Sam's Club National BBQ Tour 2014

Aug 22–23, 2014 · Laurel, MD

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PORK BARREL BBQ

669.6112 · Master Series — Overall

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Sauce This BBQ

665.5884 · Master Series — Overall

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REDNECK SCIENTIFIC

664.9940 · Master Series — Overall

PORK BARREL BBQ won Grand Champion at the Sam's Club National BBQ Tour on August 22, 2014 in Laurel, MD, scoring 669.6112 in a field of 29 teams. Sauce This BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 665.5884. Category winners: Chicken — REDNECK SCIENTIFIC (170.2512); Pork Ribs — BIG BLOCK BBQ (172.5828); Pork — Sauce This BBQ (169.1084); Brisket — OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE (176.0000). This is the 49th of 125 editions of this contest on record; the 2014 edition was won by HERDING SMOKE; 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.

556.40 median 641.04 669.61 🏆

How the meats cooked

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

Chicken 170.25
Pork Ribs 172.58
Pork 169.11
Brisket 176

126.81 176

Winning score by edition

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

Entries

4 judged meats

Top score

669.6112

Winning margin

4.0228

GC over RC

Field average

629.98

556.40669.61

median 641.04 · last place to winner

Perfect 180s

Tightest race

Chicken

2.8456 pts across the top 5

Top-10 cutoff

649.5888

556.40669.61

10th place overall

Field spread

113.2116

winner to last place

Most consistent

PORK BARREL BBQ

avg finish 5.50 across 4 meats

Double threats

teams with 2+ top-5 calls

Widest winning margin

Brisket

won by 5.1200 pts — OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE

How hot was the win?

Top 97%

beats 3% of 4723 Master Series wins in the data

Came back for more

0 of 28 teams from the previous edition returned

Form held

Strong

ρ = -0.75 between pre-contest rating and finish

Field strength

1,534

avg power rating going in · stronger than 25% of contests

Top-rated in the field

REDNECK SCIENTIFIC

rated 1658 pre-contest

Storylines (3 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.

Won without a category win

3 of 4 meats called to the stage

PORK BARREL BBQ won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 3 calls from 4 boards, best of them 3rd. Consistency beat fireworks.

Chicken 3rd
Pork Ribs 11th
Pork 3rd
Brisket 5th

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 10 calls decided inside half a point

Pork Ribs places 6–7: CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ and Top Tier BBQ tied on 166.2744 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 7–8: PEPPER MONKEY BBQ and CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ tied on 161.6684 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 7–8: Top Tier BBQ edged ALQUEMY - VA by 0.0116.

Pork Ribs 6–7 · tie
Pork 7–8 · tie
Pork Ribs 7–8 · 0.0116
Pork 6–7 · 0.0116

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	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 ← this one	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	170.2512	167.4056	165.1316
Pork Ribs	172.5828	166.8344	165.1544
Pork	169.1084	163.3828	159.3716
Brisket	176	168.5372	162.8000

Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Master Series

Overall

29 entries · top 669.6112 · median 641.0396

#	Team	Score
1	PORK BARREL BBQ	669.6112
2	Sauce This BBQ	665.5884
3	REDNECK SCIENTIFIC	664.9940
4	CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ	660.5372
5	RED WAX BBQ	657.5196
6	BIG BLOCK BBQ	654.7656
7	GROG N HOGS	654.7428
8	BIG STOGIE SMOKERS	654.2740
9	OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE	651.9084
10	BONE TO BARK BBQ	649.5888
11	HOG-IT-UP BBQ	649.0400
12	BOOTHEEL BBQ	646.1712
13	PEPPER MONKEY BBQ	646.1136
14	SPITTIN' FEATHERS BBQ	645.0396
15	ALQUEMY - VA	641.0396
16	Top Tier BBQ	638.1488
17	BBQ NUTS	634.1944
18	ROCKIN ROBYNS BBQ	631.3028
19	BABY GOT BUTT BBQ MD	627.2912
20	GONEHOGGIN.COM	622.8112
21	NEW REVOLUTION Q	622.1256
22	DOC'S BBQ PA	619.9088
23	Still Smokin	610.7884
24	BIG BULLY BBQ	610.7084
25	BOOBY - Q	582.0344
26	Can't Stop Won't Stop BBQ	579.2228
27	RESQ BBQ	563.7368
28	PARTY PIGS BBQ	559.7140
29	RACK TIME	556.3996

Chicken

29 entries · top 170.2512 · median 161.0972

#	Team	Score
1	REDNECK SCIENTIFIC	170.2512
2	SPITTIN' FEATHERS BBQ	169.1428
3	PORK BARREL BBQ	169.1084
4	CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ	167.4400
5	GROG N HOGS	167.4056
6	BIG STOGIE SMOKERS	166.8684
7	BOOTHEEL BBQ	166.8456
8	Still Smokin	166.2972
9	HOG-IT-UP BBQ	166.2628
10	BIG BLOCK BBQ	165.1316
11	BABY GOT BUTT BBQ MD	162.8800
12	OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE	162.8228
13	BONE TO BARK BBQ	162.2628
14	BIG BULLY BBQ	161.7372
15	NEW REVOLUTION Q	161.0972
16	BBQ NUTS	160.5600
17	GONEHOGGIN.COM	160.5600
18	ROCKIN ROBYNS BBQ	159.9428
19	Sauce This BBQ	158.8228
20	RED WAX BBQ	158.1940
21	ALQUEMY - VA	156.5600
22	PEPPER MONKEY BBQ	156.5140
23	BOOBY - Q	153.1084
24	DOC'S BBQ PA	147.4288
25	PARTY PIGS BBQ	147.3484
26	RACK TIME	145.1656
27	Top Tier BBQ	143.3600
28	RESQ BBQ	141.6912
29	Can't Stop Won't Stop BBQ	141.0856

Pork Ribs

29 entries · top 172.5828 · median 160.5372

#	Team	Score
1	BIG BLOCK BBQ	172.5828
2	RED WAX BBQ	171.9656
3	PEPPER MONKEY BBQ	167.9656
4	HOG-IT-UP BBQ	167.4172
5	Sauce This BBQ	166.8344
6	CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ	166.2744
7	Top Tier BBQ	166.2744
8	ALQUEMY - VA	166.2628
9	GROG N HOGS	166.2400
10	BONE TO BARK BBQ	165.1544
11	PORK BARREL BBQ	165.1428
12	REDNECK SCIENTIFIC	163.9656
13	BIG STOGIE SMOKERS	163.4056
14	OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE	162.2284
15	DOC'S BBQ PA	160.5372
16	SPITTIN' FEATHERS BBQ	160
17	GONEHOGGIN.COM	158.8800
18	NEW REVOLUTION Q	157.0972
19	ROCKIN ROBYNS BBQ	156.5600
20	BBQ NUTS	155.9772
21	BABY GOT BUTT BBQ MD	153.0972
22	BOOTHEEL BBQ	152.5372
23	Can't Stop Won't Stop BBQ	150.8000
24	Still Smokin	149.7028
25	BOOBY - Q	149.6688
26	BIG BULLY BBQ	146.2400
27	RESQ BBQ	140.4572
28	RACK TIME	138.2056
29	PARTY PIGS BBQ	129.6340

Pork

29 entries · top 169.1084 · median 157.6800

#	Team	Score
1	Sauce This BBQ	169.1084
2	RED WAX BBQ	167.3828
3	PORK BARREL BBQ	166.8228
4	Top Tier BBQ	166.2400
5	REDNECK SCIENTIFIC	163.3828
6	BIG STOGIE SMOKERS	161.6800
7	PEPPER MONKEY BBQ	161.6684
8	CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ	161.6684
9	Can't Stop Won't Stop BBQ	160.5256
10	BONE TO BARK BBQ	159.3716
11	GONEHOGGIN.COM	158.9028
12	BIG BLOCK BBQ	158.8228
13	BABY GOT BUTT BBQ MD	158.8112
14	ALQUEMY - VA	158.2512
15	SPITTIN' FEATHERS BBQ	157.6800
16	DOC'S BBQ PA	157.1200
17	BOOTHEEL BBQ	156.5256
18	ROCKIN ROBYNS BBQ	155.9312
19	GROG N HOGS	154.8000
20	BIG BULLY BBQ	151.9428
21	OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE	150.8572
22	NEW REVOLUTION Q	150.2628
23	PARTY PIGS BBQ	147.9428
24	HOG-IT-UP BBQ	147.3828
25	BBQ NUTS	146.7772
26	RACK TIME	143.9656
27	Still Smokin	137.6684
28	BOOBY - Q	135.9200
29	RESQ BBQ	131.3828

Brisket

29 entries · top 176 · median 159.9656

#	Team	Score
1	OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE	176
2	BBQ NUTS	170.8800
3	Sauce This BBQ	170.8228
4	BOOTHEEL BBQ	170.2628
5	PORK BARREL BBQ	168.5372
6	HOG-IT-UP BBQ	167.9772
7	REDNECK SCIENTIFIC	167.3944
8	GROG N HOGS	166.2972
9	CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ	165.1544
10	BONE TO BARK BBQ	162.8000
11	BIG STOGIE SMOKERS	162.3200
12	Top Tier BBQ	162.2744
13	RED WAX BBQ	159.9772
14	ALQUEMY - VA	159.9656
15	PEPPER MONKEY BBQ	159.9656
16	ROCKIN ROBYNS BBQ	158.8688
17	BIG BLOCK BBQ	158.2284
18	SPITTIN' FEATHERS BBQ	158.2168
19	Still Smokin	157.1200
20	DOC'S BBQ PA	154.8228
21	NEW REVOLUTION Q	153.6684
22	BABY GOT BUTT BBQ MD	152.5028
23	BIG BULLY BBQ	150.7884
24	RESQ BBQ	150.2056
25	GONEHOGGIN.COM	144.4684
26	BOOBY - Q	143.3372
27	PARTY PIGS BBQ	134.7888
28	RACK TIME	129.0628
29	Can't Stop Won't Stop BBQ	126.8116

Sam's Club National BBQ Tour 2014

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A dynasty in the making

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