Reelin N Smokin Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY)
2021-06-11 – 2021-06-12 · Huntsville, AL
Reps: CAROL BIGLER, RANDY G BIGLER · Prize money: $1,650.00
Grand Champion: The Real Squeal (348.0000) · 31 teams
Entries
31
3 categories
Top score
348.0000
Winning margin
0.0228
GC over RC
Field average
333.62
median 334.79
Perfect 180s
1 🔥
Tightest race
Chicken
5.7600 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
341.1088
what a walk cost here
Field spread
48.6856
winner to last place
Prize money
$1,650.00
on the line
Double threats
1
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 88%
beats 12% of 2715 overall wins in the data
Field strength
1543
avg power rating going in · stronger than 48% of contests
Storylines
👑 A dynasty in the making
NORALA BBQ TEAM has won this contest 2 times across its 8 tracked editions.
🪒 A razor-thin finish
The Grand Championship was decided by 0.0228 points — closer than 96% of every championship in the data.
🃏 An upset on the books
The Real Squeal BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, LEE LA Q, 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
This contest over the years
| Date | Where | Teams | High score | Grand Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-06-08 | — | — | — | |
| 2019-06-07 | Huntsville, AL | 25 | 347.9772 | Thin Blue Swine |
| 2021-06-11 ← this one | Huntsville, AL | 31 | 348.0000 | The Real Squeal |
| 2022-06-10 | Huntsville, AL | 23 | 350.2628 | Hickory Hangover |
| 2023-06-09 | Huntsville, AL | 26 | 346.2632 | NORALA BBQ TEAM |
| 2024-06-07 | Huntsville, AL | 35 | 353.1428 | NORALA BBQ TEAM |
| 2025-06-13 | Huntsville, AL | 35 | 358.8572 | Mind If I Smoke? |
| 2026-06-12 | Huntsville, AL | 31 | 360.0000 | Big Fluff BBQ |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Ancillary — Popcorn
6 entries · top 176.0000 · median 162.5600
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | LEE LA Q | |
| 2 | All Smoked Up | |
| 3 | VETERAN PORK PULLERS | |
| 4 | BLOWIN' SMOKE - TONEY, AL | |
| 5 | Kramer | |
| 6 | COCAMOKE SMOKE BBQ |
Backyard Series — Chicken
31 entries · top 178.8800 · median 169.1200
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Real Squeal BBQ | |
| 2 | HICKORY HANGOVER | |
| 3 | When Pigs Fly | |
| 4 | HELL ON SQUEALS | |
| 5 | PUCKDADDY'S KILLER Q | |
| 6 | Scuttlebutts | |
| 7 | Dixie Pigs & Chick's BBQ Team | |
| 8 | SMOKING BROKE | |
| 9 | BLOWIN' SMOKE - TONEY, AL | |
| 10 | Ball & Chain Smokers | |
| 11 | Outhouse Smokers | |
| 12 | Last Place Chicken | |
| 13 | Bonnie Blue BBQ | |
| 14 | BEACHIN' GOOD BARBECUE | |
| 15 | LENOX & SON BBQ COMPANY | |
| 16 | LEE LA Q | |
| 17 | VETERAN PORK PULLERS | |
| 18 | All Smoked Up | |
| 19 | Wright on Que | |
| 20 | Thin Blue Swine | |
| 21 | TFS PIT VIPERS | |
| 22 | REDBONES BBQ | |
| 23 | Simply Smoked | |
| 24 | COCAMOKE SMOKE BBQ | |
| 25 | HOLY SMOKIN!!! | |
| 26 | BUTSY-Q | |
| 27 | 2 Swine Crew | |
| 28 | General BBQ | |
| 29 | Codger Q | |
| 30 | Happy Grillmore | |
| 31 | Rise & Swine |
Backyard Series — Overall
31 entries · top 348.0000 · median 334.7884
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Real Squeal BBQ | |
| 2 | HICKORY HANGOVER | |
| 3 | HELL ON SQUEALS | |
| 4 | PUCKDADDY'S KILLER Q | |
| 5 | Scuttlebutts | |
| 6 | VETERAN PORK PULLERS | |
| 7 | 2 Swine Crew | |
| 8 | When Pigs Fly | |
| 9 | TFS PIT VIPERS | |
| 10 | REDBONES BBQ | |
| 11 | Last Place Chicken | |
| 12 | Thin Blue Swine | |
| 13 | Simply Smoked | |
| 14 | LENOX & SON BBQ COMPANY | |
| 15 | Outhouse Smokers | |
| 16 | Wright on Que | |
| 17 | Ball & Chain Smokers | |
| 18 | LEE LA Q | |
| 19 | BLOWIN' SMOKE - TONEY, AL | |
| 20 | Dixie Pigs & Chick's BBQ Team | |
| 21 | BEACHIN' GOOD BARBECUE | |
| 22 | COCAMOKE SMOKE BBQ | |
| 23 | BUTSY-Q | |
| 24 | Happy Grillmore | |
| 25 | HOLY SMOKIN!!! | |
| 26 | SMOKING BROKE | |
| 27 | General BBQ | |
| 28 | All Smoked Up | |
| 29 | Bonnie Blue BBQ | |
| 30 | Codger Q | |
| 31 | Rise & Swine |
Backyard Series — Pork Ribs
31 entries · top 180.0000 · median 166.8228 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 Swine Crew | |
| 2 | REDBONES BBQ | |
| 3 | TFS PIT VIPERS | |
| 4 | VETERAN PORK PULLERS | |
| 5 | Scuttlebutts | |
| 6 | HELL ON SQUEALS | |
| 7 | PUCKDADDY'S KILLER Q | |
| 8 | Simply Smoked | |
| 9 | Thin Blue Swine | |
| 10 | HICKORY HANGOVER | |
| 11 | Last Place Chicken | |
| 12 | The Real Squeal BBQ | |
| 13 | Happy Grillmore | |
| 14 | LENOX & SON BBQ COMPANY | |
| 15 | Wright on Que | |
| 16 | When Pigs Fly | |
| 17 | Outhouse Smokers | |
| 18 | COCAMOKE SMOKE BBQ | |
| 19 | BUTSY-Q | |
| 20 | LEE LA Q | |
| 21 | General BBQ | |
| 22 | Ball & Chain Smokers | |
| 23 | BLOWIN' SMOKE - TONEY, AL | |
| 24 | BEACHIN' GOOD BARBECUE | |
| 25 | HOLY SMOKIN!!! | |
| 26 | Dixie Pigs & Chick's BBQ Team | |
| 27 | All Smoked Up | |
| 28 | SMOKING BROKE | |
| 29 | Bonnie Blue BBQ | |
| 30 | Rise & Swine | |
| 31 | Codger Q |