Sam's Club National BBQ Tour 2017

Feb 24–25, 2017 · Daphne, AL

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SMOKE ON THIS

690.2744 · Master Series — Overall

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WINK'S BARBEQUE

689.0628 · Master Series — Overall

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SOUTH PORK

684.5488 · Master Series — Overall

SMOKE ON THIS won Grand Champion at the Sam's Club National BBQ Tour on February 24, 2017 in Daphne, AL, scoring 690.2744 in a field of 28 teams. WINK'S BARBEQUE took Reserve Grand Champion with 689.0628. Category winners: Chicken — BAYOU BOOGIE BBQ (177.7028); Pork Ribs — SMOKE ON THIS (175.4516); Pork — WINK'S BARBEQUE (176.5600); Brisket — UNCLE BUB'S BBQ, LLC (174.2628). This is the 101st of 125 editions of this contest on record; the 2016 edition was won by 913 BBQ; the next was held in 2017.

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.

610.14 median 668.46 690.27 🏆

How the meats cooked

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

Chicken 177.70
Pork Ribs 175.45
Pork 176.56
Brisket 174.26

142.21 177.70

Winning score by edition

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

Entries

4 judged meats

Top score

690.2744

Winning margin

1.2116

GC over RC

Field average

664.28

610.14690.27

median 668.46 · last place to winner

Perfect 180s

Tightest race

Pork Ribs

0.6060 pts across the top 5

Top-10 cutoff

673.0284

610.14690.27

10th place overall

Field spread

80.1376

winner to last place

Most consistent

SMOKE ON THIS

avg finish 4.50 across 4 meats

Double threats

teams with 2+ top-5 calls

Widest winning margin

Pork

won by 3.4172 pts — WINK'S BARBEQUE

How hot was the win?

Top 70%

beats 30% of 4723 Master Series wins in the data

Came back for more

0 of 30 teams from the previous edition returned

Form held

Strong

ρ = -0.66 between pre-contest rating and finish

Field strength

1,657

avg power rating going in · stronger than 97% of contests

Top-rated in the field

Organizer Portal

rated 1917 pre-contest

Storylines (7 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

1.2116 points between champion and reserve

Closer than 77% of the 4,722 championships in the data

The Grand Championship was decided by 1.2116 points — closer than 77% of every championship in the data.

SMOKE ON THIS
WINK'S BARBEQUE

An upset on the books

26-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings

The ratings favoured the top seed the other 74 times in 100

SMOKE ON THIS came in rated below the field's top team, Organizer Portal, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 26-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.

champion 1738
top seed 1917

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

A stacked field

1657 average power rating going in

Stronger than 97% of every rated contest

The field averaged a 1657 power rating going in — stronger than 97% of every contest tracked.

top seed Organizer Portal (1917)
28 rated teams

Photo finishes

Tie closest of 11 calls decided inside half a point

Pork Ribs places 2–3: SOUTH PORK and GETTIN' BASTED tied on 175.4172 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 2–3: RANCH HOUSE KITCHEN and SOUTH PORK tied on 173.1428 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 6–7: WINK'S BARBEQUE and THE GRILL DOCTORS tied on 169.1200 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.

Pork Ribs 2–3 · tie
Pork 2–3 · tie
Brisket 6–7 · tie
Chicken 4–5 · 0.0116

How the title was won

4 of 4 meats called to the stage

SMOKE ON THIS took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was brisket at 9th.

Chicken 3rd
Pork Ribs 1st
Pork 5th
Brisket 9th

Back to defend

3 past champions back in the field

Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: CAJUN BLAZE (won 2013), BOOTYQUE (won 2014), QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N (won 2016).

CAJUN BLAZE · 2013
BOOTYQUE · 2014
QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N · 2016

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	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 ← this one	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	177.7028	174.8456	172.0116
Pork Ribs	175.4516	174.8456	170.8572
Pork	176.5600	172.5484	166.2856
Brisket	174.2628	169.1428	166.8228

Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Master Series

Overall

28 entries · top 690.2744 · median 668.4628

#	Team	Score
1	SMOKE ON THIS	690.2744
2	WINK'S BARBEQUE	689.0628
3	SOUTH PORK	684.5488
4	GETTIN' BASTED	683.3256
5	UNCLE BUB'S BBQ, LLC	681.0628
6	JIGGY PIGGY	679.3256
7	BOOTYQUE	677.6572
8	QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N	675.8856
9	CAJUN BLAZE	674.1940
10	SLAYTON'S BARBEQUE COMPANY	673.0284
11	BAYOU BOOGIE BBQ	672.9940
12	LOTTA BULL BBQ	672.5372
13	THE GRILL DOCTORS	672.4912
14	RANCH HOUSE KITCHEN	669.0284
15	THE BLUE BLOODS	667.8972
16	HAULIN' BUTT BBQ	666.7660
17	Organizer Portal	665.0284
18	WILD BUNCH BUTT BURNERS	660.4684
19	RAMMER JAMMER BBQ	659.8052
20	PIGGIN' OUT	658.7656
21	NU BETA GAMMA	651.8972
22	GIVE IT TO GOD	651.8856
23	3-Dudes Barbecue	649.5656
24	Boars Night Out	646.6632
25	DOUBLE DUECE SMOKIN BBQ	645.4740
26	GENERAL LEE SMOKING	644.9712
27	HOG N ASS	625.0516
28	SHOTGUN BBQ SAUCE, SPICES AND RUBS LLC	610.1368

Chicken

28 entries · top 177.7028 · median 168.5428

#	Team	Score
1	BAYOU BOOGIE BBQ	177.7028
2	SOUTH PORK	175.4400
3	SMOKE ON THIS	175.4172
4	UNCLE BUB'S BBQ, LLC	174.8572
5	QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N	174.8456
6	BOOTYQUE	174.2744
7	GETTIN' BASTED	174.2628
8	HAULIN' BUTT BBQ	173.7144
9	JIGGY PIGGY	172.5600
10	SLAYTON'S BARBEQUE COMPANY	172.0116
11	CAJUN BLAZE	171.9656
12	LOTTA BULL BBQ	171.4400
13	GIVE IT TO GOD	170.8684
14	WILD BUNCH BUTT BURNERS	168.5484
15	WINK'S BARBEQUE	168.5372
16	Organizer Portal	167.4056
17	RAMMER JAMMER BBQ	166.8228
18	3-Dudes Barbecue	166.8228
19	THE BLUE BLOODS	166.2400
20	RANCH HOUSE KITCHEN	165.6800
21	PIGGIN' OUT	165.6684
22	NU BETA GAMMA	165.0972
23	THE GRILL DOCTORS	162.8228
24	Boars Night Out	162.8000
25	GENERAL LEE SMOKING	161.0972
26	DOUBLE DUECE SMOKIN BBQ	159.9312
27	HOG N ASS	147.3828
28	SHOTGUN BBQ SAUCE, SPICES AND RUBS LLC	142.2056

Pork Ribs

28 entries · top 175.4516 · median 167.1258

#	Team	Score
1	SMOKE ON THIS	175.4516
2	SOUTH PORK	175.4172
3	GETTIN' BASTED	175.4172
4	SLAYTON'S BARBEQUE COMPANY	175.4056
5	WINK'S BARBEQUE	174.8456
6	THE GRILL DOCTORS	174.2628
7	HAULIN' BUTT BBQ	173.1544
8	THE BLUE BLOODS	171.9888
9	CAJUN BLAZE	171.4400
10	BOOTYQUE	170.8572
11	GENERAL LEE SMOKING	169.7028
12	UNCLE BUB'S BBQ, LLC	169.6800
13	RAMMER JAMMER BBQ	167.9656
14	JIGGY PIGGY	167.4172
15	LOTTA BULL BBQ	166.8344
16	QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N	166.8344
17	RANCH HOUSE KITCHEN	165.1084
18	BAYOU BOOGIE BBQ	165.0972
19	DOUBLE DUECE SMOKIN BBQ	165.0856
20	PIGGIN' OUT	163.4172
21	3-Dudes Barbecue	163.4172
22	SHOTGUN BBQ SAUCE, SPICES AND RUBS LLC	163.4056
23	HOG N ASS	161.7144
24	NU BETA GAMMA	161.6800
25	Organizer Portal	161.1200
26	GIVE IT TO GOD	161.1200
27	WILD BUNCH BUTT BURNERS	158.8000
28	Boars Night Out	157.1088

Pork

28 entries · top 176.5600 · median 164.2456

#	Team	Score
1	WINK'S BARBEQUE	176.5600
2	RANCH HOUSE KITCHEN	173.1428
3	SOUTH PORK	173.1428
4	BOOTYQUE	172.5828
5	SMOKE ON THIS	172.5484
6	JIGGY PIGGY	170.8228
7	THE BLUE BLOODS	168.5600
8	WILD BUNCH BUTT BURNERS	167.4056
9	GETTIN' BASTED	166.8228
10	THE GRILL DOCTORS	166.2856
11	PIGGIN' OUT	165.6800
12	3-Dudes Barbecue	165.6800
13	LOTTA BULL BBQ	165.1200
14	CAJUN BLAZE	165.1200
15	SLAYTON'S BARBEQUE COMPANY	163.3712
16	Organizer Portal	162.8000
17	QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N	162.8000
18	UNCLE BUB'S BBQ, LLC	162.2628
19	GIVE IT TO GOD	162.2400
20	NU BETA GAMMA	161.7028
21	GENERAL LEE SMOKING	160.5256
22	Boars Night Out	160.5144
23	RAMMER JAMMER BBQ	158.7884
24	BAYOU BOOGIE BBQ	158.2284
25	DOUBLE DUECE SMOKIN BBQ	158.2172
26	SHOTGUN BBQ SAUCE, SPICES AND RUBS LLC	157.1428
27	HAULIN' BUTT BBQ	157.0972
28	HOG N ASS	154.2400

Brisket

28 entries · top 174.2628 · median 165.3828

#	Team	Score
1	UNCLE BUB'S BBQ, LLC	174.2628
2	Organizer Portal	173.7028
3	BAYOU BOOGIE BBQ	171.9656
4	QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N	171.4056
5	LOTTA BULL BBQ	169.1428
6	WINK'S BARBEQUE	169.1200
7	THE GRILL DOCTORS	169.1200
8	JIGGY PIGGY	168.5256
9	SMOKE ON THIS	166.8572
10	GETTIN' BASTED	166.8228
11	Boars Night Out	166.2400
12	RAMMER JAMMER BBQ	166.2284
13	WILD BUNCH BUTT BURNERS	165.7144
14	CAJUN BLAZE	165.6684
15	RANCH HOUSE KITCHEN	165.0972
16	PIGGIN' OUT	164
17	NU BETA GAMMA	163.4172
18	HAULIN' BUTT BBQ	162.8000
19	SLAYTON'S BARBEQUE COMPANY	162.2400
20	DOUBLE DUECE SMOKIN BBQ	162.2400
21	HOG N ASS	161.7144
22	THE BLUE BLOODS	161.1084
23	SOUTH PORK	160.5488
24	BOOTYQUE	159.9428
25	GIVE IT TO GOD	157.6572
26	GENERAL LEE SMOKING	153.6456
27	3-Dudes Barbecue	153.6456
28	SHOTGUN BBQ SAUCE, SPICES AND RUBS LLC	147.3828

Sam's Club National BBQ Tour 2017

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