Jun 14–15, 2013 · Lexington, KY
GOVERNMENT PORK won Grand Champion at the Sam's Club National BBQ Tour on June 14, 2013 in Lexington, KY, scoring 672.5710 in a field of 27 teams. QUENIVOROUS took Reserve Grand Champion with 671.9994. Category winners: Chicken — GETTA QUE (172.5714); Pork Ribs — BRUTUS AND COMPANY (169.1428); Pork — QUENIVOROUS (173.7142); Brisket — QUENIVOROUS (172.5714). This is the 16th of 125 editions of this contest on record; the 2013 edition was won by DEEP SOUTH BBQ; the next was held in 2013.
Overall totals, every team on the board — tall stacks are where the pack sat.
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
What it has taken to win here, 2013 to 2017 — this edition picked out.
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
Closer than 90% of the 4,722 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 0.5716 points — closer than 90% of every championship in the data.
GOVERNMENT PORK won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 4 calls from 4 boards, best of them 2nd. Consistency beat fireworks.
This was GOVERNMENT PORK's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 3rd tracked contest.
4 of 125 tracked editions
LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ has won this contest 4 times across its 125 tracked editions.
Chicken places 4–5: SMOKE WILD BBQ and SPITTIN' FEATHERS BBQ tied on 169.1428 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 7–8: LITTLE BIT OF R AND R and FATTENED CALF BBQ tied on 163.4286 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 8–9: FATTENED CALF BBQ and STARRY NIGHT FARM tied on 163.4286 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
QUENIVOROUS won Pork, Brisket — a double.
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 172.5714 | 169.1428 | 165.1428 |
| Pork Ribs | 169.1428 | 166.2858 | 162.2854 |
| Pork | 173.7142 | 164.5712 | 163.4284 |
| Brisket | 172.5714 | 163.4286 | 158.8572 |
27 entries · top 672.5710 · median 630.8566
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GOVERNMENT PORK | |
| 2 | QUENIVOROUS | |
| 3 | GETTA QUE | |
| 4 | SPITTIN' FEATHERS BBQ | |
| 5 | BRUTUS AND COMPANY | |
| 6 | LITTLE BIT OF R AND R | |
| 7 | LANG BBQ SMOKERS | |
| 8 | SMOKE WILD BBQ | |
| 9 | PARADISE BBQ | |
| 10 | MAKING MEAT BBQ | |
| 11 | KENTUCKY KOOKERS | |
| 12 | STARRY NIGHT FARM | |
| 13 | MOUNTAIN WILLIAM BBQ | |
| 14 | FIREHOUSE SMOKERS TN | |
| 15 | HEWITT'S BACKYARD BBQ | |
| 16 | RUB'N WOOD | |
| 17 | HIGH ON THE HOG OHIO | |
| 18 | FATTENED CALF BBQ | |
| 19 | ROLLIN RIBS | |
| 20 | SHADETREECOOKS | |
| 21 | LONG ASHES BBQ | |
| 22 | SAM DIGGTY'S BBQ | |
| 23 | PORKFAT4LIFE | |
| 24 | BOOLA'S Q BBQ | |
| 25 | DUGGANS BBQ | |
| 26 | WEASELPIG | |
| 27 | POLECATCUSTOMSMOKERS |
27 entries · top 172.5714 · median 160.5714
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GETTA QUE | |
| 2 | RUB'N WOOD | |
| 3 | KENTUCKY KOOKERS | |
| 4 | SMOKE WILD BBQ | |
| 5 | SPITTIN' FEATHERS BBQ | |
| 6 | GOVERNMENT PORK | |
| 7 | LANG BBQ SMOKERS | |
| 8 | LITTLE BIT OF R AND R | |
| 9 | QUENIVOROUS | |
| 10 | MOUNTAIN WILLIAM BBQ | |
| 11 | BRUTUS AND COMPANY | |
| 12 | HEWITT'S BACKYARD BBQ | |
| 13 | HIGH ON THE HOG OHIO | |
| 14 | ROLLIN RIBS | |
| 15 | POLECATCUSTOMSMOKERS | |
| 16 | SHADETREECOOKS | |
| 17 | MAKING MEAT BBQ | |
| 18 | SAM DIGGTY'S BBQ | |
| 19 | BOOLA'S Q BBQ | |
| 20 | STARRY NIGHT FARM | |
| 21 | FIREHOUSE SMOKERS TN | |
| 22 | FATTENED CALF BBQ | |
| 23 | PARADISE BBQ | |
| 24 | PORKFAT4LIFE | |
| 25 | LONG ASHES BBQ | |
| 26 | DUGGANS BBQ | |
| 27 | WEASELPIG |
26 entries · top 169.1428 · median 158.8571
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BRUTUS AND COMPANY | |
| 2 | SPITTIN' FEATHERS BBQ | |
| 3 | GOVERNMENT PORK | |
| 4 | LITTLE BIT OF R AND R | |
| 5 | HIGH ON THE HOG OHIO | |
| 6 | HEWITT'S BACKYARD BBQ | |
| 7 | GETTA QUE | |
| 8 | SMOKE WILD BBQ | |
| 9 | PARADISE BBQ | |
| 10 | LANG BBQ SMOKERS | |
| 11 | MAKING MEAT BBQ | |
| 12 | KENTUCKY KOOKERS | |
| 13 | STARRY NIGHT FARM | |
| 14 | QUENIVOROUS | |
| 15 | WEASELPIG | |
| 16 | ROLLIN RIBS | |
| 17 | MOUNTAIN WILLIAM BBQ | |
| 18 | LONG ASHES BBQ | |
| 19 | FATTENED CALF BBQ | |
| 20 | SAM DIGGTY'S BBQ | |
| 21 | BOOLA'S Q BBQ | |
| 22 | RUB'N WOOD | |
| 23 | SHADETREECOOKS | |
| 24 | FIREHOUSE SMOKERS TN | |
| 25 | PORKFAT4LIFE | |
| 26 | DUGGANS BBQ |
26 entries · top 173.7142 · median 158.8570
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | QUENIVOROUS | |
| 2 | SPITTIN' FEATHERS BBQ | |
| 3 | PARADISE BBQ | |
| 4 | GETTA QUE | |
| 5 | GOVERNMENT PORK | |
| 6 | MAKING MEAT BBQ | |
| 7 | LITTLE BIT OF R AND R | |
| 8 | FATTENED CALF BBQ | |
| 9 | STARRY NIGHT FARM | |
| 10 | LONG ASHES BBQ | |
| 11 | BRUTUS AND COMPANY | |
| 12 | FIREHOUSE SMOKERS TN | |
| 13 | SAM DIGGTY'S BBQ | |
| 14 | PORKFAT4LIFE | |
| 15 | MOUNTAIN WILLIAM BBQ | |
| 16 | ROLLIN RIBS | |
| 17 | LANG BBQ SMOKERS | |
| 18 | SHADETREECOOKS | |
| 19 | DUGGANS BBQ | |
| 20 | WEASELPIG | |
| 21 | HEWITT'S BACKYARD BBQ | |
| 22 | SMOKE WILD BBQ | |
| 23 | RUB'N WOOD | |
| 24 | BOOLA'S Q BBQ | |
| 25 | HIGH ON THE HOG OHIO | |
| 26 | KENTUCKY KOOKERS |
26 entries · top 172.5714 · median 156.0001
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | QUENIVOROUS | |
| 2 | GOVERNMENT PORK | |
| 3 | FIREHOUSE SMOKERS TN | |
| 4 | SMOKE WILD BBQ | |
| 5 | LANG BBQ SMOKERS | |
| 6 | BRUTUS AND COMPANY | |
| 7 | GETTA QUE | |
| 8 | PORKFAT4LIFE | |
| 9 | PARADISE BBQ | |
| 10 | SHADETREECOOKS | |
| 11 | STARRY NIGHT FARM | |
| 12 | MAKING MEAT BBQ | |
| 13 | KENTUCKY KOOKERS | |
| 14 | BOOLA'S Q BBQ | |
| 15 | RUB'N WOOD | |
| 16 | LITTLE BIT OF R AND R | |
| 17 | SPITTIN' FEATHERS BBQ | |
| 18 | FATTENED CALF BBQ | |
| 19 | MOUNTAIN WILLIAM BBQ | |
| 20 | HEWITT'S BACKYARD BBQ | |
| 21 | LONG ASHES BBQ | |
| 22 | HIGH ON THE HOG OHIO | |
| 23 | SAM DIGGTY'S BBQ | |
| 24 | ROLLIN RIBS | |
| 25 | DUGGANS BBQ | |
| 26 | WEASELPIG |