Sam's Club National BBQ Tour

2016-08-19 – 2016-08-20 · South Windsor, CT · 📍 South Windsor, CT

Grand Champion: THAT'S OUR QUE (685.6456) · 26 teams

Reserve Champion: 🥈 LO' -N- SLO' BBQ

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THAT'S OUR QUE

685.6456 · Master Series — Overall

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LO' -N- SLO' BBQ

681.6688 · Master Series — Overall

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INSANE SWINE BBQ

681.0624 · 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.

445.53 median 655.42 685.65 🏆

How the meats cooked

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

Chicken 180.00 🔥
Pork Ribs 175.44
Pork 176.02
Brisket 177.70

20.00 180.00

Winning score by edition

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

Entries

4 judged meats

Top score

685.6456

Winning margin

3.9768

GC over RC

Field average

641.40

445.53685.65

median 655.42 · last place to winner

Perfect 180s

1 🔥

LO' -N- SLO' BBQ (Chicken)

Tightest race

Pork Ribs

6.2972 pts across the top 5

Top-10 cutoff

661.5884

445.53685.65

10th place overall

Field spread

240.1144

winner to last place

Most consistent

THAT'S OUR QUE

avg finish 4.25 across 4 meats

Double threats

teams with 2+ top-5 calls

Widest winning margin

Chicken

won by 4.5828 pts — LO' -N- SLO' BBQ

How hot was the win?

Top 80%

beats 20% of 4707 Master Series wins in the data

Came back for more

0 of 28 teams from the previous edition returned

Form held

Moderate

ρ = -0.58 between pre-contest rating and finish

Field strength

1570

avg power rating going in · stronger than 55% of contests

Top-rated in the field

INSANE SWINE BBQ

rated 1804 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.

An upset on the books

19-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings

The ratings favoured the top seed the other 81 times in 100

THAT'S OUR QUE came in rated below the field's top team, INSANE SWINE BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 19-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.

champion 1550
top seed 1804

A first Grand Championship

18 tracked contests to get there

This was THAT'S OUR QUE's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 18th tracked contest.

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

Photo finishes

Tie closest of 9 calls decided inside half a point

Pork places 5–6: PORK BUTT PARADISE and THAT'S OUR QUE tied on 167.9656 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 9–10: CHICKEN CHOKERS and SLAYTON'S BARBEQUE COMPANY tied on 166.2284 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 6–7: THAT'S OUR QUE and INSANE SWINE BBQ tied on 170.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.

Pork 5–6 · tie
Pork 9–10 · tie
Brisket 6–7 · tie
Pork 3–4 · 0.0116

How the title was won

4 of 4 meats called to the stage

THAT'S OUR QUE took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork at 6th.

Chicken 4th
Pork Ribs 1st
Pork 6th
Brisket 6th

Back to defend

2 past champions back in the field

Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: FEEDING FRIENDZ (won 2013), INSANE SWINE BBQ (won 2015).

FEEDING FRIENDZ · 2013
INSANE SWINE BBQ · 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.

LO' -N- SLO' BBQ · Chicken

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	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 ← this one	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	180.0000	171.9656	165.7028
Pork Ribs	175.4400	169.1428	164.0000
Pork	176.0228	167.9656	166.2284
Brisket	177.7028	170.8228	165.1200

Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Master Series

Overall

26 entries · top 685.6456 · median 655.4232

#	Team	Score
1	THAT'S OUR QUE	685.6456
2	LO' -N- SLO' BBQ	681.6688
3	INSANE SWINE BBQ	681.0624
4	ELJEFE SMOKE	674.8684
5	FEEDING FRIENDZ	673.6456
6	PORK BUTT PARADISE	673.0740
7	Q HAVEN BBQ	667.4288
8	Rogue Hog BBQ	664.5144
9	FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY	662.2400
10	CHICKEN CHOKERS	661.5884
11	SLAYTON'S BARBEQUE COMPANY	657.5772
12	QUE BIZ	656.5368
13	MEAT @ SLIMS	655.4292
14	BACKDRAFT BAR-B-Q CT	655.4172
15	CIDER BOYS BBQ	651.8628
16	SMOKIN ACES	647.3256
17	PADDY MCQ'S	644.4684
18	FOUR SMOKING GUYS	638.3088
19	BARNYARD BBQ SMOKEHOUSE	634.3088
20	BOAR-N-Q	623.8972
21	SMOKIN' CATTLE DOG BBQ	622.8340
22	DIESEL SMOKE BBQ	622.2280
23	BIG GUNS BBQ	619.2456
24	SMOKING KEISTER'S BBQ	595.8168
25	SMOKIN SOMETHING	579.8288
26	SQUEALING FOR VENGEANCE	445.5312

Chicken

26 entries · top 180.0000 · median 163.7086 · 🔥 perfect 180

#	Team	Score
1	LO' -N- SLO' BBQ	180.0000 🔥
2	MEAT @ SLIMS	175.4172
3	QUE BIZ	174.8456
4	THAT'S OUR QUE	171.9772
5	ELJEFE SMOKE	171.9656
6	INSANE SWINE BBQ	171.4056
7	Q HAVEN BBQ	170.2972
8	SLAYTON'S BARBEQUE COMPANY	168.5716
9	BACKDRAFT BAR-B-Q CT	166.8572
10	BARNYARD BBQ SMOKEHOUSE	165.7028
11	FEEDING FRIENDZ	165.6800
12	SMOKIN ACES	164.5600
13	Rogue Hog BBQ	163.9428
14	FOUR SMOKING GUYS	163.4744
15	CIDER BOYS BBQ	162.8228
16	CHICKEN CHOKERS	162.2400
17	DIESEL SMOKE BBQ	161.6912
18	PADDY MCQ'S	160.5600
19	PORK BUTT PARADISE	160.5484
20	SMOKIN' CATTLE DOG BBQ	158.8456
21	SMOKING KEISTER'S BBQ	158.8112
22	FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY	153.0856
23	BOAR-N-Q	150.2628
24	BIG GUNS BBQ	150.2284
25	SMOKIN SOMETHING	149.6916
26	SQUEALING FOR VENGEANCE	144.5028

Pork Ribs

26 entries · top 175.4400 · median 160.0000

#	Team	Score
1	THAT'S OUR QUE	175.4400
2	PORK BUTT PARADISE	173.7372
3	FEEDING FRIENDZ	173.1772
4	QUE BIZ	170.2628
5	INSANE SWINE BBQ	169.1428
6	Rogue Hog BBQ	168.5944
7	PADDY MCQ'S	168.5828
8	BOAR-N-Q	168.0228
9	FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY	164.5600
10	BACKDRAFT BAR-B-Q CT	164.0000
11	ELJEFE SMOKE	163.4400
12	SMOKIN ACES	162.2856
13	DIESEL SMOKE BBQ	160.5484
14	MEAT @ SLIMS	159.4516
15	CIDER BOYS BBQ	159.4056
16	Q HAVEN BBQ	158.8572
17	BIG GUNS BBQ	158.2288
18	LO' -N- SLO' BBQ	157.6916
19	SLAYTON'S BARBEQUE COMPANY	157.6572
20	CHICKEN CHOKERS	155.4172
21	SMOKIN' CATTLE DOG BBQ	154.3200
22	FOUR SMOKING GUYS	154.2856
23	BARNYARD BBQ SMOKEHOUSE	148.5832
24	SQUEALING FOR VENGEANCE	146.8000
25	SMOKIN SOMETHING	144.5488
26	SMOKING KEISTER'S BBQ	134.1944

Pork

26 entries · top 176.0228 · median 164.5716

#	Team	Score
1	FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY	176.0228
2	LO' -N- SLO' BBQ	176.0000
3	Rogue Hog BBQ	170.2628
4	INSANE SWINE BBQ	170.2512
5	PORK BUTT PARADISE	167.9656
6	THAT'S OUR QUE	167.9656
7	QUE BIZ	166.3084
8	CIDER BOYS BBQ	166.2400
9	CHICKEN CHOKERS	166.2284
10	SLAYTON'S BARBEQUE COMPANY	166.2284
11	Q HAVEN BBQ	165.7144
12	ELJEFE SMOKE	165.1656
13	MEAT @ SLIMS	164.6060
14	SMOKIN ACES	164.5372
15	BIG GUNS BBQ	162.8456
16	FEEDING FRIENDZ	162.8228
17	SMOKING KEISTER'S BBQ	161.7600
18	BOAR-N-Q	161.0972
19	FOUR SMOKING GUYS	160.5372
20	PADDY MCQ'S	159.9428
21	BACKDRAFT BAR-B-Q CT	159.4628
22	BARNYARD BBQ SMOKEHOUSE	159.4628
23	SMOKIN' CATTLE DOG BBQ	156.5484
24	DIESEL SMOKE BBQ	154.8684
25	SMOKIN SOMETHING	154.2628
26	SQUEALING FOR VENGEANCE	134.2284

Brisket

26 entries · top 177.7028 · median 161.1372

#	Team	Score
1	CHICKEN CHOKERS	177.7028
2	ELJEFE SMOKE	174.2972
3	Q HAVEN BBQ	172.5600
4	FEEDING FRIENDZ	171.9656
5	PORK BUTT PARADISE	170.8228
6	THAT'S OUR QUE	170.2628
7	INSANE SWINE BBQ	170.2628
8	FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY	168.5716
9	LO' -N- SLO' BBQ	167.9772
10	SLAYTON'S BARBEQUE COMPANY	165.1200
11	BACKDRAFT BAR-B-Q CT	165.0972
12	CIDER BOYS BBQ	163.3944
13	Rogue Hog BBQ	161.7144
14	BARNYARD BBQ SMOKEHOUSE	160.5600
15	FOUR SMOKING GUYS	160.0116
16	MEAT @ SLIMS	155.9544
17	SMOKIN ACES	155.9428
18	PADDY MCQ'S	155.3828
19	SMOKIN' CATTLE DOG BBQ	153.1200
20	BIG GUNS BBQ	147.9428
21	QUE BIZ	145.1200
22	DIESEL SMOKE BBQ	145.1200
23	BOAR-N-Q	144.5144
24	SMOKING KEISTER'S BBQ	141.0512
25	SMOKIN SOMETHING	131.3256
26	SQUEALING FOR VENGEANCE	20.0000

Sam's Club National BBQ Tour

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