Nov 15–16, 2025 · Palmares, Costa Rica · COSTA RICA · 📍 Redondel de Palmares
Reps: Ernesto Uribe, Natasha Loew
88 BBQ won Grand Champion at the BBQ Fest Palmares (BACKYARD ONLY) on November 15, 2025 in Palmares, 20701 at Redondel de Palmares, scoring 350.3316 in a field of 8 teams. Los Pinos took Reserve Grand Champion with 343.9884. Category winners: Chicken — DrumQ BBQ C.R. (178.8572); Pork Ribs — Los Pinos (175.4628).
Overall totals, every team on the board — tall stacks are where the pack sat.
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
Ancillary — Pork places 1–2: Los Pinos and 88 BBQ tied on 174.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Ancillary — Pork places 6–7: DrumQ BBQ C.R. and Smoke & Bark BBQ Team tied on 168.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Backyard Series — Pork Ribs places 1–2: Los Pinos edged 88 BBQ by 0.0112.
Los Pinos won Pork Ribs, Pork — a double.
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Backyard Series — Chicken | 178.8572 | 168.5256 | — |
| Backyard Series — Pork Ribs | 175.4628 | 165.1200 | — |
| Ancillary — Pork | 174.8572 | 170.8800 | — |
8 entries · top 350.3316 · median 337.9886
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 88 BBQ | |
| 2 | Los Pinos | |
| 3 | DrumQ BBQ C.R. | |
| 4 | HUMO Parrillada | |
| 5 | Mustang Smoked BBQ | |
| 6 | Smoke & Bark BBQ Team | |
| 7 | Los Maes BBQ Team | |
| 8 | Sibo Smokers |
8 entries · top 178.8572 · median 168.5314
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | DrumQ BBQ C.R. | |
| 2 | 88 BBQ | |
| 3 | Mustang Smoked BBQ | |
| 4 | Sibo Smokers | |
| 5 | Los Pinos | |
| 6 | HUMO Parrillada | |
| 7 | Smoke & Bark BBQ Team | |
| 8 | Los Maes BBQ Team |
8 entries · top 175.4628 · median 166.8572
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Los Pinos | |
| 2 | 88 BBQ | |
| 3 | HUMO Parrillada | |
| 4 | Mustang Smoked BBQ | |
| 5 | Los Maes BBQ Team | |
| 6 | Smoke & Bark BBQ Team | |
| 7 | DrumQ BBQ C.R. | |
| 8 | Sibo Smokers |
8 entries · top 174.8572 · median 171.4400
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Los Pinos | |
| 2 | 88 BBQ | |
| 3 | Mustang Smoked BBQ | |
| 4 | Los Maes BBQ Team | |
| 5 | HUMO Parrillada | |
| 6 | DrumQ BBQ C.R. | |
| 7 | Smoke & Bark BBQ Team | |
| 8 | Sibo Smokers |