Sam's Club National BBQ Tour 2015

Jun 19–20, 2015 · Bowling Green, KY

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GILLY'S BBQ

694.8456 · Master Series — Overall

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THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE SMOKE

693.1316 · Master Series — Overall

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RURAL ROUTE BBQ

691.9888 · Master Series — Overall

GILLY'S BBQ won Grand Champion at the Sam's Club National BBQ Tour on June 19, 2015 in Bowling Green, KY, scoring 694.8456 in a field of 29 teams. THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE SMOKE took Reserve Grand Champion with 693.1316. Category winners: Chicken — ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN (179.4400); Pork Ribs — WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS (176.0000); Pork — QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N (179.4400); Brisket — RURAL ROUTE BBQ (178.2972). This is the 66th of 125 editions of this contest on record; the 2015 edition was won by BIG DICK'S 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.

631.25 median 673.65 694.85 🏆

How the meats cooked

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

Chicken 179.44
Pork Ribs 176
Pork 179.44
Brisket 178.30

142.80 179.44

Winning score by edition

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

Entries

4 judged meats

Top score

694.8456

Winning margin

1.7140

GC over RC

Field average

668.36

631.25694.85

median 673.65 · last place to winner

Perfect 180s

Tightest race

Pork Ribs

4 pts across the top 5

Top-10 cutoff

681.6800

631.25694.85

10th place overall

Field spread

63.6000

winner to last place

Most consistent

GILLY'S BBQ

avg finish 5 across 4 meats

Double threats

teams with 2+ top-5 calls

Widest winning margin

Pork

won by 4 pts — QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N

How hot was the win?

Top 54%

beats 46% of 4723 Master Series wins in the data

Came back for more

0 of 29 teams from the previous edition returned

Form held

Strong

ρ = -0.8 between pre-contest rating and finish

Field strength

1,579

avg power rating going in · stronger than 63% of contests

Top-rated in the field

WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS

rated 1870 pre-contest

Storylines (4 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.

Won without a category win

4 of 4 meats called to the stage

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

Chicken 3rd
Pork Ribs 6th
Pork 2nd
Brisket 9th

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

Pork Ribs places 6–7: GILLY'S BBQ and BIG G BBQ tied on 171.9772 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 3–4: SON SEEKERS BBQ and ST. LOUIS BLACK IRON BBQ tied on 175.4056 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 6–7: SMOKE'M IF U GOT'M and SCUFFLETOWN SMOKERS tied on 171.9656 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.

Pork Ribs 6–7 · tie
Pork 3–4 · tie
Pork 6–7 · tie
Pork 8–9 · tie

Back to defend

1 past champions back in the field

Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: SWIGGIN PIG (won 2014).

SWIGGIN PIG · 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	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 ← this one	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	179.4400	174.2972	171.9656
Pork Ribs	176	172	170.8572
Pork	179.4400	174.8572	170.8228
Brisket	178.2972	174.2972	170.8344

Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Master Series

Overall

29 entries · top 694.8456 · median 673.6452

#	Team	Score
1	GILLY'S BBQ	694.8456
2	THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE SMOKE	693.1316
3	RURAL ROUTE BBQ	691.9888
4	QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N	689.6456
5	HABITUAL SMOKERS	687.9772
6	WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS	685.6228
7	ST. LOUIS BLACK IRON BBQ	685.0168
8	ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN	682.8340
9	TENNESSEE RIVER PORKERS	682.2288
10	SWEET SMOKE BBQ	681.6800
11	SCUFFLETOWN SMOKERS	678.7656
12	SON SEEKERS BBQ	678.7540
13	SWIGGIN PIG	676.5488
14	RAZORRACKS	673.6572
15	KILLER HOGS	673.6452
16	DRAPER'S BBQ	673.0628
17	HOBBIE BAR-B-Q	665.5996
18	Hawg Feathers	664.4460
19	SMOKE'M IF U GOT'M	662.7656
20	WILD BOAR SMOKERS	661.5652
21	BLACK SHEEP BBQ	659.9084
22	OWENSBORO PORK PULLERS	659.8512
23	BIG G BBQ	654.1712
24	PARIS ASH KICKERS	644.9716
25	BIG TASTY BBQ	644.4688
26	Starry Night BBQ	636.3656
27	MOUNTAIN WILLIAM BBQ	635.2796
28	BATTLEGROUND BBQ	632.3884
29	ALL OUT PIG OUT	631.2456

Chicken

29 entries · top 179.4400 · median 168.5600

#	Team	Score
1	ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN	179.4400
2	RAZORRACKS	178.8572
3	GILLY'S BBQ	176.5828
4	SWEET SMOKE BBQ	174.8456
5	THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE SMOKE	174.2972
6	ST. LOUIS BLACK IRON BBQ	174.2628
7	RURAL ROUTE BBQ	173.7028
8	TENNESSEE RIVER PORKERS	173.1316
9	HABITUAL SMOKERS	172.0344
10	WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS	171.9656
11	OWENSBORO PORK PULLERS	171.4056
12	SCUFFLETOWN SMOKERS	170.2628
13	BLACK SHEEP BBQ	169.6800
14	BIG TASTY BBQ	168.5716
15	ALL OUT PIG OUT	168.5600
16	Starry Night BBQ	168.5256
17	SON SEEKERS BBQ	167.9772
18	HOBBIE BAR-B-Q	167.9656
19	KILLER HOGS	167.3940
20	Hawg Feathers	166.8344
21	PARIS ASH KICKERS	166.8344
22	BATTLEGROUND BBQ	166.8112
23	SWIGGIN PIG	165.6800
24	DRAPER'S BBQ	165.6800
25	QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N	165.0856
26	MOUNTAIN WILLIAM BBQ	161.6800
27	WILD BOAR SMOKERS	161.0740
28	BIG G BBQ	158.2512
29	SMOKE'M IF U GOT'M	157.1084

Pork Ribs

29 entries · top 176 · median 168.5828

#	Team	Score
1	WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS	176
2	SWIGGIN PIG	173.1544
3	RURAL ROUTE BBQ	172.5716
4	WILD BOAR SMOKERS	172.5600
5	QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N	172
6	GILLY'S BBQ	171.9772
7	BIG G BBQ	171.9772
8	SWEET SMOKE BBQ	171.4172
9	ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN	171.4056
10	SMOKE'M IF U GOT'M	170.8572
11	SCUFFLETOWN SMOKERS	170.8228
12	HABITUAL SMOKERS	170.2744
13	THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE SMOKE	170.2744
14	BIG TASTY BBQ	169.7144
15	KILLER HOGS	168.5828
16	TENNESSEE RIVER PORKERS	168.5600
17	SON SEEKERS BBQ	168
18	BLACK SHEEP BBQ	167.9772
19	ST. LOUIS BLACK IRON BBQ	164.5372
20	DRAPER'S BBQ	164.5372
21	HOBBIE BAR-B-Q	163.9656
22	OWENSBORO PORK PULLERS	163.3828
23	PARIS ASH KICKERS	162.2400
24	Hawg Feathers	161.0972
25	BATTLEGROUND BBQ	159.9772
26	RAZORRACKS	156.5144
27	MOUNTAIN WILLIAM BBQ	154.2628
28	Starry Night BBQ	151.3600
29	ALL OUT PIG OUT	142.8000

Pork

29 entries · top 179.4400 · median 168.5372

#	Team	Score
1	QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N	179.4400
2	GILLY'S BBQ	175.4400
3	SON SEEKERS BBQ	175.4056
4	ST. LOUIS BLACK IRON BBQ	175.4056
5	DRAPER'S BBQ	174.8572
6	SMOKE'M IF U GOT'M	171.9656
7	SCUFFLETOWN SMOKERS	171.9656
8	TENNESSEE RIVER PORKERS	171.4056
9	HABITUAL SMOKERS	171.4056
10	THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE SMOKE	170.8228
11	WILD BOAR SMOKERS	170.2628
12	ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN	169.1312
13	SWIGGIN PIG	169.1200
14	BLACK SHEEP BBQ	168.5712
15	ALL OUT PIG OUT	168.5372
16	HOBBIE BAR-B-Q	167.9884
17	RURAL ROUTE BBQ	167.4172
18	RAZORRACKS	166.2856
19	OWENSBORO PORK PULLERS	166.2512
20	Hawg Feathers	165.6800
21	Starry Night BBQ	165.6800
22	BIG G BBQ	165.1200
23	MOUNTAIN WILLIAM BBQ	165.1084
24	KILLER HOGS	161.6684
25	SWEET SMOKE BBQ	161.1200
26	WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS	161.0972
27	PARIS ASH KICKERS	160.5372
28	BATTLEGROUND BBQ	159.9428
29	BIG TASTY BBQ	158.8000

Brisket

29 entries · top 178.2972 · median 167.3712

#	Team	Score
1	RURAL ROUTE BBQ	178.2972
2	THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE SMOKE	177.7372
3	WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS	176.5600
4	KILLER HOGS	176
5	SWEET SMOKE BBQ	174.2972
6	HABITUAL SMOKERS	174.2628
7	QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N	173.1200
8	RAZORRACKS	172
9	GILLY'S BBQ	170.8456
10	Hawg Feathers	170.8344
11	ST. LOUIS BLACK IRON BBQ	170.8112
12	TENNESSEE RIVER PORKERS	169.1316
13	SWIGGIN PIG	168.5944
14	DRAPER'S BBQ	167.9884
15	SON SEEKERS BBQ	167.3712
16	SCUFFLETOWN SMOKERS	165.7144
17	HOBBIE BAR-B-Q	165.6800
18	ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN	162.8572
19	SMOKE'M IF U GOT'M	162.8344
20	BIG G BBQ	158.8228
21	OWENSBORO PORK PULLERS	158.8116
22	WILD BOAR SMOKERS	157.6684
23	PARIS ASH KICKERS	155.3600
24	MOUNTAIN WILLIAM BBQ	154.2284
25	BLACK SHEEP BBQ	153.6800
26	ALL OUT PIG OUT	151.3484
27	Starry Night BBQ	150.8000
28	BIG TASTY BBQ	147.3828
29	BATTLEGROUND BBQ	145.6572

Sam's Club National BBQ Tour 2015

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