Smokin Genius WA
Rating
1445
peak 1503 · rated over 22 contests
Best runs
10
straight top-10s
Contests
30
in the data
First seen
2019-09-14
latest 2026-08-01
Best ToY finish
#249
Master 2020
Grand champs
0
1 reserve
Category wins
3
18 podiums
Overall top-10s
19
of 30 contests
Avg finish
top 65%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
656.68 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 644.71 (+11.97)
Walk rate
100%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
10
best run (overall)
Consistency
±19.12
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 166.36 · weakest Brisket (155.65)
Road miles
999
mi across 30 mapped stops · furthest 333 mi
Schedule strength
10%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1507)
Master avg
644.71 / 720
22 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
Pit Bull Smokers has finished one call ahead of Smokin Genius 3 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
Pit Bull Smokers has landed one call behind them 4 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
Ribs n Pigs BBQ has come out ahead in 18 of their 19 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of Rack Em Up in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
😤 Chicken nemesis
Even in their strongest meat, Smokin Steve's BBQ has out-cooked them in 10 of 14 shared chicken entries.
📅 A September team
Something about September: average finish in the top 48% across 4 contests, versus top 65% the rest of the year.
📈 Riding a hot streak
Currently on a 8-contest overall top-10 run.
Teams like this (closest power rating, WA first)
Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ribs n Pigs BBQ | 19 | 1 | 18 | 5% | ⚔ compare |
| BLUE MIST BBQ | 15 | 9 | 6 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| Aussie TongMasters | 14 | 6 | 8 | 43% | ⚔ compare |
| Pit Bull Smokers | 14 | 6 | 8 | 43% | ⚔ compare |
| Smokin Steve's BBQ | 13 | 3 | 10 | 23% | ⚔ compare |
| Barbecue Bazaar - Delta T BBQ | 12 | 1 | 11 | 8% | ⚔ compare |
| THE SMOKIN HOT JAGRD EDGE | 9 | 5 | 4 | 56% | ⚔ compare |
| Smokin it up BBQ Australia | 9 | 2 | 7 | 22% | ⚔ compare |
| Aussie Davo | 8 | 4 | 4 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| CUMBIA BBQ TEAM | 8 | 3 | 5 | 38% | ⚔ compare |
| Outagas bbq | 8 | 3 | 5 | 38% | ⚔ compare |
| Lit Salami | 8 | 2 | 6 | 25% | ⚔ compare |
| The King and His Q | 8 | 1 | 7 | 13% | ⚔ compare |
| Barking Gecko BBQ | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| Smoke and Dagger BBQ | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 25 | 24 | 2 | 11 | 177.1544 | 153.1428 | 166.36 | top 43% |
| Pork Ribs | 26 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 172.0228 | 146.8460 | 160.23 | top 61% |
| Pork | 23 | 21 | 1 | 3 | 176.5944 | 141.1084 | 161.59 | top 57% |
| Brisket | 22 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 172.5716 | 133.1200 | 155.65 | top 71% |
“Calls” = top-10 category finishes (getting called to the stage). Scores here are the final weighted totals KCBS publishes; per-criterion appearance/taste/tenderness marks aren’t in the public results feed.
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 21 | 0 | top 66% |
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 50% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smokin' in the Valley | 6 | 3 | 0 | top 57% | 2024-11-02 |
| Smokin in the Valley | 5 | 5 | 0 | top 77% | 2026-04-25 |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2022 (6 contests)
- Cooks mostly in WA (1 of 30 contests)
- Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (26 entries)
- Average Master overall score: 644.71 / 720
Milestones
- 🚩 2019-09-14 — First tracked contest · The Chidlow BBQ Festival 2019
- 📣 2019-09-14 — First call · The Chidlow BBQ Festival 2019
- 📈 2020-09-18 — Peak power rating (1503) · Zero 2 Hero BBQ Challenge
- ⭐ 2024-08-03 — Career-best overall score (691.4632) · Smokin' in the Valley
- 🎖️ 2025-08-02 — 25th tracked contest · Smokin in the Valley
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +13.6 | Zero 2 Hero BBQ Challenge | 2020-09-18 |
| +10.2 | Smokin' in the Valley | 2024-08-03 |
| +5.4 | Smokin' BBQ Masters in the Valley | 2022-08-06 |
| +4.8 | Smokin' in the Valley | 2024-11-02 |
| +2.6 | Smokin in the Valley | 2026-04-25 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -12.6 | Smokin Barrel Fest | 2025-06-14 |
| -10.7 | Smokin' BBQ Masters in the Valley | 2023-08-05 |
| -9.6 | Smokin in the Valley | 2025-11-01 |
| -9.5 | Smokin in the Valley | 2019-11-09 |
| -8.6 | Smokin in the Valley | 2025-08-02 |
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
How entries end (by meat)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 100% | top 72% | 92.6% | 91.9% |
| 2025 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 100% | top 85% | 91.4% | 90.4% |
| 2024 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 100% | top 50% | 96% | 91.6% |
| 2023 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 100% | top 76% | 88.2% | 87.7% |
| 2022 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 100% | top 52% | 91.7% | 89% |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 100% | top 67% | 88.3% | 87.7% |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 100% | top 54% | 91.6% | 88.1% |
| 2019 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 64% | 91.8% | 88.9% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-01 | Smokin in the Valley 2 Herne Hill, Western Australia, 6056 | 7 / 8 (656.0004) | 3 (175.4400) | 8 (146.8460) | 6 (168.5600) | 5 (165.1544) |
| 2026-06-21 | Chicken & Ribs BBQ Smoke-Off (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Herne Hill, Australia, 6056 | — | 3 (172.5600) | — | — | — |
| 2026-06-21 | Chicken & Ribs BBQ Smoke-Off (ONE MEAT RIBS) Herne Hill, Australia, 6056 | — | — | 10 (166.3200) | — | — |
| 2026-04-25 | Smokin in the Valley Herne Hill, Western Australia, 6056 | 5 / 9 (666.8912) | 2 (174.9028) | 3 (172.0228) | 7 (161.7144) | 5 (158.2512) |
| 2025-11-01 | Smokin in the Valley Herne Hill, Western Australia, 6056 | 8 / 9 (658.2400) | 6 (166.2628) | 3 (169.1772) | 9 (158.8228) | 7 (163.9772) |
| 2025-08-02 | Smokin in the Valley Herne Hill, Western Australia, 6056 | 10 / 12 (657.1544) | 8 (164.5372) | 10 (162.8572) | 6 (171.4628) | 11 (158.2972) |
| 2025-06-14 | Smokin Barrel Fest Nanson, WA | 9 / 10 (645.1084) | 10 (162.2628) | 10 (158.8572) | 6 (165.7256) | 9 (158.2628) |
| 2025-04-26 | Smokin' in the Valley Herne Hill, Western Australia, 6056 | 10 / 13 (643.4400) | 7 (163.4056) | 6 (165.1772) | 9 (158.2628) | 12 (156.5944) |
| 2024-11-02 | Smokin' in the Valley Perth, Western Australia, | 6 / 14 (660.6288) | 3 (164.0000) | 6 (163.4744) | 5 (164.0000) | 5 (169.1544) |
| 2024-08-03 | Smokin' in the Valley Perth, Western Australia, | 3 / 10 (691.4632) | 1 (177.1544) | 6 (165.7144) | 2 (176.0228) | 6 (172.5716) |
| 2024-05-04 | Smokin' in the Valley Perth, Western Australia, | 11 / 14 (625.6456) | 1 (171.4284) | 9 (160.0228) | 9 (155.9544) | 14 (138.2400) |
| 2024-02-24 | Chicken in Bakers (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Bakers Hill, Western Australia, 6562 | — | 6 (159.4284) | — | — | — |
| 2024-02-24 | OMC - Pork Ribs in Bakers (ONE MEAT RIBS) Bakers Hill, Western Australia, 6562 | — | — | 4 (162.3200) | — | — |
| 2023-11-04 | Smokin' in the Valley Perth, Western Australia, | 7 / 11 (634.8456) | 4 (163.4628) | 7 (159.4400) | 4 (165.7256) | 11 (146.2172) |
| 2023-08-05 | Smokin' BBQ Masters in the Valley Herne Hill, Western Australia, | 7 / 8 (628.5712) | 7 (161.7028) | 4 (161.7828) | 8 (153.1200) | 6 (151.9656) |
| 2023-07-08 | Smokin with Weemala (One Meat Chicken) Carmel , 6076 | — | 3 (162.3316) | — | — | — |
| 2023-07-08 | Smokin with Weemala (One Meat Ribs) Carmel , 6076 | — | — | 5 (158.2512) | — | — |
| 2022-11-26 | Smokin' in the Valley Perth, Western Australia, | 7 / 12 (632.0340) | 6 (162.3200) | 8 (154.8456) | 7 (162.2856) | 9 (152.5828) |
| 2022-09-09 | Chidlow BBQ Festival Chidlow, Western, 6556 | 9 / 17 (629.1196) | 3 (166.8572) | 6 (161.1428) | 14 (151.9656) | 13 (149.1540) |
| 2022-08-06 | Smokin' BBQ Masters in the Valley Perth, Western Australia, | 5 / 12 (660.5712) | 7 (164.5372) | 9 (164.0228) | 6 (165.1428) | 2 (166.8684) |
| 2022-04-30 | Spit In The Hills Chidlow, Western, 6558 | 9 / 16 (642.8228) | 4 (169.6684) | 12 (155.4628) | 1 (176.5944) | 16 (141.0972) |
| 2022-03-13 | Pork in the Valley-Pork OMC (One Meat Pork) Perth, Western Australia, 6000 | — | — | — | 8 (141.1084) | — |
| 2022-03-13 | Pork in the Valley-Pork Ribs OMC (One Meat Ribs) Perth, Western Australia, 6000 | — | — | 5 (160.0228) | — | — |
| 2021-10-30 | Smokin in the Valley (International) Perth, | 10 / 14 (626.8108) | 7 (161.7256) | 10 (152.5600) | 6 (160.0112) | 9 (152.5140) |
| 2021-09-11 | CBBF-Chidlow BBQ Festival Chidlow, Western, 6558 | 10 / 16 (635.4512) | 3 (173.1656) | 14 (151.4400) | 12 (149.7028) | 3 (161.1428) |
| 2020-10-30 | Bare Bones BBQ Comp Perth, | 9 / 10 (608.5256) | 8 (153.1428) | 9 (147.4172) | 6 (158.8800) | 9 (149.0856) |
| 2020-09-18 | Zero 2 Hero BBQ Challenge Bunbury, 6230 | 2 / 11 (659.4400) | 2 (170.8572) | 4 (161.1656) | 2 (169.7144) | 6 (157.7028) |
| 2019-11-09 | Smokin in the Valley Herne Hill WA, 6056 | 14 / 17 (612.0572) | 10 (161.1772) | 5 (163.4400) | 10 (154.3200) | 17 (133.1200) |
| 2019-10-04 | Brew N Que-Perth 2019 Ascot WA, 6104 | 15 / 30 (648.0800) | 13 (164.5944) | 12 (160.5944) | 10 (162.3200) | 18 (160.5712) |
| 2019-09-14 | The Chidlow BBQ Festival 2019 Chidlow, 6558 | 10 / 17 (660.6172) | 3 (172.0228) | 11 (161.7028) | 7 (165.1772) | 13 (161.7144) |
Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)
Team of the Year standings (rank per category by season — year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Master | #453 (297 pts) | #390 (442 pts) | #495 (337 pts) | #498 (287 pts) | #465 (317 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #423 (474 pts) | #429 (534 pts) | #420 (584 pts) | #405 (544 pts) | #454 (469 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #438 (460 pts) | #271 (860 pts) | #401 (599 pts) | #399 (545 pts) | #551 (350 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #595 (280 pts) | #443 (499 pts) | #497 (474 pts) | #640 (270 pts) | #643 (270 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #496 (415 pts) | #422 (550 pts) | #465 (542 pts) | #371 (643 pts) | #514 (425 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #658 (230 pts) | #518 (360 pts) | #762 (210 pts) | #632 (260 pts) | #548 (340 pts) |
| 2020 ↗ | Master | #249 (453 pts) | #257 (483 pts) | #264 (473 pts) | #251 (503 pts) | #351 (353 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #890 (319 pts) | #751 (449 pts) | #814 (399 pts) | #818 (394 pts) | #1044 (274 pts) |