Sam's Club National BBQ Tour 2014

May 23–24, 2014 · Hendersonville, TN

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SWIGGIN PIG

700.0232 · Master Series — Overall

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Organizer Portal

692.0004 · Master Series — Overall

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WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS

689.0744 · Master Series — Overall

SWIGGIN PIG won Grand Champion at the Sam's Club National BBQ Tour on May 23, 2014 in Hendersonville, TN, scoring 700.0232 in a field of 30 teams. Organizer Portal took Reserve Grand Champion with 692.0004. Category winners: Chicken — CAMP-BELL BBQ (178.8800); Pork Ribs — SWIGGIN PIG (180.0000); Pork — SWIGGIN PIG (177.1544); Brisket — Organizer Portal (179.4400). This is the 38th of 126 editions of this contest on record; the 2014 edition was won by SHAKE 'N BAKE 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.

631.31 median 666.75 700.02 🏆

How the meats cooked

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

Chicken 178.88
Pork Ribs 180 🔥
Pork 177.15
Brisket 179.44

146.80 180

Winning score by edition

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

Entries

4 judged meats

Top score

700.0232

Winning margin

8.0228

GC over RC

Field average

666.74

631.31700.02

median 666.75 · last place to winner

Perfect 180s

1 🔥

SWIGGIN PIG (Pork Ribs)

Tightest race

Brisket

5.1772 pts across the top 5

Top-10 cutoff

672.4912

631.31700.02

10th place overall

Field spread

68.7092

winner to last place

Most consistent

SWIGGIN PIG

avg finish 5 across 4 meats

Double threats

teams with 2+ top-5 calls

Widest winning margin

Pork

won by 5.7372 pts — SWIGGIN PIG

How hot was the win?

Top 32%

beats 68% of 4723 Master Series wins in the data

Came back for more

0 of 30 teams from the previous edition returned

Form held

Strong

ρ = -0.69 between pre-contest rating and finish

Field strength

1,557

avg power rating going in · stronger than 44% of contests

Top-rated in the field

WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS

rated 1812 pre-contest

Storylines (6 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 new contest record

700.0232 highest overall ever cooked here

700.0232 is the highest overall score this contest has ever produced — past the 699.4286 CAJUN BLAZE set in 2013.

old record 699.4286
set 2013 by CAJUN BLAZE

A dynasty in the making

4× wins at this contest

4 of 126 tracked editions

LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ has won this contest 4 times across its 126 tracked editions.

2014
2015
2017
2017

Photo finishes

Tie closest of 10 calls decided inside half a point

Pork Ribs places 7–8: SWEET SMOKE BBQ and BARRY & ERICA tied on 171.4172 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 7–8: COCK-A-DOODLE-DOO BBQ and MIDNIGHT SMOKERS MJ tied on 168.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 8–9: UNCLE BUB'S BBQ, LLC and BBQR'S DELIGHT tied on 172.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.

Pork Ribs 7–8 · tie
Pork 7–8 · tie
Brisket 8–9 · tie
Chicken 3–4 · 0.0116

A double category winner

2 category wins in a day

SWIGGIN PIG won Pork Ribs, Pork — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.

Pork Ribs 1st
Pork 1st

How the title was won

4 of 4 meats called to the stage

SWIGGIN PIG took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 2 outright wins — their weakest board was brisket at 10th.

Chicken 8th
Pork Ribs 1st
Pork 1st
Brisket 10th

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.

SWIGGIN PIG · Pork Ribs

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 13, 2013	Hendersonville, TN	Hendersonville, TN	30	697.0972	MOONSWINERS	Swamp Boys
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 ← this one	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	178.8800	173.1084	170.8228
Pork Ribs	180	173.1200	170.8228
Pork	177.1544	170.2512	167.3828
Brisket	179.4400	174.2628	170.8800

Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Master Series

Overall

30 entries · top 700.0232 · median 666.7486

#	Team	Score
1	SWIGGIN PIG	700.0232
2	Organizer Portal	692.0004
3	WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS	689.0744
4	FAT, DRUNK & STUPID	685.6916
5	THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE SMOKE	683.3136
6	BARRY & ERICA	682.8116
7	SOUTHERN SMOKED SWINE	681.6800
8	CAMP-BELL BBQ	679.3600
9	FIRE DANCER BBQ	677.6224
10	MIKE	672.4912
11	SWEET SMOKE BBQ	670.7996
12	HOUSE OF Q	670.7312
13	UNCLE BUB'S BBQ, LLC	669.5884
14	COCK-A-DOODLE-DOO BBQ	668.5256
15	K & K KOOKERS	667.9432
16	MUSIC CITY PIG PALS	665.5540
17	RURAL ROUTE BBQ	665.0400
18	MIDNIGHT SMOKERS MJ	665.0284
19	DEAD PIGS TELL NO TALES	664.4684
20	TWISTED BELLY	663.3028
21	BBQR'S DELIGHT	658.2628
22	Big B BBQ Company	657.6112
23	papa rock`s	656.5148
24	WOLF CANDY BBQ	656.4572
25	WILD BOAR SMOKERS	652.4228
26	BUCKSHOT MALONE'S PIG SHACK	649.6340
27	THE ALGOOD BAR-B-Q PIT CREW	643.8056
28	JONES'S BLUE HOLE BBQ	642.8000
29	Barking Hogs BBQ	638.3084
30	Z SMOKE	631.3140

Chicken

30 entries · top 178.8800 · median 168.2456

#	Team	Score
1	CAMP-BELL BBQ	178.8800
2	FAT, DRUNK & STUPID	174.8572
3	Organizer Portal	173.7144
4	COCK-A-DOODLE-DOO BBQ	173.7028
5	THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE SMOKE	173.1084
6	HOUSE OF Q	172.5600
7	FIRE DANCER BBQ	172.5484
8	SWIGGIN PIG	171.9888
9	JONES'S BLUE HOLE BBQ	170.8916
10	UNCLE BUB'S BBQ, LLC	170.8228
11	MUSIC CITY PIG PALS	170.2628
12	BARRY & ERICA	169.6800
13	SOUTHERN SMOKED SWINE	169.1428
14	papa rock`s	169.1200
15	WOLF CANDY BBQ	168.5372
16	MIDNIGHT SMOKERS MJ	167.9540
17	Big B BBQ Company	167.4284
18	TWISTED BELLY	165.6684
19	DEAD PIGS TELL NO TALES	165.1544
20	WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS	165.0856
21	K & K KOOKERS	164.5372
22	MIKE	164.5372
23	THE ALGOOD BAR-B-Q PIT CREW	164.5256
24	Barking Hogs BBQ	164.0112
25	BUCKSHOT MALONE'S PIG SHACK	163.4056
26	SWEET SMOKE BBQ	163.3940
27	BBQR'S DELIGHT	162.2400
28	WILD BOAR SMOKERS	157.6800
29	Z SMOKE	154.2628
30	RURAL ROUTE BBQ	146.8000

Pork Ribs

30 entries · top 180 · median 167.4172 · 🔥 perfect 180

#	Team	Score
1	SWIGGIN PIG	180 🔥
2	MIKE	176.0344
3	WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS	175.4516
4	FAT, DRUNK & STUPID	175.4172
5	RURAL ROUTE BBQ	173.1200
6	TWISTED BELLY	172.5600
7	SWEET SMOKE BBQ	171.4172
8	BARRY & ERICA	171.4172
9	DEAD PIGS TELL NO TALES	171.4056
10	HOUSE OF Q	170.8228
11	K & K KOOKERS	170.3316
12	SOUTHERN SMOKED SWINE	170.2628
13	CAMP-BELL BBQ	168.5716
14	THE ALGOOD BAR-B-Q PIT CREW	167.9772
15	Organizer Portal	167.4288
16	THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE SMOKE	167.4056
17	MUSIC CITY PIG PALS	167.3944
18	COCK-A-DOODLE-DOO BBQ	165.7144
19	FIRE DANCER BBQ	165.6684
20	WILD BOAR SMOKERS	164.5372
21	UNCLE BUB'S BBQ, LLC	163.9772
22	Big B BBQ Company	162.8116
23	BUCKSHOT MALONE'S PIG SHACK	162.2856
24	MIDNIGHT SMOKERS MJ	161.6916
25	papa rock`s	161.6804
26	WOLF CANDY BBQ	159.4516
27	JONES'S BLUE HOLE BBQ	159.4172
28	BBQR'S DELIGHT	158.9028
29	Z SMOKE	157.6912
30	Barking Hogs BBQ	151.4172

Pork

30 entries · top 177.1544 · median 165.7028

#	Team	Score
1	SWIGGIN PIG	177.1544
2	Organizer Portal	171.4172
3	BARRY & ERICA	170.8800
4	WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS	170.8228
5	SWEET SMOKE BBQ	170.2512
6	THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE SMOKE	169.6912
7	COCK-A-DOODLE-DOO BBQ	168.5600
8	MIDNIGHT SMOKERS MJ	168.5600
9	CAMP-BELL BBQ	168.5256
10	MUSIC CITY PIG PALS	167.3828
11	FAT, DRUNK & STUPID	166.8572
12	K & K KOOKERS	166.8344
13	RURAL ROUTE BBQ	166.8228
14	WILD BOAR SMOKERS	166.8228
15	papa rock`s	166.2628
16	FIRE DANCER BBQ	165.1428
17	BBQR'S DELIGHT	165.1200
18	BUCKSHOT MALONE'S PIG SHACK	165.1200
19	MIKE	164.5484
20	SOUTHERN SMOKED SWINE	163.4172
21	Big B BBQ Company	163.4056
22	DEAD PIGS TELL NO TALES	162.7884
23	UNCLE BUB'S BBQ, LLC	162.7884
24	WOLF CANDY BBQ	162.2400
25	TWISTED BELLY	162.2400
26	THE ALGOOD BAR-B-Q PIT CREW	159.9772
27	Barking Hogs BBQ	158.8684
28	Z SMOKE	157.7144
29	HOUSE OF Q	154.7656
30	JONES'S BLUE HOLE BBQ	151.9656

Brisket

30 entries · top 179.4400 · median 166.2342

#	Team	Score
1	Organizer Portal	179.4400
2	SOUTHERN SMOKED SWINE	178.8572
3	RURAL ROUTE BBQ	178.2972
4	WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS	177.7144
5	FIRE DANCER BBQ	174.2628
6	THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE SMOKE	173.1084
7	HOUSE OF Q	172.5828
8	UNCLE BUB'S BBQ, LLC	172
9	BBQR'S DELIGHT	172
10	SWIGGIN PIG	170.8800
11	BARRY & ERICA	170.8344
12	FAT, DRUNK & STUPID	168.5600
13	MIKE	167.3712
14	MIDNIGHT SMOKERS MJ	166.8228
15	K & K KOOKERS	166.2400
16	WOLF CANDY BBQ	166.2284
17	SWEET SMOKE BBQ	165.7372
18	DEAD PIGS TELL NO TALES	165.1200
19	Barking Hogs BBQ	164.0116
20	Big B BBQ Company	163.9656
21	CAMP-BELL BBQ	163.3828
22	WILD BOAR SMOKERS	163.3828
23	TWISTED BELLY	162.8344
24	Z SMOKE	161.6456
25	COCK-A-DOODLE-DOO BBQ	160.5484
26	JONES'S BLUE HOLE BBQ	160.5256
27	MUSIC CITY PIG PALS	160.5140
28	papa rock`s	159.4516
29	BUCKSHOT MALONE'S PIG SHACK	158.8228
30	THE ALGOOD BAR-B-Q PIT CREW	151.3256

Sam's Club National BBQ Tour 2014

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