High-water mark
343.3944
career-best overall
95.4% of a perfect 360
Their best day on record: 343.3944 at Minnesota in May — 95.4% of a perfect 360.
- Backyard
- May 8, 2026
Goner BBQ
Goner BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record in 2026. Their best overall finish is 5th of 77 at the Minnesota in May (2026).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1522
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 2
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
May 8, 2026
latest May 29, 2026
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
25% 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
across 4 mapped stops · furthest 235 mi
Purse competed for
$15K
listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 1 state-championship entry
Backyard avg
341.37 / 360
2 Backyard contests · 0 GCs
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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% |
“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 field size and state
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 44% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 6% |
More numbers
Most contests held in
MN
3 of 4 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
2
a different one every time
Most-entered meat
Pork Ribs
4 entries · 0 wins · 2 calls
Opponents faced
124
finished ahead 116 times, behind 18
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20268 milestones
- First tracked contest ND BBQ Championship (ONE MEAT RIBS)
- First call ND BBQ Championship (ONE MEAT RIBS)
- First category win (Chicken) Minnesota in May
- First overall top-10 Minnesota in May
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score343.3944 Minnesota in May
- Career-best overall score343.3944 Minnesota in May
- Career-best single call (Chicken)176.5600 Minnesota in May
- Most recent contest Spring into Summer Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY)
Scores over time (% of a perfect score — tap a meat to add it)
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
How entries end (by meat)
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 29, 2026 | Spring into Summer Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY) Owatonna, MN | 11 / 25 (339.3368) | 11 (170.8112) | 9 (168.5256) | — | — |
| May 8, 2026 | Minnesota in May 🏅 St. Peter, MN | 5 / 77 (343.3944) | 1 (176.5600) | 14 (166.8344) | — | — |
| May 8, 2026 | Minnesota in May (ONE MEAT RIBS) St. Peter, MN | — | — | 27 (166.2744) | — | — |
| May 1, 2026 | ND BBQ Championship (ONE MEAT RIBS) Fargo, ND | — | — | 3 (174.2856) | — | — |