Sam's Club National BBQ Tour 2016

Apr 29–30, 2016 · Overland Park, KS

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DIRT ROAD BBQ

688.4912 · Master Series — Overall

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AMERICAN FIRE BBQ

686.8228 · Master Series — Overall

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50 SHADES OF QUE

686.1940 · Master Series — Overall

DIRT ROAD BBQ won Grand Champion at the Sam's Club National BBQ Tour on April 29, 2016 in Overland Park, KS, scoring 688.4912 in a field of 30 teams. AMERICAN FIRE BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 686.8228. Category winners: Chicken — 50 SHADES OF QUE (179.4400); Pork Ribs — AMERICAN FIRE BBQ (179.4400); Pork — BROWNIES BBQ (174.2972); Brisket — THE SMOKING HILLS (171.4056). This is the 84th of 125 editions of this contest on record; the 2016 edition was won by IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S 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.

604.85 median 660.16 688.49 🏆

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 179.44
Pork 174.30
Brisket 171.41

144.46 179.44

Winning score by edition

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

Entries

4 judged meats

Top score

688.4912

Winning margin

1.6684

GC over RC

Field average

657.59

604.85688.49

median 660.16 · last place to winner

Perfect 180s

Tightest race

Brisket

1.7028 pts across the top 5

Top-10 cutoff

666.7084

604.85688.49

10th place overall

Field spread

83.6460

winner to last place

Most consistent

DIRT ROAD BBQ

avg finish 4 across 4 meats

Double threats

teams with 2+ top-5 calls

Widest winning margin

Pork Ribs

won by 4.5600 pts — AMERICAN FIRE BBQ

How hot was the win?

Top 75%

beats 25% of 4723 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

1,621

avg power rating going in · stronger than 88% of contests

Top-rated in the field

DIRT ROAD BBQ

rated 1854 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 razor-thin finish

1.6684 points between champion and reserve

Closer than 75% of the 4,722 championships in the data

The Grand Championship was decided by 1.6684 points — closer than 75% of every championship in the data.

DIRT ROAD BBQ
AMERICAN FIRE BBQ

Won without a category win

4 of 4 meats called to the stage

DIRT ROAD 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 4th
Pork 5th
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 13 calls decided inside half a point

Chicken places 3–4: SLAPS BBQ and BURNT FINGER BBQ tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 6–7: AMERICAN FIRE BBQ and THUMP & STRUM BBQ tied on 174.2972 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 8–9: SLAPS BBQ and WICHITA SWINEMEN tied on 169.1428 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.

Chicken 3–4 · tie
Chicken 6–7 · tie
Pork Ribs 8–9 · tie
Brisket 2–3 · tie

Back to defend

3 past champions back in the field

Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: DIRT ROAD BBQ (won 2013), IOWA WILD HOGS BBQ (won 2014), THUMP & STRUM BBQ (won 2015).

DIRT ROAD BBQ · 2013
IOWA WILD HOGS BBQ · 2014
THUMP & STRUM BBQ · 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
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 ← this one	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	179.4400	175.4056	169.7028
Pork Ribs	179.4400	171.4172	169.1084
Pork	174.2972	169.6800	167.9656
Brisket	171.4056	169.7028	169.1200

Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Master Series

Overall

30 entries · top 688.4912 · median 660.1598

#	Team	Score
1	DIRT ROAD BBQ	688.4912
2	AMERICAN FIRE BBQ	686.8228
3	50 SHADES OF QUE	686.1940
4	JAESTAR BBQ	678.8000
5	BLAZING CATTLES BBQ	678.3432
6	SLAPS BBQ	676.4452
7	MIDNIGHT STOKERS	671.3144
8	SMOOTH SMOKE	668.4568
9	HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB	666.7656
10	THE SMOKING HILLS	666.7084
11	THUMP & STRUM BBQ	665.6460
12	OKLAHOMA JOE'S SERIOUS QUE	665.6228
13	MY 3 SONS BARBEQUE MO	664.4576
14	SONS OF A BRISKET	663.3256
15	BURNT FINGER BBQ	662.7196
16	BAPTIZED IN SMOKE	657.6000
17	WICHITA SWINEMEN	657.0400
18	THESLABS.COM	651.8624
19	SKUNK RIVER BBQ	651.8512
20	BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE	650.0796
21	IOWA WILD HOGS BBQ	647.8856
22	BROWNIES BBQ	647.3600
23	PORK PULLERS	646.1368
24	PITT SMOKERS	645.5652
25	Lucky Pig Barbecue	642.1712
26	RUSTY QUE	640.4000
27	ROADKILL BBQ	635.2916
28	SLABS OF APPROVAL	634.1368
29	WATER DAWGZ BBQ	625.5084
30	FAT BOTTOM BBQ	604.8452

Chicken

30 entries · top 179.4400 · median 165.6742

#	Team	Score
1	50 SHADES OF QUE	179.4400
2	MY 3 SONS BARBEQUE MO	176.5716
3	SLAPS BBQ	176.5600
4	BURNT FINGER BBQ	176.5600
5	DIRT ROAD BBQ	175.4056
6	AMERICAN FIRE BBQ	174.2972
7	THUMP & STRUM BBQ	174.2972
8	JAESTAR BBQ	173.7144
9	MIDNIGHT STOKERS	171.4288
10	THESLABS.COM	169.7028
11	SMOOTH SMOKE	167.9656
12	BLAZING CATTLES BBQ	166.3088
13	SKUNK RIVER BBQ	166.2628
14	OKLAHOMA JOE'S SERIOUS QUE	166.2628
15	ROADKILL BBQ	165.6800
16	PITT SMOKERS	165.6684
17	RUSTY QUE	165.6684
18	SONS OF A BRISKET	164.5372
19	BAPTIZED IN SMOKE	163.4172
20	WICHITA SWINEMEN	163.3944
21	THE SMOKING HILLS	163.3828
22	HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB	162.2284
23	FAT BOTTOM BBQ	161.6456
24	BROWNIES BBQ	161.1428
25	Lucky Pig Barbecue	159.9656
26	PORK PULLERS	159.9656
27	SLABS OF APPROVAL	158.8456
28	IOWA WILD HOGS BBQ	157.0856
29	WATER DAWGZ BBQ	155.9312
30	BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE	154.7884

Pork Ribs

30 entries · top 179.4400 · median 166.8458

#	Team	Score
1	AMERICAN FIRE BBQ	179.4400
2	BLAZING CATTLES BBQ	174.8800
3	HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB	174.2972
4	DIRT ROAD BBQ	172.5828
5	ROADKILL BBQ	171.4172
6	PITT SMOKERS	170.8228
7	THE SMOKING HILLS	170.2744
8	SLAPS BBQ	169.1428
9	WICHITA SWINEMEN	169.1428
10	50 SHADES OF QUE	169.1084
11	MIDNIGHT STOKERS	168.5372
12	JAESTAR BBQ	167.4172
13	SONS OF A BRISKET	167.4172
14	BURNT FINGER BBQ	167.4056
15	IOWA WILD HOGS BBQ	166.8572
16	THUMP & STRUM BBQ	166.8344
17	SKUNK RIVER BBQ	164
18	BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE	163.9312
19	SMOOTH SMOKE	162.2628
20	OKLAHOMA JOE'S SERIOUS QUE	162.2628
21	RUSTY QUE	161.1088
22	Lucky Pig Barbecue	161.0856
23	PORK PULLERS	159.9656
24	BAPTIZED IN SMOKE	159.9428
25	BROWNIES BBQ	159.9428
26	SLABS OF APPROVAL	158.2400
27	MY 3 SONS BARBEQUE MO	153.1088
28	THESLABS.COM	151.4056
29	WATER DAWGZ BBQ	147.9428
30	FAT BOTTOM BBQ	146.8000

Pork

30 entries · top 174.2972 · median 163.3714

#	Team	Score
1	BROWNIES BBQ	174.2972
2	MY 3 SONS BARBEQUE MO	174.2744
3	BAPTIZED IN SMOKE	172
4	WATER DAWGZ BBQ	170.8344
5	DIRT ROAD BBQ	169.6800
6	BLAZING CATTLES BBQ	169.1544
7	OKLAHOMA JOE'S SERIOUS QUE	168.5372
8	SLAPS BBQ	168.5256
9	SLABS OF APPROVAL	167.9772
10	MIDNIGHT STOKERS	167.9656
11	50 SHADES OF QUE	167.9656
12	JAESTAR BBQ	167.4056
13	SMOOTH SMOKE	167.4056
14	IOWA WILD HOGS BBQ	165.1084
15	AMERICAN FIRE BBQ	163.9428
16	THUMP & STRUM BBQ	162.8000
17	WICHITA SWINEMEN	162.2744
18	SONS OF A BRISKET	162.2512
19	BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE	162.2400
20	THESLABS.COM	162.2284
21	THE SMOKING HILLS	161.6456
22	Lucky Pig Barbecue	161.1428
23	RUSTY QUE	161.1200
24	HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB	161.1200
25	SKUNK RIVER BBQ	157.6572
26	BURNT FINGER BBQ	157.0856
27	PORK PULLERS	156.5028
28	PITT SMOKERS	153.7028
29	ROADKILL BBQ	153.6572
30	FAT BOTTOM BBQ	144.4568

Brisket

30 entries · top 171.4056 · median 162.8114

#	Team	Score
1	THE SMOKING HILLS	171.4056
2	DIRT ROAD BBQ	170.8228
3	SMOOTH SMOKE	170.8228
4	JAESTAR BBQ	170.2628
5	PORK PULLERS	169.7028
6	50 SHADES OF QUE	169.6800
7	AMERICAN FIRE BBQ	169.1428
8	HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB	169.1200
9	BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE	169.1200
10	SONS OF A BRISKET	169.1200
11	OKLAHOMA JOE'S SERIOUS QUE	168.5600
12	THESLABS.COM	168.5256
13	BLAZING CATTLES BBQ	168
14	SKUNK RIVER BBQ	163.9312
15	MIDNIGHT STOKERS	163.3828
16	BAPTIZED IN SMOKE	162.2400
17	WICHITA SWINEMEN	162.2284
18	SLAPS BBQ	162.2168
19	THUMP & STRUM BBQ	161.7144
20	BURNT FINGER BBQ	161.6684
21	MY 3 SONS BARBEQUE MO	160.5028
22	Lucky Pig Barbecue	159.9772
23	IOWA WILD HOGS BBQ	158.8344
24	PITT SMOKERS	155.3712
25	RUSTY QUE	152.5028
26	BROWNIES BBQ	151.9772
27	FAT BOTTOM BBQ	151.9428
28	WATER DAWGZ BBQ	150.8000
29	SLABS OF APPROVAL	149.0740
30	ROADKILL BBQ	144.5372

Sam's Club National BBQ Tour 2016

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