Sugar Shack MN
Rating
1553
peak 1571
Contests
61
in the data
First seen
2021-05-07
latest 2026-06-13
Best ToY finish
#150
Master 2026
Grand champs
0
2 reserve
Category wins
3
11 podiums
Overall top-10s
13
of 61 contests
Avg finish
top 51%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
677.63 ▲
last 5 vs career avg 520.61 (+157.02)
Walk rate
54%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
2
best run (overall)
Consistency
±169.25
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 168.60 · weakest Brisket (167.06)
Road miles
11375
mi across 61 mapped stops · furthest 833 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
NECTAR OF THE HOGS has finished one call ahead of Sugar Shack 3 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
What’cha Got BBQ has landed one call behind them 3 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
HOT DADDY'S BBQ has come out ahead in 21 of their 24 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of Prairie Smoke BBQ in 10 of their 10 shared contests.
💔 The heartbreaker
Came within 0.5600 points of the Grand Championship at Bring'n Home the Bacon II (BACKYARD) (2023-10-15).
📅 A April team
Something about April: average finish in the top 27% across 3 contests, versus top 51% the rest of the year.
Teams like this (closest power rating, MN first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 49 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 179.4400 | 157.0972 | 167.75 | top 54% |
| Pork Ribs | 59 | 24 | 1 | 9 | 178.8572 | 150.2516 | 168.06 | top 45% |
| Pork | 27 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 175.4172 | 157.6456 | 168.60 | top 51% |
| Brisket | 27 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 175.4172 | 154.8116 | 167.06 | top 50% |
“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 state / province
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| MN | 21 | 0 | top 50% |
| WI | 8 | 0 | top 64% |
| IA | 6 | 0 | top 38% |
| SD | 4 | 0 | top 47% |
| KS | 4 | 0 | top 55% |
| ND | 3 | 0 | top 38% |
| TN | 2 | 0 | top 64% |
| AL | 1 | 0 | top 61% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 6 | 0 | top 44% |
| Medium (20–39) | 17 | 0 | top 57% |
| Large (40+) | 26 | 0 | top 49% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2023 (12 contests)
- Cooks mostly in MN (27 of 61 contests)
- Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (59 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 520.61
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)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 697.0972 | 680.88 |
| 2025 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 682.8112 | 670.39 |
| 2024 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 685.1200 | 637.40 |
| 2023 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 697.0744 | 405.10 |
| 2022 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 663.2792 | 374.03 |
| 2021 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 339.9888 | 329.01 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-13 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) West Salem, WI | 28 / 37 (672.5376) | 22 (171.4172) | 33 (161.6800) | 20 (169.1660) | 16 (170.2744) |
| 2026-06-12 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) West Salem, WI | 32 / 40 (662.6968) | 29 (167.3712) | 20 (167.3944) | 29 (163.4056) | 26 (164.5256) |
| 2026-06-12 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (ONE MEAT RIBS) West Salem, WI | — | — | 14 (171.4288) | — | — |
| 2026-06-05 | Original SD BBQ Championships Huron, SD | 22 / 48 (679.3488) | 28 (168.5372) | 23 (170.2744) | 27 (170.2628) | 21 (170.2744) |
| 2026-06-05 | Original SD BBQ Championships (ONE MEAT RIBS) Huron, SD | — | — | 5 (173.1200) | — | — |
| 2026-05-08 | Minnesota in May St. Peter, MN | 6 / 77 (694.2400) | 62 (167.4056) | 2 (178.8572) | 11 (174.8572) | 19 (173.1200) |
| 2026-05-01 | ND BBQ Championship Fargo, ND | 26 / 71 (679.3484) | 8 (175.4056) | 30 (169.1200) | 44 (166.2628) | 26 (168.5600) |
| 2026-05-01 | ND BBQ Championship (ONE MEAT RIBS) Fargo, ND | — | — | 35 (150.2516) | — | — |
| 2026-04-03 | Iowa State BBQ Championship Altoona, IA | 2 / 42 (697.0972) | 25 (170.8572) | 3 (177.7028) | 8 (174.2744) | 4 (174.2628) |
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest Kansas City, KS | 204 / 401 (677.6228) | 116 (173.7028) | 53 (175.4172) | 279 (165.7028) | 296 (162.8000) |
| 2025-10-03 | ND BBQ Championship Fargo, ND | 18 / 46 (675.9884) | 35 (164.5600) | 15 (170.2856) | 10 (172.5828) | 17 (168.5600) |
| 2025-08-29 | SD BBQ Shootout @ Huset's Speedway Brandon, SD | 21 / 44 (677.5884) | 13 (173.7028) | 34 (164.5372) | 14 (171.9772) | 23 (167.3712) |
| 2025-08-22 | MN Masters BBQ Pierz, MN | 20 / 26 (664.4456) | 5 (173.7028) | 14 (168.5372) | 23 (164.5600) | 20 (157.6456) |
| 2025-07-11 | KTD Smokn' Gobbler Worthington, MN | 25 / 26 (649.4968) | 12 (169.6684) | 24 (160.5028) | 26 (157.6456) | 22 (161.6800) |
| 2025-06-06 | Original SD BBQ Championships Huron, SD | 17 / 48 (682.8112) | 28 (169.1084) | 6 (175.4400) | 15 (172.0000) | 24 (166.2628) |
| 2025-05-09 | Minnesota in May St. Peter, MN | 54 / 58 (657.6688) | 50 (163.4172) | 50 (165.1088) | 55 (161.1200) | 33 (168.0228) |
| 2025-04-04 | Iowa State BBQ Championship Altoona, IA | 14 / 49 (679.4056) | 31 (165.7256) | 13 (172.5600) | 13 (172.5600) | 19 (168.5600) |
| 2025-02-21 | Fire on Ice BBQ Championship Onamia, MN | 27 / 42 (668.5028) | 37 (163.9656) | 18 (168.5600) | 30 (165.1200) | 13 (170.8572) |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest Kansas City, KS | 307 / 444 (661.0284) | 326 (163.9312) | 231 (169.1316) | 292 (165.1428) | 312 (162.8228) |
| 2024-09-27 | ND BBQ Championship Fargo, ND | 18 / 47 (672.4680) | 41 (161.1084) | 4 (172.5828) | 10 (170.2512) | 22 (168.5256) |
| 2024-08-23 | MN Masters BBQ Pierz, MN | 7 / 27 (685.1200) | 1 (179.4400) | 12 (169.7028) | 8 (172.5944) | 18 (163.3828) |
| 2024-07-12 | KTD Smokin Gobbler Cook-off Worthington, MN | 20 / 34 (672.4916) | 33 (158.8000) | 2 (177.1544) | 29 (163.9772) | 5 (172.5600) |
| 2024-06-08 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) West Salem, WI | 32 / 37 (665.0288) | 4 (177.7144) | 35 (157.6456) | 8 (174.8572) | 35 (154.8116) |
| 2024-06-07 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) West Salem, WI | 21 / 41 (669.5888) | 38 (162.7884) | 22 (165.1316) | 10 (170.8344) | 14 (170.8344) |
| 2024-05-25 | 6th Annual KCBS World Invitational - BACKYARD SERIES INVITATIONAL Lebanon, TN | 25 / 47 (342.2516) | 35 (168.5488) | 11 (173.7028) | — | — |
| 2024-05-24 | 6th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN Lebanon, TN | 88 / 118 (677.0632) | 77 (170.8344) | 29 (173.1316) | 80 (169.1200) | 95 (163.9772) |
| 2024-05-10 | Minnesota in May St. Peter, MN | 50 / 58 (663.3028) | 57 (160.5372) | 48 (164.5372) | 35 (169.7028) | 32 (168.5256) |
| 2024-05-10 | Minnesota in May (ONE MEAT RIBS) St. Peter, MN | — | — | 24 (167.9656) | — | — |
| 2024-03-29 | Iowa State BBQ Championship Altoona, IA | 33 / 42 (665.6456) | 9 (173.7028) | 25 (165.1428) | 33 (165.6800) | 34 (161.1200) |
| 2023-10-15 | Bring'n Home the Bacon II (BACKYARD) West Salem, WI | 2 / 24 (348.5600) | 7 (173.7028) | 1 (174.8572) | — | — |
| 2023-10-13 | Bring'n Home the Bacon II (MASTER & BACKYARD) West Salem, WI | 11 / 21 (335.3600) | 15 (166.8228) | 9 (168.5372) | — | — |
| 2023-09-09 | Bent Brewstillery BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY) Roseville, MN | 4 / 30 (342.8000) | 12 (169.6800) | 4 (173.1200) | — | — |
| 2023-08-19 | Boomer Backyard BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) Canton, MN | 7 / 16 (337.6688) | 6 (171.4288) | 8 (166.2400) | — | — |
| 2023-08-12 | 5th Annual KCBS World Invitational - BACKYARD SERIES INVITATIONAL Mayetta, KS | 25 / 29 (337.0856) | 27 (161.0856) | 10 (176.0000) | — | — |
| 2023-08-11 | 5th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN Mayetta, KS | 13 / 90 (697.0744) | 19 (175.4172) | 55 (170.8228) | 19 (175.4172) | 12 (175.4172) |
| 2023-07-14 | KTD Smokin Gobbler Cook-off Worthington, MN | 28 / 39 (662.8232) | 25 (168.5828) | 36 (157.1316) | 9 (170.8344) | 16 (166.2744) |
| 2023-07-14 | KTD Smokin Gobbler Cook-of (ONE MEAT RIBS) Worthington, MN | — | — | 2 (177.1544) | — | — |
| 2023-06-02 | Smokin in Steele Owatonna, MN | 11 / 29 (329.7256) | 12 (164.5828) | 10 (165.1428) | — | — |
| 2023-05-12 | Minnesota in May St. Peter, MN | 19 / 59 (327.3944) | 22 (162.2860) | 18 (165.1084) | — | — |
| 2023-05-12 | Minnesota in May (One Meat Ribs) St. Peter, MN | — | — | 5 (173.7144) | — | — |
| 2023-03-31 | Iowa State BBQ Championship Altoona, IA | 13 / 47 (332.5372) | 19 (162.8228) | 8 (169.7144) | — | — |
| 2022-11-12 | 4th Annual KCBS World Invitational - BACKYARD SERIES INVITATIONAL Gadsden, AL | 30 / 49 (334.2288) | 27 (169.1316) | 30 (165.0972) | — | — |
| 2022-08-20 | Boomer Backyard BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) Canton, MN | 10 / 15 (322.7888) | 13 (159.4060) | 8 (163.3828) | — | — |
| 2022-08-05 | B-Dale BBQ Contest (BACKYARD ONLY) Roseville, MN | 15 / 21 (313.7028) | 14 (161.1316) | 17 (152.5712) | — | — |
| 2022-07-22 | Fillmore County Fair BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) Preston, MN | 6 / 13 (338.2512) | 1 (176.5828) | 10 (161.6684) | — | — |
| 2022-07-15 | Bourbon, Brews & BBQ (BACKYARD) Bancroft, IA | 6 / 14 (342.8800) | 9 (168.5600) | 3 (174.3200) | — | — |
| 2022-06-03 | Original SD BBQ Championship Huron, SD | 28 / 46 (663.2792) | 28 (166.8228) | 29 (164.5140) | 35 (162.2396) | 15 (169.7028) |
| 2022-06-02 | Original SD BBQ Championship (One Meat Ribs) Huron, SD | — | — | 3 (173.1200) | — | — |
| 2022-05-13 | Minnesota in May (Backyard) Cambridge, MN | 4 / 38 (341.7256) | 5 (172.5828) | 6 (169.1428) | — | — |
| 2022-05-13 | Minnesota in May (One Meat Ribs) Cambridge, MN | — | — | 30 (157.6456) | — | — |
| 2022-05-13 | Minnesota in May (Masters) Cambridge, MN | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2022-04-01 | Iowa State BBQ Championship (Backyard) Altoona, IA | 13 / 27 (335.3596) | 11 (170.8112) | 16 (164.5484) | — | — |
| 2021-10-16 | Bring'n Home the Bacon II Day 2 (BACKYARD) West Salem, WI | 29 / 36 (318.8228) | 18 (164.0344) | 32 (154.7884) | — | — |
| 2021-10-15 | Bring'n Home the Bacon II Day 1 (BACKYARD) West Salem, WI | 30 / 40 (318.2172) | 32 (157.0972) | 23 (161.1200) | — | — |
| 2021-08-22 | Big Island BBQ Backyard Albert Lea, MN | 7 / 15 (334.8112) | 14 (161.1084) | 3 (173.7028) | — | — |
| 2021-08-21 | Boomer Backyard BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) Canton, MN | 3 / 18 (339.9888) | 4 (171.4400) | 3 (168.5488) | — | — |
| 2021-08-07 | B-Dale BBQ Contest (BACKYARD ONLY) Roseville, MN | 13 / 21 (326.8456) | 17 (158.2628) | 6 (168.5828) | — | — |
| 2021-06-04 | The Original SD BBQ Championships - One Meat Standalone Ribs Contest Huron, SD | — | — | 5 (174.9028) | — | — |
| 2021-05-07 | Minnesota in May Cambridge, MN | 10 / 60 (335.3944) | 6 (170.2628) | 20 (165.1316) | — | — |
| 2021-05-07 | Minnesota in May - One Meat Contest - Ribs Cambridge, MN | — | — | 16 (168.5600) | — | — |
Team of the Year standings (rank per category by season — year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Master | #150 (690 pts) | #259 (470 pts) | #80 (1119 pts) | #196 (550 pts) | #178 (605 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #310 (697 pts) | #292 (772 pts) | #308 (842 pts) | #300 (772 pts) | #334 (707 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Backyard | #373 (60 pts) | #377 (60 pts) | #299 (130 pts) | — | — |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #310 (716 pts) | #224 (991 pts) | #226 (1026 pts) | #255 (871 pts) | #305 (761 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Backyard | — | #97 (643 pts) | #40 (1057 pts) | — | — |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #771 (180 pts) | #925 (150 pts) | #449 (547 pts) | #695 (235 pts) | #718 (230 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Backyard | — | #55 (795 pts) | #69 (734 pts) | — | — |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #1309 (60 pts) | #1341 (60 pts) | #706 (289 pts) | #1348 (60 pts) | #1139 (110 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Backyard | — | #59 (644 pts) | #45 (749 pts) | — | — |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | — | — | #626 (279 pts) | — | — |