Hog Heathens
Hog Heathens is a competition barbecue team with 1 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contest on record in 2024. Their best overall finish is 9th of 9 at the 1st Annual Hy-Vee Ribs & Rides (BBQ Challenge and Car Show) (BACKYARD ONLY) (2024). They finished #293 in the 2024 Backyard Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1482
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 1
Contests
1
in the data
First seen
Jun 8, 2024
their only contest in the data
Overall top-10s
1
of 1 contest
Avg finish
top 100%
overall standings
Best overall
299.3712 / 360
Walk rate
100%
contests with a top-10 call
Best single call
160
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 160 · weakest Chicken (143.97)
Purse competed for
$1,425
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
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)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 ↗ | Backyard | #293 (119 pts) | #308 (119 pts) | #287 (139 pts) | — | — |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 143.9656 | 143.9656 | 143.97 | top 100% |
| Pork Ribs | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 155.4056 | 155.4056 | 155.41 | top 78% |
| Pork | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 160 | 160 | 160 | top 56% |
“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.
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 8, 2024 | 1st Annual Hy-Vee Ribs & Rides (BBQ Challenge and Car Show) (BACKYARD ONLY) Sycamore, IL | 9 / 9 (299.3712) | 9 (143.9656) | 7 (155.4056) | 5 (160) | — |