Sep 15–16, 2023 · Kearney, MO · 📍 3001 N 33 Hwy · State championship
Reps: Phil Morrow Phb, Rosemary Morrow · Prize money: $5,950
AMERICAN FIRE BBQ won Grand Champion at the 35th Annual Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out on September 15, 2023 in Kearney, MO at 3001 N 33 Hwy, scoring 700.5144 in a field of 26 teams. MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 700.5028. Category winners: Chicken — HIGH i QUE (178.8572); Pork Ribs — MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ (177.7144); Pork — The Art of Que (180.0000); Brisket — AMERICAN FIRE BBQ (178.8572).
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.
Closer than 98% of the 4,713 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 0.0116 points — closer than 98% of every championship in the data.
Chicken places 6–7: Absolute Bull and 33 Smokers tied on 173.1200 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 7–8: 33 Smokers and AMERICAN FIRE BBQ tied on 173.1200 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 9–10: Ambition Que and PORK COUNTY BARBECUE tied on 173.1084 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
AMERICAN FIRE BBQ took the title on 3 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork ribs at 12th.
1 perfect 180 was scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 178.8572 | 173.7028 | 173.1084 |
| Pork Ribs | 177.7144 | 175.4056 | 170.8228 |
| Pork | 180 | 176.5600 | 173.1200 |
| Brisket | 178.8572 | 174.2628 | 171.4056 |
26 entries · top 700.5144 · median 682.1426
26 entries · top 178.8572 · median 171.9772
26 entries · top 177.7144 · median 169.6742
26 entries · top 180 · median 169.6742 · 🔥 perfect 180
26 entries · top 178.8572 · median 170.2570
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.
15 entries · top 180 · median 171.9656 · 🔥 perfect 180
15 entries · top 176.5600 · median 162.8000