American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest
Kansas City, KS · 📍 Kansas Speedway — every tracked edition of this contest.
Editions
2
2 with results
Typical draw
423
teams · biggest 444
Purse listed
$129K
across all editions
State championship
2 🏅
editions carried the title
The dynasty board (Grand Championships here)
- 🏆 Wag's Backwoods BBQ — 1 win (2025)
- 🏆 Chunky BBQ — 1 win (2024)
Course records (best score ever posted here)
| Category | Score | Team | When |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall (Master) | 710.8228 | CHUNKY BBQ | Oct 30, 2024 |
| Chicken | 180 🔥 | RENEGADE BBQ | Nov 5, 2025 |
| Pork Ribs | 180 🔥 | LOVE 2 Q | Nov 5, 2025 |
| Pork | 180 🔥 | Heavy Smoke BBQ | Nov 5, 2025 |
| Brisket | 180 🔥 | Swine-O-licious BBQ | Nov 5, 2025 |
Most successful here (overall standings across editions)
| Team | Editions | GCs | Top-10s | Best | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHUNKY BBQ | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | top 7% |
| WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | top 18% |
| RAZORRACKS | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | top 1% |
| AMERICAN FIRE BBQ | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | top 11% |
| Blind Fox BBQ | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | top 15% |
| JANKY LEG BBQ | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | top 4% |
| MEAT ME IN ST. LOUIS | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | top 9% |
| Mulkey's BBQ | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | top 12% |
| OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | top 24% |
| SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | top 34% |
| Smoked & Furious | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | top 36% |
| Rusty Pig BBQ | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | top 3% |
| Rio Valley Meat BBQ | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | top 9% |
| Colorado Bulldawg BBQ | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | top 2% |
| Rack Shack bbq | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | top 1% |
Edition by edition (field size and high score)
Every edition
| Date | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve | Purse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 5, 2025 🏅 | Kansas Speedway | 401 | 708.5488 | Wag's Backwoods BBQ | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE | $60,910 |
| Oct 30, 2024 🏅 | Kansas Speedway | 444 | 710.8228 | Chunky BBQ | Bushmaster BBQ | $68,425 |