American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST
2022-09-29 – 2022-10-02 · Kansas City, KS · State championship
Reps: BOB MCKINNON, CLARA WILLIAMS, FORREST BRUCE, JONATHAN B WILLIAMS, JULIE COOK, KAREN JANE WILLIAMS, LARRY HADLEY, LARRY VOTH, LYNDA VOTH, RALPH WILLIAMS, RUSTY COOK, TERRI MCKINNON
Grand Champion: QUE U (707.4056) · 505 teams
Entries
Top score
Winning margin
Field average
Perfect 180s
Tightest race
Top-10 cutoff
Field spread
How hot was the win?
Field strength
Storylines
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
QUE U took the Grand Championship home to WI.
🔥 A day of perfect scores
15 perfect 180s were scored at this contest.
🃏 An upset on the books
QUE U came in rated below the field's top team, GETTIN' BASTED, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 28-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 | Kansas City, KS | 467 | 709.1428 | LAST CALL HEROES BBQ |
| 2022-09-29 ← this one | Kansas City, KS | 505 | 707.4056 | QUE U |
| 2023-09-27 | Kansas City, KS | 487 | 705.1200 | JANKY LEG BBQ |
| 2024-10-30 | Kansas City, KS | 444 | 710.8228 | Chunky BBQ |
| 2025-11-05 | Kansas City, KS | 401 | 708.5488 | Wag's Backwoods BBQ |
| 2026-09-30 | Kansas City, KS | — | — | — |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series — Brisket
499 entries · top 180.0000 · median 165.1428 · 🔥 perfect 180
Master Series — Chicken
503 entries · top 180.0000 · median 167.4172 · 🔥 perfect 180
Master Series — Overall
505 entries · top 707.4056 · median 667.9080
Master Series — Pork
500 entries · top 180.0000 · median 167.4056 · 🔥 perfect 180
Master Series — Pork Ribs
504 entries · top 180.0000 · median 167.3828 · 🔥 perfect 180