The Real Squeal BBQ & Music Festival (GBC Qualifier)
2017-10-13 – 2017-10-14
Grand Champion: SMOKE ME SILLY (699.3600) · 29 teams
Contest preview (from past editions of this contest)
🏆 Defending champion
THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA won the most recent scored edition (2016-10-07).
🎪 Typical draw
This contest has averaged 26 teams across 1 scored edition.
📏 Contest record
The highest overall score here is 697.6456, set by THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA in 2016.
Storylines
👑 A dynasty in the making
SMOKE ME SILLY has won this contest 2 times across its 10 tracked editions.
This contest over the years
| Date | Where | Teams | High score | Grand Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-10-07 | 26 | 697.6456 | THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA | |
| 2017-10-13 ← this one | 29 | 699.3600 | SMOKE ME SILLY | |
| 2018-10-12 | 26 | 703.9772 | SMOKE ME SILLY | |
| 2019-10-11 | Lyons, GA | 27 | 689.6456 | Que'n Stew'n & Brew'n |
| 2020-10-09 | Lyons, GA | 37 | 703.9428 | Who Cares BBQ |
| 2021-10-08 | Lyons, GA | 26 | 699.3484 | Uncle Kenny's BBQ |
| 2022-10-07 | Lyons, GA | 30 | 706.2516 | Who Cares BBQ |
| 2023-10-06 | Lyons, GA | 29 | 708.5488 | YES, DEAR BBQ |
| 2024-10-04 | Lyons, GA | — | — | — |
| 2025-10-03 | Lyons, GA | 32 | 703.9428 | Hickory Barbeque Company |
Official results are up on kcbs.us ↗ but haven’t been pulled here yet — they land with the nightly scrape.