Decided by a tiebreaker
Tie
identical totals at the top
The top two teams finished on identical totals — the Grand Championship came down to the KCBS tiebreaker rules.
43rd Annual Kennett Jaycees BBQ Cook Off
May 9–10, 2025 · Kennett, MO · 📍 American Legion · State championship
Reps: Charlie Brinza, Jeanne Titus · Prize money: $5,000
JANKY LEG BBQ won Grand Champion at the 43rd Annual Kennett Jaycees BBQ Cook Off on May 9, 2025 in Kennett, MO at American Legion, scoring 706.2516 in a field of 27 teams. RUSTY PIG BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 706.2516. Category winners: Chicken — Smokey J (180.0000); Pork Ribs — MEMPHIS ORIGINAL BBQ (180.0000); Pork — JANKY LEG BBQ (180.0000); Brisket — COCAMOKE SMOKE BBQ (178.8572).
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.
632.99
median 681.59
706.25 🏆
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 180 🔥
- Pork 180 🔥
- Brisket 178.86
148.53
180
Entries
27
4 judged meats
Top score
706.2516
Winning margin
Tie
identical totals — KCBS tiebreaker
Field average
680.14
632.99706.25
median 681.59 · last place to winner
Tightest race
Chicken
2.2972 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
689.0400
632.99706.25
10th place overall
Field spread
73.2572
winner to last place
Prize money
$5,000
on the line
Double threats
4
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 11%
beats 89% of 4711 Master Series wins in the data
Form held
Strong
ρ = -0.74 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,631
avg power rating going in · stronger than 91% of contests
Storylines (5 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.
A day of perfect scores
4
perfect 180s
4 perfect 180s were scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
- Smokey J · Chicken
- JANKY LEG BBQ · Pork
- BYO GRILL · Pork
A stacked field
1631
average power rating going in
Stronger than 91% of every rated contest
The field averaged a 1631 power rating going in — stronger than 91% of every contest tracked.
- top seed JANKY LEG BBQ (1927)
- 27 rated teams
Photo finishes
Tie
closest of 15 calls decided inside half a point
Chicken places 2–3: DB BBQ and COCAMOKE SMOKE BBQ tied on 178.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 5–6: PIGLITICALLY INCORRECT BBQ and MEMPHIS ORIGINAL BBQ tied on 177.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 6–7: MEMPHIS ORIGINAL BBQ and SCUFFLETOWN SMOKERS tied on 177.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
- Chicken 2–3 · tie
- Chicken 5–6 · tie
- Chicken 6–7 · tie
- Chicken 7–8 · tie
How the title was won
3 of 4
meats called to the stage
JANKY LEG BBQ took the title on 3 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was chicken at 16th.
- Chicken 16th
- Pork Ribs 3rd
- Pork 1st
- Brisket 4th
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)
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 180 | 177.7028 | 176.5600 |
| Pork Ribs | 180 | 172.5600 | 169.6800 |
| Pork | 180 | 177.1544 | 173.1316 |
| Brisket | 178.8572 | 175.4056 | 173.1200 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
27 entries · top 706.2516 · median 681.5884
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | JANKY LEG BBQ | |
| 2 | RUSTY PIG BBQ | |
| 3 | COCAMOKE SMOKE BBQ | |
| 4 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 5 | PIGLITICALLY INCORRECT BBQ | |
| 6 | DB BBQ | |
| 7 | DANG GOOD BBQ | |
| 8 | BYO GRILL | |
| 9 | MEMPHIS ORIGINAL BBQ | |
| 10 | SCUFFLETOWN SMOKERS | |
| 11 | Kith n' Kin | |
| 12 | Thin Blue Smoke MS | |
| 13 | Can Country Outlaw BBQ | |
| 14 | WOOD HOOK BBQ | |
| 15 | UNCLE FEOL'S TENNESSEE STYLE BBQ | |
| 16 | Dewey, Smoke'm and Howe | |
| 17 | BrewsCue | |
| 18 | Higginbothem Family Dental | |
| 19 | Wicked Pig BBQ | |
| 20 | Murphy's Leftovers | |
| 21 | WARDEN'S Q | |
| 22 | Smokey J | |
| 23 | Redneck Grillers | |
| 24 | SMOKIN' BUTTS | |
| 25 | Smokin Through The Night | |
| 26 | Bubby J's Que | |
| 27 | Wee-B-Q'n |
Chicken
27 entries · top 180 · median 173.1200 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smokey J | |
| 2 | DB BBQ | |
| 3 | COCAMOKE SMOKE BBQ | |
| 4 | RUSTY PIG BBQ | |
| 5 | PIGLITICALLY INCORRECT BBQ | |
| 6 | MEMPHIS ORIGINAL BBQ | |
| 7 | SCUFFLETOWN SMOKERS | |
| 8 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 9 | Can Country Outlaw BBQ | |
| 10 | DANG GOOD BBQ | |
| 11 | Thin Blue Smoke MS | |
| 12 | Murphy's Leftovers | |
| 13 | BrewsCue | |
| 14 | UNCLE FEOL'S TENNESSEE STYLE BBQ | |
| 15 | BYO GRILL | |
| 16 | JANKY LEG BBQ | |
| 17 | Kith n' Kin | |
| 18 | Wicked Pig BBQ | |
| 19 | Higginbothem Family Dental | |
| 20 | WOOD HOOK BBQ | |
| 21 | Smokin Through The Night | |
| 22 | Redneck Grillers | |
| 23 | Dewey, Smoke'm and Howe | |
| 24 | SMOKIN' BUTTS | |
| 25 | Bubby J's Que | |
| 26 | WARDEN'S Q | |
| 27 | Wee-B-Q'n |
Pork Ribs
27 entries · top 180 · median 168.5372 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MEMPHIS ORIGINAL BBQ | |
| 2 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 3 | JANKY LEG BBQ | |
| 4 | RUSTY PIG BBQ | |
| 5 | Kith n' Kin | |
| 6 | WOOD HOOK BBQ | |
| 7 | WARDEN'S Q | |
| 8 | DANG GOOD BBQ | |
| 9 | COCAMOKE SMOKE BBQ | |
| 10 | PIGLITICALLY INCORRECT BBQ | |
| 11 | DB BBQ | |
| 12 | Redneck Grillers | |
| 13 | Dewey, Smoke'm and Howe | |
| 14 | SCUFFLETOWN SMOKERS | |
| 15 | Murphy's Leftovers | |
| 16 | Thin Blue Smoke MS | |
| 17 | UNCLE FEOL'S TENNESSEE STYLE BBQ | |
| 18 | Higginbothem Family Dental | |
| 19 | Smokey J | |
| 20 | Wicked Pig BBQ | |
| 21 | BYO GRILL | |
| 22 | Can Country Outlaw BBQ | |
| 23 | Smokin Through The Night | |
| 24 | BrewsCue | |
| 25 | SMOKIN' BUTTS | |
| 26 | Bubby J's Que | |
| 27 | Wee-B-Q'n |
Pork
27 entries · top 180 · median 169.6800 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | JANKY LEG BBQ | |
| 2 | BYO GRILL | |
| 3 | RUSTY PIG BBQ | |
| 4 | PIGLITICALLY INCORRECT BBQ | |
| 5 | BrewsCue | |
| 6 | COCAMOKE SMOKE BBQ | |
| 7 | WARDEN'S Q | |
| 8 | DB BBQ | |
| 9 | DANG GOOD BBQ | |
| 10 | Higginbothem Family Dental | |
| 11 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 12 | Can Country Outlaw BBQ | |
| 13 | Wee-B-Q'n | |
| 14 | Kith n' Kin | |
| 15 | Thin Blue Smoke MS | |
| 16 | SCUFFLETOWN SMOKERS | |
| 17 | WOOD HOOK BBQ | |
| 18 | Wicked Pig BBQ | |
| 19 | SMOKIN' BUTTS | |
| 20 | Dewey, Smoke'm and Howe | |
| 21 | UNCLE FEOL'S TENNESSEE STYLE BBQ | |
| 22 | MEMPHIS ORIGINAL BBQ | |
| 23 | Bubby J's Que | |
| 24 | Redneck Grillers | |
| 25 | Smokey J | |
| 26 | Smokin Through The Night | |
| 27 | Murphy's Leftovers |
Brisket
27 entries · top 178.8572 · median 171.9772
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | COCAMOKE SMOKE BBQ | |
| 2 | Dewey, Smoke'm and Howe | |
| 3 | RUSTY PIG BBQ | |
| 4 | JANKY LEG BBQ | |
| 5 | PIGLITICALLY INCORRECT BBQ | |
| 6 | WARDEN'S Q | |
| 7 | UNCLE FEOL'S TENNESSEE STYLE BBQ | |
| 8 | Murphy's Leftovers | |
| 9 | DANG GOOD BBQ | |
| 10 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 11 | SCUFFLETOWN SMOKERS | |
| 12 | BYO GRILL | |
| 13 | DB BBQ | |
| 14 | Thin Blue Smoke MS | |
| 15 | Kith n' Kin | |
| 16 | WOOD HOOK BBQ | |
| 17 | Wicked Pig BBQ | |
| 18 | Can Country Outlaw BBQ | |
| 19 | MEMPHIS ORIGINAL BBQ | |
| 20 | SMOKIN' BUTTS | |
| 21 | Higginbothem Family Dental | |
| 22 | Redneck Grillers | |
| 23 | Smokey J | |
| 24 | BrewsCue | |
| 25 | Wee-B-Q'n | |
| 26 | Bubby J's Que | |
| 27 | Smokin Through The Night |