IRWIN'S PIT CREW BBQ

IRWIN'S PIT CREW BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 64 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2026. They have won 1 Grand Championship, at the McLouth BBQ Blowout 32nd Annual (2023). They are ranked #950 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#950

of 6,476 rated · rankings

Rating

1610

peak 1617 · rated over 54 contests5 invitational or side-series contests not counted

Contests

in the data

First seen

Mar 15, 2013

latest Aug 21, 2026 · 13.4 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#151

Master 2023 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve · wins it all 2% of the time

Category wins

14 podiums

Overall top-10s

14% of 64 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 53%

overall standings

Best overall

699.4744 / 720

Master · McLouth BBQ Blowout 32nd Annual

Perfect 180s

1 🔥

Current form

682.99 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 662.51 (+20.48)

Walk rate

44%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

180 🔥

Pork · BBQ & Fly-In on the River

Consistency

±35.95

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 168.94 · weakest Brisket (164.70)

Road miles

2,126

across 64 mapped stops · furthest 77 mi

Schedule strength

68%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1586)

Purse competed for

$850K

listed at 46 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

1 🏅

won from 43 state-championship entries

Master avg

662.51 / 720

56 Master contests · 1 GC

Storylines (15 found in their record)

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

Perfect scores on the board

1 perfect 180

1 perfect 180 in the data — every judge at the table handing back a nine, all in pork.

Pork ×1

Against the odds

29-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings

The ratings favoured the top seed the other 71 times in 100

Their Grand Championship at McLouth BBQ Blowout 32nd Annual (Jun 2, 2023) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 29-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, KC SMOKE DAWGS.

Giant slayer

36 teams beaten in one weekend

Took the Grand Championship over a 36-team field at McLouth BBQ Blowout 32nd Annual.

Jun 2, 2023

High-water mark

699.4744 career-best overall

97.1% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 699.4744 at McLouth BBQ Blowout 32nd Annual — 97.1% of a perfect 720.

Master
Jun 2, 2023

State champions

1 state championship won

They've taken 1 state championship from 43 entries at contests carrying the title.

43 state-championship entries

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

Squealin N Dealin BBQ has finished one call ahead of IRWIN'S PIT CREW BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2023 1 Grand Championship

2023 was the year it came together: 13 contests, 1 Grand Championship and 2 category wins, at an average finish in the top 39%.

13 contests
3 overall top-10s
2 category wins
average top 39%

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A tough matchup

35–5 behind in the head-to-head

SLAPS BBQ ahead in 88% of their meetings

SLAPS BBQ has come out ahead in 35 of their 40 shared contests.

The weak link

−4.2 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 4.25 points below their pork, and turns into a call 8% of the time against 29%.

Brisket avg 164.70
Pork avg 168.94
5 calls in 59 entries

The drought

28 contests since the last title

Their last Grand Championship came at McLouth BBQ Blowout 32nd Annual on Jun 2, 2023 — 28 contests and 3.3 years ago.

last GC Jun 2, 2023
3.3 years ago

A strong matchup

12–2 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 86% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of Split Borders BBQ in 12 of their 14 shared contests.

The comeback

1.6 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 1.6 years, then back at VFW Post 846 Battle of the Pits (Apr 5, 2019).

last seen Sep 1, 2017
back Apr 5, 2019

Pork nemesis

26 of 40 shared pork entries lost

SLAPS BBQ ahead 65% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, SLAPS BBQ has out-cooked them in 26 of 40 shared pork entries.

A June team

Top 40% average finish in June

Something about June: average finish in the top 40% across 12 contests, versus top 53% the rest of the year.

12 June contests
top 53% the rest of the year

A standing appointment

4 years running at one contest

They've cooked BBQ & Fly-In on the River every year from 2022 to 2025 — the contest they never miss.

4 visits in all
best finish 15th

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
2026 ↗	Master	#579 (253 pts)	#507 (383 pts)	#752 (203 pts)	#446 (428 pts)	#679 (203 pts)
2025 ↗	Master	#405 (515 pts)	#411 (560 pts)	#476 (485 pts)	#373 (605 pts)	#518 (370 pts)
2024 ↗	Master	#347 (629 pts)	#475 (449 pts)	#305 (824 pts)	#189 (1,049 pts)	#347 (654 pts)
2023 ↗	Master	#151 (1,212 pts)	#206 (987 pts)	#177 (1,190 pts)	#73 (1,617 pts)	#198 (1,017 pts)
2022 ↗	Master	#268 (852 pts)	#245 (927 pts)	#215 (1,072 pts)	#282 (862 pts)	#254 (907 pts)
2021 ↗	Master	#454 (400 pts)	#357 (570 pts)	#355 (580 pts)	#471 (395 pts)	#591 (305 pts)
2020 ↗	Master	#1108 (55 pts)	#1114 (55 pts)	#1124 (55 pts)	#807 (95 pts)	#1106 (55 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#845 (340 pts)	#782 (420 pts)	#1032 (275 pts)	#920 (325 pts)	#850 (370 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#2084 (75 pts)	#2167 (75 pts)	#2161 (75 pts)	#2172 (75 pts)	#2148 (75 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to IRWIN'S PIT CREW BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.

29 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.

Big Boys BBQ

#945 of the rated field

1611 power rating

Contests: 56
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 34%
Peak: 1623

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to IRWIN'S PIT CREW BBQ)

One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team IRWIN'S PIT CREW BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 54 contests
last seen Nov 5, 2025

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SMOKE ON WHEELS

#947 of the rated field

1610 power rating

Contests: 55
GCs: 3
Top-10s: 31%
Peak: 1673

5–5 in 10 shared contests (50% to IRWIN'S PIT CREW BBQ)

They've been 1673 at their best, 63 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 52 contests
last seen Sep 25, 2026

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TOPEKA BBQ SHOP

#949 of the rated field

1610 power rating

Contests: 31
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 29%
Peak: 1626

5–5 in 10 shared contests (50% to IRWIN'S PIT CREW BBQ)

Fewer contests behind them than IRWIN'S PIT CREW BBQ has cooked, 31 to 64, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.

rated over 27 contests
last seen Aug 7, 2026

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Smokestack Redemption

#944 of the rated field

1611 power rating

Contests: 69
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 33%
Peak: 1706

Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 69 contests, alongside a 33% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 69 contests
last seen May 16, 2026

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SMOKE ON THE WILD SIDE

#948 of the rated field

1610 power rating

Contests: 70
GCs: 3
Top-10s: 57%
Peak: 1661

Level with IRWIN'S PIT CREW BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 70 contests
last seen Sep 19, 2026

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OLD TOWN SMOKERS

#946 of the rated field

1611 power rating

Contests: 28
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 29%
Peak: 1615

Their last contest in the data was back in 2022, 4 years before IRWIN'S PIT CREW BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 27 contests

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Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
SLAPS BBQ	40	5	35	13%	⚔ compare
LOVE 2 Q	38	12	26	32%	⚔ compare
GETTIN' SAUCED	33	11	22	33%	⚔ compare
MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ	33	7	26	21%	⚔ compare
ALL FORKED UP FOR Q	32	9	23	28%	⚔ compare
Cow Creek BBQ	30	8	22	27%	⚔ compare
MAN MEAT BBQ	30	7	23	23%	⚔ compare
Barking Dog BBQ	29	11	18	38%	⚔ compare
Wabash BBQ	28	14	14	50%	⚔ compare
Sons of a Brisket	28	9	19	32%	⚔ compare
PARTS 'R' SMOKIN	27	10	17	37%	⚔ compare
AMERICAN FIRE BBQ	26	4	22	15%	⚔ compare
HIGH i QUE	26	2	24	8%	⚔ compare
PIRATES OF BAR-B-QUE BAY	24	5	19	21%	⚔ compare
KEEP CALM & SAUCE ON	23	9	14	39%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	59	12	0	4	178.8572	124.5028	166.56	top 52%
Pork Ribs	59	10	0	3	178.8572	134.7544	166.02	top 52%
Pork	59	17	2	6	180 🔥	148.5828	168.94	top 43%
Brisket	59	5	1	1	175.4172	138.2744	164.70	top 55%

“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)	21	1	top 45%
Large (40+)	38	0	top 57%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
KS	34	1	top 51%
MO	25	0	top 55%

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
BBQ & Fly-In on the River	4	15	top 47%	Aug 15, 2025
Smoke in the Spring (OPEN FORMAT)	3	29	top 54%	Apr 10, 2026
American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest	3	18	top 34%	Sep 27, 2023
Knights of Columbus BBQ Smoke Off "4 Life"	3	9	top 52%	Jun 16, 2023
Border War Barbeque	3	16	top 62%	Oct 21, 2022
Made for KC BBQ Championship 2026 (COMPETITORS SERIES)	2	27	top 68%	Aug 21, 2026
American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest	2	181	top 51%	Nov 5, 2025
Smokin' in the Creek BBQ Contest	2	16	top 52%	Apr 26, 2024
Smokin in the Electric City (Day 2)	2	4	top 26%	Jul 15, 2023
Made for KC BBQ Championship (COMPETITORS SERIES)	2	10	top 35%	Jun 9, 2023
Smokin' Trackside BBQ Bash	2	16	top 75%	Aug 7, 2020

More numbers

Busiest season 2023 13 contests · 1 GC

Contests a season 4.9 across 13 seasons in the data

Most contests held in KS 38 of 64 contests · 2 states in all

Contests visited 42 11 of them more than once

First title Jun 2, 2023 McLouth BBQ Blowout 32nd Annual

Opponents faced 2,677 finished ahead 3,479 times, behind 4,511

Longest layoff 1.6 yrs Sep 1, 2017 → Apr 5, 2019

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

20261 milestone

Aug 21 Most recent contest Made for KC BBQ Championship 2026 (COMPETITORS SERIES)

20251 milestone

Nov 5 Peak power rating (1617) American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest

20241 milestone

Jun 14 50th tracked contest 10th Annual K of C BBQ Smoke Off 4-Life

20237 milestones

Jun 2 First category win (Brisket) McLouth BBQ Blowout 32nd Annual
Jun 2 First overall podium McLouth BBQ Blowout 32nd Annual
Jun 2 First Grand Championship McLouth BBQ Blowout 32nd Annual
Jun 2 First state championship McLouth BBQ Blowout 32nd Annual
Jun 2 Biggest field won (36 teams) McLouth BBQ Blowout 32nd Annual
Jun 2 Career-best overall score699.4744 McLouth BBQ Blowout 32nd Annual
Aug 18 First perfect 180 (Pork) BBQ & Fly-In on the River

20222 milestones

May 13 25th tracked contest Bernard BBQ Battle (Formerly Brew,Blues & Bar-B-Q)
Jun 10 First overall top-10 Made for KC BBQ Championship (COMPETITORS SERIES)

20211 milestone

Jun 4 First call Mclouth BBQ Blowout 29th Annual

20191 milestone

Apr 5 First overall past 90% of a perfect score664.5028 VFW Post 846 Battle of the Pits

20161 milestone

Oct 29 10th tracked contest 37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)

20131 milestone

Mar 15 First tracked contest NKC MO State BBQ Championship

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+19	American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST	Sep 16, 2021
+18.8	40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST	Sep 12, 2019
+15.7	McLouth BBQ Blowout 32nd Annual	Jun 2, 2023
+14	Made for KC BBQ Championship (COMPETITORS SERIES)	Jun 10, 2022
+12.4	Smokin in the Electric City (Day 2)	Jul 15, 2023

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-13.5	Smoke in the Spring (OPEN FORMAT)	Apr 10, 2026
-12.2	Smokin' on Oak	Aug 23, 2013
-10.7	34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open	Oct 3, 2013
-9.4	NKC MO State BBQ Championship	Mar 15, 2013
-9.4	VFW Post 846 6th Annual BBQ Challenge (10 TEAM SPOTS STILL AVAILABLE)	Apr 25, 2014

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — 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)
2026	3	0	1	0	67%	top 62%	96.7%	94.2%
2025	6	0	1	0	67%	top 41%	96.7%	95.1%
2024	9	0	2	1	67%	top 46%	96.1%	94.7%
2023	13	1	3	2	54%	top 39%	97.1%	95.2%
2022	11	0	2	0	55%	top 44%	95.9%	94.1%
2021	5	0	0	0	60%	top 47%	95.9%	93%
2020	1	0	0	0	0%	top 97%	90.1%	90.1%
2019	5	0	0	0	0%	top 56%	94.4%	87.6%
2017	1	0	0	0	0%	top 73%	88.9%	88.9%
2016	1	0	0	0	0%	top 83%	86.4%	86.4%
2015	1	0	0	0	0%	top 63%	89.1%	89.1%
2014	4	0	0	0	0%	top 79%	87%	85.5%
2013	4	0	0	0	0%	top 86%	87.4%	84%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Aug 21, 2026	Made for KC BBQ Championship 2026 (COMPETITORS SERIES) unrated Weston, MO	28 / 43 (678.1716)	2 (177.7144)	39 (163.3944)	37 (166.2400)	18 (170.8228)
Jun 19, 2026	12th Annual K of C BBQ Smoke Off 4-Life 🏅 Kansas City, KS	10 / 33 (696.5260)	3 (178.8572)	20 (170.8344)	3 (178.8572)	20 (167.9772)
Apr 10, 2026	Smoke in the Spring (OPEN FORMAT) 🏅 Osage City, KS	93 / 101 (660.3656)	91 (165.0856)	37 (173.1316)	89 (165.0856)	97 (157.0628)
Nov 5, 2025	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS	—	—	—	—	—
Nov 5, 2025	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS	181 / 401 (679.8856)	207 (170.2628)	193 (169.6800)	282 (165.6800)	73 (174.2628)
Sep 19, 2025	37th Annual Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out 🏅 Kearney, MO	3 / 30 (695.9888)	5 (176.5600)	11 (170.8228)	2 (177.1544)	14 (171.4516)
Aug 15, 2025	BBQ & Fly-In on the River 🏅 Excelsior Springs, MO	37 / 62 (682.1828)	34 (171.4056)	47 (166.2400)	9 (176.5600)	42 (167.9772)
Jun 13, 2025	11th Annual K of C BBQ Smoke Off 4-Life 🏅 Kansas City, KS	15 / 30 (679.8512)	15 (171.9656)	5 (174.2744)	19 (169.6684)	20 (163.9428)
Apr 11, 2025	Smoke in the Spring 🏅 Osage City, KS	38 / 92 (684.4800)	8 (177.7144)	27 (173.7144)	63 (167.3712)	62 (165.6800)
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	250 / 444 (671.9200)	77 (175.4400)	257 (167.9772)	282 (165.6800)	314 (162.8228)
Oct 30, 2024	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest unrated Kansas City, KS	101 / 169 (682.1828)	64 (174.2628)	59 (173.1200)	19 (177.1428)	168 (157.6572)
Sep 13, 2024	Made for KC BBQ Championship (COMPETITORS SERIES) unrated Weston, MO	27 / 38 (673.0400)	18 (171.9656)	28 (166.8344)	9 (174.2628)	31 (159.9772)
Aug 16, 2024	BBQ & Fly-In on the River 🏅 Excelsior Springs, MO	31 / 65 (681.6456)	29 (171.4172)	53 (161.6684)	7 (177.7144)	25 (170.8456)
Jun 14, 2024	10th Annual K of C BBQ Smoke Off 4-Life 🏅 Kansas City, KS	8 / 34 (691.9772)	26 (163.9656)	6 (176)	1 (178.8572)	7 (173.1544)
May 31, 2024	McLouth BBQ Blowout 33rd Annual 🏅 McLouth, KS	6 / 35 (686.3088)	19 (168.0116)	4 (174.8572)	11 (171.4056)	5 (172.0344)
Apr 26, 2024	Smokin' in the Creek BBQ Contest 🏅 Sugar Creek, MO	26 / 44 (676.4688)	37 (161.0972)	16 (172.5716)	6 (175.4172)	24 (167.3828)
Apr 5, 2024	Smoke in the Spring 🏅 Osage City, KS	29 / 97 (689.6572)	73 (165.6800)	8 (177.1544)	9 (177.7028)	49 (169.1200)
Oct 27, 2023	Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 1) (MASTERS and BACKYARD) 🏅 Oak Grove, MO	21 / 47 (692.4800)	20 (174.2744)	15 (174.2628)	11 (174.2628)	27 (169.6800)
Sep 27, 2023	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS	—	—	—	—	—
Sep 27, 2023	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest unrated Kansas City, KS	157 / 211 (674.7428)	157 (167.9656)	148 (168.5372)	109 (170.8228)	138 (167.4172)
Sep 27, 2023	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS	211 / 487 (676.4456)	353 (163.9428)	47 (176)	368 (161.0972)	42 (175.4056)
Aug 18, 2023	BBQ & Fly-In on the River 🏅 Excelsior Springs, MO	15 / 57 (689.6344)	30 (168.5372)	21 (173.1200)	1 (180)	29 (167.9772)
Jul 15, 2023	Smokin in the Electric City (Day 2) 🏅 Butler, MO	4 / 21 (699.3716)	6 (175.4172)	2 (178.8572)	3 (178.8572)	17 (166.2400)
Jul 14, 2023	Smokin in the Electric City (Day 1) 🏅 Butler, MO	9 / 27 (687.9200)	16 (171.9772)	11 (167.9772)	4 (177.1544)	15 (170.8112)
Jul 14, 2023	Smokin in the Electric City (ONE MEAT RIBS) Butler, MO	—	—	6 (176.5600)	—	—
Jun 16, 2023	Knights of Columbus BBQ Smoke Off "4 Life" 🏅 Kansas City, KS	15 / 29 (681.0860)	25 (162.8344)	18 (168.5716)	7 (174.2628)	6 (175.4172)
Jun 9, 2023	Made for KC BBQ Championship (COMPETITORS SERIES) unrated Kansas City, MO	19 / 44 (678.7428)	25 (169.6800)	35 (165.6800)	11 (174.2628)	12 (169.1200)
Jun 2, 2023	McLouth BBQ Blowout 32nd Annual 🏅 McLouth, KS	1 / 36 (699.4744)	3 (174.8916)	8 (172)	2 (179.4400)	1 (173.1428)
Apr 21, 2023	Smokin in the Creek BBQ 🏅 Sugar Creek, MO	13 / 51 (686.7656)	14 (173.1200)	16 (171.4172)	10 (174.2628)	22 (167.9656)
Mar 17, 2023	5th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship 🏅 Olathe, KS	45 / 68 (672.4228)	52 (162.8000)	43 (166.8344)	16 (174.2628)	40 (168.5256)
Oct 21, 2022	Border War Barbeque 🏅 Osawatomie, KS	17 / 30 (676.4684)	16 (169.6800)	12 (173.7028)	22 (163.3828)	14 (169.7028)
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	280 / 505 (663.9660)	217 (168.5600)	411 (159.3944)	37 (176.5600)	367 (159.4516)
Sep 9, 2022	6th Annual Smoke on the Trails 🏅 Gardner, KS	15 / 37 (679.3376)	7 (173.1316)	11 (171.9888)	18 (168.5372)	16 (165.6800)
Aug 19, 2022	BBQ & Fly-In on the River 🏅 Excelsior Springs, MO	30 / 54 (679.8856)	17 (173.1200)	37 (166.8344)	16 (174.2628)	38 (165.6684)
Jun 17, 2022	Knights Of Columbus BBQ Smoke Off "4 Life" 🏅 Kansas City, KS	9 / 29 (683.8740)	10 (171.9772)	13 (167.3828)	9 (174.2628)	11 (170.2512)
Jun 10, 2022	Made for KC BBQ Championship (COMPETITORS SERIES) Kansas City, MO	10 / 36 (690.7540)	9 (174.8572)	22 (169.6800)	10 (173.1084)	13 (173.1084)
Jun 3, 2022	Kelley Wilson Memorial BBQ Competition 🏅 Kansas City, MO	12 / 41 (677.0056)	7 (174.2628)	2 (176.5716)	33 (158.2172)	17 (167.9540)
May 13, 2022	Bernard BBQ Battle (Formerly Brew,Blues & Bar-B-Q) 🏅 Lansing, KS	16 / 28 (667.3260)	20 (168)	6 (172.5600)	21 (161.6688)	14 (165.0972)
Apr 22, 2022	Smokin' in the Creek BBQ Contest (JUDGE'S FULL) 🏅 Sugar Creek, MO	16 / 35 (679.2912)	23 (163.9312)	17 (168.5372)	9 (173.7028)	9 (173.1200)
Mar 18, 2022	Qlathe BBQ Championship 🏅 Olathe, KS	27 / 71 (677.6688)	29 (169.1544)	37 (165.1200)	14 (171.9772)	18 (171.4172)
Oct 22, 2021	Border War Barbeque 🏅 Osawatomie, KS	16 / 30 (674.2056)	20 (167.4056)	2 (177.1544)	17 (167.3828)	23 (162.2628)
Sep 16, 2021	American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS	18 / 467 (690.2856)	68 (173.1544)	130 (170.2856)	39 (174.8572)	75 (171.9884)
Aug 20, 2021	Smoke on the Bricks 🏅 Baldwin City, KS	23 / 46 (662.6856)	31 (163.9428)	20 (166.2400)	13 (172)	27 (160.5028)
Jun 18, 2021	Knights Of Columbus BBQ Smoke Off 4 Life 🏅 Kansas City, KS	27 / 37 (650.6972)	3 (178.2972)	34 (150.7772)	28 (161.0972)	27 (160.5256)
Jun 4, 2021	Mclouth BBQ Blowout 29th Annual 🏅 Mclouth, KS	22 / 42 (668.4688)	10 (170.8572)	13 (173.1200)	34 (162.2400)	27 (162.2516)
Aug 7, 2020	Smokin' Trackside BBQ Bash 🏅 Winston, MO	29 / 30 (649.0516)	26 (161.6800)	30 (157.7144)	17 (171.4172)	28 (158.2400)
Oct 25, 2019	Border War Barbeque 🏅 Osawatomie, KS	33 / 44 (655.8400)	15 (170.8572)	42 (156.5028)	37 (158.8000)	25 (169.6800)
Sep 12, 2019	40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS	23 / 468 (509.6572)	67 (173.1200)	435 (149.0744)	232 (165.6684)	256 (162.2628)
Aug 9, 2019	Smokin Trackside BBQ Bash 🏅 Winston, MO	16 / 30 (661.0400)	18 (164.5600)	19 (164.5716)	19 (164.5256)	13 (167.3828)
Apr 12, 2019	The Best Dam BBQ Contest at Smithville Lake 🏅 Smithville, MO	53 / 54 (493.0628)	38 (161.1200)	—	30 (165.1200)	22 (166.8228)
Apr 5, 2019	VFW Post 846 Battle of the Pits 🏅 Overland Park, KS	27 / 53 (664.5028)	17 (170.8456)	23 (166.8344)	32 (164.5600)	32 (162.2628)
Sep 1, 2017	38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS	297 / 407 (640.3768)	384 (148.4684)	343 (154.2400)	102 (170.8228)	162 (166.8456)
Oct 29, 2016	37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS	462 / 557 (622.1140)	392 (159.3600)	486 (151.3712)	522 (148.5828)	282 (162.8000)
Oct 3, 2015	36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open Kansas City, MO	381 / 606 (641.5768)	217 (166.8456)	521 (151.3484)	340 (162.8228)	331 (160.5600)
Oct 2, 2014	35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO	439 / 552 (626.1256)	441 (156.5256)	322 (161.7028)	470 (153.0972)	398 (154.8000)
Jun 6, 2014	Smokin on the Summit Lee's Summit, MO	52 / 79 (623.2112)	55 (154.8228)	56 (154.2516)	42 (159.3484)	48 (154.7884)
Apr 25, 2014	VFW Post 846 6th Annual BBQ Challenge (10 TEAM SPOTS STILL AVAILABLE) Overland Park, KS	58 / 65 (609.5204)	59 (152.5144)	52 (151.3716)	39 (161.6800)	59 (143.9544)
Mar 14, 2014	NKC MO State Championship BBQ 🏅 N. Kansas City, MO	50 / 61 (602.6744)	61 (124.5028)	17 (164.0116)	29 (160.5028)	40 (153.6572)
Oct 3, 2013	34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO	486 / 535 (586.7204)	516 (139.3944)	442 (148.5144)	266 (160.5372)	493 (138.2744)
Aug 23, 2013	Smokin' on Oak Bonner Springs, KS	35 / 38 (596.9716)	34 (146.8800)	35 (134.7544)	17 (160.5256)	24 (154.8116)
Jul 19, 2013	9th Annual WildBlue BBQ Burlington, KS	33 / 40 (629.0284)	33 (158.8228)	31 (156.5144)	28 (162.2856)	35 (151.4056)
Mar 15, 2013	NKC MO State BBQ Championship N. Kansas City, MO	63 / 79 (606.8568)	65 (149.7144)	62 (150.8568)	33 (160.5712)	70 (145.7144)

An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.

IRWIN'S PIT CREW BBQ

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Best top-10 run

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (15 found in their record)

Perfect scores on the board

Against the odds

Giant slayer

High-water mark

State champions

The one to beat

Their season

A tough matchup

The weak link

The drought

A strong matchup

The comeback

Pork nemesis

A June team

A standing appointment

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

By meat

By field size and state

By contest size

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

More numbers

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

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

📉 Toughest weekends

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — 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

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

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)