The Big Slick 2024 weekend knocked it out of the park as local celebrities and their friends participated in a variety of events throughout Kansas City to raise money for Children’s Mercy Hospital.
In its fifteenth year, the annual get-together of famous locals like Rob Riggle, Paul Rudd and Jason Sudeikis topped all prior years, setting a new record of $3.9 million in two days. That brings the 15-year total to over $25 million! Every dollar raised goes directly to Children’s Mercy to advance Big Slick’s goal of eradicating pediatric cancer.
The very first Big Slick in 2010 was planned in only nine weeks when Riggle called fellow Shawnee Mission graduates Paul Rudd and Jason Sudeikis with an idea to host a poker tournament to raise money for Children's Mercy. They each agreed and immediately called upon their family and friends to help pull it off.
Now, Big Slick is selling out tickets for their two core events - the Big Slick Celebrity Softball Game at Kauffman Stadium and the sold-out Big Slick Party and Show at T-Mobile Center.
This year's game experienced a short delay due to rain but drew a large crowd nonetheless before a regular-season Royals game.
The Big Slick co-hosts and their 50+ celebrity guests also visited with the patients, families and staff and Children’s Mercy.
The Saturday night Party and Show sparked national attention when Sudeikis poked fun at Travis Kelce and his relationship with Taylor Swift during a remake of the SNL “Bill Swerski’s Super Fans” skit, which also featured original SNL skit members George Wendt and Robert Smigel.
The Show also featured Patrick Mahomes standing on stage throwing autographed footballs auctioned for $15,000 each to Kelce in the crowd. Heidi Gardner and her SNL cast mates chowed down on some wings for a live Hot Ones, and performances by comedians Jeff Ross, Fortune Feimster and Kumail Nanjiani donated significant laughs to all. Musicians David Cook, Jordan Mize and Grammy-winner Sheryl Crow capped off the show with exceptional entertainment that will surely leave fans on the edge of their seats for 2025!