Head-to-head
2 head-to-head wins
Met
7 times in the data
5 head-to-head wins
Career comparison
| Sugar Shack | NEVER EASY BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 63 | Contests | 53 |
| 0 | Grand champs | 0 |
| 3 | Category wins | 3 |
| 0 | Perfect 180s | 1 |
| 97.6% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 97.5% |
| 93.2% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 93.6% |
| top 51% | Avg finish | top 52% |
| ±2.12% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±2.26% |
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 | NEVER EASY BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chicken (7 meetings) | 6 |
| 5 | Pork Ribs (8 meetings) | 3 |
| 2 | Pork (7 meetings) | 5 |
| 1 | Brisket (7 meetings) | 6 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 2 times — NEVER EASY BBQ leads there 2–0
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 27.47 points at American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest (2024-10-30)
- 🤏 Closest call: 5.2228 points at SD BBQ Shootout @ Huset's Speedway (2025-08-29)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | Sugar Shack | NEVER EASY BBQ | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-24 | 10th Annual E'burg BBQ Contest | 5 / 17 (702.8116) | 10 / 17 (694.7656) | Sugar Shack |
| 2026-06-05 | Original SD BBQ Championships | 22 / 48 (679.3488) | 7 / 48 (690.2860) | NEVER EASY BBQ |
| 2026-05-08 | Minnesota in May | 6 / 77 (694.2400) | 19 / 77 (685.1428) | Sugar Shack |
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 204 / 401 (677.6228) | 63 / 401 (693.1544) | NEVER EASY BBQ |
| 2025-08-29 | SD BBQ Shootout @ Huset's Speedway | 21 / 44 (677.5884) | 15 / 44 (682.8112) | NEVER EASY BBQ |
| 2025-07-11 | KTD Smokn' Gobbler | 25 / 26 (649.4968) | 15 / 26 (669.5656) | NEVER EASY BBQ |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 307 / 444 (661.0284) | 94 / 444 (688.5028) | NEVER EASY BBQ |