Chiriqui Grill Fest Internacional
2026-01-24 – 2026-01-25 · Chiriqui, +507 · PANAMA · 📍 David Chiriqui, Federal Mall
Reps: ERNESTO URIBE, NATASHA LOEW
Grand Champion: Grill & Chill (680.0112) · 31 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 88 BBQ
Entries
31
4 judged meats
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
10th place overall
Field spread
203.4744
winner to last place
Double threats
4
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 95%
beats 5% of 1951 Master Series wins in the data
Form held
Weak
ρ = -0.29 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1517
avg power rating going in · stronger than 22% of contests
Storylines
🧹 A double category winner
88 BBQ won Chicken, Pork — a double.
📸 Photo finishes
Pork Ribs places 7–8: Smoke 44 and Diablicos BBQ tied on 170.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 8–9: Belen Grill and Chill edged Justice BBQ by 0.0116. Pork places 6–7: Los Maes BBQ edged NECTAR OF THE HOGS by 0.0116.
🃏 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
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)
Where the field came from (home regions on file)
This contest over the years full contest page →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-24 ← this one | Chiriqui, +507 | David Chiriqui, Federal Mall | 31 | 680.0112 | Grill & Chill | 88 BBQ |
| 2027-01-29 | Chiriqui, CH | — | — | — | — | — |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 177.7372 | 171.9656 | 162.2744 |
| Pork Ribs | 174.9028 | 172.5828 | 167.9772 |
| Pork | 175.4400 | 171.4744 | 168.5944 |
| Brisket | 170.8684 | 161.7256 | 158.2744 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |