The Real Squeal BBQ & Music Festival
2019-10-11 – 2019-10-12 · Lyons, GA · 📍 168 Miot St · State championship
Reps: CAROL BIGLER, RANDY G BIGLER · Prize money: $20,000.00
Grand Champion: Que'n Stew'n & Brew'n (689.6456) · 27 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 ANGRY JACK BBQ
Entries
Top score
Winning margin
Field average
Perfect 180s
Tightest race
Top-10 cutoff
Field spread
Prize money
Double threats
How hot was the win?
Traveled in
Form held
Field strength
Storylines
👑 A dynasty in the making
SMOKE ME SILLY has won this contest 2 times across its 10 tracked editions.
🪒 A razor-thin finish
The Grand Championship was decided by 0.5944 points — closer than 87% of every championship in the data.
🧹 A double category winner
Bad Habits BBQ won Chicken, Pork Ribs — a double.
📸 Photo finishes
Master Series — Chicken places 2–3: RUNWAY SMOKE and ANGRY JACK BBQ tied on 175.4056 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Master Series — Chicken places 6–7: YES, DEAR BBQ and THE PIT CREW GA tied on 171.9772 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Master Series — Pork places 4–5: QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N and UNDER THE RADAR tied on 172.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
🃏 An upset on the books
QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N came in rated below the field's top team, Under the Radar, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 31-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
Score curves (score by finishing position — steep cliffs mean a spread field, flat lines a knife fight)
Category showdown (top / average / median score per meat)
Score distribution
Biggest rating movers (power-rating points won and lost at this contest)
Did form hold? (pre-contest rating vs overall finish — ratings called it if the dots climb to the right)
Where the field came from (home regions on file)
This contest over the years full contest page →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-10-07 | Lyons, GA | 26 | 697.6456 | THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA | SAUCED! BBQ TEAM | |
| 2017-10-13 | 168 Miot St | 29 | 699.3600 | SMOKE ME SILLY | Uncle Kenny's Take-Away | |
| 2018-10-12 | 168 Miot St | 26 | 703.9772 | SMOKE ME SILLY | SAUCED! BBQ TEAM | |
| 2019-10-11 ← this one | Lyons, GA | 168 Miot St | 27 | 689.6456 | Que'n Stew'n & Brew'n | ANGRY JACK BBQ |
| 2020-10-09 | Lyons, GA | 168 Miot St | 37 | 703.9428 | Who Cares BBQ | HOT WACHULA'S |
| 2021-10-08 | Lyons, GA | 168 Miot St | 26 | 699.3484 | Uncle Kenny's BBQ | ROLLIN KOLBZ |
| 2022-10-07 | Lyons, GA | 168 Miot St | 30 | 706.2516 | Who Cares BBQ | Organizer Portal |
| 2023-10-06 | Lyons, GA | 168 Miot St | 29 | 708.5488 | YES, DEAR BBQ | SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS |
| 2024-10-04 | Lyons, GA | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2025-10-03 | Lyons, GA | 168 Miot St | 32 | 703.9428 | Hickory Barbeque Company | COCAMOKE SMOKE BBQ |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Master Series — Chicken | 177.1544 | 173.1200 | 170.8228 |
| Master Series — Pork Ribs | 177.1428 | 173.1316 | 170.2744 |
| Master Series — Pork | 174.2744 | 172.5600 | 170.8112 |
| Master Series — Brisket | 173.7028 | 171.9772 | 169.6684 |
| Backyard Series — Chicken | 155.9656 | 141.6800 | — |
| Backyard Series — Pork Ribs | 170.2972 | 145.1200 | — |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
27 entries · top 689.6456 · median 673.5888
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N | |
| 2 | ANGRY JACK BBQ | |
| 3 | BALD HAWG BBQ | |
| 4 | YES, DEAR BBQ | |
| 5 | UNDER THE RADAR | |
| 6 | THE PIT CREW GA | |
| 7 | Q-INATOR! | |
| 8 | COOL HAND QUE | |
| 9 | SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS | |
| 10 | Uncle Kenny's Take-Away | |
| 11 | SMOKIN THE GOOD STUFF | |
| 12 | MAYA JANE BBQ CO. | |
| 13 | FYC BARBEQUE | |
| 14 | RUNWAY SMOKE | |
| 15 | QUENUT BBQ | |
| 16 | ATLANTA BBQ STORE | |
| 17 | KNIFE PORK AND SPOON | |
| 18 | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | |
| 19 | REAL SOUTH BBQ | |
| 20 | BALDY'S BUTTS | |
| 21 | QMEISTERS | |
| 22 | TENACIOUS Q | |
| 23 | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ | |
| 24 | CLAUDE'S Q | |
| 25 | LIP SMACKIN OINKERS | |
| 26 | SLOWLY BUTT SMOKIN | |
| 27 | Smokin' J's BBQ |
Chicken
27 entries · top 177.1544 · median 168.5372
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | QMEISTERS | |
| 2 | RUNWAY SMOKE | |
| 3 | ANGRY JACK BBQ | |
| 4 | QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N | |
| 5 | BALDY'S BUTTS | |
| 6 | YES, DEAR BBQ | |
| 7 | THE PIT CREW GA | |
| 8 | BALD HAWG BBQ | |
| 9 | CLAUDE'S Q | |
| 10 | Uncle Kenny's Take-Away | |
| 11 | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | |
| 12 | Q-INATOR! | |
| 13 | LIP SMACKIN OINKERS | |
| 14 | SLOWLY BUTT SMOKIN | |
| 15 | REAL SOUTH BBQ | |
| 16 | ATLANTA BBQ STORE | |
| 17 | SMOKIN THE GOOD STUFF | |
| 18 | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ | |
| 19 | MAYA JANE BBQ CO. | |
| 20 | SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS | |
| 21 | TENACIOUS Q | |
| 22 | UNDER THE RADAR | |
| 23 | FYC BARBEQUE | |
| 24 | QUENUT BBQ | |
| 25 | COOL HAND QUE | |
| 26 | Smokin' J's BBQ | |
| 27 | KNIFE PORK AND SPOON |
Pork Ribs
27 entries · top 177.1428 · median 169.1200
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS | |
| 2 | UNDER THE RADAR | |
| 3 | TENACIOUS Q | |
| 4 | YES, DEAR BBQ | |
| 5 | BALD HAWG BBQ | |
| 6 | FYC BARBEQUE | |
| 7 | QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N | |
| 8 | KNIFE PORK AND SPOON | |
| 9 | THE PIT CREW GA | |
| 10 | Q-INATOR! | |
| 11 | Uncle Kenny's Take-Away | |
| 12 | ANGRY JACK BBQ | |
| 13 | COOL HAND QUE | |
| 14 | QMEISTERS | |
| 15 | SMOKIN THE GOOD STUFF | |
| 16 | RUNWAY SMOKE | |
| 17 | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ | |
| 18 | ATLANTA BBQ STORE | |
| 19 | QUENUT BBQ | |
| 20 | MAYA JANE BBQ CO. | |
| 21 | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | |
| 22 | REAL SOUTH BBQ | |
| 23 | SLOWLY BUTT SMOKIN | |
| 24 | CLAUDE'S Q | |
| 25 | BALDY'S BUTTS | |
| 26 | LIP SMACKIN OINKERS | |
| 27 | Smokin' J's BBQ |
Pork
27 entries · top 174.2744 · median 168.5256
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | COOL HAND QUE | |
| 2 | QUENUT BBQ | |
| 3 | Q-INATOR! | |
| 4 | QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N | |
| 5 | UNDER THE RADAR | |
| 6 | BALD HAWG BBQ | |
| 7 | ANGRY JACK BBQ | |
| 8 | ATLANTA BBQ STORE | |
| 9 | THE PIT CREW GA | |
| 10 | SMOKIN THE GOOD STUFF | |
| 11 | MAYA JANE BBQ CO. | |
| 12 | Uncle Kenny's Take-Away | |
| 13 | Smokin' J's BBQ | |
| 14 | FYC BARBEQUE | |
| 15 | KNIFE PORK AND SPOON | |
| 16 | SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS | |
| 17 | YES, DEAR BBQ | |
| 18 | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ | |
| 19 | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | |
| 20 | BALDY'S BUTTS | |
| 21 | REAL SOUTH BBQ | |
| 22 | RUNWAY SMOKE | |
| 23 | TENACIOUS Q | |
| 24 | CLAUDE'S Q | |
| 25 | QMEISTERS | |
| 26 | LIP SMACKIN OINKERS | |
| 27 | SLOWLY BUTT SMOKIN |
Brisket
27 entries · top 173.7028 · median 167.3828
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | YES, DEAR BBQ | |
| 2 | REAL SOUTH BBQ | |
| 3 | MAYA JANE BBQ CO. | |
| 4 | UNDER THE RADAR | |
| 5 | ANGRY JACK BBQ | |
| 6 | BALD HAWG BBQ | |
| 7 | COOL HAND QUE | |
| 8 | BALDY'S BUTTS | |
| 9 | QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N | |
| 10 | Q-INATOR! | |
| 11 | THE PIT CREW GA | |
| 12 | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | |
| 13 | QUENUT BBQ | |
| 14 | Uncle Kenny's Take-Away | |
| 15 | SMOKIN THE GOOD STUFF | |
| 16 | KNIFE PORK AND SPOON | |
| 17 | RUNWAY SMOKE | |
| 18 | SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS | |
| 19 | FYC BARBEQUE | |
| 20 | LIP SMACKIN OINKERS | |
| 21 | ATLANTA BBQ STORE | |
| 22 | SLOWLY BUTT SMOKIN | |
| 23 | CLAUDE'S Q | |
| 24 | Smokin' J's BBQ | |
| 25 | TENACIOUS Q | |
| 26 | QMEISTERS | |
| 27 | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ |
Backyard Series
Overall
9 entries · top 326.2628 · median 282.2968
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bad Habits BBQ | |
| 2 | Big Poppa BBQ | |
| 3 | Pop's Smoke on the Hill | |
| 4 | Backwoods BBQ | |
| 5 | Rollin N Smoke | |
| 6 | Summers Backyard BBQ &Stew | |
| 7 | Tender Pig BBQ | |
| 8 | U Know It BBQ | |
| 9 | 3 B's BBQ |
Chicken
9 entries · top 155.9656 · median 141.6800
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bad Habits BBQ | |
| 2 | Big Poppa BBQ | |
| 3 | Pop's Smoke on the Hill | |
| 4 | Rollin N Smoke | |
| 5 | 3 B's BBQ | |
| 6 | Summers Backyard BBQ &Stew | |
| 7 | U Know It BBQ | |
| 8 | Tender Pig BBQ | |
| 9 | Backwoods BBQ |
Pork Ribs
9 entries · top 170.2972 · median 145.1200
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bad Habits BBQ | |
| 2 | Backwoods BBQ | |
| 3 | Big Poppa BBQ | |
| 4 | Tender Pig BBQ | |
| 5 | Summers Backyard BBQ &Stew | |
| 6 | Pop's Smoke on the Hill | |
| 7 | Rollin N Smoke | |
| 8 | U Know It BBQ | |
| 9 | 3 B's BBQ |
Ancillary categories
Run by the organizers alongside the sanctioned contest. These are judged on their own terms and do not count toward the overall score, so they're kept out of the meat stats above.
Ancillary — Sauce
16 entries · top 161.1656 · median 146.2972
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tommy D's | |
| 2 | Runway Smoke 2 | |
| 3 | Yes Dear BBQ 2 | |
| 4 | Uncle Kenny's Take-Away | |
| 5 | Tender Pig BBQ 2 | |
| 6 | Big Poppa BBQ | |
| 7 | RUNWAY SMOKE | |
| 8 | Rollin N Smoke | |
| 9 | Runway Smoke 3 | |
| 10 | Tender Pig BBQ | |
| 11 | U Know It BBQ | |
| 12 | Summers Backyard BBQ & Stew 2 | |
| 13 | Uncle Kenny 2 | |
| 14 | Summers Backyard BBQ &Stew | |
| 15 | YES, DEAR BBQ | |
| 16 | Yes Dear BBQ 3 |