Sam's Club National BBQ Tour 2013

Apr 26–27, 2013 · Overland Park, 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

DIRT ROAD BBQ won Grand Champion at the Sam's Club National BBQ Tour on April 26, 2013 in Overland Park, KS, scoring 666.2856 in a field of 30 teams. SMOKEAHOLICS KS took Reserve Grand Champion with 666.2854. Category winners: Chicken — MUNCHIN HOGS (173.7142); Pork Ribs — RIBS 4 U (175.4286); Pork — PORK ME PURPLE (170.2856); Brisket — SMOKEAHOLICS KS (173.1430). This is the 10th of 125 editions of this contest on record; the 2013 edition was won by MOVIN' THE CHAINS; 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.

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 98%

beats 2% of 4723 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

1,506

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 4,722 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.

#2 🪒 Closest championship 0.0002 points between champion and reserve · DIRT ROAD BBQ · over SMOKEAHOLICS KS · Apr 26, 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
Feb 15, 2013	Tampa, FL	Tampa, FL	24	698.8572	SWAMP BOYS	BLITZKRIEG BBQ
Feb 22, 2013	Daphne, AL	Daphne, AL	29	689.7142	THE PIT CREW GA	LOTTA BULL BBQ
Mar 1, 2013	Baton Rouge, LA	Baton Rouge, LA	28	699.4286	CAJUN BLAZE	HABITUAL SMOKERS
Mar 8, 2013	Westworth Village, TX	Westworth Village, TX	29	677.7142	C-N-B BAR-B-Q	3 WOODYS BBQ
Mar 15, 2013	Albuquerque, NM	Albuquerque, NM	20	686.2856	PARROTHEAD SMOKERS	2-CAN-Q
Mar 22, 2013	Tucson, AZ	Tucson, AZ	30	676.5712	LUTZ'S FAMOUS BBQ	BIG POPPA SMOKERS
Mar 29, 2013	Thornton, CO	Thornton, CO	30	668.5712	SWINESTONE COWBOYS	GQUE
Apr 5, 2013	Salt Lake City, UT	Salt Lake City, UT	29	689.1426	PHIL & LOU BBQ	ROOFTOP BBQ
Apr 12, 2013	Renton, WA	Renton, WA	29	666.8574	MOVIN' THE CHAINS	PIGGY D'S BBQ
Apr 26, 2013 ← this one	Overland Park, KS	Overland Park, KS	30	666.2856	DIRT ROAD BBQ	SMOKEAHOLICS KS
May 3, 2013	St. Charles, MO	St. Charles, MO	30	694.2860	TRUEBUD BBQ	IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ
May 10, 2013	Knoxville, TN	Knoxville, TN	29	677.7140	ROCKY TOP BARBEQUE	UNCULTURED SWINE
May 17, 2013	Marietta, GA	Marietta, GA	28	685.7142	TNT SOUTHERN BBQ	MOYERS COMPETITION BAR-B-Q TEAM
May 31, 2013	N. Charleston, SC	N. Charleston, SC	27	678.2854	WAYLON'S WICKEDLY GOOD Q	KILLER B'S BBQ
Jun 7, 2013	Asheville, NC	Asheville, NC	26	662.8568	DEEP SOUTH BBQ	TEAR-A-BYTE BBQ
Jun 14, 2013	Lexington, KY	Lexington, KY	27	672.5710	GOVERNMENT PORK	QUENIVOROUS
Jun 21, 2013	Indianapolis, IN	Indianapolis, IN	29	689.1428	ONE2BBQ	BACK PORCH Q
Jun 28, 2013	Traverse City, MI	Traverse City, MI	26	676.5712	QUAU	iBQ'n
Jul 5, 2013	Madison, WI	Madison, WI	30	670.8570	THE SMOKE HUNTERS	SMOKERS PURGATORY
Jul 12, 2013	Woodbury, MN	Woodbury, MN	29	684.5372	TIPPYCANOE BBQ CREW	PIGSKIN BBQ
Jul 19, 2013	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines, IA	28	686.2284	PORK PATROL BBQ	GRILLS GONE WILD IOWA
Aug 9, 2013	Medford, NY	Medford, NY	27	642.7544	FEEDING FRIENDZ	INSANE SWINE BBQ
Aug 16, 2013	Laurel, MD	Laurel, MD	29	685.6000	THE BBQ GURU	APORKALYPSE NOW
Aug 23, 2013	Richmond, VA	Richmond, VA	29	677.1428	COOL SMOKE	GROG N HOGS
Sep 27, 2013	Overland Park, KS	Overland Park, KS	29	695.3484	THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ	BOYS OF BBQ & PATTY
Feb 21, 2014	Tampa, FL	Tampa, FL	21	678.2512	WOOLEY BULLY BBQ MAFIA	Good Buddies BBQ
Feb 28, 2014	Daphne, AL	Daphne, AL	28	685.6912	BOOTYQUE	FIRE DANCER BBQ
Mar 7, 2014	Baton Rouge, LA	Baton Rouge, LA	23	694.2284	SMOKIN' N THE DARK	CAJUN BLAZE
Mar 14, 2014	Fort Worth, TX	Fort Worth, TX	29	670.7196	WILDCATTERS Q CREW	CAVEMAN CUISINE
Mar 21, 2014	Tucson, AZ	Tucson, AZ	30	685.1200	LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ	I.A.B. 30 BBQ
Mar 28, 2014	Sacramento, CA	Sacramento, CA	29	662.8116	BIG B'S DOWN-N-DIRTY BBQ	SON OF SMOKE
Apr 4, 2014	Renton, WA	Renton, WA	30	676.5488	BAD BONES BBQ	PIGGY D'S BBQ
Apr 11, 2014	Salt Lake City, UT	Salt Lake City, UT	29	685.1656	R&R BBQ	RHYTHM 'N QUE
Apr 18, 2014	Denver, CO	Denver, CO	30	686.7768	GQUE	GRILLIN' BEAVERS
May 2, 2014	Overland Park, KS	Overland Park, KS	29	683.3484	COUNTY LINE SMOKERS	GETTIN' BASTED
May 9, 2014	St. Charles, MO	St. Charles, MO	30	698.7884	SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ	PORK PULLIN PLOWBOYS
May 23, 2014	Hendersonville, TN	Hendersonville, TN	30	700.0232	SWIGGIN PIG	Organizer Portal
May 30, 2014	Marietta, GA	Marietta, GA	29	684.4340	PIG WHISPERERS	CURLY TAILS BBQ
Jun 6, 2014	N. Charleston, SC	N. Charleston, SC	28	685.6684	PALMETTO PITMASTERS	WAYLON'S WICKEDLY GOOD Q
Jun 13, 2014	Asheville, NC	Asheville, NC	30	682.8112	PICKIN' PORKERS	SMOKE ON THIS
Jun 20, 2014	Lexington, KY	Lexington, KY	28	683.3372	MIDNIGHT BURN	THE LOONEY PIT
Jun 27, 2014	Indianapolis, IN	Indianapolis, IN	26	681.1200	ABLE ACRES BBQ	ONE2BBQ
Jul 4, 2014	Traverse City, MI	Traverse City, MI	21	678.1828	BUBBA-Q'S	CANCERSUCKSCHICAGO.COM
Jul 11, 2014	Madison, WI	Madison, WI	29	685.0972	IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ	SECOND CITY SMOKE
Jul 18, 2014	Woodbury, MN	Woodbury, MN	30	691.9884	IOWA WILD HOGS BBQ	ANGRY JACK BBQ
Jul 25, 2014	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines, IA	29	692.6400	TEMPLETON RYE WOODFELLAS	SPITFIRE
Aug 8, 2014	Scarborough, ME	Scarborough, ME	28	673.7372	STUBBORN BULL BBQ	FEEDING FRIENDZ
Aug 15, 2014	Harrisburg, PA	Harrisburg, PA	28	670.7312	HERDING SMOKE	PIGHEADED BBQ
Aug 22, 2014	Laurel, MD	Laurel, MD	29	669.6112	PORK BARREL BBQ	Sauce This BBQ
Sep 12, 2014	N. Kansas City, MO	N. Kansas City, MO	30	697.6916	SMOKEY D'S WANNABEES	THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ
Feb 20, 2015	Kissimmee, FL	Kissimmee, FL	22	695.4400	HOT WACHULA'S	SMOKIN MO'S BBQ
Feb 27, 2015	Daphne, AL	Daphne, AL	30	693.6340	JACK'S OLD SOUTH	RED EYED SMOKERS
Mar 6, 2015	Shreveport, LA	Shreveport, LA	29	687.9776	FIRE DANCER BBQ	INDIAN TERRITORY SMOKE
Mar 13, 2015	Fort Worth, TX	Fort Worth, TX	30	664.4572	CLARK CREW BBQ	KOSMO'S Q
Mar 20, 2015	Tucson, AZ	Tucson, AZ	29	699.3484	LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ	IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ
Mar 27, 2015	Reno, NV	Reno, NV	30	677.7372	TEAM AMERICA	BIG B'S DOWN-N-DIRTY BBQ
Apr 3, 2015	Renton, WA	Renton, WA	28	680.6292	MOVIN' THE CHAINS	WINE COUNTRY Q
Apr 10, 2015	Salt Lake City, UT	Salt Lake City, UT	30	675.3824	R&R BBQ	TEAM AMERICA
Apr 17, 2015	Fort Collins, CO	Fort Collins, CO	30	689.7256	JO-BAWB'S BBQ	GQUE
May 8, 2015	Overland Park, KS	Overland Park, KS	30	700.5828	THUMP & STRUM BBQ	SMOOTH SMOKE
May 15, 2015	St. Charles, MO	St. Charles, MO	30	689.6572	SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ	BRICKHEAD BBQ
May 22, 2015	Marietta, GA	Marietta, GA	29	691.3484	POT'S BBQ	THE PIT CREW GA
May 29, 2015	Hendersonville, TN	Hendersonville, TN	29	703.4056	FAT, DRUNK & STUPID	Q-BONES BBQ
Jun 5, 2015	Asheville, NC	Asheville, NC	30	699.9772	ROCKY TOP BARBEQUE	ROCK'S MONEY PIT BBQ
Jun 12, 2015	N. Charleston, SC	N. Charleston, SC	29	679.9428	BIG DICK'S BBQ	4:20 Q
Jun 19, 2015	Bowling Green, KY	Bowling Green, KY	29	694.8456	GILLY'S BBQ	THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE SMOKE
Jun 26, 2015	Ypsilanti, MI	Ypsilanti, MI	30	677.0740	iBQ'n@TheBBQSuperStore.com	BIG BROTHERS BBQ
Jul 10, 2015	Indianapolis, IN	Indianapolis, IN	28	687.9772	HUG HOGS	THE SMOKE HUNTERS
Jul 17, 2015	Auburn Hills, MI	Auburn Hills, MI	28	693.1656	YELLOW RIVER BBQ	SMOKIN' IN THE D
Jul 24, 2015	Woodbury, MN	Woodbury, MN	30	682.3544	ROLLIN' SMOKE BBQ SD	JAESTAR BBQ
Jul 31, 2015	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines, IA	30	685.6572	BIG T'Z Q CRU	PELLET ENVY
Aug 14, 2015	Scarborough, ME	Scarborough, ME	26	679.9776	INSANE SWINE BBQ	Rogue Hog BBQ
Aug 21, 2015	Harrisburg, PA	Harrisburg, PA	30	678.3200	CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ	HAWG NATION BBQ
Aug 28, 2015	Laurel, MD	Laurel, MD	29	673.6228	OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE	ROCKIN ROBYNS BBQ
Sep 11, 2015	N. Kansas City, MO	N. Kansas City, MO	28	694.8228	SMOKEAHOLICS	TRUCKY'S TRUE BLU BBQ'UE
Feb 26, 2016	Daphne, AL	Daphne, AL	30	689.0972	QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N	WINK'S BARBEQUE
Mar 4, 2016	Shreveport, LA	Shreveport, LA	30	687.3940	ALL IN QUE	SMOKIN' N THE DARK
Mar 11, 2016	Fort Worth, TX	Fort Worth, TX	29	689.6912	DR. NORDY'S BBQ	TEXAS-CAR-B-QUE
Mar 18, 2016	Tucson, AZ	Tucson, AZ	30	708.0112	BIG POPPA SMOKERS	HICKORY AND SPICE BBQ
Mar 25, 2016	Reno, NV	Reno, NV	29	691.9656	PHIL THE GRILL	BOWLING OVER PIGS
Apr 1, 2016	Renton, WA	Renton, WA	30	680.5372	BAD BONES BBQ	FAHRENHEIT 250
Apr 8, 2016	Salt Lake City, UT	Salt Lake City, UT	30	685.6340	BIG B'S DOWN-N-DIRTY BBQ	PARROTHEAD SMOKERS
Apr 15, 2016	Fort Collins, CO	Fort Collins, CO	28	699.3600	IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ	PELLET ENVY
Apr 29, 2016	Overland Park, KS	Overland Park, KS	30	688.4912	DIRT ROAD BBQ	AMERICAN FIRE BBQ
May 6, 2016	St. Charles, MO	St. Charles, MO	30	690.8344	PITMASTERIQ BBQ	SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ
May 13, 2016	Bowling Green, KY	Bowling Green, KY	29	694.2172	MOYERS COMPETITION BAR-B-Q TEAM	CHECKERED PIG
May 20, 2016	Southhaven, MS	Southhaven, MS	29	696.5028	VICTORY LANE BBQ	SOUTHERN SMOKERS
Jun 3, 2016	Asheville, NC	Asheville, NC	27	698.2628	SMOKING BUTT HEADS	PALMETTO PITMASTERS
Jun 10, 2016	Harrisburg, PA	Harrisburg, PA	29	683.3716	CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ	WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ
Jun 17, 2016	Hendersonville, TN	Hendersonville, TN	29	699.9544	SON SEEKERS BBQ	THE ALGOOD BAR-B-Q PIT CREW
Jun 24, 2016	Birmingham, AL	Birmingham, AL	30	694.2172	BAREKNUCKLES BBQ	BALD HAWG BBQ
Jul 8, 2016	Indianapolis, IN	Indianapolis, IN	30	682.2632	40 CALIBER BBQ	ONE2BBQ
Jul 15, 2016	South Bend, IN	South Bend, IN	28	676.5712	iBQ'n@TheBBQSuperStore.com	SMOKIN' HOOKERS BAR-B-Q LLC
Jul 22, 2016	Woodbury, MN	Woodbury, MN	30	677.6112	RUB MY RACK	CITY SLICKERS BBQ
Jul 29, 2016	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines, IA	28	689.1888	PORKY BUTTS BBQ	LUCKY'S Q
Aug 5, 2016	Laurel, MD	Laurel, MD	29	686.8344	3 EYZ BBQ	Sauce This BBQ
Aug 12, 2016	Richmond, VA	Richmond, VA	28	686.8456	SAUCED! BBQ TEAM	UNCLE TOAD'S COMPETITION BBQ
Aug 19, 2016	South Windsor, CT	South Windsor, CT	26	685.6456	THAT'S OUR QUE	LO' -N- SLO' BBQ
Sep 2, 2016	Ypsilanti, MI	Ypsilanti, MI	30	691.4172	MAC ATTACK BBQ	THE SMOKE HUNTERS
Sep 9, 2016	Kansas City, MO	Kansas City, MO	30	695.9772	913 BBQ	SMOKEAHOLICS
Feb 24, 2017	Daphne, AL	Daphne, AL	28	690.2744	SMOKE ON THIS	WINK'S BARBEQUE
Mar 3, 2017	Shreveport, LA	Shreveport, LA	29	691.9312	RAILYARD BBQ	SMOKIN TRIGGERS
Mar 10, 2017	White Settlement, TX	White Settlement, TX	30	680.5484	BLAZEN BBQ	FAT BOYS BBQ - TEMPLE, TX
Mar 17, 2017	Tucson, AZ	Tucson, AZ	29	697.6340	LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ	PORKETEERS
Mar 24, 2017	Reno, NV	Reno, NV	30	674.2168	LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ	Smokey and the Pirate
Mar 31, 2017	Renton, WA	Renton, WA	30	681.1660	MONTANA OUTLAW BBQ	BOOTIES BBQ
Apr 7, 2017	Salt Lake City, UT	Salt Lake City, UT	29	690.8228	TEAM AMERICA	GOT SMOKE BAR-B-QUE
Apr 14, 2017	Fort Collins, CO	Fort Collins, CO	30	692.4800	IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ	SMOKIN' BOXERS BBQ
Apr 28, 2017	Overland Park, KS	Overland Park, KS	30	692.5488	SUBLIME BBQ	JAESTAR BBQ
May 5, 2017	St. Charles, MO	St. Charles, MO	29	691.9540	THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE SMOKE	SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ
May 12, 2017	Bowling Green, KY	Bowling Green, KY	29	701.7256	SCUFFLETOWN SMOKERS	GILLY'S BBQ
May 19, 2017	Marietta, GA	Marietta, GA	26	697.6684	QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N	FYC BARBEQUE
Jun 2, 2017	Laurel, MD	Laurel, MD	28	681.6340	WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ	3 EYZ BBQ
Jun 9, 2017	Harrisburg, PA	Harrisburg, PA	29	686.8000	PIGGIN' WHISKEY	WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ
Jun 16, 2017	Alpharetta, GA	Alpharetta, GA	28	701.6340	Q-BONES BBQ	SWINE AND SHINE BBQ
Jun 23, 2017	Birmingham, AL	Birmingham, AL	28	701.0972	RAZORRACKS	SLAYTON'S BARBEQUE COMPANY
Jul 7, 2017	Indianapolis, IN	Indianapolis, IN	30	702.8000	ONE2BBQ	THUNDER HOG BBQ
Jul 14, 2017	South Bend, IN	South Bend, IN	27	674.2512	THE SMOKE HUNTERS	CONTINENTAL BARBEQUE CO.
Jul 21, 2017	Eagan, MN	Eagan, MN	30	686.3316	SHIGGIN & GRINNIN	TOTALLY SAUCED
Jul 28, 2017	Ankeny, IA	Ankeny, IA	30	690.2628	GRILLS GONE WILD IOWA	CRASH TEST SMOKERS
Aug 4, 2017	South Windsor, CT	South Windsor, CT	30	677.0972	INSANE SWINE BBQ	PORK BUTT PARADISE
Aug 11, 2017	N. Charleston, SC	N. Charleston, SC	27	688.5144	SWEET SMOKE Q FLORIDA	SAUCED! BBQ TEAM
Aug 18, 2017	Asheville, NC	Asheville, NC	29	687.9084	Cool Grog N Smokin Hogs	THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA
Sep 1, 2017	Traverse City, MI	Traverse City, MI	27	688.5144	iBQ'n@TheBBQSuperStore.com	MAC ATTACK BBQ
Sep 8, 2017	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
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
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
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
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
12	K.C. CAN CREW	164
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
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
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
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
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
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 2013

The contest at a glance (read off the scored boards)

How the field scored

How the meats cooked

Winning score by edition

Entries

Top score

Winning margin

Field average

Perfect 180s

Tightest race

Top-10 cutoff

Field spread

Most consistent

Double threats

Widest winning margin

How hot was the win?

Came back for more

Form held

Field strength

Top-rated in the field

Storylines (6 found in this contest's numbers)

A razor-thin finish

Won without a category win

A first Grand Championship

A dynasty in the making

A knife fight at the top

Photo finishes

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

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)

Score distribution

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 →

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

Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Master Series

Overall

Chicken

Pork Ribs

Pork

Brisket