GREENWITCH QUE CO.

GREENWITCH QUE CO. is a competition barbecue team with 21 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2022. Their best overall finish is 4th of 25 at The Harpoon Brewery BBQ Festival (2022). They are ranked #1542 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#1,542

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1562

peak 1563 · rated over 21 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Jul 13, 2013

latest Jul 23, 2022 · 9 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#605

Master 2015 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

7 podiums

Overall top-10s

38% of 21 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 43%

overall standings

Best overall

677.6912 / 720

Master · The Harpoon Brewery BBQ Festival

Perfect 180s

Current form

631.27 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 643.04 (-11.77)

Walk rate

67%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

175.4056

Pork · Harpoon Championships of New England BBQ

Consistency

±32.43

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 164.46 · weakest Pork Ribs (156.37)

Road miles

2,081

across 21 mapped stops · furthest 210 mi

Schedule strength

41%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1555)

Purse competed for

$39K

listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 3 state-championship entries

Master avg

643.04 / 720

21 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (11 found in their record)

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

They almost always walk

67% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 14 of 21 contests

A top-10 category call in 67% of their 21 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

677.6912 career-best overall

94.1% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 677.6912 at The Harpoon Brewery BBQ Festival — 94.1% of a perfect 720.

Master
Jul 23, 2022

The one to beat

3× one call ahead of them

Handsome Devil has finished one call ahead of GREENWITCH QUE CO. 3 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2014 their best year

2014 was the year it came together: 3 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 30%.

3 contests
2 overall top-10s
0 category wins
average top 30%

A tough matchup

14–2 behind in the head-to-head

SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA ahead in 88% of their meetings

SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA has come out ahead in 14 of their 16 shared contests.

The weak link

−8.1 points behind their best meat

Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 8.09 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 48% of the time against 19%.

Pork Ribs avg 156.37
Chicken avg 164.46
10 calls in 21 entries

A strong matchup

8–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 89% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of THE OUTLAW BBQ NY in 8 of their 9 shared contests.

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The comeback

3 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 3 years, then back at The Harpoon Brewery BBQ Festival (Jul 23, 2022).

last seen Jul 27, 2019
back Jul 23, 2022

Chicken nemesis

11 of 16 shared chicken entries lost

SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA ahead 69% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA has out-cooked them in 11 of 16 shared chicken entries.

An August team

Top 34% average finish in August

Something about August: average finish in the top 34% across 4 contests, versus top 43% the rest of the year.

4 August contests
top 43% the rest of the year

A standing appointment

5 years running at one contest

They've cooked Sun BBQ Fest every year from 2014 to 2018 — the contest they never miss.

5 visits in all
best finish 4th

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
2022 ↗	Master	#775 (200 pts)	#932 (155 pts)	#1022 (145 pts)	#716 (250 pts)	#890 (165 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#1188 (193 pts)	#1515 (133 pts)	#1120 (243 pts)	#1507 (133 pts)	#856 (363 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#1175 (210 pts)	#1863 (90 pts)	#1498 (145 pts)	#1870 (90 pts)	#1179 (235 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#1001 (335 pts)	#1057 (340 pts)	#857 (455 pts)	#1200 (270 pts)	#1002 (350 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#963 (343 pts)	#1126 (298 pts)	#967 (378 pts)	#1003 (368 pts)	#887 (408 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#605 (602 pts)	#653 (587 pts)	#663 (587 pts)	#482 (817 pts)	#712 (517 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#796 (427 pts)	#692 (547 pts)	#799 (457 pts)	#714 (532 pts)	#1298 (227 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#1664 (131 pts)	#1907 (101 pts)	#1859 (111 pts)	#1347 (196 pts)	#1502 (151 pts)

Overall rank by season

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The teams rated closest to GREENWITCH QUE CO., each with one reason worth a look.

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

Bearded Boar BBQ

#1,541 of the rated field

1562 power rating

Contests: 20
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 45%
Peak: 1580

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rated over 20 contests
last seen Sep 4, 2026

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SPICEWINE IRONWORKS

#1,552 of the rated field

1561 power rating

Contests: 19
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 37%
Peak: 1567

Their last contest in the data was back in 2017, 5 years before GREENWITCH QUE CO.'s most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 19 contests

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THE DEVIL MADE ME Q IT

#1,532 of the rated field

1562 power rating

Contests: 24
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 63%
Peak: 1572

24 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 63% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 24 contests
last seen Sep 10, 2022

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Blue Ribbon BBQ NC

#1,544 of the rated field

1561 power rating

Contests: 26
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 31%
Peak: 1591

They've been 1591 at their best, 30 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 25 contests
last seen May 17, 2024

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SMOKIN SUZY

#1,543 of the rated field

1562 power rating

Contests: 25
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 4%
Peak: 1562

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.

rated over 25 contests
last seen Sep 1, 2017

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FIRE, SMOKE & FLAVOR

#1,550 of the rated field

1561 power rating

Contests: 17
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 47%
Peak: 1588

Level with GREENWITCH QUE CO. on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 17 contests
last seen Sep 10, 2022

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
Handsome Devil	16	6	10	38%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA	16	2	14	13%	⚔ compare
BLAZIN' BUTTZ BBQ	15	2	13	13%	⚔ compare
ACK-QUE	14	6	8	43%	⚔ compare
Q HAVEN BBQ	13	4	9	31%	⚔ compare
Chicken Chokers	13	3	10	23%	⚔ compare
THE BASIC BBQ TEAM	12	5	7	42%	⚔ compare
Rogue Hog BBQ	12	1	11	8%	⚔ compare
iQue	10	3	7	30%	⚔ compare
THE OUTLAW BBQ NY	9	8	1	89%	⚔ compare
GOOD SMOKE BBQ	9	3	6	33%	⚔ compare
FIRE DOWN BELOW	9	3	6	33%	⚔ compare
INSANE SWINE BBQ	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
BACKDRAFT BAR-B-Q CT	8	6	2	75%	⚔ compare
THAT'S OUR QUE	8	3	5	38%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	21	4	0	1	173.1772	152.0004	164.46	top 43%
Pork Ribs	21	10	0	1	169.7372	20	156.37	top 41%
Pork	21	7	1	3	175.4056	154.8340	163.76	top 40%
Brisket	21	7	0	2	171.4400	143.3488	158.46	top 46%

“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	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	1	top 35%
Medium (20–39)	11	top 43%
Large (40+)	9	top 45%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
CT	11	top 45%
VT	5	top 45%
NY	5	top 38%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Sun BBQ Fest	5	4	top 38%	Jun 2, 2018
The Harpoon Brewery BBQ Festival	4	4	top 44%	Jul 23, 2022
Hudson Valley Ribfest	4	5	top 34%	Aug 18, 2017
Ridgefield Gone Country BBQ Festival	2	11	top 41%	May 6, 2017

More numbers

Busiest season 2015 5 contests

Contests a season 2.6 across 8 seasons in the data

Most contests held in CT 11 of 21 contests · 3 states in all

Contests visited 10 4 of them more than once

Opponents faced 330 finished ahead 486 times, behind 374

Longest layoff 3 yrs Jul 27, 2019 → Jul 23, 2022

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

20222 milestones

Jul 23 Career-best overall score677.6912 The Harpoon Brewery BBQ Festival
Jul 23 Most recent contest The Harpoon Brewery BBQ Festival

20181 milestone

Jun 2 Peak power rating (1563) Sun BBQ Fest

20161 milestone

May 20 10th tracked contest Salt City BBQ Festival

20152 milestones

Jul 25 First category win (Pork) Harpoon Championships of New England BBQ
Jul 25 Career-best single call (Pork)175.4056 Harpoon Championships of New England BBQ

20141 milestone

Jun 20 First overall past 90% of a perfect score665.1200 Sun BBQ Fest

20133 milestones

Jul 13 First tracked contest Pork In The Park BBQ
Jul 13 First call Pork In The Park BBQ
Jul 13 First overall top-10 Pork In The Park BBQ

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+15.3	Sun BBQ Fest	Jun 2, 2018
+13.4	Hudson Valley Ribfest	Aug 14, 2015
+12.3	Sun BBQ Fest	Jun 20, 2014
+12	The Harpoon Brewery BBQ Festival	Jul 23, 2022
+9.5	Hudson Valley Ribfest	Aug 16, 2014

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-15	Sun BBQFest	Jun 1, 2019
-7.3	Hudson Valley Ribfest	Aug 18, 2017
-3.8	Sun BBQ Fest	Jun 13, 2015
-3.6	The Harpoon Brewery BBQ Festival	Jul 23, 2016
-2.9	The Harpoon Brewery BBQ Festival	Jul 29, 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	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2022	1	1	0	100%	top 16%	94.1%	94.1%
2019	2	1	0	50%	top 64%	92.4%	82.2%
2018	1	1	0	100%	top 7%	94%	94%
2017	4	0	0	50%	top 54%	89.4%	88%
2016	4	0	0	50%	top 50%	90.8%	89.1%
2015	5	2	1	60%	top 43%	92.6%	90.9%
2014	3	2	0	100%	top 30%	92.4%	90.6%
2013	1	1	0	100%	top 43%	88.2%	88.2%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Jul 23, 2022	The Harpoon Brewery BBQ Festival 🏅 Windsor, VT	4 / 25 (677.6912)	7 (170.2972)	8 (166.2628)	2 (173.7256)	6 (167.4056)
Jul 27, 2019	The Harpoon Brewery BBQ Festival 🏅 Windsor, VT	10 / 33 (665.0972)	22 (165.1200)	5 (169.7372)	22 (162.2400)	3 (168)
Jun 1, 2019	Sun BBQFest 🏅 Uncasville, CT	60 / 61 (518.2404)	29 (165.0972)	60 (20)	32 (163.3944)	11 (169.7488)
Jun 2, 2018	Sun BBQ Fest Uncasville, CT	4 / 59 (676.5716)	19 (168)	9 (169.7144)	19 (167.4172)	3 (171.4400)
Aug 18, 2017	Hudson Valley Ribfest New Paltz, NY	43 / 59 (618.7312)	23 (163.9772)	44 (151.3828)	34 (158.8456)	48 (144.5256)
Jul 29, 2017	The Harpoon Brewery BBQ Festival Windsor, VT	19 / 30 (634.7540)	23 (158.8228)	8 (166.8572)	21 (157.0856)	19 (151.9884)
Jun 3, 2017	Sun BBQ Fest Uncasville, CT	37 / 73 (643.9084)	12 (171.4400)	50 (155.4172)	44 (159.3828)	45 (157.6684)
May 6, 2017	Ridgefield Gone Country BBQ Festival Ridgefield, CT	11 / 38 (637.0748)	21 (156.5944)	5 (164.5372)	22 (155.9544)	9 (159.9888)
Aug 19, 2016	Hudson Valley Ribfest New Paltz, NY	18 / 52 (653.6112)	26 (164.5484)	10 (165.6916)	26 (158.8228)	15 (164.5484)
Jul 23, 2016	The Harpoon Brewery BBQ Festival Windsor, VT	17 / 26 (650.2744)	18 (163.4516)	18 (163.4400)	20 (157.0972)	9 (166.2856)
Jun 11, 2016	Sun BBQ Fest Uncasville, CT	31 / 69 (651.9316)	41 (161.0972)	32 (163.4172)	14 (168.5600)	40 (158.8572)
May 20, 2016	Salt City BBQ Festival Syracuse, NY	17 / 32 (610.2060)	18 (152.0004)	17 (153.0972)	13 (154.8340)	16 (150.2744)
Sep 5, 2015	Bear's Smokehouse New England BBQ Championships Hartford, CT	6 / 17 (666.8460)	4 (173.1772)	8 (165.1088)	11 (161.7028)	4 (166.8572)
Aug 14, 2015	Hudson Valley Ribfest New Paltz, NY	5 / 57 (656.5260)	13 (164.5716)	14 (166.2744)	3 (166.2972)	15 (159.3828)
Jul 25, 2015	Harpoon Championships of New England BBQ Windsor, VT	17 / 35 (659.3712)	23 (164.0228)	8 (168.5600)	1 (175.4056)	30 (151.3828)
Jun 13, 2015	Sun BBQ Fest Uncasville, CT	35 / 52 (639.3828)	14 (170.8228)	26 (164)	36 (157.7600)	47 (146.8000)
May 2, 2015	Ridgefield Gone Country BBQ Festival Ridgefield, CT	16 / 30 (651.9088)	18 (161.7144)	12 (164.5372)	11 (166.2400)	17 (159.4172)
Aug 16, 2014	Hudson Valley Ribfest New Paltz, NY	13 / 60 (648.4684)	11 (165.1084)	26 (159.9884)	6 (167.9772)	27 (155.3944)
Jul 12, 2014	Pork in the Park Stamford, CT	10 / 20 (642.7772)	3 (169.1312)	7 (162.2972)	5 (168)	16 (143.3488)
Jun 20, 2014	Sun BBQ Fest Uncasville, CT	6 / 32 (665.1200)	5 (167.4400)	3 (169.7256)	6 (169.6800)	24 (158.2744)
Jul 13, 2013	Pork In The Park BBQ Stamford, CT	9 / 21 (635.3144)	14 (157.1428)	12 (153.6572)	4 (168.5256)	7 (155.9888)

GREENWITCH QUE CO.

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Best top-10 run

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 (11 found in their record)

They almost always walk

High-water mark

The one to beat

Their season

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

The comeback

Chicken nemesis

An August team

A standing appointment

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

By state / province (where the contests were held)

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)