Sam's Club National BBQ Tour 2015

Feb 27–28, 2015 · Daphne, AL

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JACK'S OLD SOUTH

693.6340 · Master Series — Overall

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RED EYED SMOKERS

693.6112 · Master Series — Overall

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QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N

693.0856 · Master Series — Overall

JACK'S OLD SOUTH won Grand Champion at the Sam's Club National BBQ Tour on February 27, 2015 in Daphne, AL, scoring 693.6340 in a field of 30 teams. RED EYED SMOKERS took Reserve Grand Champion with 693.6112. Category winners: Chicken — WINK'S BARBEQUE (177.7028); Pork Ribs — RED EYED SMOKERS (177.7028); Pork — JACK'S OLD SOUTH (177.7028); Brisket — POVERTY HILL SMOKERS (177.7028). This is the 52nd of 125 editions of this contest on record; the 2015 edition was won by HOT WACHULA'S; 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.

651.27 median 673.27 693.63 🏆

How the meats cooked

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

Chicken 177.70
Pork Ribs 177.70
Pork 177.70
Brisket 177.70

156.55 177.70

Winning score by edition

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

Entries

4 judged meats

Top score

693.6340

Winning margin

0.0228

GC over RC

Field average

675.02

651.27693.63

median 673.27 · last place to winner

Perfect 180s

Tightest race

Chicken

1.7028 pts across the top 5

Top-10 cutoff

681.5884

651.27693.63

10th place overall

Field spread

42.3656

winner to last place

Most consistent

QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N

avg finish 8 across 4 meats

Double threats

teams with 2+ top-5 calls

Widest winning margin

Pork

won by 1.7028 pts — JACK'S OLD SOUTH

How hot was the win?

Top 60%

beats 40% of 4715 Master Series wins in the data

Came back for more

0 of 22 teams from the previous edition returned

Form held

Moderate

ρ = -0.52 between pre-contest rating and finish

Field strength

1,606

avg power rating going in · stronger than 81% of contests

Top-rated in the field

QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N

rated 1822 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 razor-thin finish

0.0228 points between champion and reserve

Closer than 98% of the 4,714 championships in the data

The Grand Championship was decided by 0.0228 points — closer than 98% of every championship in the data.

JACK'S OLD SOUTH
RED EYED SMOKERS

An upset on the books

28-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings

The ratings favoured the top seed the other 72 times in 100

JACK'S OLD SOUTH came in rated below the field's top team, QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 28-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.

champion 1655
top seed 1822

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 2–3: SMOKE ON THIS and SOUTH PORK tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 3–4: SOUTH PORK and GENERAL LEE SMOKING tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 8–9: KOKOMO Q and QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N tied on 173.1084 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.

Chicken 2–3 · tie
Chicken 3–4 · tie
Chicken 8–9 · tie
Pork Ribs 7–8 · tie

How the title was won

2 of 4 meats called to the stage

JACK'S OLD SOUTH took the title on 2 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork ribs at 16th.

Chicken 11th
Pork Ribs 16th
Pork 1st
Brisket 7th

Back to defend

3 past champions back in the field

Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: CAJUN BLAZE (won 2013), QUAU (won 2013), BOOTYQUE (won 2014).

CAJUN BLAZE · 2013
QUAU · 2013
BOOTYQUE · 2014

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	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 ← this one	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	177.7028	176	172.5600
Pork Ribs	177.7028	175.4400	172
Pork	177.7028	174.2744	170.8228
Brisket	177.7028	174.8456	171.4400

Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Master Series

Overall

30 entries · top 693.6340 · median 673.2740

#	Team	Score
1	JACK'S OLD SOUTH	693.6340
2	RED EYED SMOKERS	693.6112
3	QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N	693.0856
4	SMOKE ON THIS	689.0516
5	THE BLUE BLOODS	687.9540
6	LOTTA BULL BBQ	687.3712
7	WINK'S BARBEQUE	686.7884
8	QUAU	685.6572
9	CAJUN BLAZE	683.3828
10	JIGGY PIGGY	681.5884
11	PIGGIN' OUT	680.5488
12	SOUTH PORK	680.5028
13	SWINE AND SHINE BBQ	677.6112
14	SMOKIN' GOOD TIMES - LA	674.7540
15	LITTLE BIT OF R AND R	674.1368
16	HAULIN' BUTT BBQ	672.4112
17	GENERAL LEE SMOKING	671.3256
18	BOOTYQUE	670.7772
19	POVERTY HILL SMOKERS	670.6624
20	BIG WHIT AND THE BOYS	669.0516
21	KOKOMO Q	669.0172
22	DOUBLE DUECE SMOKIN BBQ	668.4344
23	DEAD PIGS TELL NO TALES	666.1712
24	GIVE IT TO GOD	665.6568
25	HOTTY TOTTY BBQ CREW	663.8744
26	RUB'N AND RIP'N BBQ	663.3716
27	WILD BUNCH BUTT BURNERS	661.5428
28	PORK CHOPITOULAS BBQ	659.3252
29	TENACIOUS Q	658.1140
30	TRES TAMALES W/RICE & BEANS	651.2684

Chicken

30 entries · top 177.7028 · median 170.2628

#	Team	Score
1	WINK'S BARBEQUE	177.7028
2	SMOKE ON THIS	176.5600
3	SOUTH PORK	176.5600
4	GENERAL LEE SMOKING	176.5600
5	DOUBLE DUECE SMOKIN BBQ	176
6	QUAU	175.4400
7	JIGGY PIGGY	173.1200
8	KOKOMO Q	173.1084
9	QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N	173.1084
10	WILD BUNCH BUTT BURNERS	172.5600
11	JACK'S OLD SOUTH	172.5484
12	RED EYED SMOKERS	171.9656
13	CAJUN BLAZE	170.8344
14	PIGGIN' OUT	170.8344
15	SMOKIN' GOOD TIMES - LA	170.8228
16	THE BLUE BLOODS	169.7028
17	BIG WHIT AND THE BOYS	168.5372
18	RUB'N AND RIP'N BBQ	168.5372
19	BOOTYQUE	167.9540
20	TRES TAMALES W/RICE & BEANS	167.4056
21	LOTTA BULL BBQ	167.3940
22	LITTLE BIT OF R AND R	166.2628
23	HAULIN' BUTT BBQ	166.2400
24	DEAD PIGS TELL NO TALES	166.2284
25	PORK CHOPITOULAS BBQ	164.5484
26	TENACIOUS Q	163.9544
27	POVERTY HILL SMOKERS	163.9312
28	SWINE AND SHINE BBQ	162.7884
29	GIVE IT TO GOD	161.7484
30	HOTTY TOTTY BBQ CREW	161.0972

Pork Ribs

30 entries · top 177.7028 · median 169.4172

#	Team	Score
1	RED EYED SMOKERS	177.7028
2	HOTTY TOTTY BBQ CREW	176.5600
3	GIVE IT TO GOD	176
4	WINK'S BARBEQUE	175.4516
5	LOTTA BULL BBQ	175.4400
6	SOUTH PORK	174.8572
7	QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N	174.2628
8	JIGGY PIGGY	174.2628
9	KOKOMO Q	172.0116
10	SMOKIN' GOOD TIMES - LA	172
11	QUAU	170.8572
12	DEAD PIGS TELL NO TALES	170.8456
13	BOOTYQUE	170.2744
14	HAULIN' BUTT BBQ	170.2744
15	BIG WHIT AND THE BOYS	169.7144
16	JACK'S OLD SOUTH	169.1200
17	CAJUN BLAZE	169.1200
18	THE BLUE BLOODS	167.4056
19	SWINE AND SHINE BBQ	167.3828
20	SMOKE ON THIS	166.2516
21	PORK CHOPITOULAS BBQ	166.2400
22	PIGGIN' OUT	165.1544
23	LITTLE BIT OF R AND R	165.0856
24	WILD BUNCH BUTT BURNERS	164.5372
25	RUB'N AND RIP'N BBQ	163.4172
26	TRES TAMALES W/RICE & BEANS	162.8112
27	TENACIOUS Q	162.2284
28	GENERAL LEE SMOKING	161.6800
29	DOUBLE DUECE SMOKIN BBQ	159.9544
30	POVERTY HILL SMOKERS	158.2056

Pork

30 entries · top 177.7028 · median 168.5428

#	Team	Score
1	JACK'S OLD SOUTH	177.7028
2	SWINE AND SHINE BBQ	176
3	THE BLUE BLOODS	176
4	QUAU	175.4056
5	QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N	174.2744
6	LITTLE BIT OF R AND R	174.2628
7	LOTTA BULL BBQ	172.5600
8	PIGGIN' OUT	171.4400
9	DOUBLE DUECE SMOKIN BBQ	170.8228
10	POVERTY HILL SMOKERS	170.8228
11	SMOKE ON THIS	170.8228
12	JIGGY PIGGY	170.2628
13	RED EYED SMOKERS	169.6800
14	HAULIN' BUTT BBQ	169.6684
15	SOUTH PORK	168.5600
16	WINK'S BARBEQUE	168.5256
17	TENACIOUS Q	167.9656
18	RUB'N AND RIP'N BBQ	167.4172
19	CAJUN BLAZE	167.4056
20	WILD BUNCH BUTT BURNERS	167.3828
21	GIVE IT TO GOD	166.2284
22	HOTTY TOTTY BBQ CREW	164.5256
23	GENERAL LEE SMOKING	163.9772
24	BIG WHIT AND THE BOYS	163.9656
25	SMOKIN' GOOD TIMES - LA	163.9656
26	PORK CHOPITOULAS BBQ	162.2740
27	TRES TAMALES W/RICE & BEANS	161.6572
28	DEAD PIGS TELL NO TALES	160.5144
29	KOKOMO Q	160.5144
30	BOOTYQUE	156.5488

Brisket

30 entries · top 177.7028 · median 167.4000

#	Team	Score
1	POVERTY HILL SMOKERS	177.7028
2	CAJUN BLAZE	176.0228
3	BOOTYQUE	176
4	SMOKE ON THIS	175.4172
5	THE BLUE BLOODS	174.8456
6	RED EYED SMOKERS	174.2628
7	JACK'S OLD SOUTH	174.2628
8	PIGGIN' OUT	173.1200
9	LOTTA BULL BBQ	171.9772
10	SWINE AND SHINE BBQ	171.4400
11	QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N	171.4400
12	GENERAL LEE SMOKING	169.1084
13	DEAD PIGS TELL NO TALES	168.5828
14	LITTLE BIT OF R AND R	168.5256
15	SMOKIN' GOOD TIMES - LA	167.9656
16	BIG WHIT AND THE BOYS	166.8344
17	PORK CHOPITOULAS BBQ	166.2628
18	HAULIN' BUTT BBQ	166.2284
19	WINK'S BARBEQUE	165.1084
20	RUB'N AND RIP'N BBQ	164
21	TENACIOUS Q	163.9656
22	QUAU	163.9544
23	JIGGY PIGGY	163.9428
24	KOKOMO Q	163.3828
25	HOTTY TOTTY BBQ CREW	161.6916
26	GIVE IT TO GOD	161.6800
27	DOUBLE DUECE SMOKIN BBQ	161.6572
28	SOUTH PORK	160.5256
29	TRES TAMALES W/RICE & BEANS	159.3944
30	WILD BUNCH BUTT BURNERS	157.0628

Sam's Club National BBQ Tour 2015

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