Sugar Hounds KS
Rating
Contests
First seen
Grand champs
Category wins
Overall top-10s
Avg finish
Perfect 180s
Current form
Walk rate
Top-10 streak
Consistency
Strongest meat
Road miles
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
Dr. Squealgood BBQ has finished one call ahead of Sugar Hounds 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
Three Hog Night Smokers has landed one call behind them 2 times.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of ALWAYS SAUCED in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
🏕️ Happy hunting ground
Smoke on the Plains Derby BBQ & Music Fest is their spot: 1 Grand Championship in 2 visits.
🗡️ Giant slayer
Took the Grand Championship over a 39-team field at Smoke on the Plains Derby BBQ & Music Fest.
🍖 Signature meat
When pork ribs is on the table, watch out — they've won it in 33% of their entries (2 of 6).
📅 A June team
Something about June: average finish in the top 16% across 5 contests, versus top 26% the rest of the year.
🐣 Announced themselves early
Finished 1 of 39 at their very first tracked contest, Smoke on the Plains Derby BBQ & Music Fest (2019-06-07).
Teams like this (closest power rating, KS first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 171.4172 | 163.9544 | 169.21 | top 29% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 178.8572 | 163.9772 | 171.03 | top 27% |
| Pork | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.8344 | 170.8344 | 170.83 | top 57% |
| Brisket | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.6800 | 165.6800 | 165.68 | top 76% |
“Calls” = top-10 category finishes (getting called to the stage). Scores here are the final weighted totals KCBS publishes; per-criterion appearance/taste/tenderness marks aren’t in the public results feed.
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 5 | 2 | top 27% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 23% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2022 (2 contests)
- Cooks mostly in KS (6 of 6 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (6 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: Smoke on the Plains Derby BBQ & Music Fest (2019-06-07)
- Wins it all in 33% of contests
- All-time average overall score: 396.33
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 338.7884 | 338.79 |
| 2025 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 345.7028 | 345.70 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 335.3828 | 335.38 |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 667.2916 | 505.06 |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 347.9888 | 347.99 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-12 | Smoke on the Plains BBQ & Music Fest Derby, KS | 11 / 36 (338.7884) | 12 (169.6684) | 10 (169.1200) | — | — |
| 2025-06-13 | Smoke on the Plains BBQ & Music Fest Derby, KS | 1 / 36 (345.7028) | 7 (169.7028) | 1 (176.0000) | — | — |
| 2024-06-07 | Smoke on the Plains BBQ & Music Fest Derby, KS | 10 / 43 (335.3828) | 7 (171.4056) | 12 (163.9772) | — | — |
| 2022-07-08 | Sand Creek Summer Daze Saucy & Glazed BBQ Competition Newton, KS | 16 / 21 (667.2916) | 17 (163.9544) | 18 (166.8228) | 12 (170.8344) | 16 (165.6800) |
| 2022-06-10 | Smoke on the Plains Derby BBQ & Music Fest Derby, KS | 6 / 29 (342.8344) | 4 (171.4172) | 4 (171.4172) | — | — |
| 2019-06-07 | Smoke on the Plains Derby BBQ & Music Fest Derby, KS | 1 / 39 (347.9888) | 3 (169.1316) | 1 (178.8572) | — | — |