Sam's Club National BBQ Tour 2016

Aug 5–6, 2016 · Laurel, MD

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3 EYZ BBQ

686.8344 · Master Series — Overall

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Sauce This BBQ

685.7028 · Master Series — Overall

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CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ

683.9428 · Master Series — Overall

3 EYZ BBQ won Grand Champion at the Sam's Club National BBQ Tour on August 5, 2016 in Laurel, MD, scoring 686.8344 in a field of 29 teams. Sauce This BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 685.7028. Category winners: Chicken — BONE TO BARK BBQ (176.5600); Pork Ribs — SIR-PORK'S-ALOT BBQ (175.4172); Pork — ALQUEMY - VA (176.5600); Brisket — BIG UGLY'S BBQ - MD (180.0000). This is the 96th of 125 editions of this contest on record; the 2016 edition was won by PORKY BUTTS BBQ; the next was held in 2016.

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.

584.37 median 653.54 686.83 🏆

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 175.42
Pork 176.56
Brisket 180 🔥

134.78 180

Winning score by edition

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

Entries

4 judged meats

Top score

686.8344

Winning margin

1.1316

GC over RC

Field average

650.09

584.37686.83

median 653.54 · last place to winner

Perfect 180s

1 🔥

BIG UGLY'S BBQ - MD (Brisket)

Tightest race

Pork Ribs

1.7144 pts across the top 5

Top-10 cutoff

669.0396

584.37686.83

10th place overall

Field spread

102.4688

winner to last place

Most consistent

3 EYZ BBQ

avg finish 5.50 across 4 meats

Double threats

teams with 2+ top-5 calls

Widest winning margin

Brisket

won by 2.2972 pts — BIG UGLY'S BBQ - MD

How hot was the win?

Top 79%

beats 21% of 4723 Master Series wins in the data

Came back for more

0 of 28 teams from the previous edition returned

Form held

Strong

ρ = -0.82 between pre-contest rating and finish

Field strength

1,597

avg power rating going in · stronger than 76% of contests

Top-rated in the field

3 EYZ BBQ

rated 1864 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.

A razor-thin finish

1.1316 points between champion and reserve

Closer than 82% of the 4,722 championships in the data

The Grand Championship was decided by 1.1316 points — closer than 82% of every championship in the data.

3 EYZ BBQ
Sauce This BBQ

Won without a category win

3 of 4 meats called to the stage

3 EYZ BBQ won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 3 calls from 4 boards, best of them 2nd. Consistency beat fireworks.

Chicken 6th
Pork Ribs 2nd
Pork 2nd
Brisket 12th

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

A knife fight at the top

4.5944 points across the top five

First to fifth in the overall standings covered just 4.5944 points.

1st 3 EYZ BBQ
2nd Sauce This BBQ
3rd CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ
4th BIG UGLY'S BBQ - MD
5th ALQUEMY - VA

Photo finishes

0.0116 closest of 7 calls decided inside half a point

Brisket places 5–6: UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT edged ROCKIN ROBYNS BBQ by 0.0116. Chicken places 3–4: PIGHEADED BBQ edged CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ by 0.0228. Pork Ribs places 3–4: APORKALYPSE NOW edged LIFE IS GOOD BUT BBQ IS BETTER by 0.0228.

Brisket 5–6 · 0.0116
Chicken 3–4 · 0.0228
Pork Ribs 3–4 · 0.0228
Pork 4–5 · 0.0228

Back to defend

3 past champions back in the field

Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: PORK BARREL BBQ (won 2014), CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ (won 2015, 2016), OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE (won 2015).

PORK BARREL BBQ · 2014
CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ · 2015, 2016
OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE · 2015

A perfect score on the table

1 perfect 180s

1 perfect 180 was scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.

BIG UGLY'S BBQ - MD · Brisket

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	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 ← this one	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	173.1544	171.4172
Pork Ribs	175.4172	173.7028	169.1544
Pork	176.5600	170.8572	164.5600
Brisket	180	171.4400	168.5484

Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Master Series

Overall

29 entries · top 686.8344 · median 653.5424

#	Team	Score
1	3 EYZ BBQ	686.8344
2	Sauce This BBQ	685.7028
3	CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ	683.9428
4	BIG UGLY'S BBQ - MD	682.2632
5	ALQUEMY - VA	682.2400
6	APORKALYPSE NOW	678.8340
7	PIGHEADED BBQ	675.8740
8	OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE	674.7656
9	MAY THE SMOKE BE WITH YOU	671.9428
10	SLAUGHTERHOUSE FIVE	669.0396
11	ROCKIN ROBYNS BBQ	668.4912
12	UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT	661.6344
13	LIFE IS GOOD BUT BBQ IS BETTER	655.9772
14	TEAM MEAT COMA	654.7768
15	BBQ NUTS	653.5424
16	BONE TO BARK BBQ	653.0060
17	ALL FIRED UP BBQ	650.1256
18	QMEISTERS	650.1140
19	BROWN LIQUOR BBQ	646.8460
20	SLAYTON'S BARBEQUE COMPANY	642.0912
21	Baby Got Butt	637.6228
22	PORK BARREL BBQ	633.5424
23	SIR-PORK'S-ALOT BBQ	632.4000
24	TEAM FIRE PIG	616.9372
25	WE RIB U LONG TIME	613.5312
26	PIG PICKERS	607.2804
27	KILLER MEAT	603.2348
28	PARTY PIGS BBQ	595.7600
29	SAUCED BY NOON	584.3656

Chicken

29 entries · top 176.5600 · median 165.6800

#	Team	Score
1	BONE TO BARK BBQ	176.5600
2	ALQUEMY - VA	174.8572
3	PIGHEADED BBQ	174.2856
4	CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ	174.2628
5	MAY THE SMOKE BE WITH YOU	173.1544
6	3 EYZ BBQ	173.1200
7	Sauce This BBQ	172.5828
8	APORKALYPSE NOW	172.5484
9	SLAUGHTERHOUSE FIVE	171.9884
10	OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE	171.4172
11	ALL FIRED UP BBQ	171.4056
12	ROCKIN ROBYNS BBQ	170.8344
13	BBQ NUTS	166.2284
14	BIG UGLY'S BBQ - MD	165.7144
15	UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT	165.6800
16	Baby Got Butt	165.1656
17	SLAYTON'S BARBEQUE COMPANY	164.5600
18	LIFE IS GOOD BUT BBQ IS BETTER	163.9772
19	TEAM MEAT COMA	162.8112
20	QMEISTERS	162.8112
21	PARTY PIGS BBQ	162.2856
22	WE RIB U LONG TIME	160.5716
23	PORK BARREL BBQ	158.8228
24	PIG PICKERS	158.2628
25	KILLER MEAT	158.2628
26	BROWN LIQUOR BBQ	157.7144
27	SIR-PORK'S-ALOT BBQ	155.3944
28	TEAM FIRE PIG	145.0628
29	SAUCED BY NOON	143.9772

Pork Ribs

29 entries · top 175.4172 · median 164.5372

#	Team	Score
1	SIR-PORK'S-ALOT BBQ	175.4172
2	3 EYZ BBQ	174.2972
3	APORKALYPSE NOW	173.7600
4	LIFE IS GOOD BUT BBQ IS BETTER	173.7372
5	Baby Got Butt	173.7028
6	PIGHEADED BBQ	173.1084
7	UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT	172
8	SLAUGHTERHOUSE FIVE	171.4400
9	CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ	169.7144
10	BIG UGLY'S BBQ - MD	169.1544
11	BBQ NUTS	168
12	BROWN LIQUOR BBQ	166.2744
13	TEAM MEAT COMA	165.1544
14	OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE	164.5372
15	Sauce This BBQ	164.5372
16	ALL FIRED UP BBQ	163.4288
17	TEAM FIRE PIG	163.4288
18	SLAYTON'S BARBEQUE COMPANY	163.3944
19	MAY THE SMOKE BE WITH YOU	160.5600
20	ROCKIN ROBYNS BBQ	160.5600
21	BONE TO BARK BBQ	158.2860
22	ALQUEMY - VA	157.6800
23	PORK BARREL BBQ	157.6340
24	WE RIB U LONG TIME	157.1084
25	QMEISTERS	154.8000
26	PIG PICKERS	154.2172
27	PARTY PIGS BBQ	149.0628
28	SAUCED BY NOON	147.4056
29	KILLER MEAT	142.7888

Pork

29 entries · top 176.5600 · median 159.9660

#	Team	Score
1	ALQUEMY - VA	176.5600
2	3 EYZ BBQ	174.2856
3	CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ	171.9656
4	Sauce This BBQ	170.8800
5	APORKALYPSE NOW	170.8572
6	MAY THE SMOKE BE WITH YOU	167.9656
7	BIG UGLY'S BBQ - MD	167.3944
8	BBQ NUTS	166.8112
9	ROCKIN ROBYNS BBQ	165.6684
10	LIFE IS GOOD BUT BBQ IS BETTER	164.5600
11	OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE	163.9656
12	TEAM FIRE PIG	163.9656
13	QMEISTERS	161.6456
14	SLAUGHTERHOUSE FIVE	161.0856
15	KILLER MEAT	159.9660
16	BROWN LIQUOR BBQ	159.4056
17	SIR-PORK'S-ALOT BBQ	158.8000
18	PIGHEADED BBQ	158.7884
19	SLAYTON'S BARBEQUE COMPANY	158.7884
20	TEAM MEAT COMA	158.2628
21	BONE TO BARK BBQ	158.2056
22	SAUCED BY NOON	158.2056
23	ALL FIRED UP BBQ	157.6456
24	PORK BARREL BBQ	154.8228
25	UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT	152.5144
26	Baby Got Butt	152.5028
27	WE RIB U LONG TIME	147.3484
28	PARTY PIGS BBQ	146.7772
29	PIG PICKERS	139.3944

Brisket

29 entries · top 180 · median 162.2628 · 🔥 perfect 180

#	Team	Score
1	BIG UGLY'S BBQ - MD	180 🔥
2	Sauce This BBQ	177.7028
3	OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE	174.8456
4	ALQUEMY - VA	173.1428
5	UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT	171.4400
6	ROCKIN ROBYNS BBQ	171.4284
7	QMEISTERS	170.8572
8	MAY THE SMOKE BE WITH YOU	170.2628
9	PIGHEADED BBQ	169.6916
10	TEAM MEAT COMA	168.5484
11	CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ	168
12	3 EYZ BBQ	165.1316
13	SLAUGHTERHOUSE FIVE	164.5256
14	BROWN LIQUOR BBQ	163.4516
15	PORK BARREL BBQ	162.2628
16	APORKALYPSE NOW	161.6684
17	BONE TO BARK BBQ	159.9544
18	ALL FIRED UP BBQ	157.6456
19	PIG PICKERS	155.4060
20	SLAYTON'S BARBEQUE COMPANY	155.3484
21	LIFE IS GOOD BUT BBQ IS BETTER	153.7028
22	BBQ NUTS	152.5028
23	WE RIB U LONG TIME	148.5028
24	Baby Got Butt	146.2516
25	TEAM FIRE PIG	144.4800
26	SIR-PORK'S-ALOT BBQ	142.7884
27	KILLER MEAT	142.2172
28	PARTY PIGS BBQ	137.6344
29	SAUCED BY NOON	134.7772

Sam's Club National BBQ Tour 2016

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