Perth BBQ School Varsity

Perth BBQ School Varsity is a competition barbecue team with 12 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2018 and 2022. They have won 1 Grand Championship, at the CBBF-Chidlow BBQ Festival (2021), and finished Reserve Grand Champion 4 times. They are ranked #1093 of 6,477 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#1,093

of 6,477 rated · rankings

Rating

1596

peak 1596 · rated over 12 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Apr 21, 2018

latest Sep 9, 2022 · 4.4 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#328

Master 2020 · every season

Grand champs

4 reserve · wins it all 8% of the time

Category wins

15 podiums

Overall top-10s

100% of 12 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s, still running

Avg finish

top 23%

overall standings

Best overall

676.0116 / 720

Master · Smokin on the Water

Perfect 180s

Current form

651.61 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 661.36 (-9.74)

Walk rate

100%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

179.4400

Pork · Smokin on the Water

Consistency

±11.85

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 168.29 · weakest Pork Ribs (160.18)

Road miles

209

across 12 mapped stops

Schedule strength

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1509)

Master avg

661.36 / 720

12 Master contests · 1 GC

Storylines (15 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

Riding a hot streak

12 straight overall top-10s

Currently on a 12-contest overall top-10 run.

career best 12

The heartbreaker

0.6972 points from the title

Came within 0.6972 points of the Grand Championship at The Chidlow BBQ Festival (Sep 15, 2018).

Signature meat

33% pork entries won

4 wins from 12 entries

When pork is on the table, watch out — they've won it in 33% of their entries (4 of 12).

best 179.4400
average 168.29
10 calls

Happy hunting ground

Top 10% average finish here

Smokin in the city is their spot: an average finish in the top 10% across 2 visits.

2 visits
best finish 2nd
average top 10%

They almost always walk

100% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 12 of 12 contests

A top-10 category call in 100% of their 12 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

676.0116 career-best overall

93.9% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 676.0116 at Smokin on the Water — 93.9% of a perfect 720.

Master
Nov 3, 2018

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

FASTLANE BBQ CREW has finished one call ahead of Perth BBQ School Varsity 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

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Their season

2018 their best year

2018 was the year it came together: 3 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 2 category wins, at an average finish in the top 9%.

3 contests
3 overall top-10s
2 category wins
average top 9%

The weak link

−8.1 points behind their best meat

Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 8.12 points below their pork, and turns into a call 58% of the time against 83%.

Pork Ribs avg 160.18
Pork avg 168.29
7 calls in 12 entries

A strong matchup

8–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 89% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of GRILLA WARFARE BBQ in 8 of their 9 shared contests.

The comeback

1.6 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 1.6 years, then back at CBBF-Chidlow BBQ Festival (Sep 11, 2021).

last seen Feb 8, 2020
back Sep 11, 2021

Announced themselves early

2nd at their very first contest

Finished 2 of 20 at their very first tracked contest, Smokin in the City (Apr 21, 2018).

Apr 21, 2018
20-team field

Always the bridesmaid

4 reserve championships

Runner-up for the whole thing 4 times against 1 Grand Championship — close enough to touch it, over and over.

1 Grand Championship
12 contests

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

Gryphon Smokehouse has landed one call behind them 2 times.

The metronome

±1.65% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.65% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 91.9% of a perfect score
12 contests

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
2022 ↗	Master	#594 (320 pts)	#804 (210 pts)	#779 (240 pts)	#443 (515 pts)	#715 (250 pts)
2021 ↗	Master	#603 (266 pts)	#954 (126 pts)	#806 (191 pts)	#661 (241 pts)	#679 (241 pts)
2020 ↗	Master	#328 (348 pts)	#385 (308 pts)	#421 (288 pts)	#311 (398 pts)	#438 (268 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#382 (849 pts)	#423 (794 pts)	#543 (639 pts)	#347 (934 pts)	#421 (794 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#688 (496 pts)	#807 (421 pts)	#1148 (246 pts)	#701 (521 pts)	#1010 (296 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to Perth BBQ School Varsity, each with one reason worth a look.

35 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.

BRIGBOYS BBQ TEAM

#1,098 of the rated field

1595 power rating

Contests: 21
GCs: 4
Top-10s: 67%
Peak: 1595

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 16 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 16 contests
last seen May 11, 2019

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Team Unknown BBQ

#1,087 of the rated field

1596 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 67%
Peak: 1596

Their last contest in the data was back in 2016, 6 years before Perth BBQ School Varsity's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 9 contests

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SHUT THE FRONT DOOR BBQ

#1,094 of the rated field

1595 power rating

Contests: 19
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 47%
Peak: 1595

A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 19 contests to 12.

rated over 18 contests
last seen Sep 9, 2016

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The Smoking J's

#1,092 of the rated field

1596 power rating

Contests: 23
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 43%
Peak: 1597

Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 23 contests, alongside a 43% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 22 contests
last seen Jan 24, 2020

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Backroads BBQ

#1,091 of the rated field

1596 power rating

Contests: 27
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 33%
Peak: 1596

Level with Perth BBQ School Varsity on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 26 contests
last seen Sep 27, 2024

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M-Dubs BBQ

#1,086 of the rated field

1596 power rating

Contests: 31
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 32%
Peak: 1596

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 31 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 31 contests
last seen Sep 6, 2024

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Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
GRILLA WARFARE BBQ	9	8	1	89%	⚔ compare
BSA	9	7	2	78%	⚔ compare
Rib Racks BBQ	9	6	3	67%	⚔ compare
Ribs n Pigs BBQ	9	5	4	56%	⚔ compare
Smokin Steve's BBQ	9	4	5	44%	⚔ compare
Molly s Bbq Smoke House	8	6	2	75%	⚔ compare
THE SMOKIN HOT JAGRD EDGE	7	6	1	86%	⚔ compare
Big Boy BBQ Australia	7	5	2	71%	⚔ compare
Outagas	6	6	0	100%	⚔ compare
Gryphon Smokehouse	5	5	0	100%	⚔ compare
Meat Me Outside	5	5	0	100%	⚔ compare
Smokin Genius	5	5	0	100%	⚔ compare
DBQ	5	4	1	80%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	12	9	1	3	176.6172	157.6916	167.37	top 37%
Pork Ribs	12	7	0	2	167.9772	153.1660	160.18	top 47%
Pork	12	10	4	8	179.4400	158.3316	168.29	top 22%
Brisket	12	11	0	2	171.9772	153.0744	165.51	top 35%

“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)	6	1	top 28%
Medium (20–39)	6	0	top 17%

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
The Chidlow BBQ Festival 2019	2	2	0	top 28%	Sep 14, 2019
Smokin in the city	2	2	0	top 10%	Apr 6, 2019

More numbers

Busiest season 2019 5 contests

Contests a season 2.4 across 5 seasons in the data

Contests visited 10 2 of them more than once

First title Sep 11, 2021 CBBF-Chidlow BBQ Festival

Opponents faced 99 finished ahead 184 times, behind 40

Longest layoff 1.6 yrs Feb 8, 2020 → Sep 11, 2021

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

20222 milestones

Sep 9 Peak power rating (1596) Chidlow BBQ Festival
Sep 9 Most recent contest Chidlow BBQ Festival

20212 milestones

Sep 11 First Grand Championship CBBF-Chidlow BBQ Festival
Sep 11 10th tracked contest CBBF-Chidlow BBQ Festival

20189 milestones

Apr 21 First tracked contest Smokin in the City
Apr 21 First call Smokin in the City
Apr 21 First category win (Chicken) Smokin in the City
Apr 21 First overall top-10 Smokin in the City
Apr 21 First overall podium Smokin in the City
Apr 21 First Reserve Championship Smokin in the City
Apr 21 First overall past 90% of a perfect score669.6916 Smokin in the City
Nov 3 Career-best overall score676.0116 Smokin on the Water
Nov 3 Career-best single call (Pork)179.4400 Smokin on the Water

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+14.5	Smokin in the City	Apr 21, 2018
+13.3	The Chidlow BBQ Festival	Sep 15, 2018
+13.2	Smokin on the Water	Nov 3, 2018
+13	CBBF-Chidlow BBQ Festival	Sep 11, 2021
+12.4	Smokin in the city	Apr 6, 2019

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-0.8	Smokin in the Valley	Nov 9, 2019
-0.5	The Chidlow BBQ Festival 2019	Sep 14, 2019

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)
2022	1	0	1	0	100%	top 29%	88.4%	88.4%
2021	2	1	2	1	100%	top 18%	92.6%	91.9%
2020	1	0	1	1	100%	top 27%	91.5%	91.5%
2019	5	0	5	1	100%	top 30%	93.3%	91.8%
2018	3	0	3	2	100%	top 9%	93.9%	93.2%

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Sep 9, 2022	Chidlow BBQ Festival Chidlow, Western	5 / 17 (636.4916)	12 (157.6916)	8 (158.2628)	2 (167.4628)	12 (153.0744)
Dec 3, 2021	Brew N Que Perth 2021 Claremont	7 / 23 (655.9656)	14 (160)	14 (154.2628)	1 (174.8456)	8 (166.8572)
Sep 11, 2021	CBBF-Chidlow BBQ Festival Chidlow, Western	1 / 16 (666.8456)	9 (166.8456)	4 (163.4172)	2 (169.1428)	2 (167.4400)
Feb 8, 2020	Western Australia's Smokin Charity BBQ Governors Cup Perth	3 / 11 (658.8916)	5 (166.8572)	4 (161.1544)	1 (171.4744)	7 (159.4056)
Nov 9, 2019	Smokin in the Valley Herne Hill WA	8 / 17 (639.8744)	7 (163.9656)	13 (154.2172)	8 (161.1200)	9 (160.5716)
Oct 4, 2019	Brew N Que-Perth 2019 Ascot WA	7 / 30 (658.8460)	10 (165.7028)	24 (153.1660)	5 (168)	5 (171.9772)
Sep 14, 2019	The Chidlow BBQ Festival 2019 Chidlow	8 / 17 (663.3824)	5 (169.6684)	7 (166.8456)	13 (158.8456)	5 (168.0228)
May 4, 2019	Spit in the Hills Chidlow, Western	5 / 21 (671.4288)	13 (166.2628)	12 (162.3088)	2 (172.5828)	7 (170.2744)
Apr 6, 2019	Smokin in the city Perth WA	2 / 19 (672.0232)	2 (170.2744)	3 (162.3088)	1 (171.4400)	5 (168)
Nov 3, 2018	Smokin on the Water Bayswater	2 / 23 (676.0116)	2 (176.6172)	18 (155.3828)	1 (179.4400)	10 (164.5716)
Sep 15, 2018	The Chidlow BBQ Festival Chidlow, Wa	2 / 23 (666.8116)	5 (170.8572)	6 (162.8228)	2 (166.8344)	5 (166.2972)
Apr 21, 2018	Smokin in the City Perth	2 / 20 (669.6916)	1 (173.7028)	3 (167.9772)	11 (158.3316)	3 (169.6800)

Perth BBQ School Varsity

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Best top-10 run

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Master avg

Storylines (15 found in their record)

Riding a hot streak

The heartbreaker

Signature meat

Happy hunting ground

They almost always walk

High-water mark

The one to beat

Their season

The weak link

A strong matchup

The comeback

Announced themselves early

Always the bridesmaid

Looking over their shoulder

The metronome

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

By meat

By field size and state

By contest size

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

More numbers

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

📉 Toughest weekends

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

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)