King of the corn BBQ CONTEST
PRESENTED BY JBS IOWA
May 16th & 17th 2025
2818 N COURT ST, OTTUMWA, IA 52501
*AEA & WAREHOUSE BARBECUE PARKING LOT*
2025 King of the corn TEAM entry
2025 King of the Corn Judge Sign UP
The King of the Corn contest is a continuation of the ever so successful Ottumwa Smoketoberfest contest that quickly became the most anticipated KCBS Contest in Iowa. Under Francis Dutton’s lead, King of the Corn will be one of the most hospitable BBQ Contests in the Midwest. We look forward to seeing you this fall in Ottumwa, IA!
Title Sponsor Spotlight
At the heart of every culture around the world is delicious food that brings people together! We make every occasion delicious and every meal good for the world.
We are proud AND honored to be the premiere sponsor for the 2022 “King of the Corn” BBQ Competition in our town Ottumwa.
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OUR MISSION……to be the best in all that we do, completely focused on our business, ensuring the best products and services to our customers, a relationship of trust with our suppliers, profitability for our shareholders and the opportunity of a better future for all our team members.
Our leadership team joins local experience with a global perspective to understand consumer tastes, today and in the future. Our commitment to feed people goes beyond the plate. We lead the ndustry in sustainability efforts. We build up the rural communities where we operate and we provide free education for our team members & their children.
“We always looked forward to cooking in ottumwa every year as the locals are great and some of the best mexican food around.”
— Joe Osbrink, Never Easy BBQ, Des Moines IA
“We won our 1st ever grand championship in ottumwa, ia and circle these dates every year to come back, great memories in the city of bridges”
— Steve Lauer, Phoenix BBQ, Stillwater, MN
the 2025 King of the Corn Director, Mr. Francis Dutton!
About FRANCIS
I am a BBQ’er through & through & I fully support BBQ, especially IOWA BBQ. I spent 4 years on the Iowa BBQ Society as the executive secretary. For the last 8 years my wife Christine & I run the Iowa BBQ Society Judges & Table Captains class which is held every year in the month of March.
It is very important to me that BBQ competitions stay alive in our state. At one time Iowa had as many as 14 KCBS Pro Series BBQ competitions. Over the years we have lost many great competitions & as of today have a 6 competitions left. My focus is to make sure we have great opportunities for competition BBQ right in our backyard as well as in the state. This competition has grown over the last 3 years & my focus & drive are to make sure it keeps growing into the top competition in the state. In fact, I would like the competition to become the largest in the Midwest to attract many great BBQ teams from across our state and the United States.
I look forward to making sure the King of the Corn best represents what is great about BBQ, Ottumwa & the State of Iowa!
