Legends of Smoke

Legends of Smoke is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2015 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 12th of 40 at the Red, White, and BBQ Day 1 (2019).

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Rating

1506

Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 4

Contests

in the data

First seen

Jul 3, 2015

latest Aug 30, 2019 · 4.2 years on the trail

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

0% of 4 contests

Avg finish

top 53%

overall standings

Best overall

669.7488 / 720

Master · Red, White & BBQ (Day 2)

Perfect 180s

Walk rate

75%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

174.2628

Brisket · Red, White, and BBQ Day 1

Consistency

±21.09

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 166.27 · weakest Pork Ribs (160.70)

Road miles

627

across 4 mapped stops · furthest 420 mi

Schedule strength

62%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1579)

Purse competed for

$15K

listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 2 state-championship entries

Master avg

653.67 / 720

4 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (3 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

High-water mark

669.7488 career-best overall

93.0% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 669.7488 at Red, White & BBQ (Day 2) — 93.0% of a perfect 720.

Master
May 28, 2016

A tough matchup

3–0 behind in the head-to-head

IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.

The comeback

3 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 3 years, then back at Red, White, and BBQ Day 1 (May 24, 2019).

last seen May 28, 2016
back May 24, 2019

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	4	0	170.9144	154.8456	160.72	top 68%
Pork Ribs	4	0	164.5944	151.3828	160.70	top 56%
Pork	4	2	170.8228	160.5600	166.27	top 48%
Brisket	4	2	174.2628	147.9428	165.98	top 39%

“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)	2	0	top 75%
Large (40+)	2	0	top 30%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
IL	2	top 30%
WI	1	top 58%
IA	1	top 92%

More numbers

Busiest season 2019 2 contests

Contests a season 1.3 across 3 seasons in the data

Most contests held in IL 2 of 4 contests · 3 states in all

Contests visited 4 a different one every time

Opponents faced 170 finished ahead 104 times, behind 89

Longest layoff 3 yrs May 28, 2016 → May 24, 2019

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

20193 milestones

May 24 Career-best single call (Brisket)174.2628 Red, White, and BBQ Day 1
May 24 Peak power rating (1508) Red, White, and BBQ Day 1
Aug 30 Most recent contest Smokin in the Bogs

20163 milestones

May 28 First call Red, White & BBQ (Day 2)
May 28 First overall past 90% of a perfect score669.7488 Red, White & BBQ (Day 2)
May 28 Career-best overall score669.7488 Red, White & BBQ (Day 2)

20151 milestone

Jul 3 First tracked contest Back to Mayberry BBQ

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+9.5	Red, White & BBQ (Day 2)	May 28, 2016
+8.9	Red, White, and BBQ Day 1	May 24, 2019

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-10.3	Back to Mayberry BBQ	Jul 3, 2015
-1.6	Smokin in the Bogs	Aug 30, 2019

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	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2019	2	100%	top 44%	92.6%	92.2%
2016	1	100%	top 31%	93%	93%
2015	1	0%	top 92%	85.8%	85.8%

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Aug 30, 2019	Smokin in the Bogs 🏅 Warrens, WI	22 / 38 (660.5712)	34 (154.8456)	21 (164.5600)	10 (170.3200)	14 (170.8456)
May 24, 2019	Red, White, and BBQ Day 1 🏅 Westmont, IL	12 / 40 (666.7656)	30 (159.4056)	14 (162.2744)	7 (170.8228)	5 (174.2628)
May 28, 2016	Red, White & BBQ (Day 2) Westmont, IL	17 / 55 (669.7488)	16 (170.9144)	23 (164.5944)	35 (163.3828)	8 (170.8572)
Jul 3, 2015	Back to Mayberry BBQ Whiting, IA	23 / 25 (617.6000)	20 (157.7144)	23 (151.3828)	21 (160.5600)	23 (147.9428)

Legends of Smoke

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Rating

Contests

First seen

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (3 found in their record)

High-water mark

A tough matchup

The comeback

By meat

By field size and state

By contest size

By state / province (where the contests were held)

More numbers

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

📉 Toughest weekends

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

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)