DES MOINES, Iowa (WHO) — Big Al’s Smokin Good BBQ from Le Mars was one of the winning teams at the BBQ & Brew at the Ballpark competition on Saturday, and they plan to donate all their prize money to those affected by the floods in northwest Iowa.
Big Al’s Smokin Good BBQ took home first place in the best pork butt competition and won second place in the pork rib category, earning the team a total of $1,100.
“We all made it home Saturday night, but it was an adventure,” Allen Devos, head pit master of Big Al’s Smokin Good BBQ, told the Iowa Pork Producers Association. “At one point we were one mile from our house but had to drive another 60 miles to get home because of blocked and flooded roads. As a team we donated all our $1,100 in winnings to the flood victims.”
The Iowa Pork Producers Association will also be matching the $1,100 donation to help flood victims.
This is the second year of BBQ & Brew at the Ballpark. To learn more about the event click here.