Jun 23–24, 2017 · Sioux, IA · 📍 11 3rd st
Grand Champion: Ferg A Que (349.7828) · 22 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 Diggers BBQ
Full results from the Rib Fest 2017 (BACKYARD), a KCBS-sanctioned barbecue contest held on June 23, 2017 in Sioux, IA at 11 3rd st. Diggers BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion. Category winners: Chicken — SIOUX CITY 'QUE (171.4972); Pork Ribs — Ferg A Que (179.4400). This is the 1st of 2 editions of this contest on record; the next was held in 2026.
Chicken 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.
Pork Ribs places 1–2: Ferg A Que and Diggers BBQ tied on 179.4400 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 1–2: SIOUX CITY 'QUE edged HILLBILLY SMOKE by 0.0116. Chicken places 6–7: Pattis Pit stop edged That1 Guy's BBQ by 0.0116.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 23, 2017 ← this one | Sioux, IA | 11 3rd st | 22 | 349.7828 | Ferg A Que | Diggers BBQ |
| Jun 26, 2026 | Sioux City, IA | 111 3rd Street | 19 | 347.4056 | Family Tradition BBQ | — |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 171.4972 | 163.4172 | 155.4056 |
| Pork Ribs | 179.4400 | 163.4516 | 154.8116 |
21 entries · top 171.4972 · median 154.9372
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SIOUX CITY 'QUE | |
| 2 | HILLBILLY SMOKE | |
| 3 | Ferg A Que | |
| 4 | Diggers BBQ | |
| 5 | PBR BBQ | |
| 6 | Pattis Pit stop | |
| 7 | That1 Guy's BBQ | |
| 8 | PGRBBQ by VIZIO | |
| 9 | A CHICKEN A COW AND A PIG WALK INTO A BAR...BQ | |
| 10 | Bulldog BBQ | |
| 11 | Our Butts Sux | |
| 12 | Beer-B-Cue Brothers | |
| 13 | PAPA CHODEAN'S BBQ | |
| 14 | SMOKIN CLAMS BBQ TEAM | |
| 15 | Saul Good BBQ | |
| 16 | Mustang Q | |
| 17 | Mad Chad's BBQ | |
| 18 | TILLEY'S STICK BURNER BBQ | |
| 19 | BroBBQ | |
| 20 | ROCK'N HOGS BBQ | |
| 21 | S & M Barbecue |
22 entries · top 179.4400 · median 151.3658
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ferg A Que | |
| 2 | Diggers BBQ | |
| 3 | Beer-B-Cue Brothers | |
| 4 | Mustang Q | |
| 5 | Saul Good BBQ | |
| 6 | A CHICKEN A COW AND A PIG WALK INTO A BAR...BQ | |
| 7 | BroBBQ | |
| 8 | Bulldog BBQ | |
| 9 | ROCK'N HOGS BBQ | |
| 10 | PAPA CHODEAN'S BBQ | |
| 11 | That1 Guy's BBQ | |
| 12 | PBR BBQ | |
| 13 | PGRBBQ by VIZIO | |
| 14 | H & D BBQ | |
| 15 | HILLBILLY SMOKE | |
| 16 | Our Butts Sux | |
| 17 | Pattis Pit stop | |
| 18 | TILLEY'S STICK BURNER BBQ | |
| 19 | Mad Chad's BBQ | |
| 20 | SIOUX CITY 'QUE | |
| 21 | S & M Barbecue | |
| 22 | SMOKIN CLAMS BBQ TEAM |