Smokin Steve's BBQ CA
Rating
1590
peak 1608 · rated over 17 contests
Best runs
9
straight top-10s
Contests
23
in the data
First seen
2019-09-14
latest 2026-08-01
Best ToY finish
#106
Master 2020
Grand champs
5
2 reserve
Category wins
13
30 podiums
Overall top-10s
14
of 23 contests
Avg finish
top 31%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
656.62 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 661.92 (-5.29)
Walk rate
96%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
9
best run (overall)
Consistency
±14.17
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 170.15 · weakest Pork Ribs (163.00)
Road miles
41388
mi across 23 mapped stops · furthest 9414 mi
Schedule strength
24%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1519)
Purse competed for
$8K
listed at 1 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 1 state-championship entries
Master avg
661.92 / 720
17 Master contests · 5 GCs
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
Smokin Genius has finished one call ahead of Smokin Steve's BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
Barbecue Bazaar - Delta T BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of Smokin Genius in 10 of their 13 shared contests.
🏕️ Happy hunting ground
Smokin' in the Valley is their spot: 1 Grand Championship in 2 visits.
💔 The heartbreaker
Came within 1.1544 points of the Grand Championship at Smokin in the Valley (2019-11-09).
🍖 Signature meat
When chicken is on the table, watch out — they've won it in 37% of their entries (7 of 19).
🐣 Announced themselves early
Finished 3 of 17 at their very first tracked contest, The Chidlow BBQ Festival 2019 (2019-09-14).
🔁 The comeback
Off the trail for 2.8 years, then back at Smokin in the Valley 2 (2026-08-01).
Teams like this (closest power rating, CA first)
Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ribs n Pigs BBQ | 15 | 9 | 6 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| Smokin Genius | 13 | 10 | 3 | 77% | ⚔ compare |
| Outagas bbq | 9 | 8 | 1 | 89% | ⚔ compare |
| THE SMOKIN HOT JAGRD EDGE | 8 | 8 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| GRILLA WARFARE BBQ | 8 | 6 | 2 | 75% | ⚔ compare |
| BLUE MIST BBQ | 8 | 6 | 2 | 75% | ⚔ compare |
| Barbecue Bazaar - Delta T BBQ | 8 | 5 | 3 | 63% | ⚔ compare |
| Aussie TongMasters | 7 | 6 | 1 | 86% | ⚔ compare |
| Perth BBQ School Varsity | 7 | 5 | 2 | 71% | ⚔ compare |
| Pit Bull Smokers | 6 | 5 | 1 | 83% | ⚔ compare |
| Molly s Bbq Smoke House | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| Smokin it up BBQ Australia | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| Cumbia BBQ | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| BSA | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| Gryphon Smokehouse | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 19 | 17 | 7 | 12 | 179.4400 | 162.8112 | 170.15 | top 28% |
| Pork Ribs | 20 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 171.4172 | 153.1316 | 163.00 | top 45% |
| Pork | 18 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 177.2000 | 153.6800 | 164.63 | top 42% |
| Brisket | 17 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 177.7372 | 143.9544 | 163.48 | top 45% |
“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 state / province
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| TN | 1 | 0 | top 93% |
| CA | 1 | 0 | top 62% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 13 | 5 | top 27% |
| Medium (20–39) | 3 | 0 | top 30% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 93% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smokin' in the Valley | 2 | 1 | 1 | top 12% | 2022-11-26 |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2022 (9 contests)
- Cooks mostly in TN (1 of 23 contests)
- Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (20 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: Western Australia's Smokin Charity BBQ Governors Cup (2020-02-08)
- Wins it all in 22% of contests
- Average Master overall score: 661.92 / 720
Milestones
- 🚩 2019-09-14 — First tracked contest · The Chidlow BBQ Festival 2019
- 📣 2019-09-14 — First call · The Chidlow BBQ Festival 2019
- 🏆 2020-02-08 — First Grand Championship · Western Australia's Smokin Charity BBQ Governors Cup
- ⭐ 2022-08-06 — Career-best overall score (684.0112) · Smokin' BBQ Masters in the Valley
- 📈 2023-08-05 — Peak power rating (1608) · Smokin' BBQ Masters in the Valley
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +15.1 | Western Australia's Smokin Charity BBQ Governors Cup | 2020-02-08 |
| +13.3 | Bare Bones BBQ Comp | 2020-10-30 |
| +13.2 | Smokin in the Valley | 2019-11-09 |
| +12.7 | Smokin in the Valley (International) | 2021-10-30 |
| +12.5 | Smokin' BBQ Masters in the Valley | 2022-08-06 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11.9 | Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (Competitor's Series)(JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) | 2023-10-13 |
| -9.6 | Spit In The Hills | 2022-04-30 |
| -8.1 | Horse Town Brew N Que Festival | 2022-06-03 |
| -6.7 | Smokin in the Valley 2 | 2026-08-01 |
| -5.7 | Chidlow BBQ Festival | 2022-09-09 |
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 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 63% | 93.7% | 93.7% |
| 2023 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 75% | top 53% | 92.1% | 91.7% |
| 2022 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 100% | top 43% | 95% | 91.1% |
| 2021 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 100% | top 19% | 92.8% | 91.4% |
| 2020 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 100% | top 15% | 93.3% | 92.1% |
| 2019 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 100% | top 14% | 93.5% | 93.3% |
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 | 5 / 8 (674.2856) | 5 (171.4400) | 6 (166.8456) | 3 (172.5828) | 6 (163.4172) |
| 2023-10-13 | Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (Competitor's Series)(JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) Lynchburg, TN | 75 / 81 (657.5656) | 69 (163.9312) | 57 (168.5372) | 78 (161.7028) | 73 (163.3944) |
| 2023-08-05 | Smokin' BBQ Masters in the Valley Herne Hill, Western Australia, | 1 / 8 (663.3824) | 2 (169.1656) | 1 (169.7028) | 2 (165.6912) | 4 (158.8228) |
| 2023-07-08 | Smokin with Weemala (One Meat Chicken) Carmel , 6076 | — | 1 (166.8456) | — | — | — |
| 2023-07-08 | Smokin with Weemala (One Meat Ribs) Carmel , 6076 | — | — | 7 (153.1316) | — | — |
| 2022-11-26 | Smokin' in the Valley Perth, Western Australia, | 2 / 12 (660.0000) | 2 (168.5828) | 3 (165.6916) | 3 (167.4400) | 4 (158.2856) |
| 2022-09-09 | Chidlow BBQ Festival Chidlow, Western, 6556 | 10 / 17 (627.8860) | 1 (172.5600) | 9 (157.6916) | 13 (153.6800) | 17 (143.9544) |
| 2022-08-06 | Smokin' BBQ Masters in the Valley Perth, Western Australia, | 1 / 12 (684.0112) | 1 (176.5600) | 4 (171.4172) | 1 (177.2000) | 9 (158.8340) |
| 2022-07-02 | Smokin with Weemala (One Meat Chicken) Carmel , 6076 | — | 5 (162.8112) | — | — | — |
| 2022-07-02 | Smokin with Weemala (One Meat Ribs) Carmel, 6076 | — | — | 4 (162.2856) | — | — |
| 2022-06-03 | Horse Town Brew N Que Festival 🏅 Norco, CA | 23 / 37 (670.2172) | 16 (170.8228) | 34 (158.2744) | 28 (163.3828) | 3 (177.7372) |
| 2022-04-30 | Spit In The Hills Chidlow, Western, 6558 | 11 / 16 (636.4796) | 6 (165.6684) | 9 (159.9772) | 11 (155.4284) | 14 (155.4056) |
| 2022-03-13 | Pork in the Valley-Pork OMC (One Meat Pork) Perth, Western Australia, 6000 | — | — | — | 1 (167.9884) | — |
| 2022-03-13 | Pork in the Valley-Pork Ribs OMC (One Meat Ribs) Perth, Western Australia, 6000 | — | — | 1 (169.7372) | — | — |
| 2021-12-03 | Brew N Que Perth 2021 Claremont, 6010 | 3 / 23 (665.0972) | 10 (163.4172) | 10 (158.2744) | 2 (173.1084) | 4 (170.2972) |
| 2021-10-30 | Smokin in the Valley (International) Perth, | 1 / 14 (667.9772) | 1 (173.1428) | 2 (166.2744) | 5 (162.2856) | 3 (166.2744) |
| 2021-09-11 | CBBF-Chidlow BBQ Festival Chidlow, Western, 6558 | 6 / 16 (641.6572) | 6 (169.1200) | 5 (162.2972) | 11 (153.7028) | 6 (156.5372) |
| 2020-10-30 | Bare Bones BBQ Comp Perth, | 1 / 10 (658.8796) | 1 (172.5828) | 1 (167.4628) | 3 (162.8684) | 5 (155.9656) |
| 2020-09-18 | Zero 2 Hero BBQ Challenge Bunbury, 6230 | 3 / 11 (658.1716) | 3 (169.1200) | 7 (158.2516) | 5 (159.3828) | 2 (171.4172) |
| 2020-02-08 | Western Australia's Smokin Charity BBQ Governors Cup Perth, 6000 | 1 / 11 (672.0344) | 3 (168.5600) | 6 (157.7372) | 4 (168.5600) | 1 (177.1772) |
| 2019-11-09 | Smokin in the Valley Herne Hill WA, 6056 | 2 / 17 (669.1772) | 1 (179.4400) | 10 (156.5944) | 3 (169.7372) | 6 (163.4056) |
| 2019-10-04 | Brew N Que-Perth 2019 Ascot WA, 6104 | 4 / 30 (673.1772) | 3 (171.4400) | 14 (160.5600) | 6 (167.4400) | 3 (173.7372) |
| 2019-09-14 | The Chidlow BBQ Festival 2019 Chidlow, 6558 | 3 / 17 (672.5600) | 1 (177.7028) | 5 (169.1772) | 11 (161.1200) | 9 (164.5600) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #398 (495 pts) | #314 (729 pts) | #406 (609 pts) | #467 (445 pts) | #518 (370 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #294 (783 pts) | #200 (1072 pts) | #219 (1064 pts) | #203 (1041 pts) | #323 (733 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #435 (420 pts) | #461 (420 pts) | #496 (405 pts) | #607 (275 pts) | #516 (370 pts) |
| 2020 ↗ | Master | #106 (974 pts) | #104 (949 pts) | #173 (669 pts) | #148 (774 pts) | #134 (814 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #500 (664 pts) | #446 (764 pts) | #824 (394 pts) | #672 (499 pts) | #662 (514 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #2737 (58 pts) | #1581 (163 pts) | #2737 (58 pts) | #2754 (58 pts) | #2098 (78 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #1738 (137 pts) | #1814 (137 pts) | #1797 (137 pts) | #1804 (137 pts) | #1793 (137 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #1471 (150 pts) | #1281 (215 pts) | #1571 (150 pts) | #1560 (150 pts) | #1506 (150 pts) |