American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest
2025-11-05 – 2025-11-08 · Kansas City, KS
Reps: CHARLIE BRINZA, DAVE ROGERS, DAVID BURSTEIN, EUGENE WICKHAM, FORREST BRUCE, JEANNE TITUS, LARRY HADLEY, LARRY VOTH, LYNDA VOTH, PEG ROGERS, SARAH WICKHAM · Prize money: $37,965.00
Grand Champion: Rooters-N-Tooters TN (710.8344) · 158 teams
Entries
Top score
Winning margin
Field average
Perfect 180s
Tightest race
Top-10 cutoff
Field spread
Prize money
Double threats
How hot was the win?
Field strength
Storylines
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN took the Grand Championship home to TN.
🔥 A day of perfect scores
15 perfect 180s were scored at this contest.
🏟️ A stacked field
The field averaged a 1643 power rating going in — stronger than 99% of every contest tracked.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-09-29 | Kansas City, KS | 249 | 711.9656 | QUE U |
| 2023-09-27 | Kansas City, KS | 211 | 706.8572 | FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY |
| 2024-10-30 | Kansas City, KS | 169 | 709.7028 | Hot Daddy's BBQ |
| 2025-11-05 ← this one | Kansas City, KS | 158 | 710.8344 | Rooters-N-Tooters TN |
| 2026-09-30 | Kansas City, KS | — | — | — |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series — Brisket
158 entries · top 180.0000 · median 170.2628 · 🔥 perfect 180
Master Series — Chicken
158 entries · top 180.0000 · median 172.2742 · 🔥 perfect 180
Master Series — Overall
158 entries · top 710.8344 · median 686.4916
Master Series — Pork
158 entries · top 180.0000 · median 170.8344 · 🔥 perfect 180
Master Series — Pork Ribs
158 entries · top 180.0000 · median 171.9772 · 🔥 perfect 180