Sep 18–19, 2026 · Kearney, MO · 📍 Jesse James Park · State championship
Reps: David Dyche, Jo Dyche · Prize money: $5,950
Blind Fox BBQ won Grand Champion at the 38th Annual Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out on September 18, 2026 in Kearney, MO at Jesse James Park, scoring 703.9544 in a field of 26 teams. Squealin N Dealin took Reserve Grand Champion with 701.0972. Category winners: Chicken — Squealin N Dealin (177.7028); Pork Ribs — Casual Smokers (180.0000); Pork — Squealin N Dealin (178.2972); Brisket — 33 Smokers (177.7028).
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.
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 84 times in 100
Blind Fox BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, JANKY LEG BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 16-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
Blind Fox BBQ won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 4 calls from 4 boards, best of them 2nd. Consistency beat fireworks.
Squealin N Dealin finished 2nd overall in the first contest the data has them cooking at all.
Chicken places 1–2: Squealin N Dealin and Who's Cookin tied on 177.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 6–7: Parts R Smokin and Wabash BBQ tied on 171.9772 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 4–5: Who's Cookin and Squealin N Dealin tied on 175.4172 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
Squealin N Dealin won Chicken, Pork — a double.
1 perfect 180 was scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 177.7028 | 173.1200 | 170.8228 |
| Pork Ribs | 180 | 175.4172 | 171.9772 |
| Pork | 178.2972 | 173.7144 | 170.8344 |
| Brisket | 177.7028 | 173.1200 | 169.6800 |
26 entries · top 703.9544 · median 675.2970
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blind Fox BBQ | |
| 2 | Squealin N Dealin | |
| 3 | Who's Cookin | |
| 4 | Parts R Smokin | |
| 5 | Janky Leg BBQ | |
| 6 | Bad Influence BBQ | |
| 7 | Casual Smokers | |
| 8 | Wabash BBQ | |
| 9 | Barking Dog BBQ | |
| 10 | Weekend Bum BBQ | |
| 11 | Meat Rushmore BBQ | |
| 12 | Drumline BBQ | |
| 13 | Hevy Que BBQ | |
| 14 | Thump & Strum BBQ | |
| 15 | Ambition Que | |
| 16 | 33 Smokers | |
| 17 | A BBQ Team | |
| 18 | Tornado BBQ | |
| 19 | Bald Beauties BBQ | |
| 20 | South in Ur Mouth | |
| 21 | Hog Tuah BBQ | |
| 22 | Sasquatch Smoke N Que | |
| 23 | Smokin' Elvises | |
| 24 | Brisketbone BBQ | |
| 25 | Gio-Q Low and Slow | |
| 26 | Tri R BBQ |
26 entries · top 177.7028 · median 169.6684
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Squealin N Dealin | |
| 2 | Who's Cookin | |
| 3 | Blind Fox BBQ | |
| 4 | Bad Influence BBQ | |
| 5 | Ambition Que | |
| 6 | Parts R Smokin | |
| 7 | Wabash BBQ | |
| 8 | Thump & Strum BBQ | |
| 9 | Weekend Bum BBQ | |
| 10 | Hevy Que BBQ | |
| 11 | Hog Tuah BBQ | |
| 12 | Janky Leg BBQ | |
| 13 | Meat Rushmore BBQ | |
| 14 | A BBQ Team | |
| 15 | Tornado BBQ | |
| 16 | Barking Dog BBQ | |
| 17 | Sasquatch Smoke N Que | |
| 18 | 33 Smokers | |
| 19 | Gio-Q Low and Slow | |
| 20 | South in Ur Mouth | |
| 21 | Drumline BBQ | |
| 22 | Smokin' Elvises | |
| 23 | Casual Smokers | |
| 24 | Brisketbone BBQ | |
| 25 | Bald Beauties BBQ | |
| 26 | Tri R BBQ |
26 entries · top 180 · median 167.3828 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Casual Smokers | |
| 2 | Meat Rushmore BBQ | |
| 3 | Parts R Smokin | |
| 4 | Who's Cookin | |
| 5 | Squealin N Dealin | |
| 6 | Blind Fox BBQ | |
| 7 | Bad Influence BBQ | |
| 8 | Janky Leg BBQ | |
| 9 | Barking Dog BBQ | |
| 10 | Hog Tuah BBQ | |
| 11 | Wabash BBQ | |
| 12 | South in Ur Mouth | |
| 13 | A BBQ Team | |
| 14 | Drumline BBQ | |
| 15 | Bald Beauties BBQ | |
| 16 | Tornado BBQ | |
| 17 | 33 Smokers | |
| 18 | Hevy Que BBQ | |
| 19 | Thump & Strum BBQ | |
| 20 | Smokin' Elvises | |
| 21 | Weekend Bum BBQ | |
| 22 | Sasquatch Smoke N Que | |
| 23 | Gio-Q Low and Slow | |
| 24 | Ambition Que | |
| 25 | Brisketbone BBQ | |
| 26 | Tri R BBQ |
26 entries · top 178.2972 · median 167.9772
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Squealin N Dealin | |
| 2 | Blind Fox BBQ | |
| 3 | Drumline BBQ | |
| 4 | Casual Smokers | |
| 5 | Brisketbone BBQ | |
| 6 | Bad Influence BBQ | |
| 7 | Hevy Que BBQ | |
| 8 | Janky Leg BBQ | |
| 9 | Parts R Smokin | |
| 10 | Who's Cookin | |
| 11 | Barking Dog BBQ | |
| 12 | Wabash BBQ | |
| 13 | Hog Tuah BBQ | |
| 14 | Thump & Strum BBQ | |
| 15 | Ambition Que | |
| 16 | Meat Rushmore BBQ | |
| 17 | Weekend Bum BBQ | |
| 18 | Sasquatch Smoke N Que | |
| 19 | South in Ur Mouth | |
| 20 | 33 Smokers | |
| 21 | Tornado BBQ | |
| 22 | Smokin' Elvises | |
| 23 | A BBQ Team | |
| 24 | Bald Beauties BBQ | |
| 25 | Tri R BBQ | |
| 26 | Gio-Q Low and Slow |
26 entries · top 177.7028 · median 167.9714
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 33 Smokers | |
| 2 | Weekend Bum BBQ | |
| 3 | Blind Fox BBQ | |
| 4 | Bald Beauties BBQ | |
| 5 | Ambition Que | |
| 6 | Wabash BBQ | |
| 7 | Janky Leg BBQ | |
| 8 | Parts R Smokin | |
| 9 | Drumline BBQ | |
| 10 | Squealin N Dealin | |
| 11 | Barking Dog BBQ | |
| 12 | Thump & Strum BBQ | |
| 13 | Who's Cookin | |
| 14 | Casual Smokers | |
| 15 | Hevy Que BBQ | |
| 16 | Bad Influence BBQ | |
| 17 | Meat Rushmore BBQ | |
| 18 | A BBQ Team | |
| 19 | Tornado BBQ | |
| 20 | South in Ur Mouth | |
| 21 | Sasquatch Smoke N Que | |
| 22 | Brisketbone BBQ | |
| 23 | Smokin' Elvises | |
| 24 | Gio-Q Low and Slow | |
| 25 | Tri R BBQ | |
| 26 | Hog Tuah BBQ |
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.
14 entries · top 170.2744 · median 159.9658
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smokin' Elvises | |
| 2 | A BBQ Team | |
| 3 | Thump & Strum BBQ | |
| 4 | Bald Beauties BBQ | |
| 5 | Parts R Smokin | |
| 6 | Who's Cookin | |
| 7 | Bad Influence BBQ | |
| 8 | 33 Smokers | |
| 9 | Wabash BBQ | |
| 10 | Hog Tuah BBQ | |
| 11 | Drumline BBQ | |
| 12 | Hevy Que BBQ | |
| 13 | Tornado BBQ | |
| 14 | Tri R BBQ |
14 entries · top 175.4056 · median 165.1086
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tri R BBQ | |
| 2 | Hevy Que BBQ | |
| 3 | Who's Cookin | |
| 4 | A BBQ Team | |
| 5 | Smokin' Elvises | |
| 6 | Sasquatch Smoke N Que | |
| 7 | Bald Beauties BBQ | |
| 8 | Tornado BBQ | |
| 9 | Wabash BBQ | |
| 10 | Bad Influence BBQ | |
| 11 | Parts R Smokin | |
| 12 | Hog Tuah BBQ | |
| 13 | 33 Smokers | |
| 14 | Thump & Strum BBQ |