Smokin Neighbors

Smokin Neighbors is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2023 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 7th of 20 at the Revolutionary BBQ Brawl (2026).

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Rating

1507

Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 4

Contests

in the data

First seen

Apr 28, 2023

latest Sep 25, 2026 · 3.4 years on the trail

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

2 podiums

Overall top-10s

50% of 4 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 61%

overall standings

Best overall

682.7428 / 720

Master · Revolutionary BBQ Brawl (Day 1)

Perfect 180s

Walk rate

75%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

178.8572

Chicken · Revolutionary BBQ Brawl

Consistency

±18.10

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 172.71 · weakest Brisket (162.96)

Road miles

144

across 4 mapped stops · furthest 138 mi

Schedule strength

79%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1603)

Purse competed for

$22K

listed at 4 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 4 state-championship entries

Master avg

664.75 / 720

4 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (5 found in their record)

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

High-water mark

682.7428 career-best overall

94.8% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 682.7428 at Revolutionary BBQ Brawl (Day 1) — 94.8% of a perfect 720.

Master
Apr 25, 2025

A tough matchup

3–1 behind in the head-to-head

BLUE & GRAY BBQ ahead in 75% of their meetings

BLUE & GRAY BBQ has come out ahead in 3 of their 4 shared contests.

A strong matchup

3–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of Troublemaker BBQ in 3 of their 3 shared contests.

The comeback

2 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 2 years, then back at Revolutionary BBQ Brawl (Day 1) (Apr 25, 2025).

last seen Apr 28, 2023
back Apr 25, 2025

An April team

Top 52% average finish in April

Something about April: average finish in the top 52% across 3 contests, versus top 61% the rest of the year.

3 April contests
top 61% the rest of the year

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	4	3	1	178.8572	162.2860	172.71	top 38%
Pork Ribs	4	0	0	168.5256	158.8228	163.55	top 78%
Pork	4	1	1	174.2628	156.5028	165.53	top 70%
Brisket	4	2	0	168.5372	149.6344	162.96	top 60%

“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 state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
VA	3	0	top 52%
DE	1	0	top 90%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Revolutionary BBQ Brawl	2	7	0	top 35%	Apr 24, 2026

More numbers

Busiest season 2026 2 contests

Contests a season 1.3 across 3 seasons in the data

Most contests held in VA 3 of 4 contests · 2 states in all

Contests visited 3 1 of them more than once

Opponents faced 118 finished ahead 68 times, behind 105

Longest layoff 2 yrs Apr 28, 2023 → Apr 25, 2025

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

20263 milestones

Apr 24 Career-best single call (Chicken)178.8572 Revolutionary BBQ Brawl
Apr 24 Peak power rating (1518) Revolutionary BBQ Brawl
Sep 25 Most recent contest First State BBQ Bash

20253 milestones

Apr 25 First call Revolutionary BBQ Brawl (Day 1)
Apr 25 First overall top-10 Revolutionary BBQ Brawl (Day 1)
Apr 25 Career-best overall score682.7428 Revolutionary BBQ Brawl (Day 1)

20232 milestones

Apr 28 First tracked contest Revolutionary BBQ Brawl - Battle on the James (Day 1)
Apr 28 First overall past 90% of a perfect score654.2632 Revolutionary BBQ Brawl - Battle on the James (Day 1)

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+11.5	Revolutionary BBQ Brawl (Day 1)	Apr 25, 2025
+9.3	Revolutionary BBQ Brawl	Apr 24, 2026

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-10.2	First State BBQ Bash	Sep 25, 2026
-3.2	Revolutionary BBQ Brawl - Battle on the James (Day 1)	Apr 28, 2023

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	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2026	2	1	100%	top 62%	94.7%	91.8%
2025	1	1	100%	top 35%	94.8%	94.8%
2023	1	0	0%	top 85%	90.9%	90.9%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Sep 25, 2026	First State BBQ Bash 🏅 Milford, DE	35 / 39 (640.3888)	8 (175.4288)	34 (158.8228)	37 (156.5028)	37 (149.6344)
Apr 24, 2026	Revolutionary BBQ Brawl 🏅 Williamsburg, VA	7 / 20 (681.6000)	2 (178.8572)	14 (168.5256)	17 (165.6800)	9 (168.5372)
Apr 25, 2025	Revolutionary BBQ Brawl (Day 1) 🏅 Williamsburg, VA	7 / 20 (682.7428)	6 (174.2628)	14 (166.8344)	3 (174.2628)	9 (167.3828)
Apr 28, 2023	Revolutionary BBQ Brawl - Battle on the James (Day 1) 🏅 Williamsburg, VA	17 / 20 (654.2632)	18 (162.2860)	17 (160)	17 (165.6800)	11 (166.2972)