Head-to-head
4 head-to-head wins
Met
9 times in the data
5 head-to-head wins
Career comparison
| Sugar Shack | Matty Macks | |
|---|---|---|
| 63 | Contests | 54 |
| 0 | Grand champs | 0 |
| 3 | Category wins | 7 |
| 0 | Perfect 180s | 2 |
| 97.6% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 97.6% |
| 93.2% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 93.9% |
| top 51% | Avg finish | top 43% |
| ±2.12% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±2.34% |
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 | Matty Macks | |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Chicken (9 meetings) | 6 |
| 5 | Pork Ribs (10 meetings) | 5 |
| 3 | Pork (8 meetings) | 5 |
| 5 | Brisket (8 meetings) | 3 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Iowa State BBQ Championship 4 times — dead level 2–2
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Minnesota in May 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 34.95 points at Iowa State BBQ Championship (2024-03-29)
- 🤏 Closest call: 0.0116 points at KTD Smokin Gobbler Cook-off (2024-07-12)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | Sugar Shack | Matty Macks | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-24 | 10th Annual E'burg BBQ Contest | 5 / 17 (702.8116) | 3 / 17 (702.8460) | Matty Macks |
| 2026-05-08 | Minnesota in May | 6 / 77 (694.2400) | 39 / 77 (679.3260) | Sugar Shack |
| 2026-04-03 | Iowa State BBQ Championship | 2 / 42 (697.0972) | 21 / 42 (678.1716) | Sugar Shack |
| 2025-04-04 | Iowa State BBQ Championship | 14 / 49 (679.4056) | 13 / 49 (679.9432) | Matty Macks |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 307 / 444 (661.0284) | 139 / 444 (684.5028) | Matty Macks |
| 2024-07-12 | KTD Smokin Gobbler Cook-off | 20 / 34 (672.4916) | 21 / 34 (672.4800) | Sugar Shack |
| 2024-05-10 | Minnesota in May | 50 / 58 (663.3028) | 13 / 58 (689.0976) | Matty Macks |
| 2024-03-29 | Iowa State BBQ Championship | 33 / 42 (665.6456) | 2 / 42 (700.5944) | Matty Macks |
| 2023-03-31 | Iowa State BBQ Championship | 13 / 47 (332.5372 · Backyard) | 14 / 47 (679.3716 · Master) | Sugar Shack |