Sam's Club National BBQ Tour 2017

May 12–13, 2017 · Bowling Green, KY

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SCUFFLETOWN SMOKERS

701.7256 · Master Series — Overall

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GILLY'S BBQ

701.6800 · Master Series — Overall

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WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS

694.7884 · Master Series — Overall

SCUFFLETOWN SMOKERS won Grand Champion at the Sam's Club National BBQ Tour on May 12, 2017 in Bowling Green, KY, scoring 701.7256 in a field of 29 teams. GILLY'S BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 701.6800. Category winners: Chicken — SWIGGIN PIG (180.0000); Pork Ribs — GILLY'S BBQ (180.0000); Pork — BARRY & ERICA (177.7028); Brisket — WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS (180.0000). This is the 111th of 125 editions of this contest on record; the 2017 edition was won by THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE SMOKE; 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.

643.86 median 680.46 701.73 🏆

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 🔥

144.50 180

Winning score by edition

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

Entries

4 judged meats

Top score

701.7256

Winning margin

0.0456

GC over RC

Field average

676.86

643.86701.73

median 680.46 · last place to winner

Perfect 180s

6 🔥

WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS (Brisket), SLAPS BBQ (Brisket), SWIGGIN PIG (Chicken) + 3 more

Tightest race

Pork

2.2972 pts across the top 5

Top-10 cutoff

686.8228

643.86701.73

10th place overall

Field spread

57.8628

winner to last place

Most consistent

SCUFFLETOWN SMOKERS

avg finish 6.75 across 4 meats

Double threats

teams with 2+ top-5 calls

Widest winning margin

Pork Ribs

won by 1.7028 pts — GILLY'S BBQ

How hot was the win?

Top 25%

beats 75% of 4715 Master Series wins in the data

Came back for more

0 of 29 teams from the previous edition returned

Form held

Strong

ρ = -0.72 between pre-contest rating and finish

Field strength

1,683

avg power rating going in · stronger than 99% of contests

Top-rated in the field

Organizer Portal

rated 1919 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

0.0456 points between champion and reserve

Closer than 96% of the 4,714 championships in the data

The Grand Championship was decided by 0.0456 points — closer than 96% of every championship in the data.

SCUFFLETOWN SMOKERS
GILLY'S BBQ

An upset on the books

20-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings

The ratings favoured the top seed the other 80 times in 100

SCUFFLETOWN SMOKERS came in rated below the field's top team, Organizer Portal, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 20-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.

champion 1675
top seed 1919

Won without a category win

3 of 4 meats called to the stage

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

Chicken 3rd
Pork Ribs 9th
Pork 3rd
Brisket 12th

A day of perfect scores

6 perfect 180s

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

WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS · Brisket
SLAPS BBQ · Brisket
SWIGGIN PIG · Chicken

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

1683 average power rating going in

Stronger than 99% of every rated contest

The field averaged a 1683 power rating going in — stronger than 99% of every contest tracked.

top seed Organizer Portal (1919)
29 rated teams

Photo finishes

Tie closest of 13 calls decided inside half a point

Chicken places 1–2: SWIGGIN PIG and THE SMOKIN' C'S BBQ tied on 180.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 2–3: THE SMOKIN' C'S BBQ and SCUFFLETOWN SMOKERS tied on 180.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 6–7: SLAPS BBQ and SON SEEKERS BBQ tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.

Chicken 1–2 · tie
Chicken 2–3 · tie
Chicken 6–7 · tie
Pork 1–2 · tie

Back to defend

3 past champions back in the field

Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: SWIGGIN PIG (won 2014), GILLY'S BBQ (won 2015), SON SEEKERS BBQ (won 2016).

SWIGGIN PIG · 2014
GILLY'S BBQ · 2015
SON SEEKERS BBQ · 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	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 ← this one	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	177.1428	173.7028
Pork Ribs	180	176	173.1200
Pork	177.7028	175.4056	171.4172
Brisket	180	176	172.5600

Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Master Series

Overall

29 entries · top 701.7256 · median 680.4568

#	Team	Score
1	SCUFFLETOWN SMOKERS	701.7256
2	GILLY'S BBQ	701.6800
3	WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS	694.7884
4	UNDER THE RADAR	694.2284
5	CONTAGIOUS Q	691.9428
6	BRINGIN' THE HEAT	690.2972
7	Organizer Portal	689.6228
8	BARRY & ERICA	689.6112
9	THE SMOKIN' C'S BBQ	687.3484
10	SWIGGIN PIG	686.8228
11	SLAPS BBQ	686.7772
12	EAT MOR BUTT BBQ	684.5140
13	HABITUAL SMOKERS	682.8116
14	RURAL ROUTE BBQ	680.5140
15	ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN	680.4568
16	Hawg Feathers	676.5028
17	CHARCOAL COWBOYS	674.8000
18	OKLAHOMA JOE'S SERIOUS QUE	671.3140
19	SON SEEKERS BBQ	670.7656
20	BLUE CHIP BBQ	670.2400
21	HOT COLE'S BBQ	669.6000
22	WEQ4U	669.0168
23	RT QUE KUSINE	663.9428
24	THE FLYING BURRITOS	661.6344
25	SMOKE'M IF U GOT'M	655.8512
26	ZZ-QUE	654.7084
27	HOBBIE BAR-B-Q	651.8512
28	OWENSBORO PORK PULLERS	651.8284
29	BLACK SHEEP BBQ	643.8628

Chicken

29 entries · top 180 · median 171.4056 · 🔥 perfect 180

#	Team	Score
1	SWIGGIN PIG	180 🔥
2	THE SMOKIN' C'S BBQ	180 🔥
3	SCUFFLETOWN SMOKERS	180 🔥
4	WEQ4U	177.7144
5	BRINGIN' THE HEAT	177.1428
6	SLAPS BBQ	176.5600
7	SON SEEKERS BBQ	176.5600
8	CONTAGIOUS Q	174.8572
9	RT QUE KUSINE	174.8456
10	Organizer Portal	173.7028
11	CHARCOAL COWBOYS	173.1544
12	BLUE CHIP BBQ	172.5600
13	OKLAHOMA JOE'S SERIOUS QUE	172.5600
14	HABITUAL SMOKERS	171.4172
15	RURAL ROUTE BBQ	171.4056
16	UNDER THE RADAR	170.2628
17	THE FLYING BURRITOS	169.7144
18	Hawg Feathers	169.1312
19	EAT MOR BUTT BBQ	169.1200
20	HOT COLE'S BBQ	167.9772
21	GILLY'S BBQ	167.9772
22	OWENSBORO PORK PULLERS	167.9656
23	WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS	167.9540
24	ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN	166.2284
25	BARRY & ERICA	165.6800
26	ZZ-QUE	159.9772
27	BLACK SHEEP BBQ	158.8228
28	SMOKE'M IF U GOT'M	156.5028
29	HOBBIE BAR-B-Q	150.1940

Pork Ribs

29 entries · top 180 · median 169.1312 · 🔥 perfect 180

#	Team	Score
1	GILLY'S BBQ	180 🔥
2	BLUE CHIP BBQ	178.2972
3	CONTAGIOUS Q	177.7028
4	WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS	176.5600
5	ZZ-QUE	176
6	RT QUE KUSINE	175.4628
7	BRINGIN' THE HEAT	175.4172
8	THE FLYING BURRITOS	173.7144
9	SCUFFLETOWN SMOKERS	173.1428
10	Organizer Portal	173.1200
11	UNDER THE RADAR	172.5600
12	BARRY & ERICA	171.9656
13	SWIGGIN PIG	171.4628
14	Hawg Feathers	169.1316
15	EAT MOR BUTT BBQ	169.1312
16	CHARCOAL COWBOYS	169.1200
17	SON SEEKERS BBQ	167.9884
18	RURAL ROUTE BBQ	167.4284
19	HABITUAL SMOKERS	167.3944
20	OKLAHOMA JOE'S SERIOUS QUE	167.3828
21	ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN	165.1200
22	THE SMOKIN' C'S BBQ	163.9656
23	WEQ4U	163.9428
24	HOBBIE BAR-B-Q	163.4172
25	SLAPS BBQ	162.8116
26	SMOKE'M IF U GOT'M	159.9428
27	HOT COLE'S BBQ	159.3828
28	OWENSBORO PORK PULLERS	151.3600
29	BLACK SHEEP BBQ	144.5028

Pork

29 entries · top 177.7028 · median 169.6800

#	Team	Score
1	BARRY & ERICA	177.7028
2	GILLY'S BBQ	177.7028
3	SCUFFLETOWN SMOKERS	177.1428
4	HOT COLE'S BBQ	176.5600
5	ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN	175.4056
6	THE SMOKIN' C'S BBQ	174.8572
7	RURAL ROUTE BBQ	174.8572
8	EAT MOR BUTT BBQ	173.7028
9	UNDER THE RADAR	173.7028
10	CONTAGIOUS Q	171.4172
11	OWENSBORO PORK PULLERS	171.4056
12	WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS	170.2744
13	BLACK SHEEP BBQ	170.2628
14	HABITUAL SMOKERS	169.7256
15	SWIGGIN PIG	169.6800
16	SMOKE'M IF U GOT'M	169.1428
17	CHARCOAL COWBOYS	168.5600
18	WEQ4U	168.5484
19	Hawg Feathers	167.9772
20	SLAPS BBQ	167.4056
21	BRINGIN' THE HEAT	166.8916
22	OKLAHOMA JOE'S SERIOUS QUE	166.2628
23	Organizer Portal	165.0856
24	HOBBIE BAR-B-Q	164.5256
25	BLUE CHIP BBQ	163.9656
26	THE FLYING BURRITOS	163.9428
27	RT QUE KUSINE	162.7884
28	SON SEEKERS BBQ	154.2400
29	ZZ-QUE	149.0512

Brisket

29 entries · top 180 · median 170.2628 · 🔥 perfect 180

#	Team	Score
1	WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS	180 🔥
2	SLAPS BBQ	180 🔥
3	Organizer Portal	177.7144
4	UNDER THE RADAR	177.7028
5	GILLY'S BBQ	176
6	HABITUAL SMOKERS	174.2744
7	BARRY & ERICA	174.2628
8	HOBBIE BAR-B-Q	173.7144
9	ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN	173.7028
10	EAT MOR BUTT BBQ	172.5600
11	SON SEEKERS BBQ	171.9772
12	SCUFFLETOWN SMOKERS	171.4400
13	BRINGIN' THE HEAT	170.8456
14	BLACK SHEEP BBQ	170.2744
15	Hawg Feathers	170.2628
16	SMOKE'M IF U GOT'M	170.2628
17	ZZ-QUE	169.6800
18	THE SMOKIN' C'S BBQ	168.5256
19	CONTAGIOUS Q	167.9656
20	RURAL ROUTE BBQ	166.8228
21	HOT COLE'S BBQ	165.6800
22	SWIGGIN PIG	165.6800
23	OKLAHOMA JOE'S SERIOUS QUE	165.1084
24	CHARCOAL COWBOYS	163.9656
25	OWENSBORO PORK PULLERS	161.0972
26	WEQ4U	158.8112
27	BLUE CHIP BBQ	155.4172
28	THE FLYING BURRITOS	154.2628
29	RT QUE KUSINE	150.8460

Sam's Club National BBQ Tour 2017

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