Jun 11–12, 2021 · Huntsville, AL · 📍 Ditto Landing
Reps: Carol Bigler, Randy G Bigler · Prize money: $1,650
The Real Squeal BBQ won Grand Champion at the Reelin N Smokin Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY) on June 11, 2021 in Huntsville, AL at Ditto Landing, scoring 348.0000 in a field of 31 teams. HICKORY HANGOVER took Reserve Grand Champion with 347.9772. Category winners: Chicken — The Real Squeal BBQ (178.8800); Pork Ribs — 2 Swine Crew (180.0000). This is the 3rd of 8 editions of this contest on record; the 2019 edition was won by Thin Blue Swine; the next was held in 2022.
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.
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
Closer than 94% of the 616 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 0.0228 points — closer than 94% of every championship in the data.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 69 times in 100
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.
2 of 8 tracked editions
NORALA BBQ TEAM has won this contest 2 times across its 8 tracked editions.
First to fifth in the overall standings covered just 3.4512 points — 3 teams sat within a single point of the lead.
Chicken places 3–4: When Pigs Fly and HELL ON SQUEALS tied on 175.4056 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 6–7: Scuttlebutts and Dixie Pigs & Chick's BBQ Team tied on 171.9772 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 5–6: Scuttlebutts edged HELL ON SQUEALS by 0.0116.
2 Swine Crew turned in 180.0000 in pork ribs — past the 177.7372 that had stood across 2 earlier editions.
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: Thin Blue Swine (won 2019).
This contest was away for 2 years — the previous tracked edition ran on 2019-06-07.
1 perfect 180 was scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 8, 2018 | Huntsville, AL | 293 Ditto Landing RD | — | — | — |
| Jun 7, 2019 | Huntsville, AL | Ditto Landing | 25 | 347.9772 | Thin Blue Swine |
| Jun 11, 2021 ← this one | Huntsville, AL | Ditto Landing | 31 | 348 | The Real Squeal |
| Jun 10, 2022 | Huntsville, AL | Ditto Landing | 23 | 350.2628 | Hickory Hangover |
| Jun 9, 2023 | Huntsville, AL | Ditto Landing | 26 | 346.2632 | NORALA BBQ TEAM |
| Jun 7, 2024 | Huntsville, AL | Ditto Landing | 35 | 353.1428 | NORALA BBQ TEAM |
| Jun 13, 2025 | Huntsville, AL | Ditto Landing | 35 | 358.8572 | Mind If I Smoke? |
| Jun 12, 2026 | Huntsville, AL | Ditto Landing | 31 | 360 | Big Fluff BBQ |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 178.8800 | 173.1200 | 170.2744 |
| Pork Ribs | 180 | 172.5716 | 170.2628 |
31 entries · top 348 · 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 |
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 |
31 entries · top 180 · 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 |
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.
6 entries · top 176 · 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 |