BBQ Fest Parque Tempisque
2026-05-01 – 2026-05-02 · Guanacaste, 50101 · COSTA RICA
Reps: ERNESTO URIBE, NATASHA LOEW
Grand Champion: Bros & Fire PTY (694.8800) · 14 teams
Entries
14
4 categories
Top score
694.8800
Winning margin
1.7600
GC over RC
Field average
665.26
median 673.06
Perfect 180s
1 🔥
Tightest race
Pork Ribs
5.7144 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
661.0284
what a walk cost here
Field spread
111.4288
winner to last place
Double threats
6
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 50%
beats 50% of 2713 overall wins in the data
Field strength
1521
avg power rating going in · stronger than 26% of contests
Storylines
🃏 An upset on the books
Bros & Fire PTY came in rated below the field's top team, Justice BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 28-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
14 entries · top 179.4400 · median 165.9942
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | DrumQ BBQ Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Bros & Fire PTY | |
| 3 | Fire Family BBQ PTY | |
| 4 | Club Carbon CR | |
| 5 | Justice BBQ | |
| 6 | 88 BBQ | |
| 7 | Smoke 44 | |
| 8 | Los Maes BBQ Team Costa Rica | |
| 9 | Wild Hog | |
| 10 | Pura Vida BBQ | |
| 11 | Tiquicia Smokers BBQ | |
| 12 | Al Suave Barbecue | |
| 13 | Mustang Smoked BBQ | |
| 14 | Amigos del Humo |
Master Series — Chicken
14 entries · top 176.0228 · median 165.7086
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Justice BBQ | |
| 2 | Club Carbon CR | |
| 3 | Smoke 44 | |
| 4 | Bros & Fire PTY | |
| 5 | Los Maes BBQ Team Costa Rica | |
| 6 | Pura Vida BBQ | |
| 7 | 88 BBQ | |
| 8 | Fire Family BBQ PTY | |
| 9 | Wild Hog | |
| 10 | Tiquicia Smokers BBQ | |
| 11 | Mustang Smoked BBQ | |
| 12 | DrumQ BBQ Costa Rica | |
| 13 | Al Suave Barbecue | |
| 14 | Amigos del Humo |
Master Series — Overall
14 entries · top 694.8800 · median 673.0626
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bros & Fire PTY | |
| 2 | Justice BBQ | |
| 3 | Club Carbon CR | |
| 4 | Fire Family BBQ PTY | |
| 5 | 88 BBQ | |
| 6 | Wild Hog | |
| 7 | Smoke 44 | |
| 8 | DrumQ BBQ Costa Rica | |
| 9 | Los Maes BBQ Team Costa Rica | |
| 10 | Tiquicia Smokers BBQ | |
| 11 | Pura Vida BBQ | |
| 12 | Mustang Smoked BBQ | |
| 13 | Al Suave Barbecue | |
| 14 | Amigos del Humo |
Master Series — Pork
14 entries · top 180.0000 · median 170.5428 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Justice BBQ | |
| 2 | 88 BBQ | |
| 3 | Wild Hog | |
| 4 | Tiquicia Smokers BBQ | |
| 5 | Bros & Fire PTY | |
| 6 | Club Carbon CR | |
| 7 | Los Maes BBQ Team Costa Rica | |
| 8 | Fire Family BBQ PTY | |
| 9 | Pura Vida BBQ | |
| 10 | Smoke 44 | |
| 11 | Al Suave Barbecue | |
| 12 | DrumQ BBQ Costa Rica | |
| 13 | Mustang Smoked BBQ | |
| 14 | Amigos del Humo |
Master Series — Pork Ribs
14 entries · top 178.2972 · median 167.6972
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wild Hog | |
| 2 | Bros & Fire PTY | |
| 3 | Fire Family BBQ PTY | |
| 4 | Club Carbon CR | |
| 5 | 88 BBQ | |
| 6 | DrumQ BBQ Costa Rica | |
| 7 | Smoke 44 | |
| 8 | Justice BBQ | |
| 9 | Mustang Smoked BBQ | |
| 10 | Al Suave Barbecue | |
| 11 | Tiquicia Smokers BBQ | |
| 12 | Pura Vida BBQ | |
| 13 | Los Maes BBQ Team Costa Rica | |
| 14 | Amigos del Humo |