The Yardpigs MN
Rating
1591
peak 1598
Contests
15
in the data
First seen
latest 2022-08-05
Grand champs
3
2 reserve
Category wins
4
7 podiums
Overall top-10s
8
of 15 contests
Avg finish
top 19%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
339.16 ▼
last 5 vs career avg 340.59 (-1.43)
Walk rate
67%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
5
best run (overall)
Consistency
±6.80
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 170.49 · weakest Chicken (169.91)
Road miles
1940
mi across 14 mapped stops · furthest 710 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
Good Grefe! has finished one call ahead of The Yardpigs 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
THE GREAT PIG IN THE SKY has landed one call behind them 2 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
Sensuous BBQ has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of UGLY BABY BBQ in 8 of their 10 shared contests.
💔 The heartbreaker
Came within 0.5372 points of the Grand Championship at B-Dale BBQ Contest (BACKYARD ONLY) (2021-08-07).
🗡️ Giant slayer
Took the Grand Championship over a 52-team field at Bring'n Home the Bacon - Day 1.
🐣 Announced themselves early
Finished 1 of 15 at their very first tracked contest, Bourbon, Brews & BBQ(BACKYARD ONLY) ().
Teams like this (closest power rating, MN first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 11 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 177.1544 | 163.9772 | 169.91 | top 26% |
| Pork Ribs | 13 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 179.4400 | 162.8000 | 170.49 | top 26% |
| 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 state / province
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| MN | 5 | 0 | top 25% |
| WI | 4 | 2 | top 16% |
| OK | 1 | 0 | top 15% |
| IA | 1 | 1 | top 7% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 2 | 1 | top 10% |
| Medium (20–39) | 5 | 0 | top 28% |
| Large (40+) | 4 | 2 | top 13% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2021 (10 contests)
- Cooks mostly in MN (8 of 15 contests)
- Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (13 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: Bourbon, Brews & BBQ(BACKYARD ONLY) (null)
- Wins it all in 20% of contests
- All-time average overall score: 340.59
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 347.4744 | 347.47 |
| 2022 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 333.6340 | 332.78 |
| 2021 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 350.2972 | 341.68 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-08-05 | B-Dale BBQ Contest (BACKYARD ONLY) Roseville, MN | 13 / 21 (331.9200) | 11 (169.1200) | 12 (162.8000) | — | — |
| 2022-05-13 | Minnesota in May (Backyard) Cambridge, MN | 11 / 38 (333.6340) | 9 (169.1084) | 15 (164.5256) | — | — |
| 2022-05-13 | Minnesota in May (One Meat Ribs) Cambridge, MN | — | — | 2 (174.8572) | — | — |
| 2022-05-13 | Minnesota in May (Masters) Cambridge, MN | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2021-11-12 | 3rd Annual KCBS World Invitational - Backyard Shawnee, OK | 5 / 33 (343.9428) | 13 (169.6800) | 1 (174.2628) | — | — |
| 2021-11-11 | 3rd Annual KCBS World Invitational - Ancillary Shawnee, OK | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2021-10-16 | Bring'n Home the Bacon II Day 2 (BACKYARD) West Salem, WI | 8 / 36 (338.8228) | 7 (173.7028) | 16 (165.1200) | — | — |
| 2021-10-15 | Bring'n Home the Bacon II Day 1 (BACKYARD) West Salem, WI | 15 / 40 (327.9428) | 15 (163.9772) | 13 (163.9656) | — | — |
| 2021-08-22 | Big Island BBQ Backyard Albert Lea, MN | 2 / 15 (343.9656) | 5 (169.7028) | 2 (174.2628) | — | — |
| 2021-08-07 | B-Dale BBQ Contest (BACKYARD ONLY) Roseville, MN | 2 / 21 (342.8688) | 6 (165.1544) | 1 (177.7144) | — | — |
| 2021-06-12 | Bring'n Home the Bacon - Day 2 West Salem, WI | 1 / 45 (350.2972) | 2 (176.0000) | 4 (174.2972) | — | — |
| 2021-06-11 | Bring'n Home the Bacon - Day 1 West Salem, WI | 1 / 52 (347.4056) | 7 (167.9656) | 1 (179.4400) | — | — |
| 2021-05-07 | Minnesota in May Cambridge, MN | 6 / 60 (338.2172) | 14 (167.3944) | 5 (170.8228) | — | — |
| 2021-05-07 | Minnesota in May - One Meat Contest - Ribs Cambridge, MN | — | — | 24 (163.9772) | — | — |
| Bourbon, Brews & BBQ(BACKYARD ONLY) Bancroft, IA | 1 / 15 (347.4744) | 1 (177.1544) | 5 (170.3200) | — | — |
Team of the Year standings (rank per category by season — year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 ↗ | Backyard | — | #117 (379 pts) | #96 (504 pts) | — | — |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | — | — | #744 (262 pts) | — | — |
| 2021 ↗ | Backyard | — | #26 (1009 pts) | #15 (1180 pts) | — | — |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | — | — | #1553 (59 pts) | — | — |