Bowling for a pig

Bowling for a pig was a traditional British competition, usually held at country fêtes, fairs, and carnivals.

It was a form of bowling as a test of skill, with the highest scorer(s) winning the prize.

Some fêtes retain the name for their bowling sideshow, but no longer offer a live pig as a prize.

The traditional prize was a piglet for the winner to take home and raise.

[8] As fewer people kept livestock, some fairs started to offer joints of pork as the prize instead of a live animal,[1][9] and some fairs continue the name today but have substituted other prizes.