Riding a hot streak
5
straight overall top-10s
Currently on a 5-contest overall top-10 run.
- career best 5
Aussie Davo
Aussie Davo is a competition barbecue team with 11 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2024 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 6th of 8 at the Smokin in the Valley 2 (2026). They are ranked #5745 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1444
peak 1444 · rated over 9 contests
Contests
11
in the data
First seen
May 4, 2024
latest Sep 26, 2026 · 2.4 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
6 podiums
Overall top-10s
7
64% of 11 contests
Best top-10 run
5
straight overall top-10s, still running
Avg finish
top 76%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
663.27 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 652.08 (+11.19)
Walk rate
100%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±13.27
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 164.68 · weakest Pork (162.34)
Road miles
726
across 11 mapped stops · furthest 243 mi
Schedule strength
2%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1503)
Master avg
652.08 / 720
9 Master contests · 0 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Master | #416 (437 pts) | #405 (520 pts) | #357 (660 pts) | #343 (592 pts) | #373 (532 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #498 (375 pts) | #460 (500 pts) | #525 (410 pts) | #506 (380 pts) | #501 (390 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #983 (109 pts) | #713 (239 pts) | #1151 (104 pts) | #1073 (99 pts) | #996 (114 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Aussie Davo, each with one reason worth a look.
85 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5,732 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 10%
- Peak
- 1445
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 9 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#5,751 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1444
Their last contest in the data was back in 2020, 6 years before Aussie Davo's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#5,736 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1508
Careers of much the same size, 8 contests to 11, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#5,749 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1444
They were already cooking in 2017, 7 years before Aussie Davo's first contest.
⚔ Compare careers#5,725 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1445
Level with Aussie Davo on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#5,729 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1445
Their last contest in the data was back in 2023, 3 years before Aussie Davo's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smokin Genius | 9 | 4 | 5 | 44% | ⚔ compare |
| Pit Bull Smokers | 9 | 3 | 6 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| Aussie TongMasters | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| BLUE MIST BBQ | 8 | 3 | 5 | 38% | ⚔ compare |
| Ribs n Pigs BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Smoke and Dagger BBQ | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 10 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 170.8800 | 152.5716 | 163.18 | top 67% |
| Pork Ribs | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 172 | 152.5260 | 164.68 | top 63% |
| Pork | 9 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 173.7256 | 143.9428 | 162.34 | top 70% |
| Brisket | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 172.5600 | 157.7600 | 162.72 | top 63% |
“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.
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smokin in the Valley | 3 | 6 | 0 | top 75% | Apr 25, 2026 |
| Smokin' in the Valley | 3 | 9 | 0 | top 81% | Nov 2, 2024 |
| Smokin Barrel Fest 2026 | 2 | 7 | 0 | top 70% | Sep 26, 2026 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2026
5 contests
Contests a season
3.7
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
WA
2 of 11 contests
Contests visited
4
3 of them more than once
Opponents faced
33
finished ahead 24 times, behind 71
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20265 milestones
- First category win (Pork) Smokin in the Valley 2
- 10th tracked contest Smokin in the Valley 2
- Career-best single call (Pork)173.7256 Smokin in the Valley 2
- Career-best overall score666.2856 Smokin Barrel Fest 2026
- Most recent contest Smokin Barrel Fest 2026
20251 milestone
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score659.3940 Smokin Barrel Fest
20244 milestones
- First tracked contest Smokin' in the Valley
- First call Smokin' in the Valley
- First overall top-10 Smokin' in the Valley
- Peak power rating (1496) Smokin' in the Valley
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -16 | Smokin' in the Valley | Aug 3, 2024 |
| -11.3 | Smokin' in the Valley | Apr 26, 2025 |
| -7.3 | Smokin' in the Valley | Nov 2, 2024 |
| -6.4 | Smokin Barrel Fest | Jun 14, 2025 |
| -4 | Smokin' in the Valley | May 4, 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 100% | top 71% | 92.5% | 92.4% |
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 100% | top 76% | 91.9% | 90.7% |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 100% | top 81% | 89.6% | 88.6% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 26, 2026 | Smokin Barrel Fest 2026 Nanson, WA | 7 / 10 (666.2856) | 9 (152.5716) | 3 (171.4056) | 4 (169.7484) | 3 (172.5600) |
| Aug 1, 2026 | Smokin in the Valley 2 Herne Hill, Western Australia | 6 / 8 (665.1428) | 8 (163.4056) | 5 (168.0344) | 1 (173.7256) | 7 (159.9772) |
| Jun 21, 2026 | Chicken & Ribs BBQ Smoke-Off (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Herne Hill, Australia | — | 10 (163.3712) | — | — | — |
| Jun 21, 2026 | Chicken & Ribs BBQ Smoke-Off (ONE MEAT RIBS) Herne Hill, Australia | — | — | 7 (172) | — | — |
| Apr 25, 2026 | Smokin in the Valley Herne Hill, Western Australia | 6 / 9 (663.9544) | 5 (168.5256) | 6 (165.6916) | 6 (165.7144) | 4 (164.0228) |
| Aug 2, 2025 | Smokin in the Valley Herne Hill, Western Australia | 8 / 12 (661.5772) | 10 (162.2284) | 9 (163.9772) | 7 (168.5372) | 6 (166.8344) |
| Jun 14, 2025 | Smokin Barrel Fest Nanson, WA | 7 / 10 (659.3940) | 6 (167.4056) | 4 (168.0228) | 8 (165.1428) | 8 (158.8228) |
| Apr 26, 2025 | Smokin' in the Valley Herne Hill, Western Australia | 12 / 13 (638.8688) | 2 (170.8800) | 12 (152.5260) | 11 (157.7028) | 11 (157.7600) |
| Nov 2, 2024 | Smokin' in the Valley Perth, Western Australia | 11 / 14 (645.0976) | 2 (165.7028) | 12 (160.5488) | 13 (158.8344) | 10 (160.0116) |
| Aug 3, 2024 | Smokin' in the Valley Perth, Western Australia | 10 / 10 (639.9088) | 8 (163.9888) | 10 (155.3944) | 10 (157.7028) | 9 (162.8228) |
| May 4, 2024 | Smokin' in the Valley Perth, Western Australia | 9 / 14 (628.5144) | 13 (153.7028) | 3 (169.1772) | 13 (143.9428) | 4 (161.6916) |