McLouth BBQ Blowout 32nd Annual
2023-06-02 – 2023-06-03 · McLouth, KS · 📍 110 Bulldog Way · State championship
Reps: CLARA WILLIAMS, JONATHAN B WILLIAMS · Prize money: $5,400.00
Grand Champion: Irwins Pit Crew BBQ (699.4744) · 36 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 First Class BBQ
Entries
36
4 judged meats
Top score
699.4744
Winning margin
4.0460
GC over RC
Field average
655.37
median 658.84
Tightest race
Brisket
1.7256 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
671.9312
10th place overall
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 50%
beats 50% of 1951 Master Series wins in the data
Traveled in
17%
of the 36 teams with a home region came from outside KS
Form held
Moderate
ρ = -0.57 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1524
avg power rating going in · stronger than 29% of contests
Storylines
📸 Photo finishes
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.
🃏 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
Biggest rating movers (power-rating points won and lost at this contest)
Did form hold? (pre-contest rating vs overall finish — ratings called it if the dots climb to the right)
Where the field came from (home regions on file)
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 175.4516 | 173.7028 | 170.2628 |
| Pork Ribs | 180.0000 | 173.7144 | 170.8228 |
| Pork | 180.0000 | 174.8572 | 170.2972 |
| Brisket | 173.1428 | 171.4172 | 168.0000 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |