Great River Threshers BBQ Contest (BACKYARD ONLY) (Day 1) 2027

Jul 16–17, 2027 · Miles, IA

📅 Coming up — Jul 16–17, 2027 in Miles, IA. Results appear here once KCBS posts them after the contest.

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The Great River Threshers BBQ Contest (BACKYARD ONLY) (Day 1) 2027 is a Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) sanctioned barbecue contest scheduled for July 16, 2027 in Miles, IA. Full results, category by category, are posted here once KCBS publishes them. This is the 6th of 7 editions of this contest on record; the 2026 edition was won by Kick Ash BBQ; the next is scheduled for July 17, 2027.

Contest preview (from past editions of this contest)

No scores yet — here is what the record book says about the contest they are walking into.

Defending champion

1× title here

Kick Ash BBQ won the most recent scored edition (2026-07-18).

Jul 18, 2026

Contest record

355.4172 the score to beat here

The highest overall score here is 355.4172, set by Must B Smokin' Somethin' BBQ Team in 2026.

2026
Must B Smokin' Somethin' BBQ Team

Typical draw

20 teams on an average year

This contest has averaged 20 teams across 5 scored editions.

biggest 28
5 scored editions

The regulars

5× visits by the most frequent entrant

Bramble BBQ has cooked this contest 5 times — more than any other team in the data.

Bramble BBQ ×5 · 1 GC
Chester's Twisted Que ×5 · 1 GC
Rudes BBQ ×5
Skinny Pig BBQ ×5
Must B Smokin' Somethin' BBQ Team ×4 · 1 GC

This contest over the years full contest page →

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	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 ← this one	Miles, IA	—	—	—	—
Jul 17, 2027	Miles, IA	—	—	—	—