Sam's Club National BBQ Tour

2016-03-25 – 2016-03-26 · Reno, NV · 📍 Reno, NV

Grand Champion: PHIL THE GRILL (691.9656) · 29 teams

Reserve Champion: 🥈 BOWLING OVER PIGS

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PHIL THE GRILL

691.9656 · Master Series — Overall

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BOWLING OVER PIGS

686.8460 · Master Series — Overall

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SMOKIN MO'S BBQ

680.5712 · 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.

486.70 median 657.74 691.97 🏆

How the meats cooked

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

Chicken 174.29
Pork Ribs 174.26
Pork 178.86
Brisket 175.42

139.37 178.86

Winning score by edition

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

Entries

4 judged meats

Top score

691.9656

Winning margin

5.1196

GC over RC

Field average

650.82

486.70691.97

median 657.74 · last place to winner

Perfect 180s

Tightest race

Chicken

3.4400 pts across the top 5

Top-10 cutoff

670.1256

486.70691.97

10th place overall

Field spread

205.2684

winner to last place

Most consistent

PHIL THE GRILL

avg finish 3.75 across 4 meats

Double threats

teams with 2+ top-5 calls

Widest winning margin

Brisket

won by 4.5944 pts — PHIL THE GRILL

How hot was the win?

Top 64%

beats 36% of 4707 Master Series wins in the data

Came back for more

2 of 30 teams from the previous edition returned

Form held

Moderate

ρ = -0.32 between pre-contest rating and finish

Field strength

1570

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

Top-rated in the field

BIG B'S DOWN-N-DIRTY BBQ

rated 1772 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

16-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings

The ratings favoured the top seed the other 84 times in 100

Phil the Grill came in rated below the field's top team, BIG B'S DOWN-N-DIRTY BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 16-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.

champion 1484
top seed 1772

A first Grand Championship

29 tracked contests to get there

This was PHIL THE GRILL's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 29th 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 7–8: BROTHER OF SWEET SMOKE Q and NUTIN2IT BUT2QIT tied on 171.4400 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 4–5: ASH KICKIN SMOKERS edged ROOFTOP BBQ by 0.0112. Pork Ribs places 3–4: SON OF SMOKE edged ASH KICKIN SMOKERS by 0.0116.

Pork 7–8 · tie
Pork Ribs 4–5 · 0.0112
Pork Ribs 3–4 · 0.0116
Brisket 7–8 · 0.0116

How the title was won

4 of 4 meats called to the stage

PHIL THE GRILL took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork ribs at 7th.

Chicken 2nd
Pork Ribs 7th
Pork 5th
Brisket 1st

Back to defend

3 past champions back in the field

Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: BIG B'S DOWN-N-DIRTY BBQ (won 2014), R&R BBQ (won 2014, 2015), TEAM AMERICA (won 2015).

BIG B'S DOWN-N-DIRTY BBQ · 2014
R&R BBQ · 2014, 2015
TEAM AMERICA · 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
2014-09-12	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 ← this one	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	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	174.2856	170.8456	167.3944
Pork Ribs	174.2628	170.2744	166.9028
Pork	178.8572	173.1428	170.8112
Brisket	175.4172	169.1428	166.2516

Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Master Series

Overall

29 entries · top 691.9656 · median 657.7372

#	Team	Score
1	PHIL THE GRILL	691.9656
2	BOWLING OVER PIGS	686.8460
3	SMOKIN MO'S BBQ	680.5712
4	ROOFTOP BBQ	675.9428
5	R&R BBQ	674.8572
6	SON OF SMOKE	674.7544
7	UTAH BBQ COMPANY	674.2400
8	RIDGE ROUTE BOYS BBQ	673.6684
9	HOG EAT HOG BBQ	671.3488
10	RHYTHM 'N QUE	670.1256
11	NUTIN2IT BUT2QIT	665.1200
12	TEAM AMERICA	665.0056
13	MONSOON BBQ	662.8116
14	PIRATES OF THE PIG	658.7312
15	Whistle Pig BBQ	657.7372
16	ROYAL SMOKIN' HOT	655.9316
17	BUTT RUBBIN BBQ	652.5376
18	BIG PIG BBQ	652.5028
19	HOLLER'N HOGS BBQ	650.8000
20	BIG SHOT BBQ	648.4232
21	BROTHER OF SWEET SMOKE Q	645.1088
22	2 ROLLING BONES	642.2060
23	MR. APPLEJACKS BBQ	639.3716
24	PETE'S MEAT BBQ	632.4572
25	GET SOME BBQ ASSASSINS	631.8972
26	RBQ	624.4228
27	ASH KICKIN SMOKERS	621.0744
28	GIT-R-SMOKED	606.7312
29	BIG B'S DOWN-N-DIRTY BBQ	486.6972

Chicken

29 entries · top 174.2856 · median 164.0000

#	Team	Score
1	SMOKIN MO'S BBQ	174.2856
2	PHIL THE GRILL	174.2628
3	BOWLING OVER PIGS	173.1544
4	HOG EAT HOG BBQ	171.4172
5	RIDGE ROUTE BOYS BBQ	170.8456
6	MONSOON BBQ	170.2972
7	R&R BBQ	170.2628
8	MR. APPLEJACKS BBQ	168.5372
9	NUTIN2IT BUT2QIT	167.4628
10	UTAH BBQ COMPANY	167.3944
11	SON OF SMOKE	167.3828
12	HOLLER'N HOGS BBQ	165.7256
13	ROOFTOP BBQ	164.5716
14	ROYAL SMOKIN' HOT	164.0000
15	BROTHER OF SWEET SMOKE Q	164.0000
16	BIG B'S DOWN-N-DIRTY BBQ	163.9428
17	TEAM AMERICA	163.3828
18	RBQ	161.6684
19	2 ROLLING BONES	161.1544
20	BUTT RUBBIN BBQ	160.0344
21	PIRATES OF THE PIG	159.9772
22	RHYTHM 'N QUE	158.7884
23	BIG SHOT BBQ	158.2288
24	GIT-R-SMOKED	155.9884
25	BIG PIG BBQ	155.4172
26	Whistle Pig BBQ	155.3828
27	GET SOME BBQ ASSASSINS	153.1200
28	ASH KICKIN SMOKERS	151.4172
29	PETE'S MEAT BBQ	150.8228

Pork Ribs

29 entries · top 174.2628 · median 164.5716

#	Team	Score
1	RHYTHM 'N QUE	174.2628
2	TEAM AMERICA	171.9772
3	SON OF SMOKE	170.2972
4	ASH KICKIN SMOKERS	170.2856
5	ROOFTOP BBQ	170.2744
6	BOWLING OVER PIGS	169.6916
7	PHIL THE GRILL	169.1428
8	BIG PIG BBQ	168.5484
9	HOG EAT HOG BBQ	167.4172
10	R&R BBQ	166.9028
11	PETE'S MEAT BBQ	166.8456
12	Whistle Pig BBQ	165.7372
13	UTAH BBQ COMPANY	165.1656
14	PIRATES OF THE PIG	165.1200
15	BIG SHOT BBQ	164.5716
16	RIDGE ROUTE BOYS BBQ	164.5372
17	SMOKIN MO'S BBQ	163.4628
18	ROYAL SMOKIN' HOT	163.4172
19	2 ROLLING BONES	162.8572
20	BUTT RUBBIN BBQ	162.3088
21	HOLLER'N HOGS BBQ	162.2744
22	NUTIN2IT BUT2QIT	162.2400
23	GIT-R-SMOKED	160.5712
24	BROTHER OF SWEET SMOKE Q	158.8688
25	MONSOON BBQ	157.6688
26	MR. APPLEJACKS BBQ	156.5716
27	BIG B'S DOWN-N-DIRTY BBQ	154.7772
28	RBQ	151.9428
29	GET SOME BBQ ASSASSINS	149.6344

Pork

29 entries · top 178.8572 · median 168.5600

#	Team	Score
1	BOWLING OVER PIGS	178.8572
2	RIDGE ROUTE BOYS BBQ	175.4400
3	Whistle Pig BBQ	174.8572
4	SMOKIN MO'S BBQ	173.7028
5	PHIL THE GRILL	173.1428
6	UTAH BBQ COMPANY	171.9772
7	BROTHER OF SWEET SMOKE Q	171.4400
8	NUTIN2IT BUT2QIT	171.4400
9	RHYTHM 'N QUE	170.8344
10	ROOFTOP BBQ	170.8112
11	R&R BBQ	169.7144
12	SON OF SMOKE	169.6800
13	PIRATES OF THE PIG	169.6684
14	ROYAL SMOKIN' HOT	168.5600
15	BIG SHOT BBQ	168.5600
16	BIG B'S DOWN-N-DIRTY BBQ	167.9772
17	HOG EAT HOG BBQ	166.8344
18	MONSOON BBQ	165.7028
19	GET SOME BBQ ASSASSINS	164.5828
20	RBQ	164.0000
21	BUTT RUBBIN BBQ	163.9428
22	BIG PIG BBQ	162.8228
23	PETE'S MEAT BBQ	162.2516
24	MR. APPLEJACKS BBQ	161.7028
25	TEAM AMERICA	161.6800
26	ASH KICKIN SMOKERS	155.9544
27	2 ROLLING BONES	154.8000
28	HOLLER'N HOGS BBQ	151.9772
29	GIT-R-SMOKED	150.8000

Brisket

28 entries · top 175.4172 · median 164.8514

#	Team	Score
1	PHIL THE GRILL	175.4172
2	HOLLER'N HOGS BBQ	170.8228
3	ROOFTOP BBQ	170.2856
4	UTAH BBQ COMPANY	169.7028
5	MONSOON BBQ	169.1428
6	SMOKIN MO'S BBQ	169.1200
7	R&R BBQ	167.9772
8	TEAM AMERICA	167.9656
9	SON OF SMOKE	167.3944
10	BUTT RUBBIN BBQ	166.2516
11	RHYTHM 'N QUE	166.2400
12	BIG PIG BBQ	165.7144
13	HOG EAT HOG BBQ	165.6800
14	BOWLING OVER PIGS	165.1428
15	GET SOME BBQ ASSASSINS	164.5600
16	NUTIN2IT BUT2QIT	163.9772
17	PIRATES OF THE PIG	163.9656
18	2 ROLLING BONES	163.3944
19	RIDGE ROUTE BOYS BBQ	162.8456
20	Whistle Pig BBQ	161.7600
21	ROYAL SMOKIN' HOT	159.9544
22	BIG SHOT BBQ	157.0628
23	MR. APPLEJACKS BBQ	152.5600
24	PETE'S MEAT BBQ	152.5372
25	BROTHER OF SWEET SMOKE Q	150.8000
26	RBQ	146.8116
27	ASH KICKIN SMOKERS	143.4172
28	GIT-R-SMOKED	139.3716

Sam's Club National BBQ Tour

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