Head-to-head
8 head-to-head wins
Met
10 times in the data
2 head-to-head wins
BBQ MIKE has taken the last 2 meetings.
Career comparison
| BBQ MIKE | Sugar Shack | |
|---|---|---|
| 43 | Contests | 63 |
| 6 | Grand champs | 0 |
| 7 | Category wins | 3 |
| 1 | Perfect 180s | 0 |
| 188.7% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 97.6% |
| 98.4% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 93.2% |
| top 29% | Avg finish | top 51% |
| ±16.59% | 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)
| BBQ MIKE | Sugar Shack | |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Chicken (10 meetings) | 5 |
| 6 | Pork Ribs (10 meetings) | 4 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Iowa State BBQ Championship 3 times — BBQ MIKE leads there 2–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 2 times — BBQ MIKE leads there 2–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 2 times — BBQ MIKE leads there 2–0
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 8.57 points at Boomer Backyard BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) (2023-08-19)
- 🤏 Closest call: 5.7368 points at Bring'n Home the Bacon II (MASTER & BACKYARD) (2023-10-13)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | BBQ MIKE | Sugar Shack | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-13 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | 7 / 37 (342.7884 · Backyard) | 28 / 37 (672.5376 · Master) | BBQ MIKE |
| 2026-06-12 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | 19 / 40 (340.5028 · Backyard) | 32 / 40 (662.6968 · Master) | BBQ MIKE |
| 2026-04-03 | Iowa State BBQ Championship | 25 / 42 (334.7540 · Backyard) | 2 / 42 (697.0972 · Master) | Sugar Shack |
| 2025-04-04 | Iowa State BBQ Championship | 8 / 49 (345.0972 · Backyard) | 14 / 49 (679.4056 · Master) | BBQ MIKE |
| 2024-06-08 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | 21 / 37 (325.0512 · Backyard) | 32 / 37 (665.0288 · Master) | BBQ MIKE |
| 2024-06-07 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | 4 / 41 (347.3944 · Backyard) | 21 / 41 (669.5888 · Master) | BBQ MIKE |
| 2024-05-25 | 6th Annual KCBS World Invitational - BACKYARD SERIES INVITATIONAL | 42 / 47 (335.3484) | 25 / 47 (342.2516) | Sugar Shack |
| 2024-03-29 | Iowa State BBQ Championship | 25 / 42 (333.0856 · Backyard) | 33 / 42 (665.6456 · Master) | BBQ MIKE |
| 2023-10-13 | Bring'n Home the Bacon II (MASTER & BACKYARD) | 5 / 21 (341.0968) | 11 / 21 (335.3600) | BBQ MIKE |
| 2023-08-19 | Boomer Backyard BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2 / 16 (346.2400) | 7 / 16 (337.6688) | BBQ MIKE |