Riding a hot streak
4
straight overall top-10s
Currently on a 4-contest overall top-10 run.
- career best 6
Smokin it up BBQ Australia
Smokin it up BBQ Australia is a competition barbecue team with 13 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2021 and 2025. They have won 2 Grand Championships, most recently at the Chidlow BBQ Festival (2022), and finished Reserve Grand Champion once. They are ranked #1765 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1549
peak 1559 · rated over 11 contests
Contests
13
in the data
First seen
Sep 11, 2021
latest Apr 26, 2025 · 3.6 years on the trail
Grand champs
2
1 reserve · wins it all 15% of the time
Category wins
3
10 podiums
Overall top-10s
10
77% of 13 contests
Best top-10 run
6
straight overall top-10s
Avg finish
top 36%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
657.70 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 655.89 (+1.80)
Walk rate
100%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±13.08
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 166.72 · weakest Pork (161.19)
Road miles
168
across 13 mapped stops
Schedule strength
5%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1507)
Master avg
655.89 / 720
11 Master contests · 2 GCs
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #829 (133 pts) | #853 (163 pts) | #1102 (113 pts) | #1002 (113 pts) | #758 (188 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #394 (533 pts) | #389 (593 pts) | #474 (498 pts) | #468 (443 pts) | #404 (543 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #203 (1,053 pts) | #211 (1,057 pts) | #275 (907 pts) | #269 (883 pts) | #264 (868 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #547 (310 pts) | #477 (405 pts) | #649 (265 pts) | #614 (270 pts) | #579 (315 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Smokin it up BBQ Australia, each with one reason worth a look.
61 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#1,763 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 9%
- Peak
- 1550
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 11 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#1,762 of the rated field
- Contests
- 14
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1550
Careers of much the same size, 14 contests to 13, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#1,769 of the rated field
- Contests
- 13
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 8%
- Peak
- 1552
Their last contest in the data was back in 2021, 4 years before Smokin it up BBQ Australia's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#1,764 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 10%
- Peak
- 1549
Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 10 contests, alongside a 10% overall top-10 rate.
⚔ Compare careers#1,772 of the rated field
- Contests
- 14
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 64%
- Peak
- 1549
4 straight overall top-10s says this rating is a moving target.
⚔ Compare careers#1,767 of the rated field
- Contests
- 18
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 56%
- Peak
- 1550
Level with Smokin it up BBQ Australia on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BLUE MIST BBQ | 11 | 9 | 2 | 82% | ⚔ compare |
| Barbecue Bazaar - Delta T BBQ | 11 | 2 | 9 | 18% | ⚔ compare |
| Aussie TongMasters | 10 | 9 | 1 | 90% | ⚔ compare |
| Smokin Genius | 9 | 7 | 2 | 78% | ⚔ compare |
| Pit Bull Smokers | 9 | 5 | 4 | 56% | ⚔ compare |
| Ribs n Pigs BBQ | 8 | 5 | 3 | 63% | ⚔ compare |
| Outagas bbq | 6 | 5 | 1 | 83% | ⚔ compare |
| Smokin Steve's BBQ | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| Lit Salami | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
| Barking Gecko BBQ | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
| CUMBIA BBQ TEAM | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 12 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 176 | 153.7028 | 166.72 | top 34% |
| Pork Ribs | 12 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 171.4628 | 151.9772 | 162.05 | top 52% |
| Pork | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 172.5828 | 149.1200 | 161.19 | top 50% |
| Brisket | 11 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 173.1316 | 154.8000 | 164.61 | top 38% |
“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 field size and state
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 10 | 1 | top 39% |
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 1 | top 4% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smokin' in the Valley | 4 | 2 | 0 | top 39% | Nov 2, 2024 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2022
6 contests · 1 GC
Contests a season
3.3
across 4 seasons in the data
Contests visited
8
1 of them more than once
First title
Dec 3, 2021
Brew N Que Perth 2021
Opponents faced
48
finished ahead 109 times, behind 44
Longest layoff
1.5 yrs
Oct 21, 2022 → May 4, 2024
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20251 milestone
- Most recent contest Smokin' in the Valley
20244 milestones
- First Reserve Championship Smokin' in the Valley
- 10th tracked contest Smokin' in the Valley
- Peak power rating (1559) Smokin' in the Valley
- Career-best overall score685.7028 Smokin' in the Valley
20223 milestones
- First category win (Chicken) Spit In The Hills
- Career-best single call (Chicken)176 Spit In The Hills
- First multi-meat day Chidlow BBQ Festival
20216 milestones
- First tracked contest CBBF-Chidlow BBQ Festival
- First call CBBF-Chidlow BBQ Festival
- First overall top-10 CBBF-Chidlow BBQ Festival
- First overall podium Brew N Que Perth 2021
- First Grand Championship Brew N Que Perth 2021
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score669.2344 Brew N Que Perth 2021
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +15.9 | Brew N Que Perth 2021 | Dec 3, 2021 |
| +14.7 | Chidlow BBQ Festival | Sep 9, 2022 |
| +10.9 | Smokin' in the Valley | May 4, 2024 |
| +10.8 | Spit In The Hills | Apr 30, 2022 |
| +6.5 | Smokin in the Valley (International) | Oct 30, 2021 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -9.6 | Brew N Que - LITE EDITION | Oct 21, 2022 |
| -4.6 | Smokin' in the Valley | Apr 26, 2025 |
| -3.7 | Smokin' in the Valley | Nov 2, 2024 |
| -1.3 | Smokin' in the Valley | Aug 3, 2024 |
Scores over time (% of a perfect score — tap a meat to add it)
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 62% | 90.6% | 90.6% |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 100% | top 40% | 95.2% | 92.4% |
| 2022 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 100% | top 33% | 92.2% | 90.8% |
| 2021 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 100% | top 28% | 92.9% | 90.3% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 26, 2025 | Smokin' in the Valley Herne Hill, Western Australia | 8 / 13 (651.9772) | 5 (167.9656) | 10 (158.8688) | 10 (158.2628) | 4 (166.8800) |
| Nov 2, 2024 | Smokin' in the Valley Perth, Western Australia | 8 / 14 (651.9884) | 7 (159.4056) | 3 (169.7372) | 12 (160.5600) | 7 (162.2856) |
| Aug 3, 2024 | Smokin' in the Valley Perth, Western Australia | 5 / 10 (685.7028) | 3 (174.2856) | 7 (165.7028) | 4 (172.5828) | 5 (173.1316) |
| May 4, 2024 | Smokin' in the Valley Perth, Western Australia | 2 / 14 (658.2512) | 2 (169.1428) | 7 (165.1428) | 6 (157.1428) | 2 (166.8228) |
| Oct 21, 2022 | Brew N Que - LITE EDITION Brigadoon | 11 / 15 (640.5600) | 4 (169.1656) | 12 (155.9772) | 12 (149.1200) | 4 (166.2972) |
| Sep 9, 2022 | Chidlow BBQ Festival Chidlow, Western | 1 / 17 (652.5828) | 7 (164) | 11 (155.4516) | 1 (168.0228) | 1 (165.1084) |
| Aug 6, 2022 | Smokin' BBQ Masters in the Valley Perth, Western Australia | 4 / 12 (664.0456) | 5 (165.7028) | 3 (171.4628) | 3 (166.9144) | 8 (159.9656) |
| Jul 2, 2022 | Smokin with Weemala (One Meat Chicken) Carmel | — | 8 (153.7028) | — | — | — |
| Jul 2, 2022 | Smokin with Weemala (One Meat Ribs) Carmel | — | — | 5 (160.5484) | — | — |
| Apr 30, 2022 | Spit In The Hills Chidlow, Western | 3 / 16 (658.8684) | 1 (176) | 5 (163.4628) | 9 (156.5484) | 10 (162.8572) |
| Dec 3, 2021 | Brew N Que Perth 2021 Claremont | 1 / 23 (669.2344) | 6 (166.8916) | 7 (166.3200) | 5 (168.0228) | 6 (168) |
| Oct 30, 2021 | Smokin in the Valley (International) Perth | 5 / 14 (641.6912) | 3 (163.4628) | 5 (160) | 12 (153.6684) | 4 (164.5600) |
| Sep 11, 2021 | CBBF-Chidlow BBQ Festival Chidlow, Western | 7 / 16 (639.9316) | 4 (170.8800) | 13 (151.9772) | 5 (162.2744) | 9 (154.8000) |