Sam's Club National BBQ Tour 2014

Apr 4–5, 2014 · Renton, WA

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BAD BONES BBQ

676.5488 · Master Series — Overall

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PIGGY D'S BBQ

671.4632 · Master Series — Overall

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LAKE HOUSE BBQ

669.7028 · Master Series — Overall

BAD BONES BBQ won Grand Champion at the Sam's Club National BBQ Tour on April 4, 2014 in Renton, WA, scoring 676.5488 in a field of 30 teams. PIGGY D'S BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 671.4632. Category winners: Chicken — CANCERSUCKSCHICAGO.COM (170.8800); Pork Ribs — PIGGY D'S BBQ (172.6060); Pork — CANCERSUCKSCHICAGO.COM (170.2856); Brisket — BAD BONES BBQ (170.8344). This is the 32nd of 125 editions of this contest on record; the 2014 edition was won by BIG B'S DOWN-N-DIRTY BBQ; 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.

576.26 median 634.70 676.55 🏆

How the meats cooked

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

Chicken 170.88
Pork Ribs 172.61
Pork 170.29
Brisket 170.83

131.98 172.61

Winning score by edition

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

Entries

4 judged meats

Top score

676.5488

Winning margin

5.0856

GC over RC

Field average

633.05

576.26676.55

median 634.70 · last place to winner

Perfect 180s

Tightest race

Pork Ribs

2.8460 pts across the top 5

Top-10 cutoff

648.0572

576.26676.55

10th place overall

Field spread

100.2864

winner to last place

Most consistent

BAD BONES BBQ

avg finish 4 across 4 meats

Double threats

teams with 2+ top-5 calls

Widest winning margin

Brisket

won by 2.7884 pts — BAD BONES BBQ

How hot was the win?

Top 93%

beats 7% of 4723 Master Series wins in the data

Came back for more

1 of 29 teams from the previous edition returned

Form held

Moderate

ρ = -0.55 between pre-contest rating and finish

Field strength

1,510

avg power rating going in · stronger than 7% of contests

Top-rated in the field

CANCERSUCKSCHICAGO.COM

rated 1633 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

34-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings

The ratings favoured the top seed the other 66 times in 100

BAD BONES BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, CANCERSUCKSCHICAGO.COM, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 34-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.

champion 1515
top seed 1633

A first Grand Championship

7 tracked contests to get there

This was BAD BONES BBQ's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 7th 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 places 5–6: MOVIN' THE CHAINS and BAD BONES BBQ tied on 167.3944 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 6–7: BAD BONES BBQ edged JC'S BBQ by 0.0116. Chicken places 3–4: MOVIN' THE CHAINS edged BAD BONES BBQ by 0.0228.

Pork 5–6 · tie
Pork 6–7 · 0.0116
Chicken 3–4 · 0.0228
Chicken 8–9 · 0.0228

A double category winner

2 category wins in a day

CANCERSUCKSCHICAGO.COM won Chicken, Pork — a double.

Chicken 1st
Pork 1st

How the title was won

4 of 4 meats called to the stage

BAD BONES BBQ took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork at 6th.

Chicken 4th
Pork Ribs 5th
Pork 6th
Brisket 1st

Back to defend

1 past champions back in the field

Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: MOVIN' THE CHAINS (won 2013).

MOVIN' THE CHAINS · 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 ← this one	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	170.8800	166.9028	163.3944
Pork Ribs	172.6060	169.7600	161.1428
Pork	170.2856	167.3944	165.1200
Brisket	170.8344	166.2628	161.6916

Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Master Series

Overall

30 entries · top 676.5488 · median 634.7028

#	Team	Score
1	BAD BONES BBQ	676.5488
2	PIGGY D'S BBQ	671.4632
3	LAKE HOUSE BBQ	669.7028
4	MOVIN' THE CHAINS	662.8116
5	CANCERSUCKSCHICAGO.COM	661.7144
6	LIGHTIN LOGS AND SMOKIN HOGS	651.3368
7	ICE HARBOR BREWING CO.	649.6228
8	DUELIN' J'S	649.6000
9	503BACKYARDBBQ	649.0744
10	SLOW PORKIN	648.0572
11	MADDDOG'S BBQ	647.9204
12	SMOKEY'S BARBQUE WA	646.1828
13	BUSH KITCHEN BBQ TEAM	642.8568
14	JC'S BBQ	642.7428
15	FAHRENHEIT 250	635.8972
16	SMOKIN TIMBERS NORTHWEST	633.5084
17	TOMBSTONE BBQ	631.8048
18	MADCOW BARBEQUE	629.6684
19	LEFT HAND SMOKE	629.0512
20	WARPIG BBQ	624.3888
21	J & S BBQ EXPRESS	622.1600
22	WOODSTOCK SMOKERS	615.7828
23	OREGON BARBECUE COMPANY	612.9368
24	ROB'S SMOKIN AND GRILLIN BBQ	611.8744
25	BIG SWEDE'S BBQ OF WASHINGTON	611.3604
26	FRANK'S Q.	607.5084
27	RAVEN'S FYRE BBQ TEAM	603.9772
28	HELLUVA 'Q	591.2796
29	NORTHWEST SMOKEHOUSE	584.5144
30	SLABTOWN BBQ	576.2624

Chicken

30 entries · top 170.8800 · median 160.5600

#	Team	Score
1	CANCERSUCKSCHICAGO.COM	170.8800
2	ICE HARBOR BREWING CO.	169.1084
3	MOVIN' THE CHAINS	168.5828
4	BAD BONES BBQ	168.5600
5	RAVEN'S FYRE BBQ TEAM	166.9028
6	LAKE HOUSE BBQ	166.8228
7	PIGGY D'S BBQ	166.2972
8	LEFT HAND SMOKE	164
9	FAHRENHEIT 250	163.9772
10	WOODSTOCK SMOKERS	163.3944
11	MADCOW BARBEQUE	162.8800
12	SLOW PORKIN	162.8684
13	OREGON BARBECUE COMPANY	162.2856
14	BUSH KITCHEN BBQ TEAM	161.7256
15	LIGHTIN LOGS AND SMOKIN HOGS	160.5600
16	DUELIN' J'S	160.5600
17	SMOKIN TIMBERS NORTHWEST	160.5256
18	MADDDOG'S BBQ	159.3944
19	NORTHWEST SMOKEHOUSE	158.3088
20	WARPIG BBQ	158.2628
21	SMOKEY'S BARBQUE WA	158.2628
22	503BACKYARDBBQ	158.2284
23	ROB'S SMOKIN AND GRILLIN BBQ	154.7888
24	JC'S BBQ	154.2628
25	TOMBSTONE BBQ	153.6912
26	FRANK'S Q.	153.1884
27	J & S BBQ EXPRESS	149.6800
28	BIG SWEDE'S BBQ OF WASHINGTON	147.9888
29	HELLUVA 'Q	147.9656
30	SLABTOWN BBQ	138.1944

Pork Ribs

30 entries · top 172.6060 · median 159.3942

#	Team	Score
1	PIGGY D'S BBQ	172.6060
2	BUSH KITCHEN BBQ TEAM	171.4628
3	DUELIN' J'S	170.8456
4	SLOW PORKIN	170.3316
5	BAD BONES BBQ	169.7600
6	LAKE HOUSE BBQ	167.3944
7	503BACKYARDBBQ	166.2860
8	TOMBSTONE BBQ	166.2168
9	MADCOW BARBEQUE	165.1316
10	JC'S BBQ	161.1428
11	SMOKEY'S BARBQUE WA	161.1312
12	MOVIN' THE CHAINS	160.5716
13	CANCERSUCKSCHICAGO.COM	160.5716
14	ICE HARBOR BREWING CO.	160.5600
15	WARPIG BBQ	159.4172
16	LIGHTIN LOGS AND SMOKIN HOGS	159.3712
17	RAVEN'S FYRE BBQ TEAM	158.2172
18	HELLUVA 'Q	157.6916
19	FRANK'S Q.	157.2000
20	WOODSTOCK SMOKERS	156.5028
21	BIG SWEDE'S BBQ OF WASHINGTON	155.9772
22	MADDDOG'S BBQ	154.8000
23	J & S BBQ EXPRESS	153.1200
24	SLABTOWN BBQ	150.2512
25	LEFT HAND SMOKE	147.3828
26	FAHRENHEIT 250	146.2284
27	SMOKIN TIMBERS NORTHWEST	146.2172
28	OREGON BARBECUE COMPANY	146.1944
29	ROB'S SMOKIN AND GRILLIN BBQ	135.3828
30	NORTHWEST SMOKEHOUSE	131.9772

Pork

30 entries · top 170.2856 · median 160.5428

#	Team	Score
1	CANCERSUCKSCHICAGO.COM	170.2856
2	LIGHTIN LOGS AND SMOKIN HOGS	169.1200
3	LAKE HOUSE BBQ	168.0228
4	FAHRENHEIT 250	168
5	MOVIN' THE CHAINS	167.3944
6	BAD BONES BBQ	167.3944
7	JC'S BBQ	167.3828
8	ROB'S SMOKIN AND GRILLIN BBQ	165.7256
9	MADDDOG'S BBQ	165.6800
10	PIGGY D'S BBQ	165.1200
11	SMOKEY'S BARBQUE WA	165.0972
12	SLOW PORKIN	164.6172
13	OREGON BARBECUE COMPANY	162.2628
14	ICE HARBOR BREWING CO.	161.6800
15	SMOKIN TIMBERS NORTHWEST	161.0856
16	503BACKYARDBBQ	160
17	DUELIN' J'S	159.3944
18	WOODSTOCK SMOKERS	158.8456
19	J & S BBQ EXPRESS	158.2400
20	BUSH KITCHEN BBQ TEAM	157.1200
21	NORTHWEST SMOKEHOUSE	156.6056
22	LEFT HAND SMOKE	155.4056
23	BIG SWEDE'S BBQ OF WASHINGTON	154.8344
24	MADCOW BARBEQUE	153.6568
25	TOMBSTONE BBQ	153.6456
26	WARPIG BBQ	152.4800
27	HELLUVA 'Q	150.2740
28	FRANK'S Q.	149.6800
29	SLABTOWN BBQ	145.6228
30	RAVEN'S FYRE BBQ TEAM	138.2628

Brisket

30 entries · top 170.8344 · median 158.2628

#	Team	Score
1	BAD BONES BBQ	170.8344
2	MADDDOG'S BBQ	168.0460
3	LAKE HOUSE BBQ	167.4628
4	PIGGY D'S BBQ	167.4400
5	MOVIN' THE CHAINS	166.2628
6	SMOKIN TIMBERS NORTHWEST	165.6800
7	503BACKYARDBBQ	164.5600
8	LIGHTIN LOGS AND SMOKIN HOGS	162.2856
9	LEFT HAND SMOKE	162.2628
10	SMOKEY'S BARBQUE WA	161.6916
11	J & S BBQ EXPRESS	161.1200
12	CANCERSUCKSCHICAGO.COM	159.9772
13	JC'S BBQ	159.9544
14	DUELIN' J'S	158.8000
15	ICE HARBOR BREWING CO.	158.2744
16	TOMBSTONE BBQ	158.2512
17	FAHRENHEIT 250	157.6916
18	ROB'S SMOKIN AND GRILLIN BBQ	155.9772
19	WARPIG BBQ	154.2288
20	BIG SWEDE'S BBQ OF WASHINGTON	152.5600
21	BUSH KITCHEN BBQ TEAM	152.5484
22	SLOW PORKIN	150.2400
23	MADCOW BARBEQUE	148
24	FRANK'S Q.	147.4400
25	OREGON BARBECUE COMPANY	142.1940
26	SLABTOWN BBQ	142.1940
27	RAVEN'S FYRE BBQ TEAM	140.5944
28	NORTHWEST SMOKEHOUSE	137.6228
29	WOODSTOCK SMOKERS	137.0400
30	HELLUVA 'Q	135.3484

Sam's Club National BBQ Tour 2014

The contest at a glance (read off the scored boards)

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How the meats cooked

Winning score by edition

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Winning margin

Field average

Perfect 180s

Tightest race

Top-10 cutoff

Field spread

Most consistent

Double threats

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How hot was the win?

Came back for more

Form held

Field strength

Top-rated in the field

Storylines (7 found in this contest's numbers)

An upset on the books

A first Grand Championship

A dynasty in the making

Photo finishes

A double category winner

How the title was won

Back to defend

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Category showdown (top / average / median score per meat)

Score distribution

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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 →

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Chicken

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Pork

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