The Real Squeal BBQ & Music Festival
Lyons, GA · 📍 168 Miot St — every tracked edition of this contest.
Editions
10
9 with results
Typical draw
29
teams · biggest 37
Purse listed
$95K
across all editions
State championship
7 🏅
editions carried the title
The dynasty board (Grand Championships here)
- 🏆 Who Cares BBQ — 2 wins (2020, 2022)
- 🏆 SMOKE ME SILLY — 2 wins (2017, 2018)
- 🏆 Hickory Barbeque Company — 1 win (2025)
- 🏆 YES, DEAR BBQ — 1 win (2023)
- 🏆 Uncle Kenny's BBQ — 1 win (2021)
- 🏆 Que'n Stew'n & Brew'n — 1 win (2019)
- 🏆 THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA — 1 win (2016)
Course records (best score ever posted here)
| Category | Score | Team | When |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall (Master) | 708.5488 | YES, DEAR BBQ | Oct 6, 2023 |
| Overall (Backyard) | 349.1772 | Pop's Little Helper | Oct 3, 2025 |
| Chicken | 180 🔥 | MAYA JANE BBQ CO. | Oct 3, 2025 |
| Pork Ribs | 180 🔥 | JACK'S OLD SOUTH | Oct 7, 2022 |
| Pork | 180 🔥 | Blue Smoke Q | Oct 3, 2025 |
| Brisket | 180 🔥 | COCAMOKE SMOKE BBQ | Oct 3, 2025 |
Most successful here (overall standings across editions)
| Team | Editions | GCs | Top-10s | Best | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Organizer Portal | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | top 7% |
| Bad Habits BBQ | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | top 7% |
| WHO CARES BBQ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | top 3% |
| Backwoods BBQ | 7 | 1 | 7 | 1 | top 11% |
| YES, DEAR BBQ | 7 | 1 | 6 | 1 | top 19% |
| Uncle Kenny's Take-Away | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | top 36% |
| QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | top 24% |
| HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | top 22% |
| Pop's Little Helper | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | top 3% |
| PI KAPPA HOG | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | top 3% |
| THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | top 4% |
| Suger Creek Stick Burners | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | top 3% |
| Angry Jack BBQ | 8 | 0 | 7 | 2 | top 22% |
| QMEISTERS | 8 | 0 | 4 | 3 | top 47% |
| MAYA JANE BBQ CO. | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | top 30% |
Edition by edition (field size and high score)
Every edition
| Date | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve | Purse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3, 2025 🏅 | 168 Miot St | 32 | 703.9428 | Hickory Barbeque Company | COCAMOKE SMOKE BBQ | $15,000 |
| Oct 4, 2024 🏅 | — | — | — | — | — | $15,000 |
| Oct 6, 2023 🏅 | 168 Miot St | 29 | 708.5488 | YES, DEAR BBQ | SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS | $15,000 |
| Oct 7, 2022 🏅 | 168 Miot St | 30 | 706.2516 | Who Cares BBQ | Organizer Portal | $15,000 |
| Oct 8, 2021 🏅 | 168 Miot St | 26 | 699.3484 | Uncle Kenny's BBQ | ROLLIN KOLBZ | — |
| Oct 9, 2020 🏅 | 168 Miot St | 37 | 703.9428 | Who Cares BBQ | HOT WACHULA'S | $15,000 |
| Oct 11, 2019 🏅 | 168 Miot St | 27 | 689.6456 | Que'n Stew'n & Brew'n | ANGRY JACK BBQ | $20,000 |
| Oct 12, 2018 | 168 Miot St | 26 | 703.9772 | SMOKE ME SILLY | SAUCED! BBQ TEAM | — |
| Oct 13, 2017 | 168 Miot St | 29 | 699.3600 | SMOKE ME SILLY | Uncle Kenny's Take-Away | — |
| Oct 7, 2016 | Lyons, GA | 26 | 697.6456 | THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA | SAUCED! BBQ TEAM | — |