Sam's Club National BBQ Tour 2015

May 29–30, 2015 · Hendersonville, TN

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FAT, DRUNK & STUPID

703.4056 · Master Series — Overall

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Q-BONES BBQ

697.1432 · Master Series — Overall

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BARRY & ERICA

691.3828 · Master Series — Overall

FAT, DRUNK & STUPID won Grand Champion at the Sam's Club National BBQ Tour on May 29, 2015 in Hendersonville, TN, scoring 703.4056 in a field of 29 teams. Q-BONES BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 697.1432. Category winners: Chicken — Q-BONES BBQ (180.0000); Pork Ribs — BLUE CHIP BBQ (180.0000); Pork — SMOKIN N TURNIN BBQ (175.4056); Brisket — DEEP SOUTH BBQ (180.0000). This is the 64th of 126 editions of this contest on record; the 2015 edition was won by POT'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.

655.92 median 677.62 703.41 🏆

How the meats cooked

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

Chicken 180 🔥
Pork Ribs 180 🔥
Pork 175.41
Brisket 180 🔥

149.62 180

Winning score by edition

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

Entries

4 judged meats

Top score

703.4056

Winning margin

6.2624

GC over RC

Field average

677.41

655.92703.41

median 677.62 · last place to winner

Perfect 180s

3 🔥

DEEP SOUTH BBQ (Brisket), Q-BONES BBQ (Chicken), BLUE CHIP BBQ (Pork Ribs)

Tightest race

Pork

1.6912 pts across the top 5

Top-10 cutoff

681.6684

655.92703.41

10th place overall

Field spread

47.4856

winner to last place

Most consistent

FAT, DRUNK & STUPID

avg finish 4.25 across 4 meats

Double threats

teams with 2+ top-5 calls

Widest winning margin

Chicken

won by 2.8572 pts — Q-BONES BBQ

How hot was the win?

Top 20%

beats 80% of 4715 Master Series wins in the data

Came back for more

1 of 29 teams from the previous edition returned

Form held

Moderate

ρ = -0.5 between pre-contest rating and finish

Field strength

1,568

avg power rating going in · stronger than 53% of contests

Top-rated in the field

One2BBQ

rated 1788 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

703.4056 highest overall ever cooked here

703.4056 is the highest overall score this contest has ever produced — past the 700.5828 THUMP & STRUM BBQ set in 2015.

old record 700.5828
set 2015 by THUMP & STRUM BBQ

An upset on the books

30-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings

The ratings favoured the top seed the other 70 times in 100

FAT, DRUNK & STUPID came in rated below the field's top team, One2BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 30-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.

champion 1640
top seed 1788

Won without a category win

4 of 4 meats called to the stage

FAT, DRUNK & STUPID won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 4 calls from 4 boards, best of them 2nd. Consistency beat fireworks.

Chicken 7th
Pork Ribs 3rd
Pork 2nd
Brisket 5th

A first Grand Championship

23 tracked contests to get there

This was FAT, DRUNK & STUPID's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 23rd tracked contest.

A day of perfect scores

3 perfect 180s

3 perfect 180s were scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.

DEEP SOUTH BBQ · Brisket
Q-BONES BBQ · Chicken
BLUE CHIP BBQ · Pork Ribs

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

Photo finishes

Tie closest of 12 calls decided inside half a point

Chicken places 2–3: Q# and HOT COLE'S BBQ tied on 177.1428 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 6–7: BIG G BBQ and FAT, DRUNK & STUPID tied on 176.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 6–7: FRIENDS OF OBR and HOT COLE'S BBQ tied on 174.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.

Chicken 2–3 · tie
Chicken 6–7 · tie
Pork Ribs 6–7 · tie
Pork Ribs 7–8 · tie

Back to defend

3 past champions back in the field

Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: DEEP SOUTH BBQ (won 2013), ONE2BBQ (won 2013), SWIGGIN PIG (won 2014).

DEEP SOUTH BBQ · 2013
ONE2BBQ · 2013
SWIGGIN PIG · 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 13, 2013	Hendersonville, TN	Hendersonville, TN	30	697.0972	MOONSWINERS	Swamp Boys
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	Marietta, GA	Marietta, GA	29	691.3484	POT'S BBQ	THE PIT CREW GA
May 29, 2015 ← this one	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	180	176.5600	172.5600
Pork Ribs	180	174.2972	173.1084
Pork	175.4056	173.7144	170.8228
Brisket	180	176.5828	171.4056

Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Master Series

Overall

29 entries · top 703.4056 · median 677.6228

#	Team	Score
1	FAT, DRUNK & STUPID	703.4056
2	Q-BONES BBQ	697.1432
3	BARRY & ERICA	691.3828
4	HOT COLE'S BBQ	691.3712
5	BLIND HOG BBQ	690.2056
6	EAT MOR BUTT BBQ	689.0972
7	BLUE CHIP BBQ	689.0284
8	RURAL ROUTE BBQ	686.7656
9	ONE2BBQ	685.6456
10	BIG G BBQ	681.6684
11	SMOKE BY DAY, FIRE BY NIGHT	679.8856
12	FRIENDS OF OBR	678.7312
13	SMOKIN N TURNIN BBQ	677.6456
14	Big B BBQ Company	677.6456
15	DEEP SOUTH BBQ	677.6228
16	PWA BBQ	676.5140
17	SWIGGIN PIG	676.4800
18	GOVERNORS BBQ	674.2516
19	SOUTHERN SMOKERS	674.1368
20	Q#	673.0284
21	K & K KOOKERS	670.8004
22	CHARCOAL COWBOYS	670.6968
23	BLUEGRASS SMOKERS	669.1204
24	BUTTRUB.COM	665.5768
25	NO PIG DEAL BBQ	663.3256
26	SOUTHERN SMOKED SWINE	660.4456
27	BOOM BOOM QUE	658.7312
28	WILD BOAR SMOKERS	658.6740
29	SOUTHERN STILES BBQ	655.9200

Chicken

29 entries · top 180 · median 170.8456 · 🔥 perfect 180

#	Team	Score
1	Q-BONES BBQ	180 🔥
2	Q#	177.1428
3	HOT COLE'S BBQ	177.1428
4	BLUEGRASS SMOKERS	176.5716
5	Big B BBQ Company	176.5600
6	BIG G BBQ	176
7	FAT, DRUNK & STUPID	176
8	BARRY & ERICA	175.4172
9	ONE2BBQ	173.7028
10	SMOKE BY DAY, FIRE BY NIGHT	172.5600
11	FRIENDS OF OBR	171.9772
12	DEEP SOUTH BBQ	171.4172
13	BLIND HOG BBQ	171.4172
14	SMOKIN N TURNIN BBQ	171.4056
15	NO PIG DEAL BBQ	170.8456
16	PWA BBQ	170.8112
17	RURAL ROUTE BBQ	170.2628
18	BLUE CHIP BBQ	169.6800
19	GOVERNORS BBQ	169.1316
20	WILD BOAR SMOKERS	169.1200
21	EAT MOR BUTT BBQ	169.1200
22	BOOM BOOM QUE	168.5600
23	SOUTHERN SMOKERS	167.9656
24	SWIGGIN PIG	166.8344
25	K & K KOOKERS	166.2744
26	SOUTHERN STILES BBQ	164.5372
27	CHARCOAL COWBOYS	162.8228
28	SOUTHERN SMOKED SWINE	162.2400
29	BUTTRUB.COM	160.5028

Pork Ribs

29 entries · top 180 · median 169.1200 · 🔥 perfect 180

#	Team	Score
1	BLUE CHIP BBQ	180 🔥
2	EAT MOR BUTT BBQ	178.2972
3	FAT, DRUNK & STUPID	176.5600
4	Q-BONES BBQ	175.4516
5	GOVERNORS BBQ	174.2972
6	FRIENDS OF OBR	174.2628
7	HOT COLE'S BBQ	174.2628
8	BLIND HOG BBQ	174.2628
9	PWA BBQ	173.1428
10	BIG G BBQ	173.1084
11	BOOM BOOM QUE	172.5944
12	Big B BBQ Company	171.9884
13	Q#	171.9656
14	BARRY & ERICA	170.8572
15	RURAL ROUTE BBQ	169.1200
16	BUTTRUB.COM	169.1200
17	SOUTHERN SMOKERS	169.1200
18	NO PIG DEAL BBQ	167.9772
19	SOUTHERN STILES BBQ	167.4172
20	SWIGGIN PIG	167.4172
21	BLUEGRASS SMOKERS	166.2744
22	SMOKE BY DAY, FIRE BY NIGHT	165.6800
23	CHARCOAL COWBOYS	165.0856
24	SOUTHERN SMOKED SWINE	164.5256
25	DEEP SOUTH BBQ	163.9772
26	SMOKIN N TURNIN BBQ	162.8344
27	ONE2BBQ	162.8228
28	K & K KOOKERS	158.2632
29	WILD BOAR SMOKERS	152.5028

Pork

29 entries · top 175.4056 · median 169.1084

#	Team	Score
1	SMOKIN N TURNIN BBQ	175.4056
2	FAT, DRUNK & STUPID	174.2628
3	CHARCOAL COWBOYS	174.2628
4	SMOKE BY DAY, FIRE BY NIGHT	174.2628
5	Q-BONES BBQ	173.7144
6	HOT COLE'S BBQ	173.7028
7	BARRY & ERICA	173.1428
8	K & K KOOKERS	173.1084
9	PWA BBQ	171.4628
10	SWIGGIN PIG	170.8228
11	BUTTRUB.COM	169.6912
12	ONE2BBQ	169.6800
13	RURAL ROUTE BBQ	169.6800
14	SOUTHERN SMOKED SWINE	169.1428
15	FRIENDS OF OBR	169.1084
16	BLIND HOG BBQ	168.5256
17	BOOM BOOM QUE	167.9540
18	EAT MOR BUTT BBQ	167.4056
19	WILD BOAR SMOKERS	167.3828
20	SOUTHERN SMOKERS	167.3828
21	GOVERNORS BBQ	166.8456
22	Q#	166.8228
23	NO PIG DEAL BBQ	166.8228
24	Big B BBQ Company	165.1200
25	SOUTHERN STILES BBQ	164.0228
26	DEEP SOUTH BBQ	162.2284
27	BIG G BBQ	161.7028
28	BLUE CHIP BBQ	161.6456
29	BLUEGRASS SMOKERS	158.8344

Brisket

29 entries · top 180 · median 168 · 🔥 perfect 180

#	Team	Score
1	DEEP SOUTH BBQ	180 🔥
2	ONE2BBQ	179.4400
3	BLUE CHIP BBQ	177.7028
4	RURAL ROUTE BBQ	177.7028
5	FAT, DRUNK & STUPID	176.5828
6	BLIND HOG BBQ	176
7	EAT MOR BUTT BBQ	174.2744
8	K & K KOOKERS	173.1544
9	BARRY & ERICA	171.9656
10	SWIGGIN PIG	171.4056
11	BIG G BBQ	170.8572
12	SOUTHERN SMOKERS	169.6684
13	WILD BOAR SMOKERS	169.6684
14	CHARCOAL COWBOYS	168.5256
15	SMOKIN N TURNIN BBQ	168
16	Q-BONES BBQ	167.9772
17	BLUEGRASS SMOKERS	167.4400
18	SMOKE BY DAY, FIRE BY NIGHT	167.3828
19	BUTTRUB.COM	166.2628
20	HOT COLE'S BBQ	166.2628
21	SOUTHERN SMOKED SWINE	164.5372
22	Big B BBQ Company	163.9772
23	GOVERNORS BBQ	163.9772
24	FRIENDS OF OBR	163.3828
25	PWA BBQ	161.0972
26	SOUTHERN STILES BBQ	159.9428
27	NO PIG DEAL BBQ	157.6800
28	Q#	157.0972
29	BOOM BOOM QUE	149.6228

Sam's Club National BBQ Tour 2015

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