Sam's Club National BBQ Tour 2014

Sep 12–13, 2014 · N. Kansas City, MO

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SMOKEY D'S WANNABEES

697.6916 · Master Series — Overall

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THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ

696.5828 · Master Series — Overall

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Three Brothers Different Mothers

686.7884 · Master Series — Overall

SMOKEY D'S WANNABEES won Grand Champion at the Sam's Club National BBQ Tour on September 12, 2014 in N. Kansas City, MO, scoring 697.6916 in a field of 30 teams. THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 696.5828. Category winners: Chicken — SHUT THE FRONT DOOR BBQ (179.4400); Pork Ribs — Three Brothers Different Mothers (178.3200); Pork — BIG BUTTS NEED RUBBIN TOO (177.7144); Brisket — SMOKEY D'S WANNABEES (177.1428). This is the 50th of 125 editions of this contest on record; the 2014 edition was won by PORK BARREL BBQ; the next was held in 2015.

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.

602.10 median 665.35 697.69 🏆

How the meats cooked

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

Chicken 179.44
Pork Ribs 178.32
Pork 177.71
Brisket 177.14

137.60 179.44

Winning score by edition

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

Entries

4 judged meats

Top score

697.6916

Winning margin

1.1088

GC over RC

Field average

662.38

602.10697.69

median 665.35 · last place to winner

Perfect 180s

Tightest race

Pork

4.0116 pts across the top 5

Top-10 cutoff

672.5492

602.10697.69

10th place overall

Field spread

95.5888

winner to last place

Most consistent

THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ

avg finish 4.25 across 4 meats

Double threats

teams with 2+ top-5 calls

Widest winning margin

Chicken

won by 1.7372 pts — SHUT THE FRONT DOOR BBQ

How hot was the win?

Top 42%

beats 58% of 4723 Master Series wins in the data

Came back for more

0 of 29 teams from the previous edition returned

Form held

Strong

ρ = -0.73 between pre-contest rating and finish

Field strength

1,578

avg power rating going in · stronger than 62% of contests

Top-rated in the field

THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ

rated 1789 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.

A razor-thin finish

1.1088 points between champion and reserve

Closer than 84% of the 4,722 championships in the data

The Grand Championship was decided by 1.1088 points — closer than 84% of every championship in the data.

SMOKEY D'S WANNABEES
THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ

An upset on the books

22-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings

The ratings favoured the top seed the other 78 times in 100

SMOKEY D'S WANNABEES came in rated below the field's top team, THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 22-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.

champion 1572
top seed 1789

A first Grand Championship

14 tracked contests to get there

This was SMOKEY D'S WANNABEES's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 14th 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 10 calls decided inside half a point

Pork Ribs places 5–6: NATURAL BORN GRILLERS and FAST EDDY'S BBQ tied on 174.2972 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 9–10: FAST EDDY'S BBQ and PARK AVENUE PORK tied on 167.4056 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 5–6: THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ edged WHISKEY PIT BBQ COMPANY by 0.0112.

Pork Ribs 5–6 · tie
Brisket 9–10 · tie
Brisket 5–6 · 0.0112
Brisket 4–5 · 0.0116

How the title was won

4 of 4 meats called to the stage

SMOKEY D'S WANNABEES took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was chicken at 9th.

Chicken 9th
Pork Ribs 2nd
Pork 9th
Brisket 1st

Back to defend

1 past champions back in the field

Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ (won 2013).

THE AMERICAN DREAM 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	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 ← this one	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	179.4400	173.1772	170.8572
Pork Ribs	178.3200	174.2972	172.5484
Pork	177.7144	173.7028	170.2628
Brisket	177.1428	171.4284	167.4056

Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Master Series

Overall

30 entries · top 697.6916 · median 665.3542

#	Team	Score
1	SMOKEY D'S WANNABEES	697.6916
2	THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ	696.5828
3	Three Brothers Different Mothers	686.7884
4	NATURAL BORN GRILLERS	680.4912
5	BURNT FINGER BBQ	679.8736
6	50 SHADES OF QUE	678.7996
7	LITTLE PIG TOWN BBQ	677.6340
8	FOUR MEN AND A PIG	676.4800
9	SMOKE. MEATS. PIG.	673.6456
10	WHISKEY PIT BBQ COMPANY	672.5492
11	SONS OF A BRISKET	670.7768
12	FAST EDDY'S BBQ	668.4680
13	2 SONS AND THE BIG GUY	666.7656
14	BIG BUTTS NEED RUBBIN TOO	665.6800
15	BAPTIZED IN SMOKE	665.6228
16	HOLLA-N-SWALLA	665.0856
17	NICKLE BOYS BBQ	665.0852
18	SMOKE THIS BBQ MO	664.9596
19	SIZZLIN' BONES BBQ	664.4460
20	SHUT THE FRONT DOOR BBQ	662.2056
21	PARK AVENUE PORK	659.2912
22	777 BBQ	656.4572
23	MY 3 SONS BARBEQUE MO	654.7428
24	GRINDERS BBQ KANSAS CITY	648.9940
25	D-DON'S PIT CREW	642.6856
26	ALL FORKED UP FOR Q	636.3996
27	RUM, CHUM AND BBQ	633.5660
28	THE Q CREW	633.0172
29	THREE BRISKETEERS	624.5148
30	SMOKIN JO	602.1028

Chicken

30 entries · top 179.4400 · median 168.8284

#	Team	Score
1	SHUT THE FRONT DOOR BBQ	179.4400
2	SMOKE THIS BBQ MO	177.7028
3	THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ	176
4	HOLLA-N-SWALLA	173.7028
5	MY 3 SONS BARBEQUE MO	173.1772
6	SIZZLIN' BONES BBQ	173.1200
7	NICKLE BOYS BBQ	172.6056
8	WHISKEY PIT BBQ COMPANY	172.5832
9	SMOKEY D'S WANNABEES	172.5600
10	SONS OF A BRISKET	170.8572
11	GRINDERS BBQ KANSAS CITY	170.2972
12	LITTLE PIG TOWN BBQ	170.2628
13	BIG BUTTS NEED RUBBIN TOO	170.2628
14	BURNT FINGER BBQ	170.2512
15	50 SHADES OF QUE	169.1084
16	NATURAL BORN GRILLERS	168.5484
17	PARK AVENUE PORK	167.9656
18	THE Q CREW	167.4172
19	Three Brothers Different Mothers	167.3828
20	777 BBQ	166.2400
21	SMOKIN JO	165.1200
22	FAST EDDY'S BBQ	164.5484
23	SMOKE. MEATS. PIG.	163.9656
24	BAPTIZED IN SMOKE	163.3828
25	ALL FORKED UP FOR Q	162.8228
26	2 SONS AND THE BIG GUY	162.2284
27	FOUR MEN AND A PIG	160.5488
28	D-DON'S PIT CREW	159.9772
29	RUM, CHUM AND BBQ	159.4172
30	THREE BRISKETEERS	153.1432

Pork Ribs

30 entries · top 178.3200 · median 167.1086

#	Team	Score
1	Three Brothers Different Mothers	178.3200
2	SMOKEY D'S WANNABEES	177.7144
3	THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ	176.5944
4	LITTLE PIG TOWN BBQ	174.8800
5	NATURAL BORN GRILLERS	174.2972
6	FAST EDDY'S BBQ	174.2972
7	PARK AVENUE PORK	173.7028
8	SMOKE. MEATS. PIG.	173.1544
9	HOLLA-N-SWALLA	173.1200
10	SONS OF A BRISKET	172.5484
11	FOUR MEN AND A PIG	170.8228
12	NICKLE BOYS BBQ	169.7372
13	SHUT THE FRONT DOOR BBQ	169.1428
14	777 BBQ	169.1084
15	2 SONS AND THE BIG GUY	167.3944
16	BAPTIZED IN SMOKE	166.8228
17	50 SHADES OF QUE	164
18	BURNT FINGER BBQ	163.9656
19	D-DON'S PIT CREW	162.8116
20	SIZZLIN' BONES BBQ	162.2860
21	THREE BRISKETEERS	162.2744
22	RUM, CHUM AND BBQ	162.2516
23	SMOKE THIS BBQ MO	160.5028
24	BIG BUTTS NEED RUBBIN TOO	158.2628
25	WHISKEY PIT BBQ COMPANY	158.2516
26	GRINDERS BBQ KANSAS CITY	157.0744
27	MY 3 SONS BARBEQUE MO	156.5028
28	SMOKIN JO	151.4172
29	THE Q CREW	149.0972
30	ALL FORKED UP FOR Q	147.3712

Pork

30 entries · top 177.7144 · median 166.5256

#	Team	Score
1	BIG BUTTS NEED RUBBIN TOO	177.7144
2	50 SHADES OF QUE	176
3	FOUR MEN AND A PIG	174.8456
4	Three Brothers Different Mothers	174.2628
5	2 SONS AND THE BIG GUY	173.7028
6	THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ	172.5600
7	NATURAL BORN GRILLERS	170.8228
8	WHISKEY PIT BBQ COMPANY	170.2972
9	SMOKEY D'S WANNABEES	170.2744
10	SMOKE. MEATS. PIG.	170.2628
11	BURNT FINGER BBQ	170.2512
12	LITTLE PIG TOWN BBQ	169.6684
13	GRINDERS BBQ KANSAS CITY	168.5484
14	SONS OF A BRISKET	167.4056
15	SMOKE THIS BBQ MO	167.3828
16	NICKLE BOYS BBQ	165.6684
17	BAPTIZED IN SMOKE	163.9772
18	SIZZLIN' BONES BBQ	162.8000
19	ALL FORKED UP FOR Q	162.2284
20	FAST EDDY'S BBQ	162.2168
21	D-DON'S PIT CREW	161.6684
22	777 BBQ	159.9888
23	THE Q CREW	158.8228
24	SHUT THE FRONT DOOR BBQ	158.8228
25	HOLLA-N-SWALLA	157.1428
26	MY 3 SONS BARBEQUE MO	153.0856
27	RUM, CHUM AND BBQ	150.2284
28	PARK AVENUE PORK	150.2172
29	SMOKIN JO	147.9656
30	THREE BRISKETEERS	147.9544

Brisket

30 entries · top 177.1428 · median 163.7086

#	Team	Score
1	SMOKEY D'S WANNABEES	177.1428
2	BURNT FINGER BBQ	175.4056
3	MY 3 SONS BARBEQUE MO	171.9772
4	BAPTIZED IN SMOKE	171.4400
5	THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ	171.4284
6	WHISKEY PIT BBQ COMPANY	171.4172
7	FOUR MEN AND A PIG	170.2628
8	50 SHADES OF QUE	169.6912
9	FAST EDDY'S BBQ	167.4056
10	PARK AVENUE PORK	167.4056
11	NATURAL BORN GRILLERS	166.8228
12	Three Brothers Different Mothers	166.8228
13	SMOKE. MEATS. PIG.	166.2628
14	SIZZLIN' BONES BBQ	166.2400
15	ALL FORKED UP FOR Q	163.9772
16	2 SONS AND THE BIG GUY	163.4400
17	LITTLE PIG TOWN BBQ	162.8228
18	RUM, CHUM AND BBQ	161.6688
19	THREE BRISKETEERS	161.1428
20	HOLLA-N-SWALLA	161.1200
21	777 BBQ	161.1200
22	SONS OF A BRISKET	159.9656
23	BIG BUTTS NEED RUBBIN TOO	159.4400
24	SMOKE THIS BBQ MO	159.3712
25	D-DON'S PIT CREW	158.2284
26	THE Q CREW	157.6800
27	NICKLE BOYS BBQ	157.0740
28	SHUT THE FRONT DOOR BBQ	154.8000
29	GRINDERS BBQ KANSAS CITY	153.0740
30	SMOKIN JO	137.6000

Sam's Club National BBQ Tour 2014

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