Chiriqui Grill Fest Internacional
2026-01-24 – 2026-01-25 · Chiriqui, +507 · PANAMA
Reps: ERNESTO URIBE, NATASHA LOEW
Grand Champion: Grill & Chill (680.0112) · 31 teams
Entries
31
4 categories
Top score
680.0112
Winning margin
3.4284
GC over RC
Field average
626.80
median 632.98
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Pork Ribs
2.3200 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
645.7716
what a walk cost here
Field spread
203.4744
winner to last place
Double threats
4
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 68%
beats 32% of 2715 overall wins in the data
Field strength
1517
avg power rating going in · stronger than 22% of contests
Storylines
🃏 An upset on the books
Grill & Chill came in rated below the field's top team, Fergolicious BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 19-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
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series — Brisket
31 entries · top 170.8684 · median 154.2628
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Beef & Beer | |
| 2 | Grill & Chill | |
| 3 | Lucky Three BBQ PTY | |
| 4 | Humo | |
| 5 | Fire Family BBQ PTY | |
| 6 | Los Pinos BBQ Team | |
| 7 | BBQ Love Club | |
| 8 | Pura Vida BBQ | |
| 9 | NECTAR OF THE HOGS | |
| 10 | Diablicos BBQ | |
| 11 | Marin Bros & BBQ | |
| 12 | Bado BBQ | |
| 13 | Bros & Fire PTY | |
| 14 | Belen Grill and Chill | |
| 15 | Smoke 44 | |
| 16 | Justice BBQ | |
| 17 | Pig Brothers | |
| 18 | Fergolicious BBQ | |
| 19 | Tiquicia Smokers BBQ | |
| 20 | Mamba Smoke & Grill | |
| 21 | Sibo Smokers | |
| 22 | Los Maes BBQ | |
| 23 | Lumberjacks Bbq | |
| 24 | 88 BBQ | |
| 25 | DrumQ BBQ Team | |
| 26 | La Mesa de Laurel | |
| 27 | BBQ Fellas | |
| 28 | Huele a Barbacoa | |
| 29 | Barbaros Elite | |
| 30 | BOB Familia Parrillera | |
| 31 | Rebel Smokers |
Master Series — Chicken
31 entries · top 177.7372 · median 158.2628
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 88 BBQ | |
| 2 | NECTAR OF THE HOGS | |
| 3 | Grill & Chill | |
| 4 | Diablicos BBQ | |
| 5 | Humo | |
| 6 | Tiquicia Smokers BBQ | |
| 7 | Los Maes BBQ | |
| 8 | Belen Grill and Chill | |
| 9 | Justice BBQ | |
| 10 | Fergolicious BBQ | |
| 11 | Pig Brothers | |
| 12 | DrumQ BBQ Team | |
| 13 | Barbaros Elite | |
| 14 | Smoke 44 | |
| 15 | Rebel Smokers | |
| 16 | Los Pinos BBQ Team | |
| 17 | BOB Familia Parrillera | |
| 18 | Sibo Smokers | |
| 19 | Pura Vida BBQ | |
| 20 | Bros & Fire PTY | |
| 21 | Marin Bros & BBQ | |
| 22 | Lucky Three BBQ PTY | |
| 23 | Fire Family BBQ PTY | |
| 24 | BBQ Love Club | |
| 25 | BBQ Fellas | |
| 26 | Mamba Smoke & Grill | |
| 27 | Huele a Barbacoa | |
| 28 | La Mesa de Laurel | |
| 29 | Bado BBQ | |
| 30 | Beef & Beer | |
| 31 | Lumberjacks Bbq |
Master Series — Overall
31 entries · top 680.0112 · median 632.9828
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grill & Chill | |
| 2 | 88 BBQ | |
| 3 | Diablicos BBQ | |
| 4 | Justice BBQ | |
| 5 | NECTAR OF THE HOGS | |
| 6 | Los Pinos BBQ Team | |
| 7 | Fergolicious BBQ | |
| 8 | Humo | |
| 9 | Sibo Smokers | |
| 10 | DrumQ BBQ Team | |
| 11 | Pig Brothers | |
| 12 | Los Maes BBQ | |
| 13 | Smoke 44 | |
| 14 | Fire Family BBQ PTY | |
| 15 | Lucky Three BBQ PTY | |
| 16 | Belen Grill and Chill | |
| 17 | Bros & Fire PTY | |
| 18 | Barbaros Elite | |
| 19 | BBQ Love Club | |
| 20 | Pura Vida BBQ | |
| 21 | Mamba Smoke & Grill | |
| 22 | Huele a Barbacoa | |
| 23 | Lumberjacks Bbq | |
| 24 | Beef & Beer | |
| 25 | Marin Bros & BBQ | |
| 26 | Bado BBQ | |
| 27 | BBQ Fellas | |
| 28 | La Mesa de Laurel | |
| 29 | BOB Familia Parrillera | |
| 30 | Rebel Smokers | |
| 31 | Tiquicia Smokers BBQ |
Master Series — Pork
30 entries · top 175.4400 · median 160.5542
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 88 BBQ | |
| 2 | Justice BBQ | |
| 3 | Huele a Barbacoa | |
| 4 | Fergolicious BBQ | |
| 5 | Diablicos BBQ | |
| 6 | Los Maes BBQ | |
| 7 | NECTAR OF THE HOGS | |
| 8 | Los Pinos BBQ Team | |
| 9 | Fire Family BBQ PTY | |
| 10 | DrumQ BBQ Team | |
| 11 | Barbaros Elite | |
| 12 | Sibo Smokers | |
| 13 | Lumberjacks Bbq | |
| 14 | Grill & Chill | |
| 15 | Bros & Fire PTY | |
| 16 | Belen Grill and Chill | |
| 17 | Lucky Three BBQ PTY | |
| 18 | Pig Brothers | |
| 19 | Beef & Beer | |
| 20 | Bado BBQ | |
| 21 | BBQ Love Club | |
| 22 | Smoke 44 | |
| 23 | Humo | |
| 24 | BOB Familia Parrillera | |
| 25 | Mamba Smoke & Grill | |
| 26 | Rebel Smokers | |
| 27 | BBQ Fellas | |
| 28 | La Mesa de Laurel | |
| 29 | Pura Vida BBQ | |
| 30 | Marin Bros & BBQ |
Master Series — Pork Ribs
31 entries · top 174.9028 · median 158.8000
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grill & Chill | |
| 2 | Sibo Smokers | |
| 3 | 88 BBQ | |
| 4 | Los Pinos BBQ Team | |
| 5 | Pig Brothers | |
| 6 | Justice BBQ | |
| 7 | Smoke 44 | |
| 8 | Diablicos BBQ | |
| 9 | Fergolicious BBQ | |
| 10 | DrumQ BBQ Team | |
| 11 | Lumberjacks Bbq | |
| 12 | Pura Vida BBQ | |
| 13 | Mamba Smoke & Grill | |
| 14 | Rebel Smokers | |
| 15 | Humo | |
| 16 | BBQ Fellas | |
| 17 | Marin Bros & BBQ | |
| 18 | Bros & Fire PTY | |
| 19 | NECTAR OF THE HOGS | |
| 20 | Barbaros Elite | |
| 21 | BBQ Love Club | |
| 22 | Lucky Three BBQ PTY | |
| 23 | La Mesa de Laurel | |
| 24 | Tiquicia Smokers BBQ | |
| 25 | Fire Family BBQ PTY | |
| 26 | Huele a Barbacoa | |
| 27 | Los Maes BBQ | |
| 28 | Belen Grill and Chill | |
| 29 | Bado BBQ | |
| 30 | BOB Familia Parrillera | |
| 31 | Beef & Beer |