Sam's Club National BBQ Tour

2015-03-27 – 2015-03-28 · Reno, NV · 📍 Reno, NV

Grand Champion: TEAM AMERICA (677.7372) · 30 teams

Reserve Champion: 🥈 BIG B'S DOWN-N-DIRTY BBQ

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TEAM AMERICA

677.7372 · Master Series — Overall

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BIG B'S DOWN-N-DIRTY BBQ

674.2172 · Master Series — Overall

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BOWLING OVER PIGS

673.6568 · 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.

517.04 median 636.98 677.74 🏆

How the meats cooked

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

Chicken 176.02
Pork Ribs 171.97
Pork 171.42
Brisket 173.14

121.13 176.02

Winning score by edition

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

Entries

4 judged meats

Top score

677.7372

Winning margin

3.5200

GC over RC

Field average

628.00

517.04677.74

median 636.98 · last place to winner

Perfect 180s

Tightest race

Pork Ribs

2.2512 pts across the top 5

Top-10 cutoff

649.5768

517.04677.74

10th place overall

Field spread

160.6972

winner to last place

Most consistent

TEAM AMERICA

avg finish 3.50 across 4 meats

Double threats

teams with 2+ top-5 calls

Widest winning margin

Chicken

won by 3.4056 pts — Smokey and the Pirate

How hot was the win?

Top 91%

beats 9% of 4707 Master Series wins in the data

Came back for more

1 of 29 teams from the previous edition returned

Form held

Strong

ρ = -0.78 between pre-contest rating and finish

Field strength

1545

avg power rating going in · stronger than 34% of contests

Top-rated in the field

BIG B'S DOWN-N-DIRTY BBQ

rated 1736 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

27-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings

The ratings favoured the top seed the other 73 times in 100

TEAM AMERICA came in rated below the field's top team, BIG B'S DOWN-N-DIRTY BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 27-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.

champion 1561
top seed 1736

Won without a category win

4 of 4 meats called to the stage

TEAM AMERICA 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 5th
Brisket 4th

A first Grand Championship

11 tracked contests to get there

This was TEAM AMERICA's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 11th tracked contest.

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 11 calls decided inside half a point

Chicken places 9–10: BURNIN RING OF FIRE and CHICKEN BUTT BBQ UTAH tied on 166.8456 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 3–4: BIG B'S DOWN-N-DIRTY BBQ and WILD HOGS BBQ tied on 170.8456 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 7–8: CHICKEN BUTT BBQ UTAH and Smokey and the Pirate tied on 164.5256 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.

Chicken 9–10 · tie
Pork 3–4 · tie
Brisket 7–8 · tie
Pork Ribs 2–3 · 0.0116

Back to defend

3 past champions back in the field

Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: MOVIN' THE CHAINS (won 2013), BIG B'S DOWN-N-DIRTY BBQ (won 2014), R&R BBQ (won 2014).

MOVIN' THE CHAINS · 2013
BIG B'S DOWN-N-DIRTY BBQ · 2014
R&R 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)

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 ← this one	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	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	176.0228	170.8800	166.8456
Pork Ribs	171.9656	169.7144	167.3944
Pork	171.4172	167.4516	164.5600
Brisket	173.1428	165.1772	162.2972

Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Master Series

Overall

30 entries · top 677.7372 · median 636.9828

#	Team	Score
1	TEAM AMERICA	677.7372
2	BIG B'S DOWN-N-DIRTY BBQ	674.2172
3	BOWLING OVER PIGS	673.6568
4	RHYTHM 'N QUE	671.9312
5	Smokey and the Pirate	664.5140
6	HOG HEAVEN BARBECUE COMPANY	663.9772
7	R&R BBQ	659.8856
8	ZZYZX BAR.B.Q	658.3200
9	BROTHER OF SWEET SMOKE Q	657.6688
10	SON OF SMOKE	649.5768
11	MOVIN' THE CHAINS	646.7428
12	WILD HOGS BBQ	641.6800
13	SMOKESHOW	640.9596
14	Crooked Pigs	639.3372
15	CHICKEN BUTT BBQ UTAH	639.2912
16	PIRATES OF THE PIG	634.6744
17	THE CALIFORNIA GRILL BILLIES	626.7776
18	BIG PIG BBQ	621.6344
19	BOOTIES BBQ	614.2060
20	BIG SHOT BBQ	614.1484
21	LUKEMIA SUCKS TOO	613.6684
22	COWABUNGA BBQ	605.1660
23	BURNIN RING OF FIRE	597.0168
24	BUTT RUBBIN BBQ	596.4224
25	NUTIN2IT BUT2QIT	594.2740
26	MEMPHIS MAFIA	592.6744
27	PHIL THE GRILL	591.9200
28	PREHISTORIC PIT	580.5828
29	Y'ALLS BBQ	580.4456
30	HANG'EM HIGH SMOKERS	517.0400

Chicken

30 entries · top 176.0228 · median 162.2628

#	Team	Score
1	Smokey and the Pirate	176.0228
2	TEAM AMERICA	172.6172
3	BOWLING OVER PIGS	172.5484
4	BIG B'S DOWN-N-DIRTY BBQ	171.4172
5	ZZYZX BAR.B.Q	170.8800
6	R&R BBQ	170.8228
7	BIG PIG BBQ	167.9884
8	HOG HEAVEN BARBECUE COMPANY	167.4172
9	BURNIN RING OF FIRE	166.8456
10	CHICKEN BUTT BBQ UTAH	166.8456
11	BROTHER OF SWEET SMOKE Q	164.5944
12	SMOKESHOW	164.5828
13	RHYTHM 'N QUE	164.5600
14	THE CALIFORNIA GRILL BILLIES	164.0000
15	SON OF SMOKE	163.3712
16	MOVIN' THE CHAINS	161.1544
17	BOOTIES BBQ	158.2972
18	Crooked Pigs	155.9772
19	BIG SHOT BBQ	155.9544
20	PHIL THE GRILL	154.2972
21	LUKEMIA SUCKS TOO	153.7372
22	WILD HOGS BBQ	153.1200
23	COWABUNGA BBQ	151.9888
24	MEMPHIS MAFIA	150.3200
25	PIRATES OF THE PIG	150.2400
26	NUTIN2IT BUT2QIT	146.7884
27	PREHISTORIC PIT	141.2000
28	BUTT RUBBIN BBQ	139.3940
29	HANG'EM HIGH SMOKERS	134.2400
30	Y'ALLS BBQ	133.7256

Pork Ribs

30 entries · top 171.9656 · median 159.9886

#	Team	Score
1	BIG SHOT BBQ	171.9656
2	Crooked Pigs	170.8572
3	TEAM AMERICA	170.8456
4	R&R BBQ	170.2744
5	BROTHER OF SWEET SMOKE Q	169.7144
6	RHYTHM 'N QUE	169.7028
7	SMOKESHOW	169.6800
8	BOWLING OVER PIGS	169.1428
9	ZZYZX BAR.B.Q	167.9772
10	BIG B'S DOWN-N-DIRTY BBQ	167.3944
11	SON OF SMOKE	164.5256
12	THE CALIFORNIA GRILL BILLIES	163.4400
13	HOG HEAVEN BARBECUE COMPANY	162.8572
14	BOOTIES BBQ	162.3088
15	WILD HOGS BBQ	160.0344
16	MOVIN' THE CHAINS	159.9428
17	BIG PIG BBQ	158.8000
18	Smokey and the Pirate	157.6456
19	MEMPHIS MAFIA	156.5716
20	CHICKEN BUTT BBQ UTAH	155.9772
21	LUKEMIA SUCKS TOO	155.4056
22	BUTT RUBBIN BBQ	154.8228
23	PIRATES OF THE PIG	154.8000
24	COWABUNGA BBQ	153.7144
25	NUTIN2IT BUT2QIT	152.0000
26	PHIL THE GRILL	145.6800
27	PREHISTORIC PIT	144.0344
28	Y'ALLS BBQ	143.9772
29	BURNIN RING OF FIRE	139.3600
30	HANG'EM HIGH SMOKERS	130.2400

Pork

30 entries · top 171.4172 · median 160.0056

#	Team	Score
1	PIRATES OF THE PIG	171.4172
2	HOG HEAVEN BARBECUE COMPANY	171.4056
3	BIG B'S DOWN-N-DIRTY BBQ	170.8456
4	WILD HOGS BBQ	170.8456
5	TEAM AMERICA	167.4516
6	Smokey and the Pirate	166.3200
7	RHYTHM 'N QUE	165.7028
8	BUTT RUBBIN BBQ	165.6684
9	SMOKESHOW	165.0856
10	LUKEMIA SUCKS TOO	164.5600
11	BROTHER OF SWEET SMOKE Q	164.5372
12	BOWLING OVER PIGS	162.2856
13	Crooked Pigs	162.2628
14	R&R BBQ	162.2400
15	MOVIN' THE CHAINS	161.6912
16	COWABUNGA BBQ	158.3200
17	BOOTIES BBQ	155.9428
18	ZZYZX BAR.B.Q	154.2856
19	BIG SHOT BBQ	152.5484
20	CHICKEN BUTT BBQ UTAH	151.9428
21	BURNIN RING OF FIRE	150.2968
22	PREHISTORIC PIT	149.1084
23	Y'ALLS BBQ	149.0856
24	SON OF SMOKE	148.5372
25	PHIL THE GRILL	145.1084
26	THE CALIFORNIA GRILL BILLIES	145.0860
27	BIG PIG BBQ	142.8344
28	NUTIN2IT BUT2QIT	135.4628
29	MEMPHIS MAFIA	132.0800
30	HANG'EM HIGH SMOKERS	131.4284

Brisket

30 entries · top 173.1428 · median 155.4000

#	Team	Score
1	SON OF SMOKE	173.1428
2	RHYTHM 'N QUE	171.9656
3	BOWLING OVER PIGS	169.6800
4	TEAM AMERICA	166.8228
5	ZZYZX BAR.B.Q	165.1772
6	BIG B'S DOWN-N-DIRTY BBQ	164.5600
7	CHICKEN BUTT BBQ UTAH	164.5256
8	Smokey and the Pirate	164.5256
9	MOVIN' THE CHAINS	163.9544
10	HOG HEAVEN BARBECUE COMPANY	162.2972
11	NUTIN2IT BUT2QIT	160.0228
12	BROTHER OF SWEET SMOKE Q	158.8228
13	PIRATES OF THE PIG	158.2172
14	WILD HOGS BBQ	157.6800
15	R&R BBQ	156.5484
16	THE CALIFORNIA GRILL BILLIES	154.2516
17	MEMPHIS MAFIA	153.7028
18	Y'ALLS BBQ	153.6572
19	BIG PIG BBQ	152.0116
20	Crooked Pigs	150.2400
21	PHIL THE GRILL	146.8344
22	PREHISTORIC PIT	146.2400
23	SMOKESHOW	141.6112
24	COWABUNGA BBQ	141.1428
25	BURNIN RING OF FIRE	140.5144
26	LUKEMIA SUCKS TOO	139.9656
27	BOOTIES BBQ	137.6572
28	BUTT RUBBIN BBQ	136.5372
29	BIG SHOT BBQ	133.6800
30	HANG'EM HIGH SMOKERS	121.1316

Sam's Club National BBQ Tour

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