American Royal World Series of Barbecue-INVITATIONAL CONTEST
2021-09-16 – 2021-09-18 · Kansas City, KS · State championship
Reps: BUNNY TUTTLE, FORREST BRUCE, KAREN JANE WILLIAMS, KIM COLLIER, LARRY HADLEY, MARK COLLIER, MIKE LAKE, RALPH WILLIAMS, RICH TUTTLE, SCOTT GRINSTEAD, STEVE GRINSTEAD, THERESA LAKE · Prize money: $37,965.00
Grand Champion: TRIPLE H BBQ (708.5372) · 185 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
TRIPLE H BBQ took the Grand Championship home to IL.
🔥 A day of perfect scores
9 perfect 180s were scored at this contest.
🏟️ A stacked field
The field averaged a 1600 power rating going in — stronger than 91% of every contest tracked.
🃏 An upset on the books
TRIPLE H BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, GETTIN' BASTED, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 27-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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-09-16 ← this one | Kansas City, KS | 185 | 708.5372 | TRIPLE H BBQ |
| 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 |
| 2026-09-30 | Kansas City, KS | — | — | — |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series — Brisket
185 entries · top 180.0000 · median 169.6800 · 🔥 perfect 180
Master Series — Chicken
185 entries · top 180.0000 · median 170.8344 · 🔥 perfect 180
Master Series — Overall
185 entries · top 708.5372 · median 681.0168
Master Series — Pork
185 entries · top 179.4400 · median 170.8228
Master Series — Pork Ribs
185 entries · top 180.0000 · median 170.8344 · 🔥 perfect 180