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
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1463
peak 1463 · rated over 4 contests ⓘ
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
2013-05-03
latest 2018-05-04
Best ToY finish
#1954
Master 2018
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 84%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
586.89
last 4 Master vs avg 586.89 (+0.00)
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±22.53
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 152.69 · weakest Chicken (142.67)
Road miles
38
mi 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
Storylines (3 found in this team's record)
Each card leads with the number that made it a story — read straight out of their results, no editorialising.
A strong matchup
3–0
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 100% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of ONE SMOKIN GRILL in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
The comeback
3.6 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 3.6 years, then back at *Bixby BBQ'n Blues Festival(JUDGES FULL) (2017-05-05).
- last seen 2013-10-11
- back 2017-05-05
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The nearest teams in the power rankings, with a different reason on each card — six teams on one rating are rarely on it for the same reason. Rating decides who makes the list; where teams tie on it, the ones this team has actually cooked against come first, then teams at a similar point in their own career. KCBS doesn’t publish where a team is from, so nothing here is inferred from geography.
LEGALLY SMOKING has 4 rated contests — short of the five it takes to earn a power ranking — so this rating has barely moved off the 1500 every team starts on and 139 rated teams sit within a point of it. Read the list as the nearest company at a number nobody here has moved far from, not as a verdict on who this team belongs with.
#4928 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1464
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 4, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#4947 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1463
No shared contest yet.
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Head-to-head#4937 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1464
No shared contest yet.
Level with LEGALLY SMOKING on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#4934 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1464
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 4, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#4946 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1463
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 4, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#4956 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1463
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 4, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-headBy 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 contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 87% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 83% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring 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% | 2018-05-04 |
The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
5 yrs
2013-05-03 → 2018-05-04
Busiest season
2013
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 3 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
OK
4 of 4 contests
Contests visited
3
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
4 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Brisket
averages 152.69 · weakest Chicken (142.67)
Walk rate
0%
a top-10 call in 0 of 4 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 4 contests
Master average
586.89
out of 720 · 4 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
188
41–214 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
38
4 mapped stops
Schedule strength
1524
average field rating faced — tougher than 17% of rated contests
Longest layoff
3.6 yrs
2013-10-11 → 2017-05-05
Power rating
1463
peak 1463 · #null of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Bixby BBQ & Blues Festival
- Peak power rating (1488) Bixby BBQ & Blues Festival
- 2018
- 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
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -12.4 | Bixby BBQ & Blues Festival | 2013-05-03 |
| -10.1 | Chillin & Grillin BBQ Festival | 2013-10-11 |
| -7.5 | *Bixby BBQ'n Blues Festival(JUDGES FULL) | 2017-05-05 |
| -6.6 | *Bixby BBQ'n Blues Festival | 2018-05-04 |
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
How entries end (by meat)
Team of the Year rank by season
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-05-04 | *Bixby BBQ'n Blues Festival Bixby, OK | 54 / 68 (621.0060) | 64 (146.8116) | 28 (166.2972) | 61 (149.6572) | 39 (158.2400) |
| 2017-05-05 | *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) |
| 2013-10-11 | Chillin & Grillin BBQ Festival Sand Springs, OK | 33 / 38 (583.2572) | 35 (140.4916) | 33 (145.6800) | 33 (151.4056) | 36 (145.6800) |
| 2013-05-03 | Bixby BBQ & Blues Festival Bixby, OK | 78 / 88 (557.7150) | 82 (136.5722) | 87 (131.4286) | 82 (142.8570) | 73 (146.8572) |
Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)
Team of the Year standings (rank per category by season — year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #1954 (60 pts) | #2012 (60 pts) | #1996 (60 pts) | #2030 (60 pts) | #1990 (60 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #2212 (60 pts) | #2286 (60 pts) | #2304 (60 pts) | #2260 (60 pts) | #2266 (60 pts) |