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
Sam's Club National BBQ Tour 2015
Aug 14–15, 2015 · Scarborough, ME
INSANE SWINE BBQ won Grand Champion at the Sam's Club National BBQ Tour on August 14, 2015 in Scarborough, ME, scoring 679.9776 in a field of 26 teams. Rogue Hog BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 678.2172. Category winners: Chicken — INSANE SWINE BBQ (173.1316); Pork Ribs — HUMPHREY'S BBQ (175.4400); Pork — PORK BUTT PARADISE (170.8800); Brisket — QUE AND A HALF MEN (172.5828). This is the 72nd of 125 editions of this contest on record; the 2015 edition was won by BIG T'Z Q CRU; 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.
601.66
median 649.59
679.98 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 173.13
- Pork Ribs 175.44
- Pork 170.88
- Brisket 172.58
141.63
175.44
Winning score by edition
What it has taken to win here, 2013 to 2017 — this edition picked out.
Entries
26
4 judged meats
Top score
679.9776
Winning margin
1.7604
GC over RC
Field average
648.59
601.66679.98
median 649.59 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Chicken
2.2860 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
660.4800
601.66679.98
10th place overall
Field spread
78.3204
winner to last place
Double threats
5
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 89%
beats 11% of 4723 Master Series wins in the data
Came back for more
0%
0 of 30 teams from the previous edition returned
Form held
Strong
ρ = -0.74 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,579
avg power rating going in · stronger than 63% of contests
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.
Photo finishes
Tie
closest of 9 calls decided inside half a point
Chicken places 9–10: STUBBORN BULL BBQ and FIRE DOWN BELOW tied on 166.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 3–4: STUBBORN BULL BBQ and THE BASIC BBQ TEAM tied on 169.6800 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 8–9: CIDER BOYS BBQ and INSANE SWINE BBQ tied on 167.4172 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
- Chicken 9–10 · tie
- Pork Ribs 3–4 · tie
- Pork 8–9 · tie
- Pork 4–5 · 0.0116
How the title was won
4 of 4
meats called to the stage
INSANE SWINE BBQ took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork at 9th.
- Chicken 1st
- Pork Ribs 6th
- Pork 9th
- Brisket 2nd
Back to defend
2
past champions back in the field
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: FEEDING FRIENDZ (won 2013), STUBBORN BULL BBQ (won 2014).
- FEEDING FRIENDZ · 2013
- STUBBORN BULL BBQ · 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)
Score distribution
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 →
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 173.1316 | 170.8456 | 166.8572 |
| Pork Ribs | 175.4400 | 168.5828 | 163.9772 |
| Pork | 170.8800 | 168.5256 | 167.3828 |
| Brisket | 172.5828 | 167.9772 | 164.5372 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
26 entries · top 679.9776 · median 649.5884
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | INSANE SWINE BBQ | |
| 2 | Rogue Hog BBQ | |
| 3 | PORK BUTT PARADISE | |
| 4 | THE BASIC BBQ TEAM | |
| 5 | QUE AND A HALF MEN | |
| 6 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 7 | SMOKIN ACES | |
| 8 | HUMPHREY'S BBQ | |
| 9 | FIRE DOWN BELOW | |
| 10 | BEERBEQUE | |
| 11 | STUBBORN BULL BBQ | |
| 12 | MEAT @ SLIMS | |
| 13 | BACKWOODS BBQ | |
| 14 | LITTLE CREEK BAR B CUE COMPANY | |
| 15 | CIDER BOYS BBQ | |
| 16 | A Mazie Q | |
| 17 | RED NECK CAVIAR | |
| 18 | ELJEFE SMOKE | |
| 19 | FEEDING FRIENDZ | |
| 20 | MORNIN' WOOD LONG ISLAND | |
| 21 | SMOKIN BULLDOGS | |
| 22 | THE DEVINE SWINE | |
| 23 | BONEYARD SMOKERS | |
| 24 | RIVERSIDE BARBEQUE COMPANY | |
| 25 | PIT FIENDS | |
| 26 | THE SMOKE 'AH |
Chicken
26 entries · top 173.1316 · median 165.6970
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | INSANE SWINE BBQ | |
| 2 | THE BASIC BBQ TEAM | |
| 3 | QUE AND A HALF MEN | |
| 4 | MEAT @ SLIMS | |
| 5 | Rogue Hog BBQ | |
| 6 | BACKWOODS BBQ | |
| 7 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 8 | BEERBEQUE | |
| 9 | STUBBORN BULL BBQ | |
| 10 | FIRE DOWN BELOW | |
| 11 | LITTLE CREEK BAR B CUE COMPANY | |
| 12 | RED NECK CAVIAR | |
| 13 | PORK BUTT PARADISE | |
| 14 | A Mazie Q | |
| 15 | SMOKIN ACES | |
| 16 | SMOKIN BULLDOGS | |
| 17 | HUMPHREY'S BBQ | |
| 18 | FEEDING FRIENDZ | |
| 19 | PIT FIENDS | |
| 20 | ELJEFE SMOKE | |
| 21 | THE DEVINE SWINE | |
| 22 | BONEYARD SMOKERS | |
| 23 | CIDER BOYS BBQ | |
| 24 | MORNIN' WOOD LONG ISLAND | |
| 25 | RIVERSIDE BARBEQUE COMPANY | |
| 26 | THE SMOKE 'AH |
Pork Ribs
26 entries · top 175.4400 · median 161.6686
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | HUMPHREY'S BBQ | |
| 2 | Rogue Hog BBQ | |
| 3 | STUBBORN BULL BBQ | |
| 4 | THE BASIC BBQ TEAM | |
| 5 | PORK BUTT PARADISE | |
| 6 | INSANE SWINE BBQ | |
| 7 | SMOKIN ACES | |
| 8 | FEEDING FRIENDZ | |
| 9 | FIRE DOWN BELOW | |
| 10 | RED NECK CAVIAR | |
| 11 | BEERBEQUE | |
| 12 | CIDER BOYS BBQ | |
| 13 | BACKWOODS BBQ | |
| 14 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 15 | THE SMOKE 'AH | |
| 16 | ELJEFE SMOKE | |
| 17 | THE DEVINE SWINE | |
| 18 | MORNIN' WOOD LONG ISLAND | |
| 19 | QUE AND A HALF MEN | |
| 20 | SMOKIN BULLDOGS | |
| 21 | LITTLE CREEK BAR B CUE COMPANY | |
| 22 | MEAT @ SLIMS | |
| 23 | BONEYARD SMOKERS | |
| 24 | A Mazie Q | |
| 25 | RIVERSIDE BARBEQUE COMPANY | |
| 26 | PIT FIENDS |
Pork
26 entries · top 170.8800 · median 164.8056
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PORK BUTT PARADISE | |
| 2 | THE BASIC BBQ TEAM | |
| 3 | A Mazie Q | |
| 4 | QUE AND A HALF MEN | |
| 5 | Rogue Hog BBQ | |
| 6 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 7 | STUBBORN BULL BBQ | |
| 8 | CIDER BOYS BBQ | |
| 9 | INSANE SWINE BBQ | |
| 10 | MEAT @ SLIMS | |
| 11 | MORNIN' WOOD LONG ISLAND | |
| 12 | LITTLE CREEK BAR B CUE COMPANY | |
| 13 | FIRE DOWN BELOW | |
| 14 | RED NECK CAVIAR | |
| 15 | ELJEFE SMOKE | |
| 16 | SMOKIN ACES | |
| 17 | HUMPHREY'S BBQ | |
| 18 | BEERBEQUE | |
| 19 | FEEDING FRIENDZ | |
| 20 | RIVERSIDE BARBEQUE COMPANY | |
| 21 | THE DEVINE SWINE | |
| 22 | BACKWOODS BBQ | |
| 23 | PIT FIENDS | |
| 24 | BONEYARD SMOKERS | |
| 25 | SMOKIN BULLDOGS | |
| 26 | THE SMOKE 'AH |
Brisket
26 entries · top 172.5828 · median 159.7028
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | QUE AND A HALF MEN | |
| 2 | INSANE SWINE BBQ | |
| 3 | PORK BUTT PARADISE | |
| 4 | BEERBEQUE | |
| 5 | SMOKIN ACES | |
| 6 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 7 | Rogue Hog BBQ | |
| 8 | THE BASIC BBQ TEAM | |
| 9 | FIRE DOWN BELOW | |
| 10 | MEAT @ SLIMS | |
| 11 | HUMPHREY'S BBQ | |
| 12 | SMOKIN BULLDOGS | |
| 13 | BACKWOODS BBQ | |
| 14 | LITTLE CREEK BAR B CUE COMPANY | |
| 15 | ELJEFE SMOKE | |
| 16 | A Mazie Q | |
| 17 | CIDER BOYS BBQ | |
| 18 | RIVERSIDE BARBEQUE COMPANY | |
| 19 | STUBBORN BULL BBQ | |
| 20 | BONEYARD SMOKERS | |
| 21 | MORNIN' WOOD LONG ISLAND | |
| 22 | RED NECK CAVIAR | |
| 23 | FEEDING FRIENDZ | |
| 24 | THE SMOKE 'AH | |
| 25 | PIT FIENDS | |
| 26 | THE DEVINE SWINE |