Won without a category win
3 of 3
meats called to the stage
HELL ON SQUEALS won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 3 calls from 3 boards, best of them 2nd. Consistency beat fireworks.
- Chicken 2nd
- Pork Ribs 4th
- Pork 8th
Smokin' & Stokin' Trussville (BACKYARD ONLY) 2019
Oct 11–12, 2019 · Trussville, AL · 📍 5381 Trussville Clay RD
Reps: Merrialyce Alvarez, Steve Alvarez · Prize money: $3,100
HELL ON SQUEALS won Grand Champion at the Smokin' & Stokin' Trussville (BACKYARD ONLY) on October 11, 2019 in Trussville, AL at 5381 Trussville Clay RD, scoring 498.2172 in a field of 17 teams. The Real Squeal BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 495.9544. Category winners: Chicken — Poppalicious (173.7372); Pork Ribs — REDBONES BBQ (173.7256); Pork — Backyard Grilling & Smoking (165.7372). This is the 2nd of 2 editions of this contest on record; the 2018 edition came before it.
The contest at a glance (read off the scored boards)
How the field scored
Overall totals, every team on the board — tall stacks are where the pack sat.
445.81
median 477.66
498.22 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 173.74
- Pork Ribs 173.73
- Pork 165.74
137.14
173.74
Entries
17
3 judged meats
Top score
498.2172
Winning margin
2.2628
GC over RC
Field average
473.31
445.81498.22
median 477.66 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Pork
4.5944 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
474.7884
445.81498.22
10th place overall
Field spread
52.4112
winner to last place
Prize money
$3,100
on the line
Double threats
5
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
Form held
Weak
ρ = -0.17 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,517
avg power rating going in · stronger than 12% of contests
Storylines (2 found in this contest's numbers)
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
Photo finishes
0.0112
closest of 7 calls decided inside half a point
Pork Ribs places 5–6: Drytech Fire Service edged Backyard Grilling & Smoking by 0.0112. Chicken places 1–2: Poppalicious edged HELL ON SQUEALS by 0.0228. Pork places 5–6: BUBBAQ edged BBQ Realtor by 0.0228.
- Pork Ribs 5–6 · 0.0112
- Chicken 1–2 · 0.0228
- Pork 5–6 · 0.0228
- Pork Ribs 3–4 · 0.0232
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)
This contest over the years full contest page →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31, 2018 | Trussville, AL | 6351 S Chalkville RD | — | — | — |
| Oct 11, 2019 ← this one | Trussville, AL | 5381 Trussville Clay RD | 17 | 498.2172 | Hell On Squeals |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 173.7372 | 163.4400 | 154.7884 |
| Pork Ribs | 173.7256 | 164.5828 | 160.0572 |
| Pork | 165.7372 | 161.1428 | 157.7028 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Backyard Series
Overall
17 entries · top 498.2172 · median 477.6576 · out of 540, not the usual 360
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | HELL ON SQUEALS | |
| 2 | The Real Squeal BBQ | |
| 3 | REDBONES BBQ | |
| 4 | Poppalicious | |
| 5 | Backyard Grilling & Smoking | |
| 6 | BUBBAQ | |
| 7 | Smokology | |
| 8 | Drytech Fire Service | |
| 9 | Pork Life | |
| 10 | Double A's BBQ | |
| 11 | DANG GOOD BBQ | |
| 12 | Smoke em if you got em | |
| 13 | All Sauced Up | |
| 14 | Blue Creek Q | |
| 15 | MEALFIT | |
| 16 | Dixie Pigs & Chick's BBQ Team | |
| 17 | BBQ Realtor |
Chicken
17 entries · top 173.7372 · median 155.3828
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Poppalicious | |
| 2 | HELL ON SQUEALS | |
| 3 | The Real Squeal BBQ | |
| 4 | REDBONES BBQ | |
| 5 | Drytech Fire Service | |
| 6 | Pork Life | |
| 7 | BUBBAQ | |
| 8 | Double A's BBQ | |
| 9 | DANG GOOD BBQ | |
| 10 | Backyard Grilling & Smoking | |
| 11 | All Sauced Up | |
| 12 | Smokology | |
| 13 | Dixie Pigs & Chick's BBQ Team | |
| 14 | Blue Creek Q | |
| 15 | Smoke em if you got em | |
| 16 | BBQ Realtor | |
| 17 | MEALFIT |
Pork Ribs
17 entries · top 173.7256 · median 160.5372
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | REDBONES BBQ | |
| 2 | The Real Squeal BBQ | |
| 3 | Smokology | |
| 4 | HELL ON SQUEALS | |
| 5 | Drytech Fire Service | |
| 6 | Backyard Grilling & Smoking | |
| 7 | BUBBAQ | |
| 8 | DANG GOOD BBQ | |
| 9 | Double A's BBQ | |
| 10 | Smoke em if you got em | |
| 11 | All Sauced Up | |
| 12 | Poppalicious | |
| 13 | MEALFIT | |
| 14 | Pork Life | |
| 15 | Blue Creek Q | |
| 16 | BBQ Realtor | |
| 17 | Dixie Pigs & Chick's BBQ Team |
Pork
17 entries · top 165.7372 · median 158.2628
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Backyard Grilling & Smoking | |
| 2 | Pork Life | |
| 3 | Smokology | |
| 4 | MEALFIT | |
| 5 | BUBBAQ | |
| 6 | BBQ Realtor | |
| 7 | Poppalicious | |
| 8 | HELL ON SQUEALS | |
| 9 | DANG GOOD BBQ | |
| 10 | Dixie Pigs & Chick's BBQ Team | |
| 11 | Double A's BBQ | |
| 12 | The Real Squeal BBQ | |
| 13 | Blue Creek Q | |
| 14 | REDBONES BBQ | |
| 15 | Smoke em if you got em | |
| 16 | Drytech Fire Service | |
| 17 | All Sauced Up |