Sam's Club National BBQ Tour

2016-06-17 – 2016-06-18 · Hendersonville, TN · 📍 Hendersonville, TN

Grand Champion: SON SEEKERS BBQ (699.9544) · 29 teams

Reserve Champion: 🥈 THE ALGOOD BAR-B-Q PIT CREW

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SON SEEKERS BBQ

699.9544 · Master Series — Overall

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THE ALGOOD BAR-B-Q PIT CREW

699.9428 · Master Series — Overall

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Q-BONES BBQ

699.3716 · 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.

528.54 median 683.33 699.95 🏆

How the meats cooked

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

Chicken 179.44
Pork Ribs 180.00 🔥
Pork 180.00 🔥
Brisket 178.86

149.07 180.00

Winning score by edition

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

Entries

4 judged meats

Top score

699.9544

Winning margin

0.0116

GC over RC

Field average

675.22

528.54699.95

median 683.33 · last place to winner

Perfect 180s

2 🔥

CHARCOAL COWBOYS (Pork), ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN (Pork Ribs)

Tightest race

Brisket

2.2972 pts across the top 5

Top-10 cutoff

689.6688

528.54699.95

10th place overall

Field spread

171.4172

winner to last place

Most consistent

THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE SMOKE

avg finish 7.67 across 3 meats

Double threats

teams with 2+ top-5 calls

Widest winning margin

Pork

won by 2.2856 pts — CHARCOAL COWBOYS

How hot was the win?

Top 33%

beats 67% of 4707 Master Series wins in the data

Came back for more

0 of 29 teams from the previous edition returned

Form held

Moderate

ρ = -0.47 between pre-contest rating and finish

Field strength

1579

avg power rating going in · stronger than 63% of contests

Top-rated in the field

SWIGGIN PIG

rated 1813 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 razor-thin finish

0.0116 points between champion and reserve

Closer than 98% of the 4,742 championships in the data

The Grand Championship was decided by 0.0116 points — closer than 98% of every championship in the data.

SON SEEKERS BBQ
THE ALGOOD BAR-B-Q PIT CREW

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

SON SEEKERS BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, SWIGGIN PIG, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 24-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.

champion 1611
top seed 1813

Won without a category win

3 of 4 meats called to the stage

SON SEEKERS BBQ won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 3 calls from 4 boards, best of them 4th. Consistency beat fireworks.

Chicken 17th
Pork Ribs 8th
Pork 4th
Brisket 7th

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

1.7488 points across the top five

First to fifth in the overall standings covered just 1.7488 points — 3 teams sat within a single point of the lead.

1st SON SEEKERS BBQ
2nd THE ALGOOD BAR-B-Q PIT CREW
3rd Q-BONES BBQ
4th OKLAHOMA JOE'S SERIOUS QUE
5th UNDER THE RADAR

Photo finishes

Tie closest of 12 calls decided inside half a point

Chicken places 4–5: ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN and HOBBIE BAR-B-Q tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 9–10: HOT COLE'S BBQ and Q-BONES BBQ tied on 174.2744 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 3–4: OKLAHOMA JOE'S SERIOUS QUE and SON SEEKERS BBQ tied on 177.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.

Chicken 4–5 · tie
Chicken 9–10 · tie
Pork 3–4 · tie
Pork 7–8 · tie

Back to defend

1 past champions back in the field

Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: SWIGGIN PIG (won 2014).

SWIGGIN PIG · 2014

A perfect score on the table

2 perfect 180s

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

CHARCOAL COWBOYS · Pork
ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN · Pork Ribs

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
2013-09-13	Hendersonville, TN	Hendersonville, TN	30	697.0972	MOONSWINERS	Swamp Boys
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	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 ← this one	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	179.4400	176.5600	174.2744
Pork Ribs	180.0000	177.1428	173.1200
Pork	180.0000	176.5600	174.2628
Brisket	178.8572	176.5600	173.1200

Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Master Series

Overall

29 entries · top 699.9544 · median 683.3256

#	Team	Score
1	SON SEEKERS BBQ	699.9544
2	THE ALGOOD BAR-B-Q PIT CREW	699.9428
3	Q-BONES BBQ	699.3716
4	OKLAHOMA JOE'S SERIOUS QUE	698.7884
5	UNDER THE RADAR	698.2056
6	SWIGGIN PIG	694.8228
7	HOT COLE'S BBQ	693.6228
8	CHARCOAL COWBOYS	691.3944
9	SMOKE'M IF U GOT'M	690.1828
10	WILD BOAR SMOKERS	689.6688
11	Hank's BBQ	689.6344
12	ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN	689.6224
13	UNCULTURED SWINE	685.0856
14	HOBBIE BAR-B-Q	683.3372
15	HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS	683.3256
16	FOGGY BOTTOM BBQ	682.7312
17	HOG & BREW BBQ	682.1716
18	BOOM BOOM QUE	679.9200
19	Q SMOKE	675.2912
20	SWEET SMOKE BBQ	671.8968
21	K & K KOOKERS	671.3600
22	WILDER-THAN-YOU BAR-B-QUE	670.7196
23	BIG G BBQ	669.0628
24	Big B BBQ Company	667.3600
25	BATTLEGROUND BBQ	659.8628
26	SMOKING KNOTHEADS	651.8284
27	BUCKSHOT MALONE'S PIG SHACK	651.8052
28	OUTLAWZ BBQ	631.8628
29	THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE SMOKE	528.5372

Chicken

29 entries · top 179.4400 · median 173.1200

#	Team	Score
1	WILDER-THAN-YOU BAR-B-QUE	179.4400
2	UNDER THE RADAR	177.7028
3	Q SMOKE	177.1428
4	ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN	176.5600
5	HOBBIE BAR-B-Q	176.5600
6	Hank's BBQ	176.0000
7	BOOM BOOM QUE	175.4628
8	HOG & BREW BBQ	175.4172
9	HOT COLE'S BBQ	174.2744
10	Q-BONES BBQ	174.2744
11	THE ALGOOD BAR-B-Q PIT CREW	173.7028
12	UNCULTURED SWINE	173.1200
13	BATTLEGROUND BBQ	173.1200
14	CHARCOAL COWBOYS	173.1200
15	Big B BBQ Company	173.1200
16	SMOKE'M IF U GOT'M	173.1200
17	SON SEEKERS BBQ	172.5716
18	THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE SMOKE	171.9772
19	WILD BOAR SMOKERS	171.4172
20	SWIGGIN PIG	171.4056
21	BUCKSHOT MALONE'S PIG SHACK	171.4056
22	FOGGY BOTTOM BBQ	170.8228
23	BIG G BBQ	170.2628
24	K & K KOOKERS	169.1544
25	SWEET SMOKE BBQ	168.5484
26	OKLAHOMA JOE'S SERIOUS QUE	167.3828
27	SMOKING KNOTHEADS	165.0972
28	HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS	161.6800
29	OUTLAWZ BBQ	161.0856

Pork Ribs

29 entries · top 180.0000 · median 171.9772 · 🔥 perfect 180

#	Team	Score
1	ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN	180.0000 🔥
2	THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE SMOKE	178.8572
3	Q-BONES BBQ	177.7144
4	UNDER THE RADAR	177.7028
5	OKLAHOMA JOE'S SERIOUS QUE	177.1428
6	SWIGGIN PIG	176.5716
7	THE ALGOOD BAR-B-Q PIT CREW	175.4172
8	SON SEEKERS BBQ	174.2744
9	Hank's BBQ	173.1316
10	WILD BOAR SMOKERS	173.1200
11	SMOKE'M IF U GOT'M	173.1200
12	HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS	173.1200
13	FOGGY BOTTOM BBQ	172.5600
14	HOT COLE'S BBQ	171.9772
15	Q SMOKE	171.9772
16	HOG & BREW BBQ	171.9772
17	HOBBIE BAR-B-Q	169.6916
18	Big B BBQ Company	167.3828
19	CHARCOAL COWBOYS	166.2972
20	BIG G BBQ	166.2400
21	BUCKSHOT MALONE'S PIG SHACK	165.0972
22	BOOM BOOM QUE	165.0972
23	UNCULTURED SWINE	164.5944
24	OUTLAWZ BBQ	164.5716
25	SWEET SMOKE BBQ	164.5372
26	K & K KOOKERS	162.8228
27	SMOKING KNOTHEADS	162.7884
28	BATTLEGROUND BBQ	162.2516
29	WILDER-THAN-YOU BAR-B-QUE	159.3828

Pork

28 entries · top 180.0000 · median 170.2514 · 🔥 perfect 180

#	Team	Score
1	CHARCOAL COWBOYS	180.0000 🔥
2	WILD BOAR SMOKERS	177.7144
3	OKLAHOMA JOE'S SERIOUS QUE	177.7028
4	SON SEEKERS BBQ	177.7028
5	THE ALGOOD BAR-B-Q PIT CREW	176.5600
6	K & K KOOKERS	176.0000
7	Q-BONES BBQ	175.4056
8	HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS	175.4056
9	HOT COLE'S BBQ	175.4056
10	HOG & BREW BBQ	174.2628
11	ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN	173.1084
12	BIG G BBQ	170.8456
13	Q SMOKE	170.8228
14	Hank's BBQ	170.8228
15	BOOM BOOM QUE	169.6800
16	UNCULTURED SWINE	169.6684
17	FOGGY BOTTOM BBQ	169.6684
18	SWIGGIN PIG	169.1084
19	SMOKE'M IF U GOT'M	168.5256
20	SWEET SMOKE BBQ	167.9656
21	SMOKING KNOTHEADS	167.4056
22	BATTLEGROUND BBQ	166.8228
23	BUCKSHOT MALONE'S PIG SHACK	166.2284
24	UNDER THE RADAR	163.9428
25	WILDER-THAN-YOU BAR-B-QUE	163.9312
26	HOBBIE BAR-B-Q	162.2400
27	Big B BBQ Company	158.8228
28	OUTLAWZ BBQ	155.4056

Brisket

29 entries · top 178.8572 · median 169.6800

#	Team	Score
1	UNDER THE RADAR	178.8572
2	SWIGGIN PIG	177.7372
3	THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE SMOKE	177.7028
4	UNCULTURED SWINE	177.7028
5	OKLAHOMA JOE'S SERIOUS QUE	176.5600
6	SMOKE'M IF U GOT'M	175.4172
7	SON SEEKERS BBQ	175.4056
8	HOBBIE BAR-B-Q	174.8456
9	THE ALGOOD BAR-B-Q PIT CREW	174.2628
10	HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS	173.1200
11	Q-BONES BBQ	171.9772
12	CHARCOAL COWBOYS	171.9772
13	HOT COLE'S BBQ	171.9656
14	SWEET SMOKE BBQ	170.8456
15	FOGGY BOTTOM BBQ	169.6800
16	BOOM BOOM QUE	169.6800
17	Hank's BBQ	169.6800
18	Big B BBQ Company	168.0344
19	WILDER-THAN-YOU BAR-B-QUE	167.9656
20	WILD BOAR SMOKERS	167.4172
21	K & K KOOKERS	163.3828
22	BIG G BBQ	161.7144
23	HOG & BREW BBQ	160.5144
24	ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN	159.9540
25	BATTLEGROUND BBQ	157.6684
26	SMOKING KNOTHEADS	156.5372
27	Q SMOKE	155.3484
28	OUTLAWZ BBQ	150.8000
29	BUCKSHOT MALONE'S PIG SHACK	149.0740

Sam's Club National BBQ Tour

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