Goner BBQ MN
Rating
1521
peak 1521 · rated over 2 contests
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
2026-05-08
latest 2026-05-29
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 25%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
75%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 173.69 · weakest Pork Ribs (168.98)
Road miles
264
mi across 4 mapped stops · furthest 235 mi
Purse competed for
$15K
listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 1 state-championship entries
Backyard avg
341.37 / 360
2 Backyard contests · 0 GCs
Teams like this (closest power rating, MN first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 176.5600 | 170.8112 | 173.69 | top 23% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 174.2856 | 166.2744 | 168.98 | top 30% |
| Pork | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Brisket | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
“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.
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 44% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 6% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2026 (4 contests)
- Cooks mostly in MN (3 of 4 contests)
- Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (4 entries)
- Average Backyard overall score: 341.37 / 360
Milestones
- 🚩 2026-05-01 — First tracked contest · ND BBQ Championship (ONE MEAT RIBS)
- 📣 2026-05-01 — First call · ND BBQ Championship (ONE MEAT RIBS)
- ⭐ 2026-05-08 — Career-best overall score (343.3944) · Minnesota in May
Category scores over time
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 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 75% | top 25% | 95.4% | 94.8% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-29 | Spring into Summer Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY) Owatonna, MN | 11 / 25 (339.3368) | 11 (170.8112) | 9 (168.5256) | — | — |
| 2026-05-08 | Minnesota in May 🏅 St. Peter, MN | 5 / 77 (343.3944) | 1 (176.5600) | 14 (166.8344) | — | — |
| 2026-05-08 | Minnesota in May (ONE MEAT RIBS) St. Peter, MN | — | — | 27 (166.2744) | — | — |
| 2026-05-01 | ND BBQ Championship (ONE MEAT RIBS) Fargo, ND | — | — | 3 (174.2856) | — | — |