Sam's Club National BBQ Tour

2013-04-26 – 2013-04-27 · Overland Park, KS · 📍 Overland Park, KS

Grand Champion: DIRT ROAD BBQ (666.2856) · 30 teams

Reserve Champion: 🥈 SMOKEAHOLICS KS

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DIRT ROAD BBQ

666.2856 · Master Series — Overall

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SMOKEAHOLICS KS

666.2854 · Master Series — Overall

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MUNCHIN HOGS

663.9996 · 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.

612.57 median 648.57 666.29 🏆

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 170.29
Brisket 173.14

139.43 175.43

Winning score by edition

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

Entries

4 judged meats

Top score

666.2856

Winning margin

0.0002

GC over RC

Field average

644.51

612.57666.29

median 648.57 · last place to winner

Perfect 180s

Tightest race

Pork

1.7144 pts across the top 5

Top-10 cutoff

658.2856

612.57666.29

10th place overall

Field spread

53.7144

winner to last place

Most consistent

DIRT ROAD BBQ

avg finish 8.25 across 4 meats

Double threats

teams with 2+ top-5 calls

Widest winning margin

Brisket

won by 1.7142 pts — SMOKEAHOLICS KS

How hot was the win?

Top 97%

beats 3% of 4707 Master Series wins in the data

Came back for more

0 of 29 teams from the previous edition returned

Form held

Moderate

ρ = -0.48 between pre-contest rating and finish

Field strength

1506

avg power rating going in · stronger than 4% of contests

Top-rated in the field

Three Brothers Different Mothers

rated 1537 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

0.0002 points between champion and reserve

Closer than 99% of the 4,742 championships in the data

The Grand Championship was decided by 0.0002 points — closer than 99% of every championship in the data.

DIRT ROAD BBQ
SMOKEAHOLICS KS

Won without a category win

3 of 4 meats called to the stage

DIRT ROAD BBQ won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 3 calls from 4 boards, best of them 3rd. Consistency beat fireworks.

Chicken 5th
Pork Ribs 17th
Pork 8th
Brisket 3rd

A first Grand Championship

3 tracked contests to get there

This was DIRT ROAD BBQ's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 3rd tracked contest.

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 knife fight at the top

4.0002 points across the top five

First to fifth in the overall standings covered just 4.0002 points — 2 teams sat within a single point of the lead.

1st DIRT ROAD BBQ
2nd SMOKEAHOLICS KS
3rd MUNCHIN HOGS
4th SIZZLIN' BONES BBQ
5th K.C. CAN CREW

Photo finishes

Tie closest of 8 calls decided inside half a point

Chicken places 4–5: MOO COW and DIRT ROAD BBQ tied on 171.4284 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 2–3: QSS SMOKIN and HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB tied on 169.7142 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 9–10: ALL FOUR ACES BBQ and SIZZLIN' BONES BBQ tied on 166.2856 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.

Chicken 4–5 · tie
Pork 2–3 · tie
Brisket 9–10 · tie
Chicken 3–4 · 0.0002

In the record book (1 in the KCBS record book)

What happened at this contest that stands in the all-time KCBS record book. A gold line is a record nobody has beaten.

#3 🪒 Closest championship 0.0002 points between champion and reserve · DIRT ROAD BBQ · over SMOKEAHOLICS KS · 26 Apr 2013

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 ← this one	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	173.7142	171.4284	166.2856
Pork Ribs	175.4286	170.8572	165.1428
Pork	170.2856	168.5712	165.1432
Brisket	173.1430	168.5712	166.2856

Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Master Series

Overall

30 entries · top 666.2856 · median 648.5712

#	Team	Score
1	DIRT ROAD BBQ	666.2856
2	SMOKEAHOLICS KS	666.2854
3	MUNCHIN HOGS	663.9996
4	SIZZLIN' BONES BBQ	663.9994
5	K.C. CAN CREW	662.2854
6	Three Brothers Different Mothers	662.2852
7	RIBS 4 U	661.7140
8	HAPPY BBQ	661.1436
9	COUNTY LINE SMOKERS	659.4282
10	PORK ME PURPLE	658.2856
11	SMOKIN BAD HABIT	656.5710
12	ALL FOUR ACES BBQ	650.8566
13	MOO COW	650.2858
14	QSS SMOKIN	650.2852
15	BURNT AT BOTH ENDZ	650.2852
16	SMOKIN BARNYARD BBQ	646.8572
17	LONGBONE BBQ	641.7142
18	HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB	641.1426
19	THESLABS.COM	639.4284
20	DR. NORDY'S BBQ	638.8568
21	ROYAL 'T' BBQ	635.4284
22	OLLIE BABA Q	635.4284
23	HOT GRILL ON GRILL ACTION	632.5712
24	2 SONS AND THE BIG GUY	628.5708
25	THE BARON & HIS PITMASTERS	625.1430
26	SMOKE ME TENDER BBQ	623.4284
27	SMOKING JOE'S BARBERQ	619.4284
28	BBQ BONANZA	615.4282
29	THE SMOKE KINGS	615.4278
30	ROADKILL BBQ	612.5712

Chicken

30 entries · top 173.7142 · median 162.5714

#	Team	Score
1	MUNCHIN HOGS	173.7142
2	BURNT AT BOTH ENDZ	173.1428
3	ALL FOUR ACES BBQ	171.4286
4	MOO COW	171.4284
5	DIRT ROAD BBQ	171.4284
6	PORK ME PURPLE	168.5714
7	RIBS 4 U	168.0000
8	COUNTY LINE SMOKERS	166.8570
9	SMOKEAHOLICS KS	166.2858
10	K.C. CAN CREW	166.2856
11	ROYAL 'T' BBQ	165.7142
12	HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB	164.5714
13	SMOKIN BAD HABIT	164.0000
14	2 SONS AND THE BIG GUY	162.8570
15	SIZZLIN' BONES BBQ	162.8570
16	LONGBONE BBQ	162.2858
17	OLLIE BABA Q	162.2858
18	HOT GRILL ON GRILL ACTION	162.2856
19	HAPPY BBQ	160.5716
20	QSS SMOKIN	160.5714
21	DR. NORDY'S BBQ	160.5712
22	Three Brothers Different Mothers	159.9998
23	SMOKING JOE'S BARBERQ	157.7144
24	BBQ BONANZA	157.7142
25	THESLABS.COM	155.4286
26	SMOKIN BARNYARD BBQ	153.1428
27	THE BARON & HIS PITMASTERS	152.5714
28	ROADKILL BBQ	152.5712
29	THE SMOKE KINGS	152.0000
30	SMOKE ME TENDER BBQ	143.4284

Pork Ribs

30 entries · top 175.4286 · median 162.5712

#	Team	Score
1	RIBS 4 U	175.4286
2	MUNCHIN HOGS	174.2856
3	Three Brothers Different Mothers	172.5716
4	SIZZLIN' BONES BBQ	172.0000
5	MOO COW	170.8572
6	SMOKIN BARNYARD BBQ	170.2858
7	SMOKIN BAD HABIT	170.2856
8	DR. NORDY'S BBQ	166.2858
9	COUNTY LINE SMOKERS	165.7142
10	PORK ME PURPLE	165.1428
11	HAPPY BBQ	164.0000
12	K.C. CAN CREW	164.0000
13	THESLABS.COM	163.4284
14	BURNT AT BOTH ENDZ	162.8570
15	SMOKEAHOLICS KS	162.8568
16	SMOKING JOE'S BARBERQ	162.2856
17	DIRT ROAD BBQ	158.8572
18	HOT GRILL ON GRILL ACTION	157.1428
19	BBQ BONANZA	156.5714
20	ROADKILL BBQ	154.8572
21	OLLIE BABA Q	154.8570
22	QSS SMOKIN	151.9998
23	LONGBONE BBQ	151.4286
24	ALL FOUR ACES BBQ	151.4284
25	THE SMOKE KINGS	150.8570
26	SMOKE ME TENDER BBQ	146.8572
27	HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB	146.2858
28	THE BARON & HIS PITMASTERS	145.1430
29	ROYAL 'T' BBQ	144.0000
30	2 SONS AND THE BIG GUY	139.4286

Pork

30 entries · top 170.2856 · median 163.4283

#	Team	Score
1	PORK ME PURPLE	170.2856
2	QSS SMOKIN	169.7142
3	HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB	169.7142
4	K.C. CAN CREW	169.1428
5	SMOKE ME TENDER BBQ	168.5712
6	COUNTY LINE SMOKERS	167.4284
7	2 SONS AND THE BIG GUY	166.8570
8	DIRT ROAD BBQ	165.7142
9	Three Brothers Different Mothers	165.7140
10	HAPPY BBQ	165.1432
11	MUNCHIN HOGS	165.1428
12	HOT GRILL ON GRILL ACTION	164.0004
13	ROYAL 'T' BBQ	164.0000
14	THESLABS.COM	163.9998
15	SMOKEAHOLICS KS	163.9998
16	SIZZLIN' BONES BBQ	162.8568
17	RIBS 4 U	162.8568
18	ALL FOUR ACES BBQ	161.7140
19	THE BARON & HIS PITMASTERS	160.0000
20	SMOKIN BARNYARD BBQ	159.4286
21	DR. NORDY'S BBQ	159.4284
22	LONGBONE BBQ	158.8570
23	THE SMOKE KINGS	158.2854
24	OLLIE BABA Q	157.7142
25	ROADKILL BBQ	155.4286
26	SMOKIN BAD HABIT	153.7142
27	MOO COW	153.1432
28	BURNT AT BOTH ENDZ	146.2854
29	BBQ BONANZA	141.7142
30	SMOKING JOE'S BARBERQ	140.5714

Brisket

30 entries · top 173.1430 · median 161.1428

#	Team	Score
1	SMOKEAHOLICS KS	173.1430
2	HAPPY BBQ	171.4288
3	DIRT ROAD BBQ	170.2858
4	LONGBONE BBQ	169.1428
5	SMOKIN BAD HABIT	168.5712
6	BURNT AT BOTH ENDZ	168.0000
7	QSS SMOKIN	167.9998
8	THE BARON & HIS PITMASTERS	167.4286
9	ALL FOUR ACES BBQ	166.2856
10	SIZZLIN' BONES BBQ	166.2856
11	SMOKE ME TENDER BBQ	164.5716
12	SMOKIN BARNYARD BBQ	164.0000
13	Three Brothers Different Mothers	163.9998
14	K.C. CAN CREW	162.8570
15	ROYAL 'T' BBQ	161.7142
16	OLLIE BABA Q	160.5714
17	HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB	160.5712
18	COUNTY LINE SMOKERS	159.4286
19	BBQ BONANZA	159.4284
20	2 SONS AND THE BIG GUY	159.4282
21	SMOKING JOE'S BARBERQ	158.8570
22	THESLABS.COM	156.5716
23	RIBS 4 U	155.4286
24	MOO COW	154.8570
25	PORK ME PURPLE	154.2858
26	THE SMOKE KINGS	154.2854
27	DR. NORDY'S BBQ	152.5714
28	MUNCHIN HOGS	150.8570
29	ROADKILL BBQ	149.7142
30	HOT GRILL ON GRILL ACTION	149.1424

Sam's Club National BBQ Tour

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