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Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) 2013

Apr 19–20, 2013 · Las Vegas, NV

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TOMBSTONE BBQ
667.4280 · Master Series — Overall
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GQUE
665.7138 · Master Series — Overall
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MOVIN' THE CHAINS
660 · Master Series — Overall

TOMBSTONE BBQ won Grand Champion at the Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) on April 19, 2013 in Las Vegas, NV, scoring 667.4280 in a field of 30 teams. GQUE took Reserve Grand Champion with 665.7138. Category winners: Chicken — GQUE (173.7142); Pork Ribs — GQUE (175.4286); Pork — MOVIN' THE CHAINS (177.7144); Brisket — SWINESTONE COWBOYS (172.5716). This is the 1st of 25 editions of this contest on record; the next was held in 2013.

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.

How the meats cooked

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

  • Chicken 173.71
  • Pork Ribs 175.43
  • Pork 177.71
  • Brisket 172.57
137.14 177.71

Winning score by edition

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

2013-04-19 — 667.4280 (TOMBSTONE BBQ) 2013-08-02 — 683.9544 (TheBBQSuperStore.com) 2013-09-06 — 673.6796 (Rhode Hog BBQ) 2013-09-13 — 697.0972 (MOONSWINERS) 2013-10-11 — 697.6684 (CAVEMAN CUISINE) 2014-04-25 — 685.7140 (RHYTHM 'N QUE) 2014-08-01 — 689.1316 (BIG BROTHERS BBQ) 2014-08-29 — 673.0740 (CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ) 2014-09-05 — 701.7144 (PIG WHISPERERS) 2014-09-19 — 694.2288 (CLARK CREW BBQ) 2015-04-24 — 702.8576 (RHYTHM 'N QUE) 2015-08-07 — 694.8344 (THE SMOKIN' C'S BBQ) 2015-09-04 — 688.5488 (ROCKY TOP BARBEQUE) 2015-09-18 — 701.1200 (CAJUN BLAZE) 2015-09-25 — 694.2632 (CLARK CREW BBQ) 2016-04-22 — 695.4172 (BIG POPPA SMOKERS) 2016-07-01 — 697.6572 (CONTAGIOUS Q) 2016-08-26 — 695.3484 (WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ) 2016-09-16 — 705.7144 (LUCKY'S Q) 2016-09-23 — 698.8572 (JAESTAR BBQ) 2017-04-21 — 706.8572 (BURNIN AND LOOTIN) 2017-06-30 — 704.5488 (SMOKIN BUTT CREW) 2017-08-25 — 698.8228 (SMOKING BUTT HEADS) 2017-09-15 — 685.1432 (LUCKY 19 SAUCE COMPANY) 2017-09-22 — 709.7260 (SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ) 667.43 2013 2017

Entries

30
4 judged meats

Top score

667.4280

Winning margin

1.7142
GC over RC

Field average

643.54
610.29667.43
median 646.29 · last place to winner

Perfect 180s

0

Tightest race

Chicken
2.8572 pts across the top 5

Top-10 cutoff

650.8570
610.29667.43
10th place overall

Field spread

57.1426
winner to last place

Most consistent

TOMBSTONE BBQ
avg finish 8.75 across 4 meats

Double threats

3
teams with 2+ top-5 calls

Widest winning margin

Pork
won by 9.1428 pts — MOVIN' THE CHAINS

How hot was the win?

Top 98%
beats 2% of 4715 Master Series wins in the data

Form held

Moderate
ρ = -0.34 between pre-contest rating and finish

Field strength

1,517
avg power rating going in · stronger than 12% of contests

Top-rated in the field

I.A.B. 30 BBQ
rated 1558 pre-contest

Storylines (5 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.

Won without a category win

2 of 4 meats called to the stage

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

  • Chicken 14th
  • Pork Ribs 6th
  • Pork 13th
  • Brisket 2nd

A first Grand Championship

2 tracked contests to get there

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

A dynasty in the making

2× wins at this contest

2 of 25 tracked editions

RHYTHM 'N QUE has won this contest 2 times across its 25 tracked editions.

  • 2014
  • 2015

Photo finishes

Tie closest of 10 calls decided inside half a point

Pork Ribs places 5–6: THE SMOKING HILLS and TOMBSTONE BBQ tied on 168.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 9–10: I.A.B. 30 BBQ and BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE tied on 164.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 7–8: WARPIG BBQ and TJS PRIME TIME BBQ tied on 163.4286 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.

  • Pork Ribs 5–6 · tie
  • Pork 9–10 · tie
  • Brisket 7–8 · tie
  • Brisket 8–9 · 0.0002

A double category winner

2 category wins in a day

GQUE 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 →

DateWhereVenueTeamsHigh scoreGrand ChampionReserve Champion
Apr 19, 2013 ← this one Las Vegas, NV Las Vegas, NV 30 667.4280 TOMBSTONE BBQ GQUE
Aug 2, 2013 Rockford, IL Rockford, IL 30 683.9544 TheBBQSuperStore.com GRILLS GONE WILD IOWA
Sep 6, 2013 Chesapeake, VA Chesapeake, VA 30 673.6796 Rhode Hog BBQ SMOKE THIS
Sep 13, 2013 Hendersonville, TN Hendersonville, TN 30 697.0972 MOONSWINERS Swamp Boys
Oct 11, 2013 Midwest City, OK Midwest City, OK 30 697.6684 CAVEMAN CUISINE IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ
Apr 25, 2014 Las Vegas, NV Las Vegas, NV 30 685.7140 RHYTHM 'N QUE SLAP YO' DADDY BBQ
Aug 1, 2014 Madison, WI Madison, WI 30 689.1316 BIG BROTHERS BBQ iBQ'n
Aug 29, 2014 Richmond, VA Richmond, VA 30 673.0740 CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ THE BBQ GURU
Sep 5, 2014 Southaven, MS Southaven, MS 30 701.7144 PIG WHISPERERS LANG BBQ SMOKERS
Sep 19, 2014 Midwest City, OK Midwest City, OK 29 694.2288 CLARK CREW BBQ CAVEMAN CUISINE
Apr 24, 2015 Las Vegas, NV Las Vegas, NV 30 702.8576 RHYTHM 'N QUE BIG POPPA SMOKERS
Aug 7, 2015 Madison, WI Madison, WI 30 694.8344 THE SMOKIN' C'S BBQ BIG T'Z Q CRU
Sep 4, 2015 Richmond, VA Richmond, VA 30 688.5488 ROCKY TOP BARBEQUE INSANE SWINE BBQ
Sep 18, 2015 Southaven, MS Southaven, MS 30 701.1200 CAJUN BLAZE EAT MOR BUTT BBQ
Sep 25, 2015 Midwest City, OK Midwest City, OK 30 694.2632 CLARK CREW BBQ SMOKEAHOLICS
Apr 22, 2016 Las Vegas, NV Las Vegas, NV 30 695.4172 BIG POPPA SMOKERS SMOKIN MO'S BBQ
Jul 1, 2016 Marietta, GA Marietta, GA 30 697.6572 CONTAGIOUS Q Organizer Portal
Aug 26, 2016 N. Charleston, SC N. Charleston, SC 30 695.3484 WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ SAUCED! BBQ TEAM
Sep 16, 2016 Madison, WI Madison, WI 30 705.7144 LUCKY'S Q TOTALLY SAUCED
Sep 23, 2016 Midwest City, OK Midwest City, OK 30 698.8572 JAESTAR BBQ SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ
Apr 21, 2017 Las Vegas, NV Las Vegas, NV 30 706.8572 BURNIN AND LOOTIN LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ
Jun 30, 2017 Bartlett, TN Bartlett, TN 30 704.5488 SMOKIN BUTT CREW RAZORRACKS
Aug 25, 2017 Richmond, VA Richmond, VA 29 698.8228 SMOKING BUTT HEADS WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ
Sep 15, 2017 Madison, WI Madison, WI 30 685.1432 LUCKY 19 SAUCE COMPANY iBQ'n
Sep 22, 2017 Edmond, OK Edmond, OK 30 709.7260 SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ JAESTAR BBQ

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

Category1st5th10th
Chicken173.7142170.8570166.8570
Pork Ribs175.4286168162.8570
Pork177.7144166.2856164
Brisket172.5716165.1428162.8572

Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Master Series

Overall

30 entries · top 667.4280 · median 646.2856

#TeamScore
1 TOMBSTONE BBQ 667.4280
2 GQUE 665.7138
3 MOVIN' THE CHAINS 660
4 PHIL & LOU BBQ 658.8574
5 LUTZ'S FAMOUS BBQ 656.5712
6 RHYTHM 'N QUE 654.8570
7 TJS PRIME TIME BBQ 654.2856
8 BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE 654.2852
9 I.A.B. 30 BBQ 653.7140
10 EMERALD BUFFALO 650.8570
11 WARPIG BBQ 650.8570
12 BAD BOYZ BBQ 650.2854
13 WINE COUNTRY Q 646.8574
14 THE SMOKING HILLS 646.8568
15 LONESTAR SMOKE RANGERS 646.8566
16 SMOKIN TRIGGERS 645.7146
17 ROOFTOP BBQ 643.4288
18 Whistle Pig BBQ 642.8576
19 BIG POPPA SMOKERS 640.5712
20 BAD BONES BBQ 640
21 SWINESTONE COWBOYS 637.7140
22 ROUTE 66 CATERING CREW 637.7138
23 WILD HOGS BBQ 637.1428
24 PIGGY D'S BBQ 635.4286
25 SAY HELLO TO MY LITTLE SMOKER 627.4288
26 R&R BBQ 627.4280
27 STARS AND STRIPES BBQ 625.7140
28 BarrelHead Cookers 624.5716
29 Smokin Hot J's 611.9998
30 2-CAN-Q 610.2854

Chicken

30 entries · top 173.7142 · median 164.2857

#TeamScore
1 GQUE 173.7142
2 WILD HOGS BBQ 173.1430
3 EMERALD BUFFALO 172
4 I.A.B. 30 BBQ 170.8572
5 TJS PRIME TIME BBQ 170.8570
6 BIG POPPA SMOKERS 168.5714
7 SMOKIN TRIGGERS 168.0002
8 RHYTHM 'N QUE 168
9 THE SMOKING HILLS 166.8572
10 ROOFTOP BBQ 166.8570
11 BAD BONES BBQ 166.2856
12 BAD BOYZ BBQ 166.2854
13 LUTZ'S FAMOUS BBQ 164.5714
14 TOMBSTONE BBQ 164.5714
15 Smokin Hot J's 164.5712
16 WINE COUNTRY Q 164.0002
17 PHIL & LOU BBQ 162.8574
18 MOVIN' THE CHAINS 162.8570
19 BarrelHead Cookers 161.7144
20 PIGGY D'S BBQ 161.7142
21 LONESTAR SMOKE RANGERS 161.1426
22 STARS AND STRIPES BBQ 158.8570
23 WARPIG BBQ 158.8570
24 BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE 157.7140
25 Whistle Pig BBQ 157.1430
26 SAY HELLO TO MY LITTLE SMOKER 154.2858
27 R&R BBQ 154.2854
28 2-CAN-Q 151.4282
29 ROUTE 66 CATERING CREW 150.8570
30 SWINESTONE COWBOYS 150.2856

Pork Ribs

30 entries · top 175.4286 · median 159.7142

#TeamScore
1 GQUE 175.4286
2 BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE 169.7142
3 Whistle Pig BBQ 169.1430
4 ROUTE 66 CATERING CREW 168.5716
5 THE SMOKING HILLS 168
6 TOMBSTONE BBQ 168
7 WINE COUNTRY Q 164.0002
8 WARPIG BBQ 163.4288
9 SWINESTONE COWBOYS 162.8572
10 LUTZ'S FAMOUS BBQ 162.8570
11 PHIL & LOU BBQ 162.2856
12 SAY HELLO TO MY LITTLE SMOKER 161.1428
13 ROOFTOP BBQ 160.0004
14 BAD BOYZ BBQ 160
15 RHYTHM 'N QUE 159.9998
16 SMOKIN TRIGGERS 159.4286
17 BIG POPPA SMOKERS 158.8572
18 MOVIN' THE CHAINS 158.8572
19 2-CAN-Q 158.2860
20 PIGGY D'S BBQ 158.2858
21 LONESTAR SMOKE RANGERS 157.1428
22 TJS PRIME TIME BBQ 156.5714
23 EMERALD BUFFALO 156.5712
24 I.A.B. 30 BBQ 155.4284
25 BAD BONES BBQ 150.8572
26 Smokin Hot J's 150.2858
27 STARS AND STRIPES BBQ 149.7144
28 R&R BBQ 149.1428
29 BarrelHead Cookers 144.5714
30 WILD HOGS BBQ 138.2856

Pork

30 entries · top 177.7144 · median 162.8570

#TeamScore
1 MOVIN' THE CHAINS 177.7144
2 PHIL & LOU BBQ 168.5716
3 RHYTHM 'N QUE 167.4286
4 BarrelHead Cookers 166.2858
5 Whistle Pig BBQ 166.2856
6 BAD BOYZ BBQ 165.1428
7 WARPIG BBQ 165.1426
8 BAD BONES BBQ 164.5714
9 I.A.B. 30 BBQ 164
10 BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE 164
11 TJS PRIME TIME BBQ 163.4286
12 R&R BBQ 163.4284
13 TOMBSTONE BBQ 163.4282
14 LUTZ'S FAMOUS BBQ 162.8572
15 WINE COUNTRY Q 162.8570
16 LONESTAR SMOKE RANGERS 162.8570
17 WILD HOGS BBQ 161.7144
18 Smokin Hot J's 160.0002
19 SMOKIN TRIGGERS 160
20 PIGGY D'S BBQ 159.4286
21 EMERALD BUFFALO 159.4286
22 BIG POPPA SMOKERS 159.4284
23 SAY HELLO TO MY LITTLE SMOKER 158.8572
24 ROUTE 66 CATERING CREW 158.8568
25 GQUE 155.9998
26 THE SMOKING HILLS 155.9998
27 STARS AND STRIPES BBQ 154.8570
28 ROOFTOP BBQ 154.2856
29 2-CAN-Q 154.2854
30 SWINESTONE COWBOYS 151.9996

Brisket

30 entries · top 172.5716 · median 160.5713

#TeamScore
1 SWINESTONE COWBOYS 172.5716
2 TOMBSTONE BBQ 171.4284
3 LUTZ'S FAMOUS BBQ 166.2856
4 LONESTAR SMOKE RANGERS 165.7142
5 PHIL & LOU BBQ 165.1428
6 WILD HOGS BBQ 163.9998
7 WARPIG BBQ 163.4286
8 TJS PRIME TIME BBQ 163.4286
9 I.A.B. 30 BBQ 163.4284
10 EMERALD BUFFALO 162.8572
11 BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE 162.8570
12 ROOFTOP BBQ 162.2858
13 STARS AND STRIPES BBQ 162.2856
14 R&R BBQ 160.5714
15 MOVIN' THE CHAINS 160.5714
16 GQUE 160.5712
17 RHYTHM 'N QUE 159.4286
18 ROUTE 66 CATERING CREW 159.4284
19 BAD BOYZ BBQ 158.8572
20 SMOKIN TRIGGERS 158.2858
21 BAD BONES BBQ 158.2858
22 WINE COUNTRY Q 156
23 PIGGY D'S BBQ 156
24 THE SMOKING HILLS 155.9998
25 BIG POPPA SMOKERS 153.7142
26 SAY HELLO TO MY LITTLE SMOKER 153.1430
27 BarrelHead Cookers 152
28 Whistle Pig BBQ 150.2860
29 2-CAN-Q 146.2858
30 Smokin Hot J's 137.1426

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