Tri City BBQ Fest
Denison, IA · 📍 109 N. Main — every tracked edition of this contest.
Editions
12
12 with results
Typical draw
28
teams · biggest 37
Purse listed
$90K
across all editions
State championship
7 🏅
editions carried the title
Record book — 1 held (1 in the KCBS record book)
Where this contest stands in the all-time KCBS record book, counting every edition of it together.
The dynasty board (Grand Championships here)
- 🏆 HOT DADDY'S BBQ — 2 wins (2021, 2024)
- 🏆 Timbone Barbecue — 2 wins (2018, 2019)
- 🏆 Grillin' Grindes — 1 win (2026)
- 🏆 Shiggin & Grinnin — 1 win (2025)
- 🏆 Last Call Heros BBQ — 1 win (2023)
- 🏆 Parrothead Smokers SD — 1 win (2022)
- 🏆 SPITFIRE — 1 win (2017)
- 🏆 BIG POPPA SMOKERS — 1 win (2016)
- 🏆 PORKY BUTTS BBQ — 1 win (2015)
- 🏆 BIG T'Z Q CRU — 1 win (2014)
Course records (best score ever posted here)
| Category | Score | Team | When |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall (Master) | 703.4060 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | Sep 19, 2025 |
| Overall (Backyard) | 350.8456 | Shmack Q | Sep 16, 2022 |
| Chicken | 180 🔥 | HOME FARM BBQ | Sep 18, 2026 |
| Pork Ribs | 180 🔥 | SQUEALING PIG BBQ | Sep 22, 2017 |
| Pork | 180 🔥 | TEAM CRAWFORD | Sep 19, 2025 |
| Brisket | 180 🔥 | SMOKEY D'S WANNABEES | Sep 18, 2026 |
Most successful here (overall standings across editions)
| Team | Editions | GCs | Top-10s | Best | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOT DADDY'S BBQ | 6 | 2 | 6 | 1 | top 18% |
| TIMBONE BARBECUE | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | top 30% |
| SPITFIRE | 9 | 1 | 8 | 1 | top 22% |
| SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | top 16% |
| GRILLIN' GRINDES | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | top 58% |
| PORKY BUTTS BBQ | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | top 12% |
| Backroad BBQ | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | top 10% |
| BIG T'Z Q CRU | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | top 8% |
| PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | top 46% |
| Chester's Twisted Que | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | top 4% |
| East Bow Que | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | top 4% |
| Shmack Q | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | top 4% |
| Too Sauced BBQ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | top 3% |
| LAST CALL HEROES BBQ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | top 3% |
| BIG POPPA SMOKERS | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | top 3% |
Edition by edition (field size and high score)
Every edition
| Date | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve | Purse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 18, 2026 🏅 | 109 N. Main | 26 | 702.2400 | Grillin' Grindes | Home Farm BBQ | $13,150 |
| Sep 19, 2025 🏅 | 109 N. Main | 26 | 703.4060 | Shiggin & Grinnin | Good Grefe! | $12,400 |
| Sep 20, 2024 🏅 | 109 N. Main | 30 | 700.4912 | HOT DADDY'S BBQ | WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ | $12,400 |
| Sep 15, 2023 🏅 | Broadway and Main | 32 | 703.3712 | Last Call Heros BBQ | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | $12,400 |
| Sep 16, 2022 🏅 | Broadway and Main | 25 | 693.1316 | Parrothead Smokers SD | WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ | $12,000 |
| Sep 17, 2021 🏅 | Broadway and Main | 20 | 697.6572 | Hot Daddys BBQ | SPITFIRE | $14,500 |
| Sep 20, 2019 🏅 | Broadway & Main St. (Historic Uptown Denison) | 34 | 690.7540 | Timbone Barbecue | SPITFIRE | $13,000 |
| Sep 21, 2018 | Broadway & Main St. (Historic Uptown Denison) | 27 | 687.9888 | TIMBONE BARBECUE | DIRT ROAD BBQ | — |
| Sep 22, 2017 | Broadway & Main St. (Historic Uptown Denison) | 37 | 702.3204 | SPITFIRE | LUCKY'S Q | — |
| Sep 16, 2016 | Broodway & Main | 34 | 701.6800 | BIG POPPA SMOKERS | GRILLS GONE WILD IOWA | — |
| Sep 18, 2015 | Denison, IA 51442 | 18 | 690.7884 | PORKY BUTTS BBQ | BIG T'Z Q CRU | — |
| Sep 19, 2014 | Denison, IA 51442 | 21 | 691.3940 | BIG T'Z Q CRU | PIGSKIN BBQ | — |