PIGHEADED IRISHMAN B-B-Q

PIGHEADED IRISHMAN B-B-Q is a competition barbecue team with 13 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2017. Their best overall finish is 13th of 30 at the CASA's Grab, Root and Growl BBQ Competition (2013). They are ranked #5731 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#5,731

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1445

peak 1445 · rated over 13 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Apr 19, 2013

latest Aug 11, 2017 · 4.3 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#538

Master 2013 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

1 podium

Overall top-10s

0% of 13 contests

Avg finish

top 72%

overall standings

Best overall

660.5712 / 720

Master · CASA's Grab, Root and Growl BBQ Competition

Perfect 180s

Current form

615.80 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 626.77 (-10.97)

Walk rate

23%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

173.7146

Pork Ribs · Boots & BBQ Festival

Consistency

±16.31

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 160.17 · weakest Brisket (150.84)

Road miles

1,133

across 13 mapped stops · furthest 117 mi

Schedule strength

32%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1543)

Master avg

626.77 / 720

13 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (6 found in their record)

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

A tough matchup

11–0 behind in the head-to-head

THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ has come out ahead in 11 of their 11 shared contests.

The weak link

−9.3 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 9.33 points below their pork, and turns into a call 8% of the time against 0%.

Brisket avg 150.84
Pork avg 160.17
1 call in 13 entries

A strong matchup

3–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of Q BY 2 in 3 of their 3 shared contests.

The comeback

2 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 2 years, then back at Casa Grab, Root & Growl (Aug 11, 2017).

last seen Aug 7, 2015
back Aug 11, 2017

Pork nemesis

10 of 11 shared pork entries lost

LITTLE PIG TOWN BBQ ahead 91% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, LITTLE PIG TOWN BBQ has out-cooked them in 10 of 11 shared pork entries.

The metronome

±2.26% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.26% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 87.1% of a perfect score
13 contests

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
2017 ↗	Master	#2852 (55 pts)	#2257 (65 pts)	#2862 (55 pts)	#2234 (65 pts)	#2932 (50 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#1573 (141 pts)	#1473 (181 pts)	#1535 (171 pts)	#1574 (166 pts)	#1944 (111 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#1333 (209 pts)	#1477 (194 pts)	#1346 (224 pts)	#1443 (204 pts)	#1225 (249 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#538 (586 pts)	#477 (671 pts)	#413 (766 pts)	#520 (636 pts)	#507 (631 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to PIGHEADED IRISHMAN B-B-Q, each with one reason worth a look.

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

BLOW-N-SMOKE

#5,732 of the rated field

1445 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1514

They've been 1514 at their best, 69 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 13 contests
last seen May 3, 2025

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BRUSHFIRE BBQ

#5,739 of the rated field

1445 power rating

Contests: 16
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1507

Careers of much the same size, 16 contests to 13, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 16 contests
last seen Sep 30, 2026

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Every Man A Smoker

#5,749 of the rated field

1445 power rating

Contests: 16
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1445

16 contests and no Grand Championship yet.

rated over 16 contests
last seen Jun 26, 2026

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THE 4 SMOKEMEN BBQ

#5,725 of the rated field

1445 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 10%
Peak: 1445

Level with PIGHEADED IRISHMAN B-B-Q on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 10 contests
last seen Oct 22, 2021

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BUEHRLE'S BACKYARD BARBECUE

#5,721 of the rated field

1445 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1445

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 10 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 10 contests
last seen Aug 19, 2016

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DND BBQ

#5,733 of the rated field

1445 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1445

They turned up 9 years after PIGHEADED IRISHMAN B-B-Q did, first appearing in 2022.

rated over 9 contests
last seen Aug 22, 2026

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ	11	0	11	0%	⚔ compare
LITTLE PIG TOWN BBQ	11	0	11	0%	⚔ compare
BUTCHER BBQ	10	0	10	0%	⚔ compare
IRON WHEEL COOKERS	10	0	10	0%	⚔ compare
WILDCATTERS Q CREW	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
BARRY & ERICA	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
BIG BUTTS NEED RUBBIN TOO	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
BUFFALO'S BBQ	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
MOOCHEWSOOEY	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
Three Hog Night Smokers	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
JACK ATTACK BBQ	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
LOTTA BULL BBQ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
DR. NORDY'S BBQ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
JOHAN'S BBQ WORLD	5	3	2	60%	⚔ compare
LEMONADE LOUIE BBQ	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	13	1	0	169.7256	138.2972	158.24	top 67%
Pork Ribs	13	2	1	173.7146	148.5372	157.52	top 66%
Pork	13	0	0	168	153.1200	160.17	top 65%
Brisket	13	1	0	171.4400	135.3716	150.84	top 72%

“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)	9	0	top 69%
Large (40+)	4	0	top 79%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
CASA's Grab Root and Growl BBQ Competition	2	13	0	top 64%	Aug 8, 2014

More numbers

Busiest season 2013 7 contests

Contests a season 3.3 across 4 seasons in the data

Most contests held in OK 13 of 13 contests

Contests visited 12 1 of them more than once

Opponents faced 257 finished ahead 129 times, behind 340

Longest layoff 2 yrs Aug 7, 2015 → Aug 11, 2017

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

20171 milestone

Aug 11 Most recent contest Casa Grab, Root & Growl

20141 milestone

Aug 8 10th tracked contest CASA's Grab Root and Growl BBQ Competition

20136 milestones

Apr 19 First tracked contest 8th Annual Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ
Apr 19 Peak power rating (1495) 8th Annual Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ
May 10 First call Boots & BBQ Festival
May 10 Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)173.7146 Boots & BBQ Festival
Aug 9 First overall past 90% of a perfect score660.5712 CASA's Grab, Root and Growl BBQ Competition
Aug 9 Career-best overall score660.5712 CASA's Grab, Root and Growl BBQ Competition

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+5.3	CASA's Grab, Root and Growl BBQ Competition	Aug 9, 2013
+0.7	Cherokee Strip Cook-Off	Sep 13, 2013

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-10.9	Firelake BBQ Cook Off	Mar 27, 2015
-8.2	Casa Grab, Root & Growl	Aug 11, 2017
-8	It's A Smokin Good Thang	Jun 7, 2013
-7.3	CASA's Grab Root and Growl BBQ Competition	Aug 8, 2014
-6.7	9th Annual Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ	Apr 11, 2014

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)
2017	1	0%	top 96%	85.7%	85.7%
2015	2	0%	top 85%	88.6%	86.5%
2014	3	0%	top 79%	85%	84.7%
2013	7	43%	top 63%	91.7%	88.4%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Aug 11, 2017	Casa Grab, Root & Growl Woodward, OK	24 / 25 (617.0060)	22 (160.5716)	24 (148.5372)	22 (160.5256)	25 (147.3716)
Aug 7, 2015	CASA's Grab, Root and Growl BBQ Woodward, OK	19 / 26 (637.6684)	11 (169.7256)	13 (167.4400)	14 (165.1312)	26 (135.3716)
Mar 27, 2015	Firelake BBQ Cook Off Shawnee, OK	50 / 52 (607.3604)	51 (149.1200)	49 (150.2400)	46 (160)	50 (148.0004)
Aug 8, 2014	CASA's Grab Root and Growl BBQ Competition Woodward, OK	22 / 26 (609.7256)	25 (138.2972)	19 (155.4400)	23 (155.4284)	14 (160.5600)
Apr 11, 2014	9th Annual Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ Enid, OK	50 / 64 (607.2340)	50 (154.2056)	51 (152.5256)	35 (160.5828)	57 (139.9200)
Mar 28, 2014	Firelake BBQ Cook-off Shawnee, OK	32 / 43 (611.9776)	35 (150.8800)	27 (156.5716)	34 (153.1200)	32 (151.4060)
Sep 13, 2013	Cherokee Strip Cook-Off Ponca City, OK	19 / 33 (647.9312)	13 (166.8228)	27 (153.6684)	15 (165.1544)	20 (162.2856)
Aug 9, 2013	CASA's Grab, Root and Growl BBQ Competition Woodward, OK	13 / 30 (660.5712)	17 (164.0456)	21 (157.6800)	14 (167.4056)	6 (171.4400)
Jun 14, 2013	Hog Wild BBQ & Chrome Fest Chandler, OK	21 / 33 (622.2858)	20 (163.4288)	23 (153.7142)	24 (153.7142)	20 (151.4286)
Jun 7, 2013	It's A Smokin Good Thang Tecumseh, OK	22 / 27 (618.2854)	24 (150.8572)	20 (156.5712)	17 (161.1430)	21 (149.7140)
May 31, 2013	Okfuskee Volunteer Firefighters Wildfire Cookoff Okemah, OK	15 / 27 (635.4286)	5 (169.7144)	5 (169.1430)	16 (158.2854)	18 (138.2858)
May 10, 2013	Boots & BBQ Festival Claremore, OK	25 / 36 (640.5716)	24 (160)	3 (173.7146)	29 (153.7140)	27 (153.1430)
Apr 19, 2013	8th Annual Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ Enid, OK	42 / 63 (631.9998)	34 (159.4286)	50 (152.5714)	19 (168)	43 (151.9998)

PIGHEADED IRISHMAN B-B-Q

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Master avg

Storylines (6 found in their record)

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

The comeback

Pork nemesis

The metronome

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

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 — 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)