Sam's Club National BBQ Tour 2017

Mar 17–18, 2017 · Tucson, AZ

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LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ

697.6340 · Master Series — Overall

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PORKETEERS

696.5716 · Master Series — Overall

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BURNIN AND LOOTIN

692.5144 · Master Series — Overall

LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ won Grand Champion at the Sam's Club National BBQ Tour on March 17, 2017 in Tucson, AZ, scoring 697.6340 in a field of 29 teams. PORKETEERS took Reserve Grand Champion with 696.5716. Category winners: Chicken — HICKORY AND SPICE BBQ (180.0000); Pork Ribs — PORKETEERS (177.1544); Pork — LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ (177.7144); Brisket — HICKORY AND SPICE BBQ (176.5600). This is the 104th of 125 editions of this contest on record; the 2017 edition was won by BLAZEN 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.

516.51 median 672.47 697.63 🏆

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 177.15
Pork 177.71
Brisket 176.56

20 180

Winning score by edition

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

Entries

4 judged meats

Top score

697.6340

Winning margin

1.0624

GC over RC

Field average

661.98

516.51697.63

median 672.47 · last place to winner

Perfect 180s

1 🔥

HICKORY AND SPICE BBQ (Chicken)

Tightest race

Pork

1.7144 pts across the top 5

Top-10 cutoff

680.4912

516.51697.63

10th place overall

Field spread

181.1196

winner to last place

Most consistent

LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ

avg finish 4.75 across 4 meats

Double threats

teams with 2+ top-5 calls

Widest winning margin

Brisket

won by 1.1544 pts — HICKORY AND SPICE BBQ

How hot was the win?

Top 44%

beats 56% 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 = -0.72 between pre-contest rating and finish

Field strength

1,608

avg power rating going in · stronger than 82% of contests

Top-rated in the field

BIG POPPA SMOKERS

rated 1928 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

1.0624 points between champion and reserve

Closer than 85% of the 4,722 championships in the data

The Grand Championship was decided by 1.0624 points — closer than 85% of every championship in the data.

LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ
PORKETEERS

An upset on the books

35-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings

The ratings favoured the top seed the other 65 times in 100

LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, BIG POPPA SMOKERS, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 35-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.

champion 1818
top seed 1928

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 5–6: OUTTA GAS BBQ and EMERALD BUFFALO tied on 176.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 9–10: Sharpe's Woodshed and STEEL CITY BBQ tied on 174.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 6–7: BURNIN AND LOOTIN and SMOKERS PURGATORY tied on 173.1200 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.

Chicken 5–6 · tie
Chicken 9–10 · tie
Pork Ribs 6–7 · tie
Pork Ribs 9–10 · tie

A double category winner

2 category wins in a day

HICKORY AND SPICE BBQ won Chicken, Brisket — a double.

Chicken 1st
Brisket 1st

How the title was won

3 of 4 meats called to the stage

LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ took the title on 3 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was brisket at 12th.

Chicken 3rd
Pork Ribs 3rd
Pork 1st
Brisket 12th

Back to defend

2 past champions back in the field

Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ (won 2014, 2015), BIG POPPA SMOKERS (won 2016).

LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ · 2014, 2015
BIG POPPA SMOKERS · 2016

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.

HICKORY AND SPICE BBQ · Chicken

This contest's own records (1 in the KCBS record book)

Records held by every edition of this contest put together, not just this one afternoon.

#7 👑 Most wins at one contest 3 titles at a single contest · LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ · won 2014–2017 · Mar 17, 2017

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	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 ← this one	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	176	174.2628
Pork Ribs	177.1544	173.1316	171.9772
Pork	177.7144	176	170.8228
Brisket	176.5600	174.8456	168.5256

Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Master Series

Overall

29 entries · top 697.6340 · median 672.4684

#	Team	Score
1	LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ	697.6340
2	PORKETEERS	696.5716
3	BURNIN AND LOOTIN	692.5144
4	Sharpe's Woodshed	691.9428
5	HICKORY AND SPICE BBQ	688.4568
6	RHYTHM 'N QUE	686.7312
7	SHIG NINJA BBQ	683.3484
8	STEEL CITY BBQ	681.0396
9	LADY OF Q	681.0172
10	DG FIREHOUSE BBQ	680.4912
11	BIG POPPA SMOKERS	679.8744
12	SCOTTS BBQ SHACK	678.2628
13	BLUE CLOUD BBQ	677.6800
14	BAD BOYZ BBQ	675.8972
15	OUTTA GAS BBQ	672.4684
16	SMOKERS PURGATORY	671.8856
17	SMOKEDOUT BBQ	667.8740
18	MONSOON BBQ	666.1832
19	BURNIN BELLIES	662.7428
20	KISS OF SMOKE BBQ	662.7200
21	CLOUD OF SMOKE BBQ	660.4460
22	EMERALD BUFFALO	655.8856
23	BIG FIRE	643.3484
24	BLUE EYED BBQ	643.2912
25	DJS SMOKIN' BBQ	638.6972
26	SIMMONS SECOND CHANCE RANCH BBQ	634.1140
27	CHAR WARS COMPETITION BBQ	626.6624
28	DRY HEAT BBQ	583.2228
29	KISS MY RACK	516.5144

Chicken

29 entries · top 180 · median 169.1200 · 🔥 perfect 180

#	Team	Score
1	HICKORY AND SPICE BBQ	180 🔥
2	RHYTHM 'N QUE	178.8572
3	LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ	177.7028
4	LADY OF Q	176.5600
5	OUTTA GAS BBQ	176
6	EMERALD BUFFALO	176
7	MONSOON BBQ	175.4172
8	SMOKEDOUT BBQ	174.8456
9	Sharpe's Woodshed	174.2628
10	STEEL CITY BBQ	174.2628
11	KISS OF SMOKE BBQ	173.7028
12	SMOKERS PURGATORY	172.5484
13	BURNIN AND LOOTIN	171.9888
14	DG FIREHOUSE BBQ	170.8344
15	SHIG NINJA BBQ	169.1200
16	BLUE EYED BBQ	168.5828
17	PORKETEERS	168.5600
18	BLUE CLOUD BBQ	168
19	BAD BOYZ BBQ	167.9656
20	BURNIN BELLIES	166.8344
21	SCOTTS BBQ SHACK	166.2628
22	BIG FIRE	166.2628
23	SIMMONS SECOND CHANCE RANCH BBQ	165.1544
24	BIG POPPA SMOKERS	163.9544
25	CLOUD OF SMOKE BBQ	160.5488
26	DJS SMOKIN' BBQ	158.8228
27	DRY HEAT BBQ	153.6572
28	CHAR WARS COMPETITION BBQ	149.6800
29	KISS MY RACK	20

Pork Ribs

29 entries · top 177.1544 · median 167.4172

#	Team	Score
1	PORKETEERS	177.1544
2	SHIG NINJA BBQ	177.1428
3	LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ	175.4056
4	RHYTHM 'N QUE	174.2628
5	CLOUD OF SMOKE BBQ	173.1316
6	BURNIN AND LOOTIN	173.1200
7	SMOKERS PURGATORY	173.1200
8	KISS MY RACK	172.0116
9	LADY OF Q	171.9772
10	BIG POPPA SMOKERS	171.9772
11	DG FIREHOUSE BBQ	171.9656
12	Sharpe's Woodshed	170.8344
13	BAD BOYZ BBQ	170.2744
14	STEEL CITY BBQ	168.5484
15	KISS OF SMOKE BBQ	167.4172
16	BLUE CLOUD BBQ	167.4172
17	OUTTA GAS BBQ	166.8228
18	CHAR WARS COMPETITION BBQ	166.8228
19	BURNIN BELLIES	165.7028
20	SCOTTS BBQ SHACK	163.4172
21	HICKORY AND SPICE BBQ	163.3712
22	SMOKEDOUT BBQ	162.8228
23	MONSOON BBQ	161.6916
24	EMERALD BUFFALO	160.5256
25	BIG FIRE	159.4056
26	DJS SMOKIN' BBQ	159.3600
27	BLUE EYED BBQ	151.9316
28	SIMMONS SECOND CHANCE RANCH BBQ	151.3944
29	DRY HEAT BBQ	148.5600

Pork

29 entries · top 177.7144 · median 167.3828

#	Team	Score
1	LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ	177.7144
2	BURNIN BELLIES	177.7028
3	Sharpe's Woodshed	177.1428
4	SCOTTS BBQ SHACK	176.6172
5	PORKETEERS	176
6	DG FIREHOUSE BBQ	174.8456
7	SMOKERS PURGATORY	173.1200
8	BURNIN AND LOOTIN	172
9	BAD BOYZ BBQ	170.8344
10	RHYTHM 'N QUE	170.8228
11	SMOKEDOUT BBQ	170.8228
12	BIG POPPA SMOKERS	168.5372
13	HICKORY AND SPICE BBQ	168.5256
14	BLUE CLOUD BBQ	167.4172
15	LADY OF Q	167.3828
16	STEEL CITY BBQ	166.8228
17	SHIG NINJA BBQ	165.6800
18	BLUE EYED BBQ	165.1084
19	MONSOON BBQ	164.5372
20	OUTTA GAS BBQ	163.9656
21	BIG FIRE	161.1200
22	DJS SMOKIN' BBQ	161.1200
23	KISS MY RACK	161.1200
24	SIMMONS SECOND CHANCE RANCH BBQ	160.5140
25	CLOUD OF SMOKE BBQ	158.2400
26	KISS OF SMOKE BBQ	155.9200
27	EMERALD BUFFALO	155.4056
28	CHAR WARS COMPETITION BBQ	154.2284
29	DRY HEAT BBQ	152.5256

Brisket

29 entries · top 176.5600 · median 165.0972

#	Team	Score
1	HICKORY AND SPICE BBQ	176.5600
2	BIG POPPA SMOKERS	175.4056
3	BURNIN AND LOOTIN	175.4056
4	PORKETEERS	174.8572
5	BLUE CLOUD BBQ	174.8456
6	SCOTTS BBQ SHACK	171.9656
7	STEEL CITY BBQ	171.4056
8	SHIG NINJA BBQ	171.4056
9	Sharpe's Woodshed	169.7028
10	CLOUD OF SMOKE BBQ	168.5256
11	BAD BOYZ BBQ	166.8228
12	LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ	166.8112
13	OUTTA GAS BBQ	165.6800
14	KISS OF SMOKE BBQ	165.6800
15	LADY OF Q	165.0972
16	MONSOON BBQ	164.5372
17	EMERALD BUFFALO	163.9544
18	KISS MY RACK	163.3828
19	DG FIREHOUSE BBQ	162.8456
20	RHYTHM 'N QUE	162.7884
21	DJS SMOKIN' BBQ	159.3944
22	SMOKEDOUT BBQ	159.3828
23	BLUE EYED BBQ	157.6684
24	SIMMONS SECOND CHANCE RANCH BBQ	157.0512
25	BIG FIRE	156.5600
26	CHAR WARS COMPETITION BBQ	155.9312
27	SMOKERS PURGATORY	153.0972
28	BURNIN BELLIES	152.5028
29	DRY HEAT BBQ	128.4800

Sam's Club National BBQ Tour 2017

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