American Royal World Series of Barbecue Backyard Contest
Kansas City, MO · 📍 1701 American Royal Court — every tracked edition of this contest.
Editions
5
5 with results
Typical draw
32
teams · biggest 37
Purse listed
$22K
across all editions
The dynasty board (Grand Championships here)
- 🏆 Dawgs BBQ — 1 win (2026)
- 🏆 Too Sauced BBQ — 1 win (2025)
- 🏆 Bad Influence BBQ - MO — 1 win (2024)
- 🏆 Big Racks BBQ — 1 win (2023)
- 🏆 Rick's Racks — 1 win (2022)
Course records (best score ever posted here)
| Category | Score | Team | When |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall (Backyard) | 357.7028 | Bad Influence BBQ - MO | Mar 22, 2024 |
| Chicken | 180 🔥 | Karnivor Creations BBQ | Mar 20, 2026 |
| Pork Ribs | 179.4400 | Swine-O-licious BBQ | Mar 22, 2024 |
Most successful here (overall standings across editions)
| Team | Editions | GCs | Top-10s | Best | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Too Sauced BBQ | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | top 28% |
| Big Racks BBQ | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | top 15% |
| Bad Influence BBQ - MO | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | top 4% |
| RICK'S RACKS | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | top 24% |
| DAWGS BBQ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | top 3% |
| Rucking Fidiculous BBQ | 4 | 0 | 3 | 6 | top 35% |
| Swine-O-licious BBQ | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | top 8% |
| Big Reds Backyard BBQ | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | top 44% |
| Bushwood BBQ | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | top 31% |
| Fluffy Butt BBQ | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | top 32% |
| BULL IN THE RING | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | top 23% |
| Smoke This Drink That BBQ | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | top 13% |
| Ro-Ro's Smokehouse | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | top 20% |
| Breaking Slabs BBQ | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | top 20% |
| T-Dawg BBQ | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | top 42% |
Edition by edition (field size and high score)
Every edition
| Date | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve | Purse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 20, 2026 | 1701 American Royal Court | 33 | 353.1084 | Dawgs BBQ | — | $5,450 |
| Mar 21, 2025 | 1701 American Royal Court | 33 | 353.7028 | Too Sauced BBQ | — | $5,450 |
| Mar 22, 2024 | 1701 American Royal Court | 31 | 357.7028 | Bad Influence BBQ - MO | — | — |
| Mar 24, 2023 | 1701 American Royal Court | 37 | 348.5372 | Big Racks BBQ | — | $5,300 |
| Mar 25, 2022 | 1701 American Royal Court | 25 | 350.8456 | Rick's Racks | — | $5,300 |