Tri City Bbq Fest
Denison, IA — every tracked edition of this contest.
Editions
12
11 with results
Typical draw
28
teams · biggest 37
Purse listed
$90K
across all editions
State championship
7 🏅
editions carried the title
The dynasty board (Grand Championships here)
- 🏆 HOT DADDY'S BBQ — 2 wins (2021, 2024)
- 🏆 Timbone Barbecue — 2 wins (2018, 2019)
- 🏆 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 | 2025-09-19 |
| Overall (Backyard) | 350.8456 | Shmack Q | 2022-09-16 |
| Chicken | 178.8572 | WHEN PIGS DIE | 2025-09-19 |
| Pork Ribs | 177.1428 | Good Grefe! | 2023-09-15 |
| Pork | 180.0000 🔥 | TEAM CRAWFORD | 2025-09-19 |
| Brisket | 179.4400 | Bucknutz BBQ | 2025-09-19 |
Most successful here (overall standings across editions)
| Team | Editions | GCs | Top-10s | Best | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOT DADDY'S BBQ | 5 | 2 | 5 | 1 | top 18% |
| SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | top 18% |
| Backroad BBQ | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | top 10% |
| PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | top 40% |
| Chester's Twisted 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% |
| TIMBONE BARBECUE | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | top 3% |
| SPITFIRE | 6 | 0 | 6 | 2 | top 18% |
| WHEN PIGS DIE | 6 | 0 | 5 | 3 | top 26% |
| Bar Down BBQ | 4 | 0 | 4 | 3 | top 16% |
| Luscious Loins BBQ | 4 | 0 | 4 | 5 | top 29% |
| Smokin B's | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | top 53% |
| WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | top 23% |
Edition by edition (field size and high score)
Every edition
| Date | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve | Purse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-18 🏅 | — | — | — | — | — | $13,150.00 |
| 2025-09-19 🏅 | 109 N. Main | 26 | 703.4060 | Shiggin & Grinnin | Good Grefe! | $12,400.00 |
| 2024-09-20 🏅 | 109 N. Main | 30 | 700.4912 | HOT DADDY'S BBQ | WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ | $12,400.00 |
| 2023-09-15 🏅 | Broadway and Main | 32 | 703.3712 | Last Call Heros BBQ | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | $12,400.00 |
| 2022-09-16 🏅 | Broadway and Main | 25 | 693.1316 | Parrothead Smokers SD | WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ | $12,000.00 |
| 2021-09-17 🏅 | Broadway and Main | 20 | 697.6572 | Hot Daddys BBQ | SPITFIRE | $14,500.00 |
| 2019-09-20 🏅 | Broadway & Main St. (Historic Uptown Denison) | 34 | 690.7540 | Timbone Barbecue | SPITFIRE | $13,000.00 |
| 2018-09-21 | Broadway & Main St. (Historic Uptown Denison) | 27 | 687.9888 | TIMBONE BARBECUE | DIRT ROAD BBQ | — |
| 2017-09-22 | Broadway & Main St. (Historic Uptown Denison) | 37 | 702.3204 | SPITFIRE | LUCKY'S Q | — |
| 2016-09-16 | Broodway & Main | 34 | 701.6800 | BIG POPPA SMOKERS | GRILLS GONE WILD IOWA | — |
| 2015-09-18 | Denison, IA 51442 | 18 | 690.7884 | PORKY BUTTS BBQ | BIG T'Z Q CRU | — |
| 2014-09-19 | Denison, IA 51442 | 21 | 691.3940 | BIG T'Z Q CRU | PIGSKIN BBQ | — |