A tough matchup
4–0
behind in the head-to-head
BUTCHER BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
BUTCHER BBQ has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
LEGALLY SMOKING
LEGALLY SMOKING is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2018. Their best overall finish is 33rd of 38 at the Chillin & Grillin BBQ Festival (2013). They finished #1954 in the 2018 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1463
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 4
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
May 3, 2013
latest May 4, 2018 · 5 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 84%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±22.53
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 152.69 · weakest Chicken (142.67)
Road miles
38
across 4 mapped stops
Schedule strength
17%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1524)
Master avg
586.89 / 720
4 Master contests · 0 GCs
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 146.8116 | 136.5722 | 142.67 | top 92% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.2972 | 131.4286 | 144.13 | top 80% |
| Pork | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 151.4056 | 142.8570 | 147.40 | top 90% |
| Brisket | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 159.9772 | 145.6800 | 152.69 | top 70% |
“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 87% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 83% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bixby BBQ'n Blues Festival | 2 | 54 | 0 | top 80% | May 4, 2018 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2013
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
OK
4 of 4 contests
Contests visited
3
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
187
finished ahead 41 times, behind 214
Longest layoff
3.6 yrs
Oct 11, 2013 → May 5, 2017
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20183 milestones
- Career-best overall score621.0060 Bixby BBQ'n Blues Festival
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)166.2972 Bixby BBQ'n Blues Festival
- Most recent contest Bixby BBQ'n Blues Festival
20132 milestones
- First tracked contest Bixby BBQ & Blues Festival
- Peak power rating (1488) Bixby BBQ & Blues Festival
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -12.4 | Bixby BBQ & Blues Festival | May 3, 2013 |
| -10.1 | Chillin & Grillin BBQ Festival | Oct 11, 2013 |
| -7.5 | Bixby BBQ'n Blues Festival (JUDGES FULL) | May 5, 2017 |
| -6.6 | Bixby BBQ'n Blues Festival | May 4, 2018 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 79% | 86.3% | 86.3% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 81% | 81.3% | 81.3% |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 88% | 81% | 79.2% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 4, 2018 | Bixby BBQ'n Blues Festival Bixby, OK | 54 / 68 (621.0060) | 64 (146.8116) | 28 (166.2972) | 61 (149.6572) | 39 (158.2400) |
| May 5, 2017 | Bixby BBQ'n Blues Festival (JUDGES FULL) Bixby, OK | 55 / 68 (585.5772) | 59 (146.8000) | 64 (133.1200) | 62 (145.6800) | 30 (159.9772) |
| Oct 11, 2013 | Chillin & Grillin BBQ Festival Sand Springs, OK | 33 / 38 (583.2572) | 35 (140.4916) | 33 (145.6800) | 33 (151.4056) | 36 (145.6800) |
| May 3, 2013 | Bixby BBQ & Blues Festival Bixby, OK | 78 / 88 (557.7150) | 82 (136.5722) | 87 (131.4286) | 82 (142.8570) | 73 (146.8572) |