Smoking neighbors

Smoking neighbors is a competition barbecue team with 3 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2024 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 22nd of 25 at the Revolutionary BBQ Brawl (Day 1) (2024).

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Rating

1483

Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 3

Contests

in the data

First seen

Apr 19, 2024

latest Mar 28, 2026 · 1.9 years on the trail

Category wins

1 podium

Avg finish

top 80%

overall standings

Best overall

681.6116 / 720

Master · BBQ Gives Back (Day 2)

Walk rate

67%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

178.8572

Chicken · BBQ Gives Back (Day 2)

Consistency

±14.49

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 171.22 · weakest Brisket (154.60)

Road miles

across 3 mapped stops

Schedule strength

85%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1615)

Purse competed for

$15K

listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings

Master avg

664.05 / 720

3 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (4 found in their record)

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

High-water mark

681.6116 career-best overall

94.7% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 681.6116 at BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) — 94.7% of a perfect 720.

Master
Mar 28, 2026

A tough matchup

3–0 behind in the head-to-head

3 EYZ BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

3 EYZ BBQ has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.

The comeback

1.9 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 1.9 years, then back at BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Mar 27, 2026).

last seen Apr 19, 2024
back Mar 27, 2026

They cook the hard rooms

1615 average field rating faced

A tougher draw than 85% of rated fields

The fields they enter average a 1615 power rating — a tougher draw than 85% of every rated contest in the data.

3 rated contests

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	3	1	1	178.8572	163.9772	171.22	top 47%
Pork Ribs	3	0	0	169.1200	164.5372	167.01	top 73%
Pork	3	1	0	174.2744	169.1084	171.22	top 50%
Brisket	3	0	0	165.0972	148.5028	154.60	top 94%

“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.

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
BBQ Gives Back (Day 2)	2	23	0	top 76%	Mar 28, 2026

More numbers

Busiest season 2026 2 contests

Contests a season 1.5 across 2 seasons in the data

Most contests held in VA 3 of 3 contests

Contests visited 2 1 of them more than once

Opponents faced 91 finished ahead 27 times, behind 141

Longest layoff 1.9 yrs Apr 19, 2024 → Mar 27, 2026

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

20265 milestones

Mar 27 First call BBQ Gives Back (Day 1)
Mar 27 First overall past 90% of a perfect score664.4232 BBQ Gives Back (Day 1)
Mar 28 Career-best overall score681.6116 BBQ Gives Back (Day 2)
Mar 28 Career-best single call (Chicken)178.8572 BBQ Gives Back (Day 2)
Mar 28 Most recent contest BBQ Gives Back (Day 2)

20242 milestones

Apr 19 First tracked contest Revolutionary BBQ Brawl (Day 1)
Apr 19 Peak power rating (1494) Revolutionary BBQ Brawl (Day 1)

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Mar 28, 2026	BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) 🏅 Urbanna, VA	23 / 36 (681.6116)	2 (178.8572)	29 (167.3828)	24 (170.2744)	32 (165.0972)
Mar 27, 2026	BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) 🏅 Urbanna, VA	35 / 40 (664.4232)	24 (170.8344)	20 (169.1200)	9 (174.2744)	39 (150.1944)
Apr 19, 2024	Revolutionary BBQ Brawl (Day 1) 🏅 Williamsburg, VA	22 / 25 (646.1256)	19 (163.9772)	22 (164.5372)	15 (169.1084)	24 (148.5028)