Jun 20–21, 2025 · Sioux City, IA · 📍 111 3rd Street
Reps: Eugene Wickham, Sarah Wickham · Prize money: $1,750
BBQ Pit Bros won Grand Champion at the Camp High Hopes Rib Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) on June 20, 2025 in Sioux City, IA at 111 3rd Street, scoring 354.9144 in a field of 20 teams. East Bow Que took Reserve Grand Champion with 353.7144. Category winners: Chicken — BBQ Pit Bros (178.3200); Pork Ribs — East Bow Que (177.7144). This is the 6th of 6 editions of this contest on record; the 2024 edition was won by East Bow Que.
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 5–6: DIGGERS BBQ and Hillbilly Smoke BBQ tied on 171.4400 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 2–3: SMOKEY GQ edged East Bow Que by 0.0116. Pork Ribs places 1–2: East Bow Que edged Family Tradition BBQ by 0.0116.
BBQ Pit Bros turned in 178.3200 in chicken — past the 177.7372 that had stood across 5 earlier editions.
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: Hillbilly Smoke BBQ (won 2023), East Bow Que (won 2024).
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Sioux City, IA | 111 3rd St | 14 | 331.4744 | Ferg A Que | — |
| Jun 22, 2018 | Sioux City, IA | 111 3rd st | 19 | 338.2972 | Hillbilly Smoke-IA | ROCK'N HOGS BBQ |
| Jun 19, 2021 | Sioux City, IA | 111 3rd st | 22 | 344.5944 | Go Ham BBQ | — |
| Jun 17, 2022 | Sioux City, IA | 111 3rd Street | 13 | 345.0856 | Good Old Boys BBQ | — |
| Jun 23, 2023 | Sioux City, IA | 111 3rd Street | 15 | 351.4288 | Hillbilly Smoke BBQ | — |
| Jun 21, 2024 | Sioux City, IA | 111 3rd Street | 17 | 348.0228 | East Bow Que | — |
| Jun 20, 2025 ← this one | Sioux City, IA | 111 3rd Street | 20 | 354.9144 | BBQ Pit Bros | — |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 178.3200 | 171.4400 | 158.2400 |
| Pork Ribs | 177.7144 | 171.4400 | 154.3084 |
20 entries · top 354.9144 · median 310.4686
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BBQ Pit Bros | |
| 2 | East Bow Que | |
| 3 | SMOKEY GQ | |
| 4 | Chester's Twisted Que | |
| 5 | DIGGERS BBQ | |
| 6 | Three Casual Smokers | |
| 7 | Family Tradition BBQ | |
| 8 | Hillbilly Smoke BBQ | |
| 9 | ROCK'N HOGS BBQ | |
| 10 | 7.62 BBQ | |
| 11 | Patti's Pit Stop | |
| 12 | Smoked and Sassy BBQ | |
| 13 | STF | |
| 14 | 2 B's BBQ | |
| 15 | Sloppy Beaver BBQ | |
| 16 | Smokin With Spide | |
| 17 | Louis Bros BBQ | |
| 18 | Bankin Bites | |
| 19 | Moose Smokin BBQ | |
| 20 | Mr Rello Midwest & Southern Style BBQ |
20 entries · top 178.3200 · median 157.3714
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BBQ Pit Bros | |
| 2 | SMOKEY GQ | |
| 3 | East Bow Que | |
| 4 | Chester's Twisted Que | |
| 5 | DIGGERS BBQ | |
| 6 | Hillbilly Smoke BBQ | |
| 7 | Moose Smokin BBQ | |
| 8 | Three Casual Smokers | |
| 9 | 7.62 BBQ | |
| 10 | Patti's Pit Stop | |
| 11 | Family Tradition BBQ | |
| 12 | STF | |
| 13 | 2 B's BBQ | |
| 14 | Louis Bros BBQ | |
| 15 | ROCK'N HOGS BBQ | |
| 16 | Smokin With Spide | |
| 17 | Smoked and Sassy BBQ | |
| 18 | Sloppy Beaver BBQ | |
| 19 | Bankin Bites | |
| 20 | Mr Rello Midwest & Southern Style BBQ |
20 entries · top 177.7144 · median 154.2570
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | East Bow Que | |
| 2 | Family Tradition BBQ | |
| 3 | BBQ Pit Bros | |
| 4 | Chester's Twisted Que | |
| 5 | ROCK'N HOGS BBQ | |
| 6 | SMOKEY GQ | |
| 7 | Three Casual Smokers | |
| 8 | DIGGERS BBQ | |
| 9 | Hillbilly Smoke BBQ | |
| 10 | Mr Rello Midwest & Southern Style BBQ | |
| 11 | Smoked and Sassy BBQ | |
| 12 | Patti's Pit Stop | |
| 13 | 7.62 BBQ | |
| 14 | 2 B's BBQ | |
| 15 | STF | |
| 16 | Sloppy Beaver BBQ | |
| 17 | Bankin Bites | |
| 18 | Smokin With Spide | |
| 19 | Louis Bros BBQ | |
| 20 | Moose Smokin BBQ |