Riding a hot streak
6
straight overall top-10s
Currently on a 6-contest overall top-10 run.
- career best 6
SMOKING NEIGHBOURS
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1516
peak 1516 · rated over 6 contests ⓘ
Best runs
6
straight top-10s
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
2021-10-29
latest 2026-02-28
Best ToY finish
#485
Master 2022
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
6 podiums
Overall top-10s
6
of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 57%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
662.11 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 661.29 (+0.82)
Walk rate
100%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
6
and counting
Consistency
±11.00
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 171.34 · weakest Pork Ribs (163.22)
Road miles
321
mi across 6 mapped stops · furthest 220 mi
Schedule strength
72%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1590)
Master avg
661.29 / 720
6 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (8 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
681.0284
career-best overall
94.6% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 681.0284 at Vienna Pet Fair BBQ Contest — 94.6% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- 2026-02-28
Their season
2022
their best year
2022 was the year it came together: 3 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 46%.
- 3 contests
- 3 overall top-10s
- 0 category wins
- average top 46%
A tough matchup
5–1
behind in the head-to-head
COOKLOUNGE BBQ ahead in 83% of their meetings
COOKLOUNGE BBQ has come out ahead in 5 of their 6 shared contests.
The weak link
−8.1
points behind their best meat
Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 8.12 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 83% of the time against 100%.
- Pork Ribs avg 163.22
- Chicken avg 171.34
- 5 calls in 6 entries
The comeback
3.9 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 3.9 years, then back at Vienna Pet Fair BBQ Contest (2026-02-28).
- last seen 2022-04-23
- back 2026-02-28
Announced themselves early
5th
at their very first contest
Finished 5 of 8 at their very first tracked contest, Country Road & BBQ Contest-Day 1 (2021-10-29).
- 2021-10-29
- 8-team field
Looking over their shoulder
2×
one call behind them
SAUWALD BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The nearest teams in the power rankings, with a different reason on each card — six teams on one rating are rarely on it for the same reason. Rating decides who makes the list; where teams tie on it, the ones this team has actually cooked against come first, then teams at a similar point in their own career. KCBS doesn’t publish where a team is from, so nothing here is inferred from geography.
82 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#2627 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 33%
- Peak
- 1519
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 7 years before SMOKING NEIGHBOURS's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-head#2623 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 67%
- Peak
- 1516
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#2629 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1521
No shared contest yet.
They were already cooking in 2013, 8 years before SMOKING NEIGHBOURS's first contest.
⚔ Head-to-head#2632 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1517
No shared contest yet.
Level with SMOKING NEIGHBOURS on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#2631 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 29%
- Peak
- 1515
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#2611 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 57%
- Peak
- 1520
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| COOKLOUNGE BBQ | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| Knockstone BBQ Team Austria | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| Westside BBQ | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| White Squirrel BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 175.4400 | 169.7144 | 171.34 | top 36% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 174.2744 | 149.0856 | 163.22 | top 54% |
| Pork | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 170.8228 | 158.2972 | 163.51 | top 69% |
| Brisket | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 171.4172 | 155.4056 | 163.22 | top 58% |
“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.
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd Wild King BBQ Contest (Day 2) | 2 | 6 | 0 | top 49% | 2022-04-23 |
The story so far (16 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
4.3 yrs
2021-10-29 → 2026-02-28
Busiest season
2022
3 contests
Contests a season
2
across 3 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
BZ
1 of 6 contests
Contests visited
5
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
6 entries · 0 wins · 6 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 171.34 · weakest Pork Ribs (163.22)
Walk rate
100%
a top-10 call in 6 of 6 contests
Overall top-10 rate
100%
6 of 6 contests
Best top-10 run
6
straight contests — and still running
Master average
661.29
out of 720 · 6 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
35
35–37 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
321
6 mapped stops · furthest 220 mi
Schedule strength
1590
average field rating faced — tougher than 72% of rated contests
Longest layoff
3.9 yrs
2022-04-23 → 2026-02-28
Power rating
1516
peak 1516 · #2621 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2021
- First tracked contest Country Road & BBQ Contest-Day 1
- First call Country Road & BBQ Contest-Day 1
- First overall top-10 Country Road & BBQ Contest-Day 1
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score657.1656 Country Road & BBQ Contest-Day 1
- 2026
- Career-best overall score681.0284 Vienna Pet Fair BBQ Contest
- Career-best single call (Chicken)175.4400 Vienna Pet Fair BBQ Contest
- Peak power rating (1516) Vienna Pet Fair BBQ Contest
- Most recent contest Vienna Pet Fair BBQ Contest
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +8.6 | 3rd Wild King BBQ Contest (Day 1) | 2022-04-22 |
| +7.6 | W.E.S.T. Winter Extreme South Tyrol BBQ Contest | 2022-03-12 |
| +3.8 | Vienna Pet Fair BBQ Contest | 2026-02-28 |
| +3.5 | Country Road & BBQ Contest-Day 1 | 2021-10-29 |
| +0.9 | 3rd Wild King BBQ Contest (Day 2) | 2022-04-23 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -8.7 | Country Road & BBQ Contest-Day 2 | 2021-10-30 |
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)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 50% | 94.6% | 94.6% |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 100% | top 46% | 92.4% | 91.9% |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 100% | top 77% | 91.3% | 90.4% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-28 | Vienna Pet Fair BBQ Contest Vienna, 1030 | 6 / 12 (681.0284) | 3 (175.4400) | 9 (163.9428) | 5 (170.8228) | 5 (170.8228) |
| 2022-04-23 | 3rd Wild King BBQ Contest (Day 2) Tirol, A-6380 | 10 / 17 (659.3832) | 7 (169.7144) | 2 (174.2744) | 13 (158.2972) | 14 (157.0972) |
| 2022-04-22 | 3rd Wild King BBQ Contest (Day 1) Tirol, A-6380 | 6 / 15 (661.0172) | 3 (170.2628) | 9 (159.9544) | 12 (159.3828) | 3 (171.4172) |
| 2022-03-12 | W.E.S.T. Winter Extreme South Tyrol BBQ Contest Rein in Taufers, BZ | 6 / 15 (665.1772) | 3 (170.8800) | 8 (163.4744) | 8 (165.1428) | 4 (165.6800) |
| 2021-10-30 | Country Road & BBQ Contest-Day 2 Catigliano, Vicenza, 35038 | 10 / 11 (643.9424) | 5 (171.4284) | 11 (149.0856) | 7 (168.0228) | 10 (155.4056) |
| 2021-10-29 | Country Road & BBQ Contest-Day 1 Catigliano, Vicenza, 35038 | 5 / 8 (657.1656) | 5 (170.2856) | 2 (168.5828) | 8 (159.4056) | 7 (158.8916) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #485 (427 pts) | #408 (577 pts) | #491 (502 pts) | #588 (342 pts) | #457 (502 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #598 (269 pts) | #562 (319 pts) | #567 (339 pts) | #617 (269 pts) | #663 (249 pts) |