American Royal World Series of Barbecue Steak Cook-Off
2025-03-21 – 2025-03-22 · Kansas City, MO
Reps: DAVID DYCHE, JO DYCHE · Prize money: $2,000.00
Entries
15
1 category
Top score
178.8572
Winning margin
1.1544
GC over RC
Field average
170.46
median 171.42
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Other — Steak
4.5944 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
169.1544
what a walk cost here
Field spread
17.2000
winner to last place
Prize money
$2,000.00
on the line
How hot was the win?
Top 99%
beats 1% of 2715 overall wins in the data
Field strength
1516
avg power rating going in · stronger than 21% of contests
Storylines
👑 A dynasty in the making
Go Ham BBQ has won this contest 2 times across its 5 tracked editions.
🪒 A razor-thin finish
The Grand Championship was decided by 1.1544 points — closer than 80% of every championship in the data.
🃏 An upset on the books
Karnivor Creations BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, Big Racks BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 33-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 | Kansas City, MO | 10 | 180.0000 | Go Ham BBQ |
| 2025-03-21 ← this one | Kansas City, MO | — | — | — |
| 2026-03-20 | Kansas City, MO | — | — | — |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Other — Overall
15 entries · top 178.8572 · median 171.4172
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Karnivor Creations BBQ | |
| 2 | Big Racks BBQ | |
| 3 | Music City Smokers | |
| 4 | Local Pig BBQ Team | |
| 5 | SWINEDOTTE CO BBQ | |
| 6 | E SQUARED BBQ | |
| 7 | Sofa King Awesome BBQ | |
| 8 | Wapatui Smokers | |
| 9 | Backbone BBQ | |
| 10 | Poppin Smoke BBQ | |
| 11 | Kimmi's Cue | |
| 12 | Nuttycocksbbq | |
| 13 | Buns Out BBQ KC | |
| 14 | Great Shepherd BBQ | |
| 15 | T-Dawg BBQ |
Other — Steak
15 entries · top 178.8572 · median 171.4172
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Karnivor Creations BBQ | |
| 2 | Big Racks BBQ | |
| 3 | Music City Smokers | |
| 4 | Local Pig BBQ Team | |
| 5 | SWINEDOTTE CO BBQ | |
| 6 | E SQUARED BBQ | |
| 7 | Sofa King Awesome BBQ | |
| 8 | Wapatui Smokers | |
| 9 | Backbone BBQ | |
| 10 | Poppin Smoke BBQ | |
| 11 | Kimmi's Cue | |
| 12 | Nuttycocksbbq | |
| 13 | Buns Out BBQ KC | |
| 14 | Great Shepherd BBQ | |
| 15 | T-Dawg BBQ |