SUWHEE Q

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

Power ranking

#6259

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1405

peak 1405 · rated over 21 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2018-06-09

latest 2024-09-21

Best ToY finish

#641

Master 2024

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

1 podiums

Overall top-10s

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

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork Ribs

avg 161.80 · weakest Brisket (158.19)

Road miles

1,951

mi 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 🏅

GCs in 19 state-championship entries

Master avg

640.05 / 720

21 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (10 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.

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
2022-06-04

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 (2021-06-12).

last seen 2019-08-24
back 2021-06-12

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.

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

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The nearest teams in the power rankings, with a different reason on each card — six teams on one rating are rarely on it for the same reason. Rating decides who makes the list; where teams tie on it, the ones this team has actually cooked against come first, then teams at a similar point in their own career. KCBS doesn’t publish where a team is from, so nothing here is inferred from geography.

ROCK-N-ROLL RIB RUBBERS

#6260 of the rated field

1405 ▼ 0 power rating

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

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 15 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 15 contests
last seen 2018-10-12

⚔ Head-to-head

SMOKIN SOMETHING OR OTHER

#6261 of the rated field

1405 ▼ 0 power rating

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

No shared contest yet.

Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 5 years before SUWHEE Q's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 14 contests

⚔ Head-to-head

SMKN Q MO

#6262 of the rated field

1405 ▼ 0 power rating

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

No shared contest yet.

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 2018-09-21

⚔ Head-to-head

OFF THE BONE BBQ

#6258 of the rated field

1406 ▲ 0 power rating

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

No shared contest yet.

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

rated over 10 contests
last seen 2026-07-09

⚔ Head-to-head

Holy Smokers

#6257 of the rated field

1406 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 52
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 8%
Peak: 1406

No shared contest yet.

52 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 8% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 50 contests
last seen 2025-08-16

⚔ Head-to-head

BOAR-N-Q

#6252 of the rated field

1406 ▲ 1 power rating

Contests: 28
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 11%
Peak: 1406

2–0 in 2 shared contests (100% to SUWHEE Q)

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

rated over 28 contests
last seen 2022-09-02

⚔ Head-to-head

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
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
HOKIE POKIE Q	9	7	2	78%	⚔ 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 state / province

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

By contest size

Field	Contests	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	1	top 75%
Medium (20–39)	17	top 78%
Large (40+)	3	top 87%

Contest-by-contest record (recurring 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%	2024-09-14
Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2)	3	21	top 81%	2024-09-21
Granite State BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES	3	16	top 63%	2024-06-01
Granite State BBQ Championship	3	22	top 78%	2021-06-12

The story so far (17 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 6.3 yrs 2018-06-09 → 2024-09-21

Busiest season 2024 5 contests

Contests a season 3.7 across 6 seasons in the data

Cooks most in MA 6 of 22 contests · 4 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 12 4 of them cooked more than once

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

Strongest meat Pork Ribs averages 161.80 · weakest Brisket (158.19)

Walk rate 27% a top-10 call in 6 of 22 contests

Overall top-10 rate 0% 0 of 22 contests

Master average 640.05 out of 720 · 21 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 218 138–514 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 1,951 22 mapped stops · furthest 96 mi

Schedule strength 1570 average field rating faced — tougher than 55% of rated contests

Purse competed for $89,910 listed at 18 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships 0 from 19 state-championship entries

Longest layoff 1.8 yrs 2019-08-24 → 2021-06-12

Power rating 1405 peak 1405 · #6259 of 6,413 rated

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

2018
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
2021
Aug 20 First overall past 90% of a perfect score653.6000 Kora Kare For Kids Shriner's Ride-In and BBQ Competition
2022
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
2024
Sep 21 Most recent contest Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2)

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+6.6	Granite State BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES	2022-06-04

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-10.2	Kora Shriners BBQ Competition	2023-08-19
-9.6	Kora Kare for Kids Ride-In & BBQ Competition	2019-08-24
-8.7	Kora Shriner's BBQ Competition	2022-08-27
-7.7	Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown	2021-09-25
-7.6	Granite State BBQ Championship	2018-06-09

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	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
2024-09-21	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)
2024-09-14	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)
2024-08-17	Kora Kares for Kids 🏅 Hiram, ME	33 / 39 (641.0284)	32 (159.4172)	18 (167.9656)	38 (151.9656)	29 (161.6800)
2024-08-17	Kora Kares for Kids (ONE MEAT RIBS) Hiram, ME	—	—	15 (169.7372)	—	—
2024-06-01	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)
2023-09-23	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)
2023-09-08	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)
2023-08-19	Kora Shriners BBQ Competition 🏅 Hiram, ME	43 / 46 (634.7772)	46 (153.1200)	36 (161.6800)	40 (160.0000)	37 (159.9772)
2023-06-03	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)
2022-10-01	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)
2022-09-17	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)
2022-08-27	Kora Shriner's BBQ Competition 🏅 Hiram, ME	28 / 31 (632.4340)	27 (162.2628)	24 (158.8344)	25 (157.0856)	24 (154.2512)
2022-06-04	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)
2021-10-02	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)
2021-09-25	Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown 🏅 Southwick, MA	23 / 26 (615.2000)	22 (153.0972)	19 (154.8000)	15 (160.5028)	22 (146.8000)
2021-08-20	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)
2021-06-12	Granite State BBQ Championship 🏅 Hancock, NH	22 / 32 (647.8512)	17 (165.6800)	20 (162.8228)	22 (159.9312)	25 (159.4172)
2019-08-24	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)
2019-06-08	Granite State BBQ Championship 🏅 Hancock, NH	23 / 29 (631.8516)	19 (163.4172)	16 (163.3944)	25 (154.2400)	27 (150.8000)
2019-05-18	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)
2018-10-05	Riverside Blues, Brews & BBQ Festival Greenfield, MA	22 / 31 (632.5716)	15 (166.8800)	29 (146.2628)	27 (156.5716)	16 (162.8572)
2018-06-09	Granite State BBQ Championship Hancock, NH	35 / 41 (637.0172)	40 (149.0856)	37 (154.2400)	28 (159.9772)	5 (173.7144)

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
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)