LETTUCE SMOKE

LETTUCE SMOKE is a competition barbecue team with 15 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2015 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 7th of 58 at the Masters in May- The Classic (2016). They are ranked #4081 of 6,477 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#4,081

of 6,477 rated · rankings

Rating

1481

peak 1537 · rated over 15 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

May 1, 2015

latest May 4, 2019 · 4 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#807

Master 2017 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

1 podium

Overall top-10s

7% of 15 contests

Avg finish

top 67%

overall standings

Best overall

681.6800 / 720

Master · Masters in May- The Classic

Perfect 180s

Current form

599.13 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 632.46 (-33.33)

Walk rate

40%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

174.2744

Pork Ribs · Masters in May- The Classic

Consistency

±37.71

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork Ribs

avg 162.49 · weakest Brisket (151.02)

Road miles

531

across 15 mapped stops · furthest 85 mi

Schedule strength

85%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1615)

Purse competed for

$20K

listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 2 state-championship entries

Master avg

632.46 / 720

15 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (10 found in their record)

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

High-water mark

681.6800 career-best overall

94.7% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 681.6800 at Masters in May- The Classic — 94.7% of a perfect 720.

Master
Apr 30, 2016

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

SMOKE HOUND BBQ has finished one call ahead of LETTUCE SMOKE 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2016 their best year

2016 was the year it came together: 4 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 47%.

4 contests
1 overall top-10
0 category wins
average top 47%

A tough matchup

14–1 behind in the head-to-head

TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI ahead in 93% of their meetings

TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI has come out ahead in 14 of their 15 shared contests.

The weak link

−11.5 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 11.46 points below their pork ribs, and turns into a call 13% of the time against 20%.

Brisket avg 151.02
Pork Ribs avg 162.49
2 calls in 15 entries

A strong matchup

7–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of ARCHIE'S MEATHEADS in 7 of their 7 shared contests.

Pork Ribs nemesis

12 of 15 shared pork ribs entries lost

TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI ahead 80% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI has out-cooked them in 12 of 15 shared pork ribs entries.

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They cook the hard rooms

1615 average field rating faced

A tougher draw than 85% of rated fields

The fields they enter average a 1615 power rating — a tougher draw than 85% of every rated contest in the data.

15 rated contests

Going the wrong way

-29 rating points in a year

The rating has slipped 29 points across 4 contests since Jul 13, 2018 — from 1510 down to 1481.

4 contests since Jul 13, 2018
now 1481

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

QUAU has landed one call behind them 2 times.

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
2018 ↗	Master	#1524 (120 pts)	#1598 (120 pts)	#1614 (120 pts)	#1610 (120 pts)	#1300 (190 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#807 (465 pts)	#946 (405 pts)	#793 (505 pts)	#737 (555 pts)	#751 (520 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#1001 (325 pts)	#1227 (265 pts)	#778 (510 pts)	#1122 (310 pts)	#968 (360 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#2158 (60 pts)	#2209 (60 pts)	#2209 (60 pts)	#2225 (60 pts)	#2214 (60 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to LETTUCE SMOKE, each with one reason worth a look.

129 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.

DEAD MONEY BBQ

#4,069 of the rated field

1482 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1482

2–3 in 5 shared contests (40% to LETTUCE SMOKE)

These two have cooked 5 of the same contests — DEAD MONEY BBQ ahead 3–2 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.

rated over 11 contests
last seen Apr 6, 2020

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BUTCHIE'S BACKYARD BBQ

#4,089 of the rated field

1481 power rating

Contests: 16
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 19%
Peak: 1538

They've been 1538 at their best, 57 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 16 contests
last seen Jul 25, 2025

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Sudden Sam's BBQ

#4,076 of the rated field

1482 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1482

Careers of much the same size, 14 contests to 15, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 14 contests
last seen Nov 5, 2025

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MYERS MEATS

#4,073 of the rated field

1482 power rating

Contests: 17
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 6%
Peak: 1515

17 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 6% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 17 contests
last seen Jun 22, 2019

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STANK BUTT BBQ

#4,098 of the rated field

1481 power rating

Contests: 22
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 14%
Peak: 1522

Level with LETTUCE SMOKE on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 22 contests
last seen Mar 6, 2026

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J.HOLTS SMOKE HOUSE

#4,074 of the rated field

1482 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 10%
Peak: 1482

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2015.

rated over 10 contests
last seen Aug 2, 2019

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Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
LEGENDS OF SMOKE - TEAM RED ARROW	15	5	10	33%	⚔ compare
BIG "E" BBQ	15	3	12	20%	⚔ compare
T-MAC SMOKIN	15	2	13	13%	⚔ compare
TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI	15	1	14	7%	⚔ compare
SMOKE INFUSION	14	6	8	43%	⚔ compare
CHEFS GONE GRILLIN	14	6	8	43%	⚔ compare
Freeman Brothers BBQ	14	5	9	36%	⚔ compare
TOPPGATOR BBQ	13	7	6	54%	⚔ compare
IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ	13	0	13	0%	⚔ compare
THE REAL SMOKIN ACES	12	3	9	25%	⚔ compare
PELLET ENVY	12	1	11	8%	⚔ compare
FOX RIVER BBQ	11	5	6	45%	⚔ compare
PLASTERED PORK BBQ	11	4	7	36%	⚔ compare
Littles BBQ Co	11	4	7	36%	⚔ compare
CRASH TEST SMOKERS	11	3	8	27%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	15	1	0	173.7028	143.3828	159.21	top 68%
Pork Ribs	15	3	1	174.2744	149.0628	162.49	top 51%
Pork	15	2	0	171.4400	153.0856	159.74	top 65%
Brisket	15	2	0	173.7028	20	151.02	top 59%

“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 95%
Large (40+)	13	0	top 62%

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay-Heat 2	2	19	top 66%	Jul 14, 2018
Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay-Heat1	2	14	top 55%	Jul 13, 2018
6th Annual Death Door Barbeque (DAY 2)	2	37	top 95%	Aug 25, 2017

More numbers

Busiest season 2017 6 contests

Contests a season 3 across 5 seasons in the data

Most contests held in WI 15 of 15 contests

Contests visited 12 3 of them more than once

Opponents faced 172 finished ahead 268 times, behind 438

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

20191 milestone

May 4 Most recent contest Masters in May Day 2

20172 milestones

Jul 15 Peak power rating (1537) Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay-Heat 2
Aug 24 10th tracked contest 6th Annual Death Door Barbeque (DAY 1)

20165 milestones

Apr 29 First call Masters in May
Apr 29 First overall past 90% of a perfect score655.9544 Masters in May
Apr 30 First overall top-10 Masters in May- The Classic
Apr 30 Career-best overall score681.6800 Masters in May- The Classic
Apr 30 Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)174.2744 Masters in May- The Classic

20151 milestone

May 1 First tracked contest The Masters In May

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+16.1	Masters in May- The Classic	Apr 30, 2016
+12	Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay-Heat1	Jul 14, 2017
+8.1	The Masters In May (also Big Green Egg challenge)	May 5, 2017
+8	Masters in May	Apr 29, 2016
+7.6	Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay-Heat 2	Jul 15, 2017

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-11.8	BBQ 4 ASTOP	May 20, 2016
-11	Masters In May Day 1	May 3, 2019
-10.6	6th Annual Death Door Barbeque (DAY 2)	Aug 25, 2017
-9.5	Masters in May Day 2	May 4, 2019
-9.5	6th Annual Death Door Barbeque (DAY 1)	Aug 24, 2017

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	Top-10s	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2019	2	0	0%	top 99%	86.9%	79.3%
2018	2	0	0%	top 90%	86.5%	86.3%
2017	6	0	33%	top 60%	92.5%	89.4%
2016	4	1	100%	top 47%	94.7%	90.8%
2015	1	0	0%	top 70%	87.1%	87.1%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
May 4, 2019	Masters in May Day 2 🏅 Bancroft, WI	39 / 40 (625.4976)	33 (159.9660)	31 (162.8228)	36 (155.3600)	39 (147.3488)
May 3, 2019	Masters In May Day 1 🏅 Bancroft, WI	42 / 42 (515.9316)	17 (167.3944)	21 (166.8344)	30 (161.7028)	42 (20)
Jul 14, 2018	Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay-Heat 2 Green Bay, WI	46 / 49 (622.6056)	48 (149.6344)	40 (155.9428)	45 (153.0972)	29 (163.9312)
Jul 13, 2018	Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay-Heat1 Green Bay, WI	46 / 54 (620.4340)	52 (143.3828)	49 (150.2284)	47 (154.8456)	11 (171.9772)
Aug 25, 2017	6th Annual Death Door Barbeque (DAY 2) Washington Island, WI	38 / 39 (611.1768)	39 (145.6228)	28 (162.2400)	35 (154.8112)	36 (148.5028)
Aug 24, 2017	6th Annual Death Door Barbeque (DAY 1) Washington Island, WI	37 / 40 (617.4972)	37 (151.4172)	39 (149.0628)	33 (155.3484)	24 (161.6688)
Jul 15, 2017	Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay-Heat 2 Green Bay, WI	19 / 49 (665.1088)	40 (156.5716)	15 (167.9772)	7 (170.2628)	13 (170.2972)
Jul 14, 2017	Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay-Heat1 Green Bay, WI	14 / 58 (662.8460)	16 (167.4172)	11 (167.4172)	43 (157.1544)	8 (170.8572)
May 6, 2017	Master In May-The Classic Appleton, WI	36 / 50 (637.6916)	45 (154.2744)	26 (163.4172)	20 (163.9656)	38 (156.0344)
May 5, 2017	The Masters In May (also Big Green Egg challenge) Appleton, WI	21 / 56 (665.7148)	32 (165.7144)	20 (165.1316)	12 (170.8572)	28 (164.0116)
Aug 26, 2016	5th Annual Deaths Door Barbeque Washington Island, WI	20 / 42 (655.8856)	9 (173.7028)	18 (163.9772)	24 (163.3944)	31 (154.8112)
May 20, 2016	BBQ 4 ASTOP Fond du Lac, WI	26 / 28 (621.6116)	22 (162.8572)	9 (163.9888)	25 (153.0856)	28 (141.6800)
Apr 30, 2016	Masters in May- The Classic Appleton, WI	7 / 58 (681.6800)	36 (162.2628)	2 (174.2744)	5 (171.4400)	4 (173.7028)
Apr 29, 2016	Masters in May Appleton, WI	22 / 59 (655.9544)	25 (165.7028)	8 (169.7144)	50 (153.1544)	19 (167.3828)
May 1, 2015	The Masters In May Appleton, WI	40 / 57 (627.2916)	29 (162.2400)	35 (154.2516)	39 (157.6800)	43 (153.1200)

LETTUCE SMOKE

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (10 found in their record)

High-water mark

The one to beat

Their season

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

Pork Ribs nemesis

They cook the hard rooms

Going the wrong way

Looking over their shoulder

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

By meat

By field size and state

By contest size

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

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)