SUWHEE Q

SUWHEE Q is a competition barbecue team with 22 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2018 and 2024. Their best overall finish is 12th of 16 at the Green Mountain BBQ Championship- CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (2021). They are ranked #6331 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#6,331

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1405

peak 1405 · rated over 21 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Jun 9, 2018

latest Sep 21, 2024 · 6.3 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#641

Master 2024 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

1 podium

Overall top-10s

0% of 22 contests

Avg finish

top 79%

overall standings

Best overall

664.4800 / 720

Master · Granite State BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES

Perfect 180s

Current form

653.61 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 640.05 (+13.56)

Walk rate

27%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

176.5944

Pork Ribs · Granite State BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES

Consistency

±16.11

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork Ribs

avg 161.80 · weakest Brisket (158.19)

Road miles

1,951

across 22 mapped stops · furthest 96 mi

Schedule strength

55%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1570)

Purse competed for

$90K

listed at 18 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 19 state-championship entries

Master avg

640.05 / 720

21 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

664.4800 career-best overall

92.3% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 664.4800 at Granite State BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES — 92.3% of a perfect 720.

Master
Jun 4, 2022

The one to beat

3× one call ahead of them

CIDER BOYS BBQ has finished one call ahead of SUWHEE Q 3 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

19–0 behind in the head-to-head

PADDY MCQ'S ahead in 100% of their meetings

PADDY MCQ'S has come out ahead in 19 of their 19 shared contests.

A strong matchup

8–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 89% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of BBQ Bandits in 8 of their 9 shared contests.

The comeback

1.8 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 1.8 years, then back at Granite State BBQ Championship (Jun 12, 2021).

last seen Aug 24, 2019
back Jun 12, 2021

Pork Ribs nemesis

19 of 20 shared pork ribs entries lost

PADDY MCQ'S ahead 95% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, PADDY MCQ'S has out-cooked them in 19 of 20 shared pork ribs entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

smokin good times ME has landed one call behind them 2 times.

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A June team

Top 70% average finish in June

Something about June: average finish in the top 70% across 6 contests, versus top 79% the rest of the year.

6 June contests
top 79% the rest of the year

The metronome

±2.24% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.24% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 88.9% of a perfect score
22 contests

A standing appointment

4 years running at one contest

They've cooked Green Mountain BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY2) every year from 2021 to 2024 — the contest they never miss.

4 visits in all
best finish 12th

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
2024 ↗	Master	#641 (252 pts)	#632 (292 pts)	#501 (472 pts)	#564 (342 pts)	#658 (262 pts)
2023 ↗	Master	#648 (241 pts)	#659 (266 pts)	#747 (261 pts)	#626 (281 pts)	#602 (291 pts)
2022 ↗	Master	#701 (244 pts)	#806 (209 pts)	#519 (469 pts)	#598 (334 pts)	#789 (209 pts)
2021 ↗	Master	#644 (239 pts)	#663 (249 pts)	#644 (269 pts)	#573 (309 pts)	#683 (239 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#1207 (187 pts)	#1241 (197 pts)	#1158 (227 pts)	#1180 (222 pts)	#1272 (182 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#1890 (71 pts)	#1798 (106 pts)	#2515 (56 pts)	#2527 (56 pts)	#1804 (101 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to SUWHEE Q, each with one reason worth a look.

Smoke Wagon

#6,333 of the rated field

1405 power rating

Contests: 16
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1405

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 16 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 16 contests
last seen Sep 11, 2026

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ROCK-N-ROLL RIB RUBBERS

#6,330 of the rated field

1405 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1405

Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 6 years before SUWHEE Q's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 15 contests

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SMKN Q MO

#6,332 of the rated field

1405 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1405

Fewer contests behind them than SUWHEE Q has cooked, 14 to 22, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.

rated over 14 contests
last seen Sep 21, 2018

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OFF THE BONE BBQ

#6,329 of the rated field

1406 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1406

They were already cooking in 2013, 5 years before SUWHEE Q's first contest.

rated over 10 contests
last seen Jul 9, 2026

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Outlaw BBQ

#6,323 of the rated field

1406 ▲ 1 power rating

Contests: 21
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 5%
Peak: 1406

21 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 5% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 21 contests
last seen Apr 26, 2024

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Blinkys Offset BBQ

#6,336 of the rated field

1404 ▼ 1 power rating

Contests: 23
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 4%
Peak: 1404

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

rated over 19 contests
last seen Sep 25, 2026

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
CIDER BOYS BBQ	19	3	16	16%	⚔ compare
PADDY MCQ'S	19	0	19	0%	⚔ compare
ELJEFE SMOKE	18	0	18	0%	⚔ compare
FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY	18	0	18	0%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA	18	0	18	0%	⚔ compare
Up-2 BBQ	18	0	18	0%	⚔ compare
FOUR SMOKING GUYS	15	0	15	0%	⚔ compare
CycloneBBQ	12	0	12	0%	⚔ compare
ACK-QUE	12	0	12	0%	⚔ compare
A MAZIE Q	12	0	12	0%	⚔ compare
INSANE SWINE BBQ	11	0	11	0%	⚔ compare
smokin good times ME	10	6	4	60%	⚔ compare
Let It Smoke Barbecue	10	3	7	30%	⚔ compare
Matt's Backyard BBQ	10	2	8	20%	⚔ compare
BBQ Bandits	9	8	1	89%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	21	0	0	169.7144	146.8116	159.70	top 77%
Pork Ribs	22	2	1	176.5944	146.2628	161.80	top 64%
Pork	21	3	0	172.5600	148.5028	160.73	top 69%
Brisket	21	2	0	173.7144	145.6800	158.19	top 72%

“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 75%
Medium (20–39)	17	top 78%
Large (40+)	3	top 87%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
MA	6	top 81%
NH	6	top 70%
ME	5	top 86%
VT	4	top 82%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Green Mountain BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY2)	4	12	top 82%	Sep 14, 2024
Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2)	3	21	top 81%	Sep 21, 2024
Granite State BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES	3	16	top 63%	Jun 1, 2024
Granite State BBQ Championship	3	22	top 78%	Jun 12, 2021

More numbers

Busiest season 2024 5 contests

Contests a season 3.7 across 6 seasons in the data

Most contests held in MA 6 of 22 contests · 4 states in all

Contests visited 12 4 of them more than once

Most-entered meat Pork Ribs 22 entries · 0 wins · 2 calls

Opponents faced 216 finished ahead 138 times, behind 514

Longest layoff 1.8 yrs Aug 24, 2019 → Jun 12, 2021

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

20241 milestone

Sep 21 Most recent contest Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2)

20223 milestones

Jun 4 10th tracked contest Granite State BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES
Jun 4 Career-best overall score664.4800 Granite State BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES
Jun 4 Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)176.5944 Granite State BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES

20211 milestone

Aug 20 First overall past 90% of a perfect score653.6000 Kora Kare For Kids Shriner's Ride-In and BBQ Competition

20183 milestones

Jun 9 First tracked contest Granite State BBQ Championship
Jun 9 First call Granite State BBQ Championship
Jun 9 Peak power rating (1492) Granite State BBQ Championship

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+6.5	Granite State BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES	Jun 4, 2022

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-10.2	Kora Shriners BBQ Competition	Aug 19, 2023
-9.5	Kora Kare for Kids Ride-In & BBQ Competition	Aug 24, 2019
-8.7	Kora Shriner's BBQ Competition	Aug 27, 2022
-7.8	Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown	Sep 25, 2021
-7.6	Granite State BBQ Championship	Jun 9, 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	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2024	5	20%	top 81%	92%	90.8%
2023	4	0%	top 85%	90.8%	89.6%
2022	4	50%	top 72%	92.3%	89.4%
2021	4	50%	top 75%	90.8%	88.8%
2019	3	0%	top 85%	87.8%	85.3%
2018	2	50%	top 78%	88.5%	88.2%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Sep 21, 2024	Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) 🏅 Southwick, MA	21 / 27 (662.1488)	15 (169.7144)	11 (171.4172)	25 (162.8000)	21 (158.2172)
Sep 14, 2024	Green Mountain BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY2) 🏅 Braintree, VT	23 / 25 (653.0404)	23 (161.1200)	18 (162.8344)	18 (166.2628)	21 (162.8232)
Aug 17, 2024	Kora Kares for Kids 🏅 Hiram, ME	33 / 39 (641.0284)	32 (159.4172)	18 (167.9656)	38 (151.9656)	29 (161.6800)
Aug 17, 2024	Kora Kares for Kids (ONE MEAT RIBS) Hiram, ME	—	—	15 (169.7372)	—	—
Jun 1, 2024	Granite State BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Merrimack, NH	26 / 37 (658.1948)	23 (166.8572)	26 (164.5488)	9 (170.8344)	29 (155.9544)
Sep 23, 2023	Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) 🏅 Southwick, MA	35 / 42 (653.6344)	23 (168.0116)	22 (169.1200)	40 (154.8228)	31 (161.6800)
Sep 8, 2023	Green Mountain BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Braintree, VT	23 / 26 (647.3488)	20 (165.1544)	22 (158.8572)	20 (162.2284)	18 (161.1088)
Aug 19, 2023	Kora Shriners BBQ Competition 🏅 Hiram, ME	43 / 46 (634.7772)	46 (153.1200)	36 (161.6800)	40 (160)	37 (159.9772)
Jun 3, 2023	Granite State BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Merrimack, NH	29 / 39 (645.6344)	25 (165.7372)	37 (150.2172)	20 (165.1312)	20 (164.5488)
Oct 1, 2022	Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Southwick, MA	27 / 33 (634.1600)	30 (154.8228)	17 (165.1544)	20 (160.5256)	27 (153.6572)
Sep 17, 2022	Green Mountain BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) 🏅 Braintree, VT	19 / 26 (644.9944)	24 (149.6456)	13 (165.1200)	7 (172.5600)	17 (157.6688)
Aug 27, 2022	Kora Shriner's BBQ Competition 🏅 Hiram, ME	28 / 31 (632.4340)	27 (162.2628)	24 (158.8344)	25 (157.0856)	24 (154.2512)
Jun 4, 2022	Granite State BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Merrimack, NH	16 / 37 (664.4800)	18 (163.9772)	2 (176.5944)	18 (166.8228)	25 (157.0856)
Oct 2, 2021	Green Mountain BBQ Championship- CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Braintree, VT	12 / 16 (640.9488)	16 (154.7772)	12 (159.9772)	8 (164.5372)	10 (161.6572)
Sep 25, 2021	Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown 🏅 Southwick, MA	23 / 26 (615.2000)	22 (153.0972)	19 (154.8000)	15 (160.5028)	22 (146.8000)
Aug 20, 2021	Kora Kare For Kids Shriner's Ride-In and BBQ Competition 🏅 Hiram, ME	18 / 26 (653.6000)	19 (162.2400)	9 (169.1544)	21 (160.5484)	18 (161.6572)
Jun 12, 2021	Granite State BBQ Championship 🏅 Hancock, NH	22 / 32 (647.8512)	17 (165.6800)	20 (162.8228)	22 (159.9312)	25 (159.4172)
Aug 24, 2019	Kora Kare for Kids Ride-In & BBQ Competition 🏅 Hiram, ME	34 / 36 (604.9600)	31 (151.9544)	22 (158.8228)	34 (148.5028)	36 (145.6800)
Jun 8, 2019	Granite State BBQ Championship 🏅 Hancock, NH	23 / 29 (631.8516)	19 (163.4172)	16 (163.3944)	25 (154.2400)	27 (150.8000)
May 18, 2019	Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown (DAY 2) CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Plymouth, MA	23 / 28 (605.0748)	28 (146.8116)	26 (147.9544)	14 (159.4516)	22 (150.8572)
Oct 5, 2018	Riverside Blues, Brews & BBQ Festival Greenfield, MA	22 / 31 (632.5716)	15 (166.8800)	29 (146.2628)	27 (156.5716)	16 (162.8572)
Jun 9, 2018	Granite State BBQ Championship Hancock, NH	35 / 41 (637.0172)	40 (149.0856)	37 (154.2400)	28 (159.9772)	5 (173.7144)

SUWHEE Q

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

A tough matchup

A strong matchup

The comeback

Pork Ribs nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

A June team

The metronome

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)