A new contest record
707.9772
highest overall ever cooked here
707.9772 is the highest overall score this contest has ever produced — past the 698.7884 Rusty Pig BBQ set in 2023.
- old record 698.7884
- set 2023 by Rusty Pig BBQ
Kennett Jaycees Show-Me State BBQ Cook Off 2024
May 10–11, 2024 · Kennett, MO · State championship
Reps: Charlie Brinza, Jeanne Titus · Prize money: $5,000
TRIPLE H BBQ won Grand Champion at the Kennett Jaycees Show-Me State BBQ Cook Off on May 10, 2024 in Kennett, MO, scoring 707.9772 in a field of 26 teams. DB BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 704.5256. Category winners: Chicken — WOOD HOOK BBQ (180.0000); Pork Ribs — TRIPLE H BBQ (178.8572); Pork — Heavy Smoke BBQ (180.0000); Brisket — TRIPLE H BBQ (177.1428). This is the 2nd of 2 editions of this contest on record; the 2023 edition was won by Rusty Pig BBQ.
The contest at a glance (read off the scored boards)
How the field scored
Overall totals, every team on the board — tall stacks are where the pack sat.
499.34
median 691.93
707.98 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 180 🔥
- Pork Ribs 178.86
- Pork 180 🔥
- Brisket 177.14
143.35
180
Entries
26
4 judged meats
Top score
707.9772
Winning margin
3.4516
GC over RC
Field average
674.83
499.34707.98
median 691.93 · last place to winner
Tightest race
Pork
1.7028 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
697.6340
499.34707.98
10th place overall
Field spread
208.6396
winner to last place
Prize money
$5,000
on the line
Double threats
6
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 7%
beats 93% of 4714 Master Series wins in the data
Came back for more
46%
12 of 26 teams from the previous edition returned
Form held
Strong
ρ = -0.72 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,621
avg power rating going in · stronger than 88% of contests
Storylines (7 found in this contest's numbers)
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
Photo finishes
Tie
closest of 12 calls decided inside half a point
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.
- Chicken 3–4 · tie
- Chicken 4–5 · tie
- Chicken 5–6 · tie
- Pork 2–3 · tie
A double category winner
2
category wins in a day
TRIPLE H BBQ won Pork Ribs, Brisket — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
- Pork Ribs 1st
- Brisket 1st
How the title was won
3 of 4
meats called to the stage
TRIPLE H BBQ took the title on 3 calls from 4 meats, with 2 outright wins — their weakest board was pork at 15th.
- Chicken 2nd
- Pork Ribs 1st
- Pork 15th
- Brisket 1st
A contest record in pork
180.0000
best pork ever cooked here
Heavy Smoke BBQ turned in 180.0000 in pork — past the 177.7144 that had stood across 1 earlier editions.
- old best 177.7144
- across 1 past editions
Back to defend
1
past champions back in the field
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: Rusty Pig BBQ (won 2023).
- Rusty Pig BBQ · 2023
A perfect score on the table
2
perfect 180s
2 perfect 180s were scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
- WOOD HOOK BBQ · Chicken
- Heavy Smoke BBQ · Pork
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)
This contest over the years full contest page →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 5, 2023 | Kennett, MO | Kennett Fairgrounds | 26 | 698.7884 | Rusty Pig BBQ | Heavy Smoke BBQ |
| May 10, 2024 ← 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 | 177.7028 | 174.8456 |
| Pork Ribs | 178.8572 | 176.5600 | 173.7144 |
| Pork | 180 | 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 · 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 · 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 |