2026-02-21 – 2026-02-22 · Alajuela, 10903 · COSTA RICA · 📍 Campo Lago
Reps: DEBRA GAGE, ERNESTO URIBE
Grand Champion: Smoke 44 (682.8232) · 18 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 Justice BBQ
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.
What it has taken to win here, 2017 to 2026 — this edition picked out.
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
682.8232 is the highest overall score this contest has ever produced — past the 672.4912 Prairie Smoke & Spice BBQ set in 2024.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 67 times in 100
Smoke 44 came in rated below the field's top team, Justice BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 33-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
This was Smoke 44's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 3rd tracked contest.
Pork places 6–7: Los Pinos BBQ Team and Pura Vida BBQ tied on 165.1428 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 7–8: Pura Vida BBQ and 88 BBQ tied on 165.1428 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 3–4: Bros & Fire PTY edged DrumQ BBQ Costa Rica by 0.0112.
Smoke 44 took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork ribs at 10th.
Justice BBQ turned in 177.7028 in pork ribs — past the 173.1200 that had stood across 2 earlier editions.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-03-04 | Costa Rica, | Centro De Events Pedregal | 18 | 665.0512 | Grilldroids | BBQ COSTA RICA |
| 2024-04-06 | Heredia, 40703 | Centro Eventos Pedregal | 24 | 672.4912 | Prairie Smoke & Spice BBQ | Club Carbon CR |
| 2026-02-21 ← this one | Alajuela, 10903 | Campo Lago | 18 | 682.8232 | Smoke 44 | Justice BBQ |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 176.0000 | 166.8572 | 164.5484 |
| Pork Ribs | 177.7028 | 172.5600 | 167.4516 |
| Pork | 177.7372 | 166.8456 | 163.3712 |
| Brisket | 169.6800 | 165.7144 | 161.7372 |
18 entries · top 682.8232 · median 658.2000
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smoke 44 | |
| 2 | Justice BBQ | |
| 3 | Club Carbon CR | |
| 4 | Los Maes BBQ Team | |
| 5 | Firehouse Jimat BBQ | |
| 6 | Humo Academia | |
| 7 | 88 BBQ | |
| 8 | Rojas BBQ | |
| 9 | DrumQ BBQ Costa Rica | |
| 10 | Wild Hog BBQ | |
| 11 | Tiquicia Smokers BBQ | |
| 12 | Al Suave BBQ | |
| 13 | Los Pinos BBQ Team | |
| 14 | Pura Vida BBQ | |
| 15 | Bros & Fire PTY | |
| 16 | Smoke & Bark BBQ Team | |
| 17 | 506 F | |
| 18 | Smokers Social Club |
18 entries · top 176.0000 · median 164.8284
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Club Carbon CR | |
| 2 | Smoke 44 | |
| 3 | Humo Academia | |
| 4 | Wild Hog BBQ | |
| 5 | Tiquicia Smokers BBQ | |
| 6 | Los Maes BBQ Team | |
| 7 | Firehouse Jimat BBQ | |
| 8 | Rojas BBQ | |
| 9 | Bros & Fire PTY | |
| 10 | DrumQ BBQ Costa Rica | |
| 11 | Justice BBQ | |
| 12 | Smoke & Bark BBQ Team | |
| 13 | Al Suave BBQ | |
| 14 | Los Pinos BBQ Team | |
| 15 | Pura Vida BBQ | |
| 16 | 88 BBQ | |
| 17 | 506 F | |
| 18 | Smokers Social Club |
18 entries · top 177.7028 · median 168.2800
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Justice BBQ | |
| 2 | Al Suave BBQ | |
| 3 | Bros & Fire PTY | |
| 4 | DrumQ BBQ Costa Rica | |
| 5 | 88 BBQ | |
| 6 | Club Carbon CR | |
| 7 | Humo Academia | |
| 8 | Los Maes BBQ Team | |
| 9 | Los Pinos BBQ Team | |
| 10 | Smoke 44 | |
| 11 | Pura Vida BBQ | |
| 12 | Tiquicia Smokers BBQ | |
| 13 | Wild Hog BBQ | |
| 14 | Firehouse Jimat BBQ | |
| 15 | Rojas BBQ | |
| 16 | Smoke & Bark BBQ Team | |
| 17 | Smokers Social Club | |
| 18 | 506 F |
18 entries · top 177.7372 · median 163.6856
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Los Maes BBQ Team | |
| 2 | Firehouse Jimat BBQ | |
| 3 | Smoke 44 | |
| 4 | Justice BBQ | |
| 5 | Rojas BBQ | |
| 6 | Los Pinos BBQ Team | |
| 7 | Pura Vida BBQ | |
| 8 | 88 BBQ | |
| 9 | Wild Hog BBQ | |
| 10 | Humo Academia | |
| 11 | Tiquicia Smokers BBQ | |
| 12 | DrumQ BBQ Costa Rica | |
| 13 | Club Carbon CR | |
| 14 | Smoke & Bark BBQ Team | |
| 15 | Bros & Fire PTY | |
| 16 | Al Suave BBQ | |
| 17 | 506 F | |
| 18 | Smokers Social Club |
18 entries · top 169.6800 · median 162.2800
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smoke 44 | |
| 2 | Justice BBQ | |
| 3 | Firehouse Jimat BBQ | |
| 4 | 88 BBQ | |
| 5 | Humo Academia | |
| 6 | Pura Vida BBQ | |
| 7 | Smokers Social Club | |
| 8 | Rojas BBQ | |
| 9 | Club Carbon CR | |
| 10 | Tiquicia Smokers BBQ | |
| 11 | Wild Hog BBQ | |
| 12 | 506 F | |
| 13 | Los Pinos BBQ Team | |
| 14 | Smoke & Bark BBQ Team | |
| 15 | DrumQ BBQ Costa Rica | |
| 16 | Los Maes BBQ Team | |
| 17 | Al Suave BBQ | |
| 18 | Bros & Fire PTY |
Run by the organizers alongside the sanctioned contest. These are judged on their own terms and do not count toward the overall score, so they're kept out of the meat stats above.
18 entries · top 175.4172 · median 161.4056
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pura Vida BBQ | |
| 2 | Smoke 44 | |
| 3 | Wild Hog BBQ | |
| 4 | Los Pinos BBQ Team | |
| 5 | 88 BBQ | |
| 6 | Club Carbon CR | |
| 7 | Justice BBQ | |
| 8 | Tiquicia Smokers BBQ | |
| 9 | Smoke & Bark BBQ Team | |
| 10 | 506 F | |
| 11 | DrumQ BBQ Costa Rica | |
| 12 | Firehouse Jimat BBQ | |
| 13 | Al Suave BBQ | |
| 14 | Rojas BBQ | |
| 15 | Los Maes BBQ Team | |
| 16 | Humo Academia | |
| 17 | Bros & Fire PTY | |
| 18 | Smokers Social Club |
18 entries · top 173.7028 · median 163.1886
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 88 BBQ | |
| 2 | Wild Hog BBQ | |
| 3 | Humo Academia | |
| 4 | 506 F | |
| 5 | Los Maes BBQ Team | |
| 6 | Bros & Fire PTY | |
| 7 | DrumQ BBQ Costa Rica | |
| 8 | Pura Vida BBQ | |
| 9 | Club Carbon CR | |
| 10 | Justice BBQ | |
| 11 | Firehouse Jimat BBQ | |
| 12 | Smoke 44 | |
| 13 | Smoke & Bark BBQ Team | |
| 14 | Los Pinos BBQ Team | |
| 15 | Smokers Social Club | |
| 16 | Al Suave BBQ | |
| 17 | Rojas BBQ | |
| 18 | Tiquicia Smokers BBQ |
18 entries · top 180.0000 · median 169.1658 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 506 F | |
| 2 | Los Maes BBQ Team | |
| 3 | Los Pinos BBQ Team | |
| 4 | Tiquicia Smokers BBQ | |
| 5 | Smoke & Bark BBQ Team | |
| 6 | Pura Vida BBQ | |
| 7 | Firehouse Jimat BBQ | |
| 8 | DrumQ BBQ Costa Rica | |
| 9 | Al Suave BBQ | |
| 10 | Justice BBQ | |
| 11 | 88 BBQ | |
| 12 | Wild Hog BBQ | |
| 13 | Humo Academia | |
| 14 | Smokers Social Club | |
| 15 | Club Carbon CR | |
| 16 | Smoke 44 | |
| 17 | Rojas BBQ | |
| 18 | Bros & Fire PTY |
18 entries · top 178.8800 · median 167.4228
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smoke 44 | |
| 2 | Smokers Social Club | |
| 3 | Humo Academia | |
| 4 | Justice BBQ | |
| 5 | Al Suave BBQ | |
| 6 | Tiquicia Smokers BBQ | |
| 7 | Los Pinos BBQ Team | |
| 8 | Pura Vida BBQ | |
| 9 | 88 BBQ | |
| 10 | Rojas BBQ | |
| 11 | Club Carbon CR | |
| 12 | Wild Hog BBQ | |
| 13 | Los Maes BBQ Team | |
| 14 | Bros & Fire PTY | |
| 15 | 506 F | |
| 16 | Smoke & Bark BBQ Team | |
| 17 | Firehouse Jimat BBQ | |
| 18 | DrumQ BBQ Costa Rica |