Pz al Carbon, Festival BBQ 2025
2025-06-27 – 2025-06-28 · Perez Zeldon, SJ · COSTA RICA
Reps: ERNESTO URIBE, NATASHA LOEW
Grand Champion: Fire Family BBQ PTY (681.7488) · 16 teams
Entries
16
4 categories
Top score
681.7488
Winning margin
2.2516
GC over RC
Field average
657.79
median 660.27
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Pork Ribs
5.7028 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
652.0456
what a walk cost here
Field spread
56.1488
winner to last place
Double threats
7
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 67%
beats 33% of 2715 overall wins in the data
Field strength
1512
avg power rating going in · stronger than 17% of contests
Storylines
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
Fire Family BBQ PTY took the Grand Championship home to KS.
🃏 An upset on the books
Fire Family BBQ PTY came in rated below the field's top team, Justice BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 34-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-06-27 ← this one | Perez Zeldon, SJ | 16 | 681.7488 | Fire Family BBQ PTY |
| 2026-06-26 | Perez Zeldon, SJ | 19 | 693.7028 | Club Carbon CR |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series — Brisket
16 entries · top 174.3200 · median 164.0342
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | DrumQ BBQ C.R. | |
| 2 | Lucky Three BBQ PTY | |
| 3 | Pura Vida BBQ Team | |
| 4 | 88 BBQ | |
| 5 | Wild Hog BBQ | |
| 6 | Bros & Fire PTY | |
| 7 | Justice BBQ | |
| 8 | El Prado BBQ Team | |
| 9 | Firehouse Jimat BBQ | |
| 10 | Fire Family BBQ PTY | |
| 11 | Club Carbon CR | |
| 12 | HUMO Parrillada | |
| 13 | Tiquicia Smokers | |
| 14 | Valhalla Smokers | |
| 15 | Los Maes BBQ Team | |
| 16 | Sibo Smokers |
Master Series — Chicken
16 entries · top 176.0000 · median 163.9656
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | DrumQ BBQ C.R. | |
| 2 | Club Carbon CR | |
| 3 | Fire Family BBQ PTY | |
| 4 | Firehouse Jimat BBQ | |
| 5 | Justice BBQ | |
| 6 | HUMO Parrillada | |
| 7 | Wild Hog BBQ | |
| 8 | 88 BBQ | |
| 9 | Tiquicia Smokers | |
| 10 | Pura Vida BBQ Team | |
| 11 | Sibo Smokers | |
| 12 | Los Maes BBQ Team | |
| 13 | Valhalla Smokers | |
| 14 | Bros & Fire PTY | |
| 15 | Lucky Three BBQ PTY | |
| 16 | El Prado BBQ Team |
Master Series — Overall
16 entries · top 681.7488 · median 660.2684
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fire Family BBQ PTY | |
| 2 | DrumQ BBQ C.R. | |
| 3 | Firehouse Jimat BBQ | |
| 4 | 88 BBQ | |
| 5 | Justice BBQ | |
| 6 | Club Carbon CR | |
| 7 | Lucky Three BBQ PTY | |
| 8 | Bros & Fire PTY | |
| 9 | Pura Vida BBQ Team | |
| 10 | Wild Hog BBQ | |
| 11 | Tiquicia Smokers | |
| 12 | HUMO Parrillada | |
| 13 | Valhalla Smokers | |
| 14 | Los Maes BBQ Team | |
| 15 | El Prado BBQ Team | |
| 16 | Sibo Smokers |
Master Series — Pork
16 entries · top 178.8572 · median 166.0000
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lucky Three BBQ PTY | |
| 2 | Fire Family BBQ PTY | |
| 3 | Firehouse Jimat BBQ | |
| 4 | 88 BBQ | |
| 5 | Bros & Fire PTY | |
| 6 | Tiquicia Smokers | |
| 7 | Justice BBQ | |
| 8 | Pura Vida BBQ Team | |
| 9 | El Prado BBQ Team | |
| 10 | Wild Hog BBQ | |
| 11 | Club Carbon CR | |
| 12 | Los Maes BBQ Team | |
| 13 | HUMO Parrillada | |
| 14 | Valhalla Smokers | |
| 15 | Sibo Smokers | |
| 16 | DrumQ BBQ C.R. |
Master Series — Pork Ribs
16 entries · top 176.5600 · median 162.0230
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Justice BBQ | |
| 2 | 88 BBQ | |
| 3 | Firehouse Jimat BBQ | |
| 4 | Club Carbon CR | |
| 5 | DrumQ BBQ C.R. | |
| 6 | Fire Family BBQ PTY | |
| 7 | Bros & Fire PTY | |
| 8 | Valhalla Smokers | |
| 9 | Pura Vida BBQ Team | |
| 10 | Wild Hog BBQ | |
| 11 | Los Maes BBQ Team | |
| 12 | Lucky Three BBQ PTY | |
| 13 | Tiquicia Smokers | |
| 14 | Sibo Smokers | |
| 15 | HUMO Parrillada | |
| 16 | El Prado BBQ Team |