American Royal World Series of Barbecue Steak Cook-Off
2026-03-20 – 2026-03-21 · Kansas City, MO
Reps: DAVID DYCHE, JO DYCHE · Prize money: $2,000.00
Entries
12
1 category
Top score
175.4172
Winning margin
0.5372
GC over RC
Field average
168.79
median 168.84
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Other — Steak
5.7256 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
165.6800
what a walk cost here
Field spread
18.3432
winner to last place
Prize money
$2,000.00
on the line
How hot was the win?
Top 99%
beats 1% of 2713 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 0.5372 points — closer than 93% of every championship in the data.
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 | Kansas City, MO | — | — | — |
| 2026-03-20 ← this one | Kansas City, MO | — | — | — |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Other — Overall
12 entries · top 175.4172 · median 168.8400
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | HevyQue BBQ | |
| 2 | Sofa King Awesome BBQ | |
| 3 | SadieQ | |
| 4 | KC Meat Sweats | |
| 5 | Sasquatch Smoke N Que | |
| 6 | Nuttycocksbbq | |
| 7 | Rucking Fidiculous BBQ | |
| 8 | Wapatui Smokers | |
| 9 | SASSY SMOKE BBQ | |
| 10 | Karnivor Creations BBQ | |
| 11 | Smokesdidier bbq | |
| 12 | Smokey Bros Barbecue |
Other — Steak
12 entries · top 175.4172 · median 168.8400
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | HevyQue BBQ | |
| 2 | Sofa King Awesome BBQ | |
| 3 | SadieQ | |
| 4 | KC Meat Sweats | |
| 5 | Sasquatch Smoke N Que | |
| 6 | Nuttycocksbbq | |
| 7 | Rucking Fidiculous BBQ | |
| 8 | Wapatui Smokers | |
| 9 | SASSY SMOKE BBQ | |
| 10 | Karnivor Creations BBQ | |
| 11 | Smokesdidier bbq | |
| 12 | Smokey Bros Barbecue |