Sam's Club National BBQ Tour

2013-08-23 – 2013-08-24 · Richmond, VA · 📍 Richmond, VA

Grand Champion: COOL SMOKE (677.1428) · 29 teams

Reserve Champion: 🥈 GROG N HOGS

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COOL SMOKE

677.1428 · Master Series — Overall

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GROG N HOGS

674.2628 · Master Series — Overall

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PIEDMONT PIT BBQ

666.7884 · 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.

564.39 median 636.97 677.14 🏆

How the meats cooked

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

Chicken 174.32
Pork Ribs 173.71
Pork 174.32
Brisket 174.30

134.18 174.32

Winning score by edition

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

Entries

4 judged meats

Top score

677.1428

Winning margin

2.8800

GC over RC

Field average

634.93

564.39677.14

median 636.97 · last place to winner

Perfect 180s

Tightest race

Brisket

6.2972 pts across the top 5

Top-10 cutoff

645.0972

564.39677.14

10th place overall

Field spread

112.7544

winner to last place

Most consistent

COOL SMOKE

avg finish 3.50 across 4 meats

Double threats

teams with 2+ top-5 calls

Widest winning margin

Pork

won by 2.9144 pts — CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ

How hot was the win?

Top 92%

beats 8% of 4707 Master Series wins in the data

Came back for more

1 of 29 teams from the previous edition returned

Form held

Strong

ρ = -0.61 between pre-contest rating and finish

Field strength

1522

avg power rating going in · stronger than 15% of contests

Top-rated in the field

CHIX, SWINE & BOVINE BBQ

rated 1632 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.

An upset on the books

33-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings

The ratings favoured the top seed the other 67 times in 100

Cool Smoke came in rated below the field's top team, CHIX, SWINE & BOVINE BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 33-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.

champion 1511
top seed 1632

Won without a category win

4 of 4 meats called to the stage

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

Chicken 5th
Pork Ribs 3rd
Pork 4th
Brisket 2nd

A first Grand Championship

2 tracked contests to get there

This was COOL SMOKE's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 2nd tracked contest.

A dynasty in the making

4× wins at this contest

4 of 128 tracked editions

LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ has won this contest 4 times across its 128 tracked editions.

2014
2015
2017
2017

Photo finishes

Tie closest of 7 calls decided inside half a point

Chicken places 5–6: COOL SMOKE and GROG N HOGS tied on 167.4400 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 5–6: GROG N HOGS and SERIAL GRILLER tied on 168.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 6–7: GROG N HOGS edged REX BBQ by 0.0228.

Chicken 5–6 · tie
Brisket 5–6 · tie
Chicken 6–7 · 0.0228
Brisket 6–7 · 0.0228

A double category winner

2 category wins in a day

PIEDMONT PIT BBQ won Chicken, Pork Ribs — a double.

Chicken 1st
Pork Ribs 1st

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	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 ← this one	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
2014-08-29	Richmond, VA	Richmond, VA	30	673.0740	CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ	THE BBQ GURU
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
2015-09-04	Richmond, VA	Richmond, VA	30	688.5488	ROCKY TOP BARBEQUE	INSANE SWINE 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
2017-08-25	Richmond, VA	Richmond, VA	29	698.8228	SMOKING BUTT HEADS	WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ
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	174.3200	167.4400	166.2856
Pork Ribs	173.7144	166.8916	159.4288
Pork	174.3200	167.9772	162.8344
Brisket	174.2972	168.0000	164.5716

Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Master Series

Overall

29 entries · top 677.1428 · median 636.9712

#	Team	Score
1	COOL SMOKE	677.1428
2	GROG N HOGS	674.2628
3	PIEDMONT PIT BBQ	666.7884
4	CHIX, SWINE & BOVINE BBQ	666.2628
5	FLAMING PIG	665.6572
6	SERIAL GRILLER	665.1200
7	CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ	661.1316
8	REDNECK SCIENTIFIC	661.0284
9	POP POP'S CHICKEN AND PIG	649.6456
10	PORK BARREL BBQ	645.0972
11	HOLY SMOKE BBQ-NC	643.2800
12	Q-THIS	641.6456
13	BUCKNER BROTHERS BBQ	640.5144
14	SMOKIN SKULLIES	637.0284
15	WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ	636.9712
16	HOG-IT-UP BBQ	635.8512
17	REX BBQ	633.6004
18	HAMBONES BY THE FIRE	633.4856
19	SLICKS BBQ	632.9600
20	BAR-B-QUE MAYHAM	629.0284
21	SMOKIN PIT CREW	625.0052
22	SMOKE-AHOLICS	617.0280
23	Dyvine BBQ	616.4800
24	Top Tier BBQ	616.4120
25	609 Q CREW	610.1820
26	3 CHICKS & ME	598.1824
27	BROWNCOATS BBQ	596.4344
28	HOG WILD HOKIES	572.3540
29	COFFIELD'S BBQ	564.3884

Chicken

29 entries · top 174.3200 · median 162.2628

#	Team	Score
1	PIEDMONT PIT BBQ	174.3200
2	CHIX, SWINE & BOVINE BBQ	173.1200
3	REDNECK SCIENTIFIC	167.9884
4	Dyvine BBQ	167.9656
5	COOL SMOKE	167.4400
6	GROG N HOGS	167.4400
7	REX BBQ	167.4172
8	FLAMING PIG	166.8572
9	CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ	166.8228
10	SERIAL GRILLER	166.2856
11	HOLY SMOKE BBQ-NC	165.6800
12	BAR-B-QUE MAYHAM	165.1656
13	HOG-IT-UP BBQ	165.1544
14	SMOKE-AHOLICS	163.9656
15	SMOKIN SKULLIES	162.2628
16	BUCKNER BROTHERS BBQ	161.7028
17	POP POP'S CHICKEN AND PIG	161.1428
18	SLICKS BBQ	161.1312
19	PORK BARREL BBQ	161.1084
20	Top Tier BBQ	158.8344
21	WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ	157.7028
22	BROWNCOATS BBQ	155.9888
23	3 CHICKS & ME	155.4172
24	Q-THIS	154.2628
25	SMOKIN PIT CREW	152.5484
26	HAMBONES BY THE FIRE	151.3484
27	HOG WILD HOKIES	148.5028
28	COFFIELD'S BBQ	145.6456
29	609 Q CREW	143.9540

Pork Ribs

29 entries · top 173.7144 · median 155.4060

#	Team	Score
1	PIEDMONT PIT BBQ	173.7144
2	GROG N HOGS	172.0000
3	COOL SMOKE	168.0000
4	FLAMING PIG	167.4172
5	CHIX, SWINE & BOVINE BBQ	166.8916
6	609 Q CREW	166.3312
7	HOLY SMOKE BBQ-NC	166.2744
8	POP POP'S CHICKEN AND PIG	163.4172
9	Q-THIS	161.7144
10	SERIAL GRILLER	159.4288
11	CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ	158.8688
12	HAMBONES BY THE FIRE	158.8000
13	SMOKIN SKULLIES	157.6800
14	REDNECK SCIENTIFIC	157.0856
15	REX BBQ	155.4060
16	HOG-IT-UP BBQ	155.3484
17	SMOKIN PIT CREW	154.7884
18	SMOKE-AHOLICS	153.6684
19	BUCKNER BROTHERS BBQ	151.9772
20	WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ	151.3484
21	BROWNCOATS BBQ	149.6456
22	SLICKS BBQ	149.0744
23	Top Tier BBQ	148.5144
24	3 CHICKS & ME	147.9884
25	BAR-B-QUE MAYHAM	146.7772
26	PORK BARREL BBQ	146.2860
27	HOG WILD HOKIES	142.8456
28	Dyvine BBQ	141.6688
29	COFFIELD'S BBQ	138.2172

Pork

29 entries · top 174.3200 · median 159.3828

#	Team	Score
1	CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ	174.3200
2	SERIAL GRILLER	171.4056
3	BUCKNER BROTHERS BBQ	170.8800
4	COOL SMOKE	169.7144
5	REDNECK SCIENTIFIC	167.9772
6	GROG N HOGS	166.8228
7	FLAMING PIG	166.2628
8	SLICKS BBQ	165.0972
9	PORK BARREL BBQ	163.4056
10	Top Tier BBQ	162.8344
11	HAMBONES BY THE FIRE	162.7884
12	CHIX, SWINE & BOVINE BBQ	161.6912
13	HOLY SMOKE BBQ-NC	160.5600
14	Dyvine BBQ	159.4056
15	BAR-B-QUE MAYHAM	159.3828
16	Q-THIS	159.3712
17	SMOKE-AHOLICS	157.1656
18	POP POP'S CHICKEN AND PIG	156.5256
19	WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ	156.5028
20	SMOKIN PIT CREW	155.4056
21	SMOKIN SKULLIES	154.8228
22	PIEDMONT PIT BBQ	154.2284
23	BROWNCOATS BBQ	153.7028
24	3 CHICKS & ME	153.6684
25	HOG-IT-UP BBQ	153.0740
26	REX BBQ	146.2056
27	609 Q CREW	145.6456
28	COFFIELD'S BBQ	139.4284
29	HOG WILD HOKIES	134.1828

Brisket

29 entries · top 174.2972 · median 162.2628

#	Team	Score
1	PORK BARREL BBQ	174.2972
2	COOL SMOKE	171.9884
3	WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ	171.4172
4	POP POP'S CHICKEN AND PIG	168.5600
5	GROG N HOGS	168.0000
6	SERIAL GRILLER	168.0000
7	REDNECK SCIENTIFIC	167.9772
8	Q-THIS	166.2972
9	FLAMING PIG	165.1200
10	REX BBQ	164.5716
11	CHIX, SWINE & BOVINE BBQ	164.5600
12	PIEDMONT PIT BBQ	164.5256
13	HOG-IT-UP BBQ	162.2744
14	SMOKIN PIT CREW	162.2628
15	SMOKIN SKULLIES	162.2628
16	CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ	161.1200
17	HAMBONES BY THE FIRE	160.5488
18	BAR-B-QUE MAYHAM	157.7028
19	SLICKS BBQ	157.6572
20	BUCKNER BROTHERS BBQ	155.9544
21	609 Q CREW	154.2512
22	HOLY SMOKE BBQ-NC	150.7656
23	Dyvine BBQ	147.4400
24	HOG WILD HOKIES	146.8228
25	Top Tier BBQ	146.2288
26	SMOKE-AHOLICS	142.2284
27	3 CHICKS & ME	141.1084
28	COFFIELD'S BBQ	141.0972
29	BROWNCOATS BBQ	137.0972

Sam's Club National BBQ Tour

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