GONE HOGGIN
GONE HOGGIN is a competition barbecue team with 2 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2022 and 2023. Their best overall finish is 22nd of 28 at the Westmont Red White & BBQ Backyard BBQ Cook-Off 2022 (BACKYARD ONLY) (2022).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1484
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 2
Contests
2
in the data
First seen
May 28, 2022
latest May 27, 2023 · 1 year on the trail
Avg finish
top 78%
overall standings
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 157.11 · weakest Pork Ribs (151.42)
Road miles
0
across 2 mapped stops
Purse competed for
$7,325
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
Backyard avg
302.80 / 360
1 Backyard contest · 0 GCs
Backyard (3-meat) avg
470.22 / 540
1 Backyard (3-meat) contest · 0 GCs
These overall scores sit on different scales (Backyard out of 360, Backyard (3-meat) out of 540), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.
This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.1200 | 153.1084 | 157.11 | top 59% |
| Pork Ribs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.1656 | 141.6800 | 151.42 | top 72% |
| Pork | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 155.9428 | 155.9428 | 155.94 | top 65% |
“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.
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20233 milestones
- Career-best overall score470.2168 Westmont Red White & BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY)
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)161.1656 Westmont Red White & BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY)
- Most recent contest Westmont Red White & BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY)
20221 milestone
- First tracked contest Westmont Red White & BBQ Backyard BBQ Cook-Off 2022 (BACKYARD ONLY)
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 27, 2023 | Westmont Red White & BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY) Westmont, IL | 26 / 34 (470.2168) | 27 (153.1084) | 20 (161.1656) | 22 (155.9428) | — |
| May 28, 2022 | Westmont Red White & BBQ Backyard BBQ Cook-Off 2022 (BACKYARD ONLY) Westmont, IL | 22 / 28 (302.8000) | 11 (161.1200) | 24 (141.6800) | — | — |