Sam's Club National BBQ Tour 2015

Mar 20–21, 2015 · Tucson, AZ

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LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ

699.3484 · Master Series — Overall

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IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ

696.5944 · Master Series — Overall

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RHYTHM 'N QUE

690.2972 · Master Series — Overall

LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ won Grand Champion at the Sam's Club National BBQ Tour on March 20, 2015 in Tucson, AZ, scoring 699.3484 in a field of 29 teams. IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 696.5944. Category winners: Chicken — LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ (177.7028); Pork Ribs — LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ (177.7144); Pork — CLOUD OF SMOKE BBQ (173.7028); Brisket — RHYTHM 'N QUE (178.8800). This is the 55th of 125 editions of this contest on record; the 2015 edition was won by CLARK CREW BBQ; 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.

579.20 median 668.47 699.35 🏆

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 177.71
Pork 173.70
Brisket 178.88

131.31 178.88

Winning score by edition

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

Entries

4 judged meats

Top score

699.3484

Winning margin

2.7540

GC over RC

Field average

660.76

579.20699.35

median 668.47 · last place to winner

Perfect 180s

Tightest race

Pork

1.7256 pts across the top 5

Top-10 cutoff

673.0972

579.20699.35

10th place overall

Field spread

120.1484

winner to last place

Most consistent

LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ

avg finish 2.75 across 4 meats

Double threats

teams with 2+ top-5 calls

Widest winning margin

Chicken

won by 2.2512 pts — LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ

How hot was the win?

Top 37%

beats 63% 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 = -0.63 between pre-contest rating and finish

Field strength

1,540

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

Top-rated in the field

IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ

rated 1914 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.

An upset on the books

25-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings

The ratings favoured the top seed the other 75 times in 100

LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 25-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.

champion 1727
top seed 1914

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 8 calls decided inside half a point

Pork Ribs places 4–5: YOUR BEHIND BBQ and HIGH DESERT HOLY SMOKE BBQ tied on 173.7144 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 7–8: IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ edged CRAZY PIG BBQ by 0.0116. Pork places 6–7: YOUR BEHIND BBQ edged I.A.B. 30 BBQ by 0.0116.

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

A double category winner

2 category wins in a day

LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ won Chicken, Pork Ribs — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.

Chicken 1st
Pork Ribs 1st

How the title was won

4 of 4 meats called to the stage

LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 2 outright wins — their weakest board was brisket at 6th.

Chicken 1st
Pork Ribs 1st
Pork 3rd
Brisket 6th

Back to defend

2 past champions back in the field

Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ (won 2014), IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ (won 2014).

LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ · 2014
IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ · 2014

This contest's own records (1 in the KCBS record book)

Records held by every edition of this contest put together, not just this one afternoon.

#7 👑 Most wins at one contest 3 titles at a single contest · LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ · won 2014–2017 · Mar 17, 2017

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	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 ← this one	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	174.8456	172
Pork Ribs	177.7144	173.7144	168.5600
Pork	173.7028	171.9772	169.1084
Brisket	178.8800	171.4056	166.2400

Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Master Series

Overall

29 entries · top 699.3484 · median 668.4684

#	Team	Score
1	LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ	699.3484
2	IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ	696.5944
3	RHYTHM 'N QUE	690.2972
4	KNIFE PORK AND SPOON	678.7768
5	BAD BOYZ BBQ	678.1824
6	CLOUD OF SMOKE BBQ	678.1368
7	STEEL CITY BBQ	677.1084
8	AFRO SMOKE BBQ	675.3712
9	BADCAT'S BBQ TEAM	674.2744
10	HIGH DESERT HOLY SMOKE BBQ	673.0972
11	ROUTE 66 CATERING CREW	673.0744
12	EMERALD BUFFALO	671.3484
13	YOUR BEHIND BBQ	669.6572
14	THUNDERDOME BBQ	669.0288
15	I.A.B. 30 BBQ	668.4684
16	MONSOON BBQ	667.9084
17	KISS OF SMOKE BBQ	667.3944
18	KARNIVOROUS	661.6912
19	CRAZY PIG BBQ	655.8968
20	COW TIPPIN BBQ	651.3028
21	SWEET MAISIE-ROSE BBQ	651.2568
22	BURNIN BELLIES	649.6572
23	OLD SCHOOL BBQ ARIZONA	645.7596
24	DAD'S CHILLIN' AND GRILLIN' BBQ	641.6572
25	FAT FRANKIES BBQ LLC	638.7084
26	SMOKIN' EATZ BBQ	638.1028
27	SMITY'S AZ QUE	626.7200
28	POPPA PIG AND PORKCHOP	614.1372
29	DRY HEAT BBQ	579.2000

Chicken

29 entries · top 177.7028 · median 169.6916

#	Team	Score
1	LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ	177.7028
2	BADCAT'S BBQ TEAM	175.4516
3	CLOUD OF SMOKE BBQ	175.4056
4	AFRO SMOKE BBQ	174.8800
5	STEEL CITY BBQ	174.8456
6	EMERALD BUFFALO	174.2856
7	IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ	173.1200
8	CRAZY PIG BBQ	173.1084
9	ROUTE 66 CATERING CREW	172.5828
10	HIGH DESERT HOLY SMOKE BBQ	172
11	KNIFE PORK AND SPOON	171.9772
12	KARNIVOROUS	171.4400
13	OLD SCHOOL BBQ ARIZONA	170.2856
14	MONSOON BBQ	170.2628
15	THUNDERDOME BBQ	169.6916
16	I.A.B. 30 BBQ	169.1200
17	BAD BOYZ BBQ	169.1084
18	RHYTHM 'N QUE	168.5944
19	YOUR BEHIND BBQ	167.9884
20	COW TIPPIN BBQ	165.0856
21	KISS OF SMOKE BBQ	164.5600
22	FAT FRANKIES BBQ LLC	162.2628
23	SMOKIN' EATZ BBQ	161.0856
24	SMITY'S AZ QUE	160.5372
25	SWEET MAISIE-ROSE BBQ	159.4056
26	BURNIN BELLIES	158.2400
27	DAD'S CHILLIN' AND GRILLIN' BBQ	153.0972
28	POPPA PIG AND PORKCHOP	150.2744
29	DRY HEAT BBQ	146.2400

Pork Ribs

29 entries · top 177.7144 · median 167.3712

#	Team	Score
1	LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ	177.7144
2	KISS OF SMOKE BBQ	176.0344
3	RHYTHM 'N QUE	174.8572
4	YOUR BEHIND BBQ	173.7144
5	HIGH DESERT HOLY SMOKE BBQ	173.7144
6	STEEL CITY BBQ	173.1772
7	IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ	172.0344
8	MONSOON BBQ	169.6800
9	BADCAT'S BBQ TEAM	169.1544
10	BAD BOYZ BBQ	168.5600
11	KARNIVOROUS	168
12	FAT FRANKIES BBQ LLC	167.9772
13	KNIFE PORK AND SPOON	167.4284
14	THUNDERDOME BBQ	167.4172
15	CLOUD OF SMOKE BBQ	167.3712
16	SWEET MAISIE-ROSE BBQ	166.8228
17	AFRO SMOKE BBQ	166.8228
18	ROUTE 66 CATERING CREW	165.6800
19	DAD'S CHILLIN' AND GRILLIN' BBQ	162.8572
20	POPPA PIG AND PORKCHOP	162.8344
21	BURNIN BELLIES	162.3200
22	EMERALD BUFFALO	161.6800
23	OLD SCHOOL BBQ ARIZONA	160.0228
24	COW TIPPIN BBQ	160
25	I.A.B. 30 BBQ	153.0856
26	SMOKIN' EATZ BBQ	151.3488
27	DRY HEAT BBQ	150.8228
28	CRAZY PIG BBQ	149.0972
29	SMITY'S AZ QUE	147.9428

Pork

29 entries · top 173.7028 · median 165.7028

#	Team	Score
1	CLOUD OF SMOKE BBQ	173.7028
2	IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ	173.1428
3	LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ	173.1084
4	CRAZY PIG BBQ	172
5	THUNDERDOME BBQ	171.9772
6	YOUR BEHIND BBQ	171.4172
7	I.A.B. 30 BBQ	171.4056
8	KNIFE PORK AND SPOON	169.7028
9	EMERALD BUFFALO	169.6800
10	BAD BOYZ BBQ	169.1084
11	BURNIN BELLIES	167.9772
12	RHYTHM 'N QUE	167.9656
13	COW TIPPIN BBQ	166.8572
14	STEEL CITY BBQ	166.8344
15	BADCAT'S BBQ TEAM	165.7028
16	SMOKIN' EATZ BBQ	163.9884
17	AFRO SMOKE BBQ	163.4056
18	HIGH DESERT HOLY SMOKE BBQ	163.4056
19	MONSOON BBQ	162.8228
20	KARNIVOROUS	162.2512
21	OLD SCHOOL BBQ ARIZONA	160.5828
22	KISS OF SMOKE BBQ	160.5600
23	SWEET MAISIE-ROSE BBQ	159.9428
24	ROUTE 66 CATERING CREW	158.8116
25	DAD'S CHILLIN' AND GRILLIN' BBQ	157.7256
26	POPPA PIG AND PORKCHOP	157.6912
27	SMITY'S AZ QUE	157.1316
28	FAT FRANKIES BBQ LLC	154.2284
29	DRY HEAT BBQ	150.8228

Brisket

29 entries · top 178.8800 · median 163.9656

#	Team	Score
1	RHYTHM 'N QUE	178.8800
2	IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ	178.2972
3	ROUTE 66 CATERING CREW	176
4	I.A.B. 30 BBQ	174.8572
5	BAD BOYZ BBQ	171.4056
6	LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ	170.8228
7	AFRO SMOKE BBQ	170.2628
8	KNIFE PORK AND SPOON	169.6684
9	DAD'S CHILLIN' AND GRILLIN' BBQ	167.9772
10	KISS OF SMOKE BBQ	166.2400
11	EMERALD BUFFALO	165.7028
12	MONSOON BBQ	165.1428
13	SWEET MAISIE-ROSE BBQ	165.0856
14	HIGH DESERT HOLY SMOKE BBQ	163.9772
15	BADCAT'S BBQ TEAM	163.9656
16	STEEL CITY BBQ	162.2512
17	CRAZY PIG BBQ	161.6912
18	SMOKIN' EATZ BBQ	161.6800
19	CLOUD OF SMOKE BBQ	161.6572
20	BURNIN BELLIES	161.1200
21	SMITY'S AZ QUE	161.1084
22	KARNIVOROUS	160
23	THUNDERDOME BBQ	159.9428
24	COW TIPPIN BBQ	159.3600
25	YOUR BEHIND BBQ	156.5372
26	OLD SCHOOL BBQ ARIZONA	154.8684
27	FAT FRANKIES BBQ LLC	154.2400
28	POPPA PIG AND PORKCHOP	143.3372
29	DRY HEAT BBQ	131.3144

Sam's Club National BBQ Tour 2015

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Form held

Field strength

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Storylines (6 found in this contest's numbers)

An upset on the books

A dynasty in the making

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Chicken

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