Sam's Club National BBQ Tour

2013-03-29 – 2013-03-30 · Thornton, CO · 📍 Thornton, CO

Grand Champion: SWINESTONE COWBOYS (668.5712) · 30 teams

Reserve Champion: 🥈 GQUE

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SWINESTONE COWBOYS

668.5712 · Master Series — Overall

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GQUE

667.4278 · Master Series — Overall

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BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE

665.1426 · 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.

574.86 median 640.57 668.57 🏆

How the meats cooked

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

Chicken 172.00
Pork Ribs 170.29
Pork 171.43
Brisket 173.71

138.86 173.71

Winning score by edition

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

Entries

4 judged meats

Top score

668.5712

Winning margin

1.1434

GC over RC

Field average

635.12

574.86668.57

median 640.57 · last place to winner

Perfect 180s

Tightest race

Pork Ribs

2.8570 pts across the top 5

Top-10 cutoff

647.9990

574.86668.57

10th place overall

Field spread

93.7146

winner to last place

Most consistent

SWINESTONE COWBOYS

avg finish 5.50 across 4 meats

Double threats

teams with 2+ top-5 calls

Widest winning margin

Brisket

won by 2.8574 pts — JAESTAR BBQ

How hot was the win?

Top 97%

beats 3% of 4707 Master Series wins in the data

Came back for more

0 of 30 teams from the previous edition returned

Form held

Weak

ρ = -0.23 between pre-contest rating and finish

Field strength

1503

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

Top-rated in the field

JAESTAR BBQ

rated 1529 pre-contest

Storylines (6 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

1.1434 points between champion and reserve

Closer than 81% of the 4,742 championships in the data

The Grand Championship was decided by 1.1434 points — closer than 81% of every championship in the data.

SWINESTONE COWBOYS
GQUE

Won without a category win

4 of 4 meats called to the stage

SWINESTONE COWBOYS won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 4 calls from 4 boards, best of them 2nd. Consistency beat fireworks.

Chicken 6th
Pork Ribs 6th
Pork 2nd
Brisket 8th

A first Grand Championship

1 title in the data

This was SWINESTONE COWBOYS'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

SWINESTONE COWBOYS finished 1st overall in the first contest the data has them cooking at all.

Photo finishes

Tie closest of 9 calls decided inside half a point

Chicken places 3–4: 3 LIL' MACS BBQ and BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE tied on 169.1428 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 7–8: BACKDRAFT BBQ and BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE tied on 165.7142 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 8–9: BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE and JO-BAWB'S BBQ tied on 165.7142 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.

Chicken 3–4 · tie
Pork Ribs 7–8 · tie
Pork Ribs 8–9 · tie
Pork Ribs 9–10 · tie

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	Tucson, AZ	Tucson, AZ	30	676.5712	LUTZ'S FAMOUS BBQ	BIG POPPA SMOKERS
2013-03-29 ← this one	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	172.0000	169.1426	165.1428
Pork Ribs	170.2856	167.4286	165.7142
Pork	171.4284	165.7140	161.1428
Brisket	173.7144	167.4286	163.4284

Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Master Series

Overall

30 entries · top 668.5712 · median 640.5711

#	Team	Score
1	SWINESTONE COWBOYS	668.5712
2	GQUE	667.4278
3	BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE	665.1426
4	SMOKIN TRIGGERS	654.8568
5	STARS AND STRIPES BBQ	654.2854
6	LONESTAR SMOKE RANGERS	653.1426
7	PEACE PIT BBQ	650.2856
8	BURNIN BOBS BUTTS N BONES	649.7138
9	JO-BAWB'S BBQ	648.5708
10	CHIBI-Q	647.9990
11	THE CELTIC PIG	645.7136
12	GOLDEN TOAD	644.0000
13	JAESTAR BBQ	643.9996
14	3 LIL' MACS BBQ	641.1428
15	SCORCH AND RESQUE	641.1424
16	GRILLIN' BEAVERS	639.9998
17	BACKDRAFT BBQ	639.9992
18	SMOKE THERAPY CO	637.1422
19	BEDROCK BBQ	631.4284
20	SMOKIN HOT BUTTS BBQ	629.7130
21	SMOKIN ARMADILLOS	626.2852
22	DENVER CAJUN BBQ KREWE	624.5716
23	BOSSMAN BAR-B-QUE	624.5714
24	GETTIN' PIGGY WIT IT!	620.5714
25	SMOKE INHALATION	617.1426
26	PORKY'S PIT CREW	615.4280
27	PATRIOT'S BBQ	607.9996
28	2 PIGS A COW N A CHICKEN	598.8568
29	SMOKE E'S BBQ	589.1428
30	GARIBAY'S BBQ	574.8566

Chicken

30 entries · top 172.0000 · median 163.1428

#	Team	Score
1	STARS AND STRIPES BBQ	172.0000
2	LONESTAR SMOKE RANGERS	169.7140
3	3 LIL' MACS BBQ	169.1428
4	BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE	169.1428
5	CHIBI-Q	169.1426
6	SWINESTONE COWBOYS	167.4284
7	SCORCH AND RESQUE	166.8568
8	PEACE PIT BBQ	165.7144
9	JO-BAWB'S BBQ	165.7142
10	SMOKIN TRIGGERS	165.1428
11	BEDROCK BBQ	165.1426
12	BURNIN BOBS BUTTS N BONES	164.5716
13	THE CELTIC PIG	164.5714
14	GQUE	164.5712
15	BOSSMAN BAR-B-QUE	163.4286
16	SMOKE THERAPY CO	162.8570
17	JAESTAR BBQ	162.2858
18	GOLDEN TOAD	162.2856
19	SMOKIN HOT BUTTS BBQ	161.7140
20	DENVER CAJUN BBQ KREWE	161.1428
21	SMOKIN ARMADILLOS	160.5712
22	2 PIGS A COW N A CHICKEN	159.9998
23	BACKDRAFT BBQ	158.8570
24	PORKY'S PIT CREW	158.8570
25	GETTIN' PIGGY WIT IT!	157.7142
26	GARIBAY'S BBQ	154.8570
27	SMOKE INHALATION	154.2856
28	GRILLIN' BEAVERS	152.5716
29	PATRIOT'S BBQ	152.0000
30	SMOKE E'S BBQ	142.8570

Pork Ribs

30 entries · top 170.2856 · median 160.2858

#	Team	Score
1	GQUE	170.2856
2	LONESTAR SMOKE RANGERS	169.1428
3	CHIBI-Q	168.5712
4	SMOKIN TRIGGERS	168.0000
5	PEACE PIT BBQ	167.4286
6	SWINESTONE COWBOYS	166.2856
7	BACKDRAFT BBQ	165.7142
8	BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE	165.7142
9	JO-BAWB'S BBQ	165.7142
10	SMOKE THERAPY CO	165.7142
11	GRILLIN' BEAVERS	164.5714
12	BEDROCK BBQ	162.8572
13	SCORCH AND RESQUE	162.2858
14	SMOKIN HOT BUTTS BBQ	161.7140
15	STARS AND STRIPES BBQ	160.5714
16	DENVER CAJUN BBQ KREWE	160.0002
17	PATRIOT'S BBQ	158.8572
18	BURNIN BOBS BUTTS N BONES	157.7142
19	THE CELTIC PIG	157.7140
20	PORKY'S PIT CREW	156.5714
21	GOLDEN TOAD	156.0002
22	SMOKE INHALATION	154.8572
23	3 LIL' MACS BBQ	154.8572
24	GETTIN' PIGGY WIT IT!	154.8570
25	JAESTAR BBQ	154.2856
26	BOSSMAN BAR-B-QUE	153.1428
27	SMOKIN ARMADILLOS	152.0000
28	2 PIGS A COW N A CHICKEN	147.4288
29	SMOKE E'S BBQ	141.7144
30	GARIBAY'S BBQ	140.5714

Pork

30 entries · top 171.4284 · median 156.5715

#	Team	Score
1	BURNIN BOBS BUTTS N BONES	171.4284
2	SWINESTONE COWBOYS	169.1430
3	SCORCH AND RESQUE	166.8572
4	THE CELTIC PIG	166.2856
5	BACKDRAFT BBQ	165.7140
6	GQUE	164.5712
7	SMOKIN ARMADILLOS	163.9998
8	PEACE PIT BBQ	162.2856
9	BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE	161.1428
10	STARS AND STRIPES BBQ	161.1428
11	CHIBI-Q	158.8572
12	PORKY'S PIT CREW	158.2856
13	GOLDEN TOAD	158.2856
14	LONESTAR SMOKE RANGERS	157.1430
15	GETTIN' PIGGY WIT IT!	156.5716
16	SMOKE INHALATION	156.5714
17	PATRIOT'S BBQ	155.9998
18	SMOKIN TRIGGERS	155.9998
19	JO-BAWB'S BBQ	153.7140
20	JAESTAR BBQ	153.7138
21	SMOKIN HOT BUTTS BBQ	153.1426
22	DENVER CAJUN BBQ KREWE	152.5714
23	GRILLIN' BEAVERS	151.9998
24	SMOKE E'S BBQ	151.4284
25	SMOKE THERAPY CO	151.4284
26	3 LIL' MACS BBQ	150.2856
27	BEDROCK BBQ	149.7144
28	2 PIGS A COW N A CHICKEN	146.2856
29	BOSSMAN BAR-B-QUE	144.5714
30	GARIBAY'S BBQ	138.8568

Brisket

30 entries · top 173.7144 · median 155.4283

#	Team	Score
1	JAESTAR BBQ	173.7144
2	GRILLIN' BEAVERS	170.8570
3	BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE	169.1428
4	GQUE	167.9998
5	GOLDEN TOAD	167.4286
6	3 LIL' MACS BBQ	166.8572
7	SMOKIN TRIGGERS	165.7142
8	SWINESTONE COWBOYS	165.7142
9	BOSSMAN BAR-B-QUE	163.4286
10	JO-BAWB'S BBQ	163.4284
11	STARS AND STRIPES BBQ	160.5712
12	LONESTAR SMOKE RANGERS	157.1428
13	SMOKE THERAPY CO	157.1426
14	THE CELTIC PIG	157.1426
15	BURNIN BOBS BUTTS N BONES	155.9996
16	PEACE PIT BBQ	154.8570
17	BEDROCK BBQ	153.7142
18	SMOKE E'S BBQ	153.1430
19	SMOKIN HOT BUTTS BBQ	153.1424
20	GETTIN' PIGGY WIT IT!	151.4286
21	SMOKE INHALATION	151.4284
22	CHIBI-Q	151.4280
23	DENVER CAJUN BBQ KREWE	150.8572
24	SMOKIN ARMADILLOS	149.7142
25	BACKDRAFT BBQ	149.7140
26	2 PIGS A COW N A CHICKEN	145.1426
27	SCORCH AND RESQUE	145.1426
28	PORKY'S PIT CREW	141.7140
29	PATRIOT'S BBQ	141.1426
30	GARIBAY'S BBQ	140.5714

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