Barking Gecko BBQ WA
Rating
1489
peak 1515
Contests
9
in the data
First seen
2021-12-03
latest 2025-11-01
Best ToY finish
#408
Master 2022
Grand champs
0
1 reserve
Category wins
2
7 podiums
Overall top-10s
5
of 9 contests
Avg finish
top 60%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
657.56 ▲
last 5 vs career avg 648.52 (+9.04)
Walk rate
89%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
4
and counting
Consistency
±23.05
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 163.06 · weakest Pork Ribs (160.70)
Road miles
550
mi across 9 mapped stops · furthest 245 mi
Storylines
⚔️ A tough matchup
Ribs n Pigs BBQ has come out ahead in 5 of their 7 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of BLUE MIST BBQ in 5 of their 7 shared contests.
💔 The heartbreaker
Came within 0.5140 points of the Grand Championship at Spit In The Hills (2022-04-30).
📈 Riding a hot streak
Currently on a 4-contest overall top-10 run.
Teams like this (closest power rating, WA first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 8 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 175.4400 | 142.8228 | 162.71 | top 57% |
| Pork Ribs | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 172.5600 | 150.2744 | 160.70 | top 65% |
| Pork | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 171.9772 | 150.8000 | 162.05 | top 56% |
| Brisket | 8 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 173.1544 | 154.2400 | 163.06 | top 54% |
“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) | 7 | 0 | top 61% |
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 52% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2022 (4 contests)
- Cooks mostly in WA (1 of 9 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (8 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 648.52
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 679.4060 | 665.68 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 651.9196 | 651.92 |
| 2022 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 661.1544 | 635.20 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 633.6112 | 633.61 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-01 | Smokin in the Valley Herne Hill, Western Australia, 6056 | 3 / 9 (679.4060) | 1 (175.4400) | 7 (165.1316) | 3 (171.9772) | 5 (166.8572) |
| 2025-08-02 | Smokin in the Valley Herne Hill, Western Australia, 6056 | 4 / 12 (678.2288) | 6 (166.8228) | 2 (172.5600) | 9 (165.6916) | 2 (173.1544) |
| 2025-06-14 | Smokin Barrel Fest Nanson, WA | 10 / 10 (639.4172) | 9 (162.2972) | 9 (160.5484) | 10 (157.1316) | 7 (159.4400) |
| 2024-11-02 | Smokin' in the Valley Perth, Western Australia, | 9 / 14 (651.9196) | 10 (158.2628) | 4 (168.0000) | 4 (165.6800) | 11 (159.9768) |
| 2022-11-26 | Smokin' in the Valley Perth, Western Australia, | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2022-10-21 | Brew N Que - LITE EDITION Brigadoon, 6010 | 13 / 15 (638.8344) | 13 (159.9888) | 11 (161.1428) | 7 (162.8572) | 15 (154.8456) |
| 2022-09-09 | Chidlow BBQ Festival Chidlow, Western, 6556 | 16 / 17 (605.6000) | 17 (142.8228) | 12 (154.2400) | 11 (154.2972) | 10 (154.2400) |
| 2022-04-30 | Spit In The Hills Chidlow, Western, 6558 | 2 / 16 (661.1544) | 3 (169.7600) | 14 (150.2744) | 3 (168.0000) | 1 (173.1200) |
| 2021-12-03 | Brew N Que Perth 2021 Claremont, 6010 | 12 / 23 (633.6112) | 7 (166.2856) | 17 (153.6800) | 18 (150.8000) | 10 (162.8456) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #409 (506 pts) | #432 (531 pts) | #469 (496 pts) | #460 (441 pts) | #409 (536 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #869 (124 pts) | #1042 (114 pts) | #833 (189 pts) | #786 (189 pts) | #1021 (109 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #408 (541 pts) | #421 (551 pts) | #579 (401 pts) | #412 (556 pts) | #394 (596 pts) |