American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides
2025-11-05 – 2025-11-08 · Kansas City, KS
Reps: CHARLIE BRINZA, DAVID BURSTEIN, EUGENE WICKHAM, FORREST BRUCE, JEANNE TITUS, LARRY HADLEY, LARRY VOTH, LYNDA VOTH, SARAH WICKHAM · Prize money: $7,125.00
Entries
205
4 categories
Top score
180.0000
Winning margin
Tie
identical totals — KCBS tiebreaker
Field average
167.22
median 169.11
Perfect 180s
50 🔥
Tightest race
Ancillary — Dessert
0.0000 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
177.7372
what a walk cost here
Field spread
160.0000
winner to last place
Prize money
$7,125.00
on the line
Double threats
1
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
Storylines
🔥 A day of perfect scores
50 perfect 180s were scored at this contest.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-10-01 | Kansas City, KS | — | — | — |
| 2023-09-27 | Kansas City, KS | — | — | — |
| 2024-10-30 | Kansas City, KS | — | — | — |
| 2025-11-05 ← this one | Kansas City, KS | — | — | — |
| 2026-09-30 | Kansas City, KS | — | — | — |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Ancillary — Baked beans
205 entries · top 180.0000 · median 169.1084 · 🔥 perfect 180
Ancillary — Dessert
177 entries · top 180.0000 · median 176.5600 · 🔥 perfect 180
Ancillary — Potatoes
179 entries · top 180.0000 · median 169.6684 · 🔥 perfect 180
Ancillary — Vegetable
173 entries · top 180.0000 · median 169.6800 · 🔥 perfect 180