Sam's Club National BBQ Tour 2014

Feb 28 – Mar 1, 2014 · Daphne, AL

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BOOTYQUE

685.6912 · Master Series — Overall

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FIRE DANCER BBQ

681.6452 · Master Series — Overall

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WINK'S BARBEQUE

681.0744 · Master Series — Overall

BOOTYQUE won Grand Champion at the Sam's Club National BBQ Tour on February 28, 2014 in Daphne, AL, scoring 685.6912 in a field of 28 teams. FIRE DANCER BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 681.6452. Category winners: Chicken — HOTTY TOTTY BBQ CREW (175.4400); Pork Ribs — CAJUN BLAZE (178.8572); Pork — LOTTA BULL BBQ (174.8572); Brisket — WINK'S BARBEQUE (177.7144). This is the 27th of 125 editions of this contest on record; the 2014 edition was won by WOOLEY BULLY BBQ MAFIA; the next was held in 2014.

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.

615.20 median 659.01 685.69 🏆

How the meats cooked

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

Chicken 175.44
Pork Ribs 178.86
Pork 174.86
Brisket 177.71

140.48 178.86

Winning score by edition

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

Entries

4 judged meats

Top score

685.6912

Winning margin

4.0460

GC over RC

Field average

660.52

615.20685.69

median 659.01 · last place to winner

Perfect 180s

Tightest race

Chicken

1.7144 pts across the top 5

Top-10 cutoff

665.6116

615.20685.69

10th place overall

Field spread

70.4912

winner to last place

Most consistent

BOOTYQUE

avg finish 6.25 across 4 meats

Double threats

teams with 2+ top-5 calls

Widest winning margin

Pork Ribs

won by 5.1544 pts — CAJUN BLAZE

How hot was the win?

Top 81%

beats 19% of 4723 Master Series wins in the data

Came back for more

0 of 21 teams from the previous edition returned

Form held

Weak

ρ = -0.27 between pre-contest rating and finish

Field strength

1,558

avg power rating going in · stronger than 45% of contests

Top-rated in the field

QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N

rated 1721 pre-contest

Storylines (7 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.

An upset on the books

20-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings

The ratings favoured the top seed the other 80 times in 100

BOOTYQUE came in rated below the field's top team, QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 20-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.

champion 1478
top seed 1721

Won without a category win

4 of 4 meats called to the stage

BOOTYQUE won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 4 calls from 4 boards, best of them 4th. Consistency beat fireworks.

Chicken 6th
Pork Ribs 6th
Pork 9th
Brisket 4th

A first Grand Championship

3 tracked contests to get there

This was BOOTYQUE'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 rookie on the podium

3rd at their first tracked contest

WINK'S BARBEQUE finished 3rd overall in the first contest the data has them cooking at all.

Photo finishes

Tie closest of 12 calls decided inside half a point

Chicken places 5–6: SWEET SMOKE Q FLORIDA and BOOTYQUE tied on 173.7256 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 6–7: BOOTYQUE and FIRE DANCER BBQ tied on 170.8456 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 7–8: HOT WACHULA'S and CAJUN BLAZE tied on 169.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.

Chicken 5–6 · tie
Pork Ribs 6–7 · tie
Pork 7–8 · tie
Pork 8–9 · tie

Back to defend

2 past champions back in the field

Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: CAJUN BLAZE (won 2013), DEEP SOUTH BBQ (won 2013).

CAJUN BLAZE · 2013
DEEP SOUTH BBQ · 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	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 ← this one	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	175.4400	173.7256	170.8572
Pork Ribs	178.8572	170.8688	167.4400
Pork	174.8572	170.2856	169.7028
Brisket	177.7144	170.8112	168

Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Master Series

Overall

28 entries · top 685.6912 · median 659.0112

#	Team	Score
1	BOOTYQUE	685.6912
2	FIRE DANCER BBQ	681.6452
3	WINK'S BARBEQUE	681.0744
4	THE BLUE BLOODS	680.5256
5	HOT WACHULA'S	678.7884
6	CAJUN BLAZE	673.6456
7	SWEET SMOKE Q FLORIDA	671.9084
8	QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N	671.3484
9	Sho Nuff Smokin	666.1368
10	LOTTA BULL BBQ	665.6116
11	RED EYED SMOKERS	662.7884
12	WILD BUNCH BUTT BURNERS	662.1944
13	HOTTY TOTTY BBQ CREW	661.0744
14	MIDNIGHT BURN	659.2684
15	THE PIG LEBOWSKI	658.7540
16	SWIGGIN PIG	657.0176
17	SWINE AND SHINE BBQ	655.2796
18	DEEP SOUTH BBQ	654.1372
19	POVERTY HILL SMOKERS	653.5764
20	OLD PLANTATION BBQ	653.5540
21	BBQ ISLAND	652.4456
22	LITTLE BIT OF R AND R	651.8400
23	JOBEAZ BLAZIN' BUTTS AND WINGS	649.5772
24	SMOKE IN THE MOUNTAINS	649.5424
25	BIG WHIT AND THE BOYS	649.0400
26	BOB ROBERTS BBQ	646.7200
27	SWEET DREAMS BBQ	646.1260
28	BIG L'S SWEET HEAT	615.2000

Chicken

28 entries · top 175.4400 · median 167.9656

#	Team	Score
1	HOTTY TOTTY BBQ CREW	175.4400
2	FIRE DANCER BBQ	175.4056
3	DEEP SOUTH BBQ	174.2972
4	WINK'S BARBEQUE	174.2628
5	SWEET SMOKE Q FLORIDA	173.7256
6	BOOTYQUE	173.7256
7	THE BLUE BLOODS	173.1200
8	POVERTY HILL SMOKERS	172.5484
9	HOT WACHULA'S	171.4056
10	OLD PLANTATION BBQ	170.8572
11	WILD BUNCH BUTT BURNERS	169.1200
12	MIDNIGHT BURN	169.1200
13	SWIGGIN PIG	168.5372
14	RED EYED SMOKERS	167.9656
15	Sho Nuff Smokin	167.9656
16	SWEET DREAMS BBQ	167.3944
17	BOB ROBERTS BBQ	165.7028
18	SMOKE IN THE MOUNTAINS	165.6916
19	JOBEAZ BLAZIN' BUTTS AND WINGS	165.1200
20	CAJUN BLAZE	164.5372
21	BIG WHIT AND THE BOYS	164.5372
22	SWINE AND SHINE BBQ	163.9656
23	LOTTA BULL BBQ	162.2400
24	THE PIG LEBOWSKI	161.7028
25	QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N	161.6800
26	LITTLE BIT OF R AND R	161.6800
27	BBQ ISLAND	158.2512
28	BIG L'S SWEET HEAT	155.9544

Pork Ribs

28 entries · top 178.8572 · median 165.4058

#	Team	Score
1	CAJUN BLAZE	178.8572
2	THE PIG LEBOWSKI	173.7028
3	THE BLUE BLOODS	171.9656
4	QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N	171.4400
5	BOB ROBERTS BBQ	170.8688
6	BOOTYQUE	170.8456
7	FIRE DANCER BBQ	170.8456
8	JOBEAZ BLAZIN' BUTTS AND WINGS	168.5600
9	LITTLE BIT OF R AND R	167.9888
10	BIG WHIT AND THE BOYS	167.4400
11	SWINE AND SHINE BBQ	167.3828
12	BBQ ISLAND	166.8572
13	RED EYED SMOKERS	165.7256
14	Sho Nuff Smokin	165.6916
15	HOT WACHULA'S	165.1200
16	SWIGGIN PIG	163.9888
17	HOTTY TOTTY BBQ CREW	163.9772
18	SMOKE IN THE MOUNTAINS	161.6456
19	OLD PLANTATION BBQ	161.1200
20	MIDNIGHT BURN	160.5372
21	LOTTA BULL BBQ	158.8344
22	SWEET SMOKE Q FLORIDA	158.8344
23	POVERTY HILL SMOKERS	158.2512
24	WILD BUNCH BUTT BURNERS	157.1088
25	WINK'S BARBEQUE	155.9428
26	DEEP SOUTH BBQ	155.3944
27	BIG L'S SWEET HEAT	148.5028
28	SWEET DREAMS BBQ	147.3600

Pork

28 entries · top 174.8572 · median 167.6856

#	Team	Score
1	LOTTA BULL BBQ	174.8572
2	WINK'S BARBEQUE	173.1544
3	THE BLUE BLOODS	171.4400
4	SWINE AND SHINE BBQ	171.4056
5	SMOKE IN THE MOUNTAINS	170.2856
6	BIG L'S SWEET HEAT	170.2628
7	HOT WACHULA'S	169.7028
8	CAJUN BLAZE	169.7028
9	BOOTYQUE	169.7028
10	QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N	169.7028
11	FIRE DANCER BBQ	168.5484
12	SWIGGIN PIG	168.5372
13	SWEET SMOKE Q FLORIDA	168.5372
14	MIDNIGHT BURN	168.5256
15	WILD BUNCH BUTT BURNERS	166.8456
16	LITTLE BIT OF R AND R	166.2628
17	BBQ ISLAND	165.6800
18	Sho Nuff Smokin	165.1084
19	THE PIG LEBOWSKI	164.5600
20	SWEET DREAMS BBQ	163.9772
21	JOBEAZ BLAZIN' BUTTS AND WINGS	163.9656
22	POVERTY HILL SMOKERS	163.4056
23	OLD PLANTATION BBQ	159.9428
24	BOB ROBERTS BBQ	157.6456
25	RED EYED SMOKERS	156.5028
26	DEEP SOUTH BBQ	155.9200
27	BIG WHIT AND THE BOYS	154.8000
28	HOTTY TOTTY BBQ CREW	153.6572

Brisket

28 entries · top 177.7144 · median 163.1314

#	Team	Score
1	WINK'S BARBEQUE	177.7144
2	RED EYED SMOKERS	172.5944
3	HOT WACHULA'S	172.5600
4	BOOTYQUE	171.4172
5	SWEET SMOKE Q FLORIDA	170.8112
6	LOTTA BULL BBQ	169.6800
7	WILD BUNCH BUTT BURNERS	169.1200
8	QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N	168.5256
9	DEEP SOUTH BBQ	168.5256
10	HOTTY TOTTY BBQ CREW	168
11	SWEET DREAMS BBQ	167.3944
12	Sho Nuff Smokin	167.3712
13	FIRE DANCER BBQ	166.8456
14	THE BLUE BLOODS	164
15	BIG WHIT AND THE BOYS	162.2628
16	BBQ ISLAND	161.6572
17	OLD PLANTATION BBQ	161.6340
18	MIDNIGHT BURN	161.0856
19	CAJUN BLAZE	160.5484
20	POVERTY HILL SMOKERS	159.3712
21	THE PIG LEBOWSKI	158.7884
22	SWIGGIN PIG	155.9544
23	LITTLE BIT OF R AND R	155.9084
24	SWINE AND SHINE BBQ	152.5256
25	BOB ROBERTS BBQ	152.5028
26	JOBEAZ BLAZIN' BUTTS AND WINGS	151.9316
27	SMOKE IN THE MOUNTAINS	151.9196
28	BIG L'S SWEET HEAT	140.4800

Sam's Club National BBQ Tour 2014

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