Sam's Club National BBQ Tour

2013-03-22 – 2013-03-23 · Tucson, AZ · 📍 Tucson, AZ

Grand Champion: LUTZ'S FAMOUS BBQ (676.5712) · 30 teams

Reserve Champion: 🥈 BIG POPPA SMOKERS

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LUTZ'S FAMOUS BBQ

676.5712 · Master Series — Overall

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BIG POPPA SMOKERS

675.4286 · Master Series — Overall

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THE SMOKING HILLS

666.2858 · Master Series — Overall

The contest at a glance (read off the scored boards)

How the field scored

Overall totals, every team on the board — tall stacks are where the pack sat.

504.57 median 640.29 676.57 🏆

How the meats cooked

Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.

Chicken 170.29
Pork Ribs 170.86
Pork 170.86
Brisket 176.00

20.00 176.00

Winning score by edition

What it has taken to win here, 2013 to 2017 — this edition picked out.

Entries

4 judged meats

Top score

676.5712

Winning margin

1.1426

GC over RC

Field average

632.78

504.57676.57

median 640.29 · last place to winner

Perfect 180s

Tightest race

Pork Ribs

2.2858 pts across the top 5

Top-10 cutoff

649.1424

504.57676.57

10th place overall

Field spread

171.9996

winner to last place

Most consistent

BIG POPPA SMOKERS

avg finish 3.50 across 4 meats

Double threats

teams with 2+ top-5 calls

Widest winning margin

Chicken

won by 1.7142 pts — LUTZ'S FAMOUS BBQ

How hot was the win?

Top 92%

beats 8% of 4707 Master Series wins in the data

Came back for more

1 of 20 teams from the previous edition returned

Form held

Moderate

ρ = -0.33 between pre-contest rating and finish

Field strength

1504

avg power rating going in · stronger than 3% of contests

Top-rated in the field

I.A.B. 30 BBQ

rated 1550 pre-contest

Storylines (8 found in this contest's numbers)

Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.

A razor-thin finish

1.1426 points between champion and reserve

Closer than 82% of the 4,742 championships in the data

The Grand Championship was decided by 1.1426 points — closer than 82% of every championship in the data.

LUTZ'S FAMOUS BBQ
BIG POPPA SMOKERS

A first Grand Championship

1 title in the data

This was LUTZ'S FAMOUS BBQ's first Grand Championship in the data.

A dynasty in the making

4× wins at this contest

4 of 125 tracked editions

LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ has won this contest 4 times across its 125 tracked editions.

2014
2015
2017
2017

A rookie on the podium

1st at their first tracked contest

LUTZ'S FAMOUS BBQ finished 1st overall in the first contest the data has them cooking at all.

Photo finishes

Tie closest of 11 calls decided inside half a point

Chicken places 3–4: THE SMOKING HILLS and I.A.B. 30 BBQ tied on 168.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 1–2: RHYTHM 'N QUE and EMERALD BUFFALO tied on 170.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 3–4: FORK U BBQ and BAD BOYZ BBQ tied on 169.1428 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.

Chicken 3–4 · tie
Pork Ribs 1–2 · tie
Pork Ribs 3–4 · tie
Pork Ribs 8–9 · tie

A double category winner

2 category wins in a day

LUTZ'S FAMOUS BBQ won Chicken, Brisket — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.

Chicken 1st
Brisket 1st

How the title was won

4 of 4 meats called to the stage

LUTZ'S FAMOUS BBQ took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 2 outright wins — their weakest board was pork at 10th.

Chicken 1st
Pork Ribs 8th
Pork 10th
Brisket 1st

The biggest field yet

30 teams — a contest high

This contest usually draws about 26 teams

30 teams is the deepest field this contest has drawn in the data, against a typical 26.

This contest's own records (1 in the KCBS record book)

Records held by every edition of this contest put together, not just this one afternoon.

#8 👑 Most wins at one contest 3 titles at a single contest · LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ · won 2014–2017 · 17 Mar 2017

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)

Biggest rating movers (power-rating points won and lost at this contest)

Did form hold? (pre-contest rating vs overall finish — ratings called it if the dots climb to the right)

This contest over the years full contest page →

Date	Where	Venue	Teams	High score	Grand Champion	Reserve Champion
2013-02-15	Tampa, FL	Tampa, FL	24	698.8572	SWAMP BOYS	BLITZKRIEG BBQ
2013-02-22	Daphne, AL	Daphne, AL	29	689.7142	THE PIT CREW GA	LOTTA BULL BBQ
2013-03-01	Baton Rouge, LA	Baton Rouge, LA	28	699.4286	CAJUN BLAZE	HABITUAL SMOKERS
2013-03-08	Westworth Village, TX	Westworth Village, TX	29	677.7142	C-N-B BAR-B-Q	3 WOODYS BBQ
2013-03-15	Albuquerque, NM	Albuquerque, NM	20	686.2856	PARROTHEAD SMOKERS	2-CAN-Q
2013-03-22 ← this one	Tucson, AZ	Tucson, AZ	30	676.5712	LUTZ'S FAMOUS BBQ	BIG POPPA SMOKERS
2013-03-29	Thornton, CO	Thornton, CO	30	668.5712	SWINESTONE COWBOYS	GQUE
2013-04-05	Salt Lake City, UT	Salt Lake City, UT	29	689.1426	PHIL & LOU BBQ	ROOFTOP BBQ
2013-04-12	Renton, WA	Renton, WA	29	666.8574	MOVIN' THE CHAINS	PIGGY D'S BBQ
2013-04-26	Overland Park, KS	Overland Park, KS	30	666.2856	DIRT ROAD BBQ	SMOKEAHOLICS KS
2013-05-03	St. Charles, MO	St. Charles, MO	30	694.2860	TRUEBUD BBQ	IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ
2013-05-10	Knoxville, TN	Knoxville, TN	29	677.7140	ROCKY TOP BARBEQUE	UNCULTURED SWINE
2013-05-17	Marietta, GA	Marietta, GA	28	685.7142	TNT SOUTHERN BBQ	MOYERS COMPETITION BAR-B-Q TEAM
2013-05-31	N. Charleston, SC	N. Charleston, SC	27	678.2854	WAYLON'S WICKEDLY GOOD Q	KILLER B'S BBQ
2013-06-07	Asheville, NC	Asheville, NC	26	662.8568	DEEP SOUTH BBQ	TEAR-A-BYTE BBQ
2013-06-14	Lexington, KY	Lexington, KY	27	672.5710	GOVERNMENT PORK	QUENIVOROUS
2013-06-21	Indianapolis, IN	Indianapolis, IN	29	689.1428	ONE2BBQ	BACK PORCH Q
2013-06-28	Traverse City, MI	Traverse City, MI	26	676.5712	QUAU	iBQ'n
2013-07-05	Madison, WI	Madison, WI	30	670.8570	THE SMOKE HUNTERS	SMOKERS PURGATORY
2013-07-12	Woodbury, MN	Woodbury, MN	29	684.5372	TIPPYCANOE BBQ CREW	PIGSKIN BBQ
2013-07-19	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines, IA	28	686.2284	PORK PATROL BBQ	GRILLS GONE WILD IOWA
2013-08-09	Medford, NY	Medford, NY	27	642.7544	FEEDING FRIENDZ	INSANE SWINE BBQ
2013-08-16	Laurel, MD	Laurel, MD	29	685.6000	THE BBQ GURU	APORKALYPSE NOW
2013-08-23	Richmond, VA	Richmond, VA	29	677.1428	COOL SMOKE	GROG N HOGS
2013-09-27	Overland Park, KS	Overland Park, KS	29	695.3484	THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ	BOYS OF BBQ & PATTY
2014-02-21	Tampa, FL	Tampa, FL	21	678.2512	WOOLEY BULLY BBQ MAFIA	Good Buddies BBQ
2014-02-28	Daphne, AL	Daphne, AL	28	685.6912	BOOTYQUE	FIRE DANCER BBQ
2014-03-07	Baton Rouge, LA	Baton Rouge, LA	23	694.2284	SMOKIN' N THE DARK	CAJUN BLAZE
2014-03-14	Fort Worth, TX	Fort Worth, TX	29	670.7196	WILDCATTERS Q CREW	CAVEMAN CUISINE
2014-03-21	Tucson, AZ	Tucson, AZ	30	685.1200	LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ	I.A.B. 30 BBQ
2014-03-28	Sacramento, CA	Sacramento, CA	29	662.8116	BIG B'S DOWN-N-DIRTY BBQ	SON OF SMOKE
2014-04-04	Renton, WA	Renton, WA	30	676.5488	BAD BONES BBQ	PIGGY D'S BBQ
2014-04-11	Salt Lake City, UT	Salt Lake City, UT	29	685.1656	R&R BBQ	RHYTHM 'N QUE
2014-04-18	Denver, CO	Denver, CO	30	686.7768	GQUE	GRILLIN' BEAVERS
2014-05-02	Overland Park, KS	Overland Park, KS	29	683.3484	COUNTY LINE SMOKERS	GETTIN' BASTED
2014-05-09	St. Charles, MO	St. Charles, MO	30	698.7884	SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ	PORK PULLIN PLOWBOYS
2014-05-23	Hendersonville, TN	Hendersonville, TN	30	700.0232	SWIGGIN PIG	Organizer Portal
2014-05-30	Marietta, GA	Marietta, GA	29	684.4340	PIG WHISPERERS	CURLY TAILS BBQ
2014-06-06	N. Charleston, SC	N. Charleston, SC	28	685.6684	PALMETTO PITMASTERS	WAYLON'S WICKEDLY GOOD Q
2014-06-13	Asheville, NC	Asheville, NC	30	682.8112	PICKIN' PORKERS	SMOKE ON THIS
2014-06-20	Lexington, KY	Lexington, KY	28	683.3372	MIDNIGHT BURN	THE LOONEY PIT
2014-06-27	Indianapolis, IN	Indianapolis, IN	26	681.1200	ABLE ACRES BBQ	ONE2BBQ
2014-07-04	Traverse City, MI	Traverse City, MI	21	678.1828	BUBBA-Q'S	CANCERSUCKSCHICAGO.COM
2014-07-11	Madison, WI	Madison, WI	29	685.0972	IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ	SECOND CITY SMOKE
2014-07-18	Woodbury, MN	Woodbury, MN	30	691.9884	IOWA WILD HOGS BBQ	ANGRY JACK BBQ
2014-07-25	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines, IA	29	692.6400	TEMPLETON RYE WOODFELLAS	SPITFIRE
2014-08-08	Scarborough, ME	Scarborough, ME	28	673.7372	STUBBORN BULL BBQ	FEEDING FRIENDZ
2014-08-15	Harrisburg, PA	Harrisburg, PA	28	670.7312	HERDING SMOKE	PIGHEADED BBQ
2014-08-22	Laurel, MD	Laurel, MD	29	669.6112	PORK BARREL BBQ	Sauce This BBQ
2014-09-12	N. Kansas City, MO	N. Kansas City, MO	30	697.6916	SMOKEY D'S WANNABEES	THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ
2015-02-20	Kissimmee, FL	Kissimmee, FL	22	695.4400	HOT WACHULA'S	SMOKIN MO'S BBQ
2015-02-27	Daphne, AL	Daphne, AL	30	693.6340	JACK'S OLD SOUTH	RED EYED SMOKERS
2015-03-06	Shreveport, LA	Shreveport, LA	29	687.9776	FIRE DANCER BBQ	INDIAN TERRITORY SMOKE
2015-03-13	Fort Worth, TX	Fort Worth, TX	30	664.4572	CLARK CREW BBQ	KOSMO'S Q
2015-03-20	Tucson, AZ	Tucson, AZ	29	699.3484	LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ	IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ
2015-03-27	Reno, NV	Reno, NV	30	677.7372	TEAM AMERICA	BIG B'S DOWN-N-DIRTY BBQ
2015-04-03	Renton, WA	Renton, WA	28	680.6292	MOVIN' THE CHAINS	WINE COUNTRY Q
2015-04-10	Salt Lake City, UT	Salt Lake City, UT	30	675.3824	R&R BBQ	TEAM AMERICA
2015-04-17	Fort Collins, CO	Fort Collins, CO	30	689.7256	JO-BAWB'S BBQ	GQUE
2015-05-08	Overland Park, KS	Overland Park, KS	30	700.5828	THUMP & STRUM BBQ	SMOOTH SMOKE
2015-05-15	St. Charles, MO	St. Charles, MO	30	689.6572	SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ	BRICKHEAD BBQ
2015-05-22	Marietta, GA	Marietta, GA	29	691.3484	POT'S BBQ	THE PIT CREW GA
2015-05-29	Hendersonville, TN	Hendersonville, TN	29	703.4056	FAT, DRUNK & STUPID	Q-BONES BBQ
2015-06-05	Asheville, NC	Asheville, NC	30	699.9772	ROCKY TOP BARBEQUE	ROCK'S MONEY PIT BBQ
2015-06-12	N. Charleston, SC	N. Charleston, SC	29	679.9428	BIG DICK'S BBQ	4:20 Q
2015-06-19	Bowling Green, KY	Bowling Green, KY	29	694.8456	GILLY'S BBQ	THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE SMOKE
2015-06-26	Ypsilanti, MI	Ypsilanti, MI	30	677.0740	iBQ'n@TheBBQSuperStore.com	BIG BROTHERS BBQ
2015-07-10	Indianapolis, IN	Indianapolis, IN	28	687.9772	HUG HOGS	THE SMOKE HUNTERS
2015-07-17	Auburn Hills, MI	Auburn Hills, MI	28	693.1656	YELLOW RIVER BBQ	SMOKIN' IN THE D
2015-07-24	Woodbury, MN	Woodbury, MN	30	682.3544	ROLLIN' SMOKE BBQ SD	JAESTAR BBQ
2015-07-31	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines, IA	30	685.6572	BIG T'Z Q CRU	PELLET ENVY
2015-08-14	Scarborough, ME	Scarborough, ME	26	679.9776	INSANE SWINE BBQ	Rogue Hog BBQ
2015-08-21	Harrisburg, PA	Harrisburg, PA	30	678.3200	CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ	HAWG NATION BBQ
2015-08-28	Laurel, MD	Laurel, MD	29	673.6228	OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE	ROCKIN ROBYNS BBQ
2015-09-11	N. Kansas City, MO	N. Kansas City, MO	28	694.8228	SMOKEAHOLICS	TRUCKY'S TRUE BLU BBQ'UE
2016-02-26	Daphne, AL	Daphne, AL	30	689.0972	QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N	WINK'S BARBEQUE
2016-03-04	Shreveport, LA	Shreveport, LA	30	687.3940	ALL IN QUE	SMOKIN' N THE DARK
2016-03-11	Fort Worth, TX	Fort Worth, TX	29	689.6912	DR. NORDY'S BBQ	TEXAS-CAR-B-QUE
2016-03-18	Tucson, AZ	Tucson, AZ	30	708.0112	BIG POPPA SMOKERS	HICKORY AND SPICE BBQ
2016-03-25	Reno, NV	Reno, NV	29	691.9656	PHIL THE GRILL	BOWLING OVER PIGS
2016-04-01	Renton, WA	Renton, WA	30	680.5372	BAD BONES BBQ	FAHRENHEIT 250
2016-04-08	Salt Lake City, UT	Salt Lake City, UT	30	685.6340	BIG B'S DOWN-N-DIRTY BBQ	PARROTHEAD SMOKERS
2016-04-15	Fort Collins, CO	Fort Collins, CO	28	699.3600	IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ	PELLET ENVY
2016-04-29	Overland Park, KS	Overland Park, KS	30	688.4912	DIRT ROAD BBQ	AMERICAN FIRE BBQ
2016-05-06	St. Charles, MO	St. Charles, MO	30	690.8344	PITMASTERIQ BBQ	SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ
2016-05-13	Bowling Green, KY	Bowling Green, KY	29	694.2172	MOYERS COMPETITION BAR-B-Q TEAM	CHECKERED PIG
2016-05-20	Southhaven, MS	Southhaven, MS	29	696.5028	VICTORY LANE BBQ	SOUTHERN SMOKERS
2016-06-03	Asheville, NC	Asheville, NC	27	698.2628	SMOKING BUTT HEADS	PALMETTO PITMASTERS
2016-06-10	Harrisburg, PA	Harrisburg, PA	29	683.3716	CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ	WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ
2016-06-17	Hendersonville, TN	Hendersonville, TN	29	699.9544	SON SEEKERS BBQ	THE ALGOOD BAR-B-Q PIT CREW
2016-06-24	Birmingham, AL	Birmingham, AL	30	694.2172	BAREKNUCKLES BBQ	BALD HAWG BBQ
2016-07-08	Indianapolis, IN	Indianapolis, IN	30	682.2632	40 CALIBER BBQ	ONE2BBQ
2016-07-15	South Bend, IN	South Bend, IN	28	676.5712	iBQ'n@TheBBQSuperStore.com	SMOKIN' HOOKERS BAR-B-Q LLC
2016-07-22	Woodbury, MN	Woodbury, MN	30	677.6112	RUB MY RACK	CITY SLICKERS BBQ
2016-07-29	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines, IA	28	689.1888	PORKY BUTTS BBQ	LUCKY'S Q
2016-08-05	Laurel, MD	Laurel, MD	29	686.8344	3 EYZ BBQ	Sauce This BBQ
2016-08-12	Richmond, VA	Richmond, VA	28	686.8456	SAUCED! BBQ TEAM	UNCLE TOAD'S COMPETITION BBQ
2016-08-19	South Windsor, CT	South Windsor, CT	26	685.6456	THAT'S OUR QUE	LO' -N- SLO' BBQ
2016-09-02	Ypsilanti, MI	Ypsilanti, MI	30	691.4172	MAC ATTACK BBQ	THE SMOKE HUNTERS
2016-09-09	Kansas City, MO	Kansas City, MO	30	695.9772	913 BBQ	SMOKEAHOLICS
2017-02-24	Daphne, AL	Daphne, AL	28	690.2744	SMOKE ON THIS	WINK'S BARBEQUE
2017-03-03	Shreveport, LA	Shreveport, LA	29	691.9312	RAILYARD BBQ	SMOKIN TRIGGERS
2017-03-10	White Settlement, TX	White Settlement, TX	30	680.5484	BLAZEN BBQ	FAT BOYS BBQ - TEMPLE, TX
2017-03-17	Tucson, AZ	Tucson, AZ	29	697.6340	LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ	PORKETEERS
2017-03-24	Reno, NV	Reno, NV	30	674.2168	LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ	Smokey and the Pirate
2017-03-31	Renton, WA	Renton, WA	30	681.1660	MONTANA OUTLAW BBQ	BOOTIES BBQ
2017-04-07	Salt Lake City, UT	Salt Lake City, UT	29	690.8228	TEAM AMERICA	GOT SMOKE BAR-B-QUE
2017-04-14	Fort Collins, CO	Fort Collins, CO	30	692.4800	IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ	SMOKIN' BOXERS BBQ
2017-04-28	Overland Park, KS	Overland Park, KS	30	692.5488	SUBLIME BBQ	JAESTAR BBQ
2017-05-05	St. Charles, MO	St. Charles, MO	29	691.9540	THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE SMOKE	SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ
2017-05-12	Bowling Green, KY	Bowling Green, KY	29	701.7256	SCUFFLETOWN SMOKERS	GILLY'S BBQ
2017-05-19	Marietta, GA	Marietta, GA	26	697.6684	QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N	FYC BARBEQUE
2017-06-02	Laurel, MD	Laurel, MD	28	681.6340	WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ	3 EYZ BBQ
2017-06-09	Harrisburg, PA	Harrisburg, PA	29	686.8000	PIGGIN' WHISKEY	WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ
2017-06-16	Alpharetta, GA	Alpharetta, GA	28	701.6340	Q-BONES BBQ	SWINE AND SHINE BBQ
2017-06-23	Birmingham, AL	Birmingham, AL	28	701.0972	RAZORRACKS	SLAYTON'S BARBEQUE COMPANY
2017-07-07	Indianapolis, IN	Indianapolis, IN	30	702.8000	ONE2BBQ	THUNDER HOG BBQ
2017-07-14	South Bend, IN	South Bend, IN	27	674.2512	THE SMOKE HUNTERS	CONTINENTAL BARBEQUE CO.
2017-07-21	Eagan, MN	Eagan, MN	30	686.3316	SHIGGIN & GRINNIN	TOTALLY SAUCED
2017-07-28	Ankeny, IA	Ankeny, IA	30	690.2628	GRILLS GONE WILD IOWA	CRASH TEST SMOKERS
2017-08-04	South Windsor, CT	South Windsor, CT	30	677.0972	INSANE SWINE BBQ	PORK BUTT PARADISE
2017-08-11	N. Charleston, SC	N. Charleston, SC	27	688.5144	SWEET SMOKE Q FLORIDA	SAUCED! BBQ TEAM
2017-08-18	Asheville, NC	Asheville, NC	29	687.9084	Cool Grog N Smokin Hogs	THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA
2017-09-01	Traverse City, MI	Traverse City, MI	27	688.5144	iBQ'n@TheBBQSuperStore.com	MAC ATTACK BBQ
2017-09-08	Kansas City, MO	Kansas City, MO	28	699.3828	CLARK CREW BBQ	DIRT ROAD BBQ

What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)

Category	1st	5th	10th
Chicken	170.2858	167.4288	165.1428
Pork Ribs	170.8572	168.5714	162.8570
Pork	170.8574	168.0000	166.8570
Brisket	176.0000	169.1426	164.0000

Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Master Series

Overall

30 entries · top 676.5712 · median 640.2854

#	Team	Score
1	LUTZ'S FAMOUS BBQ	676.5712
2	BIG POPPA SMOKERS	675.4286
3	THE SMOKING HILLS	666.2858
4	RHYTHM 'N QUE	662.8572
5	EMERALD BUFFALO	657.7144
6	I.A.B. 30 BBQ	656.5712
7	BAD BOYZ BBQ	655.4286
8	WRANGLER'S RESERVE BBQ	654.2854
9	LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ	653.1426
10	BBQ MAGIC	649.1424
11	BIG FIRE	645.1428
12	LADY OF Q	644.5712
13	FORK U BBQ	642.2852
14	RUB-A-DUB BUTTS	641.1426
15	YOUR BEHIND BBQ	640.5712
16	VOODOO ZOMBQUE	639.9996
17	AUGGIE'S TWILIGHT BBQ	634.8574
18	THE ARIZONA KID	633.1424
19	KNIFE PORK AND SPOON	633.1424
20	KARNIVOROUS	627.9994
21	AFRO SMOKE BBQ	627.4282
22	CHUBBY HUBBY BBQ	621.7138
23	SQUEAL TEAM SIX	612.5710
24	VRM PIT CREW	612.0000
25	CRAZY PIG BBQ	611.4286
26	THE COWBOY WAY AZ	610.2854
27	PORK ON THE FORK	609.7142
28	RUB YOUR MEAT BBQ	608.0004
29	PHIL THE GRILL	575.4286
30	KISS OF SMOKE BBQ	504.5716

Chicken

30 entries · top 170.2858 · median 161.7142

#	Team	Score
1	LUTZ'S FAMOUS BBQ	170.2858
2	BIG POPPA SMOKERS	168.5716
3	THE SMOKING HILLS	168.0000
4	I.A.B. 30 BBQ	168.0000
5	WRANGLER'S RESERVE BBQ	167.4288
6	KNIFE PORK AND SPOON	167.4286
7	BAD BOYZ BBQ	166.8574
8	BBQ MAGIC	166.8570
9	RUB-A-DUB BUTTS	166.2858
10	CHUBBY HUBBY BBQ	165.1428
11	BIG FIRE	164.5714
12	RHYTHM 'N QUE	164.5714
13	VOODOO ZOMBQUE	163.4284
14	AFRO SMOKE BBQ	162.8572
15	RUB YOUR MEAT BBQ	161.7144
16	LADY OF Q	161.7140
17	YOUR BEHIND BBQ	160.5712
18	PORK ON THE FORK	160.0002
19	LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ	159.9998
20	THE COWBOY WAY AZ	159.4284
21	KARNIVOROUS	158.8570
22	AUGGIE'S TWILIGHT BBQ	158.2858
23	EMERALD BUFFALO	157.1430
24	CRAZY PIG BBQ	152.5714
25	PHIL THE GRILL	151.9998
26	THE ARIZONA KID	150.8570
27	VRM PIT CREW	147.4284
28	FORK U BBQ	146.8570
29	SQUEAL TEAM SIX	141.1426
30	KISS OF SMOKE BBQ	20.0000

Pork Ribs

30 entries · top 170.8572 · median 157.4286

#	Team	Score
1	RHYTHM 'N QUE	170.8572
2	EMERALD BUFFALO	170.8572
3	FORK U BBQ	169.1428
4	BAD BOYZ BBQ	169.1428
5	BIG POPPA SMOKERS	168.5714
6	VOODOO ZOMBQUE	164.5714
7	KNIFE PORK AND SPOON	163.9998
8	LUTZ'S FAMOUS BBQ	163.4284
9	LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ	163.4284
10	AFRO SMOKE BBQ	162.8570
11	YOUR BEHIND BBQ	162.2856
12	SQUEAL TEAM SIX	160.5712
13	THE ARIZONA KID	159.4284
14	BBQ MAGIC	158.8570
15	WRANGLER'S RESERVE BBQ	157.7144
16	BIG FIRE	157.1428
17	VRM PIT CREW	156.5716
18	KISS OF SMOKE BBQ	156.5714
19	LADY OF Q	156.0002
20	THE SMOKING HILLS	155.4286
21	I.A.B. 30 BBQ	154.8570
22	AUGGIE'S TWILIGHT BBQ	154.2858
23	RUB YOUR MEAT BBQ	153.7144
24	CHUBBY HUBBY BBQ	151.9998
25	PORK ON THE FORK	150.8570
26	RUB-A-DUB BUTTS	149.7142
27	KARNIVOROUS	148.5714
28	CRAZY PIG BBQ	148.0000
29	THE COWBOY WAY AZ	146.8570
30	PHIL THE GRILL	137.1432

Pork

30 entries · top 170.8574 · median 163.4284

#	Team	Score
1	LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ	170.8574
2	BBQ MAGIC	169.7142
3	BIG POPPA SMOKERS	169.1428
4	SQUEAL TEAM SIX	168.0000
5	CRAZY PIG BBQ	168.0000
6	THE SMOKING HILLS	168.0000
7	BAD BOYZ BBQ	167.4286
8	RHYTHM 'N QUE	167.4284
9	LADY OF Q	166.8572
10	LUTZ'S FAMOUS BBQ	166.8570
11	I.A.B. 30 BBQ	166.2856
12	AUGGIE'S TWILIGHT BBQ	165.7144
13	THE ARIZONA KID	165.1428
14	WRANGLER'S RESERVE BBQ	164.5710
15	KARNIVOROUS	163.9996
16	RUB-A-DUB BUTTS	162.8572
17	KISS OF SMOKE BBQ	162.2858
18	VRM PIT CREW	160.5714
19	BIG FIRE	159.4286
20	EMERALD BUFFALO	159.4286
21	THE COWBOY WAY AZ	157.7142
22	FORK U BBQ	157.1428
23	VOODOO ZOMBQUE	155.9998
24	RUB YOUR MEAT BBQ	153.7144
25	YOUR BEHIND BBQ	152.5716
26	AFRO SMOKE BBQ	152.5712
27	CHUBBY HUBBY BBQ	151.9998
28	PORK ON THE FORK	149.7142
29	PHIL THE GRILL	148.5714
30	KNIFE PORK AND SPOON	145.1426

Brisket

30 entries · top 176.0000 · median 157.1428

#	Team	Score
1	LUTZ'S FAMOUS BBQ	176.0000
2	THE SMOKING HILLS	174.8572
3	EMERALD BUFFALO	170.2856
4	BIG POPPA SMOKERS	169.1428
5	FORK U BBQ	169.1426
6	I.A.B. 30 BBQ	167.4286
7	KISS OF SMOKE BBQ	165.7144
8	YOUR BEHIND BBQ	165.1428
9	WRANGLER'S RESERVE BBQ	164.5712
10	BIG FIRE	164.0000
11	RUB-A-DUB BUTTS	162.2854
12	RHYTHM 'N QUE	160.0002
13	LADY OF Q	159.9998
14	LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ	158.8570
15	THE ARIZONA KID	157.7142
16	AUGGIE'S TWILIGHT BBQ	156.5714
17	KARNIVOROUS	156.5714
18	KNIFE PORK AND SPOON	156.5714
19	VOODOO ZOMBQUE	156.0000
20	BBQ MAGIC	153.7142
21	CHUBBY HUBBY BBQ	152.5714
22	BAD BOYZ BBQ	151.9998
23	PORK ON THE FORK	149.1428
24	AFRO SMOKE BBQ	149.1428
25	VRM PIT CREW	147.4286
26	THE COWBOY WAY AZ	146.2858
27	SQUEAL TEAM SIX	142.8572
28	CRAZY PIG BBQ	142.8572
29	RUB YOUR MEAT BBQ	138.8572
30	PHIL THE GRILL	137.7142

Sam's Club National BBQ Tour

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