Sam's Club National BBQ Tour 2017

Jul 28–29, 2017 · Ankeny, IA

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GRILLS GONE WILD IOWA

690.2628 · Master Series — Overall

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CRASH TEST SMOKERS

689.6684 · Master Series — Overall

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PORKY BUTTS BBQ

686.2284 · Master Series — Overall

GRILLS GONE WILD IOWA won Grand Champion at the Sam's Club National BBQ Tour on July 28, 2017 in Ankeny, IA, scoring 690.2628 in a field of 30 teams. CRASH TEST SMOKERS took Reserve Grand Champion with 689.6684. Category winners: Chicken — RACK MASTERS BBQ (180.0000); Pork Ribs — PORKY BUTTS BBQ (175.4172); Pork — GRILLS GONE WILD IOWA (178.2972); Brisket — CRASH TEST SMOKERS (174.8456). This is the 120th of 125 editions of this contest on record; the 2017 edition was won by SHIGGIN & GRINNIN; 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.

637.58 median 670.77 690.26 🏆

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 175.42
Pork 178.30
Brisket 174.85

145.10 180

Winning score by edition

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

Entries

4 judged meats

Top score

690.2628

Winning margin

0.5944

GC over RC

Field average

667.57

637.58690.26

median 670.77 · last place to winner

Perfect 180s

2 🔥

RACK MASTERS BBQ (Chicken), MEADOW VALLEY BBQ CO. (Chicken)

Tightest race

Brisket

1.1428 pts across the top 5

Top-10 cutoff

678.8228

637.58690.26

10th place overall

Field spread

52.6856

winner to last place

Most consistent

CRASH TEST SMOKERS

avg finish 8 across 4 meats

Double threats

teams with 2+ top-5 calls

Widest winning margin

Pork

won by 1.7144 pts — GRILLS GONE WILD IOWA

How hot was the win?

Top 70%

beats 30% of 4723 Master Series wins in the data

Came back for more

0 of 30 teams from the previous edition returned

Form held

Moderate

ρ = -0.57 between pre-contest rating and finish

Field strength

1,615

avg power rating going in · stronger than 85% of contests

Top-rated in the field

PORKY BUTTS BBQ

rated 1899 pre-contest

Storylines (6 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

0.5944 points between champion and reserve

Closer than 88% of the 4,722 championships in the data

The Grand Championship was decided by 0.5944 points — closer than 88% of every championship in the data.

GRILLS GONE WILD IOWA
CRASH TEST SMOKERS

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 10 calls decided inside half a point

Chicken places 1–2: RACK MASTERS BBQ and MEADOW VALLEY BBQ CO. tied on 180.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 1–2: CRASH TEST SMOKERS and BEND OF THE RIVER BBQ tied on 174.8456 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 9–10: SMOKEHOUSE 72 edged MASTERTECH BBQ by 0.0116.

Chicken 1–2 · tie
Brisket 1–2 · tie
Pork Ribs 9–10 · 0.0116
Pork Ribs 5–6 · 0.0116

How the title was won

3 of 4 meats called to the stage

GRILLS GONE WILD IOWA took the title on 3 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was chicken at 23rd.

Chicken 23rd
Pork Ribs 4th
Pork 1st
Brisket 5th

Back to defend

4 past champions back in the field

Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: QUAU (won 2013), TEMPLETON RYE WOODFELLAS (won 2014), ROLLIN' SMOKE BBQ SD (won 2015), PORKY BUTTS BBQ (won 2016).

QUAU · 2013
TEMPLETON RYE WOODFELLAS · 2014
ROLLIN' SMOKE BBQ SD · 2015
PORKY BUTTS BBQ · 2016

A perfect score on the table

2 perfect 180s

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

RACK MASTERS BBQ · Chicken
MEADOW VALLEY BBQ CO. · Chicken

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	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 ← this one	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	169.7028
Pork Ribs	175.4172	170.2972	168.5600
Pork	178.2972	173.7256	169.7028
Brisket	174.8456	173.7028	168.5600

Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Master Series

Overall

30 entries · top 690.2628 · median 670.7718

#	Team	Score
1	GRILLS GONE WILD IOWA	690.2628
2	CRASH TEST SMOKERS	689.6684
3	PORKY BUTTS BBQ	686.2284
4	RACK MASTERS BBQ	683.3368
5	COOK'N WITH WOOD	681.6800
6	T-MAC SMOKIN	681.6684
7	QUETOPIA	680.4684
8	GOTHIC TOWN GRILLERS	679.3828
9	SPITFIRE	678.8456
10	DIG-IN COOKERS	678.8228
11	MASTERTECH BBQ	675.8972
12	WHITEWATER BBQ COMPANY	674.7196
13	AMERICAN FIRE BBQ	674.2172
14	BEND OF THE RIVER BBQ	673.6572
15	CITY SLICKERS BBQ	673.0288
16	NO LABEL BBQ	668.5148
17	SMOKEHOUSE 72	667.3600
18	TREEFROG BBQ	664.5488
19	SMOKIN CHICKEN BBQ	661.7828
20	ROLLIN' SMOKE BBQ SD	661.6116
21	SPANKY & THE MEAT MAFIA	660.5600
22	SMOKED IGUANA BBQ & SAUCE COMPANY	656.5832
23	REBEL FIRE QUE'N COMPANY	656.4340
24	MEADOW VALLEY BBQ CO.	655.8512
25	BLACK DOG BBQ IA	654.1712
26	QUAU	650.1712
27	TEMPLETON RYE WOODFELLAS	646.7088
28	HEAD COUNTRY II	645.6916
29	DOWNHOME COOKIN & BBQ	637.6344
30	TW's BBQ	637.5772

Chicken

30 entries · top 180 · median 168.2628 · 🔥 perfect 180

#	Team	Score
1	RACK MASTERS BBQ	180 🔥
2	MEADOW VALLEY BBQ CO.	180 🔥
3	SPANKY & THE MEAT MAFIA	178.3200
4	GOTHIC TOWN GRILLERS	176.0344
5	CRASH TEST SMOKERS	176
6	COOK'N WITH WOOD	175.4516
7	CITY SLICKERS BBQ	172.5716
8	AMERICAN FIRE BBQ	170.8572
9	SMOKIN CHICKEN BBQ	170.2972
10	BEND OF THE RIVER BBQ	169.7028
11	T-MAC SMOKIN	169.7028
12	QUETOPIA	169.6684
13	TEMPLETON RYE WOODFELLAS	169.1544
14	ROLLIN' SMOKE BBQ SD	169.1200
15	PORKY BUTTS BBQ	168.5484
16	SPITFIRE	167.9772
17	BLACK DOG BBQ IA	167.4284
18	SMOKEHOUSE 72	167.4284
19	TREEFROG BBQ	167.3944
20	NO LABEL BBQ	167.3944
21	WHITEWATER BBQ COMPANY	167.3940
22	SMOKED IGUANA BBQ & SAUCE COMPANY	166.2744
23	GRILLS GONE WILD IOWA	166.2628
24	QUAU	165.7028
25	TW's BBQ	163.9428
26	REBEL FIRE QUE'N COMPANY	163.3828
27	MASTERTECH BBQ	162.8000
28	DIG-IN COOKERS	161.6800
29	DOWNHOME COOKIN & BBQ	156
30	HEAD COUNTRY II	151.9656

Pork Ribs

30 entries · top 175.4172 · median 166.8516

#	Team	Score
1	PORKY BUTTS BBQ	175.4172
2	DIG-IN COOKERS	174.2972
3	T-MAC SMOKIN	173.7144
4	GRILLS GONE WILD IOWA	172
5	SPANKY & THE MEAT MAFIA	170.2972
6	RACK MASTERS BBQ	170.2856
7	AMERICAN FIRE BBQ	169.7144
8	QUETOPIA	169.1316
9	SMOKEHOUSE 72	168.5716
10	MASTERTECH BBQ	168.5600
11	SPITFIRE	168.5484
12	HEAD COUNTRY II	168.0116
13	CITY SLICKERS BBQ	167.9772
14	BEND OF THE RIVER BBQ	167.4516
15	SMOKED IGUANA BBQ & SAUCE COMPANY	166.8572
16	TREEFROG BBQ	166.8460
17	DOWNHOME COOKIN & BBQ	166.8344
18	WHITEWATER BBQ COMPANY	166.8228
19	CRASH TEST SMOKERS	166.2628
20	COOK'N WITH WOOD	166.2628
21	SMOKIN CHICKEN BBQ	165.1656
22	QUAU	164
23	NO LABEL BBQ	163.9888
24	REBEL FIRE QUE'N COMPANY	160.5600
25	GOTHIC TOWN GRILLERS	159.9544
26	ROLLIN' SMOKE BBQ SD	157.7032
27	MEADOW VALLEY BBQ CO.	157.6800
28	BLACK DOG BBQ IA	157.6456
29	TEMPLETON RYE WOODFELLAS	153.0860
30	TW's BBQ	151.3600

Pork

30 entries · top 178.2972 · median 167.4286

#	Team	Score
1	GRILLS GONE WILD IOWA	178.2972
2	GOTHIC TOWN GRILLERS	176.5828
3	COOK'N WITH WOOD	176.5600
4	SPITFIRE	173.7600
5	T-MAC SMOKIN	173.7256
6	WHITEWATER BBQ COMPANY	173.1200
7	CRASH TEST SMOKERS	172.5600
8	CITY SLICKERS BBQ	170.8228
9	MASTERTECH BBQ	170.2744
10	DOWNHOME COOKIN & BBQ	169.7028
11	AMERICAN FIRE BBQ	169.6800
12	PORKY BUTTS BBQ	169.1200
13	DIG-IN COOKERS	169.1084
14	QUETOPIA	168.5600
15	TREEFROG BBQ	167.4400
16	SMOKED IGUANA BBQ & SAUCE COMPANY	167.4172
17	BLACK DOG BBQ IA	165.6800
18	NO LABEL BBQ	165.1428
19	MEADOW VALLEY BBQ CO.	165.0856
20	RACK MASTERS BBQ	165.0856
21	TEMPLETON RYE WOODFELLAS	165.0856
22	REBEL FIRE QUE'N COMPANY	165.0856
23	SMOKEHOUSE 72	164.5372
24	SMOKIN CHICKEN BBQ	163.4400
25	ROLLIN' SMOKE BBQ SD	162.8228
26	HEAD COUNTRY II	161.7488
27	BEND OF THE RIVER BBQ	161.6572
28	TW's BBQ	159.4172
29	QUAU	158.8228
30	SPANKY & THE MEAT MAFIA	150.2400

Brisket

30 entries · top 174.8456 · median 165.6684

#	Team	Score
1	CRASH TEST SMOKERS	174.8456
2	BEND OF THE RIVER BBQ	174.8456
3	MASTERTECH BBQ	174.2628
4	DIG-IN COOKERS	173.7372
5	GRILLS GONE WILD IOWA	173.7028
6	PORKY BUTTS BBQ	173.1428
7	QUETOPIA	173.1084
8	NO LABEL BBQ	171.9888
9	ROLLIN' SMOKE BBQ SD	171.9656
10	SPITFIRE	168.5600
11	RACK MASTERS BBQ	167.9656
12	REBEL FIRE QUE'N COMPANY	167.4056
13	WHITEWATER BBQ COMPANY	167.3828
14	SMOKEHOUSE 72	166.8228
15	GOTHIC TOWN GRILLERS	166.8112
16	T-MAC SMOKIN	164.5256
17	HEAD COUNTRY II	163.9656
18	AMERICAN FIRE BBQ	163.9656
19	BLACK DOG BBQ IA	163.4172
20	COOK'N WITH WOOD	163.4056
21	SMOKIN CHICKEN BBQ	162.8800
22	TREEFROG BBQ	162.8684
23	TW's BBQ	162.8572
24	SPANKY & THE MEAT MAFIA	161.7028
25	CITY SLICKERS BBQ	161.6572
26	QUAU	161.6456
27	TEMPLETON RYE WOODFELLAS	159.3828
28	SMOKED IGUANA BBQ & SAUCE COMPANY	156.0344
29	MEADOW VALLEY BBQ CO.	153.0856
30	DOWNHOME COOKIN & BBQ	145.0972

Sam's Club National BBQ Tour 2017

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