Sam's Club National BBQ Tour

2014-06-13 – 2014-06-14 · Asheville, NC · 📍 Asheville, NC

Grand Champion: PICKIN' PORKERS (682.8112) · 30 teams

Reserve Champion: 🥈 SMOKE ON THIS

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PICKIN' PORKERS

682.8112 · Master Series — Overall

🥈

SMOKE ON THIS

678.1596 · Master Series — Overall

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ROCK'S MONEY PIT BBQ

677.7376 · 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.

497.65 median 649.57 682.81 🏆

How the meats cooked

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

Chicken 173.70
Pork Ribs 172.56
Pork 175.42
Brisket 174.26

134.78 175.42

Winning score by edition

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

Entries

4 judged meats

Top score

682.8112

Winning margin

4.6516

GC over RC

Field average

643.13

497.65682.81

median 649.57 · last place to winner

Perfect 180s

Tightest race

Chicken

2.8572 pts across the top 5

Top-10 cutoff

658.1596

497.65682.81

10th place overall

Field spread

185.1656

winner to last place

Most consistent

PICKIN' PORKERS

avg finish 4.75 across 4 meats

Double threats

teams with 2+ top-5 calls

Widest winning margin

Chicken

won by 2.2628 pts — TWO OLD MEN AND A GRILL

How hot was the win?

Top 85%

beats 15% of 4707 Master Series wins in the data

Came back for more

1 of 28 teams from the previous edition returned

Form held

Strong

ρ = -0.69 between pre-contest rating and finish

Field strength

1539

avg power rating going in · stronger than 29% of contests

Top-rated in the field

SMOKE ON THIS

rated 1690 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.

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

PICKIN' PORKERS came in rated below the field's top team, SMOKE ON THIS, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 34-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.

champion 1579
top seed 1690

Won without a category win

4 of 4 meats called to the stage

PICKIN' PORKERS won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 4 calls from 4 boards, best of them 2nd. Consistency beat fireworks.

Chicken 4th
Pork Ribs 8th
Pork 2nd
Brisket 5th

A first Grand Championship

21 tracked contests to get there

This was PICKIN' PORKERS's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 21st 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 12 calls decided inside half a point

Chicken places 4–5: PICKIN' PORKERS and UNCULTURED SWINE tied on 170.8456 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 8–9: FATBACKS BBQ AND RIB SHACK and FIRE-N-SMOKE BBQ tied on 168.5372 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 2–3: FIRE-N-SMOKE BBQ and ROCK'S MONEY PIT BBQ tied on 171.4172 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.

Chicken 4–5 · tie
Chicken 8–9 · tie
Pork Ribs 2–3 · tie
Pork 1–2 · tie

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
2013-02-15	Tampa, FL	Tampa, FL	24	698.8572	SWAMP BOYS	BLITZKRIEG BBQ
2013-02-22	Daphne, AL	Daphne, AL	29	689.7142	THE PIT CREW GA	LOTTA BULL BBQ
2013-03-01	Baton Rouge, LA	Baton Rouge, LA	28	699.4286	CAJUN BLAZE	HABITUAL SMOKERS
2013-03-08	Westworth Village, TX	Westworth Village, TX	29	677.7142	C-N-B BAR-B-Q	3 WOODYS BBQ
2013-03-15	Albuquerque, NM	Albuquerque, NM	20	686.2856	PARROTHEAD SMOKERS	2-CAN-Q
2013-03-22	Tucson, AZ	Tucson, AZ	30	676.5712	LUTZ'S FAMOUS BBQ	BIG POPPA SMOKERS
2013-03-29	Thornton, CO	Thornton, CO	30	668.5712	SWINESTONE COWBOYS	GQUE
2013-04-05	Salt Lake City, UT	Salt Lake City, UT	29	689.1426	PHIL & LOU BBQ	ROOFTOP BBQ
2013-04-12	Renton, WA	Renton, WA	29	666.8574	MOVIN' THE CHAINS	PIGGY D'S BBQ
2013-04-26	Overland Park, KS	Overland Park, KS	30	666.2856	DIRT ROAD BBQ	SMOKEAHOLICS KS
2013-05-03	St. Charles, MO	St. Charles, MO	30	694.2860	TRUEBUD BBQ	IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ
2013-05-10	Knoxville, TN	Knoxville, TN	29	677.7140	ROCKY TOP BARBEQUE	UNCULTURED SWINE
2013-05-17	Marietta, GA	Marietta, GA	28	685.7142	TNT SOUTHERN BBQ	MOYERS COMPETITION BAR-B-Q TEAM
2013-05-31	N. Charleston, SC	N. Charleston, SC	27	678.2854	WAYLON'S WICKEDLY GOOD Q	KILLER B'S BBQ
2013-06-07	Asheville, NC	Asheville, NC	26	662.8568	DEEP SOUTH BBQ	TEAR-A-BYTE BBQ
2013-06-14	Lexington, KY	Lexington, KY	27	672.5710	GOVERNMENT PORK	QUENIVOROUS
2013-06-21	Indianapolis, IN	Indianapolis, IN	29	689.1428	ONE2BBQ	BACK PORCH Q
2013-06-28	Traverse City, MI	Traverse City, MI	26	676.5712	QUAU	iBQ'n
2013-07-05	Madison, WI	Madison, WI	30	670.8570	THE SMOKE HUNTERS	SMOKERS PURGATORY
2013-07-12	Woodbury, MN	Woodbury, MN	29	684.5372	TIPPYCANOE BBQ CREW	PIGSKIN BBQ
2013-07-19	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines, IA	28	686.2284	PORK PATROL BBQ	GRILLS GONE WILD IOWA
2013-08-09	Medford, NY	Medford, NY	27	642.7544	FEEDING FRIENDZ	INSANE SWINE BBQ
2013-08-16	Laurel, MD	Laurel, MD	29	685.6000	THE BBQ GURU	APORKALYPSE NOW
2013-08-23	Richmond, VA	Richmond, VA	29	677.1428	COOL SMOKE	GROG N HOGS
2013-09-27	Overland Park, KS	Overland Park, KS	29	695.3484	THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ	BOYS OF BBQ & PATTY
2014-02-21	Tampa, FL	Tampa, FL	21	678.2512	WOOLEY BULLY BBQ MAFIA	Good Buddies BBQ
2014-02-28	Daphne, AL	Daphne, AL	28	685.6912	BOOTYQUE	FIRE DANCER BBQ
2014-03-07	Baton Rouge, LA	Baton Rouge, LA	23	694.2284	SMOKIN' N THE DARK	CAJUN BLAZE
2014-03-14	Fort Worth, TX	Fort Worth, TX	29	670.7196	WILDCATTERS Q CREW	CAVEMAN CUISINE
2014-03-21	Tucson, AZ	Tucson, AZ	30	685.1200	LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ	I.A.B. 30 BBQ
2014-03-28	Sacramento, CA	Sacramento, CA	29	662.8116	BIG B'S DOWN-N-DIRTY BBQ	SON OF SMOKE
2014-04-04	Renton, WA	Renton, WA	30	676.5488	BAD BONES BBQ	PIGGY D'S BBQ
2014-04-11	Salt Lake City, UT	Salt Lake City, UT	29	685.1656	R&R BBQ	RHYTHM 'N QUE
2014-04-18	Denver, CO	Denver, CO	30	686.7768	GQUE	GRILLIN' BEAVERS
2014-05-02	Overland Park, KS	Overland Park, KS	29	683.3484	COUNTY LINE SMOKERS	GETTIN' BASTED
2014-05-09	St. Charles, MO	St. Charles, MO	30	698.7884	SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ	PORK PULLIN PLOWBOYS
2014-05-23	Hendersonville, TN	Hendersonville, TN	30	700.0232	SWIGGIN PIG	Organizer Portal
2014-05-30	Marietta, GA	Marietta, GA	29	684.4340	PIG WHISPERERS	CURLY TAILS BBQ
2014-06-06	N. Charleston, SC	N. Charleston, SC	28	685.6684	PALMETTO PITMASTERS	WAYLON'S WICKEDLY GOOD Q
2014-06-13 ← this one	Asheville, NC	Asheville, NC	30	682.8112	PICKIN' PORKERS	SMOKE ON THIS
2014-06-20	Lexington, KY	Lexington, KY	28	683.3372	MIDNIGHT BURN	THE LOONEY PIT
2014-06-27	Indianapolis, IN	Indianapolis, IN	26	681.1200	ABLE ACRES BBQ	ONE2BBQ
2014-07-04	Traverse City, MI	Traverse City, MI	21	678.1828	BUBBA-Q'S	CANCERSUCKSCHICAGO.COM
2014-07-11	Madison, WI	Madison, WI	29	685.0972	IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ	SECOND CITY SMOKE
2014-07-18	Woodbury, MN	Woodbury, MN	30	691.9884	IOWA WILD HOGS BBQ	ANGRY JACK BBQ
2014-07-25	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines, IA	29	692.6400	TEMPLETON RYE WOODFELLAS	SPITFIRE
2014-08-08	Scarborough, ME	Scarborough, ME	28	673.7372	STUBBORN BULL BBQ	FEEDING FRIENDZ
2014-08-15	Harrisburg, PA	Harrisburg, PA	28	670.7312	HERDING SMOKE	PIGHEADED BBQ
2014-08-22	Laurel, MD	Laurel, MD	29	669.6112	PORK BARREL BBQ	Sauce This BBQ
2014-09-12	N. Kansas City, MO	N. Kansas City, MO	30	697.6916	SMOKEY D'S WANNABEES	THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ
2015-02-20	Kissimmee, FL	Kissimmee, FL	22	695.4400	HOT WACHULA'S	SMOKIN MO'S BBQ
2015-02-27	Daphne, AL	Daphne, AL	30	693.6340	JACK'S OLD SOUTH	RED EYED SMOKERS
2015-03-06	Shreveport, LA	Shreveport, LA	29	687.9776	FIRE DANCER BBQ	INDIAN TERRITORY SMOKE
2015-03-13	Fort Worth, TX	Fort Worth, TX	30	664.4572	CLARK CREW BBQ	KOSMO'S Q
2015-03-20	Tucson, AZ	Tucson, AZ	29	699.3484	LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ	IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ
2015-03-27	Reno, NV	Reno, NV	30	677.7372	TEAM AMERICA	BIG B'S DOWN-N-DIRTY BBQ
2015-04-03	Renton, WA	Renton, WA	28	680.6292	MOVIN' THE CHAINS	WINE COUNTRY Q
2015-04-10	Salt Lake City, UT	Salt Lake City, UT	30	675.3824	R&R BBQ	TEAM AMERICA
2015-04-17	Fort Collins, CO	Fort Collins, CO	30	689.7256	JO-BAWB'S BBQ	GQUE
2015-05-08	Overland Park, KS	Overland Park, KS	30	700.5828	THUMP & STRUM BBQ	SMOOTH SMOKE
2015-05-15	St. Charles, MO	St. Charles, MO	30	689.6572	SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ	BRICKHEAD BBQ
2015-05-22	Marietta, GA	Marietta, GA	29	691.3484	POT'S BBQ	THE PIT CREW GA
2015-05-29	Hendersonville, TN	Hendersonville, TN	29	703.4056	FAT, DRUNK & STUPID	Q-BONES BBQ
2015-06-05	Asheville, NC	Asheville, NC	30	699.9772	ROCKY TOP BARBEQUE	ROCK'S MONEY PIT BBQ
2015-06-12	N. Charleston, SC	N. Charleston, SC	29	679.9428	BIG DICK'S BBQ	4:20 Q
2015-06-19	Bowling Green, KY	Bowling Green, KY	29	694.8456	GILLY'S BBQ	THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE SMOKE
2015-06-26	Ypsilanti, MI	Ypsilanti, MI	30	677.0740	iBQ'n@TheBBQSuperStore.com	BIG BROTHERS BBQ
2015-07-10	Indianapolis, IN	Indianapolis, IN	28	687.9772	HUG HOGS	THE SMOKE HUNTERS
2015-07-17	Auburn Hills, MI	Auburn Hills, MI	28	693.1656	YELLOW RIVER BBQ	SMOKIN' IN THE D
2015-07-24	Woodbury, MN	Woodbury, MN	30	682.3544	ROLLIN' SMOKE BBQ SD	JAESTAR BBQ
2015-07-31	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines, IA	30	685.6572	BIG T'Z Q CRU	PELLET ENVY
2015-08-14	Scarborough, ME	Scarborough, ME	26	679.9776	INSANE SWINE BBQ	Rogue Hog BBQ
2015-08-21	Harrisburg, PA	Harrisburg, PA	30	678.3200	CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ	HAWG NATION BBQ
2015-08-28	Laurel, MD	Laurel, MD	29	673.6228	OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE	ROCKIN ROBYNS BBQ
2015-09-11	N. Kansas City, MO	N. Kansas City, MO	28	694.8228	SMOKEAHOLICS	TRUCKY'S TRUE BLU BBQ'UE
2016-02-26	Daphne, AL	Daphne, AL	30	689.0972	QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N	WINK'S BARBEQUE
2016-03-04	Shreveport, LA	Shreveport, LA	30	687.3940	ALL IN QUE	SMOKIN' N THE DARK
2016-03-11	Fort Worth, TX	Fort Worth, TX	29	689.6912	DR. NORDY'S BBQ	TEXAS-CAR-B-QUE
2016-03-18	Tucson, AZ	Tucson, AZ	30	708.0112	BIG POPPA SMOKERS	HICKORY AND SPICE BBQ
2016-03-25	Reno, NV	Reno, NV	29	691.9656	PHIL THE GRILL	BOWLING OVER PIGS
2016-04-01	Renton, WA	Renton, WA	30	680.5372	BAD BONES BBQ	FAHRENHEIT 250
2016-04-08	Salt Lake City, UT	Salt Lake City, UT	30	685.6340	BIG B'S DOWN-N-DIRTY BBQ	PARROTHEAD SMOKERS
2016-04-15	Fort Collins, CO	Fort Collins, CO	28	699.3600	IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ	PELLET ENVY
2016-04-29	Overland Park, KS	Overland Park, KS	30	688.4912	DIRT ROAD BBQ	AMERICAN FIRE BBQ
2016-05-06	St. Charles, MO	St. Charles, MO	30	690.8344	PITMASTERIQ BBQ	SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ
2016-05-13	Bowling Green, KY	Bowling Green, KY	29	694.2172	MOYERS COMPETITION BAR-B-Q TEAM	CHECKERED PIG
2016-05-20	Southhaven, MS	Southhaven, MS	29	696.5028	VICTORY LANE BBQ	SOUTHERN SMOKERS
2016-06-03	Asheville, NC	Asheville, NC	27	698.2628	SMOKING BUTT HEADS	PALMETTO PITMASTERS
2016-06-10	Harrisburg, PA	Harrisburg, PA	29	683.3716	CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ	WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ
2016-06-17	Hendersonville, TN	Hendersonville, TN	29	699.9544	SON SEEKERS BBQ	THE ALGOOD BAR-B-Q PIT CREW
2016-06-24	Birmingham, AL	Birmingham, AL	30	694.2172	BAREKNUCKLES BBQ	BALD HAWG BBQ
2016-07-08	Indianapolis, IN	Indianapolis, IN	30	682.2632	40 CALIBER BBQ	ONE2BBQ
2016-07-15	South Bend, IN	South Bend, IN	28	676.5712	iBQ'n@TheBBQSuperStore.com	SMOKIN' HOOKERS BAR-B-Q LLC
2016-07-22	Woodbury, MN	Woodbury, MN	30	677.6112	RUB MY RACK	CITY SLICKERS BBQ
2016-07-29	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines, IA	28	689.1888	PORKY BUTTS BBQ	LUCKY'S Q
2016-08-05	Laurel, MD	Laurel, MD	29	686.8344	3 EYZ BBQ	Sauce This BBQ
2016-08-12	Richmond, VA	Richmond, VA	28	686.8456	SAUCED! BBQ TEAM	UNCLE TOAD'S COMPETITION BBQ
2016-08-19	South Windsor, CT	South Windsor, CT	26	685.6456	THAT'S OUR QUE	LO' -N- SLO' BBQ
2016-09-02	Ypsilanti, MI	Ypsilanti, MI	30	691.4172	MAC ATTACK BBQ	THE SMOKE HUNTERS
2016-09-09	Kansas City, MO	Kansas City, MO	30	695.9772	913 BBQ	SMOKEAHOLICS
2017-02-24	Daphne, AL	Daphne, AL	28	690.2744	SMOKE ON THIS	WINK'S BARBEQUE
2017-03-03	Shreveport, LA	Shreveport, LA	29	691.9312	RAILYARD BBQ	SMOKIN TRIGGERS
2017-03-10	White Settlement, TX	White Settlement, TX	30	680.5484	BLAZEN BBQ	FAT BOYS BBQ - TEMPLE, TX
2017-03-17	Tucson, AZ	Tucson, AZ	29	697.6340	LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ	PORKETEERS
2017-03-24	Reno, NV	Reno, NV	30	674.2168	LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ	Smokey and the Pirate
2017-03-31	Renton, WA	Renton, WA	30	681.1660	MONTANA OUTLAW BBQ	BOOTIES BBQ
2017-04-07	Salt Lake City, UT	Salt Lake City, UT	29	690.8228	TEAM AMERICA	GOT SMOKE BAR-B-QUE
2017-04-14	Fort Collins, CO	Fort Collins, CO	30	692.4800	IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ	SMOKIN' BOXERS BBQ
2017-04-28	Overland Park, KS	Overland Park, KS	30	692.5488	SUBLIME BBQ	JAESTAR BBQ
2017-05-05	St. Charles, MO	St. Charles, MO	29	691.9540	THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE SMOKE	SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ
2017-05-12	Bowling Green, KY	Bowling Green, KY	29	701.7256	SCUFFLETOWN SMOKERS	GILLY'S BBQ
2017-05-19	Marietta, GA	Marietta, GA	26	697.6684	QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N	FYC BARBEQUE
2017-06-02	Laurel, MD	Laurel, MD	28	681.6340	WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ	3 EYZ BBQ
2017-06-09	Harrisburg, PA	Harrisburg, PA	29	686.8000	PIGGIN' WHISKEY	WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ
2017-06-16	Alpharetta, GA	Alpharetta, GA	28	701.6340	Q-BONES BBQ	SWINE AND SHINE BBQ
2017-06-23	Birmingham, AL	Birmingham, AL	28	701.0972	RAZORRACKS	SLAYTON'S BARBEQUE COMPANY
2017-07-07	Indianapolis, IN	Indianapolis, IN	30	702.8000	ONE2BBQ	THUNDER HOG BBQ
2017-07-14	South Bend, IN	South Bend, IN	27	674.2512	THE SMOKE HUNTERS	CONTINENTAL BARBEQUE CO.
2017-07-21	Eagan, MN	Eagan, MN	30	686.3316	SHIGGIN & GRINNIN	TOTALLY SAUCED
2017-07-28	Ankeny, IA	Ankeny, IA	30	690.2628	GRILLS GONE WILD IOWA	CRASH TEST SMOKERS
2017-08-04	South Windsor, CT	South Windsor, CT	30	677.0972	INSANE SWINE BBQ	PORK BUTT PARADISE
2017-08-11	N. Charleston, SC	N. Charleston, SC	27	688.5144	SWEET SMOKE Q FLORIDA	SAUCED! BBQ TEAM
2017-08-18	Asheville, NC	Asheville, NC	29	687.9084	Cool Grog N Smokin Hogs	THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA
2017-09-01	Traverse City, MI	Traverse City, MI	27	688.5144	iBQ'n@TheBBQSuperStore.com	MAC ATTACK BBQ
2017-09-08	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	173.7028	170.8456	167.9656
Pork Ribs	172.5600	169.7028	164.5828
Pork	175.4172	169.7256	163.9772
Brisket	174.2628	170.8684	166.2628

Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Master Series

Overall

30 entries · top 682.8112 · median 649.5714

#	Team	Score
1	PICKIN' PORKERS	682.8112
2	SMOKE ON THIS	678.1596
3	ROCK'S MONEY PIT BBQ	677.7376
4	ULTIMATE TAILGATERS BBQ	674.1944
5	TWO OLD MEN AND A GRILL	671.3484
6	UNCULTURED SWINE	669.0396
7	PORK COUNTY BARBECUE	666.1944
8	WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ	662.1372
9	SMOKE THIS	659.2800
10	UNDER THE RADAR	658.1596
11	REDNECK SCIENTIFIC	655.8284
12	CONTAGIOUS Q	651.8056
13	FATBACKS BBQ AND RIB SHACK	651.3260
14	FIRE-N-SMOKE BBQ	650.1028
15	WHO CARES BBQ	649.5772
16	K & D SMOKERS	649.5656
17	QMEISTERS	648.9600
18	POP POP'S CHICKEN AND PIG	644.9828
19	CROW CREEK BBQ	643.9084
20	BARE BUTT BBQ NORTH CAROLINA	642.7088
21	HIT THE PIT BBQ CO.	639.3372
22	FATSO'S BBQ	639.2224
23	BALONEY JOE'S BBQ	633.0284
24	THE NEKKED PIG BBQ TEAM	631.2568
25	DA BRUHZ BBQ	626.7884
26	HOLY SMOKE BBQ-NC	626.0684
27	SKINEZ MOUNTAIN BBQ	615.2572
28	BIG SMOKEY BBQ	606.7428
29	FISH'S BACKPORCH BBQ	590.7088
30	Bar-B-Que Knights	497.6456

Chicken

30 entries · top 173.7028 · median 165.0856

#	Team	Score
1	TWO OLD MEN AND A GRILL	173.7028
2	WHO CARES BBQ	171.4400
3	BARE BUTT BBQ NORTH CAROLINA	171.4172
4	PICKIN' PORKERS	170.8456
5	UNCULTURED SWINE	170.8456
6	SMOKE THIS	170.8228
7	Bar-B-Que Knights	168.5828
8	FATBACKS BBQ AND RIB SHACK	168.5372
9	FIRE-N-SMOKE BBQ	168.5372
10	WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ	167.9656
11	SMOKE ON THIS	167.3712
12	ULTIMATE TAILGATERS BBQ	166.8456
13	QMEISTERS	166.2628
14	POP POP'S CHICKEN AND PIG	165.6916
15	FATSO'S BBQ	165.0856
16	K & D SMOKERS	165.0856
17	CROW CREEK BBQ	164.5256
18	HIT THE PIT BBQ CO.	164.0228
19	ROCK'S MONEY PIT BBQ	163.9772
20	UNDER THE RADAR	163.9312
21	PORK COUNTY BARBECUE	162.8344
22	BALONEY JOE'S BBQ	162.8228
23	THE NEKKED PIG BBQ TEAM	162.2284
24	REDNECK SCIENTIFIC	161.0856
25	CONTAGIOUS Q	159.3484
26	HOLY SMOKE BBQ-NC	157.0972
27	BIG SMOKEY BBQ	156.0116
28	FISH'S BACKPORCH BBQ	153.7144
29	SKINEZ MOUNTAIN BBQ	153.6228
30	DA BRUHZ BBQ	150.2284

Pork Ribs

29 entries · top 172.5600 · median 161.0972

#	Team	Score
1	PORK COUNTY BARBECUE	172.5600
2	FIRE-N-SMOKE BBQ	171.4172
3	ROCK'S MONEY PIT BBQ	171.4172
4	DA BRUHZ BBQ	170.2972
5	SMOKE ON THIS	169.7028
6	ULTIMATE TAILGATERS BBQ	166.8344
7	SMOKE THIS	166.2400
8	PICKIN' PORKERS	165.6800
9	QMEISTERS	165.0972
10	BALONEY JOE'S BBQ	164.5828
11	HIT THE PIT BBQ CO.	162.2744
12	WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ	162.2400
13	CROW CREEK BBQ	161.1316
14	UNDER THE RADAR	161.1200
15	CONTAGIOUS Q	161.0972
16	REDNECK SCIENTIFIC	161.0856
17	FATBACKS BBQ AND RIB SHACK	160.5716
18	TWO OLD MEN AND A GRILL	159.3828
19	K & D SMOKERS	157.6916
20	HOLY SMOKE BBQ-NC	157.6800
21	FATSO'S BBQ	157.1200
22	UNCULTURED SWINE	156.5028
23	POP POP'S CHICKEN AND PIG	155.3828
24	THE NEKKED PIG BBQ TEAM	154.8228
25	WHO CARES BBQ	154.2288
26	BARE BUTT BBQ NORTH CAROLINA	154.2172
27	BIG SMOKEY BBQ	150.2856
28	SKINEZ MOUNTAIN BBQ	149.6916
29	FISH'S BACKPORCH BBQ	143.4172

Pork

30 entries · top 175.4172 · median 161.1028

#	Team	Score
1	ULTIMATE TAILGATERS BBQ	175.4172
2	PICKIN' PORKERS	175.4172
3	TWO OLD MEN AND A GRILL	173.1656
4	ROCK'S MONEY PIT BBQ	173.1544
5	UNDER THE RADAR	169.7256
6	UNCULTURED SWINE	169.7028
7	K & D SMOKERS	167.4172
8	SMOKE ON THIS	166.8228
9	CONTAGIOUS Q	165.1200
10	REDNECK SCIENTIFIC	163.9772
11	HOLY SMOKE BBQ-NC	163.3828
12	PORK COUNTY BARBECUE	161.6800
13	FATSO'S BBQ	161.6684
14	CROW CREEK BBQ	161.1428
15	SMOKE THIS	161.1200
16	FIRE-N-SMOKE BBQ	161.0856
17	POP POP'S CHICKEN AND PIG	160.4912
18	WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ	159.3716
19	FISH'S BACKPORCH BBQ	158.8000
20	SKINEZ MOUNTAIN BBQ	158.2972
21	BARE BUTT BBQ NORTH CAROLINA	158.2860
22	WHO CARES BBQ	157.6456
23	Bar-B-Que Knights	156.5028
24	DA BRUHZ BBQ	155.4056
25	BALONEY JOE'S BBQ	155.3944
26	FATBACKS BBQ AND RIB SHACK	155.3828
27	QMEISTERS	155.3600
28	THE NEKKED PIG BBQ TEAM	154.8228
29	BIG SMOKEY BBQ	153.6800
30	HIT THE PIT BBQ CO.	152.5144

Brisket

30 entries · top 174.2628 · median 162.8114

#	Team	Score
1	SMOKE ON THIS	174.2628
2	Bar-B-Que Knights	172.5600
3	WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ	172.5600
4	UNCULTURED SWINE	171.9884
5	PICKIN' PORKERS	170.8684
6	REDNECK SCIENTIFIC	169.6800
7	ROCK'S MONEY PIT BBQ	169.1888
8	PORK COUNTY BARBECUE	169.1200
9	FATBACKS BBQ AND RIB SHACK	166.8344
10	WHO CARES BBQ	166.2628
11	CONTAGIOUS Q	166.2400
12	TWO OLD MEN AND A GRILL	165.0972
13	ULTIMATE TAILGATERS BBQ	165.0972
14	POP POP'S CHICKEN AND PIG	163.4172
15	UNDER THE RADAR	163.3828
16	QMEISTERS	162.2400
17	SMOKE THIS	161.0972
18	HIT THE PIT BBQ CO.	160.5256
19	THE NEKKED PIG BBQ TEAM	159.3828
20	K & D SMOKERS	159.3712
21	BARE BUTT BBQ NORTH CAROLINA	158.7884
22	CROW CREEK BBQ	157.1084
23	FATSO'S BBQ	155.3484
24	SKINEZ MOUNTAIN BBQ	153.6456
25	DA BRUHZ BBQ	150.8572
26	BALONEY JOE'S BBQ	150.2284
27	FIRE-N-SMOKE BBQ	149.0628
28	HOLY SMOKE BBQ-NC	147.9084
29	BIG SMOKEY BBQ	146.7656
30	FISH'S BACKPORCH BBQ	134.7772

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