Sugar Daddy Bacon BBQ Team

At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)

Power ranking

#2217

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1530

peak 1530 · rated over 7 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2019-05-25

latest 2024-08-02

Best ToY finish

#645

Master 2019

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

2 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 7 contests

Avg finish

top 44%

overall standings

Best overall

669.7944 / 720

Master · La Classique BBQ Labonte

Perfect 180s

Current form

654.13 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 645.67 (+8.46)

Walk rate

100%

contests with a top-10 call

Top-10 streak

and counting

Best single call

173.7028

Brisket · La Classique BBQ Labonte

Consistency

±16.82

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 164.58 · weakest Brisket (158.99)

Road miles

846

mi across 7 mapped stops · furthest 231 mi

Schedule strength

37%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1548)

Purse competed for

$13K

listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

GCs in 2 state-championship entries

Master avg

645.67 / 720

7 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (6 found in this team's record)

Each card leads with the number that made it a story — read straight out of their results, no editorialising.

High-water mark

669.7944 career-best overall

93.0% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 669.7944 at La Classique BBQ Labonte — 93.0% of a perfect 720.

Master
2024-08-02

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA has finished one call ahead of Sugar Daddy Bacon BBQ Team 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

4–1 behind in the head-to-head

What the Pork? ahead in 80% of their meetings

What the Pork? has come out ahead in 4 of their 5 shared contests.

The weak link

−5.6 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 5.58 points below their pork, and turns into a call 14% of the time against 43%.

Brisket avg 158.99
Pork avg 164.58
1 calls in 7 entries

A strong matchup

3–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 75% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of SHOP BOYS BBQ in 3 of their 4 shared contests.

The comeback

3.8 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 3.8 years, then back at La Classique BBQ Labonte (2023-08-04).

last seen 2019-10-04
back 2023-08-04

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Los Diablos

#2206 of the rated field

1530 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 38%
Peak: 1530

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 8 contests
last seen 2025-10-17

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ROLLIN' RUMPS BBQ

#2205 of the rated field

1530 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 25%
Peak: 1530

No shared contest yet.

Their last contest in the data was back in 2016, 8 years before Sugar Daddy Bacon BBQ Team's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 8 contests

⚔ Head-to-head

FIRECRAFT

#2227 of the rated field

1529 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 13%
Peak: 1531

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 8 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 8 contests
last seen 2016-04-08

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DOWNHOMEQUE

#2219 of the rated field

1530 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 33%
Peak: 1536

No shared contest yet.

They were already cooking in 2013, 6 years before Sugar Daddy Bacon BBQ Team's first contest.

rated over 6 contests
last seen 2023-09-29

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Smokin T's BBQ

#2207 of the rated field

1530 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 17%
Peak: 1532

No shared contest yet.

Level with Sugar Daddy Bacon BBQ Team on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 6 contests
last seen 2014-11-07

⚔ Head-to-head

SPEEDY PIG BBQ - OK

#2226 of the rated field

1529 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 56%
Peak: 1529

No shared contest yet.

Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 9 contests, alongside a 56% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 9 contests
last seen 2024-04-05

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Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
FAT TIGER BBQ	5	3	2	60%	⚔ compare
Prime BBQ	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
NORTH POLE BBQ TEAM	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
What the Pork?	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	7	4	0	0	170.2744	147.9772	162.84	top 48%
Pork Ribs	7	2	0	0	167.4972	150.8116	159.26	top 50%
Pork	7	3	0	1	170.8456	157.1544	164.58	top 43%
Brisket	7	1	1	1	173.7028	148.5600	158.99	top 57%

“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	Avg finish
QC	3	top 28%
MA	1	top 50%
NY	1	top 63%
ON	1	top 67%

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	6	0	top 40%
Large (40+)	1	0	top 67%

Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
La Classique BBQ Labonte	2	6	0	top 22%	2024-08-02

The story so far (18 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 5.2 yrs 2019-05-25 → 2024-08-02

Busiest season 2019 5 contests

Contests a season 2.3 across 3 seasons in the data

Cooks most in QC 3 of 7 contests · 4 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 6 1 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 7 entries · 0 wins · 4 calls

Strongest meat Pork averages 164.58 · weakest Brisket (158.99)

Walk rate 100% a top-10 call in 7 of 7 contests

Overall top-10 rate 43% 3 of 7 contests

Best top-10 run 2 straight contests — and still running

Master average 645.67 out of 720 · 7 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 121 112–88 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 846 7 mapped stops · furthest 231 mi

Schedule strength 1548 average field rating faced — tougher than 37% of rated contests

Purse competed for $13,400 listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships 0 from 2 state-championship entries

Longest layoff 3.8 yrs 2019-10-04 → 2023-08-04

Power rating 1530 peak 1530 · #2217 of 6,413 rated

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

2019
May 25 First tracked contest Capital BBQ Festival
May 25 First call Capital BBQ Festival
Jun 15 First overall top-10 514 BBQ
Oct 4 First overall past 90% of a perfect score658.2060 Riverside Blues, Brews & BBQ
2023
Aug 4 First category win (Brisket) La Classique BBQ Labonte
Aug 4 Career-best single call (Brisket)173.7028 La Classique BBQ Labonte
2024
Aug 2 Career-best overall score669.7944 La Classique BBQ Labonte
Aug 2 Peak power rating (1530) La Classique BBQ Labonte
Aug 2 Most recent contest La Classique BBQ Labonte

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+10.5	La Classique BBQ Labonte	2023-08-04
+8.9	La Classique BBQ Labonte	2024-08-02
+6.1	514 BBQ	2019-06-15
+4.4	Riverside Blues, Brews & BBQ	2019-10-04
+2.6	Quebec City International BBQ & Music Fest	2019-06-08

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-3.4	Capital BBQ Festival	2019-05-25

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	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2024	1	1	0	100%	top 23%	93%	93%
2023	1	1	1	100%	top 21%	91.9%	91.9%
2019	5	1	0	100%	top 53%	91.4%	88.6%

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2024-08-02	La Classique BBQ Labonte Sainte-Perpetue, QC	6 / 26 (669.7944)	6 (170.2744)	7 (167.4972)	11 (169.1772)	13 (162.8456)
2023-08-04	La Classique BBQ Labonte Sainte-Perpetue, QC	7 / 33 (661.7140)	28 (154.8800)	11 (162.2856)	5 (170.8456)	1 (173.7028)
2019-10-04	Riverside Blues, Brews & BBQ 🏅 Greenfield, MA	13 / 26 (658.2060)	15 (164.5256)	16 (162.8688)	9 (167.4172)	14 (163.3944)
2019-07-05	I Love Barbecue & Music Festival 🏅 Lake Placid, NY	20 / 32 (638.1716)	6 (169.1316)	21 (157.0972)	22 (158.8800)	25 (153.0628)
2019-06-15	514 BBQ Saint-LÃ©onard, QC	9 / 23 (642.7656)	10 (162.8456)	6 (162.2516)	15 (159.9772)	15 (157.6912)
2019-06-08	Quebec City International BBQ & Music Fest Quebec, G1G 4C7	11 / 24 (621.0628)	22 (147.9772)	13 (150.8116)	3 (168.5828)	14 (153.6912)
2019-05-25	Capital BBQ Festival Ottawa, ON	29 / 43 (627.9888)	7 (170.2744)	36 (152.0000)	28 (157.1544)	38 (148.5600)

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)

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
2019 ↗	Master	#645 (505 pts)	#557 (625 pts)	#670 (505 pts)	#580 (590 pts)	#767 (425 pts)