Jaco Beach BBQ Challenge
2026-03-06 – 2026-03-07 · Play Jaco, 61101 · COSTA RICA · 📍 Calle Ancha
Reps: ERNESTO URIBE, NATASHA LOEW
Grand Champion: Justice BBQ (700.0456) · 16 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 GETTIN' BASTED
Entries
Top score
Winning margin
Field average
Tightest race
Top-10 cutoff
Field spread
Double threats
How hot was the win?
Form held
Field strength
Storylines
👑 A dynasty in the making
Justice BBQ has won this contest 2 times across its 3 tracked editions.
🪒 A razor-thin finish
The Grand Championship was decided by 1.1772 points — closer than 76% of every championship in the data.
📸 Photo finishes
Chicken places 1–2: Los Maes BBQ Team Costa Rica and HUMO Parrillada tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 8–9: Tiquicia Smokers BBQ and Bros & Fire PTY tied on 170.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 7–8: Too Sauced Guys Bar-B-Que edged 88 BBQ by 0.0112.
🛡️ Back to defend
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: Justice BBQ (won 2025).
🃏 An upset on the books
Justice BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, GETTIN' BASTED, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 17-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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-24 | Play Jaco, 61101 | Calle Ancha | 12 | 178.2972 | Heifers, Butts & Clucks | — |
| 2025-01-24 | Play Jaco, 61101 | Calle Ancha | 12 | 175.4400 | Justice BBQ | — |
| 2026-03-06 ← this one | Play Jaco, 61101 | 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 | 176.5600 | 171.4628 | 169.1544 |
| Pork Ribs | 177.1544 | 174.8800 | 172.0116 |
| Pork | 180.0000 | 171.4056 | 168.5600 |
| Brisket | 178.8572 | 173.7028 | 159.4284 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
16 entries · top 700.0456 · median 676.6058
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Justice BBQ | |
| 2 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 3 | Too Sauced Guys Bar-B-Que | |
| 4 | Los Maes BBQ Team Costa Rica | |
| 5 | Firehouse Jimat BBQ | |
| 6 | Pura Vida BBQ | |
| 7 | Smoke 44 | |
| 8 | Bros & Fire PTY | |
| 9 | Tico BBQ Club | |
| 10 | Club Carbon CR | |
| 11 | 88 BBQ | |
| 12 | HUMO Parrillada | |
| 13 | DrumQ BBQ Costa Rica | |
| 14 | Tiquicia Smokers BBQ | |
| 15 | Valhalla Smokers | |
| 16 | Mr. G |
Chicken
16 entries · top 176.5600 · median 170.2628
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Los Maes BBQ Team Costa Rica | |
| 2 | HUMO Parrillada | |
| 3 | Club Carbon CR | |
| 4 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 5 | Justice BBQ | |
| 6 | 88 BBQ | |
| 7 | Firehouse Jimat BBQ | |
| 8 | Tiquicia Smokers BBQ | |
| 9 | Bros & Fire PTY | |
| 10 | Smoke 44 | |
| 11 | Mr. G | |
| 12 | Too Sauced Guys Bar-B-Que | |
| 13 | Tico BBQ Club | |
| 14 | Valhalla Smokers | |
| 15 | DrumQ BBQ Costa Rica | |
| 16 | Pura Vida BBQ |
Pork Ribs
16 entries · top 177.1544 · median 172.8744
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smoke 44 | |
| 2 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 3 | Pura Vida BBQ | |
| 4 | DrumQ BBQ Costa Rica | |
| 5 | Justice BBQ | |
| 6 | Firehouse Jimat BBQ | |
| 7 | Too Sauced Guys Bar-B-Que | |
| 8 | 88 BBQ | |
| 9 | Los Maes BBQ Team Costa Rica | |
| 10 | Valhalla Smokers | |
| 11 | Bros & Fire PTY | |
| 12 | Tiquicia Smokers BBQ | |
| 13 | Club Carbon CR | |
| 14 | Tico BBQ Club | |
| 15 | HUMO Parrillada | |
| 16 | Mr. G |
Pork
16 entries · top 180.0000 · median 169.4342 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Justice BBQ | |
| 2 | Bros & Fire PTY | |
| 3 | Los Maes BBQ Team Costa Rica | |
| 4 | HUMO Parrillada | |
| 5 | Club Carbon CR | |
| 6 | Too Sauced Guys Bar-B-Que | |
| 7 | Pura Vida BBQ | |
| 8 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 9 | Firehouse Jimat BBQ | |
| 10 | 88 BBQ | |
| 11 | Tico BBQ Club | |
| 12 | Mr. G | |
| 13 | Tiquicia Smokers BBQ | |
| 14 | Valhalla Smokers | |
| 15 | DrumQ BBQ Costa Rica | |
| 16 | Smoke 44 |
Brisket
16 entries · top 178.8572 · median 162.2914
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tico BBQ Club | |
| 2 | Too Sauced Guys Bar-B-Que | |
| 3 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 4 | Pura Vida BBQ | |
| 5 | Justice BBQ | |
| 6 | Smoke 44 | |
| 7 | Firehouse Jimat BBQ | |
| 8 | Bros & Fire PTY | |
| 9 | Club Carbon CR | |
| 10 | Los Maes BBQ Team Costa Rica | |
| 11 | DrumQ BBQ Costa Rica | |
| 12 | HUMO Parrillada | |
| 13 | Tiquicia Smokers BBQ | |
| 14 | 88 BBQ | |
| 15 | Mr. G | |
| 16 | Valhalla Smokers |