Sep 14–15, 2018 · Kearney, MO · 📍 3001 N 33 Highway
PORKY MCBEEF AND THE CLUCKERS won Grand Champion at the Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out on September 14, 2018 in Kearney, MO at 3001 N 33 Highway, scoring 700.5600 in a field of 35 teams. JAESTAR BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 699.4512. Category winners: Chicken — HOT AND FAST BBQ (176.5944); Pork Ribs — PORKY MCBEEF AND THE CLUCKERS (180.0000); Pork — PORKY MCBEEF AND THE CLUCKERS (178.2972); Brisket — JOUSTING PIGS BBQ 2.0 (179.4400). This is the 6th of 8 editions of this contest on record; the 2017 edition was won by SLAPS BBQ; the next was held in 2019.
Overall totals, every team on the board — tall stacks are where the pack sat.
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
What it has taken to win here, 2013 to 2021 — this edition picked out.
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
Closer than 84% of the 4,710 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 1.1088 points — closer than 84% of every championship in the data.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 73 times in 100
PORKY MCBEEF AND THE CLUCKERS came in rated below the field's top team, JAESTAR BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 27-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
2 of 8 tracked editions
SLAPS BBQ has won this contest 2 times across its 8 tracked editions.
TENATIOUS TIMS OUTLAW BBQ finished 3rd overall in the first contest the data has them cooking at all.
Chicken places 5–6: THUMP & STRUM BBQ and THREE LEGS AND A PIG tied on 173.1200 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 6–7: THREE LEGS AND A PIG and TENATIOUS TIMS OUTLAW BBQ tied on 173.1200 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 4–5: TENATIOUS TIMS OUTLAW BBQ and JOUSTING PIGS BBQ 2.0 tied on 173.1428 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
PORKY MCBEEF AND THE CLUCKERS won Pork Ribs, Pork — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
PORKY MCBEEF AND THE CLUCKERS took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 2 outright wins — their weakest board was chicken at 10th.
JOUSTING PIGS BBQ 2.0 turned in 179.4400 in brisket — past the 178.8800 that had stood across 5 earlier editions.
1 perfect 180 was scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 20, 2013 | Kearney, MO | Kearney, MO | 53 | 682.2056 | SWEET BEAVER BBQ | JAESTAR BBQ |
| Sep 19, 2014 | Kearney, MO | Kearney, MO 64060 | 49 | 702.2856 | FOUR MEN AND A PIG | GRILLAS |
| Sep 18, 2015 | Kearney, MO | Kearney, MO 64060 | 41 | 698.7884 | SLAPS BBQ | PORKARITAVILLE |
| Sep 16, 2016 | Kearney, MO | Kearney, MO | 35 | 703.3940 | SMOKE THIS BBQ-MO | SLAPS BBQ |
| Sep 15, 2017 | Kearney, MO | 3001 N 33 Highway | 37 | 696.5028 | SLAPS BBQ | SONS OF A BRISKET |
| Sep 14, 2018 ← this one | Kearney, MO | 3001 N 33 Highway | 35 | 700.5600 | PORKY MCBEEF AND THE CLUCKERS | JAESTAR BBQ |
| Sep 20, 2019 | Kearney, MO | 3001 N 33 Hwy | 31 | 704.5372 | The Boys in Que | Valley Oaks Steak Company |
| Sep 17, 2021 | Kearney, MO | 3001 N 33 Hwy | 16 | 705.1200 | The Art of Que | SMOKIN' TOAD'S |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 176.5944 | 173.1200 | 171.4056 |
| Pork Ribs | 180 | 175.4056 | 171.4400 |
| Pork | 178.2972 | 173.1428 | 168.5600 |
| Brisket | 179.4400 | 174.3088 | 170.8572 |
35 entries · top 700.5600 · median 664.4112
35 entries · top 176.5944 · median 166.2744
35 entries · top 180 · median 168.5600 · 🔥 perfect 180
35 entries · top 178.2972 · median 163.9428
35 entries · top 179.4400 · median 162.2628
Run by the organizers alongside the sanctioned contest. These are judged on their own terms and do not count toward the overall score, so they're kept out of the meat stats above.
2 entries · top 174.3544 · median 170.8800
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Addison Morris | |
| 2 | Landon Elliott |
22 entries · top 173.1200 · median 164.8114