American Royal World Series of Barbecue Steak Cook-Off
2023-03-24 – 2023-03-25 · Kansas City, MO · 📍 1701 American Royal Court
Reps: DAVE ROGERS, PEG ROGERS · Prize money: $2,000.00
Entries
18
0 judged meats · 1 ancillary
Top score
177.7028
Winning margin
1.1428
1st over 2nd
Field average
169.22
median 168.82
Perfect 180s
0
Top-10 cutoff
168.5256
10th place overall
Field spread
29.1312
winner to last place
Prize money
$2,000.00
on the line
How hot was the win?
Top 38%
beats 62% of 42 steak wins in the data
Came back for more
27%
3 of 11 teams from the previous edition returned
Storylines
👑 A dynasty in the making
Go Ham BBQ has won this contest 2 times across its 5 tracked editions.
Score curves (score by finishing position — steep cliffs mean a spread field, flat lines a knife fight)
Score distribution
This contest over the years full contest page →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-03-25 | Kansas City, MO | 1701 American Royal Court | 11 | 173.1544 | Go Ham BBQ | — |
| 2023-03-24 ← this one | Kansas City, MO | 1701 American Royal Court | — | — | — | — |
| 2024-03-22 | Kansas City, MO | 1701 American Royal Court | 10 | 180.0000 | Go Ham BBQ | — |
| 2025-03-21 | Kansas City, MO | 1701 American Royal Court | — | — | — | — |
| 2026-03-20 | Kansas City, MO | 1701 American Royal Court | — | — | — | — |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Ancillary categories
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.
Ancillary — Steak
18 entries · top 177.7028 · median 168.8228
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grillas bbq team | |
| 2 | HESSHOGS | |
| 3 | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | |
| 4 | Smoke This Drink That BBQ | |
| 5 | RICK'S RACKS | |
| 6 | Schrockin' Que | |
| 7 | Nutty cocks bbq | |
| 8 | Smoke Wurx BBQ | |
| 9 | Big TD'S BBQ | |
| 10 | SouthInUrMouth | |
| 11 | MAD MUTT'S BBQ | |
| 12 | Pirates of Bar B Que Bay | |
| 13 | Shmack Q | |
| 14 | BBQ Boys | |
| 15 | Breaking Slabs BBQ | |
| 16 | The Dogs Liked It | |
| 17 | TWISTED-Q | |
| 18 | B&C |