Sam's Club National BBQ Tour 2013

Jun 7–8, 2013 · Asheville, NC

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DEEP SOUTH BBQ

662.8568 · Master Series — Overall

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TEAR-A-BYTE BBQ

662.2858 · Master Series — Overall

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THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA

659.9994 · Master Series — Overall

DEEP SOUTH BBQ won Grand Champion at the Sam's Club National BBQ Tour on June 7, 2013 in Asheville, NC, scoring 662.8568 in a field of 26 teams. TEAR-A-BYTE BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 662.2858. Category winners: Chicken — TEAR-A-BYTE BBQ (170.8570); Pork Ribs — TWO OLD MEN AND A GRILL (176.5714); Pork — SCREAMIN NITE HOG BBQ (173.1428); Brisket — THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA (173.7142). This is the 15th of 125 editions of this contest on record; the 2013 edition was won by WAYLON'S WICKEDLY GOOD Q; 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.

594.29 median 642.86 662.86 🏆

How the meats cooked

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

Chicken 170.86
Pork Ribs 176.57
Pork 173.14
Brisket 173.71

132.57 176.57

Winning score by edition

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

Entries

4 judged meats

Top score

662.8568

Winning margin

0.5710

GC over RC

Field average

639.65

594.29662.86

median 642.86 · last place to winner

Perfect 180s

Tightest race

Brisket

3.4286 pts across the top 5

Top-10 cutoff

647.4284

594.29662.86

10th place overall

Field spread

68.5714

winner to last place

Most consistent

DEEP SOUTH BBQ

avg finish 7.25 across 4 meats

Double threats

teams with 2+ top-5 calls

Widest winning margin

Pork

won by 2.8572 pts — SCREAMIN NITE HOG BBQ

How hot was the win?

Top 99%

beats 1% of 4723 Master Series wins in the data

Came back for more

0 of 26 teams from the previous edition returned

Form held

Moderate

ρ = -0.39 between pre-contest rating and finish

Field strength

1,504

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

Top-rated in the field

TWO OLD MEN AND A GRILL

rated 1556 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

0.5710 points between champion and reserve

Closer than 91% of the 4,722 championships in the data

The Grand Championship was decided by 0.5710 points — closer than 91% of every championship in the data.

DEEP SOUTH BBQ
TEAR-A-BYTE BBQ

Won without a category win

3 of 4 meats called to the stage

DEEP SOUTH BBQ won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 3 calls from 4 boards, best of them 2nd. Consistency beat fireworks.

Chicken 5th
Pork Ribs 18th
Pork 4th
Brisket 2nd

A first Grand Championship

7 tracked contests to get there

This was DEEP SOUTH BBQ's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 7th 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 7 calls decided inside half a point

Pork Ribs places 9–10: HIT THE PIT BBQ CO. and BIG GUNS BBQ tied on 164.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 6–7: BIG GUNS BBQ and PICKIN' PORKERS tied on 169.1428 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 2–3: SHAWN'S BIG BUTTZ BBQ edged FIRE-N-SMOKE BBQ by 0.0002.

Pork Ribs 9–10 · tie
Brisket 6–7 · tie
Pork 2–3 · 0.0002
Chicken 2–3 · 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	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 ← this one	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	170.8570	165.7140	163.4286
Pork Ribs	176.5714	167.4288	164
Pork	173.1428	169.7140	165.1426
Brisket	173.7142	170.2856	162.8572

Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Master Series

Overall

26 entries · top 662.8568 · median 642.8566

#	Team	Score
1	DEEP SOUTH BBQ	662.8568
2	TEAR-A-BYTE BBQ	662.2858
3	THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA	659.9994
4	SMOKE THIS	659.9994
5	GROG N HOGS	657.7138
6	TWO OLD MEN AND A GRILL	657.1426
7	PICKIN' PORKERS	653.7142
8	Too Sauced...	649.1426
9	KILTED KILBY	648.5712
10	SCREAMIN NITE HOG BBQ	647.4284
11	BIG GUNS BBQ	645.7140
12	SMOKE IN THE MOUNTAINS	645.7138
13	MIDNIGHT BURN	643.4280
14	SHAWN'S BIG BUTTZ BBQ	642.2852
15	FIRE-N-SMOKE BBQ	642.2850
16	CRAGGY MOUNTAIN SMOKERS	641.7142
17	CONTAGIOUS Q	639.9996
18	HIT THE PIT BBQ CO.	636.5710
19	ROCKETMAN BAR-B-QUE	633.1426
20	BIG ON THE PIG	627.4282
21	HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS	624.5706
22	Webo's BBQ	622.8568
23	FATSO'S BBQ	621.1420
24	BARE BUTT BBQ NORTH CAROLINA	608.5716
25	BIG L'S SWEET HEAT	602.2854
26	WHO CARES BBQ	594.2854

Chicken

26 entries · top 170.8570 · median 162.2856

#	Team	Score
1	TEAR-A-BYTE BBQ	170.8570
2	Webo's BBQ	169.1428
3	BIG ON THE PIG	169.1426
4	TWO OLD MEN AND A GRILL	167.9998
5	DEEP SOUTH BBQ	165.7140
6	KILTED KILBY	165.1430
7	BIG L'S SWEET HEAT	165.1428
8	HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS	164.5712
9	CRAGGY MOUNTAIN SMOKERS	164
10	Too Sauced...	163.4286
11	FATSO'S BBQ	162.8570
12	SMOKE IN THE MOUNTAINS	162.8568
13	ROCKETMAN BAR-B-QUE	162.2856
14	FIRE-N-SMOKE BBQ	162.2856
15	HIT THE PIT BBQ CO.	161.7140
16	SCREAMIN NITE HOG BBQ	160.5714
17	CONTAGIOUS Q	159.9998
18	GROG N HOGS	158.2858
19	THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA	157.1426
20	SMOKE THIS	156.5714
21	BARE BUTT BBQ NORTH CAROLINA	156
22	SHAWN'S BIG BUTTZ BBQ	155.9998
23	WHO CARES BBQ	151.4286
24	BIG GUNS BBQ	150.8572
25	PICKIN' PORKERS	149.1428
26	MIDNIGHT BURN	147.9998

Pork Ribs

26 entries · top 176.5714 · median 161.1427

#	Team	Score
1	TWO OLD MEN AND A GRILL	176.5714
2	PICKIN' PORKERS	175.4286
3	SMOKE IN THE MOUNTAINS	171.4286
4	KILTED KILBY	170.2856
5	CRAGGY MOUNTAIN SMOKERS	167.4288
6	BARE BUTT BBQ NORTH CAROLINA	166.8572
7	CONTAGIOUS Q	165.1428
8	Too Sauced...	164.5714
9	HIT THE PIT BBQ CO.	164
10	BIG GUNS BBQ	164
11	MIDNIGHT BURN	164
12	SMOKE THIS	162.8568
13	THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA	161.1428
14	GROG N HOGS	161.1426
15	TEAR-A-BYTE BBQ	160.5718
16	HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS	159.9996
17	ROCKETMAN BAR-B-QUE	157.7144
18	DEEP SOUTH BBQ	154.2856
19	BIG ON THE PIG	153.7144
20	SCREAMIN NITE HOG BBQ	153.1428
21	SHAWN'S BIG BUTTZ BBQ	153.1426
22	FATSO'S BBQ	148.5712
23	Webo's BBQ	147.4286
24	FIRE-N-SMOKE BBQ	146.8572
25	WHO CARES BBQ	141.1428
26	BIG L'S SWEET HEAT	132.5718

Pork

26 entries · top 173.1428 · median 161.1427

#	Team	Score
1	SCREAMIN NITE HOG BBQ	173.1428
2	SHAWN'S BIG BUTTZ BBQ	170.2856
3	FIRE-N-SMOKE BBQ	170.2854
4	DEEP SOUTH BBQ	169.7144
5	SMOKE THIS	169.7140
6	THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA	167.9998
7	GROG N HOGS	167.4284
8	ROCKETMAN BAR-B-QUE	166.8570
9	WHO CARES BBQ	165.7140
10	MIDNIGHT BURN	165.1426
11	Too Sauced...	165.1426
12	CRAGGY MOUNTAIN SMOKERS	163.9998
13	BIG GUNS BBQ	161.7140
14	TEAR-A-BYTE BBQ	160.5714
15	PICKIN' PORKERS	160
16	SMOKE IN THE MOUNTAINS	159.4286
17	TWO OLD MEN AND A GRILL	157.1428
18	BIG L'S SWEET HEAT	155.4282
19	HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS	154.2856
20	HIT THE PIT BBQ CO.	154.2856
21	FATSO'S BBQ	153.7142
22	Webo's BBQ	153.1428
23	KILTED KILBY	151.4284
24	CONTAGIOUS Q	151.4284
25	BIG ON THE PIG	149.7142
26	BARE BUTT BBQ NORTH CAROLINA	142.8572

Brisket

26 entries · top 173.7142 · median 158.5714

#	Team	Score
1	THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA	173.7142
2	DEEP SOUTH BBQ	173.1428
3	SMOKE THIS	170.8572
4	GROG N HOGS	170.8570
5	TEAR-A-BYTE BBQ	170.2856
6	BIG GUNS BBQ	169.1428
7	PICKIN' PORKERS	169.1428
8	MIDNIGHT BURN	166.2856
9	CONTAGIOUS Q	163.4286
10	SHAWN'S BIG BUTTZ BBQ	162.8572
11	FIRE-N-SMOKE BBQ	162.8568
12	KILTED KILBY	161.7142
13	SCREAMIN NITE HOG BBQ	160.5714
14	HIT THE PIT BBQ CO.	156.5714
15	Too Sauced...	156
16	FATSO'S BBQ	155.9996
17	TWO OLD MEN AND A GRILL	155.4286
18	BIG ON THE PIG	154.8570
19	Webo's BBQ	153.1426
20	SMOKE IN THE MOUNTAINS	151.9998
21	BIG L'S SWEET HEAT	149.1426
22	CRAGGY MOUNTAIN SMOKERS	146.2856
23	ROCKETMAN BAR-B-QUE	146.2856
24	HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS	145.7142
25	BARE BUTT BBQ NORTH CAROLINA	142.8572
26	WHO CARES BBQ	136

Sam's Club National BBQ Tour 2013

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