A statement win
11.9428
points clear of the field
Wider than 91% of the 4,742 championships in the data
The champion won by 11.9428 points — a wider margin than 91% of championships in the data.
BBQ Fest Costa Rica 2024
2024-04-06 – 2024-04-07 · Heredia, 40703 · COSTA RICA · 📍 Centro Eventos Pedregal
Reps: ERNESTO URIBE
Grand Champion: Prairie Smoke & Spice BBQ (672.4912) · 24 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 Club Carbon CR
The contest at a glance (read off the scored boards)
How the field scored
Overall totals, every team on the board — tall stacks are where the pack sat.
590.24
median 638.84
672.49 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 173.11
- Pork Ribs 172.00
- Pork 173.14
- Brisket 174.32
132.51
174.32
Entries
24
4 judged meats · 2 ancillary
Top score
672.4912
Winning margin
11.9428
GC over RC
Field average
638.73
590.24672.49
median 638.84 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Pork Ribs
2.3200 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
646.2280
590.24672.49
10th place overall
Field spread
82.2516
winner to last place
Double threats
5
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 95%
beats 5% of 4707 Master Series wins in the data
Form held
Moderate
ρ = -0.47 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1512
avg power rating going in · stronger than 9% of contests
Storylines (5 found in this contest's numbers)
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
A rookie on the podium
3rd
at their first tracked contest
Tiquicia Smokers BBQ finished 3rd overall in the first contest the data has them cooking at all.
Photo finishes
Tie
closest of 8 calls decided inside half a point
Chicken places 3–4: Wolf BBQ and BBQ Firehouse & Jimat BBQ tied on 169.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 7–8: 88 BBQ and Los Pinos tied on 165.6800 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 8–9: Grill and Chill Masters and Club Carbon CR tied on 166.2856 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
- Chicken 3–4 · tie
- Chicken 7–8 · tie
- Pork 8–9 · tie
- Pork Ribs 6–7 · 0.0112
A double category winner
2
category wins in a day
PRAIRIE SMOKE & SPICE BBQ won Chicken, Pork — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
- Chicken 1st
- Pork 1st
How the title was won
3 of 4
meats called to the stage
PRAIRIE SMOKE & SPICE BBQ took the title on 3 calls from 4 meats, with 2 outright wins — their weakest board was pork ribs at 13th.
- Chicken 1st
- Pork Ribs 13th
- Pork 1st
- Brisket 6th
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
Biggest rating movers (power-rating points won and lost at this contest)
Did form hold? (pre-contest rating vs overall finish — ratings called it if the dots climb to the right)
This contest over the years full contest page →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-04-06 ← this one | Heredia, 40703 | Centro Eventos Pedregal | 24 | 672.4912 | Prairie Smoke & Spice BBQ | Club Carbon CR |
| 2026-02-21 | Alajuela, 10903 | Campo Lago | 18 | 682.8232 | Smoke 44 | Justice BBQ |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 173.1084 | 169.1772 | 164.5600 |
| Pork Ribs | 172.0000 | 169.6800 | 165.1544 |
| Pork | 173.1428 | 169.1428 | 165.6800 |
| Brisket | 174.3200 | 165.7140 | 157.1084 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
Ancillary categories
Run by the organizers alongside the sanctioned contest. These are judged on their own terms and do not count toward the overall score, so they're kept out of the meat stats above.
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 |