American Royal World Series of Barbecue Backyard Contest
2022-03-25 – 2022-03-26 · Kansas City, MO
Reps: LARRY VOTH, LYNDA VOTH · Prize money: $5,300.00
Grand Champion: Rick's Racks (350.8456) · 25 teams
Entries
25
2 categories
Top score
350.8456
Winning margin
6.2856
GC over RC
Field average
328.55
median 330.81
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Chicken
4.0000 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
334.2628
what a walk cost here
Field spread
58.8912
winner to last place
Prize money
$5,300.00
on the line
Double threats
2
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 84%
beats 16% of 2713 overall wins in the data
Field strength
1516
avg power rating going in · stronger than 21% of contests
Storylines
🃏 An upset on the books
RICK'S RACKS came in rated below the field's top team, Damn Fine Beef & Swine, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 32-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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-03-25 ← this one | 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 | Kansas City, MO | 33 | 353.1084 | Dawgs BBQ |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Backyard Series — Chicken
25 entries · top 178.8572 · median 167.4056
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fluffy Butt BBQ | |
| 2 | Shmack Q | |
| 3 | RICK'S RACKS | |
| 4 | The Smokin Goat | |
| 5 | Swine-O-Licious BBQ | |
| 6 | BULL IN THE RING | |
| 7 | Furlongs Smoke & Seafood | |
| 8 | HESSHOGS | |
| 9 | BABSLAB BBQ | |
| 10 | Barnards Backyard Barbeque | |
| 11 | Damn Fine Beef & Swine | |
| 12 | Notch 9 | |
| 13 | GO HAM BBQ | |
| 14 | TWISTED-Q | |
| 15 | Whole Smoke BBQ | |
| 16 | MEAT'S MY MISTRESS | |
| 17 | SMOKEY GQ | |
| 18 | Bald Guy Barbecue | |
| 19 | Fine As* Swine BBQ | |
| 20 | Pay Heed BBQ | |
| 21 | WRECKING CREW BBQ | |
| 22 | Gentlemen of the Woods | |
| 23 | Smoke This - Drinlk That | |
| 24 | Still Smokin | |
| 25 | Papa Bears KC Barbecue |
Backyard Series — Overall
25 entries · top 350.8456 · median 330.8112
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | RICK'S RACKS | |
| 2 | Swine-O-Licious BBQ | |
| 3 | The Smokin Goat | |
| 4 | Damn Fine Beef & Swine | |
| 5 | Fluffy Butt BBQ | |
| 6 | BULL IN THE RING | |
| 7 | Furlongs Smoke & Seafood | |
| 8 | SMOKEY GQ | |
| 9 | HESSHOGS | |
| 10 | Shmack Q | |
| 11 | Barnards Backyard Barbeque | |
| 12 | MEAT'S MY MISTRESS | |
| 13 | WRECKING CREW BBQ | |
| 14 | GO HAM BBQ | |
| 15 | TWISTED-Q | |
| 16 | BABSLAB BBQ | |
| 17 | Notch 9 | |
| 18 | Whole Smoke BBQ | |
| 19 | Fine As* Swine BBQ | |
| 20 | Pay Heed BBQ | |
| 21 | Bald Guy Barbecue | |
| 22 | Gentlemen of the Woods | |
| 23 | Smoke This - Drinlk That | |
| 24 | Papa Bears KC Barbecue | |
| 25 | Still Smokin |
Backyard Series — Pork Ribs
25 entries · top 175.4056 · median 163.9772
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WRECKING CREW BBQ | |
| 2 | Damn Fine Beef & Swine | |
| 3 | SMOKEY GQ | |
| 4 | RICK'S RACKS | |
| 5 | Swine-O-Licious BBQ | |
| 6 | The Smokin Goat | |
| 7 | BULL IN THE RING | |
| 8 | MEAT'S MY MISTRESS | |
| 9 | Furlongs Smoke & Seafood | |
| 10 | HESSHOGS | |
| 11 | Barnards Backyard Barbeque | |
| 12 | Fluffy Butt BBQ | |
| 13 | Fine As* Swine BBQ | |
| 14 | TWISTED-Q | |
| 15 | GO HAM BBQ | |
| 16 | Whole Smoke BBQ | |
| 17 | Notch 9 | |
| 18 | Gentlemen of the Woods | |
| 19 | BABSLAB BBQ | |
| 20 | Pay Heed BBQ | |
| 21 | Shmack Q | |
| 22 | Smoke This - Drinlk That | |
| 23 | Bald Guy Barbecue | |
| 24 | Papa Bears KC Barbecue | |
| 25 | Still Smokin |