Head-to-head
10 head-to-head wins
Met
19 times in the data
9 head-to-head wins
Sugar Shack has taken the last 4 meetings.
Career comparison
| Sugar Shack | T-Rex BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 63 | Contests | 78 |
| 0 | Grand champs | 2 |
| 3 | Category wins | 9 |
| 0 | Perfect 180s | 1 |
| 97.6% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 97.6% |
| 93.2% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 93.4% |
| top 51% | Avg finish | top 52% |
| ±2.12% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±3.21% |
Overall scores show as a share of a perfect total (Master /720, Backyard /360) so the two series compare fairly.
Meat by meat (who finishes ahead when both enter the category)
| Sugar Shack | T-Rex BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Chicken (19 meetings) | 12 |
| 12 | Pork Ribs (19 meetings) | 7 |
| 9 | Pork (14 meetings) | 5 |
| 4 | Brisket (14 meetings) | 10 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Iowa State BBQ Championship 4 times — Sugar Shack leads there 3–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Minnesota in May 3 times — Sugar Shack leads there 2–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 2 times — T-Rex BBQ leads there 2–0
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 36.65 points at Iowa State BBQ Championship (2025-04-04)
- 🤏 Closest call: 1.6568 points at 5th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN (2023-08-11)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | Sugar Shack | T-Rex BBQ | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-24 | 10th Annual E'burg BBQ Contest | 5 / 17 (702.8116) | 15 / 17 (685.0284) | Sugar Shack |
| 2026-05-08 | Minnesota in May | 6 / 77 (694.2400) | 38 / 77 (679.3716) | Sugar Shack |
| 2026-05-01 | ND BBQ Championship | 26 / 71 (679.3484) | 47 / 71 (659.3256) | Sugar Shack |
| 2026-04-03 | Iowa State BBQ Championship | 2 / 42 (697.0972) | 10 / 42 (686.2172) | Sugar Shack |
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 204 / 401 (677.6228) | 175 / 401 (680.4800) | T-Rex BBQ |
| 2025-08-29 | SD BBQ Shootout @ Huset's Speedway | 21 / 44 (677.5884) | 9 / 44 (688.5260) | T-Rex BBQ |
| 2025-07-11 | KTD Smokn' Gobbler | 25 / 26 (649.4968) | 7 / 26 (681.6460) | T-Rex BBQ |
| 2025-05-09 | Minnesota in May | 54 / 58 (657.6688) | 29 / 58 (680.4916) | T-Rex BBQ |
| 2025-04-04 | Iowa State BBQ Championship | 14 / 49 (679.4056) | 44 / 49 (642.7544) | Sugar Shack |
| 2025-02-21 | Fire on Ice BBQ Championship | 27 / 42 (668.5028) | 24 / 42 (670.1828) | T-Rex BBQ |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 307 / 444 (661.0284) | 222 / 444 (676.4572) | T-Rex BBQ |
| 2024-03-29 | Iowa State BBQ Championship | 33 / 42 (665.6456) | 26 / 42 (669.0400) | T-Rex BBQ |
| 2023-10-13 | Bring'n Home the Bacon II (MASTER & BACKYARD) | 11 / 21 (335.3600 · Backyard) | 9 / 21 (678.1716 · Master) | T-Rex BBQ |
| 2023-08-11 | 5th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN | 13 / 90 (697.0744) | 16 / 90 (695.4176) | Sugar Shack |
| 2023-07-14 | KTD Smokin Gobbler Cook-off | 28 / 39 (662.8232) | 31 / 39 (657.0628) | Sugar Shack |
| 2023-06-02 | Smokin in Steele | 11 / 29 (329.7256 · Backyard) | 7 / 29 (673.1316 · Master) | T-Rex BBQ |
| 2023-05-12 | Minnesota in May | 19 / 59 (327.3944 · Backyard) | 24 / 59 (674.7888 · Master) | Sugar Shack |
| 2023-03-31 | Iowa State BBQ Championship | 13 / 47 (332.5372 · Backyard) | 24 / 47 (672.4688 · Master) | Sugar Shack |
| 2021-05-07 | Minnesota in May | 10 / 60 (335.3944 · Backyard) | 28 / 60 (665.0516 · Master) | Sugar Shack |