NEONS BBQ

NEONS BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 8 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2017 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 8th of 30 at the Smokin in The Hills (2018). They are ranked #3849 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#3,849

of 6,476 rated · rankings

Rating

1486

peak 1502 · rated over 8 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Aug 4, 2017

latest Sep 20, 2019 · 2.1 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#939

Master 2018 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

2 podiums

Overall top-10s

13% of 8 contests

Avg finish

top 66%

overall standings

Best overall

674.7772 / 720

Master · Smokin in The Hills

Perfect 180s

Current form

659.53 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 654.58 (+4.95)

Walk rate

50%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

176.5600

Chicken · PigMania Lebanon State Championship BBQ & Music Festival

Consistency

±16.03

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Brisket

avg 165.12 · weakest Pork (162.54)

Road miles

385

across 8 mapped stops · furthest 69 mi

Schedule strength

54%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1569)

Purse competed for

$21K

listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 5 state-championship entries

Master avg

654.58 / 720

8 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (6 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

High-water mark

674.7772 career-best overall

93.7% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 674.7772 at Smokin in The Hills — 93.7% of a perfect 720.

Master
Sep 21, 2018

Their season

2018 their best year

2018 was the year it came together: 3 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 1 category win, at an average finish in the top 44%.

3 contests
1 overall top-10
1 category win
average top 44%

A tough matchup

6–0 behind in the head-to-head

TIRE SMOKE BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

TIRE SMOKE BBQ has come out ahead in 6 of their 6 shared contests.

A strong matchup

3–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 75% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of D'Vine Swine in 3 of their 4 shared contests.

Brisket nemesis

6 of 8 shared brisket entries lost

HIGH ON THE HOG OHIO ahead 75% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, HIGH ON THE HOG OHIO has out-cooked them in 6 of 8 shared brisket entries.

The metronome

±2.23% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.23% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 90.9% of a perfect score
8 contests

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
2019 ↗	Master	#1156 (204 pts)	#1202 (209 pts)	#1206 (209 pts)	#962 (304 pts)	#1159 (224 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#939 (310 pts)	#793 (430 pts)	#837 (415 pts)	#1103 (260 pts)	#723 (495 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#2212 (60 pts)	#2286 (60 pts)	#2304 (60 pts)	#2260 (60 pts)	#1949 (115 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to NEONS BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.

134 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.

The Woodhouse Grill

#3,846 of the rated field

1486 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 13%
Peak: 1528

They've been 1528 at their best, 42 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 8 contests
last seen Mar 13, 2026

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KANSAS CITY PETERBILT

#3,876 of the rated field

1486 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1516

Careers of much the same size, 8 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 8 contests
last seen Sep 27, 2023

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Smokey Boys

#3,842 of the rated field

1486 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 25%
Peak: 1510

Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 8 contests, alongside a 25% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 8 contests
last seen Aug 25, 2023

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BRAAI-BERY & QUE-RRUPTION

#3,871 of the rated field

1486 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 75%
Peak: 1506

5 straight overall top-10s says this rating is a moving target.

rated over 8 contests
last seen Aug 5, 2023

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Mountain High Smokers

#3,852 of the rated field

1486 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 13%
Peak: 1486

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

rated over 8 contests
last seen Sep 7, 2019

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SUPPERTIME

#3,857 of the rated field

1486 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1486

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 8 contests
last seen Aug 4, 2017

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
HIGH ON THE HOG OHIO	8	2	6	25%	⚔ compare
SMOKING BAD	7	2	5	29%	⚔ compare
ALE YEAH BBQ	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN' 4-PLAY BBQ	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
CONVICTED PIGS BBQ	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
TIRE SMOKE BBQ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
GREY STREET BBQ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN HOOSIERS	5	3	2	60%	⚔ compare
BURNING PIG BBQ	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
BROTHERS OF OHIO BBQ	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
Extra Mile BBQ	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
DUB TOWN SMOKERS	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
JMB BBQ	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	8	2	0	0	176.5600	154.8228	164.32	top 60%
Pork Ribs	8	1	1	1	175.4516	156.5028	162.60	top 65%
Pork	8	1	0	0	174.8456	148.5372	162.54	top 65%
Brisket	8	2	0	1	174.2856	151.9544	165.12	top 45%

“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)	6	0	top 63%
Large (40+)	2	0	top 73%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Our Lady of Victory Holy Smokes BBQ Competition	3	17	top 65%	Aug 2, 2019
Smokin in The Hills	2	8	top 57%	Sep 20, 2019
PigMania Lebanon State Championship BBQ & Music Festival	2	26	top 73%	Aug 31, 2018

More numbers

Busiest season 2019 3 contests

Contests a season 2.7 across 3 seasons in the data

Most contests held in OH 7 of 8 contests

Contests visited 4 3 of them more than once

Opponents faced 133 finished ahead 94 times, behind 178

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

20191 milestone

Sep 20 Most recent contest Smokin in The Hills

20187 milestones

Aug 3 First call Our Lady of Victory Holy Smokes BBQ Competition
Aug 3 First overall past 90% of a perfect score662.1716 Our Lady of Victory Holy Smokes BBQ Competition
Aug 31 Career-best single call (Chicken)176.5600 PigMania Lebanon State Championship BBQ & Music Festival
Sep 21 First category win (Pork Ribs) Smokin in The Hills
Sep 21 First overall top-10 Smokin in The Hills
Sep 21 Career-best overall score674.7772 Smokin in The Hills
Sep 21 Peak power rating (1502) Smokin in The Hills

20171 milestone

Aug 4 First tracked contest Our Lady of Victory Holy Smokes BBQ Competition

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+10	Smokin in The Hills	Sep 21, 2018
+3.2	Our Lady of Victory Holy Smokes BBQ Competition	Aug 3, 2018
+3.1	PigMania Lebanon State Championship BBQ & Music Festival	Aug 31, 2018

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-9.5	PigMania Lebanon State Championship BBQ & Music Festival ( TEAMS AND JUDGES FULL)	Sep 1, 2017
-9.4	Smokin in The Hills	Sep 20, 2019
-4.9	Our Lady of Victory Holy Smokes BBQ Competition	Aug 2, 2019
-4.9	Our Lady of Victory Holy Smokes BBQ Competition	Aug 4, 2017
-1.6	PigMania Hilliard State Championship BBQ & Music Festival	Aug 30, 2019

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	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2019	3	0	0	33%	top 77%	92.7%	90.3%
2018	3	1	1	100%	top 44%	93.7%	93%
2017	2	0	0	0%	top 81%	89.4%	88.7%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Sep 20, 2019	Smokin in The Hills 🏅	33 / 38 (631.8628)	28 (163.9656)	27 (162.2400)	37 (153.7028)	33 (151.9544)
Aug 30, 2019	PigMania Hilliard State Championship BBQ & Music Festival 🏅 Hilliard, OH	20 / 28 (667.2916)	18 (168.5372)	17 (168.5372)	21 (165.0972)	16 (165.1200)
Aug 2, 2019	Our Lady of Victory Holy Smokes BBQ Competition 🏅 Cincinnati, OH	23 / 31 (651.2452)	24 (163.9656)	27 (156.5028)	6 (174.8456)	23 (155.9312)
Sep 21, 2018	Smokin in The Hills Hillsboro, OH	8 / 30 (674.7772)	16 (161.6456)	1 (175.4516)	16 (163.3944)	3 (174.2856)
Aug 31, 2018	PigMania Lebanon State Championship BBQ & Music Festival 🏅 Lebanon, OH	26 / 46 (672.4804)	6 (176.5600)	39 (157.0744)	29 (165.6916)	11 (173.1544)
Aug 3, 2018	Our Lady of Victory Holy Smokes BBQ Competition Cincinnati, OH	17 / 35 (662.1716)	8 (168.5372)	22 (159.3944)	17 (166.2628)	10 (167.9772)
Sep 1, 2017	PigMania Lebanon State Championship BBQ & Music Festival ( TEAMS AND JUDGES FULL) 🏅 Lebanon, OH	36 / 40 (632.9944)	38 (154.8228)	30 (161.6572)	40 (148.5372)	14 (167.9772)
Aug 4, 2017	Our Lady of Victory Holy Smokes BBQ Competition Cincinnati, OH	23 / 32 (643.8172)	26 (156.5488)	23 (159.9428)	19 (162.8000)	15 (164.5256)

NEONS BBQ

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 (6 found in their record)

High-water mark

Their season

A tough matchup

A strong matchup

Brisket nemesis

The metronome

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

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)