BBQ Fest Costa Rica 2024
2024-04-06 – 2024-04-07 · Heredia, 40703 · COSTA RICA
Reps: ERNESTO URIBE
Grand Champion: Prairie Smoke & Spice BBQ (672.4912) · 24 teams
Entries
24
6 categories
Top score
672.4912
Winning margin
11.9428
GC over RC
Field average
638.73
median 638.84
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Pork Ribs
2.3200 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
646.2280
what a walk cost here
Field spread
82.2516
winner to last place
Double threats
10
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 70%
beats 30% of 2715 overall wins in the data
Field strength
1507
avg power rating going in · stronger than 11% of contests
Score curves (score by finishing position — steep cliffs mean a spread field, flat lines a knife fight)
Category showdown (top / average / median score per meat)
Score distribution
This contest over the years
| Date | Where | Teams | High score | Grand Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-04-06 ← this one | Heredia, 40703 | 24 | 672.4912 | Prairie Smoke & Spice BBQ |
| 2026-02-21 | Alajuela, 10903 | 18 | 682.8232 | Smoke 44 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Ancillary — Chifriquiu
24 entries · top 175.4400 · median 161.6742
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Club Carbon CR | |
| 2 | 88 BBQ | |
| 3 | Smoke 44 BBQ Grill | |
| 4 | Naked Grill | |
| 5 | Tiquicia Smokers BBQ | |
| 6 | Grill and Chill Masters | |
| 7 | PRAIRIE SMOKE & SPICE BBQ | |
| 8 | DARTH GRILLERS | |
| 9 | Comparrillas | |
| 10 | BBQ Costa Rica | |
| 11 | Los Pinos | |
| 12 | HUMO Parrillada | |
| 13 | Grilldroids | |
| 14 | Days BBQ | |
| 15 | BBQ Firehouse & Jimat BBQ | |
| 16 | Los Maes | |
| 17 | The Grillers | |
| 18 | Wolf BBQ | |
| 19 | BBQ Holics | |
| 20 | Go Pig or Go Home | |
| 21 | BBQ Team TicoGrill | |
| 22 | Rojas BBQ | |
| 23 | Tico Smoke | |
| 24 | Big Red's BBQ Team |
Ancillary — Dessert
24 entries · top 178.2972 · median 163.3770
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smoke 44 BBQ Grill | |
| 2 | BBQ Firehouse & Jimat BBQ | |
| 3 | Wolf BBQ | |
| 4 | PRAIRIE SMOKE & SPICE BBQ | |
| 5 | Naked Grill | |
| 6 | The Grillers | |
| 7 | Grill and Chill Masters | |
| 8 | Days BBQ | |
| 9 | Go Pig or Go Home | |
| 10 | Tiquicia Smokers BBQ | |
| 11 | DARTH GRILLERS | |
| 12 | Los Maes | |
| 13 | Grilldroids | |
| 14 | BBQ Costa Rica | |
| 15 | Tico Smoke | |
| 16 | 88 BBQ | |
| 17 | BBQ Holics | |
| 18 | HUMO Parrillada | |
| 19 | Los Pinos | |
| 20 | Club Carbon CR | |
| 21 | Rojas BBQ | |
| 22 | Comparrillas | |
| 23 | BBQ Team TicoGrill | |
| 24 | Big Red's BBQ Team |
Master Series — Brisket
24 entries · top 174.3200 · median 156.5542
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BBQ Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Tico Smoke | |
| 3 | Grilldroids | |
| 4 | Rojas BBQ | |
| 5 | Wolf BBQ | |
| 6 | PRAIRIE SMOKE & SPICE BBQ | |
| 7 | Club Carbon CR | |
| 8 | BBQ Team TicoGrill | |
| 9 | Tiquicia Smokers BBQ | |
| 10 | Comparrillas | |
| 11 | Days BBQ | |
| 12 | 88 BBQ | |
| 13 | Naked Grill | |
| 14 | HUMO Parrillada | |
| 15 | Go Pig or Go Home | |
| 16 | BBQ Firehouse & Jimat BBQ | |
| 17 | Smoke 44 BBQ Grill | |
| 18 | Grill and Chill Masters | |
| 19 | Los Pinos | |
| 20 | DARTH GRILLERS | |
| 21 | Los Maes | |
| 22 | The Grillers | |
| 23 | Big Red's BBQ Team | |
| 24 | BBQ Holics |
Master Series — Chicken
24 entries · top 173.1084 · median 162.2514
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PRAIRIE SMOKE & SPICE BBQ | |
| 2 | Tiquicia Smokers BBQ | |
| 3 | Wolf BBQ | |
| 4 | BBQ Firehouse & Jimat BBQ | |
| 5 | The Grillers | |
| 6 | Grilldroids | |
| 7 | 88 BBQ | |
| 8 | Los Pinos | |
| 9 | BBQ Team TicoGrill | |
| 10 | BBQ Costa Rica | |
| 11 | Comparrillas | |
| 12 | Club Carbon CR | |
| 13 | Days BBQ | |
| 14 | BBQ Holics | |
| 15 | Rojas BBQ | |
| 16 | Naked Grill | |
| 17 | Tico Smoke | |
| 18 | HUMO Parrillada | |
| 19 | Big Red's BBQ Team | |
| 20 | Smoke 44 BBQ Grill | |
| 21 | Los Maes | |
| 22 | Grill and Chill Masters | |
| 23 | Go Pig or Go Home | |
| 24 | DARTH GRILLERS |
Master Series — Overall
24 entries · top 672.4912 · median 638.8400
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PRAIRIE SMOKE & SPICE BBQ | |
| 2 | Club Carbon CR | |
| 3 | Tiquicia Smokers BBQ | |
| 4 | Tico Smoke | |
| 5 | 88 BBQ | |
| 6 | Grilldroids | |
| 7 | BBQ Costa Rica | |
| 8 | BBQ Firehouse & Jimat BBQ | |
| 9 | Los Pinos | |
| 10 | Wolf BBQ | |
| 11 | Comparrillas | |
| 12 | The Grillers | |
| 13 | Days BBQ | |
| 14 | Naked Grill | |
| 15 | Grill and Chill Masters | |
| 16 | Smoke 44 BBQ Grill | |
| 17 | Rojas BBQ | |
| 18 | Big Red's BBQ Team | |
| 19 | HUMO Parrillada | |
| 20 | BBQ Team TicoGrill | |
| 21 | Los Maes | |
| 22 | BBQ Holics | |
| 23 | Go Pig or Go Home | |
| 24 | DARTH GRILLERS |
Master Series — Pork
24 entries · top 173.1428 · median 160.8286
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PRAIRIE SMOKE & SPICE BBQ | |
| 2 | 88 BBQ | |
| 3 | Los Maes | |
| 4 | BBQ Costa Rica | |
| 5 | The Grillers | |
| 6 | Days BBQ | |
| 7 | Tico Smoke | |
| 8 | Grill and Chill Masters | |
| 9 | Club Carbon CR | |
| 10 | Los Pinos | |
| 11 | Big Red's BBQ Team | |
| 12 | Tiquicia Smokers BBQ | |
| 13 | Grilldroids | |
| 14 | Naked Grill | |
| 15 | BBQ Firehouse & Jimat BBQ | |
| 16 | Rojas BBQ | |
| 17 | Smoke 44 BBQ Grill | |
| 18 | DARTH GRILLERS | |
| 19 | BBQ Team TicoGrill | |
| 20 | HUMO Parrillada | |
| 21 | Comparrillas | |
| 22 | BBQ Holics | |
| 23 | Go Pig or Go Home | |
| 24 | Wolf BBQ |
Master Series — Pork Ribs
24 entries · top 172.0000 · median 164.0000
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Club Carbon CR | |
| 2 | BBQ Firehouse & Jimat BBQ | |
| 3 | Los Pinos | |
| 4 | Smoke 44 BBQ Grill | |
| 5 | Wolf BBQ | |
| 6 | Comparrillas | |
| 7 | Grill and Chill Masters | |
| 8 | Tiquicia Smokers BBQ | |
| 9 | BBQ Holics | |
| 10 | HUMO Parrillada | |
| 11 | Big Red's BBQ Team | |
| 12 | Naked Grill | |
| 13 | PRAIRIE SMOKE & SPICE BBQ | |
| 14 | Grilldroids | |
| 15 | Tico Smoke | |
| 16 | 88 BBQ | |
| 17 | The Grillers | |
| 18 | Rojas BBQ | |
| 19 | Los Maes | |
| 20 | Days BBQ | |
| 21 | BBQ Team TicoGrill | |
| 22 | DARTH GRILLERS | |
| 23 | Go Pig or Go Home | |
| 24 | BBQ Costa Rica |