Mar 25–26, 2022 · Kansas City, MO · 📍 1701 American Royal Court
Reps: Larry Voth, Lynda Voth · Prize money: $2,000
GO HAM BBQ won Grand Champion at the American Royal World Series of Barbecue Steak Cook-Off on March 25, 2022 in Kansas City, MO at 1701 American Royal Court, scoring 173.1544 in a field of 11 teams. Breaking Slabs BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 169.1200. This is the 1st of 5 editions of this contest on record; the next was held in 2023.
Overall totals, every team on the board — tall stacks are where the pack sat.
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 75 times in 100
Go Ham BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, Happy Grillmore, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 25-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
2 of 5 tracked editions
Go Ham BBQ has won this contest 2 times across its 5 tracked editions.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 25, 2022 ← this one | Kansas City, MO | 1701 American Royal Court | 11 | 173.1544 | Go Ham BBQ |
| Mar 24, 2023 | Kansas City, MO | 1701 American Royal Court | — | — | — |
| Mar 22, 2024 | Kansas City, MO | 1701 American Royal Court | 10 | 180 | Go Ham BBQ |
| Mar 21, 2025 | Kansas City, MO | 1701 American Royal Court | — | — | — |
| Mar 20, 2026 | Kansas City, MO | 1701 American Royal Court | — | — | — |
11 entries · top 173.1544 · median 160.5140 · out of 180, not the usual 720
| # | 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 |
Run by the organizers alongside the sanctioned contest. These are judged on their own terms and do not count toward the overall score, so they're kept out of the meat stats above.
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 |