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
Sam's Club National BBQ Tour 2014
Mar 21–22, 2014 · Tucson, AZ
LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ won Grand Champion at the Sam's Club National BBQ Tour on March 21, 2014 in Tucson, AZ, scoring 685.1200 in a field of 30 teams. I.A.B. 30 BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 676.6172. Category winners: Chicken — CRAZY PIG BBQ (177.7028); Pork Ribs — KNIFE PORK AND SPOON (180.0000); Pork — LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ (173.1428); Brisket — LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ (175.4400). This is the 30th of 125 editions of this contest on record; the 2014 edition was won by WILDCATTERS Q CREW; 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.
600.48
median 648.80
685.12 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 177.70
- Pork Ribs 180 🔥
- Pork 173.14
- Brisket 175.44
137.11
180
Winning score by edition
What it has taken to win here, 2013 to 2017 — this edition picked out.
Entries
30
4 judged meats
Top score
685.1200
Winning margin
8.5028
GC over RC
Field average
648.23
600.48685.12
median 648.80 · last place to winner
Tightest race
Pork
4.6172 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
659.9544
600.48685.12
10th place overall
Field spread
84.6404
winner to last place
Double threats
3
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 82%
beats 18% of 4723 Master Series wins in the data
Came back for more
0%
0 of 29 teams from the previous edition returned
Form held
Weak
ρ = -0.26 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,519
avg power rating going in · stronger than 13% of contests
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.
Photo finishes
Tie
closest of 4 calls decided inside half a point
Chicken places 6–7: RHYTHM 'N QUE and STEEL CITY BBQ tied on 171.4056 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 6–7: STEEL CITY BBQ and CRAZY PIG BBQ tied on 168.0344 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 7–8: CRAZY PIG BBQ edged RHYTHM 'N QUE by 0.0344.
- Chicken 6–7 · tie
- Pork Ribs 6–7 · tie
- Pork Ribs 7–8 · 0.0344
- Pork Ribs 8–9 · 0.0344
A double category winner
2
category wins in a day
LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ won Pork, Brisket — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
- Pork 1st
- Brisket 1st
How the title was won
3 of 4
meats called to the stage
LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ took the title on 3 calls from 4 meats, with 2 outright wins — their weakest board was chicken at 13th.
- Chicken 13th
- Pork Ribs 3rd
- Pork 1st
- Brisket 1st
A perfect score on the table
1
perfect 180s
1 perfect 180 was scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
- KNIFE PORK AND SPOON · Pork Ribs
This contest's own records (1 in the KCBS record book)
Records held by every edition of this contest put together, not just this one afternoon.
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)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 177.7028 | 172.0228 | 166.2744 |
| Pork Ribs | 180 | 168.5828 | 167.4172 |
| Pork | 173.1428 | 168.5256 | 165.0972 |
| Brisket | 175.4400 | 168.5484 | 163.9772 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
30 entries · top 685.1200 · median 648.8000
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ | |
| 2 | I.A.B. 30 BBQ | |
| 3 | KNIFE PORK AND SPOON | |
| 4 | RHYTHM 'N QUE | |
| 5 | THE HOG PIT SMOKEHOUSE | |
| 6 | STEEL CITY BBQ | |
| 7 | CLOUD OF SMOKE BBQ | |
| 8 | PHIL THE GRILL | |
| 9 | ROUTE 66 CATERING CREW | |
| 10 | CRAZY PIG BBQ | |
| 11 | COW TIPPIN BBQ | |
| 12 | TOYS 4 BBQ'N | |
| 13 | YOUR BEHIND BBQ | |
| 14 | SWEET PEPPERS | |
| 15 | KISS OF SMOKE BBQ | |
| 16 | SUNDANCER BBQ | |
| 17 | FORK U BBQ | |
| 18 | EMERALD BUFFALO | |
| 19 | BAD BOYZ BBQ | |
| 20 | VOODOO ZOMBQUE | |
| 21 | WRANGLER'S RESERVE BBQ | |
| 22 | GEMINI BBQ | |
| 23 | THE COWBOY WAY AZ | |
| 24 | BBQ MAGIC | |
| 25 | AFRO SMOKE BBQ | |
| 26 | BEAR NAKED BBQ | |
| 27 | DJS SMOKIN' BBQ | |
| 28 | ROLLING HOGS | |
| 29 | FAT FRANKIES BBQ LLC | |
| 30 | BADCAT'S BBQ TEAM |
Chicken
30 entries · top 177.7028 · median 164.5944
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | CRAZY PIG BBQ | |
| 2 | TOYS 4 BBQ'N | |
| 3 | I.A.B. 30 BBQ | |
| 4 | SUNDANCER BBQ | |
| 5 | THE HOG PIT SMOKEHOUSE | |
| 6 | RHYTHM 'N QUE | |
| 7 | STEEL CITY BBQ | |
| 8 | CLOUD OF SMOKE BBQ | |
| 9 | THE COWBOY WAY AZ | |
| 10 | FAT FRANKIES BBQ LLC | |
| 11 | SWEET PEPPERS | |
| 12 | WRANGLER'S RESERVE BBQ | |
| 13 | LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ | |
| 14 | BBQ MAGIC | |
| 15 | PHIL THE GRILL | |
| 16 | EMERALD BUFFALO | |
| 17 | YOUR BEHIND BBQ | |
| 18 | KNIFE PORK AND SPOON | |
| 19 | FORK U BBQ | |
| 20 | BEAR NAKED BBQ | |
| 21 | ROUTE 66 CATERING CREW | |
| 22 | DJS SMOKIN' BBQ | |
| 23 | BAD BOYZ BBQ | |
| 24 | AFRO SMOKE BBQ | |
| 25 | KISS OF SMOKE BBQ | |
| 26 | GEMINI BBQ | |
| 27 | ROLLING HOGS | |
| 28 | VOODOO ZOMBQUE | |
| 29 | COW TIPPIN BBQ | |
| 30 | BADCAT'S BBQ TEAM |
Pork Ribs
30 entries · top 180 · median 161.9944 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | KNIFE PORK AND SPOON | |
| 2 | PHIL THE GRILL | |
| 3 | LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ | |
| 4 | WRANGLER'S RESERVE BBQ | |
| 5 | YOUR BEHIND BBQ | |
| 6 | STEEL CITY BBQ | |
| 7 | CRAZY PIG BBQ | |
| 8 | RHYTHM 'N QUE | |
| 9 | COW TIPPIN BBQ | |
| 10 | THE HOG PIT SMOKEHOUSE | |
| 11 | TOYS 4 BBQ'N | |
| 12 | CLOUD OF SMOKE BBQ | |
| 13 | GEMINI BBQ | |
| 14 | ROUTE 66 CATERING CREW | |
| 15 | SWEET PEPPERS | |
| 16 | I.A.B. 30 BBQ | |
| 17 | BAD BOYZ BBQ | |
| 18 | KISS OF SMOKE BBQ | |
| 19 | EMERALD BUFFALO | |
| 20 | FORK U BBQ | |
| 21 | SUNDANCER BBQ | |
| 22 | DJS SMOKIN' BBQ | |
| 23 | THE COWBOY WAY AZ | |
| 24 | VOODOO ZOMBQUE | |
| 25 | AFRO SMOKE BBQ | |
| 26 | BEAR NAKED BBQ | |
| 27 | BBQ MAGIC | |
| 28 | BADCAT'S BBQ TEAM | |
| 29 | ROLLING HOGS | |
| 30 | FAT FRANKIES BBQ LLC |
Pork
30 entries · top 173.1428 · median 160.5486
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ | |
| 2 | COW TIPPIN BBQ | |
| 3 | BAD BOYZ BBQ | |
| 4 | I.A.B. 30 BBQ | |
| 5 | YOUR BEHIND BBQ | |
| 6 | KNIFE PORK AND SPOON | |
| 7 | THE HOG PIT SMOKEHOUSE | |
| 8 | CLOUD OF SMOKE BBQ | |
| 9 | STEEL CITY BBQ | |
| 10 | KISS OF SMOKE BBQ | |
| 11 | ROUTE 66 CATERING CREW | |
| 12 | CRAZY PIG BBQ | |
| 13 | SWEET PEPPERS | |
| 14 | RHYTHM 'N QUE | |
| 15 | FORK U BBQ | |
| 16 | TOYS 4 BBQ'N | |
| 17 | VOODOO ZOMBQUE | |
| 18 | PHIL THE GRILL | |
| 19 | BBQ MAGIC | |
| 20 | EMERALD BUFFALO | |
| 21 | SUNDANCER BBQ | |
| 22 | GEMINI BBQ | |
| 23 | BEAR NAKED BBQ | |
| 24 | AFRO SMOKE BBQ | |
| 25 | THE COWBOY WAY AZ | |
| 26 | FAT FRANKIES BBQ LLC | |
| 27 | WRANGLER'S RESERVE BBQ | |
| 28 | ROLLING HOGS | |
| 29 | DJS SMOKIN' BBQ | |
| 30 | BADCAT'S BBQ TEAM |
Brisket
30 entries · top 175.4400 · median 160.2514
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ | |
| 2 | RHYTHM 'N QUE | |
| 3 | ROUTE 66 CATERING CREW | |
| 4 | I.A.B. 30 BBQ | |
| 5 | VOODOO ZOMBQUE | |
| 6 | PHIL THE GRILL | |
| 7 | CLOUD OF SMOKE BBQ | |
| 8 | KISS OF SMOKE BBQ | |
| 9 | KNIFE PORK AND SPOON | |
| 10 | FORK U BBQ | |
| 11 | COW TIPPIN BBQ | |
| 12 | SWEET PEPPERS | |
| 13 | THE HOG PIT SMOKEHOUSE | |
| 14 | EMERALD BUFFALO | |
| 15 | STEEL CITY BBQ | |
| 16 | AFRO SMOKE BBQ | |
| 17 | SUNDANCER BBQ | |
| 18 | ROLLING HOGS | |
| 19 | GEMINI BBQ | |
| 20 | BBQ MAGIC | |
| 21 | YOUR BEHIND BBQ | |
| 22 | TOYS 4 BBQ'N | |
| 23 | BEAR NAKED BBQ | |
| 24 | THE COWBOY WAY AZ | |
| 25 | CRAZY PIG BBQ | |
| 26 | BAD BOYZ BBQ | |
| 27 | DJS SMOKIN' BBQ | |
| 28 | WRANGLER'S RESERVE BBQ | |
| 29 | BADCAT'S BBQ TEAM | |
| 30 | FAT FRANKIES BBQ LLC |