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GONEHOGGIN.COM

GONEHOGGIN.COM is a competition barbecue team with 15 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2016. They have won 1 Grand Championship, at the New Jersey State Barbecue Championship (2014). They are ranked #1059 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#1,059
of 6,476 rated · rankings

Rating

1599
peak 1599 · rated over 13 contests1 invitational or side-series contest not counted

Contests

15
in the data

First seen

May 17, 2013
latest Jul 8, 2016 · 3.1 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#885
Master 2014 · every season

Grand champs

1
0 reserve · wins it all 7% of the time

Category wins

2
7 podiums

Overall top-10s

6
40% of 15 contests

Best top-10 run

2
straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 25%
overall standings

Best overall

683.9772 / 720
Master · 36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Invitational

Perfect 180s

0

Current form

659.04 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 653.15 (+5.90)

Walk rate

67%
contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

178.8800
Chicken · New Jersey State Barbecue Championship

Consistency

±20.53
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken
avg 167.51 · weakest Brisket (160.14)

Road miles

7,722
across 15 mapped stops · furthest 2,203 mi

Schedule strength

25%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1534)

Master avg

653.15 / 720
14 Master contests · 1 GC

Storylines (14 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

They almost always walk

67% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 10 of 15 contests

A top-10 category call in 67% of their 15 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

Serial Griller has finished one call ahead of GONEHOGGIN.COM 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

5–1 behind in the head-to-head

Rogue Hog BBQ ahead in 83% of their meetings

Rogue Hog BBQ has come out ahead in 5 of their 6 shared contests.

The weak link

−7.4 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 7.38 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 20% of the time against 43%.

  • Brisket avg 160.14
  • Chicken avg 167.51
  • 3 calls in 15 entries
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The drought

9 contests since the last title

Their last Grand Championship came at New Jersey State Barbecue Championship on Jul 11, 2014 — 9 contests and 12.2 years ago.

  • last GC Jul 11, 2014
  • 12.2 years ago

A strong matchup

8–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 89% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of SIR-PORK'S-ALOT BBQ in 8 of their 9 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

5 of 6 shared chicken entries lost

Rogue Hog BBQ ahead 83% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, Rogue Hog BBQ has out-cooked them in 5 of 6 shared chicken entries.

Announced themselves early

4th at their very first contest

Finished 4 of 56 at their very first tracked contest, Middletown BBQ Cook Off (May 17, 2013).

  • May 17, 2013
  • 56-team field

A July team

Top 16% average finish in July

Something about July: average finish in the top 16% across 4 contests, versus top 25% the rest of the year.

  • 4 July contests
  • top 25% the rest of the year

A standing appointment

4 years running at one contest

They've cooked New Jersey State Barbecue Championship every year from 2013 to 2016 — the contest they never miss.

  • 4 visits in all
  • best finish 1st

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

YearSeriesOverallChickenRibsPorkBrisket
2016 ↗ Master #1317 (210 pts) #1327 (235 pts) #1593 (175 pts) #1793 (135 pts) #2291 (70 pts)
2015 ↗ Master #1433 (175 pts) #1456 (185 pts) #2082 (80 pts) #2086 (85 pts) #1950 (110 pts)
2014 ↗ Master #885 (375 pts) #947 (375 pts) #1392 (210 pts) #1206 (265 pts) #1175 (265 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to GONEHOGGIN.COM, each with one reason worth a look.

25 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.

CHICKEN BUTT BBQ UTAH
#1,055 of the rated field
1599 power rating
Contests
19
GCs
1
Top-10s
32%
Peak
1599
1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to GONEHOGGIN.COM)

2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team GONEHOGGIN.COM has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

  • rated over 18 contests
  • last seen Oct 24, 2015
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BLUE COLLAR BBQ MS
#1,058 of the rated field
1599 power rating
Contests
21
GCs
0
Top-10s
38%
Peak
1609

Careers of much the same size, 21 contests to 15, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

  • rated over 21 contests
  • last seen Jun 19, 2020
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JOHN'S TWISTED Q
#1,060 of the rated field
1599 power rating
Contests
28
GCs
0
Top-10s
32%
Peak
1599

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 28 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

  • rated over 28 contests
  • last seen Jun 1, 2019
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Hickory Pit Stop
#1,056 of the rated field
1599 power rating
Contests
34
GCs
0
Top-10s
24%
Peak
1612

34 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 24% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

  • rated over 34 contests
  • last seen Sep 11, 2026
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HALF BAKED HIPPIES BBQ
#1,061 of the rated field
1598 power rating
Contests
34
GCs
0
Top-10s
38%
Peak
1598

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.

  • rated over 34 contests
  • last seen Sep 13, 2019
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Backwoods BBQ
#1,054 of the rated field
1599 power rating
Contests
63
GCs
2
Top-10s
37%
Peak
1654

Level with GONEHOGGIN.COM on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

  • rated over 62 contests
  • last seen Jul 9, 2026
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Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

OpponentMeetingsAheadBehindWin rate
SIR-PORK'S-ALOT BBQ 9 8 1 89% ⚔ compare
FINN'S FINEST BBQ 9 6 3 67% ⚔ compare
SLOWER LOWER BBQ 8 6 2 75% ⚔ compare
THE BBQ GURU 8 5 3 63% ⚔ compare
PIGHEADED BBQ 8 5 3 63% ⚔ compare
3 EYZ BBQ 8 4 4 50% ⚔ compare
Palm tree smokehouse 7 6 1 86% ⚔ compare
SHADY CREW 7 6 1 86% ⚔ compare
Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit 7 5 2 71% ⚔ compare
PHILLY BLIND PIG BBQ 7 4 3 57% ⚔ compare
LOCAL SMOKE BBQ 7 4 3 57% ⚔ compare
CHIX, SWINE & BOVINE BBQ 7 2 5 29% ⚔ compare
SWINE AND DINE OF PHILADELPHIA 6 6 0 100% ⚔ compare
BANG BANG BBQ 6 6 0 100% ⚔ compare
BIG BLOCK BBQ 6 4 2 67% ⚔ compare

By meat

CategoryEntriesCallsWinsPodiumsBestWorstAverageAvg finish
Chicken 14 6 1 4 178.8800 157.1772 167.51 top 24%
Pork Ribs 15 5 1 3 175.4516 152.5028 165.17 top 32%
Pork 15 4 0 0 172.5828 145.6916 161.16 top 40%
Brisket 15 3 0 0 170.8800 144.4684 160.14 top 42%

“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

FieldContestsGCsAvg finish
Medium (20–39)10top 69%
Large (40+)131top 21%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

WhereContestsGCsAvg finish
NJ51top 15%
DE40top 18%
MO20top 44%
TX10top 10%
TN10top 29%
MD10top 69%

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

ContestVisitsBestGCsAvg finishLast visit
New Jersey State Barbecue Championship 4 1 1 top 16% Jul 8, 2016

More numbers

Busiest season 2014 5 contests · 1 GC
Contests a season 3.8 across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in NJ 5 of 15 contests · 7 states in all
Contests visited 11 1 of them more than once
First title Jul 11, 2014 New Jersey State Barbecue Championship
Opponents faced 1,005 finished ahead 1,004 times, behind 590

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

20162 milestones
  1. Peak power rating (1599) New Jersey State Barbecue Championship
  2. Most recent contest New Jersey State Barbecue Championship
20152 milestones
  1. 10th tracked contest Triple Threat BBQ Beer and Music Festival
  2. Career-best overall score683.9772 36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Invitational
20144 milestones
  1. First overall podium New Jersey State Barbecue Championship
  2. First Grand Championship New Jersey State Barbecue Championship
  3. Biggest field won (65 teams) New Jersey State Barbecue Championship
  4. Career-best single call (Chicken)178.8800 New Jersey State Barbecue Championship
20135 milestones
  1. First tracked contest Middletown BBQ Cook Off
  2. First call Middletown BBQ Cook Off
  3. First overall top-10 Middletown BBQ Cook Off
  4. First overall past 90% of a perfect score651.4282 Middletown BBQ Cook Off
  5. First category win (Pork Ribs) DO AC Smokin' Hot Atlantic City BBQ Championship

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

SwingContestDate
+14.5Middletown BBQ Cook OffMay 17, 2013
+14.3New Jersey State Barbecue ChampionshipJul 11, 2014
+13.2Shotgun Fred BBQ ShowdownFeb 25, 2016
+12.7Hogs & Hops DoverSep 20, 2013
+12.2Triple Threat BBQ Beer and Music FestivalApr 10, 2015

📉 Toughest weekends

SwingContestDate
-7Sam's Club National BBQ TourAug 22, 2014
-636th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- OpenOct 3, 2015

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)

Season by season

SeasonContestsGCsTop-10sCategory winsWalk rateAvg finishBest overall (% of perfect)Avg overall (% of perfect)
20162010 100% top 18% 93.8% 91.1%
20154020 50% top 27% 95% 92.1%
20145111 60% top 36% 93.7% 90%
20134021 75% top 15% 92.9% 89.8%

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

DateEventOverallChickenRibsPorkBrisket
Jul 8, 2016 New Jersey State Barbecue Championship North Wildwood, NJ 17 / 65 (636.5032) 16 (162.8228) 8 (168.5716) 46 (150.8228) 29 (154.2860)
Feb 25, 2016 Shotgun Fred BBQ Showdown Huntsville, TX 4 / 42 (675.4056) 3 (172.5944) 6 (172.5600) 10 (169.7028) 23 (160.5484)
Oct 3, 2015 36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open Kansas City, MO 389 / 606 (641.0172) 294 (164.0116) 508 (152.5028) 476 (155.3828) 144 (169.1200)
Oct 2, 2015 36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Invitational unrated Kansas City, MO 44 / 187 (683.9772) 42 (174.2628) 93 (168) 51 (171.9772) 85 (169.7372)
Jul 10, 2015 New Jersey State Barbecue Championship North Wildwood, NJ 6 / 65 (658.3084) 5 (169.1656) 21 (164.5600) 20 (161.1428) 15 (163.4400)
Apr 10, 2015 Triple Threat BBQ Beer and Music Festival Harrington, DE 10 / 99 (669.1656) 29 (166.2856) 23 (165.7028) 14 (166.2972) 7 (170.8800)
Nov 13, 2014 World Food Championships - World Barbecue Championships (Competitiors Series) Las Vegas, NV — — 25 (167.4056) 5 (172.5828) 38 (158.2284)
Oct 24, 2014 Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitation Barbecue (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) Lynchburg, TN 27 / 92 (674.7884) 7 (176) 38 (169.6912) 71 (160.5372) 41 (168.5600)
Aug 22, 2014 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Laurel, MD 20 / 29 (622.8112) 17 (160.5600) 17 (158.8800) 11 (158.9028) 25 (144.4684)
Jul 11, 2014 New Jersey State Barbecue Championship North Wildwood, NJ 1 / 65 (670.3088) 1 (178.8800) 23 (157.7260) 6 (168) 6 (165.7028)
Apr 11, 2014 Delaware's Triple Threat BBQ Festival at the Fair Harrington, DE 49 / 109 (625.1548) 46 (158.2744) 15 (164.6172) 89 (145.6916) 40 (156.5716)
Oct 5, 2013 DO AC Smokin' Hot Atlantic City BBQ Championship Atlantic City, NJ 12 / 85 (643.4056) 44 (157.1772) 1 (175.4516) 39 (155.3712) 30 (155.4056)
Sep 20, 2013 Hogs & Hops Dover Dover, DE 5 / 45 (669.0740) 2 (177.1544) 3 (169.7256) 27 (156.5028) 7 (165.6912)
Jul 12, 2013 New Jersey State Barbecue Championship North Wildwood, NJ 17 / 65 (622.6968) 21 (159.4400) 27 (152.5028) 11 (161.6456) 31 (149.1084)
May 17, 2013 Middletown BBQ Cook Off Middletown, DE 4 / 56 (651.4282) 2 (168.5714) 2 (169.7144) 9 (162.8570) 35 (150.2854)

An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)

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