Garth Welsh archive

A KCBS contest rep, most often around Chidlow, Western. By events worked they sit #134 of the 152 reps in the data. First on the record in 2019, latest contest Apr 30, 2022.

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

Contests run

every contest on their record

Among all reps

#134

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

On the trail

2019–2022

3 seasons in the data

This season

contests dated 2026 · 1.3 a season career-long

States / provinces

3 towns

State championships

contests carrying a state title

Teams officiated

70 entries total · 277 meat boxes

Avg field

1621

teams per contest · median 17

Biggest event

Spit in the Hills

Field strength

1,510

avg power rating of their fields · above 7% of rated contests

GCs crowned

4 different teams · 4 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 33-in-100 — Spit in the Hills

Perfect 180s seen

out of 277 meat entries

Highest score seen

679.9656

top overall · The Chidlow BBQ Festival 2019

Avg winning score

671.85

661.67679.97

4 Master contests · 694.10 across all contests

Road between contests

5 mi

~2 miles a season · 5 mi corner to corner

Busiest month

September

2 of their 4 contests

Co-reps worked with

most often Karina Rumens (4)

Results on file

100%

4 of their contests have scores in the data

Storylines (5 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.

The longest shot

33-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings

The ratings favoured the top seed the other 67 times in 100

At Spit in the Hills, Big Don's Smoked Meats came in rated below the field's top team, FASTLANE BBQ CREW, and took the Grand Championship anyway.

1 upset at their contests
May 4, 2019

A first Grand Championship

4 teams won their first title here

4 teams took the first Grand Championship of their careers at one of this rep's contests — most recently Delta T BBQ at Spit In The Hills.

Delta T BBQ · 2022-04-30
Perth BBQ School Varsity · 2021-09-11
Big Boy BBQ Australia · 2019-09-14

The double act

4 contests run together

100% of this rep's events

Karina Rumens and Garth Welsh have run 4 contests together since 2019.

1 co-rep in all

Where teams start

20 teams cooked their first contest here

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

Molly's BBQ Smokhouse · 2022-04-30
Lit Salami · 2022-04-30
Baysie Grillz · 2021-09-11

Back on the trail

24 mo the longest gap in their record

Their record has one long quiet stretch — 24 months between The Chidlow BBQ Festival 2019 and CBBF-Chidlow BBQ Festival.

last before: 2019-09-14
back at: 2021-09-11

The story so far (5 numbers that describe this rep)

Busiest season 2019 2 events · 38 team entries

Contests a season 1.3 across 3 seasons in the data

Towns worked 3 most often Chidlow, Western, 6558, (2)

Corner to corner 5 mi Chidlow, 6558 to Chidlow, Western, 6558 — the two ends of their map

Meat entries turned in 277 boxes on the boards across every contest they have run

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

2019
May 4 First contest repped Spit in the Hills
May 4 First Grand Champion crowned Spit in the Hills
May 4 Big Don's Smoked Meats won their first-ever Grand Championship Spit in the Hills
May 4 Biggest upset seen (33-in-100 shot) Spit in the Hills
May 4 Biggest field worked (21 teams) Spit in the Hills
Sep 14 Highest overall score seen (679.9656) The Chidlow BBQ Festival 2019
2021
Sep 11 Deepest field worked (1513 avg rating) CBBF-Chidlow BBQ Festival
Sep 11 Back on the trail after 24 months CBBF-Chidlow BBQ Festival
2022
Apr 30 Most recent contest Spit In The Hills

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

Their year (contests by month)

Field size by season (average and biggest)

Field strength by season (avg power rating going in)

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

Who keeps winning (titles at their contests)

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
2022	1	—	16	16	16	16	—	—	—
2021	1	—	16	16	16	16	—	—	—
2019	2	—	38	28	19	21	—	—	—

Champions crowned (titles at their contests)

Team	Titles	Latest
Delta T BBQ	1	2022-04-30
Perth BBQ School Varsity	1	2021-09-11
Big Boy BBQ Australia	1	2019-09-14
Big Don's Smoked Meats	1	2019-05-04

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

Team	Contest	Date
Delta T BBQ	Spit In The Hills	Apr 30, 2022
Perth BBQ School Varsity	CBBF-Chidlow BBQ Festival	Sep 11, 2021
Big Boy BBQ Australia	The Chidlow BBQ Festival 2019	Sep 14, 2019
Big Don's Smoked Meats	Spit in the Hills	May 4, 2019

Towns on their map

Town	Contests	Latest
Chidlow, Western	2	2022-04-30
Chidlow	1	2019-09-14
Chidlow, Western	1	2019-05-04

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

Contest	Champion	Top seed	Odds
Spit in the Hills	Big Don's Smoked Meats 1500	FASTLANE BBQ CREW 1623	33-in-100

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

Meat	Entries	Board avg	Winning avg	180s
Chicken	69	165.16	175.71	—
Pork Ribs	69	159.59	174.01	—
Pork	69	160.43	173.45	—
Brisket	70	161.33	172.57	—

Frequent co-reps

Rep	Events together	Share
Karina Rumens	4	100%

Teams that cook under them most

Team	Contests	Wins	Since
Ribs n Pigs BBQ	4	—	2019
Perth BBQ School Varsity	3	1	2019
Smokin Genius	3	—	2019
THE SMOKIN HOT JAGRD EDGE	3	—	2019
Smokin Steve's BBQ	3	—	2019
GRILLA WARFARE BBQ	3	—	2019
Rib Racks BBQ	3	—	2019
Molly s Bbq Smoke House	3	—	2019
Barbecue Bazaar - Delta T BBQ	2	1	2021
Big Don's Smoked Meats	2	1	2019
Big Boy BBQ Australia	2	1	2019
Aussie TongMasters	2	—	2021

Teams whose first contest was one of theirs

Team	Debut contest	Date
Molly's BBQ Smokhouse	Spit In The Hills	Apr 30, 2022
Lit Salami	Spit In The Hills	Apr 30, 2022
Baysie Grillz	CBBF-Chidlow BBQ Festival	Sep 11, 2021
Grillin Daily BBQ	CBBF-Chidlow BBQ Festival	Sep 11, 2021
Pit Bull Smokers (feat Running Bird BBQ)	CBBF-Chidlow BBQ Festival	Sep 11, 2021
Smokin it up BBQ Australia	CBBF-Chidlow BBQ Festival	Sep 11, 2021
Barbecue Bazaar - Delta T BBQ	CBBF-Chidlow BBQ Festival	Sep 11, 2021
BLUE MIST BBQ	CBBF-Chidlow BBQ Festival	Sep 11, 2021
Aussie TongMasters	CBBF-Chidlow BBQ Festival	Sep 11, 2021
Smokin' Bush BBQ	The Chidlow BBQ Festival 2019	Sep 14, 2019
Slow N Smokey Bbq	The Chidlow BBQ Festival 2019	Sep 14, 2019
Smokin Genius	The Chidlow BBQ Festival 2019	Sep 14, 2019

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

Date	Event	Where	Teams	Top score	Prize $	Grand Champion
Apr 30, 2022	Spit In The Hills	Chidlow, Western, Australia	16	661.6684	—	Delta T BBQ
Sep 11, 2021	CBBF-Chidlow BBQ Festival	Chidlow, Western, Australia	16	666.8456	—	Perth BBQ School Varsity
Sep 14, 2019	The Chidlow BBQ Festival 2019	Chidlow, Australia	17	679.9656	—	Big Boy BBQ Australia
May 4, 2019	Spit in the Hills	Chidlow, Western, Australia	21	678.9028	—	Big Don's Smoked Meats