Oct 8–9, 2021 · Scottsboro, AL · 📍 102 E. Laurel St.
Reps: Janet Appleton, Sam Appleton · Prize money: $1,950
HELL ON SQUEALS won Grand Champion at the Scottsboro BBQ Festival (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE ONLY) on October 8, 2021 in Scottsboro, AL at 102 E. Laurel St., scoring 349.1316 in a field of 31 teams. 2 Swine Crew took Reserve Grand Champion with 345.7144. Category winners: Chicken — REDBONES BBQ (179.4400); Pork Ribs — 2 Swine Crew (176.5944). This is the 1st of 6 editions of this contest on record; 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.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 66 times in 100
HELL ON SQUEALS came in rated below the field's top team, LEE LA Q, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 34-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
Chicken places 5–6: Outhouse Smokers and Bonnie Blue BBQ tied on 171.9656 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 2–3: HICKORY HANGOVER and HELL ON SQUEALS tied on 174.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 9–10: RIBLIFE edged Wee Daddy?s BBQ by 0.0116.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 8, 2021 ← this one | Scottsboro, AL | 102 E. Laurel St. | 31 | 349.1316 | Hell on Squeals |
| Oct 7, 2022 | Scottsboro, AL | 102 E. Laurel St. | 38 | 349.7028 | 2 Swine Crew |
| Oct 13, 2023 | Scottsboro, AL | 102 E. Laurel St. | 27 | 350.8456 | Mad Rocket Barbecue |
| Oct 11, 2024 | Scottsboro, AL | 102 E. Laurel St. | 38 | 357.7028 | Rollin Smoke BBQ |
| Oct 10, 2025 | Scottsboro, AL | 102 E. Laurel St. | 30 | 353.1200 | PUDDLEDUCK BBQ |
| Oct 9, 2026 | Scottsboro, AL | — | — | — | — |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 179.4400 | 171.9656 | 170.2512 |
| Pork Ribs | 176.5944 | 169.1200 | 167.3828 |
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 |
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 |
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 |