Jul 12–13, 2025 · Miles, IA · 📍 44 Centennial St.
Reps: Patrick Diller · Prize money: $2,500
Bramble BBQ won Grand Champion at the Great River Threshers BBQ Contest (BACKYARD ONLY) (Day 2) on July 12, 2025 in Miles, IA at 44 Centennial St., scoring 353.1316 in a field of 16 teams. BBQ Pit Bros took Reserve Grand Champion with 349.1200. Category winners: Chicken — DAWGS BBQ (179.4400); Pork Ribs — Bramble BBQ (175.4172). This is the 3rd of 7 editions of this contest on record; the 2025 edition was won by Chesters Twisted Que; the next was held in 2026.
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.
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.
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: BBQ Pit Bros (won 2024), Chesters Twisted Que (won 2025).
16 of 18 teams from 2025-07-11 came back
16 of the 18 teams that cooked the previous edition came back for this one — a contest people put on the calendar.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 12, 2024 | 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 ← this one | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 179.4400 | 176.5828 | 170.2628 |
| Pork Ribs | 175.4172 | 170.8228 | 166.8228 |
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 |
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 |
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 |