A dynasty in the making
4×
wins at this contest
4 of 126 tracked editions
LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ has won this contest 4 times across its 126 tracked editions.
- 2014
- 2015
- 2017
- 2017
Sam's Club National BBQ Tour 2017
May 19–20, 2017 · Marietta, GA
QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N won Grand Champion at the Sam's Club National BBQ Tour on May 19, 2017 in Marietta, GA, scoring 697.6684 in a field of 26 teams. FYC BARBEQUE took Reserve Grand Champion with 694.8344. Category winners: Chicken — FYC BARBEQUE (177.7144); Pork Ribs — CLAUDE'S Q (180.0000); Pork — POT'S BBQ (176.5600); Brisket — QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N (178.8572). This is the 113th of 126 editions of this contest on record; the 2017 edition was won by SCUFFLETOWN SMOKERS; 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.
632.34
median 679.58
697.67 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 177.71
- Pork Ribs 180 🔥
- Pork 176.56
- Brisket 178.86
153.09
180
Winning score by edition
What it has taken to win here, 2013 to 2017 — this edition picked out.
Entries
26
4 judged meats
Top score
697.6684
Winning margin
2.8340
GC over RC
Field average
675.49
632.34697.67
median 679.58 · last place to winner
Tightest race
Chicken
2.3088 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
685.0628
632.34697.67
10th place overall
Field spread
65.3256
winner to last place
Double threats
6
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 43%
beats 57% of 4723 Master Series wins in the data
Came back for more
0%
0 of 29 teams from the previous edition returned
Form held
Moderate
ρ = -0.58 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,553
avg power rating going in · stronger than 40% of contests
Storylines (5 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.
Photo finishes
Tie
closest of 12 calls decided inside half a point
Chicken places 5–6: POT'S BBQ and BOOTYQUE tied on 175.4056 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 9–10: WICKED QUE and CLAUDE'S Q tied on 173.1200 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 3–4: BOOTYQUE and WICKED QUE tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
- Chicken 5–6 · tie
- Chicken 9–10 · tie
- Pork Ribs 3–4 · tie
- Pork Ribs 6–7 · tie
How the title was won
3 of 4
meats called to the stage
QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N took the title on 3 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork ribs at 12th.
- Chicken 3rd
- Pork Ribs 12th
- Pork 6th
- Brisket 1st
Back to defend
3
past champions back in the field
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: BOOTYQUE (won 2014), POT'S BBQ (won 2015), QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N (won 2016).
- BOOTYQUE · 2014
- POT'S BBQ · 2015
- QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N · 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.
- CLAUDE'S Q · Pork Ribs
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)
Score distribution
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 →
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 177.7144 | 175.4056 | 173.1200 |
| Pork Ribs | 180 | 174.2628 | 171.9656 |
| Pork | 176.5600 | 173.1200 | 170.8456 |
| Brisket | 178.8572 | 175.4288 | 170.2856 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
26 entries · top 697.6684 · median 679.5768
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N | |
| 2 | FYC BARBEQUE | |
| 3 | CLAUDE'S Q | |
| 4 | BLIND HOG BBQ | |
| 5 | BOOTYQUE | |
| 6 | WICKED QUE | |
| 7 | HICKORY PRIME | |
| 8 | C4-QUE | |
| 9 | POT'S BBQ | |
| 10 | HARLAN CO. COAL BURNERS | |
| 11 | THE DOUBLE "S" SMOKEHOUSE | |
| 12 | NICE RACK BBQ | |
| 13 | 4 K'S BBQ | |
| 14 | DADDY GRAY'S | |
| 15 | CHOO CHOO TRAIN BBQ | |
| 16 | POP 'N' CHUBBY'S BBQ | |
| 17 | FERLEY'S BBQ | |
| 18 | BHR BIG BUTTS BBQ | |
| 19 | BIG L'S SWEET HEAT | |
| 20 | QUE SHACK | |
| 21 | UNCLE BUD'S BBQ | |
| 22 | Q-HUTTA | |
| 23 | SWEET WATER BAR-B-QUE | |
| 24 | BULL MOOSE BBQ | |
| 25 | IB SMOKIN' - ATL | |
| 26 | BEN'S BEST QUE AND STEW |
Chicken
26 entries · top 177.7144 · median 170.8286
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | FYC BARBEQUE | |
| 2 | C4-QUE | |
| 3 | QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N | |
| 4 | BLIND HOG BBQ | |
| 5 | POT'S BBQ | |
| 6 | BOOTYQUE | |
| 7 | Q-HUTTA | |
| 8 | POP 'N' CHUBBY'S BBQ | |
| 9 | WICKED QUE | |
| 10 | CLAUDE'S Q | |
| 11 | THE DOUBLE "S" SMOKEHOUSE | |
| 12 | 4 K'S BBQ | |
| 13 | NICE RACK BBQ | |
| 14 | HICKORY PRIME | |
| 15 | BIG L'S SWEET HEAT | |
| 16 | HARLAN CO. COAL BURNERS | |
| 17 | QUE SHACK | |
| 18 | BEN'S BEST QUE AND STEW | |
| 19 | DADDY GRAY'S | |
| 20 | BHR BIG BUTTS BBQ | |
| 21 | CHOO CHOO TRAIN BBQ | |
| 22 | UNCLE BUD'S BBQ | |
| 23 | IB SMOKIN' - ATL | |
| 24 | BULL MOOSE BBQ | |
| 25 | SWEET WATER BAR-B-QUE | |
| 26 | FERLEY'S BBQ |
Pork Ribs
26 entries · top 180 · median 169.6858 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | CLAUDE'S Q | |
| 2 | HICKORY PRIME | |
| 3 | BOOTYQUE | |
| 4 | WICKED QUE | |
| 5 | FERLEY'S BBQ | |
| 6 | NICE RACK BBQ | |
| 7 | 4 K'S BBQ | |
| 8 | BLIND HOG BBQ | |
| 9 | THE DOUBLE "S" SMOKEHOUSE | |
| 10 | C4-QUE | |
| 11 | HARLAN CO. COAL BURNERS | |
| 12 | QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N | |
| 13 | FYC BARBEQUE | |
| 14 | POP 'N' CHUBBY'S BBQ | |
| 15 | BHR BIG BUTTS BBQ | |
| 16 | QUE SHACK | |
| 17 | CHOO CHOO TRAIN BBQ | |
| 18 | SWEET WATER BAR-B-QUE | |
| 19 | UNCLE BUD'S BBQ | |
| 20 | Q-HUTTA | |
| 21 | POT'S BBQ | |
| 22 | DADDY GRAY'S | |
| 23 | BIG L'S SWEET HEAT | |
| 24 | BULL MOOSE BBQ | |
| 25 | IB SMOKIN' - ATL | |
| 26 | BEN'S BEST QUE AND STEW |
Pork
26 entries · top 176.5600 · median 169.1198
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | POT'S BBQ | |
| 2 | C4-QUE | |
| 3 | NICE RACK BBQ | |
| 4 | THE DOUBLE "S" SMOKEHOUSE | |
| 5 | BHR BIG BUTTS BBQ | |
| 6 | QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N | |
| 7 | HARLAN CO. COAL BURNERS | |
| 8 | FERLEY'S BBQ | |
| 9 | CHOO CHOO TRAIN BBQ | |
| 10 | BLIND HOG BBQ | |
| 11 | BOOTYQUE | |
| 12 | BULL MOOSE BBQ | |
| 13 | DADDY GRAY'S | |
| 14 | FYC BARBEQUE | |
| 15 | HICKORY PRIME | |
| 16 | UNCLE BUD'S BBQ | |
| 17 | SWEET WATER BAR-B-QUE | |
| 18 | QUE SHACK | |
| 19 | CLAUDE'S Q | |
| 20 | 4 K'S BBQ | |
| 21 | Q-HUTTA | |
| 22 | POP 'N' CHUBBY'S BBQ | |
| 23 | BIG L'S SWEET HEAT | |
| 24 | WICKED QUE | |
| 25 | IB SMOKIN' - ATL | |
| 26 | BEN'S BEST QUE AND STEW |
Brisket
26 entries · top 178.8572 · median 168.2686
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N | |
| 2 | FYC BARBEQUE | |
| 3 | DADDY GRAY'S | |
| 4 | WICKED QUE | |
| 5 | CLAUDE'S Q | |
| 6 | BLIND HOG BBQ | |
| 7 | 4 K'S BBQ | |
| 8 | HARLAN CO. COAL BURNERS | |
| 9 | CHOO CHOO TRAIN BBQ | |
| 10 | BIG L'S SWEET HEAT | |
| 11 | BOOTYQUE | |
| 12 | HICKORY PRIME | |
| 13 | POT'S BBQ | |
| 14 | IB SMOKIN' - ATL | |
| 15 | POP 'N' CHUBBY'S BBQ | |
| 16 | QUE SHACK | |
| 17 | THE DOUBLE "S" SMOKEHOUSE | |
| 18 | UNCLE BUD'S BBQ | |
| 19 | FERLEY'S BBQ | |
| 20 | NICE RACK BBQ | |
| 21 | C4-QUE | |
| 22 | Q-HUTTA | |
| 23 | BHR BIG BUTTS BBQ | |
| 24 | SWEET WATER BAR-B-QUE | |
| 25 | BEN'S BEST QUE AND STEW | |
| 26 | BULL MOOSE BBQ |