McLouth BBQ Blowout 32nd Annual
2023-06-02 – 2023-06-03 · McLouth, KS · State championship
Reps: CLARA WILLIAMS, JONATHAN B WILLIAMS · Prize money: $5,400.00
Grand Champion: Irwins Pit Crew BBQ (699.4744) · 36 teams
Entries
36
4 categories
Top score
699.4744
Winning margin
4.0460
GC over RC
Field average
655.37
median 658.84
Perfect 180s
2 🔥
Tightest race
Brisket
1.7256 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
671.9312
what a walk cost here
Field spread
109.2348
winner to last place
Prize money
$5,400.00
on the line
Double threats
4
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 35%
beats 65% of 2713 overall wins in the data
Field strength
1521
avg power rating going in · stronger than 26% of contests
Storylines
🃏 An upset on the books
IRWIN'S PIT CREW BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, Cow Creek BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 34-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
Score curves (score by finishing position — steep cliffs mean a spread field, flat lines a knife fight)
Category showdown (top / average / median score per meat)
Score distribution
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series — Brisket
36 entries · top 173.1428 · median 162.5714
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | IRWIN'S PIT CREW BBQ | |
| 2 | First Class BBQ | |
| 3 | PARTS 'R' SMOKIN | |
| 4 | Pine Tar BBQ | |
| 5 | Hook 'Em Hogs BBQ | |
| 6 | Thigh Daddy's l BBQ | |
| 7 | Bocephus BBQ | |
| 8 | INDIGO PIG | |
| 9 | No Money No Honey BBQ | |
| 10 | Squealin N Dealin BBQ | |
| 11 | Smoked & Furious | |
| 12 | B TEAM BBQ | |
| 13 | Scratch that Itch BBQ | |
| 14 | Cow Creek BBQ | |
| 15 | ROCK N BLUES BBQ | |
| 16 | S&S BBQ | |
| 17 | PIG NEWTON | |
| 18 | Smoke Til We're Broke | |
| 19 | Smoke That Hog BBQ | |
| 20 | T'S SMOKIN PIT | |
| 21 | Barking Dog BBQ | |
| 22 | Rub ME Tender Rub Me Sweet | |
| 23 | KEEP CALM & SAUCE ON | |
| 24 | KC SMOKE DAWGS | |
| 25 | BBQ Vango's | |
| 26 | IHC BBQ | |
| 27 | Hot Mess BBQ | |
| 28 | Who's Cookin' | |
| 29 | RAILYARD BBQ | |
| 30 | DB Que | |
| 31 | Just Smoked Your Butt | |
| 32 | KC FINE SWINES | |
| 33 | DUSTY ROADS BBQ | |
| 34 | Smoke N Wyde Open | |
| 35 | Blowin Smoke BBQ | |
| 36 | Stag-Que Blue Ribbon BBQ |
Master Series — Chicken
36 entries · top 175.4516 · median 165.4000
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | T'S SMOKIN PIT | |
| 2 | KC FINE SWINES | |
| 3 | IRWIN'S PIT CREW BBQ | |
| 4 | First Class BBQ | |
| 5 | PARTS 'R' SMOKIN | |
| 6 | KC SMOKE DAWGS | |
| 7 | Who's Cookin' | |
| 8 | KEEP CALM & SAUCE ON | |
| 9 | Cow Creek BBQ | |
| 10 | Smoke That Hog BBQ | |
| 11 | PIG NEWTON | |
| 12 | Barking Dog BBQ | |
| 13 | Squealin N Dealin BBQ | |
| 14 | Bocephus BBQ | |
| 15 | RAILYARD BBQ | |
| 16 | ROCK N BLUES BBQ | |
| 17 | INDIGO PIG | |
| 18 | B TEAM BBQ | |
| 19 | Smoke Til We're Broke | |
| 20 | S&S BBQ | |
| 21 | Hook 'Em Hogs BBQ | |
| 22 | Thigh Daddy's l BBQ | |
| 23 | DUSTY ROADS BBQ | |
| 24 | Scratch that Itch BBQ | |
| 25 | BBQ Vango's | |
| 26 | No Money No Honey BBQ | |
| 27 | Just Smoked Your Butt | |
| 28 | Stag-Que Blue Ribbon BBQ | |
| 29 | Hot Mess BBQ | |
| 30 | Smoked & Furious | |
| 31 | Pine Tar BBQ | |
| 32 | Rub ME Tender Rub Me Sweet | |
| 33 | DB Que | |
| 34 | IHC BBQ | |
| 35 | Blowin Smoke BBQ | |
| 36 | Smoke N Wyde Open |
Master Series — Overall
36 entries · top 699.4744 · median 658.8402
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | IRWIN'S PIT CREW BBQ | |
| 2 | First Class BBQ | |
| 3 | PARTS 'R' SMOKIN | |
| 4 | Bocephus BBQ | |
| 5 | Barking Dog BBQ | |
| 6 | KC SMOKE DAWGS | |
| 7 | T'S SMOKIN PIT | |
| 8 | B TEAM BBQ | |
| 9 | Squealin N Dealin BBQ | |
| 10 | PIG NEWTON | |
| 11 | Smoked & Furious | |
| 12 | RAILYARD BBQ | |
| 13 | S&S BBQ | |
| 14 | ROCK N BLUES BBQ | |
| 15 | Cow Creek BBQ | |
| 16 | KEEP CALM & SAUCE ON | |
| 17 | INDIGO PIG | |
| 18 | No Money No Honey BBQ | |
| 19 | Who's Cookin' | |
| 20 | Pine Tar BBQ | |
| 21 | Hook 'Em Hogs BBQ | |
| 22 | Scratch that Itch BBQ | |
| 23 | BBQ Vango's | |
| 24 | Smoke Til We're Broke | |
| 25 | KC FINE SWINES | |
| 26 | Just Smoked Your Butt | |
| 27 | Smoke That Hog BBQ | |
| 28 | Thigh Daddy's l BBQ | |
| 29 | Rub ME Tender Rub Me Sweet | |
| 30 | DUSTY ROADS BBQ | |
| 31 | IHC BBQ | |
| 32 | DB Que | |
| 33 | Hot Mess BBQ | |
| 34 | Stag-Que Blue Ribbon BBQ | |
| 35 | Blowin Smoke BBQ | |
| 36 | Smoke N Wyde Open |
Master Series — Pork
36 entries · top 180.0000 · median 166.8286 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAILYARD BBQ | |
| 2 | IRWIN'S PIT CREW BBQ | |
| 3 | First Class BBQ | |
| 4 | Smoked & Furious | |
| 5 | Bocephus BBQ | |
| 6 | B TEAM BBQ | |
| 7 | Cow Creek BBQ | |
| 8 | S&S BBQ | |
| 9 | PIG NEWTON | |
| 10 | Squealin N Dealin BBQ | |
| 11 | KEEP CALM & SAUCE ON | |
| 12 | KC SMOKE DAWGS | |
| 13 | INDIGO PIG | |
| 14 | Barking Dog BBQ | |
| 15 | Who's Cookin' | |
| 16 | IHC BBQ | |
| 17 | DUSTY ROADS BBQ | |
| 18 | BBQ Vango's | |
| 19 | T'S SMOKIN PIT | |
| 20 | Just Smoked Your Butt | |
| 21 | Hook 'Em Hogs BBQ | |
| 22 | PARTS 'R' SMOKIN | |
| 23 | Pine Tar BBQ | |
| 24 | KC FINE SWINES | |
| 25 | Smoke Til We're Broke | |
| 26 | DB Que | |
| 27 | ROCK N BLUES BBQ | |
| 28 | Scratch that Itch BBQ | |
| 29 | Rub ME Tender Rub Me Sweet | |
| 30 | Stag-Que Blue Ribbon BBQ | |
| 31 | No Money No Honey BBQ | |
| 32 | Blowin Smoke BBQ | |
| 33 | Hot Mess BBQ | |
| 34 | Smoke N Wyde Open | |
| 35 | Thigh Daddy's l BBQ | |
| 36 | Smoke That Hog BBQ |
Master Series — Pork Ribs
36 entries · top 180.0000 · median 163.7428 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barking Dog BBQ | |
| 2 | No Money No Honey BBQ | |
| 3 | PARTS 'R' SMOKIN | |
| 4 | ROCK N BLUES BBQ | |
| 5 | Bocephus BBQ | |
| 6 | KC SMOKE DAWGS | |
| 7 | T'S SMOKIN PIT | |
| 8 | IRWIN'S PIT CREW BBQ | |
| 9 | First Class BBQ | |
| 10 | B TEAM BBQ | |
| 11 | Smoked & Furious | |
| 12 | Squealin N Dealin BBQ | |
| 13 | Pine Tar BBQ | |
| 14 | PIG NEWTON | |
| 15 | RAILYARD BBQ | |
| 16 | DB Que | |
| 17 | S&S BBQ | |
| 18 | Just Smoked Your Butt | |
| 19 | Blowin Smoke BBQ | |
| 20 | Who's Cookin' | |
| 21 | Smoke That Hog BBQ | |
| 22 | Scratch that Itch BBQ | |
| 23 | BBQ Vango's | |
| 24 | Rub ME Tender Rub Me Sweet | |
| 25 | Hot Mess BBQ | |
| 26 | DUSTY ROADS BBQ | |
| 27 | Smoke Til We're Broke | |
| 28 | Cow Creek BBQ | |
| 29 | KC FINE SWINES | |
| 30 | KEEP CALM & SAUCE ON | |
| 31 | Smoke N Wyde Open | |
| 32 | IHC BBQ | |
| 33 | Hook 'Em Hogs BBQ | |
| 34 | INDIGO PIG | |
| 35 | Thigh Daddy's l BBQ | |
| 36 | Stag-Que Blue Ribbon BBQ |