Sam's Club National BBQ Tour

2016-08-12 – 2016-08-13 · Richmond, VA · 📍 Richmond, VA

Grand Champion: SAUCED! BBQ TEAM (686.8456) · 28 teams

Reserve Champion: 🥈 UNCLE TOAD'S COMPETITION BBQ

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SAUCED! BBQ TEAM

686.8456 · Master Series — Overall

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UNCLE TOAD'S COMPETITION BBQ

685.0972 · Master Series — Overall

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Cool Grogs and Smokin Hogs

676.5144 · 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.

575.36 median 657.66 686.85 🏆

How the meats cooked

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

Chicken 175.42
Pork Ribs 174.32
Pork 173.14
Brisket 177.14

134.80 177.14

Winning score by edition

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

Entries

4 judged meats

Top score

686.8456

Winning margin

1.7484

GC over RC

Field average

651.37

575.36686.85

median 657.66 · last place to winner

Perfect 180s

Tightest race

Chicken

2.8344 pts across the top 5

Top-10 cutoff

662.7428

575.36686.85

10th place overall

Field spread

111.4856

winner to last place

Most consistent

SAUCED! BBQ TEAM

avg finish 3.75 across 4 meats

Double threats

teams with 2+ top-5 calls

Widest winning margin

Brisket

won by 6.3200 pts — UNCLE TOAD'S COMPETITION BBQ

How hot was the win?

Top 78%

beats 22% of 4707 Master Series wins in the data

Came back for more

1 of 29 teams from the previous edition returned

Form held

Strong

ρ = -0.64 between pre-contest rating and finish

Field strength

1596

avg power rating going in · stronger than 75% of contests

Top-rated in the field

Smoke-A-Holics

rated 1867 pre-contest

Storylines (5 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 dynasty in the making

4× wins at this contest

4 of 128 tracked editions

LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ has won this contest 4 times across its 128 tracked editions.

2014
2015
2017
2017

A rookie on the podium

3rd at their first tracked contest

Cool Grogs and Smokin Hogs finished 3rd overall in the first contest the data has them cooking at all.

Photo finishes

Tie closest of 15 calls decided inside half a point

Chicken places 3–4: REDNECK SCIENTIFIC and WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ tied on 174.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 5–6: TARHEEL SMOKERS and FLAMING PIG tied on 172.5828 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 6–7: BACKWOODS BBQ and WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ tied on 169.1200 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.

Chicken 3–4 · tie
Chicken 5–6 · tie
Pork Ribs 6–7 · tie
Pork 2–3 · tie

How the title was won

4 of 4 meats called to the stage

SAUCED! BBQ TEAM took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was chicken at 8th.

Chicken 8th
Pork Ribs 1st
Pork 4th
Brisket 2nd

Back to defend

1 past champions back in the field

Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: SMOKEAHOLICS (won 2015).

SMOKEAHOLICS · 2015

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
2014-08-29	Richmond, VA	Richmond, VA	30	673.0740	CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ	THE BBQ GURU
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
2015-09-04	Richmond, VA	Richmond, VA	30	688.5488	ROCKY TOP BARBEQUE	INSANE SWINE 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 ← this one	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
2017-08-25	Richmond, VA	Richmond, VA	29	698.8228	SMOKING BUTT HEADS	WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ
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	175.4172	172.5828	169.1084
Pork Ribs	174.3200	170.2744	167.9656
Pork	173.1428	170.2628	168.0344
Brisket	177.1428	168.0000	164.5600

Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Master Series

Overall

28 entries · top 686.8456 · median 657.6574

#	Team	Score
1	SAUCED! BBQ TEAM	686.8456
2	UNCLE TOAD'S COMPETITION BBQ	685.0972
3	Cool Grogs and Smokin Hogs	676.5144
4	REDNECK SCIENTIFIC	674.1368
5	SWEET BELLY'S BBQ	670.2060
6	APORKALYPSE NOW	668.5256
7	SMOKE-AHOLICS	664.5260
8	WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ	663.8284
9	THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA	662.7660
10	FLAMING PIG	662.7428
11	BACKWOODS BBQ	660.4568
12	PORK COUNTY BARBECUE	659.8632
13	LIL WILL'S LONE STAR QUE	659.3600
14	412Q	658.8004
15	CAMMO'S BBQ	656.5144
16	GAME ON BBQ	655.9200
17	TARHEEL SMOKERS	654.7888
18	HOLY SMOKE BBQ-NC	651.8172
19	SERIAL GRILLER	650.1256
20	OLD COLONY SMOKEHOUSE	647.8744
21	On a Roll BBQ	637.0516
22	FIREHOUSE BAR-B-QUE	636.4800
23	RECYCLED SMOKE	631.2912
24	CAROLINA SMOKE	628.3772
25	MILES OF BBQ	622.1828
26	JAM'N HAMS	619.3028
27	THE NEKKED PIG BBQ TEAM	617.5772
28	JQSFINEBBQ	575.3600

Chicken

28 entries · top 175.4172 · median 165.1200

#	Team	Score
1	412Q	175.4172
2	SWEET BELLY'S BBQ	175.4056
3	REDNECK SCIENTIFIC	174.2628
4	WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ	174.2628
5	TARHEEL SMOKERS	172.5828
6	FLAMING PIG	172.5828
7	APORKALYPSE NOW	172.5600
8	SAUCED! BBQ TEAM	171.4400
9	Cool Grogs and Smokin Hogs	171.4172
10	GAME ON BBQ	169.1084
11	CAROLINA SMOKE	167.4400
12	SMOKE-AHOLICS	167.4056
13	MILES OF BBQ	166.2856
14	UNCLE TOAD'S COMPETITION BBQ	165.6800
15	BACKWOODS BBQ	164.5600
16	LIL WILL'S LONE STAR QUE	162.8800
17	THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA	162.2516
18	RECYCLED SMOKE	162.2400
19	OLD COLONY SMOKEHOUSE	162.2284
20	PORK COUNTY BARBECUE	159.9544
21	On a Roll BBQ	158.8572
22	FIREHOUSE BAR-B-QUE	158.8456
23	SERIAL GRILLER	157.6456
24	CAMMO'S BBQ	157.1200
25	HOLY SMOKE BBQ-NC	154.7772
26	JQSFINEBBQ	152.5944
27	THE NEKKED PIG BBQ TEAM	149.0628
28	JAM'N HAMS	147.4056

Pork Ribs

28 entries · top 174.3200 · median 164.5486

#	Team	Score
1	SAUCED! BBQ TEAM	174.3200
2	REDNECK SCIENTIFIC	173.7028
3	UNCLE TOAD'S COMPETITION BBQ	170.8572
4	THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA	170.8344
5	CAMMO'S BBQ	170.2744
6	BACKWOODS BBQ	169.1200
7	WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ	169.1200
8	SWEET BELLY'S BBQ	167.9888
9	SERIAL GRILLER	167.9772
10	HOLY SMOKE BBQ-NC	167.9656
11	FLAMING PIG	167.4172
12	TARHEEL SMOKERS	166.2744
13	APORKALYPSE NOW	165.7028
14	RECYCLED SMOKE	164.5600
15	On a Roll BBQ	164.5372
16	Cool Grogs and Smokin Hogs	163.9544
17	PORK COUNTY BARBECUE	163.3944
18	GAME ON BBQ	162.8460
19	LIL WILL'S LONE STAR QUE	162.2744
20	OLD COLONY SMOKEHOUSE	162.2516
21	THE NEKKED PIG BBQ TEAM	161.7260
22	SMOKE-AHOLICS	158.2632
23	412Q	158.2632
24	JAM'N HAMS	155.9888
25	MILES OF BBQ	153.0972
26	FIREHOUSE BAR-B-QUE	150.2744
27	CAROLINA SMOKE	143.3372
28	JQSFINEBBQ	134.8000

Pork

28 entries · top 173.1428 · median 165.4000

#	Team	Score
1	SMOKE-AHOLICS	173.1428
2	Cool Grogs and Smokin Hogs	171.4172
3	UNCLE TOAD'S COMPETITION BBQ	171.4172
4	SAUCED! BBQ TEAM	170.2628
5	CAROLINA SMOKE	170.2628
6	CAMMO'S BBQ	169.7372
7	FIREHOUSE BAR-B-QUE	169.1316
8	GAME ON BBQ	168.5600
9	PORK COUNTY BARBECUE	168.5372
10	OLD COLONY SMOKEHOUSE	168.0344
11	HOLY SMOKE BBQ-NC	167.9772
12	BACKWOODS BBQ	166.2856
13	LIL WILL'S LONE STAR QUE	166.2400
14	SERIAL GRILLER	165.6800
15	THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA	165.1200
16	On a Roll BBQ	164.0000
17	FLAMING PIG	163.3944
18	SWEET BELLY'S BBQ	162.2628
19	APORKALYPSE NOW	162.2628
20	RECYCLED SMOKE	161.7028
21	WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ	158.8000
22	JAM'N HAMS	157.6800
23	REDNECK SCIENTIFIC	157.6456
24	412Q	157.1428
25	TARHEEL SMOKERS	155.3944
26	THE NEKKED PIG BBQ TEAM	155.3484
27	MILES OF BBQ	153.6572
28	JQSFINEBBQ	151.9656

Brisket

28 entries · top 177.1428 · median 160.5142

#	Team	Score
1	UNCLE TOAD'S COMPETITION BBQ	177.1428
2	SAUCED! BBQ TEAM	170.8228
3	Cool Grogs and Smokin Hogs	169.7256
4	REDNECK SCIENTIFIC	168.5256
5	APORKALYPSE NOW	168.0000
6	412Q	167.9772
7	PORK COUNTY BARBECUE	167.9772
8	LIL WILL'S LONE STAR QUE	167.9656
9	SMOKE-AHOLICS	165.7144
10	THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA	164.5600
11	SWEET BELLY'S BBQ	164.5488
12	WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ	161.6456
13	HOLY SMOKE BBQ-NC	161.0972
14	TARHEEL SMOKERS	160.5372
15	BACKWOODS BBQ	160.4912
16	CAMMO'S BBQ	159.3828
17	FLAMING PIG	159.3484
18	SERIAL GRILLER	158.8228
19	FIREHOUSE BAR-B-QUE	158.2284
20	JAM'N HAMS	158.2284
21	GAME ON BBQ	155.4056
22	OLD COLONY SMOKEHOUSE	155.3600
23	THE NEKKED PIG BBQ TEAM	151.4400
24	On a Roll BBQ	149.6572
25	MILES OF BBQ	149.1428
26	CAROLINA SMOKE	147.3372
27	RECYCLED SMOKE	142.7884
28	JQSFINEBBQ	136.0000

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