Scottsboro BBQ Festival (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE ONLY)
2021-10-08 – 2021-10-09 · Scottsboro, AL
Reps: JANET APPLETON, SAM APPLETON · Prize money: $1,950.00
Grand Champion: Hell on Squeals (349.1316) · 31 teams
Entries
31
2 categories
Top score
349.1316
Winning margin
3.4172
GC over RC
Field average
329.65
median 331.90
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Chicken
7.4744 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
336.5372
what a walk cost here
Field spread
51.5888
winner to last place
Prize money
$1,950.00
on the line
Double threats
1
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 87%
beats 13% of 2715 overall wins in the data
Field strength
1539
avg power rating going in · stronger than 45% of contests
Storylines
🃏 An upset on the books
HELL ON SQUEALS came in rated below the field's top team, Hickory Hangover, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 35-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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-10-08 ← this one | Scottsboro, AL | 31 | 349.1316 | Hell on Squeals |
| 2022-10-07 | Scottsboro, AL | 38 | 349.7028 | 2 Swine Crew |
| 2023-10-13 | Scottsboro, AL | 27 | 350.8456 | Mad Rocket Barbecue |
| 2024-10-11 | Scottsboro, AL | 38 | 357.7028 | Rollin Smoke BBQ |
| 2025-10-10 | Scottsboro, AL | 30 | 353.1200 | PUDDLEDUCK BBQ |
| 2026-10-09 | Scottsboro, AL | — | — | — |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Backyard Series — Chicken
31 entries · top 179.4400 · median 167.4056
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | REDBONES BBQ | |
| 2 | JAMMIN BBQ | |
| 3 | LEE LA Q | |
| 4 | HELL ON SQUEALS | |
| 5 | Outhouse Smokers | |
| 6 | Bonnie Blue BBQ | |
| 7 | Blood Mountain BBQ | |
| 8 | Smoking Broke BBQ | |
| 9 | RIBLIFE | |
| 10 | Wee Daddy?s BBQ | |
| 11 | The Real Squeal BBQ | |
| 12 | The Catering Vets | |
| 13 | BUTSY-Q | |
| 14 | 2 Swine Crew | |
| 15 | HICKORY HANGOVER | |
| 16 | SOUTH RYLAND | |
| 17 | All Smoked Up | |
| 18 | Dixie Pigs & Chick's BBQ Team | |
| 19 | Smokey Electrifying Pig Butts | |
| 20 | Jury?s Out | |
| 21 | BACK 40 BBQ | |
| 22 | Saturday Night Swine | |
| 23 | VETERAN PORK PULLERS | |
| 24 | Q The Pig BBQ | |
| 25 | NORALA BBQ TEAM | |
| 26 | PUCKDADDY'S KILLER Q | |
| 27 | All Sauced Up | |
| 28 | Gustoso BBQ | |
| 29 | WSG Cookers | |
| 30 | 2 Guys and a Smoker | |
| 31 | SMOKE SHOWING BBQ |
Backyard Series — Overall
31 entries · top 349.1316 · median 331.8968
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | HELL ON SQUEALS | |
| 2 | 2 Swine Crew | |
| 3 | HICKORY HANGOVER | |
| 4 | Bonnie Blue BBQ | |
| 5 | BUTSY-Q | |
| 6 | Outhouse Smokers | |
| 7 | The Real Squeal BBQ | |
| 8 | RIBLIFE | |
| 9 | REDBONES BBQ | |
| 10 | Blood Mountain BBQ | |
| 11 | JAMMIN BBQ | |
| 12 | Jury?s Out | |
| 13 | LEE LA Q | |
| 14 | SOUTH RYLAND | |
| 15 | Smoking Broke BBQ | |
| 16 | Wee Daddy?s BBQ | |
| 17 | All Smoked Up | |
| 18 | NORALA BBQ TEAM | |
| 19 | PUCKDADDY'S KILLER Q | |
| 20 | VETERAN PORK PULLERS | |
| 21 | Smokey Electrifying Pig Butts | |
| 22 | Gustoso BBQ | |
| 23 | The Catering Vets | |
| 24 | Dixie Pigs & Chick's BBQ Team | |
| 25 | BACK 40 BBQ | |
| 26 | Saturday Night Swine | |
| 27 | Q The Pig BBQ | |
| 28 | WSG Cookers | |
| 29 | 2 Guys and a Smoker | |
| 30 | All Sauced Up | |
| 31 | SMOKE SHOWING BBQ |
Backyard Series — Pork Ribs
31 entries · top 176.5944 · median 163.9544
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 Swine Crew | |
| 2 | HICKORY HANGOVER | |
| 3 | HELL ON SQUEALS | |
| 4 | Jury?s Out | |
| 5 | BUTSY-Q | |
| 6 | Bonnie Blue BBQ | |
| 7 | The Real Squeal BBQ | |
| 8 | PUCKDADDY'S KILLER Q | |
| 9 | RIBLIFE | |
| 10 | NORALA BBQ TEAM | |
| 11 | SOUTH RYLAND | |
| 12 | Outhouse Smokers | |
| 13 | Blood Mountain BBQ | |
| 14 | Gustoso BBQ | |
| 15 | 2 Guys and a Smoker | |
| 16 | All Smoked Up | |
| 17 | Smoking Broke BBQ | |
| 18 | VETERAN PORK PULLERS | |
| 19 | Wee Daddy?s BBQ | |
| 20 | JAMMIN BBQ | |
| 21 | Smokey Electrifying Pig Butts | |
| 22 | LEE LA Q | |
| 23 | BACK 40 BBQ | |
| 24 | Saturday Night Swine | |
| 25 | WSG Cookers | |
| 26 | REDBONES BBQ | |
| 27 | Q The Pig BBQ | |
| 28 | Dixie Pigs & Chick's BBQ Team | |
| 29 | The Catering Vets | |
| 30 | SMOKE SHOWING BBQ | |
| 31 | All Sauced Up |