After running hard in 2023, cooking 44 contests as he successfully chased KCBS Team of the Year honors, Jordan Kirkpatrick and Janky Leg BBQ has slowed the pace a bit this season. But after an addition to the family and a home remodel project, Janky Leg is back and ready for a big second half, evidenced by the team's first GC of the year last weekend in Cameron, Mo. On Episode 269 of the Tailgate Guys BBQ Podcast, Jordan Kirkpatrick tells us about his mind-set looking ahead as he also reflects on last season.

Our "Under the Radar" segment, where we visit with up-and-coming competition teams, returns. Matt Fisher of Matty Macks BBQ out of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, discusses how he got started as a member of the Iowa BBQ Store-inspired "Corn Cookers" and how he captured his first Reserve Grand Championship earlier this year.

Meanwhile, co-hosts Lyndal and Steve discuss their cooking weeks and a few items form the sports world. That's after our weekly visits with The Grill Guys of Missouri and the Smoke 'n Magic Minute with Brad Colter.  

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