CUMBIA BBQ TEAM WA
Rating
1495
peak 1495 · rated over 10 contests
Best runs
7
straight top-10s
Contests
14
in the data
First seen
2020-09-18
latest 2025-08-02
Best ToY finish
#425
Master 2025
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
2
9 podiums
Overall top-10s
9
of 14 contests
Avg finish
top 56%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
661.31 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 645.62 (+15.69)
Walk rate
100%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
7
and counting
Consistency
±21.41
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 163.23 · weakest Pork (158.38)
Road miles
681
mi across 14 mapped stops · furthest 333 mi
Schedule strength
11%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1507)
Master avg
645.62 / 720
10 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
West Cooper BBQ has finished one call ahead of CUMBIA BBQ TEAM 3 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
Aussie Davo has landed one call behind them 2 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
Ribs n Pigs BBQ has come out ahead in 8 of their 9 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of Aussie TongMasters in 5 of their 7 shared contests.
😤 Pork Ribs nemesis
Even in their strongest meat, Barbecue Bazaar - Delta T BBQ has out-cooked them in 6 of 9 shared pork ribs entries.
📈 Riding a hot streak
Currently on a 7-contest overall top-10 run.
🔁 The comeback
Off the trail for 1.9 years, then back at Smoking on the Swan (2024-10-11).
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 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 11% | ⚔ compare |
| Smokin Genius | 8 | 5 | 3 | 63% | ⚔ compare |
| BLUE MIST BBQ | 8 | 4 | 4 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| Pit Bull Smokers | 8 | 3 | 5 | 38% | ⚔ compare |
| Aussie TongMasters | 7 | 5 | 2 | 71% | ⚔ compare |
| Barbecue Bazaar - Delta T BBQ | 7 | 2 | 5 | 29% | ⚔ compare |
| Barking Gecko BBQ | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| Smokin it up BBQ Australia | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 11 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 177.1544 | 144.0000 | 162.29 | top 55% |
| Pork Ribs | 12 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 171.4744 | 150.7884 | 163.23 | top 48% |
| Pork | 11 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 171.4628 | 141.6796 | 158.38 | top 63% |
| Brisket | 10 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 178.8572 | 141.7028 | 161.30 | top 52% |
“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.
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 | 7 | 0 | top 56% | 2025-08-02 |
| Smokin' in the Valley | 2 | 5 | 0 | top 57% | 2024-11-02 |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2022 (8 contests)
- Cooks mostly in WA (1 of 14 contests)
- Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (12 entries)
- Average Master overall score: 645.62 / 720
Milestones
- 🚩 2020-09-18 — First tracked contest · Zero 2 Hero BBQ Challenge
- 📣 2020-09-18 — First call · Zero 2 Hero BBQ Challenge
- 📈 2024-10-11 — Peak power rating (1500) · Smoking on the Swan
- ⭐ 2025-06-14 — Career-best overall score (671.4060) · Smokin Barrel Fest
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +9.7 | Smoking on the Swan | 2024-10-11 |
| +6.2 | Spit In The Hills | 2022-04-30 |
| +5.7 | Smokin' in the Valley | 2022-11-26 |
| +1.5 | Smokin Barrel Fest | 2025-06-14 |
| +1 | Smokin' in the Valley | 2025-04-26 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11.1 | Chidlow BBQ Festival | 2022-09-09 |
| -9.3 | Zero 2 Hero BBQ Challenge | 2020-09-18 |
| -5.8 | Smokin' in the Valley | 2024-11-02 |
| -1.5 | Brew N Que - LITE EDITION | 2022-10-21 |
| -1.2 | 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 100% | top 51% | 93.3% | 92.2% |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 100% | top 51% | 92.8% | 91.3% |
| 2022 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 100% | top 57% | 90.9% | 88.3% |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 82% | 84.4% | 84.4% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-02 | Smokin in the Valley Herne Hill, Western Australia, 6056 | 7 / 12 (666.7204) | 4 (169.6800) | 4 (166.8460) | 11 (159.3600) | 4 (170.8344) |
| 2025-06-14 | Smokin Barrel Fest Nanson, WA | 4 / 10 (671.4060) | 7 (164.0344) | 8 (162.2516) | 5 (166.2628) | 1 (178.8572) |
| 2025-04-26 | Smokin' in the Valley Herne Hill, Western Australia, 6056 | 7 / 13 (654.2744) | 10 (160.0344) | 5 (166.8572) | 7 (163.9772) | 6 (163.4056) |
| 2024-11-02 | Smokin' in the Valley Perth, Western Australia, | 10 / 14 (646.1828) | 12 (157.6684) | 5 (167.3944) | 7 (162.8572) | 12 (158.2628) |
| 2024-10-11 | Smoking on the Swan Burswood, Western Australia, 6100 | 3 / 10 (667.9772) | 1 (177.1544) | 5 (164.5600) | 3 (171.4628) | 9 (154.8000) |
| 2022-11-26 | Smokin' in the Valley Perth, Western Australia, | 5 / 12 (633.7256) | 5 (162.9028) | 5 (160.0116) | 8 (158.8228) | 10 (151.9884) |
| 2022-10-21 | Brew N Que - LITE EDITION Brigadoon, 6010 | 9 / 15 (643.3480) | 8 (164.5484) | 3 (168.0344) | 13 (147.3596) | 6 (163.4056) |
| 2022-09-09 | Chidlow BBQ Festival Chidlow, Western, 6556 | 15 / 17 (610.8456) | 16 (144.0000) | 15 (150.7884) | 9 (158.3088) | 7 (157.7484) |
| 2022-07-02 | Smokin with Weemala (One Meat Chicken) Carmel , 6076 | — | 2 (163.4288) | — | — | — |
| 2022-07-02 | Smokin with Weemala (One Meat Ribs) Carmel, 6076 | — | — | 6 (158.8344) | — | — |
| 2022-04-30 | Spit In The Hills Chidlow, Western, 6558 | 6 / 16 (654.3772) | 8 (162.8572) | 3 (171.4744) | 14 (148.0228) | 2 (172.0228) |
| 2022-03-13 | Pork in the Valley-Pork OMC (One Meat Pork) Perth, Western Australia, 6000 | — | — | — | 3 (164.0344) | — |
| 2022-03-13 | Pork in the Valley-Pork Ribs OMC (One Meat Ribs) Perth, Western Australia, 6000 | — | — | 6 (156.5832) | — | — |
| 2020-09-18 | Zero 2 Hero BBQ Challenge Bunbury, 6230 | 9 / 11 (607.3484) | 7 (158.8460) | 2 (165.1200) | 10 (141.6796) | 9 (141.7028) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #425 (470 pts) | #496 (440 pts) | #478 (480 pts) | #487 (410 pts) | #372 (600 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #547 (324 pts) | #542 (364 pts) | #633 (324 pts) | #550 (354 pts) | #726 (224 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #824 (162 pts) | #888 (162 pts) | #973 (162 pts) | #946 (132 pts) | #1096 (112 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #540 (373 pts) | #399 (592 pts) | #316 (819 pts) | #427 (531 pts) | #425 (543 pts) |