High-water mark
673.0400
career-best overall
93.5% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 673.0400 at Kings of Q BBQ cook off and Festival — 93.5% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- May 18, 2018
Pappy's Legacy BBQ
Pappy's Legacy BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 6 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2017 and 2021. Their best overall finish is 11th of 38 at the Kings of Q BBQ cook off and Festival (2018). They are ranked #3849 of 6,477 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “Pappys Legacy BBQ”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1486
peak 1517 · rated over 6 contests
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
May 19, 2017
latest Aug 27, 2021 · 4.3 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podium
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 67%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
631.73 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 635.38 (-3.64)
Walk rate
50%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±29.83
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 160.55 · weakest Pork Ribs (155.96)
Road miles
1,086
across 6 mapped stops · furthest 339 mi
Schedule strength
60%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1576)
Purse competed for
$26K
listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 3 state-championship entries
Master avg
635.38 / 720
6 Master contests · 0 GCs
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Pappy's Legacy BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
139 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3,827 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1486
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,864 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1506
Level with Pappy's Legacy BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#3,829 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1486
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,850 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1486
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,843 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1503
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,839 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 33%
- Peak
- 1501
Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 3 years before Pappy's Legacy BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careersBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 177.7144 | 140.5600 | 160.55 | top 59% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.1200 | 142.2400 | 155.96 | top 74% |
| Pork | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 169.7028 | 134.1828 | 159.19 | top 60% |
| Brisket | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.6800 | 153.0972 | 159.68 | top 64% |
“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) | 5 | 0 | top 63% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 89% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kings of Q BBQ Cook-off and Festival | 3 | 11 | 0 | top 44% | May 17, 2019 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2019
3 contests
Contests a season
1.5
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
NC
4 of 6 contests · 3 states in all
Contests visited
4
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
149
finished ahead 71 times, behind 132
Longest layoff
2.3 yrs
May 17, 2019 → Aug 27, 2021
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20211 milestone
- Most recent contest Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Myrtle Beach Travel Park
20183 milestones
- Career-best overall score673.0400 Kings of Q BBQ cook off and Festival
- Career-best single call (Chicken)177.7144 Kings of Q BBQ cook off and Festival
- Peak power rating (1517) Kings of Q BBQ cook off and Festival
20173 milestones
- First tracked contest Kings of Q BBQ cook off and Festival
- First call Kings of Q BBQ cook off and Festival
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score653.5884 Kings of Q BBQ cook off and Festival
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +9.9 | Kings of Q BBQ cook off and Festival | May 18, 2018 |
| +6.6 | Kings of Q BBQ cook off and Festival | May 19, 2017 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -13.1 | Stills and Grills Fest | May 17, 2019 |
| -11.5 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke | May 17, 2019 |
| -5.1 | Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Myrtle Beach Travel Park | Aug 27, 2021 |
| -0.8 | Kings of Q BBQ Cook-off and Festival | May 17, 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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 82% | 89.6% | 89.6% |
| 2019 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33% | top 84% | 90.2% | 85.2% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 29% | 93.5% | 93.5% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 39% | 90.8% | 90.8% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 27, 2021 | Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Myrtle Beach Travel Park 🏅 Myrtle Beach, SC | 18 / 22 (644.9944) | 20 (158.2400) | 18 (164.5372) | 15 (163.9544) | 20 (158.2628) |
| May 17, 2019 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke 🏅 Morgantown, PA | 39 / 44 (603.3028) | 44 (140.5600) | 41 (142.2400) | 27 (158.8228) | 23 (161.6800) |
| May 17, 2019 | Stills and Grills Fest North Wilkesboro, NC | 21 / 21 (587.7600) | 17 (150.2400) | 17 (150.2400) | 21 (134.1828) | 16 (153.0972) |
| May 17, 2019 | Kings of Q BBQ Cook-off and Festival 🏅 Ayden, NC | 23 / 36 (649.5768) | 8 (172.5484) | 33 (150.2400) | 13 (167.9656) | 24 (158.8228) |
| May 18, 2018 | Kings of Q BBQ cook off and Festival Ayden, NC | 11 / 38 (673.0400) | 2 (177.7144) | 12 (169.1200) | 29 (160.5256) | 17 (165.6800) |
| May 19, 2017 | Kings of Q BBQ cook off and Festival Ayden, NC | 14 / 36 (653.5884) | 20 (163.9884) | 23 (159.3828) | 6 (169.7028) | 19 (160.5144) |