American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest
2026-09-30 – 2026-10-04 · Kansas City, KS
Reps: DAVE ROGERS, DAVID DYCHE, EUGENE WICKHAM, FORREST BRUCE, JO DYCHE, JOHN SCHARFFBILLIG, LARRY HADLEY, LARRY VOTH, LYNDA VOTH, PEG ROGERS, SARAH WICKHAM · Prize money: $68,425.00
Contest preview (from past editions of this contest)
🏆 Defending champion
Wag's Backwoods BBQ won the most recent scored edition (2025-11-05).
🎪 Typical draw
This contest has averaged 461 teams across 5 scored editions.
📏 Contest record
The highest overall score here is 710.8228, set by Chunky BBQ in 2024.
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 | 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 ← this one | Kansas City, KS | — | — | — |
No results yet — they appear on kcbs.us after the contest wraps up.