Irwin's Pit Crew

Irwin's Pit Crew is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2018 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 39th of 56 at the Border War Barbeque (2018).

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Rating

1483

Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 4

Contests

in the data

First seen

Sep 15, 2018

latest Aug 14, 2026 · 7.9 years on the trail

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

0% of 4 contests

Avg finish

top 77%

overall standings

Best overall

679.8744 / 720

Master · BBQ & Fly-In on the River

Perfect 180s

Walk rate

25%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

176.5716

Pork · BBQ & Fly-In on the River

Consistency

±219.18

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 167.23 · weakest Brisket (156.53)

Road miles

127

across 4 mapped stops · furthest 52 mi

Schedule strength

75%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1596)

Purse competed for

$11K

listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 2 state-championship entries

Master avg

533.77 / 720

4 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (3 found in their record)

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

High-water mark

679.8744 career-best overall

94.4% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 679.8744 at BBQ & Fly-In on the River — 94.4% of a perfect 720.

Master
Aug 14, 2026

A tough matchup

4–0 behind in the head-to-head

SLAPS BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

SLAPS BBQ has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.

The comeback

7.3 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 7.3 years, then back at BBQ & Fly-In on the River (Aug 14, 2026).

last seen Apr 12, 2019
back Aug 14, 2026

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	3	0	175.4172	162.2744	167.23	top 56%
Pork Ribs	4	0	172.5484	154.8572	166.12	top 58%
Pork	3	1	176.5716	159.3828	166.45	top 51%
Brisket	3	0	163.9888	145.1088	156.53	top 82%

“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 state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
MO	2	0	top 82%
KS	2	0	top 71%

More numbers

Busiest season 2018 2 contests

Contests a season 1.3 across 3 seasons in the data

Most contests held in MO 2 of 4 contests · 2 states in all

Contests visited 4 a different one every time

Most-entered meat Pork Ribs 4 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls

Opponents faced 601 finished ahead 177 times, behind 480

Longest layoff 7.3 yrs Apr 12, 2019 → Aug 14, 2026

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

20264 milestones

Aug 14 First call BBQ & Fly-In on the River
Aug 14 Career-best overall score679.8744 BBQ & Fly-In on the River
Aug 14 Career-best single call (Pork)176.5716 BBQ & Fly-In on the River
Aug 14 Most recent contest BBQ & Fly-In on the River

20183 milestones

Sep 15 First tracked contest 39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)
Sep 15 Peak power rating (1496) 39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)
Oct 26 First overall past 90% of a perfect score658.1944 Border War Barbeque

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+1.5	BBQ & Fly-In on the River	Aug 14, 2026

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-12.8	The Best Dam BBQ Contest at Smithville Lake	Apr 12, 2019
-3.9	39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)	Sep 15, 2018
-1.9	Border War Barbeque	Oct 26, 2018

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	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2026	1	100%	top 63%	94.4%	94.4%
2019	1	0%	top 102%	21.5%	21.5%
2018	2	0%	top 71%	91.4%	90.3%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Aug 14, 2026	BBQ & Fly-In on the River 🏅 Excelsior Springs, MO	52 / 83 (679.8744)	19 (175.4172)	66 (167.3828)	10 (176.5716)	73 (160.5028)
Apr 12, 2019	The Best Dam BBQ Contest at Smithville Lake 🏅 Smithville, MO	55 / 54 (154.8572)	—	47 (154.8572)	—	—
Oct 26, 2018	Border War Barbeque Osawatomie, KS	39 / 56 (658.1944)	48 (162.2744)	19 (172.5484)	47 (159.3828)	37 (163.9888)
Sep 15, 2018	39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS	338 / 467 (642.1716)	276 (164)	142 (169.6800)	266 (163.3828)	432 (145.1088)