LETTUCE TURNIP THE HEAT
LETTUCE TURNIP THE HEAT is a competition barbecue team with 2 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2016. Their best overall finish is 20th of 22 at the Smoking in the Golden Valley (2016). They finished #1970 in the 2013 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1494
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 2
Contests
2
in the data
First seen
Sep 6, 2013
latest Sep 23, 2016 · 3 years on the trail
Avg finish
top 64%
overall standings
Walk rate
50%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 166.55 · weakest Chicken (155.11)
Road miles
52
across 2 mapped stops
Master avg
643.05 / 720
2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #1970 (75 pts) | #2073 (75 pts) | #2043 (75 pts) | #2080 (75 pts) | #1506 (150 pts) |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.1428 | 149.0744 | 155.11 | top 77% |
| Pork Ribs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 160.5600 | 156.5256 | 158.54 | top 70% |
| Pork | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.8456 | 166.2628 | 166.55 | top 47% |
| Brisket | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 171.4056 | 154.2744 | 162.84 | top 41% |
“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.
More numbers
Opponents faced
90
finished ahead 47 times, behind 45
Longest layoff
3 yrs
Sep 6, 2013 → Sep 23, 2016
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20161 milestone
- Most recent contest Smoking in the Golden Valley
20135 milestones
- First tracked contest Blue Springs Barbeque Blaze-Off
- First call Blue Springs Barbeque Blaze-Off
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score659.9540 Blue Springs Barbeque Blaze-Off
- Career-best overall score659.9540 Blue Springs Barbeque Blaze-Off
- Career-best single call (Brisket)171.4056 Blue Springs Barbeque Blaze-Off
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 23, 2016 | Smoking in the Golden Valley Clinton, MO | 20 / 22 (626.1372) | 20 (149.0744) | 19 (156.5256) | 11 (166.2628) | 15 (154.2744) |
| Sep 6, 2013 | Blue Springs Barbeque Blaze-Off Blue Springs, MO | 27 / 72 (659.9540) | 46 (161.1428) | 39 (160.5600) | 32 (166.8456) | 10 (171.4056) |