meat boxes

Avg field

1030

teams per contest · median 28

Biggest event

Brew N Que-Perth 2019

Field strength

1,516

avg power rating of their fields · above 11% of rated contests

GCs crowned

2 different teams · 3 reserve champions

First-ever titles

teams whose first GC anywhere came at one of theirs

Teams that started here

first contest in the data at one of theirs

Upsets seen

longest shot 10-in-100 — Brew N Que-Perth 2019

Perfect 180s seen

out of 266 meat entries

Highest score seen

687.9884

top overall · Northeast Beerbq Festival

Avg winning score

685.28

680.49687.99

3 Master contests · 694.13 across all contests

Road between contests

2,866 mi

~717 miles a season · 2,148 mi corner to corner

Busiest month

January

1 of their 5 contests

Co-reps worked with

most often Scott Coleman (5) · 1 run alone

Prize money

$21K

across their events · biggest purse $20,900

Results on file

60%

3 of their contests have scores in the data

Storylines (6 found in this rep's record)

Read out of the contests they have run — reps don’t judge, so nothing here is a comment on anyone’s scores.

A familiar champion

2× titles at this rep’s contests

Big Smoke BBQ has taken the Grand Championship at 2 of the contests this rep has run.

3 champions crowned in all
2 different teams

The longest shot

10-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings

The ratings favoured the top seed the other 90 times in 100

At Brew N Que-Perth 2019, Big Smoke BBQ Australia came in rated below the field's top team, Burnin and Lootin, and took the Grand Championship anyway.

1 upset at their contests
Oct 4, 2019

The double act

5 contests run together

50% of this rep's events

Scott Coleman and Peta McManus have run 5 contests together since 2019.

2 co-reps in all

Where teams start

26 teams cooked their first contest here

26 teams turned in their first box at a contest this rep was running — for that many teams, this is where the record starts.

Smokin on the Pitz · 2020-01-24
Egg Plant BBQ · 2019-11-04
Well Hung BBQ · 2019-11-04

Corner to corner

2,148 mi between the two ends of their map

The two furthest-apart contests on their record sit 2,148 miles apart — Ascot WA, 6104 and Goondiwindi, Queensland, 4104.

Ascot WA, 6104,
Goondiwindi, Queensland, 4104,
2,866 mi contest to contest

Back on the trail

23 mo the longest gap in their record

Their record has one long quiet stretch — 23 months between Smoke of the West- Competitor's Series (POSTPONED) and Full Throttle BBQ and Music Festival.

last before: 2021-07-10
back at: 2023-06-10

The story so far (6 numbers that describe this rep)

Busiest season 2019 2 events · 58 team entries

Contests a season 1.3 across 4 seasons in the data

Seasons in a row 3 ending 2021

Towns worked 5 most often Buttai,, (1)

Corner to corner 2,148 mi Ascot WA, 6104 to Goondiwindi, Queensland, 4104 — the two ends of their map

Meat entries turned in 266 boxes on the boards across every contest they have run

Milestones (the firsts and the round numbers of a rep's career)

2019
Oct 4 First contest repped Brew N Que-Perth 2019
Oct 4 First Grand Champion crowned Brew N Que-Perth 2019
Oct 4 Biggest upset seen (10-in-100 shot) Brew N Que-Perth 2019
Oct 4 Deepest field worked (1521 avg rating) Brew N Que-Perth 2019
Oct 4 Biggest field worked (30 teams) Brew N Que-Perth 2019
2020
Jan 24 Rollin Smoke BBQ won their first-ever Grand Championship Northeast Beerbq Festival
Jan 24 Highest overall score seen (687.9884) Northeast Beerbq Festival
2023
Jun 10 Back on the trail after 23 months Full Throttle BBQ and Music Festival
Jun 10 Most recent contest Full Throttle BBQ and Music Festival

Season by season (how many contests a season, and how many carried a state title)

The climb (every contest they have run, added up)

Their year (contests by month)

Field size by season (average and biggest)

How the meats scored (board average vs the winning call)

Career map (gold = state championship · bigger pin = more visits — tap one)

Every season (click a column to sort)

Season	Contests	States	Entries	Teams	Avg field	Biggest	State champ.	180s	Purse
2023	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2021	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	$20,900
2020	1	—	10	10	10	10	—	—	—
2019	2	—	58	56	29	30	—	—	—

Champions crowned (titles at their contests)

Team	Titles	Latest
Big Smoke BBQ	2	2019-11-04
Rollin Smoke BBQ	1	2020-01-24

First-ever Grand Championships (a team's first title anywhere, won here)

Team	Contest	Date
Rollin Smoke BBQ	Northeast Beerbq Festival	Jan 24, 2020

Towns on their map

Town	Contests	Latest
Buttai	1	2023-06-10
Goondiwindi, Queensland	1	2021-07-10
Bundalong, Vic	1	2020-01-24
Cranbourne Melbourne	1	2019-11-04
Ascot WA	1	2019-10-04

Upsets at their contests (champion rated below the field's top seed)

Contest	Champion	Top seed	Odds
Brew N Que-Perth 2019	Big Smoke BBQ Australia 1534	Burnin and Lootin 1920	10-in-100

The boards at their contests (every meat entry they have run)

Meat	Entries	Board avg	Winning avg	180s
Chicken	67	164.23	175.46	—
Pork Ribs	66	160.82	174.50	—
Pork	66	162.21	175.62	—
Brisket	67	162.14	177.18	—

Frequent co-reps

Rep	Events together	Share
Scott Coleman	5	50%
Karina Rumens	4	40%

Teams that cook under them most

Team	Contests	Wins	Since
Big Smoke BBQ Australia	3	2	2019
The King and His Q	2	—	2019
Big Boy BBQ Australia	2	—	2019
GAME OF BONES AUSTRALIA	2	—	2019
Robbins Island Marbles	2	—	2019
Rollin Smoke BBQ	1	1	2020
Natural Born Grillers	1	—	2020
Ribs n Pigs BBQ	1	—	2019
Smokin Genius	1	—	2019
THE SMOKIN HOT JAGRD EDGE	1	—	2019
Smokin Steve's BBQ	1	—	2019
Burnin and Lootin	1	—	2019

Teams whose first contest was one of theirs

Team	Debut contest	Date
Smokin on the Pitz	Northeast Beerbq Festival	Jan 24, 2020
Egg Plant BBQ	Heatbeads BBQ Turf Wars	Nov 4, 2019
Well Hung BBQ	Heatbeads BBQ Turf Wars	Nov 4, 2019
Cypress Grill BBQ	Heatbeads BBQ Turf Wars	Nov 4, 2019
What's Your Beef BBQ ?	Heatbeads BBQ Turf Wars	Nov 4, 2019
The Loin King	Heatbeads BBQ Turf Wars	Nov 4, 2019
Rubbed Up Down Under	Heatbeads BBQ Turf Wars	Nov 4, 2019
The Institute of Smoke	Heatbeads BBQ Turf Wars	Nov 4, 2019
Heat Check Barbecue	Heatbeads BBQ Turf Wars	Nov 4, 2019
Fahrenheit 205	Heatbeads BBQ Turf Wars	Nov 4, 2019
Smoking Hot Cocks	Heatbeads BBQ Turf Wars	Nov 4, 2019
Brisket 99	Heatbeads BBQ Turf Wars	Nov 4, 2019

Every event (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Date	Event	Where	Teams	Top score	Prize $	Grand Champion
Oct 25, 2025	Big Boy BBQ Bash October cancelled	Melbourne, Australia	—	—	—	—
Aug 9, 2025	Big Boy BBQ Bash (Day 2) cancelled	Melbourne, Australia	—	—	—	—
Aug 8, 2025	Big Boy BBQ Bash (Day 1) cancelled	Melbourne, Australia	—	—	—	—
Jun 10, 2023	Full Throttle BBQ and Music Festival	Buttai, Australia	—	—	—	—
Jul 10, 2021	Smoke of the West- Competitor's Series (POSTPONED)	Goondiwindi, Queensland, Australia	—	—	$20,900	—
May 16, 2020	Mayhem In May- Day 2- cancelled	Melbourne, Australia	—	—	—	—
May 15, 2020	Mayhem In May- Day 1- cancelled	Melbourne, Australia	—	—	—	—
Jan 24, 2020	Northeast Beerbq Festival	Bundalong, Vic, Australia	10	687.9884	—	Rollin Smoke BBQ
Nov 4, 2019	Heatbeads BBQ Turf Wars	Cranbourne Melbourne, Australia	28	687.3484	—	Big Smoke BBQ
Oct 4, 2019	Brew N Que-Perth 2019	Ascot WA, Australia	30	680.4912	—	Big Smoke BBQ