SMOKING NEIGHBOURS BZ
Rating
1510
peak 1510
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 vs career 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 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
Storylines
👀 Looking over their shoulder
SAUWALD BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
COOKLOUNGE BBQ has come out ahead in 5 of their 6 shared contests.
📈 Riding a hot streak
Currently on a 6-contest overall top-10 run.
🐣 Announced themselves early
Finished 5 of 8 at their very first tracked contest, Country Road & BBQ Contest-Day 1 (2021-10-29).
Teams like this (closest power rating, BZ first)
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.
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2022 (3 contests)
- Cooks mostly in BZ (1 of 6 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (6 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 661.29
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 681.0284 | 681.03 |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 665.1772 | 661.86 |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 657.1656 | 650.55 |
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) |
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) |