Sam's Club National BBQ Tour

2017-03-10 – 2017-03-11 · White Settlement, TX · 📍 White Settlement, TX

Grand Champion: BLAZEN BBQ (680.5484) · 30 teams

Reserve Champion: 🥈 FAT BOYS BBQ - TEMPLE, TX

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BLAZEN BBQ

680.5484 · Master Series — Overall

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FAT BOYS BBQ - TEMPLE, TX

678.7768 · Master Series — Overall

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EL REY SMOKERS COMPETITION TEAM

675.9888 · Master Series — Overall

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.

588.41 median 653.31 680.55 🏆

How the meats cooked

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

Chicken 177.14
Pork Ribs 174.29
Pork 172.58
Brisket 174.32

137.07 177.14

Winning score by edition

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

Entries

4 judged meats

Top score

680.5484

Winning margin

1.7716

GC over RC

Field average

646.13

588.41680.55

median 653.31 · last place to winner

Perfect 180s

Tightest race

Pork

3.4744 pts across the top 5

Top-10 cutoff

661.1884

588.41680.55

10th place overall

Field spread

92.1368

winner to last place

Most consistent

BLAZEN BBQ

avg finish 4.75 across 4 meats

Double threats

teams with 2+ top-5 calls

Widest winning margin

Brisket

won by 3.4744 pts — EL REY SMOKERS COMPETITION TEAM

How hot was the win?

Top 88%

beats 12% of 4707 Master Series wins in the data

Came back for more

0 of 29 teams from the previous edition returned

Form held

Strong

ρ = -0.74 between pre-contest rating and finish

Field strength

1542

avg power rating going in · stronger than 31% of contests

Top-rated in the field

CAVEMAN CUISINE

rated 1837 pre-contest

Storylines (6 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.

An upset on the books

24-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings

The ratings favoured the top seed the other 76 times in 100

BLAZEN BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, CAVEMAN CUISINE, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 24-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.

champion 1634
top seed 1837

Won without a category win

4 of 4 meats called to the stage

BLAZEN BBQ won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 4 calls from 4 boards, best of them 3rd. Consistency beat fireworks.

Chicken 4th
Pork Ribs 3rd
Pork 5th
Brisket 7th

A first Grand Championship

23 tracked contests to get there

This was BLAZEN BBQ's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 23rd tracked contest.

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 12 calls decided inside half a point

Chicken places 3–4: OLD 99 MEAT CO. and BLAZEN BBQ tied on 173.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 9–10: BUTLER'S BACKDRAFT BBQ and C-N-B BAR-B-Q tied on 168.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 2–3: EL REY SMOKERS COMPETITION TEAM edged OLD 99 MEAT CO. by 0.0116.

Chicken 3–4 · tie
Chicken 9–10 · tie
Chicken 2–3 · 0.0116
Pork Ribs 9–10 · 0.0116

Back to defend

1 past champions back in the field

Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: C-N-B BAR-B-Q (won 2013).

C-N-B BAR-B-Q · 2013

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
2013-02-15	Tampa, FL	Tampa, FL	24	698.8572	SWAMP BOYS	BLITZKRIEG BBQ
2013-02-22	Daphne, AL	Daphne, AL	29	689.7142	THE PIT CREW GA	LOTTA BULL BBQ
2013-03-01	Baton Rouge, LA	Baton Rouge, LA	28	699.4286	CAJUN BLAZE	HABITUAL SMOKERS
2013-03-08	Westworth Village, TX	Westworth Village, TX	29	677.7142	C-N-B BAR-B-Q	3 WOODYS BBQ
2013-03-15	Albuquerque, NM	Albuquerque, NM	20	686.2856	PARROTHEAD SMOKERS	2-CAN-Q
2013-03-22	Tucson, AZ	Tucson, AZ	30	676.5712	LUTZ'S FAMOUS BBQ	BIG POPPA SMOKERS
2013-03-29	Thornton, CO	Thornton, CO	30	668.5712	SWINESTONE COWBOYS	GQUE
2013-04-05	Salt Lake City, UT	Salt Lake City, UT	29	689.1426	PHIL & LOU BBQ	ROOFTOP BBQ
2013-04-12	Renton, WA	Renton, WA	29	666.8574	MOVIN' THE CHAINS	PIGGY D'S BBQ
2013-04-26	Overland Park, KS	Overland Park, KS	30	666.2856	DIRT ROAD BBQ	SMOKEAHOLICS KS
2013-05-03	St. Charles, MO	St. Charles, MO	30	694.2860	TRUEBUD BBQ	IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ
2013-05-10	Knoxville, TN	Knoxville, TN	29	677.7140	ROCKY TOP BARBEQUE	UNCULTURED SWINE
2013-05-17	Marietta, GA	Marietta, GA	28	685.7142	TNT SOUTHERN BBQ	MOYERS COMPETITION BAR-B-Q TEAM
2013-05-31	N. Charleston, SC	N. Charleston, SC	27	678.2854	WAYLON'S WICKEDLY GOOD Q	KILLER B'S BBQ
2013-06-07	Asheville, NC	Asheville, NC	26	662.8568	DEEP SOUTH BBQ	TEAR-A-BYTE BBQ
2013-06-14	Lexington, KY	Lexington, KY	27	672.5710	GOVERNMENT PORK	QUENIVOROUS
2013-06-21	Indianapolis, IN	Indianapolis, IN	29	689.1428	ONE2BBQ	BACK PORCH Q
2013-06-28	Traverse City, MI	Traverse City, MI	26	676.5712	QUAU	iBQ'n
2013-07-05	Madison, WI	Madison, WI	30	670.8570	THE SMOKE HUNTERS	SMOKERS PURGATORY
2013-07-12	Woodbury, MN	Woodbury, MN	29	684.5372	TIPPYCANOE BBQ CREW	PIGSKIN BBQ
2013-07-19	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines, IA	28	686.2284	PORK PATROL BBQ	GRILLS GONE WILD IOWA
2013-08-09	Medford, NY	Medford, NY	27	642.7544	FEEDING FRIENDZ	INSANE SWINE BBQ
2013-08-16	Laurel, MD	Laurel, MD	29	685.6000	THE BBQ GURU	APORKALYPSE NOW
2013-08-23	Richmond, VA	Richmond, VA	29	677.1428	COOL SMOKE	GROG N HOGS
2013-09-27	Overland Park, KS	Overland Park, KS	29	695.3484	THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ	BOYS OF BBQ & PATTY
2014-02-21	Tampa, FL	Tampa, FL	21	678.2512	WOOLEY BULLY BBQ MAFIA	Good Buddies BBQ
2014-02-28	Daphne, AL	Daphne, AL	28	685.6912	BOOTYQUE	FIRE DANCER BBQ
2014-03-07	Baton Rouge, LA	Baton Rouge, LA	23	694.2284	SMOKIN' N THE DARK	CAJUN BLAZE
2014-03-14	Fort Worth, TX	Fort Worth, TX	29	670.7196	WILDCATTERS Q CREW	CAVEMAN CUISINE
2014-03-21	Tucson, AZ	Tucson, AZ	30	685.1200	LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ	I.A.B. 30 BBQ
2014-03-28	Sacramento, CA	Sacramento, CA	29	662.8116	BIG B'S DOWN-N-DIRTY BBQ	SON OF SMOKE
2014-04-04	Renton, WA	Renton, WA	30	676.5488	BAD BONES BBQ	PIGGY D'S BBQ
2014-04-11	Salt Lake City, UT	Salt Lake City, UT	29	685.1656	R&R BBQ	RHYTHM 'N QUE
2014-04-18	Denver, CO	Denver, CO	30	686.7768	GQUE	GRILLIN' BEAVERS
2014-05-02	Overland Park, KS	Overland Park, KS	29	683.3484	COUNTY LINE SMOKERS	GETTIN' BASTED
2014-05-09	St. Charles, MO	St. Charles, MO	30	698.7884	SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ	PORK PULLIN PLOWBOYS
2014-05-23	Hendersonville, TN	Hendersonville, TN	30	700.0232	SWIGGIN PIG	Organizer Portal
2014-05-30	Marietta, GA	Marietta, GA	29	684.4340	PIG WHISPERERS	CURLY TAILS BBQ
2014-06-06	N. Charleston, SC	N. Charleston, SC	28	685.6684	PALMETTO PITMASTERS	WAYLON'S WICKEDLY GOOD Q
2014-06-13	Asheville, NC	Asheville, NC	30	682.8112	PICKIN' PORKERS	SMOKE ON THIS
2014-06-20	Lexington, KY	Lexington, KY	28	683.3372	MIDNIGHT BURN	THE LOONEY PIT
2014-06-27	Indianapolis, IN	Indianapolis, IN	26	681.1200	ABLE ACRES BBQ	ONE2BBQ
2014-07-04	Traverse City, MI	Traverse City, MI	21	678.1828	BUBBA-Q'S	CANCERSUCKSCHICAGO.COM
2014-07-11	Madison, WI	Madison, WI	29	685.0972	IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ	SECOND CITY SMOKE
2014-07-18	Woodbury, MN	Woodbury, MN	30	691.9884	IOWA WILD HOGS BBQ	ANGRY JACK BBQ
2014-07-25	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines, IA	29	692.6400	TEMPLETON RYE WOODFELLAS	SPITFIRE
2014-08-08	Scarborough, ME	Scarborough, ME	28	673.7372	STUBBORN BULL BBQ	FEEDING FRIENDZ
2014-08-15	Harrisburg, PA	Harrisburg, PA	28	670.7312	HERDING SMOKE	PIGHEADED BBQ
2014-08-22	Laurel, MD	Laurel, MD	29	669.6112	PORK BARREL BBQ	Sauce This BBQ
2014-09-12	N. Kansas City, MO	N. Kansas City, MO	30	697.6916	SMOKEY D'S WANNABEES	THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ
2015-02-20	Kissimmee, FL	Kissimmee, FL	22	695.4400	HOT WACHULA'S	SMOKIN MO'S BBQ
2015-02-27	Daphne, AL	Daphne, AL	30	693.6340	JACK'S OLD SOUTH	RED EYED SMOKERS
2015-03-06	Shreveport, LA	Shreveport, LA	29	687.9776	FIRE DANCER BBQ	INDIAN TERRITORY SMOKE
2015-03-13	Fort Worth, TX	Fort Worth, TX	30	664.4572	CLARK CREW BBQ	KOSMO'S Q
2015-03-20	Tucson, AZ	Tucson, AZ	29	699.3484	LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ	IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ
2015-03-27	Reno, NV	Reno, NV	30	677.7372	TEAM AMERICA	BIG B'S DOWN-N-DIRTY BBQ
2015-04-03	Renton, WA	Renton, WA	28	680.6292	MOVIN' THE CHAINS	WINE COUNTRY Q
2015-04-10	Salt Lake City, UT	Salt Lake City, UT	30	675.3824	R&R BBQ	TEAM AMERICA
2015-04-17	Fort Collins, CO	Fort Collins, CO	30	689.7256	JO-BAWB'S BBQ	GQUE
2015-05-08	Overland Park, KS	Overland Park, KS	30	700.5828	THUMP & STRUM BBQ	SMOOTH SMOKE
2015-05-15	St. Charles, MO	St. Charles, MO	30	689.6572	SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ	BRICKHEAD BBQ
2015-05-22	Marietta, GA	Marietta, GA	29	691.3484	POT'S BBQ	THE PIT CREW GA
2015-05-29	Hendersonville, TN	Hendersonville, TN	29	703.4056	FAT, DRUNK & STUPID	Q-BONES BBQ
2015-06-05	Asheville, NC	Asheville, NC	30	699.9772	ROCKY TOP BARBEQUE	ROCK'S MONEY PIT BBQ
2015-06-12	N. Charleston, SC	N. Charleston, SC	29	679.9428	BIG DICK'S BBQ	4:20 Q
2015-06-19	Bowling Green, KY	Bowling Green, KY	29	694.8456	GILLY'S BBQ	THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE SMOKE
2015-06-26	Ypsilanti, MI	Ypsilanti, MI	30	677.0740	iBQ'n@TheBBQSuperStore.com	BIG BROTHERS BBQ
2015-07-10	Indianapolis, IN	Indianapolis, IN	28	687.9772	HUG HOGS	THE SMOKE HUNTERS
2015-07-17	Auburn Hills, MI	Auburn Hills, MI	28	693.1656	YELLOW RIVER BBQ	SMOKIN' IN THE D
2015-07-24	Woodbury, MN	Woodbury, MN	30	682.3544	ROLLIN' SMOKE BBQ SD	JAESTAR BBQ
2015-07-31	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines, IA	30	685.6572	BIG T'Z Q CRU	PELLET ENVY
2015-08-14	Scarborough, ME	Scarborough, ME	26	679.9776	INSANE SWINE BBQ	Rogue Hog BBQ
2015-08-21	Harrisburg, PA	Harrisburg, PA	30	678.3200	CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ	HAWG NATION BBQ
2015-08-28	Laurel, MD	Laurel, MD	29	673.6228	OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE	ROCKIN ROBYNS BBQ
2015-09-11	N. Kansas City, MO	N. Kansas City, MO	28	694.8228	SMOKEAHOLICS	TRUCKY'S TRUE BLU BBQ'UE
2016-02-26	Daphne, AL	Daphne, AL	30	689.0972	QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N	WINK'S BARBEQUE
2016-03-04	Shreveport, LA	Shreveport, LA	30	687.3940	ALL IN QUE	SMOKIN' N THE DARK
2016-03-11	Fort Worth, TX	Fort Worth, TX	29	689.6912	DR. NORDY'S BBQ	TEXAS-CAR-B-QUE
2016-03-18	Tucson, AZ	Tucson, AZ	30	708.0112	BIG POPPA SMOKERS	HICKORY AND SPICE BBQ
2016-03-25	Reno, NV	Reno, NV	29	691.9656	PHIL THE GRILL	BOWLING OVER PIGS
2016-04-01	Renton, WA	Renton, WA	30	680.5372	BAD BONES BBQ	FAHRENHEIT 250
2016-04-08	Salt Lake City, UT	Salt Lake City, UT	30	685.6340	BIG B'S DOWN-N-DIRTY BBQ	PARROTHEAD SMOKERS
2016-04-15	Fort Collins, CO	Fort Collins, CO	28	699.3600	IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ	PELLET ENVY
2016-04-29	Overland Park, KS	Overland Park, KS	30	688.4912	DIRT ROAD BBQ	AMERICAN FIRE BBQ
2016-05-06	St. Charles, MO	St. Charles, MO	30	690.8344	PITMASTERIQ BBQ	SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ
2016-05-13	Bowling Green, KY	Bowling Green, KY	29	694.2172	MOYERS COMPETITION BAR-B-Q TEAM	CHECKERED PIG
2016-05-20	Southhaven, MS	Southhaven, MS	29	696.5028	VICTORY LANE BBQ	SOUTHERN SMOKERS
2016-06-03	Asheville, NC	Asheville, NC	27	698.2628	SMOKING BUTT HEADS	PALMETTO PITMASTERS
2016-06-10	Harrisburg, PA	Harrisburg, PA	29	683.3716	CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ	WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ
2016-06-17	Hendersonville, TN	Hendersonville, TN	29	699.9544	SON SEEKERS BBQ	THE ALGOOD BAR-B-Q PIT CREW
2016-06-24	Birmingham, AL	Birmingham, AL	30	694.2172	BAREKNUCKLES BBQ	BALD HAWG BBQ
2016-07-08	Indianapolis, IN	Indianapolis, IN	30	682.2632	40 CALIBER BBQ	ONE2BBQ
2016-07-15	South Bend, IN	South Bend, IN	28	676.5712	iBQ'n@TheBBQSuperStore.com	SMOKIN' HOOKERS BAR-B-Q LLC
2016-07-22	Woodbury, MN	Woodbury, MN	30	677.6112	RUB MY RACK	CITY SLICKERS BBQ
2016-07-29	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines, IA	28	689.1888	PORKY BUTTS BBQ	LUCKY'S Q
2016-08-05	Laurel, MD	Laurel, MD	29	686.8344	3 EYZ BBQ	Sauce This BBQ
2016-08-12	Richmond, VA	Richmond, VA	28	686.8456	SAUCED! BBQ TEAM	UNCLE TOAD'S COMPETITION BBQ
2016-08-19	South Windsor, CT	South Windsor, CT	26	685.6456	THAT'S OUR QUE	LO' -N- SLO' BBQ
2016-09-02	Ypsilanti, MI	Ypsilanti, MI	30	691.4172	MAC ATTACK BBQ	THE SMOKE HUNTERS
2016-09-09	Kansas City, MO	Kansas City, MO	30	695.9772	913 BBQ	SMOKEAHOLICS
2017-02-24	Daphne, AL	Daphne, AL	28	690.2744	SMOKE ON THIS	WINK'S BARBEQUE
2017-03-03	Shreveport, LA	Shreveport, LA	29	691.9312	RAILYARD BBQ	SMOKIN TRIGGERS
2017-03-10 ← this one	White Settlement, TX	White Settlement, TX	30	680.5484	BLAZEN BBQ	FAT BOYS BBQ - TEMPLE, TX
2017-03-17	Tucson, AZ	Tucson, AZ	29	697.6340	LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ	PORKETEERS
2017-03-24	Reno, NV	Reno, NV	30	674.2168	LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ	Smokey and the Pirate
2017-03-31	Renton, WA	Renton, WA	30	681.1660	MONTANA OUTLAW BBQ	BOOTIES BBQ
2017-04-07	Salt Lake City, UT	Salt Lake City, UT	29	690.8228	TEAM AMERICA	GOT SMOKE BAR-B-QUE
2017-04-14	Fort Collins, CO	Fort Collins, CO	30	692.4800	IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ	SMOKIN' BOXERS BBQ
2017-04-28	Overland Park, KS	Overland Park, KS	30	692.5488	SUBLIME BBQ	JAESTAR BBQ
2017-05-05	St. Charles, MO	St. Charles, MO	29	691.9540	THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE SMOKE	SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ
2017-05-12	Bowling Green, KY	Bowling Green, KY	29	701.7256	SCUFFLETOWN SMOKERS	GILLY'S BBQ
2017-05-19	Marietta, GA	Marietta, GA	26	697.6684	QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N	FYC BARBEQUE
2017-06-02	Laurel, MD	Laurel, MD	28	681.6340	WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ	3 EYZ BBQ
2017-06-09	Harrisburg, PA	Harrisburg, PA	29	686.8000	PIGGIN' WHISKEY	WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ
2017-06-16	Alpharetta, GA	Alpharetta, GA	28	701.6340	Q-BONES BBQ	SWINE AND SHINE BBQ
2017-06-23	Birmingham, AL	Birmingham, AL	28	701.0972	RAZORRACKS	SLAYTON'S BARBEQUE COMPANY
2017-07-07	Indianapolis, IN	Indianapolis, IN	30	702.8000	ONE2BBQ	THUNDER HOG BBQ
2017-07-14	South Bend, IN	South Bend, IN	27	674.2512	THE SMOKE HUNTERS	CONTINENTAL BARBEQUE CO.
2017-07-21	Eagan, MN	Eagan, MN	30	686.3316	SHIGGIN & GRINNIN	TOTALLY SAUCED
2017-07-28	Ankeny, IA	Ankeny, IA	30	690.2628	GRILLS GONE WILD IOWA	CRASH TEST SMOKERS
2017-08-04	South Windsor, CT	South Windsor, CT	30	677.0972	INSANE SWINE BBQ	PORK BUTT PARADISE
2017-08-11	N. Charleston, SC	N. Charleston, SC	27	688.5144	SWEET SMOKE Q FLORIDA	SAUCED! BBQ TEAM
2017-08-18	Asheville, NC	Asheville, NC	29	687.9084	Cool Grog N Smokin Hogs	THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA
2017-09-01	Traverse City, MI	Traverse City, MI	27	688.5144	iBQ'n@TheBBQSuperStore.com	MAC ATTACK BBQ
2017-09-08	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	177.1428	171.4284	168.5600
Pork Ribs	174.2856	170.2628	164.5256
Pork	172.5828	169.1084	166.8228
Brisket	174.3200	167.4284	164.0228

Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Master Series

Overall

30 entries · top 680.5484 · median 653.3084

#	Team	Score
1	BLAZEN BBQ	680.5484
2	FAT BOYS BBQ - TEMPLE, TX	678.7768
3	EL REY SMOKERS COMPETITION TEAM	675.9888
4	CAVEMAN CUISINE	675.3712
5	THREE HOG NIGHT SMOKERS	663.3256
6	OLD 99 MEAT CO.	662.8112
7	3 Grate Minds BBQ	662.7656
8	SIZZLIN' BONES BBQ	662.1944
9	DUKE'S PEPPER COMPANY	661.7600
10	RUSTY PIT COOKERS	661.1884
11	BUTLER'S BACKDRAFT BBQ	658.7540
12	BarrelHead Cookers	657.7148
13	C-N-B BAR-B-Q	657.6344
14	LOOSE MOOSE COOKERS	654.1600
15	UNCLE BC'S	653.5652
16	DOUBLE S BBQ	653.0516
17	PEARL SNAPS BBQ	648.9828
18	TEXAS SMOKE WHISPERER	647.2228
19	ALL FOUR ACES BBQ	644.4116
20	TAILGATERS BBQ	642.7200
21	4J CATTLE COMPANY	636.5372
22	BOOMERANG BBQ	634.6740
23	DIVINE SWINE	631.3028
24	PITTMAN BARBEQUE	624.3540
25	OTAKU SMOKE N BREW	622.8004
26	WHISKEY WASTED BAR-B-QUE	620.9596
27	FULL DRAW BBQ	611.2692
28	TEXAS RIB RANGERS	606.1832
29	DK'S TWISTED SMOKERS BBQ	604.3428
30	PAPPO'S BBQ	588.4116

Chicken

30 entries · top 177.1428 · median 165.0914

#	Team	Score
1	FAT BOYS BBQ - TEMPLE, TX	177.1428
2	EL REY SMOKERS COMPETITION TEAM	173.7144
3	OLD 99 MEAT CO.	173.7028
4	BLAZEN BBQ	173.7028
5	UNCLE BC'S	171.4284
6	BarrelHead Cookers	170.8572
7	SIZZLIN' BONES BBQ	169.7144
8	DUKE'S PEPPER COMPANY	168.6056
9	BUTLER'S BACKDRAFT BBQ	168.5600
10	C-N-B BAR-B-Q	168.5600
11	DOUBLE S BBQ	168.5600
12	PEARL SNAPS BBQ	167.9656
13	RUSTY PIT COOKERS	167.3828
14	ALL FOUR ACES BBQ	166.8228
15	CAVEMAN CUISINE	166.2400
16	FULL DRAW BBQ	163.9428
17	DIVINE SWINE	162.8112
18	TEXAS SMOKE WHISPERER	162.8000
19	LOOSE MOOSE COOKERS	161.1544
20	TAILGATERS BBQ	158.8572
21	WHISKEY WASTED BAR-B-QUE	158.2284
22	THREE HOG NIGHT SMOKERS	157.7028
23	PITTMAN BARBEQUE	155.9428
24	3 Grate Minds BBQ	154.2516
25	TEXAS RIB RANGERS	151.4288
26	OTAKU SMOKE N BREW	151.3944
27	4J CATTLE COMPANY	149.6916
28	BOOMERANG BBQ	149.6456
29	PAPPO'S BBQ	143.9428
30	DK'S TWISTED SMOKERS BBQ	142.2284

Pork Ribs

30 entries · top 174.2856 · median 162.8114

#	Team	Score
1	3 Grate Minds BBQ	174.2856
2	FAT BOYS BBQ - TEMPLE, TX	172.5600
3	BLAZEN BBQ	171.4744
4	CAVEMAN CUISINE	171.4284
5	UNCLE BC'S	170.2628
6	C-N-B BAR-B-Q	167.9772
7	RUSTY PIT COOKERS	166.8684
8	4J CATTLE COMPANY	165.7144
9	SIZZLIN' BONES BBQ	164.5372
10	TAILGATERS BBQ	164.5256
11	DUKE'S PEPPER COMPANY	164.0460
12	BOOMERANG BBQ	163.9656
13	THREE HOG NIGHT SMOKERS	163.9428
14	OTAKU SMOKE N BREW	163.4400
15	BUTLER'S BACKDRAFT BBQ	162.8228
16	ALL FOUR ACES BBQ	162.8000
17	BarrelHead Cookers	161.1888
18	EL REY SMOKERS COMPETITION TEAM	161.1316
19	DIVINE SWINE	160.5600
20	DOUBLE S BBQ	159.9772
21	PITTMAN BARBEQUE	159.3944
22	LOOSE MOOSE COOKERS	158.8116
23	PAPPO'S BBQ	155.4172
24	OLD 99 MEAT CO.	154.8344
25	TEXAS SMOKE WHISPERER	154.8116
26	TEXAS RIB RANGERS	153.6916
27	PEARL SNAPS BBQ	153.6916
28	DK'S TWISTED SMOKERS BBQ	152.5028
29	FULL DRAW BBQ	151.3832
30	WHISKEY WASTED BAR-B-QUE	145.6456

Pork

30 entries · top 172.5828 · median 163.1142

#	Team	Score
1	CAVEMAN CUISINE	172.5828
2	THREE HOG NIGHT SMOKERS	170.8572
3	OLD 99 MEAT CO.	170.2512
4	SIZZLIN' BONES BBQ	169.1200
5	BLAZEN BBQ	169.1084
6	TAILGATERS BBQ	167.9772
7	BUTLER'S BACKDRAFT BBQ	167.9656
8	BarrelHead Cookers	167.4172
9	DUKE'S PEPPER COMPANY	166.8456
10	EL REY SMOKERS COMPETITION TEAM	166.8228
11	LOOSE MOOSE COOKERS	166.8228
12	ALL FOUR ACES BBQ	166.2744
13	RUSTY PIT COOKERS	164.6400
14	TEXAS SMOKE WHISPERER	164.5256
15	3 Grate Minds BBQ	163.3828
16	WHISKEY WASTED BAR-B-QUE	162.8456
17	DIVINE SWINE	162.8228
18	DOUBLE S BBQ	162.2628
19	FAT BOYS BBQ - TEMPLE, TX	161.6456
20	4J CATTLE COMPANY	160.5828
21	BOOMERANG BBQ	159.3828
22	PEARL SNAPS BBQ	158.8000
23	C-N-B BAR-B-Q	157.6572
24	PITTMAN BARBEQUE	157.0740
25	UNCLE BC'S	157.0628
26	DK'S TWISTED SMOKERS BBQ	151.9200
27	OTAKU SMOKE N BREW	150.2516
28	TEXAS RIB RANGERS	150.2400
29	PAPPO'S BBQ	148.5144
30	FULL DRAW BBQ	137.0744

Brisket

30 entries · top 174.3200 · median 161.1142

#	Team	Score
1	EL REY SMOKERS COMPETITION TEAM	174.3200
2	3 Grate Minds BBQ	170.8456
3	THREE HOG NIGHT SMOKERS	170.8228
4	PEARL SNAPS BBQ	168.5256
5	FAT BOYS BBQ - TEMPLE, TX	167.4284
6	LOOSE MOOSE COOKERS	167.3712
7	BLAZEN BBQ	166.2628
8	CAVEMAN CUISINE	165.1200
9	TEXAS SMOKE WHISPERER	165.0856
10	OLD 99 MEAT CO.	164.0228
11	C-N-B BAR-B-Q	163.4400
12	RUSTY PIT COOKERS	162.2972
13	DUKE'S PEPPER COMPANY	162.2628
14	DOUBLE S BBQ	162.2516
15	BOOMERANG BBQ	161.6800
16	4J CATTLE COMPANY	160.5484
17	BUTLER'S BACKDRAFT BBQ	159.4056
18	FULL DRAW BBQ	158.8688
19	SIZZLIN' BONES BBQ	158.8228
20	BarrelHead Cookers	158.2516
21	OTAKU SMOKE N BREW	157.7144
22	DK'S TWISTED SMOKERS BBQ	157.6916
23	UNCLE BC'S	154.8112
24	WHISKEY WASTED BAR-B-QUE	154.2400
25	PITTMAN BARBEQUE	151.9428
26	TAILGATERS BBQ	151.3600
27	TEXAS RIB RANGERS	150.8228
28	ALL FOUR ACES BBQ	148.5144
29	DIVINE SWINE	145.1088
30	PAPPO'S BBQ	140.5372

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