Kennett Jaycees Show-Me State BBQ Cook Off
2024-05-10 – 2024-05-11 · Kennett, MO · 📍 Kennett Fairgrounds · State championship
Reps: CHARLIE BRINZA, JEANNE TITUS · Prize money: $5,000.00
Grand Champion: Triple H BBQ (707.9772) · 26 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 DB BBQ
Entries
26
4 judged meats
Top score
707.9772
Winning margin
3.4516
GC over RC
Field average
674.83
median 691.93
Tightest race
Pork
1.7028 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
697.6340
10th place overall
Field spread
208.6396
winner to last place
Prize money
$5,000.00
on the line
Double threats
6
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 12%
beats 88% of 1951 Master Series wins in the data
Traveled in
50%
of the 26 teams with a home region came from outside MO
Came back for more
46%
12 of 26 teams from the previous edition returned
Form held
Strong
ρ = -0.76 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1594
avg power rating going in · stronger than 89% of contests
Storylines
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
TRIPLE H BBQ took the Grand Championship home to IL.
🧹 A double category winner
TRIPLE H BBQ won Pork Ribs, Brisket — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
📸 Photo finishes
Chicken places 3–4: Heavy Smoke BBQ and JANKY LEG BBQ tied on 177.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 4–5: JANKY LEG BBQ and Can Country Outlaw BBQ tied on 177.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 5–6: Can Country Outlaw BBQ and Cook Shack BBQ tied on 177.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
🛡️ Back to defend
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: Rusty Pig BBQ (won 2023).
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)
This contest over the years full contest page →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-05-05 | Kennett, MO | Kennett Fairgrounds | 26 | 698.7884 | Rusty Pig BBQ | Heavy Smoke BBQ |
| 2024-05-10 ← this one | Kennett, MO | Kennett Fairgrounds | 26 | 707.9772 | Triple H BBQ | DB BBQ |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 180.0000 | 177.7028 | 174.8456 |
| Pork Ribs | 178.8572 | 176.5600 | 173.7144 |
| Pork | 180.0000 | 178.2972 | 174.2628 |
| Brisket | 177.1428 | 174.2628 | 172.0116 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
26 entries · top 707.9772 · median 691.9258
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | TRIPLE H BBQ | |
| 2 | DB BBQ | |
| 3 | Heavy Smoke BBQ | |
| 4 | Pits and Grills | |
| 5 | RUSTY PIG BBQ | |
| 6 | Mulkey's BBQ | |
| 7 | Cook Shack BBQ | |
| 8 | JANKY LEG BBQ | |
| 9 | Can Country Outlaw BBQ | |
| 10 | Kermit's Ex | |
| 11 | UNCLE FEOL'S TENNESSEE STYLE BBQ | |
| 12 | WOOD HOOK BBQ | |
| 13 | MEMPHIS ORIGINAL BBQ | |
| 14 | SMOKE THIS BBQ MO | |
| 15 | Midwest Grilling | |
| 16 | DAD'S GRILLIN CREW | |
| 17 | QUE-N-BREW | |
| 18 | Redneck Grillers | |
| 19 | honey b-b-q | |
| 20 | Party Q | |
| 21 | Fitt'n Ta Que | |
| 22 | Boat Club Castaways | |
| 23 | Whiskey Ken's Levee Lounge | |
| 24 | Lucy Q | |
| 25 | Box Creek BBQ | |
| 26 | Lousy Grillers |
Chicken
26 entries · top 180.0000 · median 173.1200 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WOOD HOOK BBQ | |
| 2 | TRIPLE H BBQ | |
| 3 | Heavy Smoke BBQ | |
| 4 | JANKY LEG BBQ | |
| 5 | Can Country Outlaw BBQ | |
| 6 | Cook Shack BBQ | |
| 7 | QUE-N-BREW | |
| 8 | Kermit's Ex | |
| 9 | Midwest Grilling | |
| 10 | RUSTY PIG BBQ | |
| 11 | DB BBQ | |
| 12 | UNCLE FEOL'S TENNESSEE STYLE BBQ | |
| 13 | Mulkey's BBQ | |
| 14 | Pits and Grills | |
| 15 | SMOKE THIS BBQ MO | |
| 16 | MEMPHIS ORIGINAL BBQ | |
| 17 | honey b-b-q | |
| 18 | Boat Club Castaways | |
| 19 | Party Q | |
| 20 | Fitt'n Ta Que | |
| 21 | DAD'S GRILLIN CREW | |
| 22 | Lucy Q | |
| 23 | Redneck Grillers | |
| 24 | Box Creek BBQ | |
| 25 | Lousy Grillers | |
| 26 | Whiskey Ken's Levee Lounge |
Pork Ribs
26 entries · top 178.8572 · median 171.4114
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | TRIPLE H BBQ | |
| 2 | MEMPHIS ORIGINAL BBQ | |
| 3 | DB BBQ | |
| 4 | Kermit's Ex | |
| 5 | JANKY LEG BBQ | |
| 6 | Pits and Grills | |
| 7 | WOOD HOOK BBQ | |
| 8 | Heavy Smoke BBQ | |
| 9 | Cook Shack BBQ | |
| 10 | Mulkey's BBQ | |
| 11 | RUSTY PIG BBQ | |
| 12 | SMOKE THIS BBQ MO | |
| 13 | Can Country Outlaw BBQ | |
| 14 | Redneck Grillers | |
| 15 | UNCLE FEOL'S TENNESSEE STYLE BBQ | |
| 16 | honey b-b-q | |
| 17 | DAD'S GRILLIN CREW | |
| 18 | Midwest Grilling | |
| 19 | Fitt'n Ta Que | |
| 20 | Lousy Grillers | |
| 21 | QUE-N-BREW | |
| 22 | Party Q | |
| 23 | Box Creek BBQ | |
| 24 | Lucy Q | |
| 25 | Whiskey Ken's Levee Lounge | |
| 26 | Boat Club Castaways |
Pork
25 entries · top 180.0000 · median 173.7144 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Heavy Smoke BBQ | |
| 2 | DAD'S GRILLIN CREW | |
| 3 | UNCLE FEOL'S TENNESSEE STYLE BBQ | |
| 4 | Pits and Grills | |
| 5 | Mulkey's BBQ | |
| 6 | Redneck Grillers | |
| 7 | RUSTY PIG BBQ | |
| 8 | DB BBQ | |
| 9 | SMOKE THIS BBQ MO | |
| 10 | Kermit's Ex | |
| 11 | JANKY LEG BBQ | |
| 12 | Midwest Grilling | |
| 13 | MEMPHIS ORIGINAL BBQ | |
| 14 | Cook Shack BBQ | |
| 15 | TRIPLE H BBQ | |
| 16 | WOOD HOOK BBQ | |
| 17 | QUE-N-BREW | |
| 18 | Can Country Outlaw BBQ | |
| 19 | Whiskey Ken's Levee Lounge | |
| 20 | Box Creek BBQ | |
| 21 | Party Q | |
| 22 | Boat Club Castaways | |
| 23 | honey b-b-q | |
| 24 | Fitt'n Ta Que | |
| 25 | Lucy Q |
Brisket
26 entries · top 177.1428 · median 171.3942
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | TRIPLE H BBQ | |
| 2 | RUSTY PIG BBQ | |
| 3 | DB BBQ | |
| 4 | Can Country Outlaw BBQ | |
| 5 | Mulkey's BBQ | |
| 6 | Pits and Grills | |
| 7 | Cook Shack BBQ | |
| 8 | SMOKE THIS BBQ MO | |
| 9 | UNCLE FEOL'S TENNESSEE STYLE BBQ | |
| 10 | DAD'S GRILLIN CREW | |
| 11 | Lousy Grillers | |
| 12 | Heavy Smoke BBQ | |
| 13 | Midwest Grilling | |
| 14 | Kermit's Ex | |
| 15 | JANKY LEG BBQ | |
| 16 | MEMPHIS ORIGINAL BBQ | |
| 17 | QUE-N-BREW | |
| 18 | WOOD HOOK BBQ | |
| 19 | Redneck Grillers | |
| 20 | Lucy Q | |
| 21 | Whiskey Ken's Levee Lounge | |
| 22 | Boat Club Castaways | |
| 23 | honey b-b-q | |
| 24 | Party Q | |
| 25 | Fitt'n Ta Que | |
| 26 | Box Creek BBQ |