GREENWITCH QUE CO.

At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)

Power ranking

#1200

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1586

peak 1591 · rated over 21 contests ⓘ

Best runs

straight top-10s

Contests

in the data

First seen

2013-07-13

latest 2022-07-23

Best ToY finish

#605

Master 2015

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

7 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 21 contests

Avg finish

top 37%

overall standings

Best overall

688.5828 / 720

Master · The Harpoon Brewery BBQ Festival

Perfect 180s

Current form

639.96 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 644.87 (-4.91)

Walk rate

67%

contests with a top-10 call

Top-10 streak

best run (overall)

Best single call

175.4056

Pork · Harpoon Championships of New England BBQ

Consistency

±31.43

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 164.62 · weakest Pork Ribs (156.37)

Road miles

2,081

mi across 21 mapped stops · furthest 210 mi

Schedule strength

41%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1553)

Purse competed for

$39K

listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

GCs in 3 state-championship entries

Master avg

644.87 / 720

21 Master contests · 1 GC

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Storylines (13 found in this team's record)

Each card leads with the number that made it a story — read straight out of their results, no editorialising.

Happy hunting ground

Top 15% average finish here

Hudson Valley Ribfest is their spot: an average finish in the top 15% across 4 visits.

4 visits
best finish 5th
average top 15%

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

688.5828 career-best overall

95.6% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 688.5828 at The Harpoon Brewery BBQ Festival — 95.6% of a perfect 720.

Master
2016-07-23

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.

A tough matchup

13–3 behind in the head-to-head

SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA ahead in 81% of their meetings

SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA has come out ahead in 13 of their 16 shared contests.

The weak link

−8.2 points behind their best meat

Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 8.25 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 48% of the time against 23%.

Pork Ribs avg 156.37
Chicken avg 164.62
10 calls in 21 entries

The drought

9 contests since the last title

Their last Grand Championship came at The Harpoon Brewery BBQ Festival on 2016-07-23 — 9 contests and 10.1 years ago.

last GC 2016-07-23
10.1 years ago

A strong matchup

6–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of SQUEELS ON WHEELS in 6 of their 6 shared contests.

The comeback

3 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 3 years, then back at The Harpoon Brewery BBQ Festival (2022-07-23).

last seen 2019-07-27
back 2022-07-23

Chicken nemesis

10 of 16 shared chicken entries lost

SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA ahead 63% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA has out-cooked them in 10 of 16 shared chicken entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

A MAZIE Q has landed one call behind them 2 times.

An August team

Top 15% average finish in August

Something about August: average finish in the top 15% across 4 contests, versus top 37% the rest of the year.

4 August contests
top 37% 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

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

EASTERN BEAST BBQ TEAM

#1203 of the rated field

1586 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 40%
Peak: 1586

1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to GREENWITCH QUE CO.)

2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team GREENWITCH QUE CO. has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 15 contests
last seen 2018-08-24

⚔ Head-to-head

DANCES WITH SMOKE BARBEQUE

#1199 of the rated field

1586 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 24
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 54%
Peak: 1599

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 24 contests to 21, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 22 contests
last seen 2022-05-28

⚔ Head-to-head

GECKO BBQ

#1202 of the rated field

1586 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 28
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 61%
Peak: 1606

No shared contest yet.

Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 3 years before GREENWITCH QUE CO.'s most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 25 contests

⚔ Head-to-head

Sugba Smokehouse

#1204 of the rated field

1585 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 67%
Peak: 1585

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 14 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 14 contests
last seen 2026-08-28

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WOOLEY BULLY BBQ MAFIA

#1198 of the rated field

1586 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 27%
Peak: 1586

No shared contest yet.

Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 15 contests, alongside a 27% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 14 contests
last seen 2017-08-04

⚔ Head-to-head

205 Smoke

#1197 of the rated field

1586 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 55%
Peak: 1586

No shared contest yet.

They turned up 9 years after GREENWITCH QUE CO. did, first appearing in 2022.

rated over 11 contests
last seen 2026-06-05

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
Handsome Devil	16	8	8	50%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA	16	3	13	19%	⚔ compare
BLAZIN' BUTTZ BBQ	15	3	12	20%	⚔ compare
ACK-QUE	14	7	7	50%	⚔ compare
Q HAVEN BBQ	13	4	8	31%	⚔ compare
Chicken Chokers	13	4	9	31%	⚔ compare
THE BASIC BBQ TEAM	12	6	6	50%	⚔ compare
Rogue Hog BBQ	12	4	8	33%	⚔ compare
THE OUTLAW BBQ NY	9	6	3	67%	⚔ compare
GOOD SMOKE BBQ	9	4	5	44%	⚔ compare
A MAZIE Q	9	4	5	44%	⚔ compare
iQue	9	3	6	33%	⚔ compare
FIRE DOWN BELOW	9	3	5	33%	⚔ compare
INSANE SWINE BBQ	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
BACKDRAFT BAR-B-Q CT	8	6	2	75%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	22	5	0	1	173.1772	152.0004	164.62	top 42%
Pork Ribs	21	10	0	1	169.7372	20.0000	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 state / province

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
CT	11	0	top 45%
VT	5	1	top 32%
NY	5	0	top 23%

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	1	0	top 35%
Medium (20–39)	11	1	top 37%
Large (40+)	9	0	top 37%

Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Sun BBQ Fest	5	4	0	top 38%	2018-06-02
The Harpoon Brewery BBQ Festival	4	1	1	top 28%	2022-07-23
Hudson Valley Ribfest	4	5	0	top 15%	2017-08-18
Ridgefield Gone Country BBQ Festival	2	11	0	top 41%	2017-05-06

The story so far (20 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 9 yrs 2013-07-13 → 2022-07-23

Busiest season 2015 5 contests

Contests a season 2.6 across 8 seasons in the data

Cooks most in CT 11 of 21 contests · 3 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 10 4 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 22 entries · 0 wins · 5 calls

Strongest meat Chicken averages 164.62 · weakest Pork Ribs (156.37)

Walk rate 67% a top-10 call in 14 of 21 contests

Overall top-10 rate 52% 11 of 21 contests

Wins it all 5% 1 Grand Championship · 0 reserve

First title 2016-07-23 The Harpoon Brewery BBQ Festival

Best top-10 run 4 straight contests

Master average 644.87 out of 720 · 21 contests · 1 GC

Opponents faced 335 527–333 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 2,081 21 mapped stops · furthest 210 mi

Schedule strength 1553 average field rating faced — tougher than 41% of rated contests

Purse competed for $39,100 listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships 0 from 3 state-championship entries

Longest layoff 3 yrs 2019-07-27 → 2022-07-23

Power rating 1586 peak 1591 · #1200 of 6,413 rated

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

2013
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
2014
Jun 20 First overall past 90% of a perfect score665.1200 Sun BBQ Fest
2015
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
2016
May 20 10th tracked contest Salt City BBQ Festival
Jul 23 First overall podium The Harpoon Brewery BBQ Festival
Jul 23 First Grand Championship The Harpoon Brewery BBQ Festival
Jul 23 Career-best overall score688.5828 The Harpoon Brewery BBQ Festival
2018
Jun 2 Peak power rating (1591) Sun BBQ Fest
2022
Jul 23 Most recent contest The Harpoon Brewery BBQ Festival

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+15.6	The Harpoon Brewery BBQ Festival	2016-07-23
+14	Sun BBQ Fest	2018-06-02
+13.5	Hudson Valley Ribfest	2015-08-14
+12.2	Sun BBQ Fest	2014-06-20
+10.9	The Harpoon Brewery BBQ Festival	2022-07-23

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-16.2	Sun BBQFest	2019-06-01
-3.8	Sun BBQ Fest	2015-06-13
-3.4	The Harpoon Brewery BBQ Festival	2017-07-29
-1.4	Salt City BBQ Festival	2016-05-20
-1.1	Sun BBQ Fest	2017-06-03

Category scores over time

Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)

Where they finish (overall)

Best vs average (by meat)

How entries end (by meat)

Team of the Year rank by season

Season by season

Season	Contests	GCs	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2022	1	0	1	0	100%	top 16%	94.1%	94.1%
2019	2	0	1	0	50%	top 64%	92.4%	82.2%
2018	1	0	1	0	100%	top 7%	94%	94%
2017	4	0	1	0	50%	top 38%	92%	89.5%
2016	4	1	1	0	50%	top 32%	95.6%	89.9%
2015	5	0	2	1	60%	top 43%	92.6%	90.9%
2014	3	0	3	0	100%	top 28%	92.4%	89.6%
2013	1	0	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
2022-07-23	The Harpoon Brewery BBQ Festival 🏅 Windsor, VT	4 / 25 (677.6912)	7 (170.2972)	8 (166.2628)	2 (173.7256)	6 (167.4056)
2019-07-27	The Harpoon Brewery BBQ Festival 🏅 Windsor, VT	10 / 33 (665.0972)	6 (167.9772)	5 (169.7372)	22 (162.2400)	3 (168.0000)
2019-06-01	Sun BBQFest 🏅 Uncasville, CT	60 / 61 (518.2404)	29 (165.0972)	60 (20.0000)	32 (163.3944)	11 (169.7488)
2018-06-02	Sun BBQ Fest Uncasville, CT	4 / 59 (676.5716)	19 (168.0000)	9 (169.7144)	19 (167.4172)	3 (171.4400)
2017-08-18	Hudson Valley Ribfest New Paltz, NY	6 / 59 (662.2172)	23 (163.9772)	44 (151.3828)	34 (158.8456)	48 (144.5256)
2017-07-29	The Harpoon Brewery BBQ Festival WINDSOR, VT	19 / 30 (634.7540)	23 (158.8228)	8 (166.8572)	21 (157.0856)	19 (151.9884)
2017-06-03	Sun BBQ Fest Uncasville, CT	37 / 73 (643.9084)	12 (171.4400)	50 (155.4172)	44 (159.3828)	45 (157.6684)
2017-05-06	Ridgefield Gone Country BBQ Festival Ridgefield, CT	11 / 38 (637.0748)	21 (156.5944)	5 (164.5372)	22 (155.9544)	9 (159.9888)
2016-08-19	Hudson Valley Ribfest New Paltz, NY	13 / 52 (639.3252)	26 (164.5484)	10 (165.6916)	26 (158.8228)	15 (164.5484)
2016-07-23	The Harpoon Brewery BBQ Festival Windsor, VT	1 / 26 (688.5828)	18 (163.4516)	18 (163.4400)	20 (157.0972)	9 (166.2856)
2016-06-11	Sun BBQ Fest Uncasville, CT	31 / 69 (651.9316)	41 (161.0972)	32 (163.4172)	14 (168.5600)	40 (158.8572)
2016-05-20	Salt City BBQ Festival Syracuse, NY	17 / 32 (610.2060)	18 (152.0004)	17 (153.0972)	13 (154.8340)	16 (150.2744)
2015-09-05	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)
2015-08-14	Hudson Valley Ribfest New Paltz, NY	5 / 57 (656.5260)	13 (164.5716)	14 (166.2744)	3 (166.2972)	15 (159.3828)
2015-07-25	Harpoon Championships of New England BBQ Windsor, VT	17 / 35 (659.3712)	23 (164.0228)	8 (168.5600)	1 (175.4056)	30 (151.3828)
2015-06-13	Sun BBQ Fest Uncasville, CT	35 / 52 (639.3828)	14 (170.8228)	26 (164.0000)	36 (157.7600)	47 (146.8000)
2015-05-02	Ridgefield Gone Country BBQ Festival Ridgefield, CT	16 / 30 (651.9088)	18 (161.7144)	12 (164.5372)	11 (166.2400)	17 (159.4172)
2014-08-16	Hudson Valley Ribfest New Paltz, NY	10 / 60 (627.8856)	11 (165.1084)	26 (159.9884)	6 (167.9772)	27 (155.3944)
2014-07-12	Pork in the Park Stamford, CT	10 / 20 (642.7772)	3 (169.1312)	7 (162.2972)	5 (168.0000)	16 (143.3488)
2014-06-20	Sun BBQ Fest Uncasville, CT	6 / 32 (665.1200)	5 (167.4400)	3 (169.7256)	6 (169.6800)	24 (158.2744)
2013-07-13	Pork In The Park BBQ Stamford, CT	9 / 21 (635.3144)	14 (157.1428)	12 (153.6572)	4 (168.5256)	7 (155.9888)

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)

Team of the Year standings (rank per category by season — 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)