A familiar champion
8×
titles at this rep’s contests
Smokin Steve's BBQ has taken the Grand Championship at 8 of the contests this rep has run.
- 37 champions crowned in all
- 22 different teams
Karina Rumens
A KCBS contest rep working 1 state/province, most often around Perth, Western Australia. By events worked they sit #58 of the 152 reps in the data. First on the record in 2019, latest contest Aug 1, 2026.
At a glance (their career as a contest rep, in numbers)
Contests run
36
every contest on their record · 2 judging classes · 4 cancelled
Among all reps
#58
of 152 reps by events worked · #132 by states covered
On the trail
2019–2026
9 seasons in the data · 8 in a row
This season
3
contests dated 2026 · 4.3 a season career-long
State championships
0
contests carrying a state title
Teams officiated
131
479 entries total · 1,558 meat boxes
Avg field
13
730
teams per contest · median 12
Field strength
1,508
avg power rating of their fields · above 6% of rated contests
GCs crowned
37
22 different teams · 24 reserve champions
First-ever titles
18
teams whose first GC anywhere came at one of theirs
Teams that started here
69
first contest in the data at one of theirs
Perfect 180s seen
1 🔥
out of 1,558 meat entries
Avg winning score (Master)
676.26
652.58698.30
24 Master contests · 694.10 across all contests
Avg winning score (Backyard)
332.02
325.69336.64
5 Backyard contests · 347.94 across all contests
Contests they return to
4
longest run 4 straight years at Smokin' in the Valley
Road between contests
1,012 mi
~112 miles a season · 333 mi corner to corner
Busiest month
August
6 of their 39 contests
Busiest 30 days
3
contests between Jul 8, 2023 and Aug 5, 2023
Results on file
97%
35 of their contests have scores in the data
Storylines (10 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 long time on the trail
7.2 yrs
between first and latest contest
They've been repping KCBS contests since 2019-05-04 — 39 contests across 9 seasons in the data.
- 39 contests
- 9 seasons
- since 2019-05-04
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.
- 4 upsets at their contests
- Oct 4, 2019
A first Grand Championship
18
teams won their first title here
18 teams took the first Grand Championship of their careers at one of this rep's contests — most recently BLUE MIST BBQ at Smokin' in the Valley.
- BLUE MIST BBQ · 2025-04-26
- Ribs n' Pigs · 2024-11-02
- Brisket the night away · 2024-08-03
The big room
30
teams at their biggest contest
Their average field is 13 teams
Brew N Que-Perth 2019 drew 30 teams — more than double the 13-team field they average.
The double act
34
contests run together
76% of this rep's events
Rob Stevens and Karina Rumens have run 34 contests together since 2020.
- 5 co-reps in all
The annual
6×
editions of one contest
They have repped 6 editions of Smokin' in the Valley, 4 of them back to back.
- 2021 → 2024
- 4 straight years
A season on the road
10
contests in 2022
2022 was their busiest year on the trail: 10 contests and 105 team entries through the tables.
- 105 team entries
Where teams start
69
teams cooked their first contest here
69 teams turned in their first box at a contest this rep was running — for that many teams, this is where the record starts.
- The King & His Q · 2026-08-01
- GrillMatic · 2025-06-14
- West Cooper BBQ · 2024-11-02
Every single season
8
seasons in a row, and counting
They have worked at least one contest in 8 consecutive seasons — an unbroken run through to the current one.
- 39 contests in all
- since 2019-05-04
The story so far (8 numbers that describe this rep)
Busiest season
2022
10 events · 105 team entries
Contests a season
4.3
across 9 seasons in the data
Seasons in a row
8
still running — 8 and counting
Works mostly in
WA
2 of 39 contests
Towns worked
25
most often Perth, Western Australia,, (6)
Corner to corner
333 mi
Bunbury, 6230 to Nanson — the two ends of their map
Meat entries turned in
1,558
boxes on the boards across every contest they have run
Judging classes
2
CBJ classes on their record
Milestones (the firsts and the round numbers of a rep's career)
- 2019
- First contest repped Spit in the Hills
- First Grand Champion crowned Spit in the Hills
- Big Don's Smoked Meats won their first-ever Grand Championship Spit in the Hills
- Biggest upset seen (10-in-100 shot) Brew N Que-Perth 2019
- Biggest field worked (30 teams) Brew N Que-Perth 2019
- 2020
- Deepest field worked (1525 avg rating) Western Australia's Smokin Charity BBQ Governors Cup
- 2021
- 10th contest repped Brew N Que Perth 2021
- 2024
- 25th contest repped Chicken in Bakers (ONE MEAT CHICKEN)
- First perfect 180 at their tables Smokin' in the Valley
- Highest overall score seen (698.2972) Smokin' in the Valley
- 2026
- Back on the trail after 11 months Chicken & Ribs BBQ Smoke-Off (ONE MEAT RIBS)
- Most recent contest Smokin in the Valley 2
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)
Field strength by season (avg power rating going in)
What it took to win (Master winning scores)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | 1 | 34 | — | 17 | 20 | — | — | — | |
| 2026 | — | 34 | 8 | 11 | 13 | — | — | — | |
| 2025 | 1 | 35 | 20 | 12 | 13 | — | — | — | |
| 2024 | — | 67 | 20 | 11 | 14 | — | 1 | — | |
| 2023 | — | 37 | 16 | 9 | 11 | — | — | — | |
| 2022 | — | 105 | 28 | 12 | 17 | — | — | — | |
| 2021 | — | 53 | 31 | 18 | 23 | — | — | — | |
| 2020 | — | 46 | 40 | 12 | 14 | — | — | — | |
| 2019 | — | 68 | 44 | 23 | 30 | — | — | — |
Champions crowned (titles at their contests)
| Team | Titles | Latest |
|---|---|---|
| Smokin Steve's BBQ | 8 | 2023-08-05 |
| Ribs n Pigs BBQ | 4 | 2025-06-14 |
| Aussie TongMasters | 3 | 2026-08-01 |
| Ribs n' Pigs | 2 | 2026-06-21 |
| Smokin it Up BBQ | 2 | 2022-09-09 |
| Fire In My Belly | 2 | 2020-08-29 |
| The King and His Q | 1 | 2026-06-21 |
| BLUE MIST BBQ | 1 | 2025-04-26 |
| Brisket the night away | 1 | 2024-08-03 |
| Barbecue Bazaar - Delta T BBQ | 1 | 2024-05-04 |
| Chat Later In a Meating | 1 | 2024-02-24 |
| Cumbia BBQ | 1 | 2024-02-24 |
First-ever Grand Championships (a team's first title anywhere, won here)
| Team | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| BLUE MIST BBQ | Smokin' in the Valley | Apr 26, 2025 |
| Ribs n' Pigs | Smokin' in the Valley | Nov 2, 2024 |
| Brisket the night away | Smokin' in the Valley | Aug 3, 2024 |
| Barbecue Bazaar - Delta T BBQ | Smokin' in the Valley | May 4, 2024 |
| Chat Later In a Meating | Chicken in Bakers (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) | Feb 24, 2024 |
| Cumbia BBQ | OMC - Pork Ribs in Bakers (ONE MEAT RIBS) | Feb 24, 2024 |
| Aussie TongMasters | Smokin with Weemala (One Meat Ribs) | Jul 8, 2023 |
| Nobody puts Baby Backs in the corner | Brew N Que - LITE EDITION | Oct 21, 2022 |
| Durty BBQ Crew | Smokin with Weemala (One Meat Chicken) | Jul 2, 2022 |
| Outagas bbq | Smokin with Weemala (One Meat Ribs) | Jul 2, 2022 |
| Delta T BBQ | Spit In The Hills | Apr 30, 2022 |
| Smokin it Up BBQ | Brew N Que Perth 2021 | Dec 3, 2021 |
Contests they keep coming back to
| Contest | Editions | Run | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smokin' in the Valley | 6 | 4 straight | 2021–2024 |
| Smokin with Weemala (One Meat Chicken) | 4 | 2 straight | 2022–2023 |
| Chicken & Ribs BBQ Smoke-Off (ONE MEAT RIBS) | 2 | — | 2026–2026 |
| Smokin in the Valley | 2 | — | 2025–2025 |
Where they work (contests by state/province)
| State / province | Contests | Share |
|---|---|---|
| WA reps here | 2 |
Towns on their map
| Town | Contests | Latest |
|---|---|---|
| Perth, Western Australia | 6 | 2024-11-02 |
| Herne Hill, Western Australia | 3 | 2026-08-01 |
| Carmel | 3 | 2023-07-08 |
| Herne Hill, Australia | 2 | 2026-06-21 |
| Bakers Hill, Western Australia | 2 | 2024-02-24 |
| Chidlow, Western | 2 | 2022-04-30 |
| Perth, Western Australia | 2 | 2022-03-13 |
| Perth | 2 | 2021-10-30 |
| Nanson, WA | 1 | 2025-06-14 |
| Burswood, Western Australia | 1 | 2024-10-11 |
| Herne Hill, Western Australia | 1 | 2023-08-05 |
| Brigadoon | 1 | 2022-10-21 |
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 |
| Smokin in the Valley | Aussie TongMasters 1462 | Ribs n Pigs BBQ 1612 | 30-in-100 |
| Spit in the Hills | Big Don's Smoked Meats 1500 | FASTLANE BBQ CREW 1623 | 33-in-100 |
| Smokin' in the Valley | BLUE MIST BBQ 1471 | Ribs n Pigs BBQ 1591 | 33-in-100 |
The boards at their contests (every meat entry they have run)
| Meat | Entries | Board avg | Winning avg | 180s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 440 | 162.30 | 172.93 | — |
| Pork Ribs | 444 | 160.06 | 171.88 | — |
| Pork | 340 | 161.46 | 173.15 | — |
| Brisket | 334 | 160.60 | 173.15 | 1 |
Frequent co-reps
| Rep | Events together | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Rob Stevens | 34 | |
| Peta McManus | 4 | |
| Garth Welsh | 4 | |
| Paul Woodhams | 1 | |
| Io Team | 1 |
Teams that cook under them most
| Team | Contests | Wins | Since |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ribs n Pigs BBQ | 20 | 5 | 2019 |
| Smokin Genius | 19 | — | 2019 |
| Pit Bull Smokers | 18 | — | 2020 |
| BLUE MIST BBQ | 16 | 1 | 2021 |
| Aussie TongMasters | 15 | 2 | 2021 |
| Barbecue Bazaar - Delta T BBQ | 15 | 2 | 2021 |
| Smokin Steve's BBQ | 14 | 5 | 2019 |
| Smokin it up BBQ Australia | 11 | 2 | 2021 |
| THE SMOKIN HOT JAGRD EDGE | 11 | — | 2019 |
| CUMBIA BBQ TEAM | 10 | — | 2020 |
| Lit Salami | 9 | 1 | 2022 |
| Outagas bbq | 9 | — | 2020 |
Teams whose first contest was one of theirs
| Team | Debut contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| The King & His Q | Smokin in the Valley 2 | Aug 1, 2026 |
| GrillMatic | Smokin Barrel Fest | Jun 14, 2025 |
| West Cooper BBQ | Smokin' in the Valley | Nov 2, 2024 |
| Smoke and Dagger BBQ | Smokin' in the Valley | Aug 3, 2024 |
| Menis BBQ | Smokin' in the Valley | May 4, 2024 |
| Cumbia | Smokin' in the Valley | May 4, 2024 |
| Aussie Davo | Smokin' in the Valley | May 4, 2024 |
| Raeburn Barbecue | Smokin' in the Valley | Nov 4, 2023 |
| Smoke & Dagger BBQ | Brew N Que - LITE EDITION | Oct 21, 2022 |
| Nobody puts Baby Backs in the corner | Brew N Que - LITE EDITION | Oct 21, 2022 |
| San Lorenzo BBQ | Chidlow BBQ Festival | Sep 9, 2022 |
| Durty BBQ Crew | Smokin' BBQ Masters in the Valley | Aug 6, 2022 |