Sam's Club National BBQ Tour

2015-08-28 – 2015-08-29 · Laurel, MD · 📍 Laurel, MD

Grand Champion: OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE (673.6228) · 29 teams

Reserve Champion: 🥈 ROCKIN ROBYNS BBQ

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OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE

673.6228 · Master Series — Overall

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ROCKIN ROBYNS BBQ

673.1312 · Master Series — Overall

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WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ

667.3712 · 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.

568.40 median 637.03 673.62 🏆

How the meats cooked

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

Chicken 174.26
Pork Ribs 172.57
Pork 170.85
Brisket 169.73

125.10 174.26

Winning score by edition

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

Entries

4 judged meats

Top score

673.6228

Winning margin

0.4916

GC over RC

Field average

632.66

568.40673.62

median 637.03 · last place to winner

Perfect 180s

Tightest race

Chicken

4.0000 pts across the top 5

Top-10 cutoff

645.0744

568.40673.62

10th place overall

Field spread

105.2228

winner to last place

Most consistent

OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE

avg finish 4.00 across 4 meats

Double threats

teams with 2+ top-5 calls

Widest winning margin

Pork

won by 2.8572 pts — ROCKIN ROBYNS BBQ

How hot was the win?

Top 94%

beats 6% of 4707 Master Series wins in the data

Came back for more

2 of 30 teams from the previous edition returned

Form held

Strong

ρ = -0.78 between pre-contest rating and finish

Field strength

1577

avg power rating going in · stronger than 61% of contests

Top-rated in the field

3 EYZ BBQ

rated 1828 pre-contest

Storylines (7 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

0.4916 points between champion and reserve

Closer than 95% of the 4,742 championships in the data

The Grand Championship was decided by 0.4916 points — closer than 95% of every championship in the data.

OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE
ROCKIN ROBYNS BBQ

An upset on the books

35-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings

The ratings favoured the top seed the other 65 times in 100

OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE came in rated below the field's top team, 3 EYZ BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 35-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.

champion 1718
top seed 1828

Won without a category win

4 of 4 meats called to the stage

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

Chicken 2nd
Pork Ribs 3rd
Pork 8th
Brisket 3rd

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 14 calls decided inside half a point

Pork places 4–5: UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT and PORK BARREL BBQ tied on 163.9656 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 7–8: WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ and OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE tied on 162.8228 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 5–6: 3 EYZ BBQ and WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ tied on 165.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.

Pork 4–5 · tie
Pork 7–8 · tie
Brisket 5–6 · tie
Pork Ribs 9–10 · 0.0112

A double category winner

2 category wins in a day

ROCKIN ROBYNS BBQ won Pork Ribs, Pork — a double.

Pork Ribs 1st
Pork 1st

Back to defend

3 past champions back in the field

Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: COOL SMOKE (won 2013), PORK BARREL BBQ (won 2014), CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ (won 2015).

COOL SMOKE · 2013
PORK BARREL BBQ · 2014
CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ · 2015

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	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 ← this one	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	174.2628	170.2628	167.9772
Pork Ribs	172.5716	168.5256	162.2744
Pork	170.8456	163.9656	161.1428
Brisket	169.7256	165.7028	161.0856

Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Master Series

Overall

29 entries · top 673.6228 · median 637.0288

#	Team	Score
1	OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE	673.6228
2	ROCKIN ROBYNS BBQ	673.1312
3	WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ	667.3712
4	3 EYZ BBQ	659.9884
5	270 SMOKERS	658.8796
6	FRED VEGAS SMOKERS	655.9540
7	CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ	652.5024
8	COOL SMOKE	651.2568
9	SMOKE-AHOLICS	651.2336
10	UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT	645.0744
11	THE SMOKES ON U	645.0400
12	PORK BARREL BBQ	643.8512
13	Sauce This BBQ	642.7884
14	BIG BLOCK BBQ	640.4568
15	MEATWAGON BBQ	637.0288
16	SMOKIN' TEX BBQ	636.0000
17	MAY THE SMOKE BE WITH YOU	628.4688
18	TEAM MEAT COMA	627.8740
19	BIG STOGIE SMOKERS	626.7312
20	DR. PEARL'S MEDICINAL SMOKE BBQ TEAM	626.1368
21	BROWN LIQUOR BBQ	625.5656
22	RED BROTHERS BBQ	617.5772
23	BOOTHEEL BBQ	615.8052
24	HOG-IT-UP BBQ	614.1372
25	FIRESIDE ALCHEMY	608.4460
26	SIR-PORK'S-ALOT BBQ	601.5196
27	SWEET BELLY'S BBQ	583.2000
28	PARTY PIGS BBQ	568.9600
29	Still Smokin	568.4000

Chicken

29 entries · top 174.2628 · median 162.2400

#	Team	Score
1	WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ	174.2628
2	OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE	172.0000
3	270 SMOKERS	171.4628
4	THE SMOKES ON U	171.4400
5	SMOKE-AHOLICS	170.2628
6	UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT	169.7144
7	ROCKIN ROBYNS BBQ	168.5828
8	PORK BARREL BBQ	168.5256
9	BIG BLOCK BBQ	168.0000
10	FRED VEGAS SMOKERS	167.9772
11	COOL SMOKE	167.9656
12	3 EYZ BBQ	167.4172
13	TEAM MEAT COMA	165.6800
14	SIR-PORK'S-ALOT BBQ	163.9540
15	MEATWAGON BBQ	162.2400
16	CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ	161.7028
17	DR. PEARL'S MEDICINAL SMOKE BBQ TEAM	158.8572
18	HOG-IT-UP BBQ	158.8572
19	Sauce This BBQ	157.1656
20	SMOKIN' TEX BBQ	155.4400
21	MAY THE SMOKE BE WITH YOU	154.7888
22	BIG STOGIE SMOKERS	154.2744
23	PARTY PIGS BBQ	154.2056
24	SWEET BELLY'S BBQ	151.9772
25	FIRESIDE ALCHEMY	150.8344
26	BOOTHEEL BBQ	150.7656
27	RED BROTHERS BBQ	150.2628
28	BROWN LIQUOR BBQ	146.2628
29	Still Smokin	140.4800

Pork Ribs

29 entries · top 172.5716 · median 161.0740

#	Team	Score
1	ROCKIN ROBYNS BBQ	172.5716
2	3 EYZ BBQ	169.7372
3	OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE	169.6800
4	FRED VEGAS SMOKERS	168.5828
5	COOL SMOKE	168.5256
6	WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ	164.5828
7	THE SMOKES ON U	164.0000
8	CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ	163.9656
9	BIG BLOCK BBQ	162.2856
10	SMOKIN' TEX BBQ	162.2744
11	BIG STOGIE SMOKERS	162.2628
12	MAY THE SMOKE BE WITH YOU	161.7372
13	FIRESIDE ALCHEMY	161.6916
14	MEATWAGON BBQ	161.6800
15	SMOKE-AHOLICS	161.0740
16	HOG-IT-UP BBQ	160.5600
17	270 SMOKERS	160.0228
18	DR. PEARL'S MEDICINAL SMOKE BBQ TEAM	159.9312
19	RED BROTHERS BBQ	158.8116
20	UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT	157.1544
21	BROWN LIQUOR BBQ	157.0972
22	Sauce This BBQ	155.9656
23	Still Smokin	153.0744
24	BOOTHEEL BBQ	152.5140
25	PORK BARREL BBQ	150.8344
26	TEAM MEAT COMA	145.6456
27	SIR-PORK'S-ALOT BBQ	138.2400
28	SWEET BELLY'S BBQ	137.0744
29	PARTY PIGS BBQ	134.2744

Pork

29 entries · top 170.8456 · median 157.1312

#	Team	Score
1	ROCKIN ROBYNS BBQ	170.8456
2	FRED VEGAS SMOKERS	167.9884
3	MAY THE SMOKE BE WITH YOU	165.6800
4	UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT	163.9656
5	PORK BARREL BBQ	163.9656
6	SMOKIN' TEX BBQ	163.4172
7	WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ	162.8228
8	OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE	162.8228
9	SIR-PORK'S-ALOT BBQ	161.6684
10	CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ	161.1428
11	Sauce This BBQ	159.9772
12	COOL SMOKE	159.9544
13	BIG STOGIE SMOKERS	158.8228
14	270 SMOKERS	157.6684
15	3 EYZ BBQ	157.1312
16	BOOTHEEL BBQ	157.0856
17	DR. PEARL'S MEDICINAL SMOKE BBQ TEAM	157.0628
18	BIG BLOCK BBQ	155.9656
19	RED BROTHERS BBQ	155.9656
20	TEAM MEAT COMA	155.4628
21	PARTY PIGS BBQ	155.3828
22	MEATWAGON BBQ	154.8116
23	BROWN LIQUOR BBQ	154.2400
24	SMOKE-AHOLICS	154.2284
25	THE SMOKES ON U	150.2284
26	HOG-IT-UP BBQ	149.1200
27	SWEET BELLY'S BBQ	149.0856
28	FIRESIDE ALCHEMY	147.9312
29	Still Smokin	138.2856

Brisket

29 entries · top 169.7256 · median 154.8684

#	Team	Score
1	270 SMOKERS	169.7256
2	Sauce This BBQ	169.6800
3	OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE	169.1200
4	BROWN LIQUOR BBQ	167.9656
5	3 EYZ BBQ	165.7028
6	WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ	165.7028
7	CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ	165.6912
8	SMOKE-AHOLICS	165.6684
9	ROCKIN ROBYNS BBQ	161.1312
10	TEAM MEAT COMA	161.0856
11	PORK BARREL BBQ	160.5256
12	THE SMOKES ON U	159.3716
13	MEATWAGON BBQ	158.2972
14	BOOTHEEL BBQ	155.4400
15	SMOKIN' TEX BBQ	154.8684
16	COOL SMOKE	154.8112
17	UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT	154.2400
18	BIG BLOCK BBQ	154.2056
19	RED BROTHERS BBQ	152.5372
20	FRED VEGAS SMOKERS	151.4056
21	BIG STOGIE SMOKERS	151.3712
22	DR. PEARL'S MEDICINAL SMOKE BBQ TEAM	150.2856
23	FIRESIDE ALCHEMY	147.9888
24	MAY THE SMOKE BE WITH YOU	146.2628
25	HOG-IT-UP BBQ	145.6000
26	SWEET BELLY'S BBQ	145.0628
27	SIR-PORK'S-ALOT BBQ	137.6572
28	Still Smokin	136.5600
29	PARTY PIGS BBQ	125.0972

Sam's Club National BBQ Tour

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