Oct 11–12, 2019 · Lyons, GA · 📍 168 Miot St · State championship
Reps: Carol Bigler, Randy G Bigler · Prize money: $20,000
QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N won Grand Champion at The Real Squeal BBQ & Music Festival on October 11, 2019 in Lyons, GA at 168 Miot St, scoring 689.6456 in a field of 27 teams. ANGRY JACK BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 689.0512. Category winners: Chicken — QMEISTERS (177.1544); Pork Ribs — SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS (177.1428); Pork — COOL HAND QUE (174.2744); Brisket — YES, DEAR BBQ (173.7028). The Backyard Series standings were won by Bad Habits BBQ with 326.2628. This is the 4th of 10 editions of this contest on record; the 2018 edition was won by SMOKE ME SILLY; the next was held in 2020.
Overall totals, every team on the board — tall stacks are where the pack sat.
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
What it has taken to win here, 2016 to 2025 — this edition picked out.
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
Closer than 88% of the 4,710 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 0.5944 points — closer than 88% of every championship in the data.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 65 times in 100
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 35-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 4 calls from 4 boards, best of them 4th. Consistency beat fireworks.
2 of 10 tracked editions
SMOKE ME SILLY has won this contest 2 times across its 10 tracked editions.
First to fifth in the overall standings covered just 4.0000 points — 2 teams sat within a single point of the lead.
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.
Bad Habits BBQ won Chicken, Pork Ribs — a double.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 7, 2016 | Lyons, GA | Lyons, GA | 26 | 697.6456 | THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA | SAUCED! BBQ TEAM |
| Oct 13, 2017 | Lyons, GA | 168 Miot St | 29 | 699.3600 | SMOKE ME SILLY | Uncle Kenny's Take-Away |
| Oct 12, 2018 | Lyons, GA | 168 Miot St | 26 | 703.9772 | SMOKE ME SILLY | SAUCED! BBQ TEAM |
| Oct 11, 2019 ← this one | Lyons, GA | 168 Miot St | 27 | 689.6456 | Que'n Stew'n & Brew'n | ANGRY JACK BBQ |
| Oct 9, 2020 | Lyons, GA | 168 Miot St | 37 | 703.9428 | Who Cares BBQ | HOT WACHULA'S |
| Oct 8, 2021 | Lyons, GA | 168 Miot St | 26 | 699.3484 | Uncle Kenny's BBQ | ROLLIN KOLBZ |
| Oct 7, 2022 | Lyons, GA | 168 Miot St | 30 | 706.2516 | Who Cares BBQ | Organizer Portal |
| Oct 6, 2023 | Lyons, GA | 168 Miot St | 29 | 708.5488 | YES, DEAR BBQ | SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS |
| Oct 4, 2024 | Lyons, GA | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oct 3, 2025 | Lyons, GA | 168 Miot St | 32 | 703.9428 | Hickory Barbeque Company | COCAMOKE SMOKE BBQ |
| 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 | — |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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.
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 |