Sam's Club National BBQ Tour 2015

May 22–23, 2015 · Marietta, GA

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POT'S BBQ

691.3484 · Master Series — Overall

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THE PIT CREW GA

689.1432 · Master Series — Overall

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MOYERS COMPETITION BAR-B-Q TEAM

687.3484 · Master Series — Overall

POT'S BBQ won Grand Champion at the Sam's Club National BBQ Tour on May 22, 2015 in Marietta, GA, scoring 691.3484 in a field of 29 teams. THE PIT CREW GA took Reserve Grand Champion with 689.1432. Category winners: Chicken — DIGGIN QUE-GA (176.5600); Pork Ribs — BUB-BA-Q (177.7144); Pork — POT'S BBQ (175.4172); Brisket — SOUTHERN THUNDER BBQ (176.5600). This is the 62nd of 126 editions of this contest on record; the 2015 edition was won by SHAKE 'N BAKE 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.

614.16 median 666.24 691.35 🏆

How the meats cooked

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

Chicken 176.56
Pork Ribs 177.71
Pork 175.42
Brisket 176.56

143.36 177.71

Winning score by edition

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

Entries

4 judged meats

Top score

691.3484

Winning margin

2.2052

GC over RC

Field average

661.99

614.16691.35

median 666.24 · last place to winner

Perfect 180s

Tightest race

Brisket

3.4400 pts across the top 5

Top-10 cutoff

678.7428

614.16691.35

10th place overall

Field spread

77.1880

winner to last place

Most consistent

POT'S BBQ

avg finish 5.25 across 4 meats

Double threats

teams with 2+ top-5 calls

Widest winning margin

Chicken

won by 1.1544 pts — DIGGIN QUE-GA

How hot was the win?

Top 67%

beats 33% of 4711 Master Series wins in the data

Came back for more

0 of 30 teams from the previous edition returned

Form held

Strong

ρ = -0.68 between pre-contest rating and finish

Field strength

1,546

avg power rating going in · stronger than 35% of contests

Top-rated in the field

MOYERS COMPETITION BAR-B-Q TEAM

rated 1762 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.

An upset on the books

19-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings

The ratings favoured the top seed the other 81 times in 100

Pot's BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, MOYERS COMPETITION BAR-B-Q TEAM, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 19-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.

champion 1513
top seed 1762

A first Grand Championship

20 tracked contests to get there

This was POT'S BBQ's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 20th tracked contest.

A dynasty in the making

4× wins at this contest

4 of 126 tracked editions

LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ has won this contest 4 times across its 126 tracked editions.

2014
2015
2017
2017

A knife fight at the top

4.6056 points across the top five

First to fifth in the overall standings covered just 4.6056 points.

1st POT'S BBQ
2nd THE PIT CREW GA
3rd MOYERS COMPETITION BAR-B-Q TEAM
4th BUB-BA-Q
5th SOUTHERN THUNDER BBQ

Photo finishes

Tie closest of 12 calls decided inside half a point

Chicken places 7–8: SOUTHERN THUNDER BBQ and BUB-BA-Q tied on 170.8228 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 1–2: BUB-BA-Q and THE PIT CREW GA tied on 177.7144 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 8–9: BUB-BA-Q and FOGGY BOTTOM BBQ tied on 171.9656 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.

Chicken 7–8 · tie
Pork Ribs 1–2 · tie
Brisket 8–9 · tie
Pork Ribs 6–7 · 0.0112

How the title was won

4 of 4 meats called to the stage

POT'S BBQ took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork ribs at 10th.

Chicken 4th
Pork Ribs 10th
Pork 1st
Brisket 6th

Back to defend

3 past champions back in the field

Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: THE PIT CREW GA (won 2013), DEEP SOUTH BBQ (won 2013), BOOTYQUE (won 2014).

THE PIT CREW GA · 2013
DEEP SOUTH BBQ · 2013
BOOTYQUE · 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 ← this one	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 1, 2016	Marietta, GA	Marietta, GA	30	697.6572	CONTAGIOUS Q	Organizer Portal
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	176.5600	171.9656	168.5828
Pork Ribs	177.7144	173.1200	169.7028
Pork	175.4172	171.9656	169.1084
Brisket	176.5600	173.1200	170.8572

Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Master Series

Overall

29 entries · top 691.3484 · median 666.2400

#	Team	Score
1	POT'S BBQ	691.3484
2	THE PIT CREW GA	689.1432
3	MOYERS COMPETITION BAR-B-Q TEAM	687.3484
4	BUB-BA-Q	687.3372
5	SOUTHERN THUNDER BBQ	686.7428
6	BOOTYQUE	682.8000
7	FOGGY BOTTOM BBQ	681.6684
8	HICKORY PRIME	679.3940
9	THE ROLLING GRILL BBQ	679.3028
10	DIGGIN QUE-GA	678.7428
11	FOWL BUTT BBQ	677.5652
12	LANG BBQ SMOKERS	673.1432
13	SWEET WATER BAR-B-QUE	670.2400
14	ST. LOUIS PIT QUE	666.6852
15	CHOO CHOO TRAIN BBQ	666.2400
16	WILL AND THE THRILLS	664.4680
17	DEEP SOUTH BBQ	660.4340
18	DAO BBQ	659.3144
19	TU BONES BBQ	655.3028
20	MAJOR Q BBQ	652.5832
21	TUFF DAWG GRILLERS	648.3652
22	THE NEKKED PIG BBQ TEAM	646.7084
23	QUE ON THE HOOCH	643.8512
24	PORKAHOLICS	643.7824
25	HOGHOUND BARBEQUE	640.4688
26	SMOKEN GUN BBQ	626.7660
27	6 BONES BBQ	623.3484
28	MDT SMOKERS	620.5028
29	SMOKING SNOWBALLS	614.1604

Chicken

29 entries · top 176.5600 · median 166.2628

#	Team	Score
1	DIGGIN QUE-GA	176.5600
2	MOYERS COMPETITION BAR-B-Q TEAM	175.4056
3	MAJOR Q BBQ	173.1428
4	POT'S BBQ	173.1200
5	ST. LOUIS PIT QUE	171.9656
6	SWEET WATER BAR-B-QUE	171.4056
7	SOUTHERN THUNDER BBQ	170.8228
8	BUB-BA-Q	170.8228
9	FOGGY BOTTOM BBQ	170.2856
10	LANG BBQ SMOKERS	168.5828
11	HICKORY PRIME	168.5256
12	THE ROLLING GRILL BBQ	168.5256
13	BOOTYQUE	167.9656
14	THE PIT CREW GA	166.8344
15	FOWL BUTT BBQ	166.2628
16	HOGHOUND BARBEQUE	165.7144
17	QUE ON THE HOOCH	164.5600
18	DAO BBQ	163.9656
19	TUFF DAWG GRILLERS	163.9312
20	SMOKEN GUN BBQ	163.4056
21	CHOO CHOO TRAIN BBQ	162.8228
22	6 BONES BBQ	162.2744
23	SMOKING SNOWBALLS	158.8344
24	WILL AND THE THRILLS	158.8112
25	PORKAHOLICS	158.7884
26	DEEP SOUTH BBQ	157.6456
27	MDT SMOKERS	155.9772
28	TU BONES BBQ	154.8000
29	THE NEKKED PIG BBQ TEAM	154.2400

Pork Ribs

29 entries · top 177.7144 · median 166.8572

#	Team	Score
1	BUB-BA-Q	177.7144
2	THE PIT CREW GA	177.7144
3	SOUTHERN THUNDER BBQ	175.4172
4	FOWL BUTT BBQ	175.4056
5	MOYERS COMPETITION BAR-B-Q TEAM	173.1200
6	HICKORY PRIME	172.0228
7	LANG BBQ SMOKERS	172.0116
8	DIGGIN QUE-GA	171.9888
9	BOOTYQUE	169.7372
10	POT'S BBQ	169.7028
11	DEEP SOUTH BBQ	169.1200
12	FOGGY BOTTOM BBQ	168.5944
13	DAO BBQ	167.4172
14	THE ROLLING GRILL BBQ	167.3944
15	SWEET WATER BAR-B-QUE	166.8572
16	THE NEKKED PIG BBQ TEAM	166.2628
17	HOGHOUND BARBEQUE	165.0972
18	PORKAHOLICS	161.6800
19	WILL AND THE THRILLS	161.1312
20	MAJOR Q BBQ	160.0232
21	TUFF DAWG GRILLERS	159.9772
22	TU BONES BBQ	159.9656
23	CHOO CHOO TRAIN BBQ	159.4172
24	ST. LOUIS PIT QUE	159.3484
25	SMOKING SNOWBALLS	157.6916
26	6 BONES BBQ	156.5600
27	QUE ON THE HOOCH	155.3828
28	MDT SMOKERS	151.4172
29	SMOKEN GUN BBQ	149.6688

Pork

29 entries · top 175.4172 · median 165.1428

#	Team	Score
1	POT'S BBQ	175.4172
2	DEEP SOUTH BBQ	174.8456
3	CHOO CHOO TRAIN BBQ	174.2972
4	BOOTYQUE	174.2628
5	WILL AND THE THRILLS	171.9656
6	SWEET WATER BAR-B-QUE	170.8456
7	FOGGY BOTTOM BBQ	170.8228
8	THE PIT CREW GA	169.7144
9	TU BONES BBQ	169.6800
10	ST. LOUIS PIT QUE	169.1084
11	THE ROLLING GRILL BBQ	167.3828
12	BUB-BA-Q	166.8344
13	THE NEKKED PIG BBQ TEAM	166.2628
14	MOYERS COMPETITION BAR-B-Q TEAM	165.7028
15	HICKORY PRIME	165.1428
16	FOWL BUTT BBQ	165.0856
17	DAO BBQ	164.5372
18	LANG BBQ SMOKERS	164
19	SOUTHERN THUNDER BBQ	163.9428
20	MAJOR Q BBQ	162.8572
21	MDT SMOKERS	162.2856
22	DIGGIN QUE-GA	160.5256
23	QUE ON THE HOOCH	159.9544
24	SMOKEN GUN BBQ	157.7028
25	6 BONES BBQ	156.5484
26	HOGHOUND BARBEQUE	156.5372
27	TUFF DAWG GRILLERS	155.9312
28	PORKAHOLICS	155.3484
29	SMOKING SNOWBALLS	154.2744

Brisket

29 entries · top 176.5600 · median 168.5488

#	Team	Score
1	SOUTHERN THUNDER BBQ	176.5600
2	THE ROLLING GRILL BBQ	176
3	THE PIT CREW GA	174.8800
4	HICKORY PRIME	173.7028
5	MOYERS COMPETITION BAR-B-Q TEAM	173.1200
6	POT'S BBQ	173.1084
7	WILL AND THE THRILLS	172.5600
8	BUB-BA-Q	171.9656
9	FOGGY BOTTOM BBQ	171.9656
10	TU BONES BBQ	170.8572
11	BOOTYQUE	170.8344
12	FOWL BUTT BBQ	170.8112
13	CHOO CHOO TRAIN BBQ	169.7028
14	DIGGIN QUE-GA	169.6684
15	LANG BBQ SMOKERS	168.5488
16	TUFF DAWG GRILLERS	168.5256
17	PORKAHOLICS	167.9656
18	ST. LOUIS PIT QUE	166.2628
19	QUE ON THE HOOCH	163.9540
20	DAO BBQ	163.3944
21	SWEET WATER BAR-B-QUE	161.1316
22	THE NEKKED PIG BBQ TEAM	159.9428
23	DEEP SOUTH BBQ	158.8228
24	MAJOR Q BBQ	156.5600
25	SMOKEN GUN BBQ	155.9888
26	HOGHOUND BARBEQUE	153.1200
27	MDT SMOKERS	150.8228
28	6 BONES BBQ	147.9656
29	SMOKING SNOWBALLS	143.3600

Sam's Club National BBQ Tour 2015

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