American Piggers IA
Rating
1488
peak 1488 · rated over 2 contests
Contests
2
in the data
First seen
2019-10-04
latest 2026-06-12
Best ToY finish
#290
Backyard 2026
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 2 contests
Avg finish
top 77%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 161.67 · weakest Brisket (151.99)
Road miles
212
mi across 2 mapped stops · furthest 212 mi
Purse competed for
$29K
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 2 state-championship entries
Master avg
619.93 / 720
1 Master contest · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
332.51 / 360
1 Backyard contest · 0 GCs
Master and Backyard overall scores sit on different scales (Master is out of 720, Backyard out of 360), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.
Teams like this (closest power rating, IA first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.8344 | 153.1316 | 157.98 | top 85% |
| Pork Ribs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.6800 | 153.6688 | 161.67 | top 66% |
| Pork | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.1428 | 161.1428 | 161.14 | top 73% |
| Brisket | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 151.9888 | 151.9888 | 151.99 | top 80% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| WI | 1 | 0 | top 70% |
| IA | 1 | 0 | top 84% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2026 (1 contest)
- Cooks mostly in WI (1 of 2 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (2 entries)
- Average Master overall score: 619.93 / 720
- Average Backyard overall score: 332.51 / 360
Milestones
- 🚩 2019-10-04 — First tracked contest · Smoketoberfest
- ⭐ 2019-10-04 — Career-best overall score (619.9320) · Smoketoberfest
Category scores over time
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% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-12 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI | 28 / 40 (332.5144) | 33 (162.8344) | 17 (169.6800) | — | — |
| 2019-10-04 | Smoketoberfest 🏅 Ottumwa, IA | 41 / 49 (619.9320) | 43 (153.1316) | 44 (153.6688) | 36 (161.1428) | 39 (151.9888) |
Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Backyard | #290 (60 pts) | #293 (60 pts) | #270 (100 pts) | — | — |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #2084 (75 pts) | #2167 (75 pts) | #2161 (75 pts) | #2172 (75 pts) | #2148 (75 pts) |