Jun 16–17, 2017 · Alpharetta, GA
Q-BONES BBQ won Grand Champion at the Sam's Club National BBQ Tour on June 16, 2017 in Alpharetta, GA, scoring 701.6340 in a field of 28 teams. SWINE AND SHINE BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 693.6344. Category winners: Chicken — WEQ4U (177.7028); Pork Ribs — NADA CHANCE BBQ (178.8572); Pork — NADA CHANCE BBQ (175.4172); Brisket — POT'S BBQ (177.7028). This is the 115th of 125 editions of this contest on record; the 2017 edition was won by PIGGIN' WHISKEY; the next was held in 2017.
Overall totals, every team on the board — tall stacks are where the pack sat.
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
What it has taken to win here, 2013 to 2017 — this edition picked out.
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
Q-BONES BBQ won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 4 calls from 4 boards, best of them 2nd. Consistency beat fireworks.
4 of 125 tracked editions
LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ has won this contest 4 times across its 125 tracked editions.
Chicken places 4–5: Q-BONES BBQ and SWINE AND SHINE BBQ tied on 174.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 8–9: SWEET WATER BAR-B-QUE and ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN tied on 171.9656 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 9–10: ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN and WAY 2 QUE tied on 171.9656 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
NADA CHANCE BBQ won Pork Ribs, Pork — a double.
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: THE PIT CREW GA (won 2013), POT'S BBQ (won 2015), BAREKNUCKLES BBQ (won 2016).
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 177.7028 | 174.2628 | 171.9656 |
| Pork Ribs | 178.8572 | 174.2744 | 170.8228 |
| Pork | 175.4172 | 174.2628 | 170.8572 |
| Brisket | 177.7028 | 175.4056 | 169.7028 |
28 entries · top 701.6340 · median 674.7428
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Q-BONES BBQ | |
| 2 | SWINE AND SHINE BBQ | |
| 3 | POT'S BBQ | |
| 4 | WEQ4U | |
| 5 | SWINE DINING GA | |
| 6 | ANGRY JACK BBQ | |
| 7 | HABITUAL SMOKERS | |
| 8 | NADA CHANCE BBQ | |
| 9 | EXTRA MILE BBQ | |
| 10 | BAREKNUCKLES BBQ | |
| 11 | THE PIT CREW GA | |
| 12 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 13 | WILL AND THE THRILLS | |
| 14 | Q-INATOR! | |
| 15 | SWEET WATER BAR-B-QUE | |
| 16 | WAY 2 QUE | |
| 17 | SOUTHERN THUNDER BBQ | |
| 18 | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ | |
| 19 | BANJOMAN'S BBQ | |
| 20 | UNCLE BUD'S BBQ | |
| 21 | ROAST BEAST BBQ | |
| 22 | CLAUDE'S Q | |
| 23 | 4 K'S BBQ | |
| 24 | CHOO CHOO TRAIN BBQ | |
| 25 | FERLEY'S BBQ | |
| 26 | BEACHIN' GOOD BARBECUE | |
| 27 | CHOOCHOO BBQ | |
| 28 | EAST COAST BBQ |
28 entries · top 177.7028 · median 170.2456
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WEQ4U | |
| 2 | BANJOMAN'S BBQ | |
| 3 | POT'S BBQ | |
| 4 | Q-BONES BBQ | |
| 5 | SWINE AND SHINE BBQ | |
| 6 | THE PIT CREW GA | |
| 7 | BAREKNUCKLES BBQ | |
| 8 | SWEET WATER BAR-B-QUE | |
| 9 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 10 | WAY 2 QUE | |
| 11 | SWINE DINING GA | |
| 12 | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ | |
| 13 | EXTRA MILE BBQ | |
| 14 | HABITUAL SMOKERS | |
| 15 | UNCLE BUD'S BBQ | |
| 16 | SOUTHERN THUNDER BBQ | |
| 17 | WILL AND THE THRILLS | |
| 18 | ANGRY JACK BBQ | |
| 19 | FERLEY'S BBQ | |
| 20 | CLAUDE'S Q | |
| 21 | EAST COAST BBQ | |
| 22 | ROAST BEAST BBQ | |
| 23 | Q-INATOR! | |
| 24 | CHOO CHOO TRAIN BBQ | |
| 25 | NADA CHANCE BBQ | |
| 26 | BEACHIN' GOOD BARBECUE | |
| 27 | CHOOCHOO BBQ | |
| 28 | 4 K'S BBQ |
28 entries · top 178.8572 · median 165.6858
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | NADA CHANCE BBQ | |
| 2 | Q-BONES BBQ | |
| 3 | THE PIT CREW GA | |
| 4 | SWINE AND SHINE BBQ | |
| 5 | BAREKNUCKLES BBQ | |
| 6 | EXTRA MILE BBQ | |
| 7 | Q-INATOR! | |
| 8 | CHOOCHOO BBQ | |
| 9 | WEQ4U | |
| 10 | ANGRY JACK BBQ | |
| 11 | SWEET WATER BAR-B-QUE | |
| 12 | 4 K'S BBQ | |
| 13 | WILL AND THE THRILLS | |
| 14 | SOUTHERN THUNDER BBQ | |
| 15 | WAY 2 QUE | |
| 16 | FERLEY'S BBQ | |
| 17 | EAST COAST BBQ | |
| 18 | POT'S BBQ | |
| 19 | UNCLE BUD'S BBQ | |
| 20 | CLAUDE'S Q | |
| 21 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 22 | HABITUAL SMOKERS | |
| 23 | SWINE DINING GA | |
| 24 | ROAST BEAST BBQ | |
| 25 | BANJOMAN'S BBQ | |
| 26 | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ | |
| 27 | CHOO CHOO TRAIN BBQ | |
| 28 | BEACHIN' GOOD BARBECUE |
28 entries · top 175.4172 · median 167.9656
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | NADA CHANCE BBQ | |
| 2 | WILL AND THE THRILLS | |
| 3 | SWINE DINING GA | |
| 4 | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ | |
| 5 | HABITUAL SMOKERS | |
| 6 | POT'S BBQ | |
| 7 | Q-BONES BBQ | |
| 8 | ANGRY JACK BBQ | |
| 9 | SWINE AND SHINE BBQ | |
| 10 | CHOO CHOO TRAIN BBQ | |
| 11 | EXTRA MILE BBQ | |
| 12 | SOUTHERN THUNDER BBQ | |
| 13 | FERLEY'S BBQ | |
| 14 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 15 | 4 K'S BBQ | |
| 16 | BAREKNUCKLES BBQ | |
| 17 | THE PIT CREW GA | |
| 18 | ROAST BEAST BBQ | |
| 19 | WEQ4U | |
| 20 | BEACHIN' GOOD BARBECUE | |
| 21 | SWEET WATER BAR-B-QUE | |
| 22 | BANJOMAN'S BBQ | |
| 23 | WAY 2 QUE | |
| 24 | UNCLE BUD'S BBQ | |
| 25 | Q-INATOR! | |
| 26 | CLAUDE'S Q | |
| 27 | CHOOCHOO BBQ | |
| 28 | EAST COAST BBQ |
28 entries · top 177.7028 · median 167.3886
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | POT'S BBQ | |
| 2 | Q-BONES BBQ | |
| 3 | SWINE DINING GA | |
| 4 | Q-INATOR! | |
| 5 | HABITUAL SMOKERS | |
| 6 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 7 | SWINE AND SHINE BBQ | |
| 8 | ANGRY JACK BBQ | |
| 9 | WAY 2 QUE | |
| 10 | UNCLE BUD'S BBQ | |
| 11 | WEQ4U | |
| 12 | ROAST BEAST BBQ | |
| 13 | CLAUDE'S Q | |
| 14 | SWEET WATER BAR-B-QUE | |
| 15 | SOUTHERN THUNDER BBQ | |
| 16 | EXTRA MILE BBQ | |
| 17 | WILL AND THE THRILLS | |
| 18 | 4 K'S BBQ | |
| 19 | BANJOMAN'S BBQ | |
| 20 | BAREKNUCKLES BBQ | |
| 21 | NADA CHANCE BBQ | |
| 22 | THE PIT CREW GA | |
| 23 | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ | |
| 24 | CHOO CHOO TRAIN BBQ | |
| 25 | BEACHIN' GOOD BARBECUE | |
| 26 | EAST COAST BBQ | |
| 27 | FERLEY'S BBQ | |
| 28 | CHOOCHOO BBQ |