American Royal World Series of Barbecue Backyard Contest
2026-03-20 – 2026-03-21 · Kansas City, MO
Reps: DAVID DYCHE, JO DYCHE · Prize money: $5,450.00
Grand Champion: Dawgs BBQ (353.1084) · 33 teams
Entries
33
2 categories
Top score
353.1084
Winning margin
3.4284
GC over RC
Field average
338.23
median 339.39
Perfect 180s
2 🔥
Tightest race
Chicken
2.2972 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
343.3712
what a walk cost here
Field spread
36.0224
winner to last place
Prize money
$5,450.00
on the line
How hot was the win?
Top 82%
beats 18% of 2715 overall wins in the data
Field strength
1542
avg power rating going in · stronger than 47% of contests
Storylines
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
DAWGS BBQ took the Grand Championship home to MN.
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 | Kansas City, MO | 33 | 353.7028 | Too Sauced BBQ |
| 2026-03-20 ← this one | Kansas City, MO | 33 | 353.1084 | Dawgs BBQ |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Backyard Series — Chicken
33 entries · top 180.0000 · median 170.2628 · 🔥 perfect 180
Backyard Series — Overall
33 entries · top 353.1084 · median 339.3940
Backyard Series — Pork Ribs
33 entries · top 178.8572 · median 169.1200