Great River Threshers BBQ Contest (BACKYARD ONLY)
2024-07-12 – 2024-07-13 · Miles, IA
Reps: PATRICK DILLER · Prize money: $2,025.00
Grand Champion: BBQ Pit Bros (353.7144) · 11 teams
Entries
11
3 categories
Top score
353.7144
Winning margin
4.0344
GC over RC
Field average
335.75
median 343.39
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Pork Ribs
4.5712 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
308.5148
what a walk cost here
Field spread
63.4856
winner to last place
Prize money
$2,025.00
on the line
Double threats
5
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 81%
beats 19% of 2715 overall wins in the data
Field strength
1541
avg power rating going in · stronger than 46% of contests
Storylines
🃏 An upset on the books
BBQ Pit Bros came in rated below the field's top team, Big Racks BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 33-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
Score curves (score by finishing position — steep cliffs mean a spread field, flat lines a knife fight)
Category showdown (top / average / median score per meat)
Score distribution
This contest over the years
| Date | Where | Teams | High score | Grand Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-07-12 ← this one | Miles, IA | 11 | 353.7144 | BBQ Pit Bros |
| 2025-07-11 | Miles, IA | 18 | 349.7028 | Chesters Twisted Que |
| 2025-07-12 | Miles, IA | 16 | 353.1316 | Bramble BBQ |
| 2026-07-17 | Miles, IA | — | — | — |
| 2026-07-18 | Miles, IA | — | — | — |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Ancillary — Pork
11 entries · top 178.2972 · median 166.2516
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BBQ Pit Bros | |
| 2 | 309 BBQ | |
| 3 | Skinny Pig BBQ | |
| 4 | Big Racks BBQ | |
| 5 | Rudes BBQ | |
| 6 | Heavy & Sweaty BBQ | |
| 7 | Bramble BBQ | |
| 8 | Sugba Smokehouse | |
| 9 | Chester's Twisted Que | |
| 10 | K&E BBQ | |
| 11 | Clinton County Convicts |
Backyard Series — Chicken
11 entries · top 177.7028 · median 171.9656
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bramble BBQ | |
| 2 | BBQ Pit Bros | |
| 3 | Sugba Smokehouse | |
| 4 | Rudes BBQ | |
| 5 | Skinny Pig BBQ | |
| 6 | Big Racks BBQ | |
| 7 | 309 BBQ | |
| 8 | Heavy & Sweaty BBQ | |
| 9 | Chester's Twisted Que | |
| 10 | Clinton County Convicts | |
| 11 | K&E BBQ |
Backyard Series — Overall
11 entries · top 353.7144 · median 343.3944
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BBQ Pit Bros | |
| 2 | Bramble BBQ | |
| 3 | Sugba Smokehouse | |
| 4 | Rudes BBQ | |
| 5 | Skinny Pig BBQ | |
| 6 | Big Racks BBQ | |
| 7 | 309 BBQ | |
| 8 | Chester's Twisted Que | |
| 9 | Heavy & Sweaty BBQ | |
| 10 | Clinton County Convicts | |
| 11 | K&E BBQ |
Backyard Series — Pork Ribs
11 entries · top 176.5600 · median 171.9772
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BBQ Pit Bros | |
| 2 | 309 BBQ | |
| 3 | Rudes BBQ | |
| 4 | Sugba Smokehouse | |
| 5 | Skinny Pig BBQ | |
| 6 | Bramble BBQ | |
| 7 | Big Racks BBQ | |
| 8 | Chester's Twisted Que | |
| 9 | Heavy & Sweaty BBQ | |
| 10 | Clinton County Convicts | |
| 11 | K&E BBQ |