USA Barbecue Championship

2014-10-30 – 2014-11-01 · Laughlin, NV · 📍 Laughlin, NV 89029

Grand Champion: IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ (697.6688) · 79 teams

Reserve Champion: 🥈 QUAU

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IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ

697.6688 · Master Series — Overall

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QUAU

697.1544 · Master Series — Overall

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HOG TIDE BAR-B-QUE

693.0396 · Master Series — Overall

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.

603.13 median 665.65 697.67 🏆

How the meats cooked

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

Chicken 178.32
Pork Ribs 177.74
Pork 180.00 🔥
Brisket 180.00 🔥

134.24 180.00

Entries

4 judged meats · 1 ancillary

Top score

697.6688

Winning margin

0.5144

GC over RC

Field average

662.84

603.13697.67

median 665.65 · last place to winner

Perfect 180s

4 🔥

LITTLE PIG TOWN BBQ (Brisket), QUAU (Brisket), Rogue Hog BBQ (Brisket) + 1 more

Tightest race

Brisket

1.1428 pts across the top 5

Top-10 cutoff

687.4060

603.13697.67

10th place overall

Field spread

94.5372

winner to last place

Most consistent

IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ

avg finish 13.50 across 4 meats

Double threats

teams with 2+ top-5 calls

Widest winning margin

Pork

won by 1.1428 pts — QUAU

How hot was the win?

Top 42%

beats 58% of 4707 Master Series wins in the data

Form held

Strong

ρ = -0.66 between pre-contest rating and finish

Field strength

1599

avg power rating going in · stronger than 77% of contests

Top-rated in the field

IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ

rated 1877 pre-contest

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.

A razor-thin finish

0.5144 points between champion and reserve

Closer than 94% of the 4,742 championships in the data

The Grand Championship was decided by 0.5144 points — closer than 94% of every championship in the data.

IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ
QUAU

Won without a category win

1 of 4 meats called to the stage

IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 1 call from 4 boards, best of them 6th. Consistency beat fireworks.

Chicken 11th
Pork Ribs 26th
Pork 11th
Brisket 6th

A day of perfect scores

4 perfect 180s

4 perfect 180s were scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.

LITTLE PIG TOWN BBQ · Brisket
QUAU · Brisket
Rogue Hog BBQ · Brisket

Photo finishes

Tie closest of 17 calls decided inside half a point

Chicken places 8–9: JAESTAR BBQ and DESPERADO tied on 175.4172 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 9–10: DESPERADO and BIG POPPA SMOKERS tied on 175.4172 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 6–7: SMOKIN MO'S BBQ and INSANE SWINE BBQ tied on 175.4288 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.

Chicken 8–9 · tie
Chicken 9–10 · tie
Pork Ribs 6–7 · tie
Pork 2–3 · tie

One of the big ones

79 teams on the grounds

Bigger than 97% of the 5,410 contests in the data

79 teams made this a bigger field than 97% of every contest tracked.

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
2014-10-30 ← this one	Laughlin, NV	Laughlin, NV 89029	79	697.6688	IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ	QUAU
2016-10-27	Laughlin, NV	1650 South Casino Dr	36	694.3316	ZZYZX BAR.B.Q	MAR-B-QUE'S BBQ

What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)

Category	1st	5th	10th
Chicken	178.3200	176.5600	175.4172
Pork Ribs	177.7372	175.4516	174.8572
Pork	180.0000	176.5600	174.2744
Brisket	180.0000	178.8572	175.4056

Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Master Series

Overall

79 entries · top 697.6688 · median 665.6460

#	Team	Score
1	IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ	697.6688
2	QUAU	697.1544
3	HOG TIDE BAR-B-QUE	693.0396
4	SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ	691.3944
5	SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ	690.2172
6	Three Brothers Different Mothers	689.6456
7	BIG PAPA'S COUNTRY KITCHEN	689.1088
8	INSANE SWINE BBQ	688.5832
9	BIG B'S DOWN-N-DIRTY BBQ	688.0120
10	PORKY BUTTS BBQ	687.4060
11	BURNIN AND LOOTIN	685.6456
12	RHYTHM 'N QUE	685.0972
13	MEAT @ SLIMS	684.5600
14	WHISKEY BENT BBQ - FL	684.5484
15	ROOFTOP BBQ	684.5140
16	PHIL THE GRILL	683.9544
17	MIKE	683.3600
18	JAESTAR BBQ	682.8000
19	LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ	682.2404
20	BIG POPPA SMOKERS	682.2172
21	SUNDANCER BBQ	681.6456
22	ROYAL SMOKIN' HOT	681.1200
23	CECIL'S SMOK'N BBQ	680.5144
24	DIVA Q	679.3828
25	GOT SMOKE BAR-B-QUE	678.2400
26	THE RIB DOCTOR LLC	675.9540
27	THESLABS.COM	675.4168
28	LUCKY'S Q	674.7996
29	THE PIT CREW BBQ OF AZ	674.1944
30	ZZYZX Bar.B.Q	673.7144
31	Rogue Hog BBQ	673.6916
32	LITTLE PIG TOWN BBQ	672.5028
33	SWEET SMOKE Q FLORIDA	671.3828
34	SMOKIN MO'S BBQ	669.6344
35	TEAM AMERICA	669.0284
36	Smokin' Ash Holes BBQ	668.5028
37	PIGGY D'S BBQ	667.3828
38	DESPERADO	667.3260
39	JW HAYES	666.2400
40	LEFT COAST Q	665.6460
41	SLAP YO' DADDY BBQ	665.6456
42	BAD BOYZ BBQ	665.6456
43	7 KINDS OF SMOKE BBQ	665.0284
44	Steel Ranch BBQ	663.9200
45	BIG JOHNSON'S BBQ	662.8000
46	HOG HEAVEN BARBECUE COMPANY	662.7204
47	SMOKIN TRIGGERS	661.7028
48	I.A.B. 30 BBQ	659.8860
49	KNIFE PORK AND SPOON	659.8168
50	HOT WACHULA'S	659.3716
51	Smoking Tokin BBQ	658.8460
52	K.C. CAN CREW	658.2172
53	MASTER OF DISASTER	657.5996
54	PORTERHOUSE BBQ	657.5424
55	CAMP HOUSE BBQ	655.3372
56	VICIOUS SMOKE	655.3144
57	TOYS 4 BBQ'N	654.8000
58	RUB YOUR MEAT BBQ	653.6800
59	JERIMIAH JOHNSON MOUNTAIN MAN BBQ	652.9600
60	BADCAT'S BBQ TEAM	651.9432
61	RIDGE ROUTE BOYS BBQ	651.8740
62	BOWLING OVER PIGS	650.7772
63	BARRY & ERICA	649.5428
64	WHEN PIGS FLY	648.4456
65	NOTHING COMPARES 2 Q	645.6568
66	FOUR MEN AND A PIG	644.9940
67	WILD HOGS BBQ	643.2800
68	Fox Smokehouse BBQ	638.2744
69	FIRE AND DESIRE	633.0628
70	SWANNY'S SMOKEHOUSE Q	626.7656
71	FAT FRANKIES BBQ LLC	625.5084
72	BIG AL'S BIG TIME BBQ	625.0400
73	SQUAT AND GOBBLE BARBEQUE	622.7316
74	Trailer Hood BBQ	615.3480
75	PROUD AMERICAN BBQ	614.1372
76	Bubba's - Bar-B-Q	612.9596
77	BBQ SMOKEHOUSE	607.2804
78	PEPPER PAPPY BBQ CO	605.0744
79	SWEET MAISIE-ROSE BBQ	603.1316

Chicken

79 entries · top 178.3200 · median 168.5944

#	Team	Score
1	LEFT COAST Q	178.3200
2	LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ	177.7144
3	SWEET SMOKE Q FLORIDA	177.7028
4	THESLABS.COM	176.5828
5	GOT SMOKE BAR-B-QUE	176.5600
6	Smoking Tokin BBQ	176.0000
7	PHIL THE GRILL	175.4516
8	JAESTAR BBQ	175.4172
9	DESPERADO	175.4172
10	BIG POPPA SMOKERS	175.4172
11	IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ	175.4172
12	LUCKY'S Q	175.4056
13	BAD BOYZ BBQ	173.7144
14	DIVA Q	173.7028
15	K.C. CAN CREW	173.1544
16	SLAP YO' DADDY BBQ	173.1428
17	HOG HEAVEN BARBECUE COMPANY	173.1316
18	RHYTHM 'N QUE	173.1200
19	RIDGE ROUTE BOYS BBQ	173.1084
20	7 KINDS OF SMOKE BBQ	172.5944
21	BIG PAPA'S COUNTRY KITCHEN	172.5828
22	WHISKEY BENT BBQ - FL	172.5828
23	I.A.B. 30 BBQ	172.5600
24	PORKY BUTTS BBQ	172.5600
25	SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ	172.5600
26	BURNIN AND LOOTIN	172.5600
27	SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ	172.5600
28	MASTER OF DISASTER	172.5484
29	BIG JOHNSON'S BBQ	171.4400
30	PORTERHOUSE BBQ	171.4172
31	HOT WACHULA'S	171.4172
32	Steel Ranch BBQ	171.4056
33	MIKE	170.8228
34	HOG TIDE BAR-B-QUE	170.8112
35	Three Brothers Different Mothers	170.2628
36	ROOFTOP BBQ	169.7256
37	PIGGY D'S BBQ	169.7144
38	TOYS 4 BBQ'N	169.7028
39	QUAU	169.1428
40	BIG AL'S BIG TIME BBQ	168.5944
41	CAMP HOUSE BBQ	168.5600
42	SUNDANCER BBQ	167.4056
43	CECIL'S SMOK'N BBQ	167.3828
44	ZZYZX Bar.B.Q	166.8916
45	Smokin' Ash Holes BBQ	166.8800
46	INSANE SWINE BBQ	166.2856
47	SMOKIN MO'S BBQ	166.2628
48	BADCAT'S BBQ TEAM	165.7488
49	Fox Smokehouse BBQ	165.7372
50	SQUAT AND GOBBLE BARBEQUE	165.7144
51	Rogue Hog BBQ	165.6916
52	MEAT @ SLIMS	165.1544
53	BIG B'S DOWN-N-DIRTY BBQ	165.1316
54	RUB YOUR MEAT BBQ	165.1200
55	JERIMIAH JOHNSON MOUNTAIN MAN BBQ	165.0856
56	BARRY & ERICA	165.0856
57	WHEN PIGS FLY	164.5600
58	LITTLE PIG TOWN BBQ	164.5484
59	THE RIB DOCTOR LLC	164.5484
60	ROYAL SMOKIN' HOT	163.9656
61	KNIFE PORK AND SPOON	163.9428
62	WILD HOGS BBQ	163.3944
63	PEPPER PAPPY BBQ CO	162.8916
64	JW HAYES	162.8344
65	BOWLING OVER PIGS	162.2628
66	Trailer Hood BBQ	161.1428
67	SMOKIN TRIGGERS	160.5600
68	THE PIT CREW BBQ OF AZ	159.3944
69	NOTHING COMPARES 2 Q	158.8456
70	VICIOUS SMOKE	158.8344
71	SWANNY'S SMOKEHOUSE Q	156.5484
72	BBQ SMOKEHOUSE	155.4288
73	PROUD AMERICAN BBQ	154.7772
74	FAT FRANKIES BBQ LLC	154.7656
75	FOUR MEN AND A PIG	153.6572
76	FIRE AND DESIRE	147.9772
77	TEAM AMERICA	147.9428
78	SWEET MAISIE-ROSE BBQ	146.7656
79	Bubba's - Bar-B-Q	145.6572

Pork Ribs

79 entries · top 177.7372 · median 167.3944

#	Team	Score
1	WHISKEY BENT BBQ - FL	177.7372
2	HOG TIDE BAR-B-QUE	177.7028
3	THE PIT CREW BBQ OF AZ	176.5600
4	RUB YOUR MEAT BBQ	176.0116
5	BIG B'S DOWN-N-DIRTY BBQ	175.4516
6	SMOKIN MO'S BBQ	175.4288
7	INSANE SWINE BBQ	175.4288
8	BURNIN AND LOOTIN	175.4172
9	CECIL'S SMOK'N BBQ	174.8800
10	ROOFTOP BBQ	174.8572
11	RHYTHM 'N QUE	174.2628
12	BAD BOYZ BBQ	173.7372
13	GOT SMOKE BAR-B-QUE	173.7028
14	Smokin' Ash Holes BBQ	173.7028
15	THE RIB DOCTOR LLC	173.1428
16	MEAT @ SLIMS	172.5600
17	KNIFE PORK AND SPOON	172.0000
18	BIG PAPA'S COUNTRY KITCHEN	171.9888
19	MIKE	171.9772
20	SUNDANCER BBQ	171.9772
21	PORKY BUTTS BBQ	171.4288
22	ZZYZX Bar.B.Q	170.8344
23	PIGGY D'S BBQ	170.2972
24	SWEET SMOKE Q FLORIDA	170.2972
25	PHIL THE GRILL	170.2972
26	IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ	170.2744
27	JAESTAR BBQ	170.2628
28	LITTLE PIG TOWN BBQ	169.6916
29	SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ	169.1544
30	DESPERADO	169.1200
31	TEAM AMERICA	169.1084
32	BIG POPPA SMOKERS	168.5600
33	QUAU	168.0116
34	DIVA Q	168.0000
35	Fox Smokehouse BBQ	167.4400
36	K.C. CAN CREW	167.4172
37	JW HAYES	167.4172
38	BOWLING OVER PIGS	167.4172
39	Three Brothers Different Mothers	167.4172
40	VICIOUS SMOKE	167.3944
41	THESLABS.COM	166.8800
42	SMOKIN TRIGGERS	166.8572
43	ROYAL SMOKIN' HOT	166.2628
44	LEFT COAST Q	166.2516
45	SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ	165.6800
46	LUCKY'S Q	164.5600
47	WILD HOGS BBQ	164.5372
48	LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ	163.9888
49	HOT WACHULA'S	163.9772
50	Smoking Tokin BBQ	163.4288
51	JERIMIAH JOHNSON MOUNTAIN MAN BBQ	162.8344
52	PEPPER PAPPY BBQ CO	162.2744
53	7 KINDS OF SMOKE BBQ	162.2628
54	Steel Ranch BBQ	161.6916
55	NOTHING COMPARES 2 Q	161.1200
56	SQUAT AND GOBBLE BARBEQUE	161.1200
57	RIDGE ROUTE BOYS BBQ	161.0972
58	Rogue Hog BBQ	160.0228
59	MASTER OF DISASTER	159.9884
60	WHEN PIGS FLY	159.9656
61	FOUR MEN AND A PIG	159.9656
62	PORTERHOUSE BBQ	159.3828
63	BIG JOHNSON'S BBQ	158.2744
64	BARRY & ERICA	157.6800
65	Bubba's - Bar-B-Q	157.6800
66	BBQ SMOKEHOUSE	157.6800
67	CAMP HOUSE BBQ	155.4172
68	BIG AL'S BIG TIME BBQ	155.4056
69	Trailer Hood BBQ	154.8456
70	BADCAT'S BBQ TEAM	154.8344
71	SWEET MAISIE-ROSE BBQ	154.8116
72	HOG HEAVEN BARBECUE COMPANY	153.6572
73	SWANNY'S SMOKEHOUSE Q	153.1544
74	FAT FRANKIES BBQ LLC	152.5488
75	SLAP YO' DADDY BBQ	150.8116
76	I.A.B. 30 BBQ	150.8000
77	TOYS 4 BBQ'N	149.1316
78	FIRE AND DESIRE	149.0628
79	PROUD AMERICAN BBQ	144.5256

Pork

79 entries · top 180.0000 · median 166.2400 · 🔥 perfect 180

#	Team	Score
1	QUAU	180.0000 🔥
2	TEAM AMERICA	178.8572
3	SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ	178.8572
4	BIG B'S DOWN-N-DIRTY BBQ	176.5716
5	Three Brothers Different Mothers	176.5600
6	SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ	175.4172
7	BIG PAPA'S COUNTRY KITCHEN	175.4172
8	ROYAL SMOKIN' HOT	174.8916
9	HOG TIDE BAR-B-QUE	174.8456
10	I.A.B. 30 BBQ	174.2744
11	IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ	174.2744
12	WHEN PIGS FLY	174.2628
13	SLAP YO' DADDY BBQ	173.7028
14	MEAT @ SLIMS	173.1200
15	PHIL THE GRILL	173.1200
16	THE RIB DOCTOR LLC	172.0000
17	LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ	172.0000
18	CAMP HOUSE BBQ	171.9656
19	PIGGY D'S BBQ	171.4284
20	TOYS 4 BBQ'N	171.4172
21	ROOFTOP BBQ	170.8228
22	Steel Ranch BBQ	170.2628
23	BADCAT'S BBQ TEAM	170.2628
24	SMOKIN TRIGGERS	169.1656
25	BOWLING OVER PIGS	169.1200
26	FIRE AND DESIRE	168.5828
27	SUNDANCER BBQ	168.5600
28	BIG POPPA SMOKERS	168.5372
29	INSANE SWINE BBQ	168.0116
30	LEFT COAST Q	168.0116
31	THESLABS.COM	167.9884
32	Rogue Hog BBQ	167.9772
33	DIVA Q	167.4172
34	ZZYZX Bar.B.Q	166.8572
35	PROUD AMERICAN BBQ	166.3200
36	Smoking Tokin BBQ	166.2972
37	MIKE	166.2628
38	CECIL'S SMOK'N BBQ	166.2516
39	SWEET SMOKE Q FLORIDA	166.2400
40	JERIMIAH JOHNSON MOUNTAIN MAN BBQ	166.2400
41	JW HAYES	165.7256
42	MASTER OF DISASTER	165.6684
43	FOUR MEN AND A PIG	165.1428
44	K.C. CAN CREW	165.1200
45	BIG JOHNSON'S BBQ	165.1084
46	HOG HEAVEN BARBECUE COMPANY	165.0972
47	THE PIT CREW BBQ OF AZ	164.5256
48	PORKY BUTTS BBQ	163.9772
49	RHYTHM 'N QUE	163.4516
50	SMOKIN MO'S BBQ	163.4172
51	JAESTAR BBQ	163.3828
52	WHISKEY BENT BBQ - FL	162.8112
53	7 KINDS OF SMOKE BBQ	162.8000
54	KNIFE PORK AND SPOON	162.7884
55	BARRY & ERICA	162.2400
56	DESPERADO	162.2400
57	SWEET MAISIE-ROSE BBQ	161.6800
58	BURNIN AND LOOTIN	161.6684
59	Smokin' Ash Holes BBQ	161.6456
60	PORTERHOUSE BBQ	161.6340
61	RUB YOUR MEAT BBQ	161.1772
62	LUCKY'S Q	161.1312
63	VICIOUS SMOKE	160.5600
64	WILD HOGS BBQ	160.5256
65	GOT SMOKE BAR-B-QUE	159.3944
66	NOTHING COMPARES 2 Q	158.2856
67	LITTLE PIG TOWN BBQ	158.2628
68	HOT WACHULA'S	157.1200
69	Fox Smokehouse BBQ	156.5600
70	BIG AL'S BIG TIME BBQ	155.3944
71	SQUAT AND GOBBLE BARBEQUE	155.3828
72	Bubba's - Bar-B-Q	155.3712
73	SWANNY'S SMOKEHOUSE Q	154.8228
74	BBQ SMOKEHOUSE	154.2400
75	BAD BOYZ BBQ	153.0856
76	FAT FRANKIES BBQ LLC	153.0740
77	RIDGE ROUTE BOYS BBQ	152.5600
78	Trailer Hood BBQ	152.5140
79	PEPPER PAPPY BBQ CO	145.6684

Brisket

79 entries · top 180.0000 · median 166.2744 · 🔥 perfect 180

#	Team	Score
1	LITTLE PIG TOWN BBQ	180.0000 🔥
2	QUAU	180.0000 🔥
3	Rogue Hog BBQ	180.0000 🔥
4	PORKY BUTTS BBQ	179.4400
5	INSANE SWINE BBQ	178.8572
6	IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ	177.7028
7	SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ	176.5600
8	ROYAL SMOKIN' HOT	176.0000
9	BURNIN AND LOOTIN	176.0000
10	Three Brothers Different Mothers	175.4056
11	MIKE	174.2972
12	RHYTHM 'N QUE	174.2628
13	JAESTAR BBQ	173.7372
14	MEAT @ SLIMS	173.7256
15	THE PIT CREW BBQ OF AZ	173.7144
16	SUNDANCER BBQ	173.7028
17	LUCKY'S Q	173.7028
18	TEAM AMERICA	173.1200
19	CECIL'S SMOK'N BBQ	172.0000
20	WHISKEY BENT BBQ - FL	171.4172
21	BIG B'S DOWN-N-DIRTY BBQ	170.8572
22	HOG HEAVEN BARBECUE COMPANY	170.8344
23	SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ	170.8228
24	JW HAYES	170.2628
25	DIVA Q	170.2628
26	BIG POPPA SMOKERS	169.7028
27	HOG TIDE BAR-B-QUE	169.6800
28	ZZYZX Bar.B.Q	169.1312
29	BIG PAPA'S COUNTRY KITCHEN	169.1200
30	ROOFTOP BBQ	169.1084
31	GOT SMOKE BAR-B-QUE	168.5828
32	LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ	168.5372
33	VICIOUS SMOKE	168.5256
34	SLAP YO' DADDY BBQ	167.9884
35	BIG JOHNSON'S BBQ	167.9772
36	FIRE AND DESIRE	167.4400
37	NOTHING COMPARES 2 Q	167.4056
38	7 KINDS OF SMOKE BBQ	167.3712
39	HOT WACHULA'S	166.8572
40	Smokin' Ash Holes BBQ	166.2744
41	THE RIB DOCTOR LLC	166.2628
42	FOUR MEN AND A PIG	166.2284
43	SMOKIN TRIGGERS	165.1200
44	FAT FRANKIES BBQ LLC	165.1200
45	PORTERHOUSE BBQ	165.1084
46	BAD BOYZ BBQ	165.1084
47	RIDGE ROUTE BOYS BBQ	165.1084
48	PHIL THE GRILL	165.0856
49	TOYS 4 BBQ'N	164.5484
50	BARRY & ERICA	164.5372
51	SMOKIN MO'S BBQ	164.5256
52	THESLABS.COM	163.9656
53	I.A.B. 30 BBQ	162.2516
54	SWANNY'S SMOKEHOUSE Q	162.2400
55	BADCAT'S BBQ TEAM	161.0972
56	KNIFE PORK AND SPOON	161.0856
57	Steel Ranch BBQ	160.5600
58	DESPERADO	160.5488
59	CAMP HOUSE BBQ	159.3944
60	MASTER OF DISASTER	159.3944
61	JERIMIAH JOHNSON MOUNTAIN MAN BBQ	158.8000
62	SWEET SMOKE Q FLORIDA	157.1428
63	PIGGY D'S BBQ	155.9428
64	WILD HOGS BBQ	154.8228
65	Bubba's - Bar-B-Q	154.2512
66	Smoking Tokin BBQ	153.1200
67	LEFT COAST Q	153.0628
68	K.C. CAN CREW	152.5256
69	BOWLING OVER PIGS	151.9772
70	RUB YOUR MEAT BBQ	151.3712
71	WHEN PIGS FLY	149.6572
72	Fox Smokehouse BBQ	148.5372
73	PROUD AMERICAN BBQ	148.5144
74	Trailer Hood BBQ	146.8456
75	BIG AL'S BIG TIME BBQ	145.6456
76	SQUAT AND GOBBLE BARBEQUE	140.5144
77	BBQ SMOKEHOUSE	139.9316
78	SWEET MAISIE-ROSE BBQ	139.8744
79	PEPPER PAPPY BBQ CO	134.2400

Ancillary categories

Run by the organizers alongside the sanctioned contest. These are judged on their own terms and do not count toward the overall score, so they're kept out of the meat stats above.

Master Series — Sauce

29 entries · top 179.4400 · median 167.4400

#	Team	Score
1	PORTERHOUSE BBQ	179.4400
2	HOT WACHULA'S	174.2628
3	BIG PAPA'S COUNTRY KITCHEN	173.7028
4	Desperado 2	173.1200
5	PORKY BUTTS BBQ	171.9772
6	SWEET SMOKE Q FLORIDA	171.4056
7	MIKE	171.4056
8	LEFT COAST Q	170.8456
9	RIDGE ROUTE BOYS BBQ	170.2744
10	ZZYZX Bar.B.Q	169.7372
11	DESPERADO	169.1772
12	BIG B'S DOWN-N-DIRTY BBQ	168.5828
13	SLAP YO' DADDY BBQ	168.5600
14	Slap Yo' Daddy BBQ 6	167.9656
15	BOWLING OVER PIGS	167.4400
16	FIRE AND DESIRE	166.8456
17	Slap Yo' Daddy BBQ 3	165.1084
18	Smoken Sams	164.5256
19	HOG HEAVEN BARBECUE COMPANY	163.3944
20	Slap Yo' Daddy BBQ 2	163.3712
21	Fox Smokehouse BBQ	163.3712
22	WHEN PIGS FLY	162.8112
23	Desperado 3	162.2284
24	Bubba's - Bar-B-Q	159.9312
25	SWEET MAISIE-ROSE BBQ	159.4056
26	Slap Yo' Daddy BBQ 5	159.3368
27	Slap Yo' Daddy BBQ 4	158.7884
28	PROUD AMERICAN BBQ	154.8572
29	BBQ SMOKEHOUSE	150.2284

USA Barbecue Championship

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Master Series

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Master Series — Sauce