High-water mark
337.0972
career-best overall
93.6% of a perfect 360
Their best day on record: 337.0972 at Smoke on the Water Guntersville (BACKYARD ONLY) — 93.6% of a perfect 360.
- Backyard
- Sep 12, 2025
Going Hoggin
Going Hoggin is a competition barbecue team with 2 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record in 2025. Their best overall finish is 12th of 23 at the Smoke on the Water BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) (2025).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1502
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 2
Contests
2
in the data
First seen
Aug 1, 2025
latest Sep 12, 2025
Avg finish
top 60%
overall standings
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 169.41 · weakest Pork Ribs (167.39)
Road miles
88
across 2 mapped stops · furthest 44 mi
Purse competed for
$7,100
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
Backyard avg
336.80 / 360
2 Backyard contests · 0 GCs
This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 172 | 166.8228 | 169.41 | top 59% |
| Pork Ribs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.6800 | 165.0972 | 167.39 | top 65% |
| Pork | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.4172 | 167.4172 | 167.42 | 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)
20255 milestones
- First tracked contest Smoke on the Water BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY)
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score336.5028 Smoke on the Water BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY)
- Career-best overall score337.0972 Smoke on the Water Guntersville (BACKYARD ONLY)
- Career-best single call (Chicken)172 Smoke on the Water Guntersville (BACKYARD ONLY)
- Most recent contest Smoke on the Water Guntersville (BACKYARD ONLY)
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 12, 2025 | Smoke on the Water Guntersville (BACKYARD ONLY) Guntersville, AL | 19 / 28 (337.0972) | 15 (172) | 23 (165.0972) | — | — |
| Aug 1, 2025 | Smoke on the Water BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Florence, AL | 12 / 23 (336.5028) | 15 (166.8228) | 11 (169.6800) | 15 (167.4172) | — |