Great River Threshers BBQ Contest (BACKYARD ONLY) (Day 2)
2025-07-12 – 2025-07-13 · Miles, IA · 📍 44 Centennial St.
Reps: PATRICK DILLER · Prize money: $2,500.00
Grand Champion: Bramble BBQ (353.1316) · 16 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 BBQ Pit Bros
Entries
Top score
Winning margin
Field average
Perfect 180s
Tightest race
Top-10 cutoff
Field spread
Prize money
Double threats
How hot was the win?
Traveled in
Came back for more
Form held
Field strength
Storylines
📸 Photo finishes
Chicken places 1–2: DAWGS BBQ and BBQ Pit Bros tied on 179.4400 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 1–2: Bramble BBQ and Must B Smokin' Somethin' BBQ Team tied on 175.4172 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 6–7: BBQ Pit Bros and SMOKIN E'S BBQ tied on 169.6800 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
🛡️ Back to defend
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: BBQ Pit Bros (won 2024), Chesters Twisted Que (won 2025).
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
Biggest rating movers (power-rating points won and lost at this contest)
Did form hold? (pre-contest rating vs overall finish — ratings called it if the dots climb to the right)
Where the field came from (home regions on file)
This contest over the years full contest page →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-07-12 | Miles, IA | 44 Centennial St. | 11 | 353.7144 | BBQ Pit Bros | — |
| 2025-07-11 | Miles, IA | 44 Centennial St. | 18 | 349.7028 | Chesters Twisted Que | — |
| 2025-07-12 ← this one | Miles, IA | 44 Centennial St. | 16 | 353.1316 | Bramble BBQ | — |
| 2026-07-17 | Miles, IA | 99 Centennial St. | 27 | 355.4172 | Must B Smokin' Somethin' BBQ Team | — |
| 2026-07-18 | Miles, IA | 99 Centennial St. | 28 | 353.7028 | Kick Ash BBQ | — |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 179.4400 | 176.5828 | 170.2628 |
| Pork Ribs | 175.4172 | 170.8228 | 166.8228 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Backyard Series
Overall
16 entries · top 353.1316 · median 342.8000
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bramble BBQ | |
| 2 | BBQ Pit Bros | |
| 3 | Rudes BBQ | |
| 4 | Must B Smokin' Somethin' BBQ Team | |
| 5 | SMOKEY GQ | |
| 6 | DAWGS BBQ | |
| 7 | Slingin' Q | |
| 8 | Chester's Twisted Que | |
| 9 | Family Tradition BBQ | |
| 10 | SmoQued On Main St | |
| 11 | SMOKIN E'S BBQ | |
| 12 | BootsBBQ | |
| 13 | E SQUARED BBQ | |
| 14 | Skinny Pig BBQ | |
| 15 | All Smoked Up BBQ | |
| 16 | Smokey Bros BBQ |
Chicken
16 entries · top 179.4400 · median 171.6914
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | DAWGS BBQ | |
| 2 | BBQ Pit Bros | |
| 3 | Family Tradition BBQ | |
| 4 | Bramble BBQ | |
| 5 | Slingin' Q | |
| 6 | Rudes BBQ | |
| 7 | SMOKEY GQ | |
| 8 | Chester's Twisted Que | |
| 9 | SmoQued On Main St | |
| 10 | SMOKIN E'S BBQ | |
| 11 | Must B Smokin' Somethin' BBQ Team | |
| 12 | Skinny Pig BBQ | |
| 13 | E SQUARED BBQ | |
| 14 | BootsBBQ | |
| 15 | All Smoked Up BBQ | |
| 16 | Smokey Bros BBQ |
Pork Ribs
16 entries · top 175.4172 · median 169.1086
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bramble BBQ | |
| 2 | Must B Smokin' Somethin' BBQ Team | |
| 3 | Rudes BBQ | |
| 4 | Chester's Twisted Que | |
| 5 | SMOKEY GQ | |
| 6 | BBQ Pit Bros | |
| 7 | SMOKIN E'S BBQ | |
| 8 | BootsBBQ | |
| 9 | SmoQued On Main St | |
| 10 | Slingin' Q | |
| 11 | E SQUARED BBQ | |
| 12 | Skinny Pig BBQ | |
| 13 | DAWGS BBQ | |
| 14 | All Smoked Up BBQ | |
| 15 | Family Tradition BBQ | |
| 16 | Smokey Bros BBQ |