Neighbor's Brewin' & Quein'

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

Power ranking

#1635

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1555

peak 1562 · rated over 17 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2013-05-03

latest 2022-09-08

Best ToY finish

#1471

Master 2013

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

4 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 17 contests

Avg finish

top 43%

overall standings

Best overall

686.7428 / 720

Master · Dillard Bluegrass & Barbeque Festival (GBC Qualifier)

Perfect 180s

Current form

664.54 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 668.69 (-4.15)

Walk rate

53%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

176.5716

Chicken · The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ

Consistency

±12.19

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 169.69 · weakest Pork Ribs (164.71)

Road miles

1,525

mi across 17 mapped stops · furthest 187 mi

Schedule strength

40%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1553)

Purse competed for

$47K

listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

GCs in 4 state-championship entries

Master avg

668.69 / 720

17 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

686.7428 career-best overall

95.4% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 686.7428 at Dillard Bluegrass & Barbeque Festival (GBC Qualifier) — 95.4% of a perfect 720.

Master
2016-08-05

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

South Pork has finished one call ahead of Neighbor's Brewin' & Quein' 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2016 their best year

2016 was the year it came together: 3 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 25%.

3 contests
1 overall top-10s
0 category wins
average top 25%

A tough matchup

17–0 behind in the head-to-head

Organizer Portal ahead in 100% of their meetings

Organizer Portal has come out ahead in 17 of their 17 shared contests.

The weak link

−5.0 points behind their best meat

Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 4.97 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 12% of the time against 29%.

Pork Ribs avg 164.71
Chicken avg 169.69
2 calls in 17 entries

A strong matchup

9–3 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 75% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of TEAM HOGWEISER in 9 of their 12 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

13 of 17 shared chicken entries lost

Organizer Portal ahead 76% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, Organizer Portal has out-cooked them in 13 of 17 shared chicken entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

T&J's Dirty Butts has landed one call behind them 2 times.

The metronome

±1.69% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.69% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 92.9% of a perfect score
17 contests

A standing appointment

6 years running at one contest

They've cooked The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ every year from 2014 to 2019 — the contest they never miss.

6 visits in all
best finish 8th

Teams like this (closest power rating)

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

GRILLA WARFARE BBQ

#1639 of the rated field

1555 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 67%
Peak: 1555

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 14 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 14 contests
last seen 2022-10-21
on a 6-contest top-10 run

⚔ Head-to-head

RIB CAGE BBQ

#1638 of the rated field

1555 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 21
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 19%
Peak: 1557

No shared contest yet.

Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 4 years before Neighbor's Brewin' & Quein''s most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 21 contests

⚔ Head-to-head

PITT SMOKERS

#1633 of the rated field

1556 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 23
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 9%
Peak: 1563

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 23 contests to 17, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 23 contests
last seen 2022-06-24

⚔ Head-to-head

Ric's Righteous Ribs

#1634 of the rated field

1556 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 26
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 31%
Peak: 1574

No shared contest yet.

Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 26 contests, alongside a 31% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 26 contests
last seen 2026-08-07

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202 BBQ

#1632 of the rated field

1556 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 40%
Peak: 1556

No shared contest yet.

They turned up 6 years after Neighbor's Brewin' & Quein' did, first appearing in 2019.

rated over 10 contests
last seen 2024-08-23

⚔ Head-to-head

TRANQUIL CARNIVORES

#1631 of the rated field

1556 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 34
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 41%
Peak: 1580

No shared contest yet.

Level with Neighbor's Brewin' & Quein' on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 34 contests
last seen 2026-06-19

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
Organizer Portal	17	0	17	0%	⚔ compare
JIGGY PIGGY	14	2	12	14%	⚔ compare
BEAN BANDITS	13	4	9	31%	⚔ compare
South Pork	13	1	12	8%	⚔ compare
TEAM HOGWEISER	12	9	3	75%	⚔ compare
1709 BBQ	11	8	3	73%	⚔ compare
BEES KNEES BBQ TEAM	11	3	8	27%	⚔ compare
WHY YOU GRILLIN' ME ...DAWG?	10	9	1	90%	⚔ compare
SMOKE OF THE SHOALS	10	8	2	80%	⚔ compare
BIG BLUE QUE	10	3	7	30%	⚔ compare
FAT, DRUNK & STUPID	10	1	9	10%	⚔ compare
SWIGGIN PIG	10	0	10	0%	⚔ compare
The Specialists	10	0	10	0%	⚔ compare
Brew-N-Que	9	9	0	100%	⚔ compare
T&J's Dirty Butts	9	8	1	89%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	17	5	0	176.5716	160.5256	169.69	top 38%
Pork Ribs	17	2	1	175.4400	150.2172	164.71	top 53%
Pork	17	1	0	175.4172	152.4800	165.68	top 52%
Brisket	17	4	3	176.5600	152.4800	168.61	top 38%

“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
AL	13	top 45%
MS	3	top 40%
GA	1	top 34%

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	3	0	top 69%
Large (40+)	14	0	top 38%

Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ	6	8	top 34%	2019-05-03
Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ	2	11	top 44%	2022-09-08
Tupelo BBQ Duel- Comp 1	2	29	top 48%	2017-03-17

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

On the trail 9.3 yrs 2013-05-03 → 2022-09-08

Busiest season 2017 3 contests

Contests a season 1.7 across 10 seasons in the data

Cooks most in AL 13 of 17 contests · 3 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 10 3 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 17 entries · 0 wins · 5 calls

Strongest meat Chicken averages 169.69 · weakest Pork Ribs (164.71)

Walk rate 53% a top-10 call in 9 of 17 contests

Overall top-10 rate 6% 1 of 17 contests

Master average 668.69 out of 720 · 17 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 643 742–470 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 1,525 17 mapped stops · furthest 187 mi

Schedule strength 1553 average field rating faced — tougher than 40% of rated contests

Purse competed for $47,000 listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships 0 from 4 state-championship entries

Longest layoff 1.5 yrs 2020-02-21 → 2021-08-13

Power rating 1555 peak 1562 · #1635 of 6,413 rated

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

2013
May 3 First tracked contest The Whistle Stop Festival & Rocket City BBQ
May 3 First call The Whistle Stop Festival & Rocket City BBQ
May 3 First overall past 90% of a perfect score653.1428 The Whistle Stop Festival & Rocket City BBQ
2016
May 6 First overall top-10 The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ
Aug 5 Career-best overall score686.7428 Dillard Bluegrass & Barbeque Festival (GBC Qualifier)
2017
Mar 17 10th tracked contest Tupelo BBQ Duel- Comp 1
May 5 Career-best single call (Chicken)176.5716 The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ
May 5 Peak power rating (1562) The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ
2022
Sep 8 Most recent contest Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+12.7	The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ	2016-05-06
+10	The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ	2015-05-01
+9.3	The WhistleStop Festival & Rocket City BBQ (JUDGES SIGN UP STARTS DECEMBER 2, 2013)	2014-05-02
+9	Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ	2021-08-13
+9	Don't Be Cruel BBQ Duel Benefiting Link Centre	2014-03-14

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-8.5	Capital City Cook Off	2020-02-21
-5.7	The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ	2018-05-04
-3.9	Big Brother Big Sister Riverfest	2017-09-15
-2.9	Tupelo BBQ Duel- Comp 1	2017-03-17
-1.2	Decatur Jaycee's 21st Annual Riverfest	2015-09-11

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)

Season by season

Season	Contests	Top-10s	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2022	1	0	100%	top 66%	90.3%	90.3%
2021	1	0	100%	top 22%	95.1%	95.1%
2020	1	0	0%	top 76%	91.7%	91.7%
2019	1	0	100%	top 44%	93%	93%
2018	1	0	0%	top 70%	91.4%	91.4%
2017	3	0	33%	top 54%	94.1%	92.2%
2016	3	1	67%	top 25%	95.4%	94.8%
2015	2	0	50%	top 38%	95.1%	93.4%
2014	2	0	50%	top 24%	94%	93.8%
2013	2	0	50%	top 47%	91.3%	91%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2022-09-08	Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ 🏅 Huntsville, AL	23 / 35 (650.0912)	24 (162.2168)	3 (175.4400)	30 (159.9544)	30 (152.4800)
2021-08-13	Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ 🏅 Huntsville, AL	11 / 49 (684.5140)	9 (174.2628)	30 (165.1200)	15 (170.8684)	9 (174.2628)
2020-02-21	Capital City Cook Off 🏅 Montgomery, AL	19 / 25 (660.4572)	13 (167.4056)	21 (160.5716)	18 (165.0972)	14 (167.3828)
2019-05-03	The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ 🏅 Huntsville, AL	24 / 54 (669.5540)	8 (174.2628)	32 (165.0972)	37 (162.8112)	23 (167.3828)
2018-05-04	The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ Huntsville, AL	43 / 61 (658.0912)	20 (172.5600)	55 (155.3600)	34 (167.3828)	46 (162.7884)
2017-09-15	Big Brother Big Sister Riverfest Decatur, AL	25 / 39 (654.1372)	13 (170.8344)	31 (158.8000)	31 (158.8228)	21 (165.6800)
2017-05-05	The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ Huntsville, AL	22 / 69 (677.6004)	4 (176.5716)	19 (171.9888)	66 (152.4800)	3 (176.5600)
2017-03-17	Tupelo BBQ Duel- Comp 1 Tupelo, MS	45 / 68 (660.4568)	58 (160.5256)	40 (165.1200)	18 (171.9656)	50 (162.8456)
2016-08-05	Dillard Bluegrass & Barbeque Festival (GBC Qualifier) Dillard, GA	19 / 56 (686.7428)	36 (169.6684)	29 (167.3944)	6 (175.4172)	17 (174.2628)
2016-05-06	The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ Huntsville, AL	8 / 67 (685.0628)	8 (174.8456)	31 (164.5372)	14 (170.2628)	2 (175.4172)
2016-03-18	Tupelo BBQ Duel- Comp 1 Tupelo, MS	29 / 95 (674.8000)	30 (170.8456)	56 (162.8344)	34 (168.5600)	18 (172.5600)
2015-09-11	Decatur Jaycee's 21st Annual Riverfest Decatur, AL	30 / 55 (660.9716)	22 (169.1200)	16 (168.5372)	45 (161.6572)	41 (161.6572)
2015-05-01	The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ Huntsville, AL	13 / 63 (684.4456)	8 (175.4056)	25 (168.5372)	19 (170.8228)	17 (169.6800)
2014-05-02	The WhistleStop Festival & Rocket City BBQ (JUDGES SIGN UP STARTS DECEMBER 2, 2013) Huntsville, AL	15 / 62 (676.4912)	18 (170.2512)	12 (172.5600)	25 (165.6800)	20 (168.0000)
2014-03-14	Don't Be Cruel BBQ Duel Benefiting Link Centre Tupelo, MS	23 / 95 (673.6572)	49 (164.5372)	8 (173.7372)	54 (164.5256)	21 (170.8572)
2013-09-13	Decatur Jaycees 19th Annual Riverfest Decatur, AL	32 / 80 (657.5656)	22 (168.5372)	73 (150.2172)	15 (169.7028)	18 (169.1084)
2013-05-03	The Whistle Stop Festival & Rocket City BBQ Huntsville, AL	33 / 62 (653.1428)	38 (162.8574)	52 (154.2856)	41 (160.5714)	3 (175.4284)

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
2013 ↗	Master	#1471 (150 pts)	#1475 (165 pts)	#1571 (150 pts)	#1332 (200 pts)	#871 (360 pts)