Head-to-head
Sugar Shack vs Lucky Shoes BBQ
14 head-to-head wins
Met
21 times in the data
7 head-to-head wins
Sugar Shack has taken the last 2 meetings.
Career comparison
| Sugar Shack | Lucky Shoes BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 63 | Contests | 38 |
| 0 | Grand champs | 3 |
| 3 | Category wins | 3 |
| 0 | Perfect 180s | 0 |
| 97.6% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 97.6% |
| 93.2% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 91.7% |
| top 51% | Avg finish | top 55% |
| ±2.12% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±3.26% |
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 | Lucky Shoes BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Chicken (21 meetings) | 11 |
| 16 | Pork Ribs (25 meetings) | 9 |
| 4 | Pork (6 meetings) | 2 |
| 5 | Brisket (6 meetings) | 1 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Minnesota in May 4 times — Lucky Shoes BBQ leads there 3–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Boomer Backyard BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) 3 times — Sugar Shack leads there 2–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Bring'n Home the Bacon II (BACKYARD) 2 times — Sugar Shack leads there 2–0
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 37.71 points at B-Dale BBQ Contest (BACKYARD ONLY) (2022-08-05)
- 🤏 Closest call: 0.5368 points at Fire on Ice BBQ Championship (2025-02-21)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | Sugar Shack | Lucky Shoes BBQ | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-08 | Minnesota in May | 6 / 77 (694.2400) | 23 / 77 (684.0120) | Sugar Shack |
| 2026-05-01 | ND BBQ Championship | 26 / 71 (679.3484) | 40 / 71 (669.6456) | Sugar Shack |
| 2025-05-09 | Minnesota in May | 54 / 58 (657.6688) | 51 / 58 (659.3832) | Lucky Shoes BBQ |
| 2025-02-21 | Fire on Ice BBQ Championship | 27 / 42 (668.5028) | 29 / 42 (667.9660) | Sugar Shack |
| 2024-05-10 | Minnesota in May | 50 / 58 (663.3028) | 27 / 58 (683.3600) | Lucky Shoes BBQ |
| 2024-03-29 | Iowa State BBQ Championship | 33 / 42 (665.6456 · Master) | 21 / 42 (334.8112 · Backyard) | Lucky Shoes BBQ |
| 2023-10-15 | Bring'n Home the Bacon II (BACKYARD) | 2 / 24 (348.5600) | 19 / 24 (331.3488) | Sugar Shack |
| 2023-10-13 | Bring'n Home the Bacon II (MASTER & BACKYARD) | 11 / 21 (335.3600) | 26 / 21 (318.1712) | Sugar Shack |
| 2023-09-09 | Bent Brewstillery BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY) | 4 / 30 (342.8000) | 15 / 30 (332.5256) | Sugar Shack |
| 2023-08-19 | Boomer Backyard BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) | 7 / 16 (337.6688) | 10 / 16 (332.5372) | Sugar Shack |
| 2023-08-12 | 5th Annual KCBS World Invitational - BACKYARD SERIES INVITATIONAL | 25 / 29 (337.0856) | 15 / 29 (345.1320) | Lucky Shoes BBQ |
| 2023-08-11 | 5th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN | 13 / 90 (697.0744) | 79 / 90 (661.5544) | Sugar Shack |
| 2023-05-12 | Minnesota in May | 19 / 59 (327.3944) | 15 / 59 (333.1316) | Lucky Shoes BBQ |
| 2022-08-20 | Boomer Backyard BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) | 10 / 15 (322.7888) | 1 / 15 (344.5828) | Lucky Shoes BBQ |
| 2022-08-05 | B-Dale BBQ Contest (BACKYARD ONLY) | 15 / 21 (313.7028) | 1 / 21 (351.4172) | Lucky Shoes BBQ |
| 2022-07-22 | Fillmore County Fair BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) | 6 / 13 (338.2512) | 13 / 13 (306.2052) | Sugar Shack |
| 2022-07-15 | Bourbon, Brews & BBQ (BACKYARD) | 6 / 14 (342.8800) | 9 / 14 (329.7144) | Sugar Shack |
| 2022-05-13 | Minnesota in May (Backyard) | 4 / 38 (341.7256) | 33 / 38 (313.0400) | Sugar Shack |
| 2021-10-16 | Bring'n Home the Bacon II Day 2 (BACKYARD) | 29 / 36 (318.8228) | 34 / 36 (307.9544) | Sugar Shack |
| 2021-10-15 | Bring'n Home the Bacon II Day 1 (BACKYARD) | 30 / 40 (318.2172) | 37 / 40 (309.7028) | Sugar Shack |
| 2021-08-21 | Boomer Backyard BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) | 3 / 18 (339.9888) | 16 / 18 (309.0972) | Sugar Shack |