Sam's Club National BBQ Tour 2013

May 10–11, 2013 · Knoxville, TN

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ROCKY TOP BARBEQUE

677.7140 · Master Series — Overall

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UNCULTURED SWINE

677.1426 · Master Series — Overall

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MOONSWINERS

675.4284 · Master Series — Overall

ROCKY TOP BARBEQUE won Grand Champion at the Sam's Club National BBQ Tour on May 10, 2013 in Knoxville, TN, scoring 677.7140 in a field of 29 teams. UNCULTURED SWINE took Reserve Grand Champion with 677.1426. Category winners: Chicken — THE ALGOOD BAR-B-Q PIT CREW (174.2856); Pork Ribs — MOLLOY'S BBQ (177.7142); Pork — GOVERNMENT PORK (177.7142); Brisket — UNCULTURED SWINE (179.4286). This is the 12th of 125 editions of this contest on record; the 2013 edition was won by TRUEBUD BBQ; 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.

578.28 median 649.71 677.71 🏆

How the meats cooked

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

Chicken 174.29
Pork Ribs 177.71
Pork 177.71
Brisket 179.43

128 179.43

Winning score by edition

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

Entries

4 judged meats

Top score

677.7140

Winning margin

0.5714

GC over RC

Field average

649.44

578.28677.71

median 649.71 · last place to winner

Perfect 180s

Tightest race

Chicken

2.2856 pts across the top 5

Top-10 cutoff

666.2852

578.28677.71

10th place overall

Field spread

99.4292

winner to last place

Most consistent

JOBEAZ BLAZIN' BUTTS AND WINGS

avg finish 6.50 across 4 meats

Double threats

teams with 2+ top-5 calls

Widest winning margin

Brisket

won by 3.4286 pts — UNCULTURED SWINE

How hot was the win?

Top 92%

beats 8% of 4723 Master Series wins in the data

Came back for more

0 of 30 teams from the previous edition returned

Form held

Moderate

ρ = -0.56 between pre-contest rating and finish

Field strength

1,511

avg power rating going in · stronger than 8% of contests

Top-rated in the field

WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS

rated 1593 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.

A razor-thin finish

0.5714 points between champion and reserve

Closer than 90% of the 4,722 championships in the data

The Grand Championship was decided by 0.5714 points — closer than 90% of every championship in the data.

ROCKY TOP BARBEQUE
UNCULTURED SWINE

Won without a category win

2 of 4 meats called to the stage

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

Chicken 12th
Pork Ribs 2nd
Pork 4th
Brisket 12th

A first Grand Championship

3 tracked contests to get there

This was ROCKY TOP BARBEQUE'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

Photo finishes

Tie closest of 3 calls decided inside half a point

Chicken places 4–5: EAST TENNESSE Q CREW and SWIGGIN PIG tied on 172.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 8–9: PAPA ROCK'S and WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS tied on 167.4284 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 7–8: DIRTY OL' BUTT SLAPPERS edged Pappy Q by 0.0002.

Chicken 4–5 · tie
Pork 8–9 · tie
Brisket 7–8 · 0.0002

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	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 ← this one	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	174.2856	172	167.4286
Pork Ribs	177.7142	169.1430	165.7140
Pork	177.7142	169.1428	166.8570
Brisket	179.4286	170.2854	165.1428

Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Master Series

Overall

29 entries · top 677.7140 · median 649.7140

#	Team	Score
1	ROCKY TOP BARBEQUE	677.7140
2	UNCULTURED SWINE	677.1426
3	MOONSWINERS	675.4284
4	ASH KICKERS BBQ	673.7134
5	JOBEAZ BLAZIN' BUTTS AND WINGS	672.5714
6	WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS	672.5708
7	ADAM'S RIB	670.2850
8	GOVERNMENT PORK	669.1424
9	SWIGGIN PIG	667.4282
10	MOLLOY'S BBQ	666.2852
11	Pappy Q	663.4280
12	THE ALGOOD BAR-B-Q PIT CREW	658.2854
13	SMOKE ON THIS	651.4282
14	RETIRED AND RUBBIN' IT	650.2850
15	DIRTY OL' BUTT SLAPPERS	649.7140
16	ROOTER-TOOTER BBQ	649.7132
17	Q2NV	645.7136
18	HOUSE OF Q	645.1426
19	SOGGY BOTTOM SMOKERS	641.1428
20	Bubba & the Govemor	639.9994
21	EAST TENNESSE Q CREW	638.8572
22	FIREHOUSE SMOKERS TN	638.2852
23	SWEET SMOKE BBQ	633.7134
24	G-QUE KY	633.1420
25	PAPA ROCK'S	632.5714
26	RT QUE KUSINE	631.4276
27	LIL' RED BARN BAR-B-Q	618.8560
28	RUB ME TENDER	611.4276
29	DROOPY DRAWERS BBQ	578.2848

Chicken

29 entries · top 174.2856 · median 165.7142

#	Team	Score
1	THE ALGOOD BAR-B-Q PIT CREW	174.2856
2	JOBEAZ BLAZIN' BUTTS AND WINGS	173.1428
3	Pappy Q	172.5714
4	EAST TENNESSE Q CREW	172
5	SWIGGIN PIG	172
6	GOVERNMENT PORK	171.4286
7	MOONSWINERS	170.8572
8	ADAM'S RIB	169.7140
9	PAPA ROCK'S	168.5714
10	SOGGY BOTTOM SMOKERS	167.4286
11	Q2NV	167.4284
12	ROCKY TOP BARBEQUE	166.2856
13	HOUSE OF Q	166.2856
14	WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS	165.7142
15	LIL' RED BARN BAR-B-Q	165.7142
16	RETIRED AND RUBBIN' IT	165.1428
17	MOLLOY'S BBQ	165.1426
18	ASH KICKERS BBQ	165.1424
19	RT QUE KUSINE	164
20	G-QUE KY	163.9998
21	Bubba & the Govemor	162.8572
22	RUB ME TENDER	161.1426
23	ROOTER-TOOTER BBQ	159.9996
24	SMOKE ON THIS	158.2856
25	DROOPY DRAWERS BBQ	158.2854
26	DIRTY OL' BUTT SLAPPERS	157.1428
27	UNCULTURED SWINE	154.8570
28	SWEET SMOKE BBQ	152.5712
29	FIREHOUSE SMOKERS TN	152

Pork Ribs

29 entries · top 177.7142 · median 161.1426

#	Team	Score
1	MOLLOY'S BBQ	177.7142
2	ROCKY TOP BARBEQUE	175.4286
3	MOONSWINERS	174.8572
4	UNCULTURED SWINE	174.2856
5	Pappy Q	169.1430
6	GOVERNMENT PORK	168.5714
7	SMOKE ON THIS	168
8	WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS	167.4284
9	ASH KICKERS BBQ	166.2854
10	Bubba & the Govemor	165.7140
11	ADAM'S RIB	165.1428
12	EAST TENNESSE Q CREW	163.4284
13	JOBEAZ BLAZIN' BUTTS AND WINGS	161.7144
14	RETIRED AND RUBBIN' IT	161.7142
15	SWIGGIN PIG	161.1426
16	SOGGY BOTTOM SMOKERS	160
17	SWEET SMOKE BBQ	159.4282
18	THE ALGOOD BAR-B-Q PIT CREW	158.8572
19	DIRTY OL' BUTT SLAPPERS	158.2856
20	FIREHOUSE SMOKERS TN	157.7142
21	RT QUE KUSINE	155.4284
22	HOUSE OF Q	154.8572
23	PAPA ROCK'S	152.5716
24	ROOTER-TOOTER BBQ	151.9998
25	LIL' RED BARN BAR-B-Q	150.8568
26	Q2NV	150.2856
27	G-QUE KY	147.9998
28	RUB ME TENDER	143.9996
29	DROOPY DRAWERS BBQ	128

Pork

29 entries · top 177.7142 · median 162.8570

#	Team	Score
1	GOVERNMENT PORK	177.7142
2	FIREHOUSE SMOKERS TN	176
3	SWIGGIN PIG	174.2856
4	ROCKY TOP BARBEQUE	172.5714
5	JOBEAZ BLAZIN' BUTTS AND WINGS	169.1428
6	UNCULTURED SWINE	168.5714
7	SMOKE ON THIS	168
8	PAPA ROCK'S	167.4284
9	WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS	167.4284
10	ASH KICKERS BBQ	166.8570
11	MOONSWINERS	166.8570
12	DIRTY OL' BUTT SLAPPERS	166.2856
13	THE ALGOOD BAR-B-Q PIT CREW	165.7144
14	ADAM'S RIB	165.1428
15	SWEET SMOKE BBQ	162.8570
16	G-QUE KY	162.2854
17	SOGGY BOTTOM SMOKERS	161.7142
18	Q2NV	161.7140
19	ROOTER-TOOTER BBQ	161.7138
20	HOUSE OF Q	161.1424
21	RETIRED AND RUBBIN' IT	158.8568
22	MOLLOY'S BBQ	158.2856
23	RT QUE KUSINE	157.7138
24	LIL' RED BARN BAR-B-Q	155.9998
25	Bubba & the Govemor	154.2856
26	Pappy Q	153.7138
27	RUB ME TENDER	149.7140
28	EAST TENNESSE Q CREW	143.9998
29	DROOPY DRAWERS BBQ	143.4284

Brisket

29 entries · top 179.4286 · median 160

#	Team	Score
1	UNCULTURED SWINE	179.4286
2	ROOTER-TOOTER BBQ	176
3	ASH KICKERS BBQ	175.4286
4	WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS	171.9998
5	ADAM'S RIB	170.2854
6	JOBEAZ BLAZIN' BUTTS AND WINGS	168.5714
7	DIRTY OL' BUTT SLAPPERS	168
8	Pappy Q	167.9998
9	Q2NV	166.2856
10	MOLLOY'S BBQ	165.1428
11	RETIRED AND RUBBIN' IT	164.5712
12	ROCKY TOP BARBEQUE	163.4284
13	HOUSE OF Q	162.8574
14	MOONSWINERS	162.8570
15	SWIGGIN PIG	160
16	EAST TENNESSE Q CREW	159.4290
17	THE ALGOOD BAR-B-Q PIT CREW	159.4282
18	SWEET SMOKE BBQ	158.8570
19	G-QUE KY	158.8570
20	Bubba & the Govemor	157.1426
21	SMOKE ON THIS	157.1426
22	RUB ME TENDER	156.5714
23	RT QUE KUSINE	154.2854
24	FIREHOUSE SMOKERS TN	152.5710
25	SOGGY BOTTOM SMOKERS	152
26	GOVERNMENT PORK	151.4282
27	DROOPY DRAWERS BBQ	148.5710
28	LIL' RED BARN BAR-B-Q	146.2852
29	PAPA ROCK'S	144

Sam's Club National BBQ Tour 2013

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