Jun 2–3, 2023 · McLouth, KS · 📍 110 Bulldog Way · State championship
Reps: Clara Williams, Jonathan B Williams · Prize money: $5,400
IRWIN'S PIT CREW BBQ won Grand Champion at the McLouth BBQ Blowout 32nd Annual on June 2, 2023 in McLouth, KS at 110 Bulldog Way, scoring 699.4744 in a field of 36 teams. First Class BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 695.4284. Category winners: Chicken — T'S SMOKIN PIT (175.4516); Pork Ribs — Barking Dog BBQ (180.0000); Pork — RAILYARD BBQ (180.0000); Brisket — IRWIN'S PIT CREW BBQ (173.1428).
Overall totals, every team on the board — tall stacks are where the pack sat.
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 71 times in 100
IRWIN'S PIT CREW BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, KC SMOKE DAWGS, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 29-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
This was Irwins Pit Crew BBQ's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 35th tracked contest.
Pork places 6–7: B TEAM BBQ and Cow Creek BBQ tied on 171.4172 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 1–2: IRWIN'S PIT CREW BBQ and First Class BBQ tied on 173.1428 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 7–8: T'S SMOKIN PIT edged IRWIN'S PIT CREW BBQ by 0.0116.
IRWIN'S PIT CREW BBQ took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork ribs at 8th.
2 perfect 180s were scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 175.4516 | 173.7028 | 170.2628 |
| Pork Ribs | 180 | 173.7144 | 170.8228 |
| Pork | 180 | 174.8572 | 170.2972 |
| Brisket | 173.1428 | 171.4172 | 168 |
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 |
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 |
36 entries · top 180 · 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 |
36 entries · top 180 · 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 |
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 |