A tough matchup
7–0
behind in the head-to-head
SMOKE ON THIS ahead in 100% of their meetings
SMOKE ON THIS has come out ahead in 7 of their 7 shared contests.
LEGACY SMOKERS
LEGACY SMOKERS is a competition barbecue team with 7 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2014. Their best overall finish is 27th of 39 at the Blount County BBQ Bash (2014). They are ranked #5712 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1446
peak 1446 · rated over 7 contests
Contests
7
in the data
First seen
May 3, 2013
latest Sep 5, 2014 · 1.3 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 7 contests
Avg finish
top 82%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
641.86 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 635.78 (+6.08)
Walk rate
57%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±16.36
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 163.75 · weakest Brisket (149.60)
Road miles
388
across 7 mapped stops · furthest 70 mi
Schedule strength
20%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1528)
Master avg
635.78 / 720
7 Master contests · 0 GCs
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to LEGACY SMOKERS, each with one reason worth a look.
98 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5,705 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1446
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#5,714 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1446
Level with LEGACY SMOKERS on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#5,710 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1446
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#5,723 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1445
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#5,702 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1446
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#5,707 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 13%
- Peak
- 1446
They turned up 9 years after LEGACY SMOKERS did, first appearing in 2022.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sons of Smoke | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKE ON THIS | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SOGGY BOTTOM SMOKERS | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Cookin Possums | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| CONTAGIOUS Q | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| PULL MY MEAT | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| Q SMOKE | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| LOTTA BULL BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| ROCKY TOP BARBEQUE | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| DIRTY OL' BUTT SLAPPERS | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 172.0228 | 154.2854 | 163.75 | top 64% |
| Pork Ribs | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.1544 | 151.4632 | 158.69 | top 73% |
| Pork | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 175.4172 | 144.5712 | 163.74 | top 53% |
| Brisket | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 157.0968 | 131.3948 | 149.60 | top 87% |
“Calls” = top-10 category finishes (getting called to the stage). Scores here are the final weighted totals KCBS publishes; per-criterion appearance/taste/tenderness marks aren’t in the public results feed.
By field size and state
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 69% |
| Large (40+) | 6 | 0 | top 84% |
More numbers
Busiest season
2014
4 contests
Contests a season
3.5
across 2 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
TN
7 of 7 contests
Contests visited
7
a different one every time
Opponents faced
165
finished ahead 57 times, behind 255
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20141 milestone
- Most recent contest Tony Stone-Cookeville Cookoff
20136 milestones
- First tracked contest West Knoxville RotaryBBQ Cookoff
- Peak power rating (1488) West Knoxville RotaryBBQ Cookoff
- First call Cookeville Cookoff
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score659.3940 Cookeville Cookoff
- Career-best overall score659.3940 Cookeville Cookoff
- Career-best single call (Pork)175.4172 Cookeville Cookoff
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -12.1 | Bloomin' BBQ & Bluegrass | May 17, 2013 |
| -11.6 | West Knoxville RotaryBBQ Cookoff | May 3, 2013 |
| -11.5 | Tony Stone-Cookeville Cookoff | Sep 5, 2014 |
| -6.3 | The Rotary Club of West Knoxville - Rocky Top Hummin' & Strummin' BBQ Cook-Off | May 30, 2014 |
| -6 | Bloomin' BBQ & Bluegrass | May 16, 2014 |
Scores over time (% of a perfect score — tap a meat to add it)
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
How entries end (by meat)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 75% | top 81% | 89.9% | 88.5% |
| 2013 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33% | top 83% | 91.6% | 88% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5, 2014 | Tony Stone-Cookeville Cookoff Cookeville, TN | 40 / 41 (615.9436) | 37 (161.0972) | 15 (169.1544) | 39 (154.2972) | 41 (131.3948) |
| Jun 27, 2014 | Blount County BBQ Bash Maryville, TN | 27 / 39 (643.8520) | 24 (166.2744) | 33 (156.5260) | 8 (171.9772) | 37 (149.0744) |
| May 30, 2014 | The Rotary Club of West Knoxville - Rocky Top Hummin' & Strummin' BBQ Cook-Off Knoxville, TN | 38 / 48 (647.4060) | 10 (172.0228) | 48 (151.4632) | 23 (167.3828) | 40 (156.5372) |
| May 16, 2014 | Bloomin' BBQ & Bluegrass Sevierville, TN | 44 / 56 (642.6972) | 27 (167.4056) | 52 (154.8344) | 10 (171.9656) | 50 (148.4916) |
| Sep 6, 2013 | Cookeville Cookoff Cookeville, TN | 30 / 42 (659.3940) | 26 (164.5828) | 30 (162.2972) | 6 (175.4172) | 33 (157.0968) |
| May 17, 2013 | Bloomin' BBQ & Bluegrass Sevierville, TN | 43 / 47 (630.8562) | 38 (160.5710) | 35 (157.7142) | 39 (160.5712) | 43 (151.9998) |
| May 3, 2013 | West Knoxville RotaryBBQ Cookoff Knoxville, TN | 40 / 46 (610.2852) | 38 (154.2854) | 25 (158.8572) | 41 (144.5712) | 33 (152.5714) |