May 1–2, 2026 · Guanacaste, Costa Rica · COSTA RICA
Reps: Ernesto Uribe, Natasha Loew
Bros & Fire PTY won Grand Champion at the BBQ Fest Parque Tempisque on May 1, 2026 in Guanacaste, 50101, scoring 694.8800 in a field of 14 teams. Justice BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 693.1200. Category winners: Chicken — Justice BBQ (176.0228); Pork Ribs — Wild Hog (178.2972); Pork — Justice BBQ (180.0000); Brisket — DrumQ BBQ Costa Rica (179.4400).
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.
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 73 times in 100
Bros & Fire PTY came in rated below the field's top team, Justice BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 27-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
Bros & Fire PTY won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 4 calls from 4 boards, best of them 2nd. Consistency beat fireworks.
This was Bros & Fire PTY's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 8th tracked contest.
Pork places 6–7: Club Carbon CR and Los Maes BBQ Team Costa Rica tied on 170.8228 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 5–6: Los Maes BBQ Team Costa Rica edged Pura Vida BBQ by 0.0112. Brisket places 2–3: Bros & Fire PTY edged Fire Family BBQ PTY by 0.0116.
Justice BBQ won Chicken, Pork — a double.
1 perfect 180 was scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 176.0228 | 166.2856 | 165.1084 |
| Pork Ribs | 178.2972 | 172.5828 | 164.6288 |
| Pork | 180 | 171.9884 | 166.2284 |
| Brisket | 179.4400 | 170.2628 | 161.1544 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
14 entries · top 180 · 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 |
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 |