Head-to-head
11 head-to-head wins
Met
23 times in the data
12 head-to-head wins
Sugar Shack has taken the last 2 meetings.
Career comparison
| Sugar Shack | UGLY BABY BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 63 | Contests | 69 |
| 0 | Grand champs | 1 |
| 3 | Category wins | 7 |
| 0 | Perfect 180s | 2 |
| 97.6% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 96.6% |
| 93.2% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 92.8% |
| top 51% | Avg finish | top 50% |
| ±2.12% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±2.12% |
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 | UGLY BABY BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Chicken (23 meetings) | 12 |
| 11 | Pork Ribs (23 meetings) | 11 |
| 6 | Pork (12 meetings) | 6 |
| 5 | Brisket (12 meetings) | 7 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Minnesota in May 4 times — dead level 2–2
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Iowa State BBQ Championship 4 times — dead level 2–2
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 2 times — Sugar Shack leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked KTD Smokin Gobbler Cook-off 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Minnesota in May (Backyard) 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 25.79 points at Minnesota in May (2024-05-10)
- 🤏 Closest call: 0.0116 points at B-Dale BBQ Contest (BACKYARD ONLY) (2021-08-07)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | Sugar Shack | UGLY BABY BBQ | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-12 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | 32 / 40 (662.6968) | 36 / 40 (652.3772) | Sugar Shack |
| 2026-05-08 | Minnesota in May | 6 / 77 (694.2400) | 48 / 77 (676.4456) | Sugar Shack |
| 2025-07-11 | KTD Smokn' Gobbler | 25 / 26 (649.4968) | 18 / 26 (667.8744) | UGLY BABY BBQ |
| 2025-05-09 | Minnesota in May | 54 / 58 (657.6688) | 40 / 58 (674.7660) | UGLY BABY BBQ |
| 2025-04-04 | Iowa State BBQ Championship | 14 / 49 (679.4056) | 30 / 49 (668.4572) | Sugar Shack |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 307 / 444 (661.0284) | 121 / 444 (685.6456) | UGLY BABY BBQ |
| 2024-07-12 | KTD Smokin Gobbler Cook-off | 20 / 34 (672.4916) | 11 / 34 (681.0744) | UGLY BABY BBQ |
| 2024-06-08 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | 32 / 37 (665.0288) | 21 / 37 (682.7544) | UGLY BABY BBQ |
| 2024-06-07 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | 21 / 41 (669.5888) | 28 / 41 (664.9828) | Sugar Shack |
| 2024-05-10 | Minnesota in May | 50 / 58 (663.3028) | 14 / 58 (689.0972) | UGLY BABY BBQ |
| 2024-03-29 | Iowa State BBQ Championship | 33 / 42 (665.6456) | 19 / 42 (675.9312) | UGLY BABY BBQ |
| 2023-10-13 | Bring'n Home the Bacon II (MASTER & BACKYARD) | 11 / 21 (335.3600 · Backyard) | 15 / 21 (669.5540 · Master) | Sugar Shack |
| 2023-07-14 | KTD Smokin Gobbler Cook-off | 28 / 39 (662.8232) | 32 / 39 (654.1944) | Sugar Shack |
| 2023-06-02 | Smokin in Steele | 11 / 29 (329.7256 · Backyard) | 15 / 29 (663.9312 · Master) | Sugar Shack |
| 2023-05-12 | Minnesota in May | 19 / 59 (327.3944 · Backyard) | 39 / 59 (663.3828 · Master) | Sugar Shack |
| 2023-03-31 | Iowa State BBQ Championship | 13 / 47 (332.5372 · Backyard) | 31 / 47 (667.3716 · Master) | Sugar Shack |
| 2022-05-13 | Minnesota in May (Backyard) | 4 / 38 (341.7256) | 21 / 38 (323.3480) | Sugar Shack |
| 2022-04-01 | Iowa State BBQ Championship (Backyard) | 13 / 27 (335.3596) | 3 / 27 (346.8344) | UGLY BABY BBQ |
| 2021-10-16 | Bring'n Home the Bacon II Day 2 (BACKYARD) | 29 / 36 (318.8228) | 26 / 36 (320.5832) | UGLY BABY BBQ |
| 2021-10-15 | Bring'n Home the Bacon II Day 1 (BACKYARD) | 30 / 40 (318.2172) | 10 / 40 (329.6688) | UGLY BABY BBQ |
| 2021-08-22 | Big Island BBQ Backyard | 7 / 15 (334.8112) | 13 / 15 (319.3492) | Sugar Shack |
| 2021-08-07 | B-Dale BBQ Contest (BACKYARD ONLY) | 13 / 21 (326.8456) | 12 / 21 (326.8572) | UGLY BABY BBQ |
| 2021-05-07 | Minnesota in May | 10 / 60 (335.3944) | 2 / 60 (341.1544) | UGLY BABY BBQ |