American Royal World Series of Barbecue Steak Cook-Off
2024-03-22 – 2024-03-23 · Kansas City, MO
Reps: DAVE ROGERS, PEG ROGERS
Grand Champion: Go Ham BBQ (180.0000) · 10 teams
Entries
10
1 category
Top score
180.0000
Winning margin
Tie
identical totals — KCBS tiebreaker
Field average
174.73
median 174.85
Perfect 180s
2 🔥
Tightest race
Grilling Series — Steak
4.5828 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
167.3712
what a walk cost here
Field spread
12.6288
winner to last place
How hot was the win?
Top 98%
beats 2% of 2715 overall wins in the data
Field strength
1542
avg power rating going in · stronger than 47% of contests
Storylines
👑 A dynasty in the making
Go Ham BBQ has won this contest 2 times across its 5 tracked editions.
⚖️ Decided by a tiebreaker
The top two teams finished on identical totals — the Grand Championship came down to the KCBS tiebreaker rules.
🃏 An upset on the books
Go Ham BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, MEAT RUSHMORE 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)
Score distribution
This contest over the years
| Date | Where | Teams | High score | Grand Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-03-25 | Kansas City, MO | 11 | 173.1544 | Go Ham BBQ |
| 2023-03-24 | Kansas City, MO | — | — | — |
| 2024-03-22 ← this one | Kansas City, MO | 10 | 180.0000 | Go Ham BBQ |
| 2025-03-21 | Kansas City, MO | — | — | — |
| 2026-03-20 | Kansas City, MO | — | — | — |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Grilling Series — Overall
10 entries · top 180.0000 · median 174.8458 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GO HAM BBQ | |
| 2 | Smoke This Drink That BBQ | |
| 3 | Beer & Bones BBQ | |
| 4 | Big TD'S BBQ | |
| 5 | BBQ Boys | |
| 6 | GRILLAS | |
| 7 | Wapatui Smokers | |
| 8 | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | |
| 9 | SOUTHINURMOUTH | |
| 10 | WEEKEND BUM BBQ |
Grilling Series — Steak
10 entries · top 180.0000 · median 174.8458 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GO HAM BBQ | |
| 2 | Smoke This Drink That BBQ | |
| 3 | Beer & Bones BBQ | |
| 4 | Big TD'S BBQ | |
| 5 | BBQ Boys | |
| 6 | GRILLAS | |
| 7 | Wapatui Smokers | |
| 8 | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | |
| 9 | SOUTHINURMOUTH | |
| 10 | WEEKEND BUM BBQ |