The comeback
6.7 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 6.7 years, then back at Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) (Jun 12, 2026).
- last seen Oct 4, 2019
- back Jun 12, 2026
American Piggers
American Piggers is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 28th of 40 at the Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) (2026). They finished #317 in the 2026 Backyard Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1477
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 4
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
Jan 23, 2014
latest Jun 12, 2026 · 12.4 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 77%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
25%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±6.34
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 160.40 · weakest Brisket (148.54)
Road miles
1,442
across 4 mapped stops · furthest 1,208 mi
Schedule strength
48%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1562)
Purse competed for
$29K
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 2 state-championship entries
Master avg
613.62 / 720
3 Master contests · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
332.51 / 360
1 Backyard contest · 0 GCs
These overall scores sit on different scales (Master out of 720, Backyard out of 360), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.
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)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.8344 | 140.5600 | 154.70 | top 79% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 172.5828 | 145.6684 | 160.40 | top 58% |
| Pork | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.1428 | 149.0856 | 155.79 | top 68% |
| Brisket | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 151.9888 | 145.6916 | 148.54 | top 81% |
“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
More numbers
Contests a season
1
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
WI
1 of 4 contests · 4 states in all
Contests visited
4
a different one every time
Opponents faced
244
finished ahead 59 times, behind 193
Longest layoff
6.7 yrs
Oct 4, 2019 → Jun 12, 2026
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20262 milestones
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score332.5144 Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD)
- Most recent contest Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD)
20191 milestone
- Career-best overall score619.9320 Smoketoberfest
20172 milestones
- First call Kelley Wilson BBQ
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)172.5828 Kelley Wilson BBQ
20142 milestones
- First tracked contest The Tiger Town Pig Festival
- Peak power rating (1490) The Tiger Town Pig Festival
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -9.7 | The Tiger Town Pig Festival | Jan 23, 2014 |
| -6.6 | Smoketoberfest | Oct 4, 2019 |
| -4.9 | Kelley Wilson BBQ | Jun 2, 2017 |
| -1.9 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | Jun 12, 2026 |
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
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 70% | 92.4% | 92.4% |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 84% | 86.1% | 86.1% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 70% | 85.6% | 85.6% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 84% | 84% | 84% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 12, 2026 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI | 28 / 40 (332.5144) | 33 (162.8344) | 17 (169.6800) | — | — |
| Oct 4, 2019 | Smoketoberfest 🏅 Ottumwa, IA | 41 / 49 (619.9320) | 43 (153.1316) | 44 (153.6688) | 36 (161.1428) | 39 (151.9888) |
| Jun 2, 2017 | Kelley Wilson BBQ Kansas City, MO | 43 / 61 (615.9660) | 58 (140.5600) | 9 (172.5828) | 29 (157.1316) | 50 (145.6916) |
| Jan 23, 2014 | The Tiger Town Pig Festival Lakeland, FL | 58 / 69 (604.9484) | 35 (162.2628) | 59 (145.6684) | 57 (149.0856) | 56 (147.9316) |