Sam's Club National BBQ Tour

2015-06-12 – 2015-06-13 · N. Charleston, SC · 📍 N. Charleston, SC

Grand Champion: BIG DICK'S BBQ (679.9428) · 29 teams

Reserve Champion: 🥈 4:20 Q

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BIG DICK'S BBQ

679.9428 · Master Series — Overall

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4:20 Q

674.8344 · Master Series — Overall

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YES, DEAR BBQ

668.4572 · 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.

602.14 median 653.62 679.94 🏆

How the meats cooked

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

Chicken 177.74
Pork Ribs 174.86
Pork 172.00
Brisket 174.30

141.11 177.74

Winning score by edition

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

Entries

4 judged meats

Top score

679.9428

Winning margin

5.1084

GC over RC

Field average

649.31

602.14679.94

median 653.62 · last place to winner

Perfect 180s

Tightest race

Brisket

2.2972 pts across the top 5

Top-10 cutoff

660.5484

602.14679.94

10th place overall

Field spread

77.8060

winner to last place

Most consistent

BIG DICK'S BBQ

avg finish 6.75 across 4 meats

Double threats

teams with 2+ top-5 calls

Widest winning margin

Pork Ribs

won by 2.8800 pts — BLAZIN' BULLETS BBQ

How hot was the win?

Top 89%

beats 11% of 4707 Master Series wins in the data

Came back for more

0 of 30 teams from the previous edition returned

Form held

Moderate

ρ = -0.59 between pre-contest rating and finish

Field strength

1547

avg power rating going in · stronger than 36% of contests

Top-rated in the field

CHIX, SWINE & BOVINE BBQ

rated 1795 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

16-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings

The ratings favoured the top seed the other 84 times in 100

BIG DICK'S BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, CHIX, SWINE & BOVINE BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 16-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.

champion 1510
top seed 1795

A first Grand Championship

6 tracked contests to get there

This was BIG DICK'S BBQ's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 6th 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

Photo finishes

Tie closest of 11 calls decided inside half a point

Pork Ribs places 4–5: CHIX, SWINE & BOVINE BBQ and YES, DEAR BBQ tied on 169.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 8–9: OMFGBBQ and BLAZIN' BULLETS BBQ tied on 165.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 9–10: BLOWIN' SMOKE LLC edged BACKWOODS BBQ by 0.0004.

Pork Ribs 4–5 · tie
Pork 8–9 · tie
Chicken 9–10 · 0.0004
Chicken 8–9 · 0.0112

How the title was won

3 of 4 meats called to the stage

BIG DICK'S BBQ took the title on 3 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork ribs at 20th.

Chicken 4th
Pork Ribs 20th
Pork 1st
Brisket 2nd

Back to defend

1 past champions back in the field

Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: WAYLON'S WICKEDLY GOOD Q (won 2013).

WAYLON'S WICKEDLY GOOD Q · 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
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 ← this one	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
2016-08-26	N. Charleston, SC	N. Charleston, SC	30	695.3484	WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ	SAUCED! BBQ TEAM
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	177.7372	170.8228	169.1312
Pork Ribs	174.8572	169.7028	165.7028
Pork	172.0000	168.5484	165.1312
Brisket	174.2972	172.0000	166.8684

Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Master Series

Overall

29 entries · top 679.9428 · median 653.6228

#	Team	Score
1	BIG DICK'S BBQ	679.9428
2	4:20 Q	674.8344
3	YES, DEAR BBQ	668.4572
4	SOME-R SWINE	666.2400
5	County Line Que	664.5600
6	BLAZIN' BULLETS BBQ	663.9312
7	CHIX, SWINE & BOVINE BBQ	663.3600
8	SWEET SMOKE Q FLORIDA	662.2628
9	WAYLON'S WICKEDLY GOOD Q	662.1944
10	JB'S SMOKESHACK	660.5484
11	BACKWOODS BBQ	660.4568
12	MR.GOODTIME'S BBQ CLUB	656.4800
13	ULTIMATE TAILGATERS BBQ	656.4800
14	WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ	655.8972
15	BLOWIN' SMOKE LLC	653.6228
16	ELITE BBQ SMOKERS	651.9084
17	QUEOLOGY	647.8396
18	SMOKIN' GRINGO'S BBQ	644.4228
19	HOG CABIN	643.8628
20	FIRE AND SMOKE SHAK	643.2684
21	ON THE SPOT BBQ	642.2628
22	OMFGBBQ	640.5256
23	BRITTON'S BBQ	634.2740
24	ALL SMOKED UP SC	630.6056
25	TARHEEL SMOKERS	628.4228
26	The Redneck Chef	627.8172
27	BIG O'S LOW N SLOW BBQ	626.1484
28	CAROLINA SMOKE	617.0968
29	SMOKIN OUTBACK BBQ	602.1368

Chicken

29 entries · top 177.7372 · median 166.2628

#	Team	Score
1	CHIX, SWINE & BOVINE BBQ	177.7372
2	SOME-R SWINE	176.0000
3	County Line Que	174.2972
4	BIG DICK'S BBQ	173.7028
5	SWEET SMOKE Q FLORIDA	170.8228
6	WAYLON'S WICKEDLY GOOD Q	170.2628
7	4:20 Q	169.6800
8	ULTIMATE TAILGATERS BBQ	169.1428
9	BLOWIN' SMOKE LLC	169.1316
10	BACKWOODS BBQ	169.1312
11	TARHEEL SMOKERS	168.5256
12	JB'S SMOKESHACK	168.0000
13	WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ	167.3828
14	MR.GOODTIME'S BBQ CLUB	166.2628
15	ELITE BBQ SMOKERS	166.2628
16	CAROLINA SMOKE	164.5828
17	ALL SMOKED UP SC	164.5256
18	BRITTON'S BBQ	162.8684
19	FIRE AND SMOKE SHAK	162.8344
20	SMOKIN' GRINGO'S BBQ	162.2512
21	QUEOLOGY	161.0972
22	YES, DEAR BBQ	159.3716
23	HOG CABIN	158.8000
24	OMFGBBQ	155.9656
25	BLAZIN' BULLETS BBQ	155.9656
26	ON THE SPOT BBQ	154.2628
27	BIG O'S LOW N SLOW BBQ	153.6800
28	The Redneck Chef	151.9428
29	SMOKIN OUTBACK BBQ	147.4056

Pork Ribs

29 entries · top 174.8572 · median 161.6800

#	Team	Score
1	BLAZIN' BULLETS BBQ	174.8572
2	MR.GOODTIME'S BBQ CLUB	171.9772
3	4:20 Q	169.7144
4	CHIX, SWINE & BOVINE BBQ	169.7028
5	YES, DEAR BBQ	169.7028
6	SWEET SMOKE Q FLORIDA	169.1656
7	SOME-R SWINE	166.8916
8	ELITE BBQ SMOKERS	166.8228
9	SMOKIN' GRINGO'S BBQ	166.2972
10	JB'S SMOKESHACK	165.7028
11	ON THE SPOT BBQ	163.4400
12	SMOKIN OUTBACK BBQ	162.8228
13	CAROLINA SMOKE	162.2512
14	WAYLON'S WICKEDLY GOOD Q	161.7144
15	BIG O'S LOW N SLOW BBQ	161.6800
16	OMFGBBQ	161.1428
17	BACKWOODS BBQ	161.0972
18	BLOWIN' SMOKE LLC	160.5600
19	WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ	159.9772
20	BIG DICK'S BBQ	159.9772
21	ALL SMOKED UP SC	158.2172
22	TARHEEL SMOKERS	157.6800
23	ULTIMATE TAILGATERS BBQ	156.5600
24	BRITTON'S BBQ	155.4172
25	FIRE AND SMOKE SHAK	154.7884
26	QUEOLOGY	154.2284
27	HOG CABIN	153.7032
28	County Line Que	153.6800
29	The Redneck Chef	152.5144

Pork

29 entries · top 172.0000 · median 163.3828

#	Team	Score
1	BIG DICK'S BBQ	172.0000
2	FIRE AND SMOKE SHAK	171.9656
3	JB'S SMOKESHACK	169.1428
4	ON THE SPOT BBQ	168.5828
5	HOG CABIN	168.5484
6	CHIX, SWINE & BOVINE BBQ	166.8228
7	YES, DEAR BBQ	166.2400
8	OMFGBBQ	165.7028
9	BLAZIN' BULLETS BBQ	165.7028
10	County Line Que	165.1312
11	ULTIMATE TAILGATERS BBQ	164.5372
12	4:20 Q	164.0000
13	BLOWIN' SMOKE LLC	163.9428
14	QUEOLOGY	163.4056
15	ALL SMOKED UP SC	163.3828
16	MR.GOODTIME'S BBQ CLUB	162.8228
17	The Redneck Chef	162.2628
18	TARHEEL SMOKERS	161.1084
19	SOME-R SWINE	159.3712
20	ELITE BBQ SMOKERS	158.8572
21	WAYLON'S WICKEDLY GOOD Q	158.2172
22	SWEET SMOKE Q FLORIDA	156.5716
23	BACKWOODS BBQ	155.9312
24	WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ	155.4172
25	BIG O'S LOW N SLOW BBQ	154.2628
26	SMOKIN' GRINGO'S BBQ	153.0744
27	BRITTON'S BBQ	149.1200
28	CAROLINA SMOKE	147.9772
29	SMOKIN OUTBACK BBQ	142.2400

Brisket

29 entries · top 174.2972 · median 162.8000

#	Team	Score
1	BACKWOODS BBQ	174.2972
2	BIG DICK'S BBQ	174.2628
3	YES, DEAR BBQ	173.1428
4	WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ	173.1200
5	WAYLON'S WICKEDLY GOOD Q	172.0000
6	County Line Que	171.4516
7	4:20 Q	171.4400
8	QUEOLOGY	169.1084
9	BLAZIN' BULLETS BBQ	167.4056
10	BRITTON'S BBQ	166.8684
11	ULTIMATE TAILGATERS BBQ	166.2400
12	SWEET SMOKE Q FLORIDA	165.7028
13	SOME-R SWINE	163.9772
14	HOG CABIN	162.8112
15	SMOKIN' GRINGO'S BBQ	162.8000
16	The Redneck Chef	161.0972
17	BLOWIN' SMOKE LLC	159.9884
18	ELITE BBQ SMOKERS	159.9656
19	OMFGBBQ	157.7144
20	JB'S SMOKESHACK	157.7028
21	BIG O'S LOW N SLOW BBQ	156.5256
22	ON THE SPOT BBQ	155.9772
23	MR.GOODTIME'S BBQ CLUB	155.4172
24	FIRE AND SMOKE SHAK	153.6800
25	SMOKIN OUTBACK BBQ	149.6684
26	CHIX, SWINE & BOVINE BBQ	149.0972
27	ALL SMOKED UP SC	144.4800
28	CAROLINA SMOKE	142.2856
29	TARHEEL SMOKERS	141.1088

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