Sam's Club National BBQ Tour 2016

Sep 2–3, 2016 · Ypsilanti, MI

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MAC ATTACK BBQ

691.4172 · Master Series — Overall

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THE SMOKE HUNTERS

689.7144 · Master Series — Overall

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THE REAL SMOKIN ACES

686.7656 · Master Series — Overall

MAC ATTACK BBQ won Grand Champion at the Sam's Club National BBQ Tour on September 2, 2016 in Ypsilanti, MI, scoring 691.4172 in a field of 30 teams. THE SMOKE HUNTERS took Reserve Grand Champion with 689.7144. Category winners: Chicken — THE SMOKE HUNTERS (179.4400); Pork Ribs — iBQ'n (178.8572); Pork — THE SMOKE HUNTERS (176.5716); Brisket — BAD HABIT BBQ (178.2972). This is the 99th of 125 editions of this contest on record; the 2016 edition was won by THAT'S OUR QUE; 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.

596.98 median 665.90 691.42 🏆

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 178.86
Pork 176.57
Brisket 178.30

139.93 179.44

Winning score by edition

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

Entries

4 judged meats

Top score

691.4172

Winning margin

1.7028

GC over RC

Field average

658.54

596.98691.42

median 665.90 · last place to winner

Perfect 180s

Tightest race

Chicken

4 pts across the top 5

Top-10 cutoff

674.7544

596.98691.42

10th place overall

Field spread

94.4344

winner to last place

Most consistent

THE SMOKE HUNTERS

avg finish 6.25 across 4 meats

Double threats

teams with 2+ top-5 calls

Widest winning margin

Pork Ribs

won by 3.4172 pts — iBQ'n

How hot was the win?

Top 66%

beats 34% of 4711 Master Series wins in the data

Came back for more

0 of 26 teams from the previous edition returned

Form held

Strong

ρ = -0.79 between pre-contest rating and finish

Field strength

1,574

avg power rating going in · stronger than 58% of contests

Top-rated in the field

iBQ'n

rated 1824 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

28-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings

The ratings favoured the top seed the other 72 times in 100

Mac Attack BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, iBQ'n, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 28-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.

champion 1657
top seed 1824

Won without a category win

3 of 4 meats called to the stage

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

Chicken 3rd
Pork Ribs 4th
Pork 2nd
Brisket 19th

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 10 calls decided inside half a point

Pork Ribs places 6–7: RACK MASTERS BBQ and THE REAL SMOKIN ACES tied on 173.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 6–7: THESLABS.COM and THE REAL SMOKIN ACES tied on 171.4056 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 1–2: THE SMOKE HUNTERS edged MAC ATTACK BBQ by 0.0116.

Pork Ribs 6–7 · tie
Brisket 6–7 · tie
Pork 1–2 · 0.0116
Chicken 9–10 · 0.0116

A double category winner

2 category wins in a day

THE SMOKE HUNTERS won Chicken, Pork — a double.

Chicken 1st
Pork 1st

Back to defend

2 past champions back in the field

Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: THE SMOKE HUNTERS (won 2013), 40 CALIBER BBQ (won 2016).

THE SMOKE HUNTERS · 2013
40 CALIBER BBQ · 2016

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	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 ← this one	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	179.4400	175.4400	174.2628
Pork Ribs	178.8572	173.7144	169.1200
Pork	176.5716	170.8344	166.8344
Brisket	178.2972	171.4172	166.2400

Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Master Series

Overall

30 entries · top 691.4172 · median 665.9030

#	Team	Score
1	MAC ATTACK BBQ	691.4172
2	THE SMOKE HUNTERS	689.7144
3	THE REAL SMOKIN ACES	686.7656
4	SMOKIN' IN THE D	685.6456
5	iBQ'n	680.4800
6	T-MAC SMOKIN	679.9316
7	RUBBED, SMOKED, AND SAUCED BBQ	677.6456
8	RACK MASTERS BBQ	675.3256
9	BAD HABIT BBQ	674.8116
10	FREEMAN BROTHERS BBQ	674.7544
11	HOLY SMOKERS MI	673.0744
12	PapaDads BBQ	673.0400
13	PB&J'S BBQ TEAM	671.8856
14	BREW-B-Q	669.0516
15	FIREHOUSE SMOKE	666.7544
16	40 CALIBER BBQ	665.0516
17	AWW HELL	663.9200
18	SMOKE & FIRE BBQ	663.3368
19	CORPORAL KLINGERS Q	659.9088
20	THESLABS.COM	657.6000
21	B&R SMOKE	652.9712
22	BO B Q BBQ	647.8288
23	DETROIT PIGSKIN BARBEQUE	641.6000
24	SMOKIN WALLY'S BBQ	640.5376
25	BROTHERHOOD OF SWINE	638.1828
26	RAMSHACKLE BBQ	633.0744
27	SMOKE SIGNALS BBQ	610.7204
28	TEAM STEINY'S	607.2680
29	JAMMIN BBQ	606.7884
30	HERNANDEZ STYLE BBQ	596.9828

Chicken

30 entries · top 179.4400 · median 170.0172

#	Team	Score
1	THE SMOKE HUNTERS	179.4400
2	FIREHOUSE SMOKE	178.8572
3	MAC ATTACK BBQ	178.2972
4	RUBBED, SMOKED, AND SAUCED BBQ	177.1544
5	HOLY SMOKERS MI	175.4400
6	FREEMAN BROTHERS BBQ	175.4172
7	PB&J'S BBQ TEAM	174.8456
8	CORPORAL KLINGERS Q	174.3088
9	BREW-B-Q	174.2744
10	SMOKIN' IN THE D	174.2628
11	THE REAL SMOKIN ACES	171.9772
12	PapaDads BBQ	171.9656
13	B&R SMOKE	171.4172
14	SMOKE & FIRE BBQ	170.8684
15	DETROIT PIGSKIN BARBEQUE	170.8572
16	AWW HELL	169.1772
17	iBQ'n	169.1200
18	40 CALIBER BBQ	167.9772
19	RACK MASTERS BBQ	166.8344
20	BAD HABIT BBQ	166.3200
21	TEAM STEINY'S	164.5484
22	T-MAC SMOKIN	164.5372
23	THESLABS.COM	163.9772
24	BO B Q BBQ	162.2400
25	SMOKIN WALLY'S BBQ	159.4400
26	JAMMIN BBQ	158.8800
27	BROTHERHOOD OF SWINE	157.6684
28	SMOKE SIGNALS BBQ	157.0972
29	RAMSHACKLE BBQ	152.5372
30	HERNANDEZ STYLE BBQ	146.2172

Pork Ribs

30 entries · top 178.8572 · median 164.5544

#	Team	Score
1	iBQ'n	178.8572
2	SMOKIN' IN THE D	175.4400
3	PapaDads BBQ	175.4172
4	MAC ATTACK BBQ	174.2972
5	FREEMAN BROTHERS BBQ	173.7144
6	RACK MASTERS BBQ	173.7028
7	THE REAL SMOKIN ACES	173.7028
8	RUBBED, SMOKED, AND SAUCED BBQ	170.2628
9	THE SMOKE HUNTERS	169.7028
10	40 CALIBER BBQ	169.1200
11	T-MAC SMOKIN	167.9772
12	SMOKE & FIRE BBQ	166.2628
13	FIREHOUSE SMOKE	166.2516
14	HOLY SMOKERS MI	165.6800
15	CORPORAL KLINGERS Q	165.1316
16	BREW-B-Q	163.9772
17	B&R SMOKE	163.9428
18	BROTHERHOOD OF SWINE	161.7372
19	BAD HABIT BBQ	161.6572
20	THESLABS.COM	161.0972
21	DETROIT PIGSKIN BARBEQUE	160.5828
22	SMOKIN WALLY'S BBQ	160.0116
23	AWW HELL	159.3828
24	PB&J'S BBQ TEAM	158.8116
25	BO B Q BBQ	157.0972
26	RAMSHACKLE BBQ	156.5600
27	TEAM STEINY'S	151.9772
28	JAMMIN BBQ	147.4056
29	HERNANDEZ STYLE BBQ	143.9772
30	SMOKE SIGNALS BBQ	142.7544

Pork

30 entries · top 176.5716 · median 163.1142

#	Team	Score
1	THE SMOKE HUNTERS	176.5716
2	MAC ATTACK BBQ	176.5600
3	PB&J'S BBQ TEAM	174.8456
4	iBQ'n	171.9656
5	T-MAC SMOKIN	170.8344
6	THE REAL SMOKIN ACES	169.6800
7	BAD HABIT BBQ	168.5372
8	HOLY SMOKERS MI	168
9	RAMSHACKLE BBQ	166.8572
10	40 CALIBER BBQ	166.8344
11	AWW HELL	166.8228
12	BREW-B-Q	165.6800
13	FIREHOUSE SMOKE	165.1084
14	SMOKE & FIRE BBQ	163.9656
15	BROTHERHOOD OF SWINE	163.4056
16	RUBBED, SMOKED, AND SAUCED BBQ	162.8228
17	SMOKIN' IN THE D	162.8228
18	FREEMAN BROTHERS BBQ	162.8228
19	THESLABS.COM	161.1200
20	RACK MASTERS BBQ	161.0856
21	PapaDads BBQ	160.5144
22	SMOKE SIGNALS BBQ	158.8572
23	HERNANDEZ STYLE BBQ	157.1084
24	BO B Q BBQ	157.0744
25	SMOKIN WALLY'S BBQ	156.5488
26	DETROIT PIGSKIN BARBEQUE	156.5028
27	B&R SMOKE	155.3484
28	CORPORAL KLINGERS Q	154.2284
29	JAMMIN BBQ	151.9656
30	TEAM STEINY'S	150.8112

Brisket

30 entries · top 178.2972 · median 163.6686

#	Team	Score
1	BAD HABIT BBQ	178.2972
2	T-MAC SMOKIN	176.5828
3	RACK MASTERS BBQ	173.7028
4	SMOKIN' IN THE D	173.1200
5	BO B Q BBQ	171.4172
6	THESLABS.COM	171.4056
7	THE REAL SMOKIN ACES	171.4056
8	AWW HELL	168.5372
9	RUBBED, SMOKED, AND SAUCED BBQ	167.4056
10	CORPORAL KLINGERS Q	166.2400
11	PapaDads BBQ	165.1428
12	BREW-B-Q	165.1200
13	SMOKIN WALLY'S BBQ	164.5372
14	THE SMOKE HUNTERS	164
15	HOLY SMOKERS MI	163.9544
16	PB&J'S BBQ TEAM	163.3828
17	FREEMAN BROTHERS BBQ	162.8000
18	B&R SMOKE	162.2628
19	MAC ATTACK BBQ	162.2628
20	SMOKE & FIRE BBQ	162.2400
21	40 CALIBER BBQ	161.1200
22	iBQ'n	160.5372
23	RAMSHACKLE BBQ	157.1200
24	FIREHOUSE SMOKE	156.5372
25	BROTHERHOOD OF SWINE	155.3716
26	DETROIT PIGSKIN BARBEQUE	153.6572
27	SMOKE SIGNALS BBQ	152.0116
28	HERNANDEZ STYLE BBQ	149.6800
29	JAMMIN BBQ	148.5372
30	TEAM STEINY'S	139.9312

Sam's Club National BBQ Tour 2016

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