Jul 12–13, 2024 · Miles, IA · 📍 44 Centennial St.
Reps: Patrick Diller · Prize money: $2,025
BBQ Pit Bros won Grand Champion at the Great River Threshers BBQ Contest (BACKYARD ONLY) on July 12, 2024 in Miles, IA at 44 Centennial St., scoring 353.7144 in a field of 11 teams. Bramble BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 349.6800. Category winners: Chicken — Bramble BBQ (177.7028); Pork Ribs — BBQ Pit Bros (176.5600). This is the 1st of 7 editions of this contest on record; the next was held in 2025.
Overall totals, every team on the board — tall stacks are where the pack sat.
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 70 times in 100
BBQ Pit Bros came in rated below the field's top team, Big Racks BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 30-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
This was BBQ Pit Bros's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 20th tracked contest.
Backyard Series — Pork Ribs places 5–6: Skinny Pig BBQ edged Bramble BBQ by 0.0116. Backyard Series — Chicken places 5–6: Skinny Pig BBQ edged Big Racks BBQ by 0.0116. Backyard Series — Pork Ribs places 4–5: Sugba Smokehouse edged Skinny Pig BBQ by 0.0228.
BBQ Pit Bros won Pork Ribs, Pork — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 12, 2024 ← this one | Miles, IA | 44 Centennial St. | 11 | 353.7144 | BBQ Pit Bros |
| Jul 11, 2025 | Miles, IA | 44 Centennial St. | 18 | 349.7028 | Chesters Twisted Que |
| Jul 12, 2025 | Miles, IA | 44 Centennial St. | 16 | 353.1316 | Bramble BBQ |
| Jul 17, 2026 | Miles, IA | 99 Centennial St. | 27 | 355.4172 | Must B Smokin' Somethin' BBQ Team |
| Jul 18, 2026 | Miles, IA | 99 Centennial St. | 28 | 353.7028 | Kick Ash BBQ |
| Jul 16, 2027 | Miles, IA | — | — | — | — |
| Jul 17, 2027 | Miles, IA | — | — | — | — |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Backyard Series — Chicken | 177.7028 | 171.9772 | 155.9888 |
| Backyard Series — Pork Ribs | 176.5600 | 171.9888 | 152.5260 |
| Ancillary — Pork | 178.2972 | 171.9772 | 150.2288 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |