Sam's Club National BBQ Tour 2015

May 8–9, 2015 · Overland Park, KS

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THUMP & STRUM BBQ

700.5828 · Master Series — Overall

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SMOOTH SMOKE

690.8000 · Master Series — Overall

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SMOKE N BABES BBQ

690.2400 · Master Series — Overall

THUMP & STRUM BBQ won Grand Champion at the Sam's Club National BBQ Tour on May 8, 2015 in Overland Park, KS, scoring 700.5828 in a field of 30 teams. SMOOTH SMOKE took Reserve Grand Champion with 690.8000. Category winners: Chicken — R BUTTS R SMOKIN (177.1428); Pork Ribs — THUMP & STRUM BBQ (178.2972); Pork — DIRT ROAD BBQ (176.5600); Brisket — SMOKE N BABES BBQ (179.4400). This is the 60th of 125 editions of this contest on record; the 2015 edition was won by JO-BAWB'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.

624.98 median 665.35 700.58 🏆

How the meats cooked

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

Chicken 177.14
Pork Ribs 178.30
Pork 176.56
Brisket 179.44

141.69 179.44

Winning score by edition

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

Entries

4 judged meats

Top score

700.5828

Winning margin

9.7828

GC over RC

Field average

665.17

624.98700.58

median 665.35 · last place to winner

Perfect 180s

Tightest race

Chicken

4 pts across the top 5

Top-10 cutoff

672.5028

624.98700.58

10th place overall

Field spread

75.6000

winner to last place

Most consistent

THUMP & STRUM BBQ

avg finish 3.25 across 4 meats

Double threats

teams with 2+ top-5 calls

Widest winning margin

Pork Ribs

won by 4.0228 pts — THUMP & STRUM BBQ

How hot was the win?

Top 30%

beats 70% 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 = -0.65 between pre-contest rating and finish

Field strength

1,609

avg power rating going in · stronger than 82% of contests

Top-rated in the field

DIRT ROAD BBQ

rated 1817 pre-contest

Storylines (8 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 new contest record

700.5828 highest overall ever cooked here

700.5828 is the highest overall score this contest has ever produced — past the 700.0232 SWIGGIN PIG set in 2014.

old record 700.0232
set 2014 by SWIGGIN PIG

An upset on the books

24-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings

The ratings favoured the top seed the other 76 times in 100

THUMP & STRUM BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, DIRT ROAD BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 24-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.

champion 1613
top seed 1817

A first Grand Championship

34 tracked contests to get there

This was THUMP & STRUM BBQ's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 34th tracked contest.

A statement win

9.7828 points clear of the field

Wider than 87% of the 4,722 championships in the data

The champion won by 9.7828 points — a wider margin than 87% of championships in the data.

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

Chicken places 7–8: THUMP & STRUM BBQ and JAESTAR BBQ tied on 172.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 8–9: BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE and SMOKIN BAD HABIT tied on 169.6684 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 4–5: BIG BILLY'S BBQ edged GRILLAS by 0.0116.

Chicken 7–8 · tie
Pork 8–9 · tie
Chicken 4–5 · 0.0116
Pork 7–8 · 0.0116

How the title was won

4 of 4 meats called to the stage

THUMP & STRUM BBQ took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was chicken at 7th.

Chicken 7th
Pork Ribs 1st
Pork 2nd
Brisket 3rd

Back to defend

1 past champions back in the field

Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: DIRT ROAD BBQ (won 2013).

DIRT ROAD BBQ · 2013

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 ← this one	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	177.1428	173.1428	171.4172
Pork Ribs	178.2972	173.1428	170.8112
Pork	176.5600	170.8572	169.1772
Brisket	179.4400	174.2744	171.4056

Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Master Series

Overall

30 entries · top 700.5828 · median 665.3490

#	Team	Score
1	THUMP & STRUM BBQ	700.5828
2	SMOOTH SMOKE	690.8000
3	SMOKE N BABES BBQ	690.2400
4	OKLAHOMA JOE'S SERIOUS QUE	687.3600
5	DIRT ROAD BBQ	684.5028
6	SMOKIN BAD HABIT	681.0284
7	R BUTTS R SMOKIN	679.3256
8	GETTIN' SAUCED	677.0284
9	SLAPS BBQ	674.7540
10	JAESTAR BBQ	672.5028
11	BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE	671.9540
12	GRILLAS	671.4744
13	LOVE 2 Q	669.6228
14	RIB CAGE BBQ	668.5028
15	GETTIN' BASTED	665.6232
16	SMOKIN SUZY	665.0748
17	PORK ME PURPLE	663.3372
18	JP CUSTOM SMOKE	663.3368
19	HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB	663.2916
20	WHEN PIGS DIE	660.4228
21	BIG BILLY'S BBQ	657.0744
22	NICKLE BOYS BBQ	656.9940
23	THREE HOG NIGHT SMOKERS	656.4688
24	PARK AVENUE PORK	655.8968
25	BOONDOGGLE BBQ	654.7312
26	B & C SMOKERS	641.5084
27	MOTLEY QUE	640.9832
28	F.O.M.S.B.	634.7888
29	LONGBONE BBQ	630.8572
30	SMALLEYWOOD BBQ	624.9828

Chicken

30 entries · top 177.1428 · median 165.4000

#	Team	Score
1	R BUTTS R SMOKIN	177.1428
2	OKLAHOMA JOE'S SERIOUS QUE	176
3	SMOOTH SMOKE	173.7028
4	BIG BILLY'S BBQ	173.1544
5	GRILLAS	173.1428
6	LOVE 2 Q	172.5828
7	THUMP & STRUM BBQ	172.5600
8	JAESTAR BBQ	172.5600
9	GETTIN' SAUCED	171.9772
10	SMOKE N BABES BBQ	171.4172
11	SLAPS BBQ	170.2628
12	SMOKIN SUZY	169.7488
13	JP CUSTOM SMOKE	168.5256
14	MOTLEY QUE	167.3828
15	HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB	165.6800
16	NICKLE BOYS BBQ	165.1200
17	GETTIN' BASTED	164.5372
18	F.O.M.S.B.	164
19	THREE HOG NIGHT SMOKERS	163.9656
20	SMOKIN BAD HABIT	163.9428
21	DIRT ROAD BBQ	163.4056
22	BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE	161.1428
23	B & C SMOKERS	161.0740
24	BOONDOGGLE BBQ	160.5600
25	PORK ME PURPLE	160.5600
26	WHEN PIGS DIE	160.5144
27	SMALLEYWOOD BBQ	159.3944
28	RIB CAGE BBQ	159.3828
29	PARK AVENUE PORK	153.6800
30	LONGBONE BBQ	141.6916

Pork Ribs

30 entries · top 178.2972 · median 168.2514

#	Team	Score
1	THUMP & STRUM BBQ	178.2972
2	SMOOTH SMOKE	174.2744
3	BIG BILLY'S BBQ	173.7372
4	SMOKE N BABES BBQ	173.7028
5	SMOKIN BAD HABIT	173.1428
6	RIB CAGE BBQ	172.5600
7	OKLAHOMA JOE'S SERIOUS QUE	172.0116
8	BOONDOGGLE BBQ	171.9888
9	DIRT ROAD BBQ	170.8344
10	NICKLE BOYS BBQ	170.8112
11	THREE HOG NIGHT SMOKERS	169.7260
12	WHEN PIGS DIE	169.1428
13	BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE	169.1200
14	GRILLAS	168.5944
15	GETTIN' SAUCED	168.5256
16	GETTIN' BASTED	167.9772
17	SMOKIN SUZY	167.3944
18	PARK AVENUE PORK	166.8456
19	SLAPS BBQ	165.1200
20	R BUTTS R SMOKIN	163.9772
21	HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB	163.9660
22	PORK ME PURPLE	162.8116
23	JAESTAR BBQ	162.2744
24	LOVE 2 Q	161.6800
25	LONGBONE BBQ	161.1656
26	JP CUSTOM SMOKE	160.5600
27	SMALLEYWOOD BBQ	160.5372
28	MOTLEY QUE	159.9428
29	F.O.M.S.B.	158.2744
30	B & C SMOKERS	157.6688

Pork

30 entries · top 176.5600 · median 166.2514

#	Team	Score
1	DIRT ROAD BBQ	176.5600
2	THUMP & STRUM BBQ	174.8456
3	OKLAHOMA JOE'S SERIOUS QUE	173.1084
4	PORK ME PURPLE	171.4056
5	RIB CAGE BBQ	170.8572
6	SMOOTH SMOKE	169.7028
7	GETTIN' SAUCED	169.6800
8	BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE	169.6684
9	SMOKIN BAD HABIT	169.6684
10	GRILLAS	169.1772
11	SMOKIN SUZY	168.5372
12	GETTIN' BASTED	167.9772
13	LOVE 2 Q	167.3828
14	LONGBONE BBQ	166.3200
15	JAESTAR BBQ	166.2628
16	R BUTTS R SMOKIN	166.2400
17	PARK AVENUE PORK	165.6912
18	SMOKE N BABES BBQ	165.6800
19	HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB	164.5256
20	WHEN PIGS DIE	163.3828
21	F.O.M.S.B.	162.8572
22	NICKLE BOYS BBQ	160.5256
23	B & C SMOKERS	160.5256
24	SLAPS BBQ	160.5140
25	THREE HOG NIGHT SMOKERS	159.9428
26	JP CUSTOM SMOKE	159.9312
27	SMALLEYWOOD BBQ	158.2284
28	BOONDOGGLE BBQ	155.9084
29	MOTLEY QUE	154.8116
30	BIG BILLY'S BBQ	154.2400

Brisket

30 entries · top 179.4400 · median 167.1142

#	Team	Score
1	SMOKE N BABES BBQ	179.4400
2	SLAPS BBQ	178.8572
3	THUMP & STRUM BBQ	174.8800
4	JP CUSTOM SMOKE	174.3200
5	SMOKIN BAD HABIT	174.2744
6	DIRT ROAD BBQ	173.7028
7	SMOOTH SMOKE	173.1200
8	BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE	172.0228
9	R BUTTS R SMOKIN	171.9656
10	JAESTAR BBQ	171.4056
11	PARK AVENUE PORK	169.6800
12	HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB	169.1200
13	PORK ME PURPLE	168.5600
14	LOVE 2 Q	167.9772
15	WHEN PIGS DIE	167.3828
16	GETTIN' SAUCED	166.8456
17	BOONDOGGLE BBQ	166.2740
18	OKLAHOMA JOE'S SERIOUS QUE	166.2400
19	RIB CAGE BBQ	165.7028
20	GETTIN' BASTED	165.1316
21	THREE HOG NIGHT SMOKERS	162.8344
22	B & C SMOKERS	162.2400
23	LONGBONE BBQ	161.6800
24	GRILLAS	160.5600
25	NICKLE BOYS BBQ	160.5372
26	SMOKIN SUZY	159.3944
27	MOTLEY QUE	158.8460
28	BIG BILLY'S BBQ	155.9428
29	F.O.M.S.B.	149.6572
30	SMALLEYWOOD BBQ	146.8228

Sam's Club National BBQ Tour 2015

The contest at a glance (read off the scored boards)

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Double threats

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How hot was the win?

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Form held

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Storylines (8 found in this contest's numbers)

A new contest record

An upset on the books

A first Grand Championship

A statement win

A dynasty in the making

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Chicken

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