The Legends Program at the American Royal is presented by Yeti. This program is a loyalty program for teams who have participated in the World Series of Barbecue® for multiple years. Teams reaching five (5), ten (10) or twenty (20) year anniversary will received a commemorative flag/banner. All teams who have participated for twenty-plus (20+) years will be automatically entered into the Legends Contest which is a special, sub-contest of the Open Meats Contest. Teams in the Legends Contest do not have to turn in additional proteins and are not charged any additional expense. The scores from the Open Meat judging will be used to rank the legends participants. On the application, please enter the number of years your team has competed in the American Royal, which will be verified and cross-checked with our records.