The one to beat
2×
one call ahead of them
Ziggy's Piggies has finished one call ahead of SUGAR RAY'S BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
SUGAR RAY'S BBQ
SUGAR RAY'S BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 7 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2018. Their best overall finish is 18th of 19 at the Madison Magazine BBQ Festival (2016). They are ranked #5642 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1448
peak 1448 · rated over 7 contests
Contests
7
in the data
First seen
Jul 19, 2013
latest Jun 22, 2018 · 4.9 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 7 contests
Avg finish
top 85%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
601.02 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 600.40 (+0.62)
Walk rate
14%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±14.46
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 155.03 · weakest Brisket (139.30)
Road miles
941
across 7 mapped stops · furthest 179 mi
Schedule strength
52%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1568)
Master avg
600.40 / 720
7 Master contests · 0 GCs
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to SUGAR RAY'S BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
98 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5,652 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1447
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#5,635 of the rated field
- Contests
- 13
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 23%
- Peak
- 1448
13 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 23% top-10 finishes rather than wins.
⚔ Compare careers#5,628 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1448
They turned up 9 years after SUGAR RAY'S BBQ did, first appearing in 2022.
⚔ Compare careers#5,656 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1447
Level with SUGAR RAY'S BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#5,651 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1447
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#5,639 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1448
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careersBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 168.0572 | 144 | 155.03 | top 75% |
| Pork Ribs | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 160 | 149.0744 | 153.43 | top 76% |
| Pork | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163.4744 | 142.3088 | 152.64 | top 78% |
| Brisket | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 150.8572 | 124 | 139.30 | top 89% |
“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 field size and state
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 95% |
| Medium (20–39) | 4 | 0 | top 78% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 96% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BBQ 'Loo & Blues TOO! | 3 | 23 | 0 | top 77% | Jul 14, 2017 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2016
3 contests
Contests a season
1.8
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
IA
3 of 7 contests · 3 states in all
Contests visited
5
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
170
finished ahead 34 times, behind 202
Longest layoff
2.8 yrs
Jul 19, 2013 → May 13, 2016
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20181 milestone
- Most recent contest Heritage Days BBQ Showdown Day 1
20171 milestone
- Career-best overall score621.6456 BBQ 'Loo & Blues TOO!
20134 milestones
- First tracked contest BBQ'Loo & Blues Too!
- First call BBQ'Loo & Blues Too!
- Career-best single call (Chicken)168.0572 BBQ'Loo & Blues Too!
- Peak power rating (1497) BBQ'Loo & Blues Too!
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11.6 | Madison Magazine BBQ Festival | May 13, 2016 |
| -9.8 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown Day 1 | Jun 22, 2018 |
| -9.6 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown | Jun 23, 2017 |
| -9.4 | BBQ'Loo & Blues Too | Jul 15, 2016 |
| -5.1 | 6th Annual Smokin' In the Bogs | Sep 2, 2016 |
Scores over time (% of a perfect score — tap a meat to add it)
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 100% | 81.8% | 81.8% |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 84% | 86.3% | 84% |
| 2016 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 88% | 85.7% | 83% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 66% | 84.9% | 84.9% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 22, 2018 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown Day 1 Belvidere, IL | 51 / 51 (588.9256) | 51 (147.9884) | 45 (150.2172) | 49 (147.3600) | 50 (143.3600) |
| Jul 14, 2017 | BBQ 'Loo & Blues TOO! Waterloo, IA | 25 / 33 (621.6456) | 21 (160.0344) | 23 (154.2056) | 22 (156.5484) | 25 (150.8572) |
| Jun 23, 2017 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown Belvidere, IL | 39 / 42 (588.3888) | 41 (144) | 39 (151.3716) | 36 (154.2400) | 39 (138.7772) |
| Sep 2, 2016 | 6th Annual Smokin' In the Bogs Warrens, WI | 25 / 32 (617.1776) | 29 (151.3944) | 19 (158.3316) | 15 (163.4744) | 28 (143.9772) |
| Jul 15, 2016 | BBQ'Loo & Blues Too Waterloo, IA | 29 / 32 (588.9488) | 27 (154.8572) | 29 (149.0744) | 29 (145.0856) | 29 (139.9316) |
| May 13, 2016 | Madison Magazine BBQ Festival Sauk City, WI | 18 / 19 (586.2176) | 12 (158.8572) | 16 (150.8228) | 19 (142.3088) | 19 (134.2288) |
| Jul 19, 2013 | BBQ'Loo & Blues Too! Waterloo, IA | 23 / 35 (611.4972) | 9 (168.0572) | 17 (160) | 20 (159.4400) | 28 (124) |