Sam's Club National BBQ Tour 2017

Jun 9–10, 2017 · Harrisburg, PA

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PIGGIN' WHISKEY

686.8000 · Master Series — Overall

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WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ

685.0396 · Master Series — Overall

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LO' -N- SLO' BBQ

680.5484 · Master Series — Overall

PIGGIN' WHISKEY won Grand Champion at the Sam's Club National BBQ Tour on June 9, 2017 in Harrisburg, PA, scoring 686.8000 in a field of 29 teams. WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 685.0396. Category winners: Chicken — PIGGIN' WHISKEY (177.1544); Pork Ribs — SPITTIN' FEATHERS BBQ (176.0000); Pork — WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ (175.4056); Brisket — PIGGIN' WHISKEY (177.1428). This is the 114th of 125 editions of this contest on record; the 2017 edition was won by WOLF'S REVENGE 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.

603.93 median 649.63 686.80 🏆

How the meats cooked

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

Chicken 177.15
Pork Ribs 176
Pork 175.41
Brisket 177.14

140.53 177.15

Winning score by edition

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

Entries

4 judged meats

Top score

686.8000

Winning margin

1.7604

GC over RC

Field average

650.55

603.93686.80

median 649.63 · last place to winner

Perfect 180s

Tightest race

Pork

4.5484 pts across the top 5

Top-10 cutoff

659.3600

603.93686.80

10th place overall

Field spread

82.8680

winner to last place

Most consistent

PIGGIN' WHISKEY

avg finish 5.25 across 4 meats

Double threats

teams with 2+ top-5 calls

Widest winning margin

Brisket

won by 4.5828 pts — PIGGIN' WHISKEY

How hot was the win?

Top 79%

beats 21% of 4715 Master Series wins in the data

Came back for more

14%

4 of 28 teams from the previous edition returned

Form held

Strong

ρ = -0.73 between pre-contest rating and finish

Field strength

1,617

avg power rating going in · stronger than 86% of contests

Top-rated in the field

WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ

rated 1883 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.

An upset on the books

13-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings

The ratings favoured the top seed the other 87 times in 100

Piggin' Whiskey came in rated below the field's top team, WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 13-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.

champion 1553
top seed 1883

A first Grand Championship

13 tracked contests to get there

This was PIGGIN' WHISKEY's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 13th 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 8 calls decided inside half a point

Chicken places 3–4: THE BBQ GURU and 4:20 Q tied on 173.1428 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 6–7: PIGGIN' WHISKEY and SWEET BELLY'S BBQ tied on 170.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 9–10: SMOKESTACK REDEMPTION and CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ tied on 165.7144 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.

Chicken 3–4 · tie
Pork Ribs 6–7 · tie
Pork Ribs 9–10 · tie
Chicken 8–9 · 0.0004

A double category winner

2 category wins in a day

PIGGIN' WHISKEY won Chicken, Brisket — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.

Chicken 1st
Brisket 1st

How the title was won

3 of 4 meats called to the stage

PIGGIN' WHISKEY took the title on 3 calls from 4 meats, with 2 outright wins — their weakest board was pork at 13th.

Chicken 1st
Pork Ribs 6th
Pork 13th
Brisket 1st

Back to defend

3 past champions back in the field

Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: THE BBQ GURU (won 2013), CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ (won 2015, 2016), WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ (won 2017).

THE BBQ GURU · 2013
CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ · 2015, 2016
WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ · 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	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 ← this one	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	177.1544	172	168.5372
Pork Ribs	176	170.8228	165.7144
Pork	175.4056	170.8572	162.8456
Brisket	177.1428	170.8228	166.8112

Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Master Series

Overall

29 entries · top 686.8000 · median 649.6344

#	Team	Score
1	PIGGIN' WHISKEY	686.8000
2	WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ	685.0396
3	LO' -N- SLO' BBQ	680.5484
4	GOOD SMOKE BBQ	675.3600
5	THE BBQ GURU	674.7656
6	CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ	673.6572
7	SWEET BELLY'S BBQ	669.0288
8	SPITTIN' FEATHERS BBQ	668.5028
9	270 SMOKERS	666.2396
10	SMOKESTACK REDEMPTION	659.3600
11	PHILLY BLIND PIG BBQ	659.3260
12	POKE N SMOKE	653.0628
13	HAWG NATION BBQ	653.0168
14	3N1 Q	650.7888
15	4:20 Q	649.6344
16	FOUR ONE OAK	649.0516
17	Uncle Kenny's Take-Away	647.2800
18	SMOKIN TURTLE LOW N SLOW BAR-BE-QUE	646.6968
19	BROWN LIQUOR BBQ	642.7884
20	BAR-B-QUE MAYHAM	642.6968
21	LOVE-N-SMOKE	640.4116
22	THE NOTORIOUS P.I.G. (AKA PIGGY SMALLZ BBQ)	639.9204
23	THE SMOKES ON U	637.0628
24	RED BROTHERS BBQ	631.8968
25	SMOKE + FIRE CRAFT MEATS	629.6916
26	THE GOOD CUE CREW	627.9312
27	TECH-NI-QUE	615.3024
28	4 BOXERS Q	606.2052
29	RUSTY KETTLE BARBECUE	603.9320

Chicken

29 entries · top 177.1544 · median 166.2516

#	Team	Score
1	PIGGIN' WHISKEY	177.1544
2	LO' -N- SLO' BBQ	176
3	THE BBQ GURU	173.1428
4	4:20 Q	173.1428
5	CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ	172
6	SPITTIN' FEATHERS BBQ	169.1428
7	270 SMOKERS	168.5944
8	Uncle Kenny's Take-Away	168.5488
9	WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ	168.5484
10	SWEET BELLY'S BBQ	168.5372
11	HAWG NATION BBQ	168.0228
12	SMOKESTACK REDEMPTION	167.4172
13	PHILLY BLIND PIG BBQ	167.4056
14	BROWN LIQUOR BBQ	166.8456
15	THE NOTORIOUS P.I.G. (AKA PIGGY SMALLZ BBQ)	166.2516
16	TECH-NI-QUE	165.1656
17	3N1 Q	165.1200
18	SMOKIN TURTLE LOW N SLOW BAR-BE-QUE	164.5372
19	THE SMOKES ON U	162.8456
20	GOOD SMOKE BBQ	162.2400
21	POKE N SMOKE	162.2400
22	LOVE-N-SMOKE	161.0972
23	FOUR ONE OAK	159.9772
24	BAR-B-QUE MAYHAM	159.9428
25	RED BROTHERS BBQ	158.2856
26	THE GOOD CUE CREW	157.6912
27	SMOKE + FIRE CRAFT MEATS	155.9540
28	RUSTY KETTLE BARBECUE	155.4056
29	4 BOXERS Q	140.5256

Pork Ribs

29 entries · top 176 · median 162.2860

#	Team	Score
1	SPITTIN' FEATHERS BBQ	176
2	270 SMOKERS	173.7028
3	THE BBQ GURU	172
4	GOOD SMOKE BBQ	171.4172
5	WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ	170.8228
6	PIGGIN' WHISKEY	170.2628
7	SWEET BELLY'S BBQ	170.2628
8	LO' -N- SLO' BBQ	166.8228
9	SMOKESTACK REDEMPTION	165.7144
10	CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ	165.7144
11	SMOKIN TURTLE LOW N SLOW BAR-BE-QUE	165.6684
12	BAR-B-QUE MAYHAM	164.5484
13	PHILLY BLIND PIG BBQ	163.4288
14	3N1 Q	162.8460
15	BROWN LIQUOR BBQ	162.2860
16	POKE N SMOKE	161.1200
17	LOVE-N-SMOKE	160.5488
18	RUSTY KETTLE BARBECUE	160.0232
19	THE SMOKES ON U	160.0116
20	HAWG NATION BBQ	159.3944
21	THE NOTORIOUS P.I.G. (AKA PIGGY SMALLZ BBQ)	158.8460
22	Uncle Kenny's Take-Away	158.2628
23	FOUR ONE OAK	157.6800
24	4:20 Q	153.0972
25	RED BROTHERS BBQ	152.5028
26	THE GOOD CUE CREW	151.4288
27	TECH-NI-QUE	151.3712
28	SMOKE + FIRE CRAFT MEATS	150.2632
29	4 BOXERS Q	146.8228

Pork

29 entries · top 175.4056 · median 160.5600

#	Team	Score
1	WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ	175.4056
2	PHILLY BLIND PIG BBQ	174.8572
3	FOUR ONE OAK	172.5828
4	LO' -N- SLO' BBQ	172
5	GOOD SMOKE BBQ	170.8572
6	CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ	167.4172
7	BAR-B-QUE MAYHAM	166.2628
8	SWEET BELLY'S BBQ	164.5372
9	BROWN LIQUOR BBQ	163.4056
10	SMOKE + FIRE CRAFT MEATS	162.8456
11	POKE N SMOKE	162.2628
12	SMOKESTACK REDEMPTION	162.2400
13	PIGGIN' WHISKEY	162.2400
14	THE SMOKES ON U	161.0856
15	LOVE-N-SMOKE	160.5600
16	Uncle Kenny's Take-Away	160.5028
17	270 SMOKERS	159.9884
18	THE NOTORIOUS P.I.G. (AKA PIGGY SMALLZ BBQ)	159.3828
19	THE BBQ GURU	158.8000
20	HAWG NATION BBQ	158.7884
21	3N1 Q	158.2972
22	4 BOXERS Q	157.7484
23	THE GOOD CUE CREW	157.6684
24	RED BROTHERS BBQ	154.2400
25	SMOKIN TURTLE LOW N SLOW BAR-BE-QUE	153.0512
26	4:20 Q	151.9888
27	SPITTIN' FEATHERS BBQ	150.8000
28	RUSTY KETTLE BARBECUE	145.6572
29	TECH-NI-QUE	145.6456

Brisket

29 entries · top 177.1428 · median 163.9540

#	Team	Score
1	PIGGIN' WHISKEY	177.1428
2	SPITTIN' FEATHERS BBQ	172.5600
3	4:20 Q	171.4056
4	GOOD SMOKE BBQ	170.8456
5	THE BBQ GURU	170.8228
6	WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ	170.2628
7	CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ	168.5256
8	POKE N SMOKE	167.4400
9	RED BROTHERS BBQ	166.8684
10	HAWG NATION BBQ	166.8112
11	LO' -N- SLO' BBQ	165.7256
12	SWEET BELLY'S BBQ	165.6916
13	3N1 Q	164.5256
14	SMOKESTACK REDEMPTION	163.9884
15	270 SMOKERS	163.9540
16	SMOKIN TURTLE LOW N SLOW BAR-BE-QUE	163.4400
17	THE GOOD CUE CREW	161.1428
18	4 BOXERS Q	161.1084
19	SMOKE + FIRE CRAFT MEATS	160.6288
20	Uncle Kenny's Take-Away	159.9656
21	FOUR ONE OAK	158.8116
22	LOVE-N-SMOKE	158.2056
23	THE NOTORIOUS P.I.G. (AKA PIGGY SMALLZ BBQ)	155.4400
24	PHILLY BLIND PIG BBQ	153.6344
25	TECH-NI-QUE	153.1200
26	THE SMOKES ON U	153.1200
27	BAR-B-QUE MAYHAM	151.9428
28	BROWN LIQUOR BBQ	150.2512
29	RUSTY KETTLE BARBECUE	142.8460

Sam's Club National BBQ Tour 2017

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