Baldies BBQ WA
Rating
1473
peak 1473 · rated over 3 contests
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
2020-08-29
latest 2022-11-26
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 82%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
100%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 158.34 · weakest Chicken (149.86)
Road miles
95
mi across 3 mapped stops
Schedule strength
11%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1507)
Master avg
615.69 / 720
2 Master contests · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
300.33 / 360
2 Backyard contests · 0 GCs
Master and Backyard overall scores sit on different scales (Master is out of 720, Backyard out of 360), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.
Storylines
🔁 The comeback
Off the trail for 2 years, then back at Chidlow BBQ Festival (2022-09-09).
Teams like this (closest power rating, WA first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 160.0112 | 139.9884 | 149.86 | top 84% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 160.0116 | 146.2512 | 151.71 | top 70% |
| Pork | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 160.0572 | 156.6172 | 158.34 | top 62% |
| Brisket | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 160.5484 | 148.5140 | 154.53 | top 62% |
“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.
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2022 (2 contests)
- Cooks mostly in WA (1 of 4 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (4 entries)
- Average Master overall score: 615.69 / 720
- Average Backyard overall score: 300.33 / 360
Milestones
- 🚩 — First tracked contest · Pitboss Backyarder BBQ Series Round 2 (Backyard Only)
- 📣 — First call · Pitboss Backyarder BBQ Series Round 2 (Backyard Only)
- 📈 2020-08-29 — Peak power rating (1491) · Pitboss Backyarder BBQ Series Round 3
- ⭐ 2022-09-09 — Career-best overall score (627.4396) · Chidlow BBQ Festival
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -14.9 | Smokin' in the Valley | 2022-11-26 |
| -8.8 | Pitboss Backyarder BBQ Series Round 3 | 2020-08-29 |
| -2.9 | 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)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 86% | 83.5% | 83.5% |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 82% | 87.1% | 85.5% |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 79% | 83.3% | 83.3% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-11-26 | Smokin' in the Valley Perth, Western Australia, | 12 / 12 (603.9308) | 12 (152.5484) | 12 (146.2512) | 10 (156.6172) | 12 (148.5140) |
| 2022-09-09 | Chidlow BBQ Festival Chidlow, Western, 6556 | 11 / 17 (627.4396) | 10 (160.0112) | 17 (146.8228) | 7 (160.0572) | 4 (160.5484) |
| 2020-08-29 | Pitboss Backyarder BBQ Series Round 3 Herron, 6211 | 11 / 14 (300.0000) | 14 (139.9884) | 2 (160.0116) | — | — |
| Pitboss Backyarder BBQ Series Round 2 (Backyard Only) Bakersville, WA | 12 / 14 (300.6516) | 11 (146.8800) | 9 (153.7716) | — | — |