Sam's Club National BBQ Tour 2016

Apr 15–16, 2016 · Fort Collins, CO

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IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ

699.3600 · Master Series — Overall

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PELLET ENVY

693.0856 · Master Series — Overall

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JO-BAWB'S BBQ

686.2172 · Master Series — Overall

IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ won Grand Champion at the Sam's Club National BBQ Tour on April 15, 2016 in Fort Collins, CO, scoring 699.3600 in a field of 28 teams. PELLET ENVY took Reserve Grand Champion with 693.0856. Category winners: Chicken — GRATE EXPECTATIONS (176.5828); Pork Ribs — JO-BAWB'S BBQ (180.0000); Pork — THE CELTIC PIG (175.4744); Brisket — PELLET ENVY (177.7028). This is the 83rd of 125 editions of this contest on record; the 2016 edition was won by BIG B'S DOWN-N-DIRTY 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.

593.14 median 650.99 699.36 🏆

How the meats cooked

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

Chicken 176.58
Pork Ribs 180 🔥
Pork 175.47
Brisket 177.70

133.69 180

Winning score by edition

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

Entries

4 judged meats

Top score

699.3600

Winning margin

6.2744

GC over RC

Field average

647.30

593.14699.36

median 650.99 · last place to winner

Perfect 180s

1 🔥

JO-BAWB'S BBQ (Pork Ribs)

Tightest race

Chicken

3.4628 pts across the top 5

Top-10 cutoff

662.7996

593.14699.36

10th place overall

Field spread

106.2168

winner to last place

Most consistent

IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ

avg finish 3 across 4 meats

Double threats

teams with 2+ top-5 calls

Widest winning margin

Pork Ribs

won by 2.8572 pts — JO-BAWB'S BBQ

How hot was the win?

Top 37%

beats 63% of 4723 Master Series wins in the data

Came back for more

1 of 30 teams from the previous edition returned

Form held

Strong

ρ = -0.76 between pre-contest rating and finish

Field strength

1,575

avg power rating going in · stronger than 59% of contests

Top-rated in the field

IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ

rated 1974 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.

Won without a category win

4 of 4 meats called to the stage

IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 4 calls from 4 boards, best of them 2nd. Consistency beat fireworks.

Chicken 5th
Pork Ribs 3rd
Pork 2nd
Brisket 2nd

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 7 calls decided inside half a point

Brisket places 1–2: PELLET ENVY and IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ tied on 177.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 3–4: Duck Dog Bar-B-Que edged JO-BAWB'S BBQ by 0.0112. Chicken places 4–5: JO-BAWB'S BBQ edged IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ by 0.0116.

Brisket 1–2 · tie
Chicken 3–4 · 0.0112
Chicken 4–5 · 0.0116
Chicken 6–7 · 0.0116

Back to defend

2 past champions back in the field

Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ (won 2014), JO-BAWB'S BBQ (won 2015).

IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ · 2014
JO-BAWB'S 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.

JO-BAWB'S BBQ · Pork Ribs

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 ← this one	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	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	176.5828	173.1200	169.1200
Pork Ribs	180	170.8456	164.5372
Pork	175.4744	170.8228	166.2400
Brisket	177.7028	168.6172	162.2628

Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Master Series

Overall

28 entries · top 699.3600 · median 650.9944

#	Team	Score
1	IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ	699.3600
2	PELLET ENVY	693.0856
3	JO-BAWB'S BBQ	686.2172
4	KEEP CALM AND BLAZE ON	672.5484
5	Duck Dog Bar-B-Que	669.0512
6	THE CELTIC PIG	668.5716
7	BURNTOUT BBQ CO	666.1368
8	3 LIL' MACS BBQ	665.6112
9	GRATE EXPECTATIONS	663.3140
10	LOST WEEKEND GRILL	662.7996
11	GRILLIN' BEAVERS	656.5140
12	BACKDRAFT BBQ	656.4456
13	303 BBQ	651.4172
14	CHIBI-Q	651.2344
15	DJS SMOKIN' BBQ	650.7544
16	WILD HOGS BBQ	650.2176
17	PORKY'S PIT CREW	649.0740
18	Frank's BBQ Trading Post	637.6460
19	SHB Customs	637.5088
20	PROUD SOULS BARBECUE	633.5660
21	BIG DADDY'S BACKYARD BBQ	629.5656
22	BRACKEN RACKS BBQ	623.9316
23	Q LIVE CREW	623.8508
24	HONEYMAN BBQ	610.1488
25	SIMMONS SECOND CHANCE RANCH BBQ	609.5200
26	ROCKY MOUNTAIN PIT POSSE	608.5032
27	SMOKE E'S BBQ	604.5260
28	BROWN DOG BBQ	593.1432

Chicken

28 entries · top 176.5828 · median 166.2572

#	Team	Score
1	GRATE EXPECTATIONS	176.5828
2	CHIBI-Q	175.4056
3	Duck Dog Bar-B-Que	173.1428
4	JO-BAWB'S BBQ	173.1316
5	IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ	173.1200
6	LOST WEEKEND GRILL	171.9772
7	BURNTOUT BBQ CO	171.9656
8	GRILLIN' BEAVERS	170.2628
9	PELLET ENVY	169.6684
10	KEEP CALM AND BLAZE ON	169.1200
11	BRACKEN RACKS BBQ	167.9656
12	SMOKE E'S BBQ	167.4172
13	PORKY'S PIT CREW	166.2856
14	3 LIL' MACS BBQ	166.2628
15	BACKDRAFT BBQ	166.2516
16	Frank's BBQ Trading Post	164.5828
17	DJS SMOKIN' BBQ	163.4172
18	WILD HOGS BBQ	163.4060
19	THE CELTIC PIG	161.6684
20	SHB Customs	161.0856
21	HONEYMAN BBQ	160.5828
22	PROUD SOULS BARBECUE	160.5600
23	303 BBQ	155.9656
24	BIG DADDY'S BACKYARD BBQ	155.9428
25	SIMMONS SECOND CHANCE RANCH BBQ	150.8112
26	Q LIVE CREW	147.9656
27	ROCKY MOUNTAIN PIT POSSE	145.6800
28	BROWN DOG BBQ	133.6916

Pork Ribs

28 entries · top 180 · median 160.2630 · 🔥 perfect 180

#	Team	Score
1	JO-BAWB'S BBQ	180 🔥
2	PELLET ENVY	177.1428
3	IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ	175.4172
4	3 LIL' MACS BBQ	173.1316
5	KEEP CALM AND BLAZE ON	170.8456
6	PORKY'S PIT CREW	169.1428
7	DJS SMOKIN' BBQ	168.5716
8	GRATE EXPECTATIONS	168.5372
9	BURNTOUT BBQ CO	167.4056
10	PROUD SOULS BARBECUE	164.5372
11	BIG DADDY'S BACKYARD BBQ	163.9772
12	Duck Dog Bar-B-Que	162.8228
13	Frank's BBQ Trading Post	160.5944
14	THE CELTIC PIG	160.5716
15	SHB Customs	159.9544
16	LOST WEEKEND GRILL	158.2856
17	BACKDRAFT BBQ	158.2512
18	303 BBQ	157.6916
19	WILD HOGS BBQ	157.6916
20	CHIBI-Q	157.0744
21	Q LIVE CREW	155.4056
22	SIMMONS SECOND CHANCE RANCH BBQ	154.8000
23	GRILLIN' BEAVERS	153.6684
24	BRACKEN RACKS BBQ	153.1544
25	BROWN DOG BBQ	149.7716
26	SMOKE E'S BBQ	148.0116
27	ROCKY MOUNTAIN PIT POSSE	144.4916
28	HONEYMAN BBQ	143.3488

Pork

28 entries · top 175.4744 · median 162.2400

#	Team	Score
1	THE CELTIC PIG	175.4744
2	IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ	173.1200
3	WILD HOGS BBQ	172
4	KEEP CALM AND BLAZE ON	170.8800
5	BACKDRAFT BBQ	170.8228
6	LOST WEEKEND GRILL	170.2856
7	303 BBQ	169.1428
8	PELLET ENVY	168.5716
9	JO-BAWB'S BBQ	167.4056
10	Duck Dog Bar-B-Que	166.2400
11	Frank's BBQ Trading Post	163.9544
12	3 LIL' MACS BBQ	163.9540
13	Q LIVE CREW	163.4056
14	PROUD SOULS BARBECUE	162.8000
15	DJS SMOKIN' BBQ	161.6800
16	GRILLIN' BEAVERS	161.1428
17	BRACKEN RACKS BBQ	161.1200
18	BROWN DOG BBQ	161.1200
19	BURNTOUT BBQ CO	160.5256
20	CHIBI-Q	159.3600
21	PORKY'S PIT CREW	157.7144
22	ROCKY MOUNTAIN PIT POSSE	157.1200
23	SIMMONS SECOND CHANCE RANCH BBQ	156.5144
24	SHB Customs	155.9316
25	HONEYMAN BBQ	151.3944
26	GRATE EXPECTATIONS	151.3712
27	BIG DADDY'S BACKYARD BBQ	150.2284
28	SMOKE E'S BBQ	146.8572

Brisket

28 entries · top 177.7028 · median 160.8286

#	Team	Score
1	PELLET ENVY	177.7028
2	IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ	177.7028
3	GRILLIN' BEAVERS	171.4400
4	THE CELTIC PIG	170.8572
5	303 BBQ	168.6172
6	Duck Dog Bar-B-Que	166.8456
7	GRATE EXPECTATIONS	166.8228
8	BURNTOUT BBQ CO	166.2400
9	JO-BAWB'S BBQ	165.6800
10	3 LIL' MACS BBQ	162.2628
11	LOST WEEKEND GRILL	162.2512
12	KEEP CALM AND BLAZE ON	161.7028
13	ROCKY MOUNTAIN PIT POSSE	161.2116
14	BACKDRAFT BBQ	161.1200
15	SHB Customs	160.5372
16	BIG DADDY'S BACKYARD BBQ	159.4172
17	CHIBI-Q	159.3944
18	WILD HOGS BBQ	157.1200
19	DJS SMOKIN' BBQ	157.0856
20	Q LIVE CREW	157.0740
21	PORKY'S PIT CREW	155.9312
22	HONEYMAN BBQ	154.8228
23	BROWN DOG BBQ	148.5600
24	Frank's BBQ Trading Post	148.5144
25	SIMMONS SECOND CHANCE RANCH BBQ	147.3944
26	PROUD SOULS BARBECUE	145.6688
27	SMOKE E'S BBQ	142.2400
28	BRACKEN RACKS BBQ	141.6916

Sam's Club National BBQ Tour 2016

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