A tough matchup
10–0
behind in the head-to-head
IRWIN'S PIT CREW BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
IRWIN'S PIT CREW BBQ has come out ahead in 10 of their 10 shared contests.
No Money No Honey BBQ
No Money No Honey BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 14 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2021 and 2024. Their best overall finish is 18th of 36 at the McLouth BBQ Blowout 32nd Annual (2023). They are ranked #4742 of 6,477 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1468
peak 1512 · rated over 11 contests
Contests
14
in the data
First seen
Jun 4, 2021
latest Oct 30, 2024 · 3.4 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podium
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 14 contests
Avg finish
top 69%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
643.14 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 646.70 (-3.57)
Walk rate
14%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±7.57
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 165.84 · weakest Pork (158.18)
Road miles
338
across 14 mapped stops · furthest 36 mi
Schedule strength
66%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1583)
Purse competed for
$266K
listed at 11 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 11 state-championship entries
Master avg
646.70 / 720
11 Master contests · 0 GCs
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #754 (180 pts) | #764 (205 pts) | #852 (180 pts) | #802 (180 pts) | #768 (200 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #703 (215 pts) | #834 (180 pts) | #575 (380 pts) | #802 (180 pts) | #651 (265 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #807 (180 pts) | #660 (290 pts) | #912 (180 pts) | #854 (180 pts) | #837 (180 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #874 (135 pts) | #673 (245 pts) | #1023 (120 pts) | #960 (120 pts) | #957 (120 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to No Money No Honey BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
156 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4,741 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1468
1–2 in 3 shared contests (33% to No Money No Honey BBQ)
These two have cooked 3 of the same contests — Wubba's BBQ ahead 2–1 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.
⚔ Head-to-head#4,752 of the rated field
- Contests
- 14
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1468
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to No Money No Honey BBQ)
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 13 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-head#4,724 of the rated field
- Contests
- 22
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 5%
- Peak
- 1533
0–5 in 5 shared contests (0% to No Money No Honey BBQ)
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 22 contests to 14.
⚔ Head-to-head#4,759 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 9%
- Peak
- 1468
Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 5 years before No Money No Honey BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#4,726 of the rated field
- Contests
- 12
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1468
12 contests and no Grand Championship yet.
⚔ Compare careers#4,729 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1468
They were already cooking in 2013, 8 years before No Money No Honey BBQ's first contest.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KEEP CALM & SAUCE ON | 10 | 1 | 9 | 10% | ⚔ compare |
| IRWIN'S PIT CREW BBQ | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| LOVE 2 Q | 9 | 1 | 8 | 11% | ⚔ compare |
| SLAPS BBQ | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| GETTIN' SAUCED | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Wabash BBQ | 8 | 2 | 6 | 25% | ⚔ compare |
| Cow Creek BBQ | 8 | 1 | 7 | 13% | ⚔ compare |
| Go Pig or Go Home | 8 | 1 | 7 | 13% | ⚔ compare |
| WEEKEND BUM BBQ | 8 | 1 | 7 | 13% | ⚔ compare |
| AMERICAN FIRE BBQ | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| PARTS 'R' SMOKIN | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| ALL FORKED UP FOR Q | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Three Brothers Different Mothers | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14% | ⚔ compare |
| S&S BBQ | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14% | ⚔ compare |
| Barking Dog BBQ | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 177.1544 | 155.3712 | 165.84 | top 58% |
| Pork Ribs | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 177.1544 | 152.4800 | 164.28 | top 59% |
| Pork | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.4056 | 149.0972 | 158.18 | top 78% |
| Brisket | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 168.0116 | 147.8972 | 158.41 | top 69% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 0 | top 68% |
| Large (40+) | 9 | 0 | top 69% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BBQ & Fly-In on the River | 3 | 43 | 0 | top 79% | Aug 16, 2024 |
| American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 3 | 107 | 0 | top 62% | Sep 27, 2023 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2024
4 contests
Contests a season
3.5
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
KS
9 of 14 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
7
2 of them more than once
Opponents faced
1,044
finished ahead 628 times, behind 1,605
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20241 milestone
- Most recent contest American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides
20232 milestones
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)177.1544 McLouth BBQ Blowout 32nd Annual
- 10th tracked contest American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides
20215 milestones
- First tracked contest Kelley Wilson BBQ (KWBBQ)
- First call Kelley Wilson BBQ (KWBBQ)
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score660.5144 Kelley Wilson BBQ (KWBBQ)
- Career-best overall score660.5144 Kelley Wilson BBQ (KWBBQ)
- Peak power rating (1512) American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +6.3 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST | Sep 16, 2021 |
| +5.3 | Kelley Wilson BBQ (KWBBQ) | Jun 4, 2021 |
| +2.3 | McLouth BBQ Blowout 32nd Annual | Jun 2, 2023 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -8.9 | McLouth BBQ Blowout 33rd Annual | May 31, 2024 |
| -7.3 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST | Sep 29, 2022 |
| -6.5 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | Oct 30, 2024 |
| -6.1 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | Sep 27, 2023 |
| -5 | BBQ & Fly-In on the River | Aug 19, 2022 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 84% | 89.7% | 89.1% |
| 2023 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25% | top 69% | 91.6% | 90.3% |
| 2022 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 78% | 90.4% | 89.6% |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 31% | 91.7% | 90.3% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 30, 2024 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oct 30, 2024 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 374 / 444 (639.2344) | 306 (165.0972) | 419 (152.4800) | 249 (167.4056) | 380 (154.2516) |
| Aug 16, 2024 | BBQ & Fly-In on the River 🏅 Excelsior Springs, MO | 53 / 65 (645.5312) | 56 (157.6456) | 43 (166.2284) | 60 (155.3600) | 39 (166.2972) |
| May 31, 2024 | McLouth BBQ Blowout 33rd Annual 🏅 McLouth, KS | 30 / 35 (639.3032) | 20 (166.8228) | 33 (157.1088) | 33 (149.0972) | 21 (166.2744) |
| Sep 27, 2023 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sep 27, 2023 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 393 / 487 (642.0916) | 349 (163.9772) | 131 (172.5600) | 414 (157.6572) | 460 (147.8972) |
| Aug 18, 2023 | BBQ & Fly-In on the River 🏅 Excelsior Springs, MO | 43 / 57 (649.5200) | 33 (166.8228) | 46 (159.9428) | 48 (159.3600) | 36 (163.3944) |
| Jun 2, 2023 | McLouth BBQ Blowout 32nd Annual 🏅 McLouth, KS | 18 / 36 (659.4060) | 26 (161.7372) | 2 (177.1544) | 31 (152.5028) | 9 (168.0116) |
| Oct 1, 2022 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - SIDES Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sep 29, 2022 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 422 / 505 (636.9712) | 456 (155.3712) | 279 (166.2744) | 300 (165.1084) | 453 (150.2172) |
| Aug 19, 2022 | BBQ & Fly-In on the River 🏅 Excelsior Springs, MO | 44 / 54 (651.2344) | 13 (174.2628) | 30 (168.5372) | 51 (155.3600) | 46 (153.0744) |
| Jun 3, 2022 | Kelley Wilson Memorial BBQ Competition 🏅 Kansas City, MO | 28 / 41 (647.8168) | 15 (171.9656) | 29 (159.9772) | 31 (159.9312) | 28 (155.9428) |
| Sep 16, 2021 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 107 / 467 (479.8856) | 279 (163.4172) | 223 (166.8344) | 378 (156.5028) | 365 (155.3712) |
| Jun 4, 2021 | Kelley Wilson BBQ (KWBBQ) 🏅 Kansas City, MO | 22 / 55 (660.5144) | 5 (177.1544) | 30 (159.9544) | 29 (161.6800) | 25 (161.7256) |