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
Schedule strength
Purse competed for
State championships
Master avg
Backyard avg
Master and Backyard overall scores sit on different scales (Master is out of 720, Backyard out of 360), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.
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).
🔁 The comeback
Off the trail for 3 years, then back at Smoke on the Plains Derby BBQ & Music Fest (2022-06-10).
Teams like this (closest power rating, KS first)
Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALWAYS SAUCED | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| Sixkiller BBQ | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| MAN MEAT BBQ | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| WOOD HOOK BBQ | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| HOLLOW Q | 5 | 1 | 3 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
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% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke on the Plains BBQ & Music Fest | 2 | 1 | 1 | top 13% | 2025-06-13 |
| Smoke on the Plains Derby BBQ & Music Fest | 2 | 1 | 1 | top 12% | 2022-06-10 |
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
- Average Master overall score: 667.29 / 720
- Average Backyard overall score: 342.14 / 360
Milestones
- 🚩 2019-06-07 — First tracked contest · Smoke on the Plains Derby BBQ & Music Fest
- 📣 2019-06-07 — First call · Smoke on the Plains Derby BBQ & Music Fest
- 🏆 2019-06-07 — First Grand Championship · Smoke on the Plains Derby BBQ & Music Fest
- ⭐ 2022-07-08 — Career-best overall score (667.2916) · Sand Creek Summer Daze Saucy & Glazed BBQ Competition
- 📈 2026-06-12 — Peak power rating (1547) · Smoke on the Plains BBQ & Music Fest
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +16.4 | Smoke on the Plains BBQ & Music Fest | 2025-06-13 |
| +15.7 | Smoke on the Plains Derby BBQ & Music Fest | 2019-06-07 |
| +8.1 | Smoke on the Plains Derby BBQ & Music Fest | 2022-06-10 |
| +6.6 | Smoke on the Plains BBQ & Music Fest | 2024-06-07 |
| +5.2 | Smoke on the Plains BBQ & Music Fest | 2026-06-12 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -5.4 | Sand Creek Summer Daze Saucy & Glazed BBQ Competition | 2022-07-08 |
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
How entries end (by meat)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 31% | 94.1% | 94.1% |
| 2025 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100% | top 3% | 96% | 96% |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 23% | 93.2% | 93.2% |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 50% | top 48% | 95.2% | 94% |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100% | top 3% | 96.7% | 96.7% |
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) | — | — |