Sam's Club National BBQ Tour 2016

May 20–21, 2016 · Southhaven, MS

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VICTORY LANE BBQ

696.5028 · Master Series — Overall

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SOUTHERN SMOKERS

695.9084 · Master Series — Overall

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NU BETA GAMMA

695.3716 · Master Series — Overall

VICTORY LANE BBQ won Grand Champion at the Sam's Club National BBQ Tour on May 20, 2016 in Southhaven, MS, scoring 696.5028 in a field of 29 teams. SOUTHERN SMOKERS took Reserve Grand Champion with 695.9084. Category winners: Chicken — VICTORY LANE BBQ (180.0000); Pork Ribs — 270 SMOKERS (180.0000); Pork — Q-BONES BBQ (177.7028); Brisket — CAJUN BLAZE (180.0000). This is the 89th of 127 editions of this contest on record; the 2016 edition was won by MOYERS COMPETITION BAR-B-Q TEAM; 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.

646.61 median 674.14 696.50 🏆

How the meats cooked

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

Chicken 180 🔥
Pork Ribs 180 🔥
Pork 177.70
Brisket 180 🔥

142.70 180

Winning score by edition

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

Entries

4 judged meats

Top score

696.5028

Winning margin

0.5944

GC over RC

Field average

675.85

646.61696.50

median 674.14 · last place to winner

Perfect 180s

4 🔥

CAJUN BLAZE (Brisket), VICTORY LANE BBQ (Chicken), 270 SMOKERS (Pork Ribs) + 1 more

Tightest race

Chicken

2.2972 pts across the top 5

Top-10 cutoff

684.4456

646.61696.50

10th place overall

Field spread

49.8972

winner to last place

Most consistent

NU BETA GAMMA

avg finish 6.75 across 4 meats

Double threats

teams with 2+ top-5 calls

Widest winning margin

Brisket

won by 2.8572 pts — CAJUN BLAZE

How hot was the win?

Top 48%

beats 52% of 4723 Master Series wins in the data

Came back for more

0 of 29 teams from the previous edition returned

Form held

Moderate

ρ = -0.36 between pre-contest rating and finish

Field strength

1,619

avg power rating going in · stronger than 87% of contests

Top-rated in the field

FIRE DANCER BBQ

rated 1800 pre-contest

Storylines (8 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

0.5944 points between champion and reserve

Closer than 88% of the 4,722 championships in the data

The Grand Championship was decided by 0.5944 points — closer than 88% of every championship in the data.

VICTORY LANE BBQ
SOUTHERN SMOKERS

An upset on the books

27-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings

The ratings favoured the top seed the other 73 times in 100

VICTORY LANE BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, FIRE DANCER BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 27-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.

champion 1628
top seed 1800

A day of perfect scores

4 perfect 180s

4 perfect 180s were scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.

CAJUN BLAZE · Brisket
VICTORY LANE BBQ · Chicken
270 SMOKERS · Pork Ribs

A dynasty in the making

4× wins at this contest

4 of 127 tracked editions

LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ has won this contest 4 times across its 127 tracked editions.

2014
2015
2017
2017

A knife fight at the top

4.0000 points across the top five

First to fifth in the overall standings covered just 4.0000 points — 2 teams sat within a single point of the lead.

1st VICTORY LANE BBQ
2nd SOUTHERN SMOKERS
3rd NU BETA GAMMA
4th THE UNIVERSITY OF QUE
5th CAJUN BLAZE

Photo finishes

Tie closest of 15 calls decided inside half a point

Chicken places 2–3: PORK ILLUSTRATED and CAJUN BLAZE tied on 178.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 5–6: THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE SMOKE and 270 SMOKERS tied on 177.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 1–2: 270 SMOKERS and VICTORY LANE BBQ tied on 180.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.

Chicken 2–3 · tie
Chicken 5–6 · tie
Pork Ribs 1–2 · tie
Pork Ribs 9–10 · tie

How the title was won

3 of 4 meats called to the stage

VICTORY LANE BBQ took the title on 3 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was brisket at 23rd.

Chicken 1st
Pork Ribs 2nd
Pork 7th
Brisket 23rd

Back to defend

3 past champions back in the field

Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: CAJUN BLAZE (won 2013, 2015), BOOTYQUE (won 2014), FIRE DANCER BBQ (won 2015).

CAJUN BLAZE · 2013, 2015
BOOTYQUE · 2014
FIRE DANCER 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 5, 2014	Southaven, MS	Southaven, MS	30	701.7144	PIG WHISPERERS	LANG BBQ SMOKERS
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
Sep 18, 2015	Southaven, MS	Southaven, MS	30	701.1200	CAJUN BLAZE	EAT MOR BUTT BBQ
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 ← this one	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	180	177.7028	173.1200
Pork Ribs	180	175.4288	173.1200
Pork	177.7028	173.1200	171.9656
Brisket	180	174.2628	171.4172

Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Master Series

Overall

29 entries · top 696.5028 · median 674.1368

#	Team	Score
1	VICTORY LANE BBQ	696.5028
2	SOUTHERN SMOKERS	695.9084
3	NU BETA GAMMA	695.3716
4	THE UNIVERSITY OF QUE	693.6228
5	CAJUN BLAZE	692.5028
6	270 SMOKERS	691.3484
7	SWINE LIFE	690.1596
8	LONGNECK SIPPERS	687.8968
9	Q-BONES BBQ	685.6228
10	KILLER HOGS	684.4456
11	BAYOU BOOGIE BBQ	683.9084
12	LIBERTY BBQ	683.3256
13	PORK ILLUSTRATED	681.0856
14	RAZORRACKS	675.8512
15	BOOTYQUE	674.1368
16	K & K KOOKERS	673.0056
17	FIRE DANCER BBQ	672.9596
18	THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE SMOKE	671.8168
19	BLIND HOG BBQ	668.3884
20	RIB-KA-TEERS	667.2912
21	RUB WON OUT	666.6740
22	IN DEEP SAUCE	664.9716
23	SOUTHERN KRUNK BBQ SOCIETY	663.8400
24	GIVE IT TO GOD	660.9828
25	PELLET PORKERS	660.3884
26	Ginuswine	659.2344
27	SWEET SWINE O'MINE	656.9600
28	BBQR'S DELIGHT	654.7316
29	BLAZIN'7'S	646.6056

Chicken

29 entries · top 180 · median 171.9656 · 🔥 perfect 180

#	Team	Score
1	VICTORY LANE BBQ	180 🔥
2	PORK ILLUSTRATED	178.8572
3	CAJUN BLAZE	178.8572
4	THE UNIVERSITY OF QUE	177.7144
5	THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE SMOKE	177.7028
6	270 SMOKERS	177.7028
7	SWINE LIFE	175.4056
8	NU BETA GAMMA	174.2744
9	GIVE IT TO GOD	173.7028
10	BOOTYQUE	173.1200
11	SOUTHERN SMOKERS	173.1200
12	LIBERTY BBQ	173.1084
13	KILLER HOGS	171.9772
14	FIRE DANCER BBQ	171.9656
15	LONGNECK SIPPERS	171.9656
16	PELLET PORKERS	171.4056
17	BAYOU BOOGIE BBQ	170.8344
18	RAZORRACKS	169.6800
19	SOUTHERN KRUNK BBQ SOCIETY	169.6800
20	RUB WON OUT	169.1200
21	SWEET SWINE O'MINE	166.8344
22	BLAZIN'7'S	165.6800
23	RIB-KA-TEERS	165.6684
24	BLIND HOG BBQ	165.0972
25	BBQR'S DELIGHT	163.9312
26	Q-BONES BBQ	162.8228
27	K & K KOOKERS	162.2400
28	IN DEEP SAUCE	161.6456
29	Ginuswine	161.6456

Pork Ribs

29 entries · top 180 · median 168.5256 · 🔥 perfect 180

#	Team	Score
1	270 SMOKERS	180 🔥
2	VICTORY LANE BBQ	180 🔥
3	Q-BONES BBQ	176.5716
4	NU BETA GAMMA	176.5600
5	IN DEEP SAUCE	175.4288
6	PORK ILLUSTRATED	174.2972
7	KILLER HOGS	174.2744
8	RAZORRACKS	173.7028
9	SOUTHERN SMOKERS	173.1200
10	SOUTHERN KRUNK BBQ SOCIETY	173.1200
11	LIBERTY BBQ	171.9772
12	THE UNIVERSITY OF QUE	171.9772
13	LONGNECK SIPPERS	171.4172
14	BOOTYQUE	168.5256
15	SWINE LIFE	168.5256
16	THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE SMOKE	168.5256
17	GIVE IT TO GOD	167.4056
18	K & K KOOKERS	166.8344
19	SWEET SWINE O'MINE	166.2400
20	RUB WON OUT	166.2284
21	BAYOU BOOGIE BBQ	165.6800
22	PELLET PORKERS	165.0972
23	BLIND HOG BBQ	165.0856
24	RIB-KA-TEERS	163.4172
25	FIRE DANCER BBQ	161.6572
26	Ginuswine	161.6572
27	CAJUN BLAZE	159.3828
28	BBQR'S DELIGHT	158.8460
29	BLAZIN'7'S	142.6972

Pork

29 entries · top 177.7028 · median 167.9656

#	Team	Score
1	Q-BONES BBQ	177.7028
2	SOUTHERN SMOKERS	176.5600
3	RIB-KA-TEERS	174.2628
4	CAJUN BLAZE	174.2628
5	NU BETA GAMMA	173.1200
6	LONGNECK SIPPERS	173.1084
7	VICTORY LANE BBQ	171.9772
8	THE UNIVERSITY OF QUE	171.9656
9	K & K KOOKERS	171.9656
10	SWINE LIFE	171.9656
11	KILLER HOGS	170.8228
12	BAYOU BOOGIE BBQ	170.2512
13	SOUTHERN KRUNK BBQ SOCIETY	168.5372
14	RAZORRACKS	168.5256
15	LIBERTY BBQ	167.9656
16	Ginuswine	167.3944
17	BBQR'S DELIGHT	166.2628
18	IN DEEP SAUCE	166.2400
19	RUB WON OUT	166.2400
20	SWEET SWINE O'MINE	165.0856
21	BLAZIN'7'S	163.9656
22	FIRE DANCER BBQ	163.9312
23	270 SMOKERS	162.8228
24	BLIND HOG BBQ	162.8000
25	BOOTYQUE	161.0856
26	GIVE IT TO GOD	160.5028
27	THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE SMOKE	159.3484
28	PELLET PORKERS	158.8000
29	PORK ILLUSTRATED	156.5256

Brisket

29 entries · top 180 · median 170.2744 · 🔥 perfect 180

#	Team	Score
1	CAJUN BLAZE	180 🔥
2	BAYOU BOOGIE BBQ	177.1428
3	FIRE DANCER BBQ	175.4056
4	BLIND HOG BBQ	175.4056
5	SWINE LIFE	174.2628
6	BLAZIN'7'S	174.2628
7	SOUTHERN SMOKERS	173.1084
8	K & K KOOKERS	171.9656
9	THE UNIVERSITY OF QUE	171.9656
10	NU BETA GAMMA	171.4172
11	LONGNECK SIPPERS	171.4056
12	PORK ILLUSTRATED	171.4056
13	BOOTYQUE	171.4056
14	270 SMOKERS	170.8228
15	LIBERTY BBQ	170.2744
16	Ginuswine	168.5372
17	Q-BONES BBQ	168.5256
18	KILLER HOGS	167.3712
19	THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE SMOKE	166.2400
20	BBQR'S DELIGHT	165.6916
21	PELLET PORKERS	165.0856
22	RUB WON OUT	165.0856
23	VICTORY LANE BBQ	164.5256
24	RIB-KA-TEERS	163.9428
25	RAZORRACKS	163.9428
26	IN DEEP SAUCE	161.6572
27	GIVE IT TO GOD	159.3716
28	SWEET SWINE O'MINE	158.8000
29	SOUTHERN KRUNK BBQ SOCIETY	152.5028

Sam's Club National BBQ Tour 2016

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