Roll Call. Inside 30 days. Sam's Club Nationals

Wow tough tough teams, while i know several of them, I am never one to back away. My pick is fellow Brethren Musicmanryann of Big T'z.

Man is this a stout field!

While I am hesitant to make an individual pick from among friends, my money is on one of the teams from the upper midwest.

Consider- just from the Iowa teams I know :
The father and son duo of Grills Gone Wild of Iowa and Pig Skin BBQ ( #2 in points)
Big Tz # 3 in points with a #1 in brisket
Lucky's Q - #4 at the Royal Invitational last year
Iowa's Smoky D's - always a threat.

While skill got all these teams to the final - with this tough a field - luck will sure be a factor.

No matter who wins - it will be a stellar accomplishment worthy of praise from all of us.

I am just proud of the quantity and quality of the teams from our part of the country.

I like the chances of a previous Jack winner.

Don't count us out! Pickin' Porkers

Six teams from Iowa - maybe they can move this to Des Moines.

Tough field of teams for sure. Good luck to all!

I really do not put much "stock" into rankings but it is interesting to see how things shake out....here is the list sorted by current rankings by bbqrace.com. If you are not familar with this site....GO THERE...we needed something like this.

Current rank/final in their regional/team name/regional score

2 6. Pig Skin BBQ - 674.2854
3 4. Big T's Q Cru - 675.9998
7 8. QUAU - 670.2858
8 2. Truebud BBQ - 685.7140
10 4. Swiggin' Pig - 695.4284
12 1. Bub-Ba-Q - 697.1426
17 2. Warren Co. Pork Choppers - 697.1424
18 3. The Smoking Hills - 655.4286
21 3. Buffalo's BBQ - 684.0002
23 1. Iowa's Smokey D's BBQ - 685.1428
26 8. Two Old Men & a Grill - 651.9996
27 6. Cavemancuisine - 679.4284
31 6. Que'n, Stew'n, & Brew'n - 691.9998
34 7. Fire Dancer BBQ - 678.8572
36 1. Lucky's Q - 686.8574
48 8. Smokin' Triggers - 648.5716
49 2. Grills Gone Wild Iowa - 664.5710
56 1. Who's Smokin' Now - 666.2856
57 10. Piggy D's BBQ - 645.7140
60 6. Pork Barrel BBQ - 656.0000
80 3. Stubborn Bull BBQ - 664.5714
89 9. Pickin' Porkers - 650.2854
93 10. County Line Smokers - 672.0002
102 9. Brew 'N' Bar-B-Que - 674.8568
104 4. Lo'-N-Slo' BBQ - 661.7140
113 10. Meat @ Slim's - 649.1430
134 5. It's 5 O'clock Somewhere - 674.8572
136 1. ZBQ - 670.8572
154 8. Sizzlin Bones BBQ - 675.9996
156 5. There's No Place Like Sm - 679.4288
174 4. Route 66 Catering Crew - 652.5712
181 2. BBQ Guru - 666.2854
202 4. Boondoggle BBQ - 679.9998
251 5. Sin City Smokers - 651.9998
264 8. Swamp Boys - 691.4282
268 9. 2 Lil' Macs BBQ - 645.7140
297 9. The Smoke Hunters - 669.7138
350 7. Trailhound Smokers BBQ - 649.7142
369 9. Smokin' Butt Crew - 690.8568
389 6. R & R BBQ - 651.4284
394 7. Wilbur's Revenge - 652.0006
395 5. Finn's Finest BBQ - 656.5714
458 7. Wooley Bully BBQ Maffia - 691.4284
458 7. Brew-B-Q - 672.5712
460 5. Good Buddies BBQ - 693.1424
476 10. Spruce Ridge Smokers - 665.7140
538 2. Triple A Cookers - 685.1428
601 3. Smitty's Real Pit BBQ - 678.8570
715 3. Everglades Seasoning BBQ - 696.5710
1259 10. L J Smokin' - 690.2852

The problem with bbqrace.com is that it just looks at KCBS contests. Myself and most from my area only cook a handful at most KCBS contests. Most of ours are FBA. nationalbbqrankings.com combines multiple sanctioning bodies giving a more accurate representation IMO. Now if we could only get it updated. :wink:

Muzzlebrake said:

Surprising few in this field. Which one are you picking?



I was thinking the same thing. I was just looking at the Everglades Seasoning Team on bbqrace. I hate to be the one to out him, but I find it hard to believe Jimmy is ranked 715.

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I'm thinking he's only cooked a couple KCBS contests this year, one of them being the 73 team Lakeland Pig Fest that he GC'd.

Rub said:

The problem with bbqrace.com is that it just looks at KCBS contests.

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I agree Rub that they need to update. Here is what I get when I sign on.

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Being the KCBS guy I am I naturally am more interested in those standings rather than other sanctioning bodies so it tickled me to see bbqrace.com get onboard. Previous sites finally could not keep up with the painstaking work of updating standings on a regular basis so they were unreliable. Hopefully these guys make a few coins to warrant their efforts with this site. PLUS...where does a site stop adding rankings? Should SCBA be included as well...or SBN????

Quau cooking very well!!!

Brew B Q has had a great 2012 and Smoke Hunter's would be my spoiler!

Give em hell boys!!!!

Impressive group. Good luck everyone.

I'll jump on out there and make a prediction.....

The GC will come out of the following:

Little Pig Town
The Smoking Hills
Buffalo's BBQ
Caveman Cuisine
Truebud

HOWEVER...do not count us or Two Old Men and a Grill out either....Bob has been on a roll this year and it will be interesting to see how the Midwest judges score things.

I'll bet you a million dollars that Little Pig Town won't win it.

Smokinclone said:

I'll bet you a million dollars that Little Pig Town won't win it.

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OUCH....what a prediction.....1 in 50 chances which is better than the Royal or Jack!!!!

He is saying that LPT isn't in the field. :wink: