SUWHEE Q ME
Rating
1396
peak 1396
Contests
20
in the data
First seen
2019-05-18
latest 2024-09-21
Best ToY finish
#641
Master 2024
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 20 contests
Avg finish
top 79%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
653.61 ▲
last 5 vs career avg 640.60 (+13.01)
Walk rate
25%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±16.82
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 162.95 · weakest Brisket (157.13)
Road miles
1792
mi across 20 mapped stops · furthest 156 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
CIDER BOYS BBQ has finished one call ahead of SUWHEE Q 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
⚔️ A tough matchup
FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY has come out ahead in 18 of their 18 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of BBQ Bandits in 8 of their 9 shared contests.
📅 A June team
Something about June: average finish in the top 67% across 5 contests, versus top 79% the rest of the year.
Teams like this (closest power rating, ME first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.7144 | 146.8116 | 159.89 | top 77% |
| Pork Ribs | 20 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 176.5944 | 147.9544 | 162.95 | top 61% |
| Pork | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 172.5600 | 148.5028 | 160.99 | top 68% |
| Brisket | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 164.5488 | 145.6800 | 157.13 | top 76% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| MA | 5 | 0 | top 83% |
| ME | 5 | 0 | top 86% |
| NH | 5 | 0 | top 67% |
| VT | 4 | 0 | top 82% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 75% |
| Medium (20–39) | 16 | 0 | top 79% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 88% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2024 (5 contests)
- Cooks mostly in ME (6 of 20 contests)
- Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (20 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 640.60
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 662.1488 | 653.60 |
| 2023 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 653.6344 | 645.35 |
| 2022 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 664.4800 | 644.02 |
| 2021 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 653.6000 | 639.40 |
| 2019 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 631.8516 | 613.96 |
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) |
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 | #1212 (187 pts) | #1247 (197 pts) | #1162 (227 pts) | #1185 (222 pts) | #1278 (182 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #1890 (71 pts) | #1798 (106 pts) | #2515 (56 pts) | #2527 (56 pts) | #1804 (101 pts) |