37th Annual Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out
2025-09-19 – 2025-09-20 · Kearney, MO · State championship
Reps: DAVID DYCHE, JO DYCHE · Prize money: $5,950.00
Grand Champion: Damn Fine Beef & Swine (709.6912) · 30 teams
Entries
42
5 categories
Top score
709.6912
Winning margin
6.2968
GC over RC
Field average
671.64
median 676.74
Perfect 180s
3 🔥
Tightest race
Chicken
3.4400 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
684.4224
what a walk cost here
Field spread
103.4964
winner to last place
Prize money
$5,950.00
on the line
Double threats
8
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 5%
beats 95% of 2715 overall wins in the data
Field strength
1552
avg power rating going in · stronger than 58% of contests
Storylines
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
Damn Fine Beef & Swine took the Grand Championship home to KS.
🔥 A day of perfect scores
3 perfect 180s were scored at this contest.
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
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Ancillary — Pork
42 entries · top 177.1544 · median 163.9428
Master Series — Brisket
30 entries · top 179.4400 · median 167.9542
Master Series — Chicken
30 entries · top 180.0000 · median 167.9600 · 🔥 perfect 180
Master Series — Overall
30 entries · top 709.6912 · median 676.7370
Master Series — Pork
30 entries · top 180.0000 · median 168.8286 · 🔥 perfect 180
Master Series — Pork Ribs
30 entries · top 177.7028 · median 169.1142