Smokin it up BBQ Australia
Rating
1549
peak 1559
Contests
13
in the data
First seen
2021-09-11
latest 2025-04-26
Best ToY finish
#203
Master 2022
Grand champs
2
1 reserve
Category wins
3
10 podiums
Overall top-10s
10
of 13 contests
Avg finish
top 36%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
657.70 ▲
last 5 vs career avg 655.89 (+1.80)
Walk rate
100%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
6
best run (overall)
Consistency
±13.08
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 166.72 · weakest Pork (161.19)
Road miles
168
mi across 13 mapped stops
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
Barbecue Bazaar - Delta T BBQ has finished one call ahead of Smokin it up BBQ Australia 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of Aussie TongMasters in 9 of their 10 shared contests.
💔 The heartbreaker
Came within 2.2404 points of the Grand Championship at Smokin' in the Valley (2024-05-04).
📈 Riding a hot streak
Currently on a 4-contest overall top-10 run.
Teams like this (closest power rating)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 12 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 176.0000 | 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 contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 10 | 1 | top 39% |
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 1 | top 4% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2022 (6 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (12 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: Brew N Que Perth 2021 (2021-12-03)
- Wins it all in 15% of contests
- All-time average overall score: 655.89
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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 651.9772 | 651.98 |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 685.7028 | 665.31 |
| 2022 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 664.0456 | 654.01 |
| 2021 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 669.2344 | 650.29 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-04-26 | Smokin' in the Valley Herne Hill, Western Australia, 6056 | 8 / 13 (651.9772) | 5 (167.9656) | 10 (158.8688) | 10 (158.2628) | 4 (166.8800) |
| 2024-11-02 | Smokin' in the Valley Perth, Western Australia, | 8 / 14 (651.9884) | 7 (159.4056) | 3 (169.7372) | 12 (160.5600) | 7 (162.2856) |
| 2024-08-03 | Smokin' in the Valley Perth, Western Australia, | 5 / 10 (685.7028) | 3 (174.2856) | 7 (165.7028) | 4 (172.5828) | 5 (173.1316) |
| 2024-05-04 | Smokin' in the Valley Perth, Western Australia, | 2 / 14 (658.2512) | 2 (169.1428) | 7 (165.1428) | 6 (157.1428) | 2 (166.8228) |
| 2022-10-21 | Brew N Que - LITE EDITION Brigadoon, 6010 | 11 / 15 (640.5600) | 4 (169.1656) | 12 (155.9772) | 12 (149.1200) | 4 (166.2972) |
| 2022-09-09 | Chidlow BBQ Festival Chidlow, Western, 6556 | 1 / 17 (652.5828) | 7 (164.0000) | 11 (155.4516) | 1 (168.0228) | 1 (165.1084) |
| 2022-08-06 | 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) |
| 2022-07-02 | Smokin with Weemala (One Meat Chicken) Carmel , 6076 | — | 8 (153.7028) | — | — | — |
| 2022-07-02 | Smokin with Weemala (One Meat Ribs) Carmel, 6076 | — | — | 5 (160.5484) | — | — |
| 2022-04-30 | Spit In The Hills Chidlow, Western, 6558 | 3 / 16 (658.8684) | 1 (176.0000) | 5 (163.4628) | 9 (156.5484) | 10 (162.8572) |
| 2021-12-03 | Brew N Que Perth 2021 Claremont, 6010 | 1 / 23 (669.2344) | 6 (166.8916) | 7 (166.3200) | 5 (168.0228) | 6 (168.0000) |
| 2021-10-30 | Smokin in the Valley (International) Perth, | 5 / 14 (641.6912) | 3 (163.4628) | 5 (160.0000) | 12 (153.6684) | 4 (164.5600) |
| 2021-09-11 | CBBF-Chidlow BBQ Festival Chidlow, Western, 6558 | 7 / 16 (639.9316) | 4 (170.8800) | 13 (151.9772) | 5 (162.2744) | 9 (154.8000) |
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 | #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 (1053 pts) | #211 (1057 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) |