Riding a hot streak
6
straight overall top-10s
Currently on a 6-contest overall top-10 run.
- career best 6
SMOKING NEIGHBOURS
SMOKING NEIGHBOURS is a competition barbecue team with 6 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2021 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 5th of 8 at the Country Road & BBQ Contest-Day 1 (2021). They are ranked #2632 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1516
peak 1516 · rated over 6 contests
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
Oct 29, 2021
latest Feb 28, 2026 · 4.3 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
6 podiums
Overall top-10s
6
100% of 6 contests
Best top-10 run
6
straight overall top-10s, still running
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
Consistency
±11.00
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 171.34 · weakest Pork Ribs (163.22)
Road miles
321
across 6 mapped stops · furthest 220 mi
Schedule strength
71%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1590)
Master avg
661.29 / 720
6 Master contests · 0 GCs
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to SMOKING NEIGHBOURS, each with one reason worth a look.
77 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#2,644 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 33%
- Peak
- 1519
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#2,636 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 33%
- Peak
- 1519
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.
⚔ Compare careers#2,630 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 67%
- Peak
- 1516
They were already cooking in 2014, 7 years before SMOKING NEIGHBOURS's first contest.
⚔ Compare careers#2,637 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1521
Level with SMOKING NEIGHBOURS on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#2,640 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1517
Their last contest in the data was back in 2015, 11 years before SMOKING NEIGHBOURS's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#2,642 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 29%
- Peak
- 1515
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar 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.
Repeat visits (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% | Apr 23, 2022 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2022
3 contests
Contests a season
2
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
BZ
1 of 6 contests
Contests visited
5
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
35
finished ahead 35 times, behind 37
Longest layoff
3.9 yrs
Apr 23, 2022 → Feb 28, 2026
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20264 milestones
- 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
20214 milestones
- 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
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +8.5 | 3rd Wild King BBQ Contest (Day 1) | Apr 22, 2022 |
| +7.5 | W.E.S.T. Winter Extreme South Tyrol BBQ Contest | Mar 12, 2022 |
| +3.8 | Vienna Pet Fair BBQ Contest | Feb 28, 2026 |
| +3.5 | Country Road & BBQ Contest-Day 1 | Oct 29, 2021 |
| +0.9 | 3rd Wild King BBQ Contest (Day 2) | Apr 23, 2022 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -8.7 | Country Road & BBQ Contest-Day 2 | Oct 30, 2021 |
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 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 28, 2026 | Vienna Pet Fair BBQ Contest Vienna | 6 / 12 (681.0284) | 3 (175.4400) | 9 (163.9428) | 5 (170.8228) | 5 (170.8228) |
| Apr 23, 2022 | 3rd Wild King BBQ Contest (Day 2) Tirol | 10 / 17 (659.3832) | 7 (169.7144) | 2 (174.2744) | 13 (158.2972) | 14 (157.0972) |
| Apr 22, 2022 | 3rd Wild King BBQ Contest (Day 1) Tirol | 6 / 15 (661.0172) | 3 (170.2628) | 9 (159.9544) | 12 (159.3828) | 3 (171.4172) |
| Mar 12, 2022 | 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) |
| Oct 30, 2021 | Country Road & BBQ Contest-Day 2 Catigliano, Vicenza | 10 / 11 (643.9424) | 5 (171.4284) | 11 (149.0856) | 7 (168.0228) | 10 (155.4056) |
| Oct 29, 2021 | Country Road & BBQ Contest-Day 1 Catigliano, Vicenza | 5 / 8 (657.1656) | 5 (170.2856) | 2 (168.5828) | 8 (159.4056) | 7 (158.8916) |