The comeback
2 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 2 years, then back at Lakeland Pig Festival (Jan 22, 2026).
- last seen Jan 26, 2024
- back Jan 22, 2026
Pero Family Farms
Pero Family Farms is a competition barbecue team with 3 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record in 2024. Their best overall finish is 58th of 61 at the Lakeland Pig Festival (2024).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1487
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 1
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
Jan 26, 2024
latest Jan 26, 2024
Avg finish
top 95%
overall standings
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 155.97
Road miles
0
across 3 mapped stops
Purse competed for
$50K
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 155.9656 | 155.9656 | 155.97 | top 89% |
“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.
More numbers
Contests a season
1
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
FL
3 of 3 contests
Contests visited
1
a different one every time
Most-entered meat
Chicken
1 entry · 0 wins · 0 calls
Opponents faced
119
finished ahead 4 times, behind 114
Longest layoff
2 yrs
Jan 26, 2024 → Jan 22, 2026
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20261 milestone
- Most recent contest Lakeland Pig Festival
20242 milestones
- Career-best overall score155.9656 Lakeland Pig Festival
- Career-best single call (Chicken)155.9656 Lakeland Pig Festival
20231 milestone
- First tracked contest Lakeland Pig Festival
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 22, 2026 | Lakeland Pig Festival 🏅 Lakeland, FL | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jan 26, 2024 | Lakeland Pig Festival 🏅 Lakeland, FL | 58 / 61 (155.9656) | 54 (155.9656) | — | — | — |
| Jan 27, 2023 | Lakeland Pig Festival 🏅 Lakeland, FL | — | — | — | — | — |