The comeback
6.8 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 6.8 years, then back at Smoke on the Plains Derby BBQ & Music Fest (Jun 9, 2023).
- last seen Sep 9, 2016
- back Jun 9, 2023
SUGAR HOUNDS BARBECUE
SUGAR HOUNDS BARBECUE is a competition barbecue team with 3 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2016 and 2023. Their best overall finish is 3rd of 32 at the Smoke on the Plains Derby BBQ & Music Fest (2023).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1507
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 2
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
Sep 9, 2016
latest Jun 9, 2023 · 6.7 years on the trail
Category wins
1
1 podium
Overall top-10s
1
of 3 contests
Avg finish
top 45%
overall standings
Walk rate
33%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 169.74 · weakest Brisket (158.86)
Road miles
2
across 3 mapped stops
Purse competed for
$15K
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
Master avg
645.12 / 720
1 Master contest · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
346.85 / 360
1 Backyard contest · 0 GCs
These overall scores sit on different scales (Master out of 720, Backyard out of 360), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.
This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 ↗ | Backyard | — | #177 (266 pts) | #242 (146 pts) | — | — |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 178.2972 | 161.1200 | 169.71 | top 38% |
| Pork Ribs | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 168.5488 | 155.4056 | 161.98 | top 53% |
| Pork | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.7372 | 169.7372 | 169.74 | top 39% |
| Brisket | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 158.8572 | 158.8572 | 158.86 | top 87% |
“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.
More numbers
Contests a season
1
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
KS
3 of 3 contests
Contests visited
2
a different one every time
Opponents faced
79
finished ahead 49 times, behind 34
Longest layoff
6.8 yrs
Sep 9, 2016 → Jun 9, 2023
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20237 milestones
- First call Smoke on the Plains Derby BBQ & Music Fest
- First category win (Chicken) Smoke on the Plains Derby BBQ & Music Fest
- First overall top-10 Smoke on the Plains Derby BBQ & Music Fest
- First overall podium Smoke on the Plains Derby BBQ & Music Fest
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score346.8460 Smoke on the Plains Derby BBQ & Music Fest
- Career-best single call (Chicken)178.2972 Smoke on the Plains Derby BBQ & Music Fest
- Most recent contest Smoke on the Plains Derby BBQ & Music Fest
20161 milestone
- Career-best overall score645.1200 Derby BBQ Festival
20151 milestone
- First tracked contest Derby BBQ Festival
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 9, 2023 | Smoke on the Plains Derby BBQ & Music Fest 🏅 Derby, KS | 3 / 32 (346.8460) | 1 (178.2972) | 7 (168.5488) | — | — |
| Sep 9, 2016 | Derby BBQ Festival Derby, KS | 31 / 38 (645.1200) | 28 (161.1200) | 32 (155.4056) | 15 (169.7372) | 33 (158.8572) |
| Sep 11, 2015 | Derby BBQ Festival Derby, KS | — | — | — | — | — |