The comeback
6.9 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 6.9 years, then back at Shawnee Great Grillers (Sep 26, 2025).
- last seen Oct 19, 2018
- back Sep 26, 2025
Legendary BBQ
Legendary BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2025 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 45th of 65 at the Shawnee Great Grillers (2026).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1489
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 2
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
Sep 26, 2025
latest Sep 25, 2026 · 1 year on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 72%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 169.70 · weakest Pork Ribs (155.09)
Road miles
1,893
across 4 mapped stops · furthest 1,056 mi
Purse competed for
$13K
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 2 state-championship entries
Master avg
648.11 / 720
2 Master contests · 0 GCs
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 172.5600 | 166.8460 | 169.70 | top 39% |
| Pork Ribs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 155.3828 | 154.8000 | 155.09 | top 88% |
| Pork | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163.9772 | 155.8968 | 159.94 | top 84% |
| Brisket | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.3944 | 159.3600 | 163.38 | top 56% |
“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.
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shawnee Great Grillers | 2 | 45 | 0 | top 72% | Sep 25, 2026 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2018
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
KS
2 of 4 contests · 3 states in all
Contests visited
1
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
90
finished ahead 37 times, behind 93
Longest layoff
6.9 yrs
Oct 19, 2018 → Sep 26, 2025
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20264 milestones
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score650.6972 Shawnee Great Grillers
- Career-best overall score650.6972 Shawnee Great Grillers
- Career-best single call (Chicken)172.5600 Shawnee Great Grillers
- Most recent contest Shawnee Great Grillers
20181 milestone
- First tracked contest Lakeland Pig Festival
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 69% | 90.4% | 90.4% |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 75% | 89.7% | 89.7% |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 25, 2026 | Shawnee Great Grillers 🏅 Shawnee, KS | 45 / 65 (650.6972) | 17 (172.5600) | 59 (154.8000) | 49 (163.9772) | 46 (159.3600) |
| Sep 26, 2025 | Shawnee Great Grillers 🏅 Shawnee, KS | 50 / 67 (645.5200) | 35 (166.8460) | 57 (155.3828) | 62 (155.8968) | 28 (167.3944) |
| Oct 19, 2018 | Boo-B-Que Rehoboth Beach, DE | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jan 26, 2018 | Lakeland Pig Festival Lakeland, FL | — | — | — | — | — |