American Royal World Series of Barbecue Steak Cook-Off
Kansas City, MO · 📍 1701 American Royal Court — every tracked edition of this contest.
Editions
5
5 with results
Typical draw
11
teams · biggest 11
Purse listed
$8,000
across all editions
The dynasty board (Grand Championships here)
- 🏆 Go Ham BBQ — 2 wins (2022, 2024)
Most successful here (overall standings across editions)
| Team | Editions | GCs | Top-10s | Best | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Go Ham BBQ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | top 10% |
| Karnivor Creations BBQ | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — |
| HevyQue BBQ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Wapatui Smokers | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | top 70% |
| Sofa King Awesome BBQ | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | — |
| GRILLAS | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | top 53% |
| Nutty Cocks BBQ | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | — |
| Smokesdidier bbq | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | top 64% |
| Big Racks BBQ | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — |
| E SQUARED BBQ | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | — |
| KC Meat Sweats | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | — |
| MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | top 80% |
| Music City Smokers | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | — |
| Poppin Smoke BBQ | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | — |
| SadieQ | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | — |
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 | — | — | — | — | $2,000 |
| Mar 21, 2025 | 1701 American Royal Court | — | — | — | — | $2,000 |
| Mar 22, 2024 | 1701 American Royal Court | 10 | 180 | Go Ham BBQ | — | — |
| Mar 24, 2023 | 1701 American Royal Court | — | — | — | — | $2,000 |
| Mar 25, 2022 | 1701 American Royal Court | 11 | 173.1544 | Go Ham BBQ | — | $2,000 |