Happy hunting ground
Top 6%
average finish here
The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship is their spot: an average finish in the top 6% across 2 visits.
- 2 visits
- best finish 10th
- average top 6%
GREEN APPLE Q
GREEN APPLE Q is a competition barbecue team with 8 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2017 and 2021. Their best overall finish is 10th of 145 at The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship (2021). They are ranked #2251 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1529
peak 1529 · rated over 8 contests
Contests
8
in the data
First seen
Jun 23, 2017
latest Jun 25, 2021 · 4 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
13% of 8 contests
Avg finish
top 45%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
658.89 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 654.35 (+4.54)
Walk rate
13%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±17.32
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 165.62 · weakest Brisket (162.05)
Road miles
588
across 8 mapped stops · furthest 182 mi
Schedule strength
42%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1555)
Purse competed for
$37K
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 4 state-championship entries
Master avg
654.35 / 720
8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #874 (135 pts) | #745 (210 pts) | #1309 (60 pts) | #804 (175 pts) | #1245 (60 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #1196 (190 pts) | #1182 (215 pts) | #1575 (120 pts) | #1578 (120 pts) | #1448 (140 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #1266 (180 pts) | #1319 (180 pts) | #1329 (185 pts) | #1342 (180 pts) | #1330 (180 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #1722 (120 pts) | #1802 (120 pts) | #1822 (120 pts) | #1799 (120 pts) | #1794 (120 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to GREEN APPLE Q, each with one reason worth a look.
77 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#2,249 of the rated field
- Contests
- 14
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1545
3–1 in 4 shared contests (75% to GREEN APPLE Q)
These two have cooked 4 of the same contests — GREEN APPLE Q ahead 3–1 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.
⚔ Head-to-head#2,244 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 38%
- Peak
- 1529
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#2,245 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1529
Their last contest in the data was back in 2016, 5 years before GREEN APPLE Q's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#2,250 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 38%
- Peak
- 1532
Careers of much the same size, 8 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#2,242 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 44%
- Peak
- 1539
They turned up 6 years after GREEN APPLE Q did, first appearing in 2023.
⚔ Compare careers#2,241 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 56%
- Peak
- 1529
Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 9 contests, alongside a 56% overall top-10 rate.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BEAUX HAWG BBQ | 7 | 5 | 2 | 71% | ⚔ compare |
| Griswold Grillers | 7 | 4 | 3 | 57% | ⚔ compare |
| B & C SMOKERS | 7 | 3 | 4 | 43% | ⚔ compare |
| HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB | 7 | 2 | 5 | 29% | ⚔ compare |
| HIGH i QUE | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| A BBQ TEAM - MO | 6 | 5 | 1 | 83% | ⚔ compare |
| 913 BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| DUNN UP BBQ | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| Smokesdidier bbq | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| Knights of the Holy Grill | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
| Swing'N Meats BBQ | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
| EXPOSED BONE BBQ | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
| Fat&Dumb BBQ | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| OINK, MOO & COCK-A-DOODLE DOO | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 176.5600 | 150.2056 | 165.62 | top 42% |
| Pork Ribs | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.1772 | 156.5372 | 162.49 | top 53% |
| Pork | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 176.5828 | 153.6684 | 164.19 | top 47% |
| Brisket | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.8456 | 154.2628 | 162.05 | top 49% |
“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
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship | 2 | 10 | 0 | top 6% | Jun 25, 2021 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2018
3 contests
Contests a season
2
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
KS
7 of 8 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
7
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
472
finished ahead 651 times, behind 359
Longest layoff
2 yrs
Jun 21, 2019 → Jun 25, 2021
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20216 milestones
- First call The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship
- First overall top-10 The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship
- Career-best overall score684.0456 The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship
- Career-best single call (Pork)176.5828 The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship
- Peak power rating (1529) The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship
- Most recent contest The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship
20181 milestone
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score661.6684 Smoke in the Spring
20171 milestone
- First tracked contest Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +14.8 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship | Jun 21, 2019 |
| +14.1 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship | Jun 25, 2021 |
| +6 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship | Jun 23, 2017 |
| +3.9 | Smoke in the Spring | Apr 6, 2018 |
| +3.4 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle | Jun 22, 2018 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -9 | Table Rock Boats and Bones | Sep 16, 2017 |
| -3.9 | Smoke In the Springs | Apr 12, 2019 |
| -0.5 | East Central State BBQ Cook-Off, Paola Roots Festival | Aug 24, 2018 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 7% | 95% | 95% |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 40% | 94.4% | 92% |
| 2018 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 50% | 91.9% | 90.2% |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 62% | 89.4% | 88.8% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 25, 2021 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 10 / 145 (684.0456) | 4 (176.5600) | 68 (162.9028) | 6 (176.5828) | 32 (168) |
| Jun 21, 2019 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 11 / 183 (679.3596) | 13 (171.9884) | 45 (167.9656) | 42 (168.5600) | 21 (170.8456) |
| Apr 12, 2019 | Smoke In the Springs 🏅 Osage City, KS | 77 / 104 (645.0400) | 18 (174.2628) | 93 (156.5372) | 93 (156.5484) | 76 (157.6916) |
| Aug 24, 2018 | East Central State BBQ Cook-Off, Paola Roots Festival Paola, KS | 39 / 67 (643.8400) | 60 (150.2056) | 24 (167.4172) | 36 (162.2744) | 28 (163.9428) |
| Jun 22, 2018 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle Lenexa, KS | 75 / 185 (642.1484) | 82 (161.0856) | 82 (161.6800) | 57 (165.1200) | 122 (154.2628) |
| Apr 6, 2018 | Smoke in the Spring Osage City, KS | 52 / 103 (661.6684) | 35 (170.2744) | 33 (169.1772) | 62 (163.3712) | 70 (158.8456) |
| Sep 16, 2017 | Table Rock Boats and Bones Kimberling, MO | 43 / 47 (634.7772) | 36 (165.1544) | 42 (157.7144) | 44 (153.6684) | 39 (158.2400) |
| Jun 23, 2017 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 60 / 184 (643.9200) | 119 (155.4172) | 119 (156.5488) | 39 (167.4056) | 47 (164.5484) |