High-water mark
671.3600
career-best overall
93.2% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 671.3600 at Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship — 93.2% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Sep 23, 2022
LEGENDARY BARBEQUE
LEGENDARY BARBEQUE is a competition barbecue team with 7 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2019 and 2023. Their best overall finish is 26th of 87 at the Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship (2022). They are ranked #3926 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1485
peak 1504 · rated over 7 contests
Contests
7
in the data
First seen
Sep 27, 2019
latest Sep 22, 2023 · 4 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 7 contests
Avg finish
top 62%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
644.47 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 642.01 (+2.46)
Walk rate
14%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±18.96
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 163.41 · weakest Pork (158.82)
Road miles
165
across 7 mapped stops · furthest 54 mi
Schedule strength
26%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1536)
Purse competed for
$78K
listed at 7 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 7 state-championship entries
Master avg
642.01 / 720
7 Master contests · 0 GCs
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #938 (120 pts) | #1011 (120 pts) | #1118 (120 pts) | #989 (120 pts) | #989 (120 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #1309 (60 pts) | #1341 (60 pts) | #1240 (100 pts) | #1348 (60 pts) | #1333 (60 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #917 (120 pts) | #840 (170 pts) | #1023 (120 pts) | #960 (120 pts) | #957 (120 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #1955 (60 pts) | #1508 (135 pts) | #2026 (60 pts) | #2029 (60 pts) | #2010 (60 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to LEGENDARY BARBEQUE, each with one reason worth a look.
155 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3,921 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1510
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to LEGENDARY BARBEQUE)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team LEGENDARY BARBEQUE has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#3,928 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1485
1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to LEGENDARY BARBEQUE)
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 9 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-head#3,899 of the rated field
- Contests
- 20
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1525
2–2 in 4 shared contests (50% to LEGENDARY BARBEQUE)
20 contests to 7: their number has had years to settle where LEGENDARY BARBEQUE's is still finding its level.
⚔ Head-to-head#3,938 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1484
They were already cooking in 2013, 6 years before LEGENDARY BARBEQUE's first contest.
⚔ Compare careers#3,908 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1485
Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 4 years before LEGENDARY BARBEQUE's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#3,930 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1505
Level with LEGENDARY BARBEQUE on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 913 BBQ | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Stewey Magoos BBQ | 6 | 4 | 2 | 67% | ⚔ compare |
| This is Nice | 6 | 4 | 2 | 67% | ⚔ compare |
| Mad Cow Angry Beaver | 6 | 4 | 2 | 67% | ⚔ compare |
| KC Rib doctor | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| POWER I BBQ | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| Hoggy Style BBQ | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| PASSIONS OF THE PIT | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| MAD MUTT'S BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SLAPS BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Fat&Dumb BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| DUNN UP BBQ | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| Sloppy Seconds | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| Velvet Swine | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 174.2628 | 151.3944 | 163.41 | top 53% |
| Pork Ribs | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 173.1428 | 151.9316 | 159.48 | top 67% |
| Pork | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.9772 | 146.8228 | 158.82 | top 68% |
| Brisket | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 172.5600 | 144.4800 | 160.29 | top 54% |
“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 State Championship | 3 | 26 | 0 | top 45% | Sep 23, 2022 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2023
2 contests
Contests a season
1.8
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
KS
7 of 7 contests
Contests visited
5
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
396
finished ahead 293 times, behind 460
Longest layoff
1.7 yrs
Sep 27, 2019 → Jun 25, 2021
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20231 milestone
- Most recent contest Shawnee Great Grillers
20221 milestone
- Career-best overall score671.3600 Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship
20195 milestones
- First tracked contest Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship
- First call Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score656.9596 Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship
- Career-best single call (Chicken)174.2628 Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship
- Peak power rating (1504) Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +7.8 | Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship | Sep 23, 2022 |
| +3.7 | Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship | Sep 27, 2019 |
| +3.7 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship | Jun 24, 2022 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -10.3 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship | Jun 25, 2021 |
| -8.6 | Shawnee Great Grillers | Sep 22, 2023 |
| -7.9 | Smoke in the Spring | Apr 7, 2023 |
| -3.9 | Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship (TEAM & JUDGES ARE FULL-WAITLIST ONLY) | Sep 24, 2021 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 86% | 87.7% | 87% |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 36% | 93.2% | 92.1% |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 75% | 89.2% | 87.3% |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 40% | 91.2% | 91.2% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 22, 2023 | Shawnee Great Grillers 🏅 Shawnee, KS | 60 / 73 (631.3256) | 39 (165.1656) | 65 (153.6572) | 62 (156.4912) | 53 (156.0116) |
| Apr 7, 2023 | Smoke in the Spring 🏅 Osage City, KS | 92 / 103 (622.1144) | 95 (151.3944) | 97 (151.9316) | 97 (151.4056) | 60 (167.3828) |
| Sep 23, 2022 | Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship 🏅 Shawnee, KS | 26 / 87 (671.3600) | 52 (163.4056) | 17 (173.1428) | 26 (167.9772) | 25 (166.8344) |
| Jun 24, 2022 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 70 / 164 (655.3944) | 127 (157.6800) | 98 (160.5944) | 88 (164.5600) | 15 (172.5600) |
| Sep 24, 2021 | Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship (TEAM & JUDGES ARE FULL-WAITLIST ONLY) 🏅 Shawnee, KS | 56 / 86 (642.1484) | 15 (171.9656) | 70 (157.0744) | 57 (162.2628) | 73 (150.8456) |
| Jun 25, 2021 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 122 / 145 (614.7772) | 87 (160.0228) | 64 (163.4516) | 132 (146.8228) | 128 (144.4800) |
| Sep 27, 2019 | Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship 🏅 Shawnee, KS | 41 / 102 (656.9596) | 10 (174.2628) | 80 (156.5028) | 57 (162.2512) | 38 (163.9428) |