American Royal World Series of Barbecue Steak Cook-Off
2022-03-25 – 2022-03-26 · Kansas City, MO
Reps: LARRY VOTH, LYNDA VOTH · Prize money: $2,000.00
Grand Champion: Go Ham BBQ (173.1544) · 11 teams
Entries
11
1 category
Top score
173.1544
Winning margin
4.0344
GC over RC
Field average
148.76
median 160.51
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Grilling Series — Steak
11.4860 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
145.7256
what a walk cost here
Field spread
153.1544
winner to last place
Prize money
$2,000.00
on the line
How hot was the win?
Top 100%
beats 0% of 2715 overall wins in the data
Field strength
1513
avg power rating going in · stronger than 18% of contests
Storylines
👑 A dynasty in the making
Go Ham BBQ has won this contest 2 times across its 5 tracked editions.
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 ← this one | 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 | Kansas City, MO | — | — | — |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Grilling Series — Overall
11 entries · top 173.1544 · median 160.5140
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GO HAM BBQ | |
| 2 | Breaking Slabs BBQ | |
| 3 | TWISTED-Q | |
| 4 | Smoke This - Drink That | |
| 5 | GRILLAS | |
| 6 | Happy Grillmore | |
| 7 | Smokesdidier BBQ | |
| 8 | Notch 9 | |
| 9 | RICK'S RACKS | |
| 10 | B&C BBQ | |
| 11 | Papa Bears KC Barbecue |
Grilling Series — Steak
11 entries · top 173.1544 · median 160.5140
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GO HAM BBQ | |
| 2 | Breaking Slabs BBQ | |
| 3 | TWISTED-Q | |
| 4 | Smoke This - Drink That | |
| 5 | GRILLAS | |
| 6 | Happy Grillmore | |
| 7 | Smokesdidier BBQ | |
| 8 | Notch 9 | |
| 9 | RICK'S RACKS | |
| 10 | B&C BBQ | |
| 11 | Papa Bears KC Barbecue |