American Royal World Series of Barbecue Backyard Contest
2025-03-21 – 2025-03-22 · Kansas City, MO
Reps: DAVID DYCHE, JO DYCHE · Prize money: $5,450.00
Grand Champion: Too Sauced BBQ (353.7028) · 33 teams
Entries
33
2 categories
Top score
353.7028
Winning margin
1.7256
GC over RC
Field average
335.43
median 335.38
Perfect 180s
1 🔥
Tightest race
Pork Ribs
2.2856 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
345.7256
what a walk cost here
Field spread
49.8744
winner to last place
Prize money
$5,450.00
on the line
How hot was the win?
Top 81%
beats 19% of 2715 overall wins in the data
Field strength
1538
avg power rating going in · stronger than 44% of contests
Storylines
🃏 An upset on the books
Too Sauced BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, WEEZ'S GROOVIN' 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)
Category showdown (top / average / median score per meat)
Score distribution
This contest over the years
| Date | Where | Teams | High score | Grand Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-03-25 | Kansas City, MO | 25 | 350.8456 | Rick's Racks |
| 2023-03-24 | Kansas City, MO | 37 | 348.5372 | Big Racks BBQ |
| 2024-03-22 | Kansas City, MO | 31 | 357.7028 | Bad Influence BBQ - MO |
| 2025-03-21 ← this one | Kansas City, MO | 33 | 353.7028 | Too Sauced BBQ |
| 2026-03-20 | Kansas City, MO | 33 | 353.1084 | Dawgs BBQ |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Backyard Series — Chicken
33 entries · top 180.0000 · median 168.5372 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Big Racks BBQ | |
| 2 | BBQ Pit Bros | |
| 3 | Chester's Twisted Que | |
| 4 | Bushwood BBQ | |
| 5 | Big Reds Backyard BBQ | |
| 6 | Ro-Ro's Smokehouse | |
| 7 | Too Sauced BBQ | |
| 8 | BBQ MIKE | |
| 9 | Wapatui Smokers | |
| 10 | Rucking Fidiculous BBQ | |
| 11 | T-Dawg BBQ | |
| 12 | WEEZ'S GROOVIN' BBQ | |
| 13 | Sofa King Awesome BBQ | |
| 14 | SmoQued On Main St | |
| 15 | Grills Gone Wild KS | |
| 16 | Bucking Knockout | |
| 17 | Rudes BBQ | |
| 18 | Teamhillbillybbq | |
| 19 | Backbone BBQ | |
| 20 | HevyQue | |
| 21 | E SQUARED BBQ | |
| 22 | SadieQ | |
| 23 | Poppin Smoke BBQ | |
| 24 | Tangy Beaver's Dam Good BBQ | |
| 25 | Kimmi's Cue | |
| 26 | Music City Smokers | |
| 27 | HORMONAL ESCAPE COMPETITION BBQ | |
| 28 | Buns Out BBQ KC | |
| 29 | Karnivor Creations BBQ | |
| 30 | Brown Dog BBQ | |
| 31 | Local Pig BBQ Team | |
| 32 | Great Shepherd BBQ | |
| 33 | Nuttycocksbbq |
Backyard Series — Overall
33 entries · top 353.7028 · median 335.3828
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Too Sauced BBQ | |
| 2 | Big Racks BBQ | |
| 3 | Bushwood BBQ | |
| 4 | BBQ Pit Bros | |
| 5 | Chester's Twisted Que | |
| 6 | Rucking Fidiculous BBQ | |
| 7 | Big Reds Backyard BBQ | |
| 8 | Ro-Ro's Smokehouse | |
| 9 | Rudes BBQ | |
| 10 | Bucking Knockout | |
| 11 | Wapatui Smokers | |
| 12 | Sofa King Awesome BBQ | |
| 13 | E SQUARED BBQ | |
| 14 | BBQ MIKE | |
| 15 | Music City Smokers | |
| 16 | HevyQue | |
| 17 | Backbone BBQ | |
| 18 | WEEZ'S GROOVIN' BBQ | |
| 19 | T-Dawg BBQ | |
| 20 | Grills Gone Wild KS | |
| 21 | SadieQ | |
| 22 | SmoQued On Main St | |
| 23 | Brown Dog BBQ | |
| 24 | Poppin Smoke BBQ | |
| 25 | Teamhillbillybbq | |
| 26 | HORMONAL ESCAPE COMPETITION BBQ | |
| 27 | Karnivor Creations BBQ | |
| 28 | Kimmi's Cue | |
| 29 | Tangy Beaver's Dam Good BBQ | |
| 30 | Nuttycocksbbq | |
| 31 | Local Pig BBQ Team | |
| 32 | Buns Out BBQ KC | |
| 33 | Great Shepherd BBQ |
Backyard Series — Pork Ribs
33 entries · top 178.8572 · median 167.4172
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Too Sauced BBQ | |
| 2 | Rudes BBQ | |
| 3 | Rucking Fidiculous BBQ | |
| 4 | Bucking Knockout | |
| 5 | Music City Smokers | |
| 6 | Bushwood BBQ | |
| 7 | Big Reds Backyard BBQ | |
| 8 | E SQUARED BBQ | |
| 9 | Ro-Ro's Smokehouse | |
| 10 | Chester's Twisted Que | |
| 11 | BBQ Pit Bros | |
| 12 | Big Racks BBQ | |
| 13 | Sofa King Awesome BBQ | |
| 14 | Wapatui Smokers | |
| 15 | Brown Dog BBQ | |
| 16 | HevyQue | |
| 17 | Backbone BBQ | |
| 18 | BBQ MIKE | |
| 19 | SadieQ | |
| 20 | HORMONAL ESCAPE COMPETITION BBQ | |
| 21 | Karnivor Creations BBQ | |
| 22 | Grills Gone Wild KS | |
| 23 | Poppin Smoke BBQ | |
| 24 | WEEZ'S GROOVIN' BBQ | |
| 25 | Nuttycocksbbq | |
| 26 | T-Dawg BBQ | |
| 27 | Teamhillbillybbq | |
| 28 | SmoQued On Main St | |
| 29 | Kimmi's Cue | |
| 30 | Tangy Beaver's Dam Good BBQ | |
| 31 | Local Pig BBQ Team | |
| 32 | Great Shepherd BBQ | |
| 33 | Buns Out BBQ KC |