Jul 17–18, 2026 · Miles, IA · 📍 99 Centennial St.
Reps: Laurie Tweten, Patrick Diller · Prize money: $2,450
Must B Smokin' Somethin' BBQ Team won Grand Champion at the Great River Threshers BBQ Contest (BACKYARD ONLY) (Day 1) on July 17, 2026 in Miles, IA at 99 Centennial St., scoring 355.4172 in a field of 27 teams. Rudes BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 352.5600. Category winners: Chicken — WEEZ'S GROOVIN' BBQ (177.7144); Pork Ribs — Must B Smokin' Somethin' BBQ Team (178.8572). This is the 4th of 7 editions of this contest on record; the 2025 edition was won by Bramble BBQ; 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.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 79 times in 100
Must B Smokin' Somethin' BBQ Team came in rated below the field's top team, WEEZ'S GROOVIN' BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 21-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
Chicken places 2–3: Must B Smokin' Somethin' BBQ Team and Rudes BBQ tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 5–6: Kick Ash BBQ and DAWGS BBQ tied on 174.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 8–9: Killer Rex BBQ and SMOKIN E'S BBQ tied on 173.1084 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
Must B Smokin' Somethin' BBQ Team turned in 178.8572 in pork ribs — past the 176.5600 that had stood across 3 earlier editions.
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: Chesters Twisted Que (won 2025), Bramble BBQ (won 2025).
This contest usually draws about 15 teams
27 teams is the deepest field this contest has drawn in the data, against a typical 15.
| 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 | Miles, IA | 44 Centennial St. | 16 | 353.1316 | Bramble BBQ |
| Jul 17, 2026 ← this one | 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 | 177.7144 | 174.2628 | 171.9656 |
| Pork Ribs | 178.8572 | 174.2628 | 171.9772 |
27 entries · top 355.4172 · median 337.6688
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Must B Smokin' Somethin' BBQ Team | |
| 2 | Rudes BBQ | |
| 3 | WEEZ'S GROOVIN' BBQ | |
| 4 | Kick Ash BBQ | |
| 5 | Skinny Pig BBQ | |
| 6 | SMOKIN E'S BBQ | |
| 7 | SMOKEY GQ | |
| 8 | DAWGS BBQ | |
| 9 | FENDER BENDER BBQ | |
| 10 | Big Bear BBQ | |
| 11 | Smoke N Poke BBQ | |
| 12 | Killer Rex BBQ | |
| 13 | Bramble BBQ | |
| 14 | Chester's Twisted Que | |
| 15 | River City Smoque | |
| 16 | Shmack Q | |
| 17 | RedHog BBQ | |
| 18 | All Smoked Up BBQ | |
| 19 | Dagwoods BBQ | |
| 20 | Ribs For Your Pleasure | |
| 21 | Jessi James Smoking Guns BBQ | |
| 22 | T Daddys BBQ | |
| 23 | McDonald Family BBQ | |
| 24 | On the Spit BBQ, LLC | |
| 25 | JK Smokin BBQ | |
| 26 | Ole Mae I BBQ | |
| 27 | Smokey Bros Barbecue |
27 entries · top 177.7144 · median 169.1544
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WEEZ'S GROOVIN' BBQ | |
| 2 | Must B Smokin' Somethin' BBQ Team | |
| 3 | Rudes BBQ | |
| 4 | Skinny Pig BBQ | |
| 5 | Kick Ash BBQ | |
| 6 | DAWGS BBQ | |
| 7 | SMOKEY GQ | |
| 8 | Killer Rex BBQ | |
| 9 | SMOKIN E'S BBQ | |
| 10 | RedHog BBQ | |
| 11 | Chester's Twisted Que | |
| 12 | FENDER BENDER BBQ | |
| 13 | Shmack Q | |
| 14 | T Daddys BBQ | |
| 15 | McDonald Family BBQ | |
| 16 | Smoke N Poke BBQ | |
| 17 | All Smoked Up BBQ | |
| 18 | Big Bear BBQ | |
| 19 | River City Smoque | |
| 20 | Bramble BBQ | |
| 21 | Ribs For Your Pleasure | |
| 22 | Smokey Bros Barbecue | |
| 23 | Dagwoods BBQ | |
| 24 | On the Spit BBQ, LLC | |
| 25 | Jessi James Smoking Guns BBQ | |
| 26 | JK Smokin BBQ | |
| 27 | Ole Mae I BBQ |
26 entries · top 178.8572 · median 170.8458
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Must B Smokin' Somethin' BBQ Team | |
| 2 | Rudes BBQ | |
| 3 | SMOKIN E'S BBQ | |
| 4 | WEEZ'S GROOVIN' BBQ | |
| 5 | SMOKEY GQ | |
| 6 | Kick Ash BBQ | |
| 7 | FENDER BENDER BBQ | |
| 8 | Ole Mae I BBQ | |
| 9 | Jessi James Smoking Guns BBQ | |
| 10 | Big Bear BBQ | |
| 11 | Bramble BBQ | |
| 12 | Skinny Pig BBQ | |
| 13 | Smoke N Poke BBQ | |
| 14 | DAWGS BBQ | |
| 15 | River City Smoque | |
| 16 | Dagwoods BBQ | |
| 17 | Killer Rex BBQ | |
| 18 | Chester's Twisted Que | |
| 19 | All Smoked Up BBQ | |
| 20 | Shmack Q | |
| 21 | Ribs For Your Pleasure | |
| 22 | RedHog BBQ | |
| 23 | JK Smokin BBQ | |
| 24 | On the Spit BBQ, LLC | |
| 25 | T Daddys BBQ | |
| 26 | McDonald Family BBQ |
Run by the organizers alongside the sanctioned contest. These are judged on their own terms and do not count toward the overall score, so they're kept out of the meat stats above.
22 entries · top 178.8572 · median 168.5256
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMOKIN E'S BBQ | |
| 2 | WEEZ'S GROOVIN' BBQ | |
| 3 | Dagwoods BBQ | |
| 4 | Smokey Bros Barbecue | |
| 5 | DAWGS BBQ | |
| 6 | RedHog BBQ | |
| 7 | JK Smokin BBQ | |
| 8 | Must B Smokin' Somethin' BBQ Team | |
| 9 | Skinny Pig BBQ | |
| 10 | Rudes BBQ | |
| 11 | Smoke N Poke BBQ | |
| 12 | FENDER BENDER BBQ | |
| 13 | T Daddys BBQ | |
| 14 | Ole Mae I BBQ | |
| 15 | Killer Rex BBQ | |
| 16 | Big Bear BBQ | |
| 17 | Chester's Twisted Que | |
| 18 | All Smoked Up BBQ | |
| 19 | Kick Ash BBQ | |
| 20 | Bramble BBQ | |
| 21 | On the Spit BBQ, LLC | |
| 22 | Jessi James Smoking Guns BBQ |