Mar 22–23, 2013 · Tucson, AZ
LUTZ'S FAMOUS BBQ won Grand Champion at the Sam's Club National BBQ Tour on March 22, 2013 in Tucson, AZ, scoring 676.5712 in a field of 30 teams. BIG POPPA SMOKERS took Reserve Grand Champion with 675.4286. Category winners: Chicken — LUTZ'S FAMOUS BBQ (170.2858); Pork Ribs — RHYTHM 'N QUE (170.8572); Pork — LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ (170.8574); Brisket — LUTZ'S FAMOUS BBQ (176.0000). This is the 6th of 125 editions of this contest on record; the 2013 edition was won by PARROTHEAD SMOKERS; the next was held in 2013.
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.
What it has taken to win here, 2013 to 2017 — this edition picked out.
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
Closer than 82% of the 4,722 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 1.1426 points — closer than 82% of every championship in the data.
This was LUTZ'S FAMOUS BBQ's first Grand Championship in the data.
4 of 125 tracked editions
LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ has won this contest 4 times across its 125 tracked editions.
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.
LUTZ'S FAMOUS BBQ won Chicken, Brisket — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
LUTZ'S FAMOUS BBQ took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 2 outright wins — their weakest board was pork at 10th.
This contest usually draws about 26 teams
30 teams is the deepest field this contest has drawn in the data, against a typical 26.
Records held by every edition of this contest put together, not just this one afternoon.
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 170.2858 | 167.4288 | 165.1428 |
| Pork Ribs | 170.8572 | 168.5714 | 162.8570 |
| Pork | 170.8574 | 168 | 166.8570 |
| Brisket | 176 | 169.1426 | 164 |
30 entries · top 676.5712 · median 640.2854
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | LUTZ'S FAMOUS BBQ | |
| 2 | BIG POPPA SMOKERS | |
| 3 | THE SMOKING HILLS | |
| 4 | RHYTHM 'N QUE | |
| 5 | EMERALD BUFFALO | |
| 6 | I.A.B. 30 BBQ | |
| 7 | BAD BOYZ BBQ | |
| 8 | WRANGLER'S RESERVE BBQ | |
| 9 | LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ | |
| 10 | BBQ MAGIC | |
| 11 | BIG FIRE | |
| 12 | LADY OF Q | |
| 13 | FORK U BBQ | |
| 14 | RUB-A-DUB BUTTS | |
| 15 | YOUR BEHIND BBQ | |
| 16 | VOODOO ZOMBQUE | |
| 17 | AUGGIE'S TWILIGHT BBQ | |
| 18 | THE ARIZONA KID | |
| 19 | KNIFE PORK AND SPOON | |
| 20 | KARNIVOROUS | |
| 21 | AFRO SMOKE BBQ | |
| 22 | CHUBBY HUBBY BBQ | |
| 23 | SQUEAL TEAM SIX | |
| 24 | VRM PIT CREW | |
| 25 | CRAZY PIG BBQ | |
| 26 | THE COWBOY WAY AZ | |
| 27 | PORK ON THE FORK | |
| 28 | RUB YOUR MEAT BBQ | |
| 29 | PHIL THE GRILL | |
| 30 | KISS OF SMOKE BBQ |
30 entries · top 170.2858 · median 161.7142
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | LUTZ'S FAMOUS BBQ | |
| 2 | BIG POPPA SMOKERS | |
| 3 | THE SMOKING HILLS | |
| 4 | I.A.B. 30 BBQ | |
| 5 | WRANGLER'S RESERVE BBQ | |
| 6 | KNIFE PORK AND SPOON | |
| 7 | BAD BOYZ BBQ | |
| 8 | BBQ MAGIC | |
| 9 | RUB-A-DUB BUTTS | |
| 10 | CHUBBY HUBBY BBQ | |
| 11 | BIG FIRE | |
| 12 | RHYTHM 'N QUE | |
| 13 | VOODOO ZOMBQUE | |
| 14 | AFRO SMOKE BBQ | |
| 15 | RUB YOUR MEAT BBQ | |
| 16 | LADY OF Q | |
| 17 | YOUR BEHIND BBQ | |
| 18 | PORK ON THE FORK | |
| 19 | LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ | |
| 20 | THE COWBOY WAY AZ | |
| 21 | KARNIVOROUS | |
| 22 | AUGGIE'S TWILIGHT BBQ | |
| 23 | EMERALD BUFFALO | |
| 24 | CRAZY PIG BBQ | |
| 25 | PHIL THE GRILL | |
| 26 | THE ARIZONA KID | |
| 27 | VRM PIT CREW | |
| 28 | FORK U BBQ | |
| 29 | SQUEAL TEAM SIX | |
| 30 | KISS OF SMOKE BBQ |
30 entries · top 170.8572 · median 157.4286
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | RHYTHM 'N QUE | |
| 2 | EMERALD BUFFALO | |
| 3 | FORK U BBQ | |
| 4 | BAD BOYZ BBQ | |
| 5 | BIG POPPA SMOKERS | |
| 6 | VOODOO ZOMBQUE | |
| 7 | KNIFE PORK AND SPOON | |
| 8 | LUTZ'S FAMOUS BBQ | |
| 9 | LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ | |
| 10 | AFRO SMOKE BBQ | |
| 11 | YOUR BEHIND BBQ | |
| 12 | SQUEAL TEAM SIX | |
| 13 | THE ARIZONA KID | |
| 14 | BBQ MAGIC | |
| 15 | WRANGLER'S RESERVE BBQ | |
| 16 | BIG FIRE | |
| 17 | VRM PIT CREW | |
| 18 | KISS OF SMOKE BBQ | |
| 19 | LADY OF Q | |
| 20 | THE SMOKING HILLS | |
| 21 | I.A.B. 30 BBQ | |
| 22 | AUGGIE'S TWILIGHT BBQ | |
| 23 | RUB YOUR MEAT BBQ | |
| 24 | CHUBBY HUBBY BBQ | |
| 25 | PORK ON THE FORK | |
| 26 | RUB-A-DUB BUTTS | |
| 27 | KARNIVOROUS | |
| 28 | CRAZY PIG BBQ | |
| 29 | THE COWBOY WAY AZ | |
| 30 | PHIL THE GRILL |
30 entries · top 170.8574 · median 163.4284
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ | |
| 2 | BBQ MAGIC | |
| 3 | BIG POPPA SMOKERS | |
| 4 | SQUEAL TEAM SIX | |
| 5 | CRAZY PIG BBQ | |
| 6 | THE SMOKING HILLS | |
| 7 | BAD BOYZ BBQ | |
| 8 | RHYTHM 'N QUE | |
| 9 | LADY OF Q | |
| 10 | LUTZ'S FAMOUS BBQ | |
| 11 | I.A.B. 30 BBQ | |
| 12 | AUGGIE'S TWILIGHT BBQ | |
| 13 | THE ARIZONA KID | |
| 14 | WRANGLER'S RESERVE BBQ | |
| 15 | KARNIVOROUS | |
| 16 | RUB-A-DUB BUTTS | |
| 17 | KISS OF SMOKE BBQ | |
| 18 | VRM PIT CREW | |
| 19 | BIG FIRE | |
| 20 | EMERALD BUFFALO | |
| 21 | THE COWBOY WAY AZ | |
| 22 | FORK U BBQ | |
| 23 | VOODOO ZOMBQUE | |
| 24 | RUB YOUR MEAT BBQ | |
| 25 | YOUR BEHIND BBQ | |
| 26 | AFRO SMOKE BBQ | |
| 27 | CHUBBY HUBBY BBQ | |
| 28 | PORK ON THE FORK | |
| 29 | PHIL THE GRILL | |
| 30 | KNIFE PORK AND SPOON |
30 entries · top 176 · median 157.1428
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | LUTZ'S FAMOUS BBQ | |
| 2 | THE SMOKING HILLS | |
| 3 | EMERALD BUFFALO | |
| 4 | BIG POPPA SMOKERS | |
| 5 | FORK U BBQ | |
| 6 | I.A.B. 30 BBQ | |
| 7 | KISS OF SMOKE BBQ | |
| 8 | YOUR BEHIND BBQ | |
| 9 | WRANGLER'S RESERVE BBQ | |
| 10 | BIG FIRE | |
| 11 | RUB-A-DUB BUTTS | |
| 12 | RHYTHM 'N QUE | |
| 13 | LADY OF Q | |
| 14 | LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ | |
| 15 | THE ARIZONA KID | |
| 16 | AUGGIE'S TWILIGHT BBQ | |
| 17 | KARNIVOROUS | |
| 18 | KNIFE PORK AND SPOON | |
| 19 | VOODOO ZOMBQUE | |
| 20 | BBQ MAGIC | |
| 21 | CHUBBY HUBBY BBQ | |
| 22 | BAD BOYZ BBQ | |
| 23 | PORK ON THE FORK | |
| 24 | AFRO SMOKE BBQ | |
| 25 | VRM PIT CREW | |
| 26 | THE COWBOY WAY AZ | |
| 27 | SQUEAL TEAM SIX | |
| 28 | CRAZY PIG BBQ | |
| 29 | RUB YOUR MEAT BBQ | |
| 30 | PHIL THE GRILL |