Mar 24–25, 2023 · Kansas City, MO · 📍 1701 American Royal Court
Reps: Dave Rogers, Peg Rogers · Prize money: $5,300
Big Racks BBQ won Grand Champion at the American Royal World Series of Barbecue Backyard Contest on March 24, 2023 in Kansas City, MO at 1701 American Royal Court, scoring 348.5372 in a field of 37 teams. Bad Influence BBQ - MO took Reserve Grand Champion with 345.0856. Category winners: Chicken — Too Sauced BBQ (176.0000); Pork Ribs — Breaking Slabs BBQ (176.0000). This is the 2nd of 5 editions of this contest on record; the 2022 edition was won by Rick's Racks; the next was held in 2024.
Overall totals, every team on the board — tall stacks are where the pack sat.
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
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 72 times in 100
Big Racks BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, Swine-O-licious BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 28-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
This was Big Racks BBQ's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 7th tracked contest.
Chicken places 2–3: Mistler's BBQ and Big Racks BBQ tied on 173.1200 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 7–8: Bad Influence BBQ - MO and BULL IN THE RING tied on 170.8228 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 3–4: Curly Bird BBQ and Wink's BBQ tied on 174.2744 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
Breaking Slabs BBQ turned in 176.0000 in pork ribs — past the 175.4056 that had stood across 1 earlier editions.
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: Rick's Racks (won 2022).
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 25, 2022 | Kansas City, MO | 1701 American Royal Court | 25 | 350.8456 | Rick's Racks |
| Mar 24, 2023 ← this one | Kansas City, MO | 1701 American Royal Court | 37 | 348.5372 | Big Racks BBQ |
| Mar 22, 2024 | Kansas City, MO | 1701 American Royal Court | 31 | 357.7028 | Bad Influence BBQ - MO |
| Mar 21, 2025 | Kansas City, MO | 1701 American Royal Court | 33 | 353.7028 | Too Sauced BBQ |
| Mar 20, 2026 | Kansas City, MO | 1701 American Royal Court | 33 | 353.1084 | Dawgs BBQ |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 176 | 172.5600 | 169.6684 |
| Pork Ribs | 176 | 174.2628 | 171.9772 |
37 entries · top 348.5372 · median 331.3828
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Big Racks BBQ | |
| 2 | Bad Influence BBQ - MO | |
| 3 | Swine-O-Licious BBQ | |
| 4 | Breaking Slabs BBQ | |
| 5 | Fluffy Butt BBQ | |
| 6 | Smoke This Drink That BBQ | |
| 7 | W2 BBQ | |
| 8 | BULL IN THE RING | |
| 9 | Rucking Fidiculous BBQ | |
| 10 | Too Sauced BBQ | |
| 11 | Shmack Q | |
| 12 | BONPAS BOTTOMS BBQ | |
| 13 | Wink's BBQ | |
| 14 | SoFa King Awesome BBQ | |
| 15 | Curly Bird BBQ | |
| 16 | RICK'S RACKS | |
| 17 | MEAT'S MY MISTRESS | |
| 18 | Mistler's BBQ | |
| 19 | Bushwood BBQ | |
| 20 | T-Dawg BBQ | |
| 21 | HESSHOGS | |
| 22 | The Smokin Goat | |
| 23 | MUNNY'S STOVE | |
| 24 | Schrockin' Que | |
| 25 | TWISTED-Q | |
| 26 | Smoke Wurx BBQ | |
| 27 | The Meatsy Boys | |
| 28 | Triple Ace's Bbq | |
| 29 | SouthInUrMouth | |
| 30 | Aww Shucks BBQ | |
| 31 | Que Lis Bbq | |
| 32 | Big Reds Backyard BBQ | |
| 33 | Team BBB3A Busch, Buds, & BBQ | |
| 34 | Big TD'S BBQ | |
| 35 | Nutty cocks bbq | |
| 36 | BBQ Boys | |
| 37 | The Dogs Liked It |
37 entries · top 176 · median 165.6684
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Too Sauced BBQ | |
| 2 | Mistler's BBQ | |
| 3 | Big Racks BBQ | |
| 4 | Rucking Fidiculous BBQ | |
| 5 | W2 BBQ | |
| 6 | Swine-O-Licious BBQ | |
| 7 | Bad Influence BBQ - MO | |
| 8 | BULL IN THE RING | |
| 9 | SoFa King Awesome BBQ | |
| 10 | Fluffy Butt BBQ | |
| 11 | Shmack Q | |
| 12 | Smoke This Drink That BBQ | |
| 13 | The Smokin Goat | |
| 14 | MEAT'S MY MISTRESS | |
| 15 | Big TD'S BBQ | |
| 16 | Bushwood BBQ | |
| 17 | Breaking Slabs BBQ | |
| 18 | Smoke Wurx BBQ | |
| 19 | SouthInUrMouth | |
| 20 | RICK'S RACKS | |
| 21 | Schrockin' Que | |
| 22 | BONPAS BOTTOMS BBQ | |
| 23 | Que Lis Bbq | |
| 24 | HESSHOGS | |
| 25 | Wink's BBQ | |
| 26 | Aww Shucks BBQ | |
| 27 | TWISTED-Q | |
| 28 | Curly Bird BBQ | |
| 29 | MUNNY'S STOVE | |
| 30 | T-Dawg BBQ | |
| 31 | Team BBB3A Busch, Buds, & BBQ | |
| 32 | The Meatsy Boys | |
| 33 | Triple Ace's Bbq | |
| 34 | BBQ Boys | |
| 35 | Big Reds Backyard BBQ | |
| 36 | Nutty cocks bbq | |
| 37 | The Dogs Liked It |
37 entries · top 176 · median 166.8228
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Breaking Slabs BBQ | |
| 2 | Big Racks BBQ | |
| 3 | Curly Bird BBQ | |
| 4 | Wink's BBQ | |
| 5 | Bad Influence BBQ - MO | |
| 6 | Smoke This Drink That BBQ | |
| 7 | Fluffy Butt BBQ | |
| 8 | T-Dawg BBQ | |
| 9 | BONPAS BOTTOMS BBQ | |
| 10 | Swine-O-Licious BBQ | |
| 11 | BULL IN THE RING | |
| 12 | RICK'S RACKS | |
| 13 | Shmack Q | |
| 14 | MUNNY'S STOVE | |
| 15 | W2 BBQ | |
| 16 | The Meatsy Boys | |
| 17 | Rucking Fidiculous BBQ | |
| 18 | TWISTED-Q | |
| 19 | HESSHOGS | |
| 20 | MEAT'S MY MISTRESS | |
| 21 | Triple Ace's Bbq | |
| 22 | SoFa King Awesome BBQ | |
| 23 | Bushwood BBQ | |
| 24 | Big Reds Backyard BBQ | |
| 25 | Schrockin' Que | |
| 26 | Too Sauced BBQ | |
| 27 | The Smokin Goat | |
| 28 | Smoke Wurx BBQ | |
| 29 | Mistler's BBQ | |
| 30 | Aww Shucks BBQ | |
| 31 | Nutty cocks bbq | |
| 32 | Que Lis Bbq | |
| 33 | SouthInUrMouth | |
| 34 | Team BBB3A Busch, Buds, & BBQ | |
| 35 | BBQ Boys | |
| 36 | Big TD'S BBQ | |
| 37 | The Dogs Liked It |