A tough matchup
3–0
behind in the head-to-head
SIN CIRCLE BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
SIN CIRCLE BBQ has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
SMOKIN HOT NEIGHBORS BBQ
SMOKIN HOT NEIGHBORS BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 5 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2016 and 2017. Their best overall finish is 24th of 29 at the Septemberfest BBQ & Rib-eye Steak Cookoff Challenge (2017). They finished #1860 in the 2017 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1475
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 3
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
Aug 5, 2016
latest Sep 2, 2017 · 1.1 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 91%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±16.88
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 156.21 · weakest Brisket (146.08)
Road miles
18
across 5 mapped stops
Schedule strength
83%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1609)
Master avg
605.41 / 720
3 Master contests · 0 GCs
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to SMOKIN HOT NEIGHBORS BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
SMOKIN HOT NEIGHBORS BBQ has 3 rated contests, short of the five a power ranking needs, so its rating is still close to the 1500 every team starts on and 160 rated teams sit within a point of it.
#4,428 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1474
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,420 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1475
They turned up 6 years after SMOKIN HOT NEIGHBORS BBQ did, first appearing in 2022.
⚔ Compare careers#4,429 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1474
Level with SMOKIN HOT NEIGHBORS BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#4,410 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1475
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,444 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1511
They've been 1511 at their best, 37 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Compare careers#4,431 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1474
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careersBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 158.8228 | 138.2400 | 150.43 | top 88% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164.5600 | 151.3828 | 156.21 | top 88% |
| Pork | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 159.3828 | 147.4172 | 155.39 | top 81% |
| Brisket | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 158.2400 | 127.3716 | 146.08 | top 83% |
“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 | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 83% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 95% |
More numbers
Busiest season
2021
2 contests
Contests a season
1.7
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
NE
5 of 5 contests
Contests visited
3
a different one every time
Most-entered meat
Pork Ribs
5 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Opponents faced
105
finished ahead 11 times, behind 139
Longest layoff
3.7 yrs
Sep 2, 2017 → May 30, 2021
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20212 milestones
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)164.5600 Helping U BBQ Triple Bone - One Meat Rib Contest A
- Most recent contest Helping U BBQ Triple Bone - One Meat Rib Contest A
20171 milestone
- Career-best overall score628.9600 Septemberfest BBQ & Rib-eye Steak Cookoff Challenge
20162 milestones
- First tracked contest 24th Annual State BBQ Championship of Nebraska
- Peak power rating (1490) 24th Annual State BBQ Championship of Nebraska
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -9.8 | 24th Annual State BBQ Championship of Nebraska | Aug 5, 2016 |
| -8.7 | Omaha Steaks Nebraska BBQ Championship Day -1 | Aug 4, 2017 |
| -6.9 | Septemberfest BBQ & Rib-eye Steak Cookoff Challenge | Sep 2, 2017 |
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 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 90% | 87.4% | 85.1% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 94% | 82% | 82% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 30, 2021 | Helping U BBQ Triple Bone - One Meat Rib Contest A Omaha, NE | — | — | 19 (164.5600) | — | — |
| May 30, 2021 | Helping U BBQ Triple Bone - One Meat Rib Contest B Omaha, NE | — | — | 20 (155.9772) | — | — |
| Sep 2, 2017 | Septemberfest BBQ & Rib-eye Steak Cookoff Challenge Omaha, NE | 24 / 29 (628.9600) | 26 (154.2400) | 21 (157.0972) | 21 (159.3828) | 22 (158.2400) |
| Aug 4, 2017 | Omaha Steaks Nebraska BBQ Championship Day -1 Omaha, NE | 52 / 54 (596.9600) | 42 (158.8228) | 48 (151.3828) | 42 (159.3828) | 54 (127.3716) |
| Aug 5, 2016 | 24th Annual State BBQ Championship of Nebraska Omaha, NE | 66 / 70 (590.2972) | 68 (138.2400) | 61 (152.0228) | 64 (147.4172) | 52 (152.6172) |