Sam's Club National BBQ Tour

2017-08-18 – 2017-08-19 · Asheville, NC · 📍 Asheville, NC

Grand Champion: Cool Grog N Smokin Hogs (687.9084) · 29 teams

Reserve Champion: 🥈 THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA

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Cool Grog N Smokin Hogs

687.9084 · Master Series — Overall

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THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA

683.3940 · Master Series — Overall

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SMOKING BUTT HEADS

683.3372 · Master Series — Overall

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.

612.96 median 664.47 687.91 🏆

How the meats cooked

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

Chicken 176.58
Pork Ribs 176.00
Pork 173.15
Brisket 175.41

138.25 176.58

Winning score by edition

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

Entries

4 judged meats

Top score

687.9084

Winning margin

4.5144

GC over RC

Field average

661.76

612.96687.91

median 664.47 · last place to winner

Perfect 180s

Tightest race

Pork

2.8916 pts across the top 5

Top-10 cutoff

671.3484

612.96687.91

10th place overall

Field spread

74.9484

winner to last place

Most consistent

Cool Grog N Smokin Hogs

avg finish 5.50 across 4 meats

Double threats

teams with 2+ top-5 calls

Widest winning margin

Chicken

won by 3.4284 pts — REDNECK SCIENTIFIC

How hot was the win?

Top 76%

beats 24% of 4707 Master Series wins in the data

Came back for more

22%

6 of 27 teams from the previous edition returned

Form held

Strong

ρ = -0.68 between pre-contest rating and finish

Field strength

1652

avg power rating going in · stronger than 96% of contests

Top-rated in the field

REDNECK SCIENTIFIC

rated 1892 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.

An upset on the books

9-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings

The ratings favoured the top seed the other 91 times in 100

Cool Grog N Smokin Hogs came in rated below the field's top team, REDNECK SCIENTIFIC, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 9-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.

champion 1500
top seed 1892

Won without a category win

3 of 4 meats called to the stage

Cool Grog N Smokin Hogs won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 3 calls from 4 boards, best of them 2nd. Consistency beat fireworks.

Chicken 7th
Pork Ribs 11th
Pork 2nd
Brisket 2nd

A first Grand Championship

1 title in the data

This was Cool Grog N Smokin Hogs's first Grand Championship in the data.

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

1652 average power rating going in

Stronger than 96% of every rated contest

The field averaged a 1652 power rating going in — stronger than 96% of every contest tracked.

top seed REDNECK SCIENTIFIC (1892)
29 rated teams

A rookie on the podium

1st at their first tracked contest

Cool Grog N Smokin Hogs finished 1st overall in the first contest the data has them cooking at all.

Photo finishes

Tie closest of 12 calls decided inside half a point

Chicken places 7–8: Cool Grog N Smokin Hogs and ROCKY TOP BARBEQUE tied on 171.9656 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 4–5: SAUCED! BBQ TEAM and SMOKING BUTT HEADS tied on 170.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 5–6: SMOKING BUTT HEADS and HOT WACHULA'S tied on 170.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.

Chicken 7–8 · tie
Pork 4–5 · tie
Pork 5–6 · tie
Brisket 5–6 · tie

Back to defend

6 past champions back in the field

Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: ROCKY TOP BARBEQUE (won 2013, 2015), DEEP SOUTH BBQ (won 2013), PICKIN' PORKERS (won 2014), HOT WACHULA'S (won 2015), SMOKING BUTT HEADS (won 2016), SAUCED! BBQ TEAM (won 2016).

ROCKY TOP BARBEQUE · 2013, 2015
DEEP SOUTH BBQ · 2013
PICKIN' PORKERS · 2014
HOT WACHULA'S · 2015
SMOKING BUTT HEADS · 2016
SAUCED! BBQ TEAM · 2016

In the record book (1 in the KCBS record book)

What happened at this contest that stands in the all-time KCBS record book. A gold line is a record nobody has beaten.

#6 🚀 Biggest rating gain at one contest 22 rating points in a weekend · Cool Grog N Smokin Hogs · from 1500 · 29-team field · 18 Aug 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
2013-02-15	Tampa, FL	Tampa, FL	24	698.8572	SWAMP BOYS	BLITZKRIEG BBQ
2013-02-22	Daphne, AL	Daphne, AL	29	689.7142	THE PIT CREW GA	LOTTA BULL BBQ
2013-03-01	Baton Rouge, LA	Baton Rouge, LA	28	699.4286	CAJUN BLAZE	HABITUAL SMOKERS
2013-03-08	Westworth Village, TX	Westworth Village, TX	29	677.7142	C-N-B BAR-B-Q	3 WOODYS BBQ
2013-03-15	Albuquerque, NM	Albuquerque, NM	20	686.2856	PARROTHEAD SMOKERS	2-CAN-Q
2013-03-22	Tucson, AZ	Tucson, AZ	30	676.5712	LUTZ'S FAMOUS BBQ	BIG POPPA SMOKERS
2013-03-29	Thornton, CO	Thornton, CO	30	668.5712	SWINESTONE COWBOYS	GQUE
2013-04-05	Salt Lake City, UT	Salt Lake City, UT	29	689.1426	PHIL & LOU BBQ	ROOFTOP BBQ
2013-04-12	Renton, WA	Renton, WA	29	666.8574	MOVIN' THE CHAINS	PIGGY D'S BBQ
2013-04-26	Overland Park, KS	Overland Park, KS	30	666.2856	DIRT ROAD BBQ	SMOKEAHOLICS KS
2013-05-03	St. Charles, MO	St. Charles, MO	30	694.2860	TRUEBUD BBQ	IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ
2013-05-10	Knoxville, TN	Knoxville, TN	29	677.7140	ROCKY TOP BARBEQUE	UNCULTURED SWINE
2013-05-17	Marietta, GA	Marietta, GA	28	685.7142	TNT SOUTHERN BBQ	MOYERS COMPETITION BAR-B-Q TEAM
2013-05-31	N. Charleston, SC	N. Charleston, SC	27	678.2854	WAYLON'S WICKEDLY GOOD Q	KILLER B'S BBQ
2013-06-07	Asheville, NC	Asheville, NC	26	662.8568	DEEP SOUTH BBQ	TEAR-A-BYTE BBQ
2013-06-14	Lexington, KY	Lexington, KY	27	672.5710	GOVERNMENT PORK	QUENIVOROUS
2013-06-21	Indianapolis, IN	Indianapolis, IN	29	689.1428	ONE2BBQ	BACK PORCH Q
2013-06-28	Traverse City, MI	Traverse City, MI	26	676.5712	QUAU	iBQ'n
2013-07-05	Madison, WI	Madison, WI	30	670.8570	THE SMOKE HUNTERS	SMOKERS PURGATORY
2013-07-12	Woodbury, MN	Woodbury, MN	29	684.5372	TIPPYCANOE BBQ CREW	PIGSKIN BBQ
2013-07-19	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines, IA	28	686.2284	PORK PATROL BBQ	GRILLS GONE WILD IOWA
2013-08-09	Medford, NY	Medford, NY	27	642.7544	FEEDING FRIENDZ	INSANE SWINE BBQ
2013-08-16	Laurel, MD	Laurel, MD	29	685.6000	THE BBQ GURU	APORKALYPSE NOW
2013-08-23	Richmond, VA	Richmond, VA	29	677.1428	COOL SMOKE	GROG N HOGS
2013-09-27	Overland Park, KS	Overland Park, KS	29	695.3484	THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ	BOYS OF BBQ & PATTY
2014-02-21	Tampa, FL	Tampa, FL	21	678.2512	WOOLEY BULLY BBQ MAFIA	Good Buddies BBQ
2014-02-28	Daphne, AL	Daphne, AL	28	685.6912	BOOTYQUE	FIRE DANCER BBQ
2014-03-07	Baton Rouge, LA	Baton Rouge, LA	23	694.2284	SMOKIN' N THE DARK	CAJUN BLAZE
2014-03-14	Fort Worth, TX	Fort Worth, TX	29	670.7196	WILDCATTERS Q CREW	CAVEMAN CUISINE
2014-03-21	Tucson, AZ	Tucson, AZ	30	685.1200	LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ	I.A.B. 30 BBQ
2014-03-28	Sacramento, CA	Sacramento, CA	29	662.8116	BIG B'S DOWN-N-DIRTY BBQ	SON OF SMOKE
2014-04-04	Renton, WA	Renton, WA	30	676.5488	BAD BONES BBQ	PIGGY D'S BBQ
2014-04-11	Salt Lake City, UT	Salt Lake City, UT	29	685.1656	R&R BBQ	RHYTHM 'N QUE
2014-04-18	Denver, CO	Denver, CO	30	686.7768	GQUE	GRILLIN' BEAVERS
2014-05-02	Overland Park, KS	Overland Park, KS	29	683.3484	COUNTY LINE SMOKERS	GETTIN' BASTED
2014-05-09	St. Charles, MO	St. Charles, MO	30	698.7884	SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ	PORK PULLIN PLOWBOYS
2014-05-23	Hendersonville, TN	Hendersonville, TN	30	700.0232	SWIGGIN PIG	Organizer Portal
2014-05-30	Marietta, GA	Marietta, GA	29	684.4340	PIG WHISPERERS	CURLY TAILS BBQ
2014-06-06	N. Charleston, SC	N. Charleston, SC	28	685.6684	PALMETTO PITMASTERS	WAYLON'S WICKEDLY GOOD Q
2014-06-13	Asheville, NC	Asheville, NC	30	682.8112	PICKIN' PORKERS	SMOKE ON THIS
2014-06-20	Lexington, KY	Lexington, KY	28	683.3372	MIDNIGHT BURN	THE LOONEY PIT
2014-06-27	Indianapolis, IN	Indianapolis, IN	26	681.1200	ABLE ACRES BBQ	ONE2BBQ
2014-07-04	Traverse City, MI	Traverse City, MI	21	678.1828	BUBBA-Q'S	CANCERSUCKSCHICAGO.COM
2014-07-11	Madison, WI	Madison, WI	29	685.0972	IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ	SECOND CITY SMOKE
2014-07-18	Woodbury, MN	Woodbury, MN	30	691.9884	IOWA WILD HOGS BBQ	ANGRY JACK BBQ
2014-07-25	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines, IA	29	692.6400	TEMPLETON RYE WOODFELLAS	SPITFIRE
2014-08-08	Scarborough, ME	Scarborough, ME	28	673.7372	STUBBORN BULL BBQ	FEEDING FRIENDZ
2014-08-15	Harrisburg, PA	Harrisburg, PA	28	670.7312	HERDING SMOKE	PIGHEADED BBQ
2014-08-22	Laurel, MD	Laurel, MD	29	669.6112	PORK BARREL BBQ	Sauce This BBQ
2014-09-12	N. Kansas City, MO	N. Kansas City, MO	30	697.6916	SMOKEY D'S WANNABEES	THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ
2015-02-20	Kissimmee, FL	Kissimmee, FL	22	695.4400	HOT WACHULA'S	SMOKIN MO'S BBQ
2015-02-27	Daphne, AL	Daphne, AL	30	693.6340	JACK'S OLD SOUTH	RED EYED SMOKERS
2015-03-06	Shreveport, LA	Shreveport, LA	29	687.9776	FIRE DANCER BBQ	INDIAN TERRITORY SMOKE
2015-03-13	Fort Worth, TX	Fort Worth, TX	30	664.4572	CLARK CREW BBQ	KOSMO'S Q
2015-03-20	Tucson, AZ	Tucson, AZ	29	699.3484	LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ	IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ
2015-03-27	Reno, NV	Reno, NV	30	677.7372	TEAM AMERICA	BIG B'S DOWN-N-DIRTY BBQ
2015-04-03	Renton, WA	Renton, WA	28	680.6292	MOVIN' THE CHAINS	WINE COUNTRY Q
2015-04-10	Salt Lake City, UT	Salt Lake City, UT	30	675.3824	R&R BBQ	TEAM AMERICA
2015-04-17	Fort Collins, CO	Fort Collins, CO	30	689.7256	JO-BAWB'S BBQ	GQUE
2015-05-08	Overland Park, KS	Overland Park, KS	30	700.5828	THUMP & STRUM BBQ	SMOOTH SMOKE
2015-05-15	St. Charles, MO	St. Charles, MO	30	689.6572	SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ	BRICKHEAD BBQ
2015-05-22	Marietta, GA	Marietta, GA	29	691.3484	POT'S BBQ	THE PIT CREW GA
2015-05-29	Hendersonville, TN	Hendersonville, TN	29	703.4056	FAT, DRUNK & STUPID	Q-BONES BBQ
2015-06-05	Asheville, NC	Asheville, NC	30	699.9772	ROCKY TOP BARBEQUE	ROCK'S MONEY PIT BBQ
2015-06-12	N. Charleston, SC	N. Charleston, SC	29	679.9428	BIG DICK'S BBQ	4:20 Q
2015-06-19	Bowling Green, KY	Bowling Green, KY	29	694.8456	GILLY'S BBQ	THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE SMOKE
2015-06-26	Ypsilanti, MI	Ypsilanti, MI	30	677.0740	iBQ'n@TheBBQSuperStore.com	BIG BROTHERS BBQ
2015-07-10	Indianapolis, IN	Indianapolis, IN	28	687.9772	HUG HOGS	THE SMOKE HUNTERS
2015-07-17	Auburn Hills, MI	Auburn Hills, MI	28	693.1656	YELLOW RIVER BBQ	SMOKIN' IN THE D
2015-07-24	Woodbury, MN	Woodbury, MN	30	682.3544	ROLLIN' SMOKE BBQ SD	JAESTAR BBQ
2015-07-31	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines, IA	30	685.6572	BIG T'Z Q CRU	PELLET ENVY
2015-08-14	Scarborough, ME	Scarborough, ME	26	679.9776	INSANE SWINE BBQ	Rogue Hog BBQ
2015-08-21	Harrisburg, PA	Harrisburg, PA	30	678.3200	CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ	HAWG NATION BBQ
2015-08-28	Laurel, MD	Laurel, MD	29	673.6228	OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE	ROCKIN ROBYNS BBQ
2015-09-11	N. Kansas City, MO	N. Kansas City, MO	28	694.8228	SMOKEAHOLICS	TRUCKY'S TRUE BLU BBQ'UE
2016-02-26	Daphne, AL	Daphne, AL	30	689.0972	QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N	WINK'S BARBEQUE
2016-03-04	Shreveport, LA	Shreveport, LA	30	687.3940	ALL IN QUE	SMOKIN' N THE DARK
2016-03-11	Fort Worth, TX	Fort Worth, TX	29	689.6912	DR. NORDY'S BBQ	TEXAS-CAR-B-QUE
2016-03-18	Tucson, AZ	Tucson, AZ	30	708.0112	BIG POPPA SMOKERS	HICKORY AND SPICE BBQ
2016-03-25	Reno, NV	Reno, NV	29	691.9656	PHIL THE GRILL	BOWLING OVER PIGS
2016-04-01	Renton, WA	Renton, WA	30	680.5372	BAD BONES BBQ	FAHRENHEIT 250
2016-04-08	Salt Lake City, UT	Salt Lake City, UT	30	685.6340	BIG B'S DOWN-N-DIRTY BBQ	PARROTHEAD SMOKERS
2016-04-15	Fort Collins, CO	Fort Collins, CO	28	699.3600	IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ	PELLET ENVY
2016-04-29	Overland Park, KS	Overland Park, KS	30	688.4912	DIRT ROAD BBQ	AMERICAN FIRE BBQ
2016-05-06	St. Charles, MO	St. Charles, MO	30	690.8344	PITMASTERIQ BBQ	SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ
2016-05-13	Bowling Green, KY	Bowling Green, KY	29	694.2172	MOYERS COMPETITION BAR-B-Q TEAM	CHECKERED PIG
2016-05-20	Southhaven, MS	Southhaven, MS	29	696.5028	VICTORY LANE BBQ	SOUTHERN SMOKERS
2016-06-03	Asheville, NC	Asheville, NC	27	698.2628	SMOKING BUTT HEADS	PALMETTO PITMASTERS
2016-06-10	Harrisburg, PA	Harrisburg, PA	29	683.3716	CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ	WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ
2016-06-17	Hendersonville, TN	Hendersonville, TN	29	699.9544	SON SEEKERS BBQ	THE ALGOOD BAR-B-Q PIT CREW
2016-06-24	Birmingham, AL	Birmingham, AL	30	694.2172	BAREKNUCKLES BBQ	BALD HAWG BBQ
2016-07-08	Indianapolis, IN	Indianapolis, IN	30	682.2632	40 CALIBER BBQ	ONE2BBQ
2016-07-15	South Bend, IN	South Bend, IN	28	676.5712	iBQ'n@TheBBQSuperStore.com	SMOKIN' HOOKERS BAR-B-Q LLC
2016-07-22	Woodbury, MN	Woodbury, MN	30	677.6112	RUB MY RACK	CITY SLICKERS BBQ
2016-07-29	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines, IA	28	689.1888	PORKY BUTTS BBQ	LUCKY'S Q
2016-08-05	Laurel, MD	Laurel, MD	29	686.8344	3 EYZ BBQ	Sauce This BBQ
2016-08-12	Richmond, VA	Richmond, VA	28	686.8456	SAUCED! BBQ TEAM	UNCLE TOAD'S COMPETITION BBQ
2016-08-19	South Windsor, CT	South Windsor, CT	26	685.6456	THAT'S OUR QUE	LO' -N- SLO' BBQ
2016-09-02	Ypsilanti, MI	Ypsilanti, MI	30	691.4172	MAC ATTACK BBQ	THE SMOKE HUNTERS
2016-09-09	Kansas City, MO	Kansas City, MO	30	695.9772	913 BBQ	SMOKEAHOLICS
2017-02-24	Daphne, AL	Daphne, AL	28	690.2744	SMOKE ON THIS	WINK'S BARBEQUE
2017-03-03	Shreveport, LA	Shreveport, LA	29	691.9312	RAILYARD BBQ	SMOKIN TRIGGERS
2017-03-10	White Settlement, TX	White Settlement, TX	30	680.5484	BLAZEN BBQ	FAT BOYS BBQ - TEMPLE, TX
2017-03-17	Tucson, AZ	Tucson, AZ	29	697.6340	LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ	PORKETEERS
2017-03-24	Reno, NV	Reno, NV	30	674.2168	LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ	Smokey and the Pirate
2017-03-31	Renton, WA	Renton, WA	30	681.1660	MONTANA OUTLAW BBQ	BOOTIES BBQ
2017-04-07	Salt Lake City, UT	Salt Lake City, UT	29	690.8228	TEAM AMERICA	GOT SMOKE BAR-B-QUE
2017-04-14	Fort Collins, CO	Fort Collins, CO	30	692.4800	IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ	SMOKIN' BOXERS BBQ
2017-04-28	Overland Park, KS	Overland Park, KS	30	692.5488	SUBLIME BBQ	JAESTAR BBQ
2017-05-05	St. Charles, MO	St. Charles, MO	29	691.9540	THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE SMOKE	SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ
2017-05-12	Bowling Green, KY	Bowling Green, KY	29	701.7256	SCUFFLETOWN SMOKERS	GILLY'S BBQ
2017-05-19	Marietta, GA	Marietta, GA	26	697.6684	QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N	FYC BARBEQUE
2017-06-02	Laurel, MD	Laurel, MD	28	681.6340	WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ	3 EYZ BBQ
2017-06-09	Harrisburg, PA	Harrisburg, PA	29	686.8000	PIGGIN' WHISKEY	WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ
2017-06-16	Alpharetta, GA	Alpharetta, GA	28	701.6340	Q-BONES BBQ	SWINE AND SHINE BBQ
2017-06-23	Birmingham, AL	Birmingham, AL	28	701.0972	RAZORRACKS	SLAYTON'S BARBEQUE COMPANY
2017-07-07	Indianapolis, IN	Indianapolis, IN	30	702.8000	ONE2BBQ	THUNDER HOG BBQ
2017-07-14	South Bend, IN	South Bend, IN	27	674.2512	THE SMOKE HUNTERS	CONTINENTAL BARBEQUE CO.
2017-07-21	Eagan, MN	Eagan, MN	30	686.3316	SHIGGIN & GRINNIN	TOTALLY SAUCED
2017-07-28	Ankeny, IA	Ankeny, IA	30	690.2628	GRILLS GONE WILD IOWA	CRASH TEST SMOKERS
2017-08-04	South Windsor, CT	South Windsor, CT	30	677.0972	INSANE SWINE BBQ	PORK BUTT PARADISE
2017-08-11	N. Charleston, SC	N. Charleston, SC	27	688.5144	SWEET SMOKE Q FLORIDA	SAUCED! BBQ TEAM
2017-08-18 ← this one	Asheville, NC	Asheville, NC	29	687.9084	Cool Grog N Smokin Hogs	THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA
2017-09-01	Traverse City, MI	Traverse City, MI	27	688.5144	iBQ'n@TheBBQSuperStore.com	MAC ATTACK BBQ
2017-09-08	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	176.5828	172.5600	170.8228
Pork Ribs	176.0000	170.8572	169.1200
Pork	173.1544	170.2628	167.9656
Brisket	175.4056	170.8572	167.9656

Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Master Series

Overall

29 entries · top 687.9084 · median 664.4684

#	Team	Score
1	Cool Grog N Smokin Hogs	687.9084
2	THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA	683.3940
3	SMOKING BUTT HEADS	683.3372
4	ROCKY TOP BARBEQUE	679.3484
5	REDNECK SCIENTIFIC	676.5028
6	BACKWOODS BBQ	675.3940
7	SAUCED! BBQ TEAM	674.7656
8	270 SMOKERS	673.6800
9	CONTAGIOUS Q	673.0628
10	K & D SMOKERS	671.3484
11	BALD HAWG BBQ	671.3256
12	SMOKE IN THE MOUNTAINS	670.7540
13	PORKYLICIOUS	669.7028
14	ELITE BBQ SMOKERS	668.9828
15	SMOKIN NC	664.4684
16	Q FACTOR	663.3028
17	PICKIN' PORKERS	662.7544
18	THE SPECIALISTS	662.7200
19	SMOKE THIS	659.3256
20	HOT WACHULA'S	658.1600
21	HEY GOOD BUDDY BARBECUE TEAM	658.1256
22	RECYCLED SMOKE	654.1828
23	SPEAKS FOR ITSELF BBQ	651.8968
24	PRIME BBQ	650.1140
25	DEEP SOUTH BBQ	643.2568
26	UNCLE BUTCH BBQ	640.4452
27	SMOKIN' S'WINE	635.3256
28	HART'S SMOKIN' PIRATE BBQ	614.5828
29	HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS	612.9600

Chicken

29 entries · top 176.5828 · median 168.5372

#	Team	Score
1	REDNECK SCIENTIFIC	176.5828
2	SAUCED! BBQ TEAM	173.1544
3	RECYCLED SMOKE	173.1428
4	BACKWOODS BBQ	172.5828
5	SMOKING BUTT HEADS	172.5600
6	THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA	172.5484
7	Cool Grog N Smokin Hogs	171.9656
8	ROCKY TOP BARBEQUE	171.9656
9	Q FACTOR	171.4400
10	PICKIN' PORKERS	170.8228
11	K & D SMOKERS	170.2628
12	BALD HAWG BBQ	169.7028
13	UNCLE BUTCH BBQ	168.5712
14	HEY GOOD BUDDY BARBECUE TEAM	168.5484
15	270 SMOKERS	168.5372
16	PORKYLICIOUS	167.9884
17	SMOKIN NC	167.9772
18	THE SPECIALISTS	166.2400
19	ELITE BBQ SMOKERS	165.0856
20	CONTAGIOUS Q	165.0856
21	PRIME BBQ	164.5600
22	DEEP SOUTH BBQ	163.9772
23	SMOKE THIS	163.9656
24	SMOKE IN THE MOUNTAINS	163.4056
25	SPEAKS FOR ITSELF BBQ	162.2972
26	HOT WACHULA'S	161.0972
27	HART'S SMOKIN' PIRATE BBQ	159.3716
28	SMOKIN' S'WINE	158.8228
29	HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS	158.2400

Pork Ribs

29 entries · top 176.0000 · median 165.7028

#	Team	Score
1	270 SMOKERS	176.0000
2	SMOKING BUTT HEADS	174.2744
3	BACKWOODS BBQ	171.9884
4	THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA	171.4400
5	ROCKY TOP BARBEQUE	170.8572
6	BALD HAWG BBQ	170.2744
7	PRIME BBQ	169.6800
8	PORKYLICIOUS	169.1428
9	ELITE BBQ SMOKERS	169.1316
10	SMOKE IN THE MOUNTAINS	169.1200
11	Cool Grog N Smokin Hogs	169.1200
12	RECYCLED SMOKE	167.4172
13	SMOKE THIS	166.2628
14	SAUCED! BBQ TEAM	166.2400
15	SPEAKS FOR ITSELF BBQ	165.7028
16	THE SPECIALISTS	164.5372
17	Q FACTOR	164.5372
18	CONTAGIOUS Q	164.0000
19	SMOKIN NC	163.9772
20	K & D SMOKERS	162.8344
21	PICKIN' PORKERS	162.2628
22	HOT WACHULA'S	161.0972
23	DEEP SOUTH BBQ	161.0968
24	REDNECK SCIENTIFIC	160.5028
25	HEY GOOD BUDDY BARBECUE TEAM	159.3600
26	UNCLE BUTCH BBQ	158.8456
27	HART'S SMOKIN' PIRATE BBQ	154.2400
28	HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS	154.2056
29	SMOKIN' S'WINE	152.0000

Pork

29 entries · top 173.1544 · median 165.1200

#	Team	Score
1	CONTAGIOUS Q	173.1544
2	Cool Grog N Smokin Hogs	172.5600
3	SMOKE IN THE MOUNTAINS	171.9656
4	SAUCED! BBQ TEAM	170.2628
5	SMOKING BUTT HEADS	170.2628
6	HOT WACHULA'S	170.2628
7	REDNECK SCIENTIFIC	169.1544
8	ROCKY TOP BARBEQUE	168.5600
9	K & D SMOKERS	167.9884
10	SMOKIN NC	167.9656
11	BACKWOODS BBQ	166.8228
12	THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA	165.7028
13	THE SPECIALISTS	165.6800
14	SPEAKS FOR ITSELF BBQ	165.6684
15	SMOKIN' S'WINE	165.1200
16	UNCLE BUTCH BBQ	164.5256
17	Q FACTOR	164.5256
18	270 SMOKERS	163.4400
19	SMOKE THIS	163.3944
20	PICKIN' PORKERS	162.2516
21	PORKYLICIOUS	161.7144
22	PRIME BBQ	159.9428
23	BALD HAWG BBQ	159.3828
24	ELITE BBQ SMOKERS	159.3600
25	HEY GOOD BUDDY BARBECUE TEAM	159.3600
26	DEEP SOUTH BBQ	157.6456
27	HART'S SMOKIN' PIRATE BBQ	155.9084
28	RECYCLED SMOKE	154.8228
29	HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS	138.2516

Brisket

29 entries · top 175.4056 · median 165.7028

#	Team	Score
1	ELITE BBQ SMOKERS	175.4056
2	Cool Grog N Smokin Hogs	174.2628
3	THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA	173.7028
4	BALD HAWG BBQ	171.9656
5	PORKYLICIOUS	170.8572
6	HEY GOOD BUDDY BARBECUE TEAM	170.8572
7	CONTAGIOUS Q	170.8228
8	K & D SMOKERS	170.2628
9	REDNECK SCIENTIFIC	170.2628
10	ROCKY TOP BARBEQUE	167.9656
11	PICKIN' PORKERS	167.4172
12	SMOKE IN THE MOUNTAINS	166.2628
13	THE SPECIALISTS	166.2628
14	SMOKING BUTT HEADS	166.2400
15	HOT WACHULA'S	165.7028
16	SMOKE THIS	165.7028
17	270 SMOKERS	165.7028
18	SAUCED! BBQ TEAM	165.1084
19	SMOKIN NC	164.5484
20	BACKWOODS BBQ	164.0000
21	Q FACTOR	162.8000
22	HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS	162.2628
23	DEEP SOUTH BBQ	160.5372
24	SMOKIN' S'WINE	159.3828
25	RECYCLED SMOKE	158.8000
26	SPEAKS FOR ITSELF BBQ	158.2284
27	PRIME BBQ	155.9312
28	UNCLE BUTCH BBQ	148.5028
29	HART'S SMOKIN' PIRATE BBQ	145.0628

Sam's Club National BBQ Tour

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