When do they announce the Sams...

I wonder what their server is doing?

It's up

Dang Southaven MS for Region 1 again. That may be a deal-breaker.

Competition Schedule

Region 1 - Southaven, MS (Memphis)
Date Sam's Club Address City ST Teams
2/21/15 4782 4763 W. Irlo Bronson Mem. Hwy. Kissimmee FL
2/28/15 4990 29683 Frederick Blvd. Daphne AL
5/23/15 8203 150 S. Cobb Pkwy. S. Marietta GA
5/30/15 8257 301 Indian Lake Blvd. Hendersonville TN
6/20/15 4876 3200 Ken Bale Blvd. Bowling Green KY
9/19/15 4740 465 Goodman Rd. E. Southaven MS

Region 2 - Midwest City, OK
Date Sam's Club Address City ST Teams
3/7/15 8273 7400 Youree Dr. Shreveport LA
3/14/15 4742 4400 Bryant Irvin Rd. Fort Worth TX
5/9/15 4707 8300 W. 135th St. Overland Park KS
5/16/15 8251 2855 S. Service Rd. St. Charles MO
9/12/15 8207 5110 N. Oak Trfy. Kansas City MO
9/26/15 8241 6521 SE 29th St. Midwest City OK

Region 3 - Madison, WI
Date Sam's Club Address City ST Teams
6/27/15 6667 5450 Carpenter Rd. Ypsilanti MI
7/11/15 6304 5805 Rockville Rd. Indianapolis IN
7/18/15 4778 4350 Joslyn Rd. Auburn Hills MI
7/25/15 6312 9925 Hudson Rd. Woodbury MN
8/1/15 6344 1101 73rd St. Des Moines IA
8/8/15 8255 7050 Watts Rd. Madison WI

Region 4 - Las Vegas, NV
Date Sam's Club Address City ST Teams
3/21/15 6692 4701 N. Stone Ave. Tucson AZ
3/28/15 4768 4835 Kietzke Ln. Reno NV
4/4/15 4835 901 S. Grady Way Renton WA
4/11/15 6686 1905 S. 300 W. Salt Lake City UT
4/18/15 4777 7805 E. 35th Ave. Denver CO
4/25/15 6261 1910 E. Serene Las Vegas NV

Region 5 - Richmond, VA
Date Sam's Club Address City ST Teams
6/6/15 6452 645 Patton Ave. Asheville NC
6/13/15 8252 4900 Centre Point Dr. N. Charleston SC
8/15/15 8186 440 Payne Rd. Scarborough ME
8/22/15 8175 6781 Grayson Rd. Harrisburg PA
8/29/15 6434 3535 Russett Green E. Laurel MD
9/5/15 6343 9440 W Broad St. Richmond VA

Sam's Club National BBQ Championship
Date Sam's Club Address City ST Teams

Prize purse to be determined?

sob said:

prize purse to be determined?

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wtf?

SOB said:

Prize purse to be determined?

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Choosing to enter will be determined when you determine the prize purse

GrillBillie_D said:

Choosing to enter will be determined when you determine the prize purse

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You're right about that!!....

Major bragging rights and $500,000 are up for grabs in this one-of-a-kind competition series!

Isn't this the amount it's always been? Should be pretty much same prize money then I would think.

Did Rich have something to do with these 2 Michigan comps 50 miles from each other? Curses Rich...curses.

Pig Headed said:

Major bragging rights and $500,000 are up for grabs in this one-of-a-kind competition series!

Isn't this the amount it's always been? Should be pretty much same prize money then I would think.

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yes, it does say that on the list of contests page, then it says something different in the rules.

And not a single event in CA.

cmohr74 said:

Did Rich have something to do with these 2 Michigan comps 50 miles from each other? Curses Rich...curses.

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Closer to 60 miles. Haha.. I wouldn't even bother making a suggestion because they obviously have a system none of us understand.

I am interested to see what the payouts are going to be.... They must be changing something or they would have announced it when the dates were released. Going out a limb here, I think the grand prize is going up.

Rub said:

Dang Southaven MS for Region 1 again. That may be a deal-breaker.

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The other regionals are at least somewhat central to the region (though some are a big hike from the local). It looks like Southhaven as a local and Marietta as the regional would make more sense.

If I remember correctly they said at the Awards in Bentonville they were going to work on getting more money for the teams..........

Have to remember that Sam's is doing it more for them and the other sponsors than for us. We're #2 on their list. (hell, maybe lower).. which is fine by me, it is what it is, and I accept that. I don't know of any corporations that would give out that kind of money out of the kindness of their hearts or for the love of a sport without expecting to make something out of it for themselves. So, wherever they have chosen the contests to be at, it's to their advantage. I've been fortunate for the 3rd year in a row to have some close contests, but don't expect it to be that way forever, and that's fine too..

Just give me the opportunity to win a bunch of money and go up against the best of the best, and I'm happy. I can't make a run for TOY so this is the next closest thing for me.

One thing I noticed is that the Midwest regional qualifier is the weekend before the American Royal and the finals are the weekend after the royal. That may make things tough for a few teams I would imagine.

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One thing I noticed is that the Midwest regional qualifier is the weekend before the American Royal and the finals are the weekend after the royal. That may make things tough for a few teams I would imagine.

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That's how it was a couple years ago. The Colorado Rockies Invitational is also the week before the Midwest City regional. It's a hell of a three or four week run. Makes you really hope you are peaking that time of year :grin: