Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out
2019-09-20 – 2019-09-21 · Kearney, MO · 📍 3001 N 33 Hwy · State championship
Reps: PHIL MORROW PHB, ROSEMARY MORROW · Prize money: $5,025.00
Grand Champion: The Boys in Que (704.5372) · 31 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 Valley Oaks Steak Company
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Winning margin
Field average
Perfect 180s
Tightest race
Top-10 cutoff
Field spread
Prize money
Double threats
How hot was the win?
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Storylines
👑 A dynasty in the making
SLAPS BBQ has won this contest 2 times across its 8 tracked editions.
🧹 A double category winner
The Boys in Que won Chicken, Pork Ribs — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
📸 Photo finishes
Chicken places 7–8: SMOKE RINGERS and NA-DA-BONE BBQ tied on 170.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 5–6: Valley Oaks Steak Company and SMOKE THIS BBQ MO tied on 173.1544 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 5–6: Valley Oaks Steak Company and A BBQ TEAM - MO tied on 173.1200 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
🛡️ Back to defend
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: SLAPS BBQ (won 2015, 2017), SMOKE THIS BBQ-MO (won 2016), PORKY MCBEEF AND THE CLUCKERS (won 2018).
🃏 An upset on the books
The Boys in Que came in rated below the field's top team, SLAPS BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 32-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-09-20 | Kearney, MO | 53 | 682.2056 | SWEET BEAVER BBQ | JAESTAR BBQ | |
| 2014-09-19 | Kearney, MO 64060 | 49 | 702.2856 | FOUR MEN AND A PIG | GRILLAS | |
| 2015-09-18 | Kearney, MO 64060 | 41 | 698.7884 | SLAPS BBQ | PORKARITAVILLE | |
| 2016-09-16 | Kearney, MO | 35 | 703.3940 | SMOKE THIS BBQ-MO | SLAPS BBQ | |
| 2017-09-15 | 3001 N 33 Highway | 37 | 696.5028 | SLAPS BBQ | SONS OF A BRISKET | |
| 2018-09-14 | 3001 N 33 Highway | 35 | 700.5600 | PORKY MCBEEF AND THE CLUCKERS | JAESTAR BBQ | |
| 2019-09-20 ← this one | Kearney, MO | 3001 N 33 Hwy | 31 | 704.5372 | The Boys in Que | Valley Oaks Steak Company |
| 2021-09-17 | Kearney, MO | 3001 N 33 Hwy | 16 | 705.1200 | The Art of Que | SMOKIN' TOAD'S |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 178.8572 | 170.8228 | 167.9772 |
| Pork Ribs | 178.8572 | 173.1544 | 168.5716 |
| Pork | 178.8800 | 173.1200 | 171.4172 |
| Brisket | 179.4400 | 174.8572 | 170.8228 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
31 entries · top 704.5372 · median 666.1944
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Boys in Que | |
| 2 | Valley Oaks Steak Company | |
| 3 | SLAPS BBQ | |
| 4 | AMERICAN FIRE BBQ | |
| 5 | The Art of Que | |
| 6 | SMOKE RINGERS | |
| 7 | SMOKE THIS BBQ MO | |
| 8 | WABASH BBQ | |
| 9 | SONS OF A BRISKET | |
| 10 | A BBQ TEAM - MO | |
| 11 | Just Cuz BBQ | |
| 12 | NA-DA-BONE BBQ | |
| 13 | PORKY MCBEEF AND THE CLUCKERS | |
| 14 | THREE LEGS AND A PIG | |
| 15 | Smoke Show | |
| 16 | GRILLAS | |
| 17 | Flower of the Flame | |
| 18 | Nerd Herd | |
| 19 | Coal Cats | |
| 20 | The Legend | |
| 21 | T'S SMOKIN PIT | |
| 22 | Good Times Baby BBQ | |
| 23 | Kearney Asada | |
| 24 | Uncle Rico's BBQ | |
| 25 | Ultimate - Metro Dumpsters BBQ | |
| 26 | All In Smokers | |
| 27 | Good Times Barber-Que | |
| 28 | One Slab At A Time | |
| 29 | Salty Dawg BBQ | |
| 30 | 33 Smokers | |
| 31 | Double D's BBQ |
Chicken
31 entries · top 178.8572 · median 166.2628
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Boys in Que | |
| 2 | Valley Oaks Steak Company | |
| 3 | The Art of Que | |
| 4 | SONS OF A BRISKET | |
| 5 | AMERICAN FIRE BBQ | |
| 6 | Nerd Herd | |
| 7 | SMOKE RINGERS | |
| 8 | NA-DA-BONE BBQ | |
| 9 | Just Cuz BBQ | |
| 10 | Flower of the Flame | |
| 11 | Smoke Show | |
| 12 | THREE LEGS AND A PIG | |
| 13 | T'S SMOKIN PIT | |
| 14 | SMOKE THIS BBQ MO | |
| 15 | Coal Cats | |
| 16 | GRILLAS | |
| 17 | SLAPS BBQ | |
| 18 | A BBQ TEAM - MO | |
| 19 | PORKY MCBEEF AND THE CLUCKERS | |
| 20 | Double D's BBQ | |
| 21 | WABASH BBQ | |
| 22 | 33 Smokers | |
| 23 | Good Times Baby BBQ | |
| 24 | All In Smokers | |
| 25 | One Slab At A Time | |
| 26 | The Legend | |
| 27 | Ultimate - Metro Dumpsters BBQ | |
| 28 | Kearney Asada | |
| 29 | Uncle Rico's BBQ | |
| 30 | Good Times Barber-Que | |
| 31 | Salty Dawg BBQ |
Pork Ribs
31 entries · top 178.8572 · median 163.3944
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Boys in Que | |
| 2 | SLAPS BBQ | |
| 3 | SONS OF A BRISKET | |
| 4 | NA-DA-BONE BBQ | |
| 5 | Valley Oaks Steak Company | |
| 6 | SMOKE THIS BBQ MO | |
| 7 | AMERICAN FIRE BBQ | |
| 8 | WABASH BBQ | |
| 9 | The Art of Que | |
| 10 | A BBQ TEAM - MO | |
| 11 | SMOKE RINGERS | |
| 12 | Smoke Show | |
| 13 | Just Cuz BBQ | |
| 14 | Good Times Barber-Que | |
| 15 | PORKY MCBEEF AND THE CLUCKERS | |
| 16 | THREE LEGS AND A PIG | |
| 17 | GRILLAS | |
| 18 | Nerd Herd | |
| 19 | Coal Cats | |
| 20 | Flower of the Flame | |
| 21 | The Legend | |
| 22 | Good Times Baby BBQ | |
| 23 | Salty Dawg BBQ | |
| 24 | One Slab At A Time | |
| 25 | Uncle Rico's BBQ | |
| 26 | T'S SMOKIN PIT | |
| 27 | Ultimate - Metro Dumpsters BBQ | |
| 28 | Kearney Asada | |
| 29 | All In Smokers | |
| 30 | Double D's BBQ | |
| 31 | 33 Smokers |
Pork
31 entries · top 178.8800 · median 166.8228
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMOKE RINGERS | |
| 2 | SLAPS BBQ | |
| 3 | The Boys in Que | |
| 4 | WABASH BBQ | |
| 5 | Valley Oaks Steak Company | |
| 6 | A BBQ TEAM - MO | |
| 7 | AMERICAN FIRE BBQ | |
| 8 | SMOKE THIS BBQ MO | |
| 9 | SONS OF A BRISKET | |
| 10 | PORKY MCBEEF AND THE CLUCKERS | |
| 11 | NA-DA-BONE BBQ | |
| 12 | Flower of the Flame | |
| 13 | Just Cuz BBQ | |
| 14 | Smoke Show | |
| 15 | The Art of Que | |
| 16 | GRILLAS | |
| 17 | THREE LEGS AND A PIG | |
| 18 | Nerd Herd | |
| 19 | Uncle Rico's BBQ | |
| 20 | T'S SMOKIN PIT | |
| 21 | The Legend | |
| 22 | All In Smokers | |
| 23 | Good Times Barber-Que | |
| 24 | Coal Cats | |
| 25 | Kearney Asada | |
| 26 | 33 Smokers | |
| 27 | Ultimate - Metro Dumpsters BBQ | |
| 28 | Salty Dawg BBQ | |
| 29 | Good Times Baby BBQ | |
| 30 | One Slab At A Time | |
| 31 | Double D's BBQ |
Brisket
31 entries · top 179.4400 · median 167.3828
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | AMERICAN FIRE BBQ | |
| 2 | Valley Oaks Steak Company | |
| 3 | SLAPS BBQ | |
| 4 | The Art of Que | |
| 5 | WABASH BBQ | |
| 6 | THREE LEGS AND A PIG | |
| 7 | Just Cuz BBQ | |
| 8 | SMOKE RINGERS | |
| 9 | SMOKE THIS BBQ MO | |
| 10 | The Boys in Que | |
| 11 | GRILLAS | |
| 12 | PORKY MCBEEF AND THE CLUCKERS | |
| 13 | Kearney Asada | |
| 14 | Good Times Baby BBQ | |
| 15 | Flower of the Flame | |
| 16 | A BBQ TEAM - MO | |
| 17 | Smoke Show | |
| 18 | Nerd Herd | |
| 19 | Coal Cats | |
| 20 | The Legend | |
| 21 | SONS OF A BRISKET | |
| 22 | Ultimate - Metro Dumpsters BBQ | |
| 23 | Salty Dawg BBQ | |
| 24 | NA-DA-BONE BBQ | |
| 25 | Uncle Rico's BBQ | |
| 26 | One Slab At A Time | |
| 27 | T'S SMOKIN PIT | |
| 28 | All In Smokers | |
| 29 | Good Times Barber-Que | |
| 30 | 33 Smokers | |
| 31 | Double D's BBQ |
Ancillary categories
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.
Kids-Q — Kids 5-10
2 entries · top 170.2856 · median 169.1428
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Landon Elliott | |
| 2 | Addison Morris |
Kids-Q — Teens 11-15
2 entries · top 165.7372 · median 164.8686
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Layney Burkhart | |
| 2 | Savanna Smith |
Ancillary — Turkey
20 entries · top 180.0000 · median 168.5314 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | One Slab At A Time | |
| 2 | Uncle Rico's BBQ | |
| 3 | All In Smokers | |
| 4 | Valley Oaks Steak Company | |
| 5 | Flower of the Flame | |
| 6 | The Art of Que | |
| 7 | Nerd Herd | |
| 8 | A BBQ TEAM - MO | |
| 9 | NA-DA-BONE BBQ | |
| 10 | SONS OF A BRISKET | |
| 11 | SMOKE THIS BBQ MO | |
| 12 | Good Times Baby BBQ | |
| 13 | T'S SMOKIN PIT | |
| 14 | Ultimate - Metro Dumpsters BBQ | |
| 15 | WABASH BBQ | |
| 16 | GRILLAS | |
| 17 | Kearney Asada | |
| 18 | THREE LEGS AND A PIG | |
| 19 | 33 Smokers | |
| 20 | The Legend |