American Royal World Series of Barbecue - SIDES
2022-10-01 · Kansas City, KS
Reps: JULIE COOK
Entries
276
6 categories
Top score
179.4400
Winning margin
1.1428
1st over 2nd
Field average
165.53
median 166.26
Perfect 180s
27 🔥
Tightest race
Ancillary — Desserts
0.0000 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
176.6172
what a walk cost here
Field spread
41.7372
winner to last place
How hot was the win?
Top 12%
beats 88% of 26 beans wins in the data
Storylines
🔥 A day of perfect scores
27 perfect 180s were scored at this contest.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-10-01 ← this one | Kansas City, KS | — | — | — |
| 2023-09-27 | Kansas City, KS | — | — | — |
| 2024-10-30 | Kansas City, KS | — | — | — |
| 2025-11-05 | Kansas City, KS | — | — | — |
| 2026-09-30 | Kansas City, KS | — | — | — |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Ancillary — Beans
191 entries · top 179.4400 · median 166.2628
Ancillary — Desserts
169 entries · top 180.0000 · median 174.8572 · 🔥 perfect 180
Ancillary — Potatoes
171 entries · top 180.0000 · median 168.0456 · 🔥 perfect 180
Ancillary — Sausage
276 entries · top 180.0000 · median 166.8112 · 🔥 perfect 180
Ancillary — Vegetables
155 entries · top 179.4400 · median 167.9656
Turkey Smoke Series — Turkey smoke
229 entries · top 179.4400 · median 168.5372