High-water mark
672.9940
career-best overall
93.5% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 672.9940 at Stoney Creek BBQ Cookoff — 93.5% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Aug 21, 2026
Smokin Neighbors barbecue
Smokin Neighbors barbecue is a competition barbecue team with 3 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 20th of 26 at the Stoney Creek BBQ Cookoff (2026). They finished #579 in the 2026 Master Series Team of the Year standings. Also listed in KCBS results as “Smokin' Neighbors Barbecue”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1478
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 3
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
Sep 20, 2013
latest Aug 21, 2026 · 12.9 years on the trail
Avg finish
top 83%
overall standings
Walk rate
33%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±50.48
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 156.55 · weakest Pork Ribs (146.80)
Road miles
333
across 3 mapped stops · furthest 111 mi
Schedule strength
42%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1555)
Purse competed for
$5,200
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
Master avg
609.39 / 720
3 Master contests · 0 GCs
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Master | #579 (266 pts) | #372 (596 pts) | #610 (321 pts) | #536 (336 pts) | #593 (271 pts) |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.8228 | 144.5484 | 153.68 | top 74% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.6684 | 127.3144 | 146.80 | top 74% |
| Pork | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163.3828 | 139.4172 | 152.36 | top 84% |
| Brisket | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 169.1200 | 138.2400 | 156.55 | top 59% |
“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.
More numbers
Contests a season
1
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
VA
3 of 3 contests
Contests visited
3
a different one every time
Opponents faced
116
finished ahead 21 times, behind 97
Longest layoff
12 yrs
Aug 22, 2014 → Aug 21, 2026
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20264 milestones
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score672.9940 Stoney Creek BBQ Cookoff
- Career-best overall score672.9940 Stoney Creek BBQ Cookoff
- Career-best single call (Chicken)170.8228 Stoney Creek BBQ Cookoff
- Most recent contest Stoney Creek BBQ Cookoff
20133 milestones
- First tracked contest Smokin' on the Track BBQ
- First call Smokin' on the Track BBQ
- Peak power rating (1492) Smokin' on the Track BBQ
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 21, 2026 | Stoney Creek BBQ Cookoff 🏅 Edinburg, VA | 20 / 26 (672.9940) | 12 (170.8228) | 12 (169.6684) | 22 (163.3828) | 17 (169.1200) |
| Aug 22, 2014 | VA BBQ Championships Hampton, VA | 41 / 43 (549.5200) | 36 (144.5484) | 41 (127.3144) | 39 (139.4172) | 38 (138.2400) |
| Sep 20, 2013 | Smokin' on the Track BBQ Shenandoah, VA | 20 / 26 (605.6684) | 24 (145.6800) | 21 (143.4172) | 20 (154.2856) | 6 (162.2856) |