A dynasty in the making
2×
wins at this contest
2 of 3 tracked editions
Justice BBQ has won this contest 2 times across its 3 tracked editions.
- 2025
- 2026
Jaco Beach BBQ Challenge (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) 2025
Jan 24–25, 2025 · Play Jaco, Costa Rica · COSTA RICA · 📍 Calle Ancha
Reps: John Mann, Michelle Mann
Full results from the Jaco Beach BBQ Challenge (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) 2025, a KCBS-sanctioned barbecue contest held on January 24, 2025 in Play Jaco, 61101 at Calle Ancha. Bushmaster BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion. Category winners: Chicken — HEIFERS, BUTTS, & CLUCKS BBQ (178.2972). This is the 1st of 3 editions of this contest on record; the next was held in 2025.
The contest at a glance (read off the scored boards)
How the field scored
Chicken totals, every team on the board — tall stacks are where the pack sat.
157.14
median 169.67
178.30 🏆
Winning score by edition
What it has taken to win here, 2025 to 2026 — this edition picked out.
Entries
12
1 judged meat
Top score
178.2972
Winning margin
4.5944
1st over 2nd in Chicken
Field average
167.89
157.14178.30
Chicken · median 169.67 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Chicken
8.6172 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
163.4056
157.14178.30
10th place in Chicken
Field spread
21.1544
winner to last place
How hot was the win?
Top 47%
beats 53% of 5574 Chicken wins in the data
Storylines (2 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.
Photo finishes
Tie
closest of 2 calls decided inside half a point
Chicken places 6–7: Club Carbon CR and Los Pinos tied on 169.6684 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 5–6: Tiquicia Smoker BBQ edged Club Carbon CR by 0.0116.
- Chicken 6–7 · tie
- Chicken 5–6 · 0.0116
Score curves (score by finishing position — steep cliffs mean a spread field, flat lines a knife fight)
Score distribution
This contest over the years full contest page →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 24, 2025 ← this one | Play Jaco | Calle Ancha | 12 | 178.2972 | Heifers, Butts & Clucks | — |
| Jan 24, 2025 | Play Jaco | Calle Ancha | 12 | 175.4400 | Justice BBQ | — |
| Mar 6, 2026 | Play Jaco | Calle Ancha | 16 | 700.0456 | Justice BBQ | GETTIN' BASTED |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 178.2972 | 169.6800 | 163.4056 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Masters Series Single Meat
Chicken
12 entries · top 178.2972 · median 169.6684
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | HEIFERS, BUTTS, & CLUCKS BBQ | |
| 2 | Bushmaster BBQ | |
| 3 | Justice BBQ | |
| 4 | Team BBQ Firehouse | |
| 5 | Tiquicia Smoker BBQ | |
| 6 | Club Carbon CR | |
| 7 | Los Pinos | |
| 8 | DrumQ BBQ Costa Rica | |
| 9 | Bike & Grill | |
| 10 | Smoke 44 BBQ | |
| 11 | Humo Parrillada | |
| 12 | JD's House of Bacon |