Sam's Club National BBQ Tour 2016

May 13–14, 2016 · Bowling Green, KY

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MOYERS COMPETITION BAR-B-Q TEAM

694.2172 · Master Series — Overall

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CHECKERED PIG

691.3832 · Master Series — Overall

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WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS

687.3716 · Master Series — Overall

MOYERS COMPETITION BAR-B-Q TEAM won Grand Champion at the Sam's Club National BBQ Tour on May 13, 2016 in Bowling Green, KY, scoring 694.2172 in a field of 29 teams. CHECKERED PIG took Reserve Grand Champion with 691.3832. Category winners: Chicken — ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN (176.5600); Pork Ribs — WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS (180.0000); Pork — BULL RUSH BBQ (177.7144); Brisket — CHECKERED PIG (178.8572). This is the 86th of 125 editions of this contest on record; the 2016 edition was won by PITMASTERIQ 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.

582.71 median 671.37 694.22 🏆

How the meats cooked

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

Chicken 176.56
Pork Ribs 180 🔥
Pork 177.71
Brisket 178.86

138.18 180

Winning score by edition

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

Entries

4 judged meats

Top score

694.2172

Winning margin

2.8340

GC over RC

Field average

661.03

582.71694.22

median 671.37 · last place to winner

Perfect 180s

1 🔥

WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS (Pork Ribs)

Tightest race

Chicken

3.3828 pts across the top 5

Top-10 cutoff

677.6568

582.71694.22

10th place overall

Field spread

111.5084

winner to last place

Most consistent

MOYERS COMPETITION BAR-B-Q TEAM

avg finish 5.25 across 4 meats

Double threats

teams with 2+ top-5 calls

Widest winning margin

Brisket

won by 4 pts — CHECKERED PIG

How hot was the win?

Top 58%

beats 42% of 4715 Master Series wins in the data

Came back for more

0 of 30 teams from the previous edition returned

Form held

Strong

ρ = -0.8 between pre-contest rating and finish

Field strength

1,597

avg power rating going in · stronger than 76% of contests

Top-rated in the field

WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS

rated 1872 pre-contest

Storylines (4 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

MOYERS COMPETITION BAR-B-Q TEAM won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 4 calls from 4 boards, best of them 2nd. Consistency beat fireworks.

Chicken 8th
Pork Ribs 2nd
Pork 6th
Brisket 5th

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

Chicken places 9–10: SUGAR BABY BBQ and EAT MOR BUTT BBQ tied on 170.8456 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 3–4: HARLAN CO. COAL BURNERS and CONTAGIOUS Q tied on 173.7144 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 5–6: MOYERS COMPETITION BAR-B-Q TEAM and KENTUCKY KOOKERS tied on 171.9772 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.

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

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.

WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS · 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	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 ← this one	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	176.5600	173.1772	170.8456
Pork Ribs	180	173.1772	168.5716
Pork	177.7144	172.5484	169.6800
Brisket	178.8572	171.9772	169.7144

Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Master Series

Overall

29 entries · top 694.2172 · median 671.3716

#	Team	Score
1	MOYERS COMPETITION BAR-B-Q TEAM	694.2172
2	CHECKERED PIG	691.3832
3	WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS	687.3716
4	CONTAGIOUS Q	686.7656
5	WEQ4U	683.9540
6	FRIENDS OF OBR	682.7772
7	UNCLE BUB'S BBQ, LLC	679.8968
8	ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN	678.8112
9	BLUE CHIP BBQ	678.1828
10	EAT MOR BUTT BBQ	677.6568
11	BULL RUSH BBQ	675.3372
12	RURAL ROUTE BBQ	673.0400
13	Pappy Q	671.9656
14	RETIRED AND RUBBIN' IT	671.9084
15	RT QUE KUSINE	671.3716
16	HARLAN CO. COAL BURNERS	664.4800
17	Hawg Feathers	664.4340
18	LANG BBQ SMOKERS	662.2288
19	SUGAR BABY BBQ	661.6456
20	Big B BBQ Company	657.6688
21	BLACK SHEEP BBQ	653.5884
22	SOGGY BOTTOM BBQ	647.9312
23	Z SMOKE	643.9656
24	BUCKSHOT MALONE'S PIG SHACK	638.8232
25	KENTUCKY KOOKERS	632.9488
26	WHITE WOLF SMOKERS	620.9720
27	CHARCOAL MAFIA	619.2456
28	BIG G BBQ	614.6176
29	R N R SMOKERS	582.7088

Chicken

29 entries · top 176.5600 · median 169.1428

#	Team	Score
1	ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN	176.5600
2	FRIENDS OF OBR	176.0116
3	BLUE CHIP BBQ	174.8572
4	Hawg Feathers	174.2972
5	BUCKSHOT MALONE'S PIG SHACK	173.1772
6	CHECKERED PIG	173.1316
7	RETIRED AND RUBBIN' IT	173.1200
8	MOYERS COMPETITION BAR-B-Q TEAM	171.9656
9	SUGAR BABY BBQ	170.8456
10	EAT MOR BUTT BBQ	170.8456
11	RURAL ROUTE BBQ	170.2628
12	CONTAGIOUS Q	170.2628
13	Z SMOKE	169.7372
14	WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS	169.6800
15	Big B BBQ Company	169.1428
16	WEQ4U	169.1200
17	BULL RUSH BBQ	168.5256
18	CHARCOAL MAFIA	167.3828
19	LANG BBQ SMOKERS	166.2744
20	Pappy Q	165.6800
21	UNCLE BUB'S BBQ, LLC	164.5256
22	HARLAN CO. COAL BURNERS	163.9656
23	BLACK SHEEP BBQ	163.4056
24	RT QUE KUSINE	162.2516
25	SOGGY BOTTOM BBQ	157.6684
26	WHITE WOLF SMOKERS	154.2628
27	KENTUCKY KOOKERS	151.3600
28	BIG G BBQ	142.2288
29	R N R SMOKERS	138.2172

Pork Ribs

29 entries · top 180 · median 167.3828 · 🔥 perfect 180

#	Team	Score
1	WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS	180 🔥
2	MOYERS COMPETITION BAR-B-Q TEAM	178.8572
3	HARLAN CO. COAL BURNERS	173.7144
4	CONTAGIOUS Q	173.7144
5	WEQ4U	173.1772
6	RT QUE KUSINE	173.1544
7	EAT MOR BUTT BBQ	171.9772
8	FRIENDS OF OBR	171.4056
9	UNCLE BUB'S BBQ, LLC	169.7028
10	CHECKERED PIG	168.5716
11	BLUE CHIP BBQ	168.5372
12	Pappy Q	168
13	LANG BBQ SMOKERS	167.9772
14	Hawg Feathers	167.9656
15	ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN	167.3828
16	SUGAR BABY BBQ	166.8112
17	SOGGY BOTTOM BBQ	166.2972
18	Z SMOKE	165.7028
19	RETIRED AND RUBBIN' IT	165.6800
20	WHITE WOLF SMOKERS	165.1316
21	BIG G BBQ	162.8000
22	Big B BBQ Company	161.7144
23	BUCKSHOT MALONE'S PIG SHACK	160.5372
24	BLACK SHEEP BBQ	159.4172
25	CHARCOAL MAFIA	158.8344
26	BULL RUSH BBQ	158.8344
27	KENTUCKY KOOKERS	153.6916
28	RURAL ROUTE BBQ	153.6572
29	R N R SMOKERS	140.5256

Pork

29 entries · top 177.7144 · median 166.2512

#	Team	Score
1	BULL RUSH BBQ	177.7144
2	WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS	174.8572
3	RURAL ROUTE BBQ	174.2628
4	UNCLE BUB'S BBQ, LLC	173.7028
5	EAT MOR BUTT BBQ	172.5484
6	MOYERS COMPETITION BAR-B-Q TEAM	171.4172
7	SOGGY BOTTOM BBQ	170.8800
8	WEQ4U	170.8456
9	CHECKERED PIG	170.8228
10	CONTAGIOUS Q	169.6800
11	RETIRED AND RUBBIN' IT	168.5600
12	Big B BBQ Company	167.4516
13	FRIENDS OF OBR	166.8228
14	ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN	166.8228
15	RT QUE KUSINE	166.2512
16	BIG G BBQ	166.2400
17	BLUE CHIP BBQ	165.6800
18	Pappy Q	165.1656
19	LANG BBQ SMOKERS	164.5600
20	HARLAN CO. COAL BURNERS	163.3828
21	BLACK SHEEP BBQ	163.3828
22	WHITE WOLF SMOKERS	159.3944
23	SUGAR BABY BBQ	158.8344
24	Hawg Feathers	157.0856
25	BUCKSHOT MALONE'S PIG SHACK	156.5600
26	KENTUCKY KOOKERS	155.9200
27	Z SMOKE	154.2628
28	R N R SMOKERS	150.2744
29	CHARCOAL MAFIA	138.1828

Brisket

29 entries · top 178.8572 · median 165.1544

#	Team	Score
1	CHECKERED PIG	178.8572
2	RURAL ROUTE BBQ	174.8572
3	Pappy Q	173.1200
4	CONTAGIOUS Q	173.1084
5	MOYERS COMPETITION BAR-B-Q TEAM	171.9772
6	KENTUCKY KOOKERS	171.9772
7	UNCLE BUB'S BBQ, LLC	171.9656
8	WEQ4U	170.8112
9	BULL RUSH BBQ	170.2628
10	RT QUE KUSINE	169.7144
11	BLUE CHIP BBQ	169.1084
12	FRIENDS OF OBR	168.5372
13	ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN	168.0456
14	BLACK SHEEP BBQ	167.3828
15	SUGAR BABY BBQ	165.1544
16	Hawg Feathers	165.0856
17	RETIRED AND RUBBIN' IT	164.5484
18	HARLAN CO. COAL BURNERS	163.4172
19	LANG BBQ SMOKERS	163.4172
20	WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS	162.8344
21	EAT MOR BUTT BBQ	162.2856
22	Big B BBQ Company	159.3600
23	CHARCOAL MAFIA	154.8456
24	Z SMOKE	154.2628
25	R N R SMOKERS	153.6916
26	SOGGY BOTTOM BBQ	153.0856
27	BUCKSHOT MALONE'S PIG SHACK	148.5488
28	BIG G BBQ	143.3488
29	WHITE WOLF SMOKERS	142.1832

Sam's Club National BBQ Tour 2016

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