A first Grand Championship
2
tracked contests to get there
This was BBQ COSTA RICA's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 2nd tracked contest.
Circuito Parrillero by BBQ Fest Etapo 1 2018
Apr 7–8, 2018 · San Jose, Costa Rica · COSTA RICA · 📍 Centro Commercial Multiplaza
BBQ COSTA RICA won Grand Champion at the Circuito Parrillero by BBQ Fest Etapo 1 2018 on April 7, 2018 in San Jose, 1000 at Centro Commercial Multiplaza, scoring 672.6172 in a field of 16 teams. Jow's BBQ Team took Reserve Grand Champion with 656.5480. Category winners: Chicken — Jow's BBQ Team (173.7256); Pork Ribs — BBQ COSTA RICA (170.2744); Pork — BBQ COSTA RICA (170.2856); Brisket — Club Carboncito (173.7028).
The contest at a glance (read off the scored boards)
How the field scored
Overall totals, every team on the board — tall stacks are where the pack sat.
468.05
median 631.11
672.62 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 173.73
- Pork Ribs 170.27
- Pork 170.29
- Brisket 173.70
20
173.73
Entries
16
4 judged meats · 2 ancillary
Top score
672.6172
Winning margin
16.0692
GC over RC
Field average
616.00
468.05672.62
median 631.11 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Pork Ribs
7.4288 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
618.8000
468.05672.62
10th place overall
Field spread
204.5720
winner to last place
Double threats
7
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 95%
beats 5% of 4715 Master Series wins in the data
Form held
Moderate
ρ = -0.5 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,498
avg power rating going in · stronger than 0% of contests
Storylines (5 found in this contest's numbers)
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
A statement win
16.0692
points clear of the field
Wider than 97% of the 4,714 championships in the data
The champion won by 16.0692 points — a wider margin than 97% of championships in the data.
Photo finishes
Tie
closest of 6 calls decided inside half a point
Chicken places 6–7: 88 BBQ and GRILLDROIDS tied on 161.1200 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 9–10: Justice BBQ edged Los Carnivoros by 0.0116. Brisket places 7–8: Parrilla Boys edged Justice BBQ by 0.0456.
- Chicken 6–7 · tie
- Chicken 9–10 · 0.0116
- Brisket 7–8 · 0.0456
- Chicken 5–6 · 0.0456
A double category winner
2
category wins in a day
BBQ COSTA RICA won Pork Ribs, Pork — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
- Pork Ribs 1st
- Pork 1st
How the title was won
4 of 4
meats called to the stage
BBQ COSTA RICA took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 2 outright wins — their weakest board was brisket at 3rd.
- Chicken 2nd
- Pork Ribs 1st
- Pork 1st
- Brisket 3rd
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)
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 173.7256 | 161.1656 | 157.1200 |
| Pork Ribs | 170.2744 | 162.8456 | 156.5256 |
| Pork | 170.2856 | 160.5600 | 153.1428 |
| Brisket | 173.7028 | 157.7256 | 152.5828 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
16 entries · top 672.6172 · median 631.1140
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BBQ COSTA RICA | |
| 2 | Jow's BBQ Team | |
| 3 | Ahumo | |
| 4 | BLOWIN' SMOKE | |
| 5 | Club Carboncito | |
| 6 | Justice BBQ | |
| 7 | GRILLDROIDS | |
| 8 | BUTCHER AT HOME | |
| 9 | BBQ HOLICS | |
| 10 | Los Carnivoros | |
| 11 | Parrilla Boys | |
| 12 | 88 BBQ | |
| 13 | Darth Grillers | |
| 14 | Krado | |
| 15 | TEC BBQ | |
| 16 | The Great Caribbean Coal |
Chicken
16 entries · top 173.7256 · median 157.6972
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jow's BBQ Team | |
| 2 | BBQ COSTA RICA | |
| 3 | BLOWIN' SMOKE | |
| 4 | BUTCHER AT HOME | |
| 5 | Darth Grillers | |
| 6 | 88 BBQ | |
| 7 | GRILLDROIDS | |
| 8 | Ahumo | |
| 9 | Justice BBQ | |
| 10 | Los Carnivoros | |
| 11 | The Great Caribbean Coal | |
| 12 | Club Carboncito | |
| 13 | BBQ HOLICS | |
| 14 | TEC BBQ | |
| 15 | Krado | |
| 16 | Parrilla Boys |
Pork Ribs
16 entries · top 170.2744 · median 158.8342
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BBQ COSTA RICA | |
| 2 | Ahumo | |
| 3 | GRILLDROIDS | |
| 4 | Justice BBQ | |
| 5 | BUTCHER AT HOME | |
| 6 | Jow's BBQ Team | |
| 7 | Los Carnivoros | |
| 8 | Club Carboncito | |
| 9 | 88 BBQ | |
| 10 | BLOWIN' SMOKE | |
| 11 | TEC BBQ | |
| 12 | Parrilla Boys | |
| 13 | BBQ HOLICS | |
| 14 | The Great Caribbean Coal | |
| 15 | Krado | |
| 16 | Darth Grillers |
Pork
16 entries · top 170.2856 · median 156.0172
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BBQ COSTA RICA | |
| 2 | BBQ HOLICS | |
| 3 | Jow's BBQ Team | |
| 4 | 88 BBQ | |
| 5 | Justice BBQ | |
| 6 | Ahumo | |
| 7 | Krado | |
| 8 | Los Carnivoros | |
| 9 | Darth Grillers | |
| 10 | BLOWIN' SMOKE | |
| 11 | Parrilla Boys | |
| 12 | Club Carboncito | |
| 13 | BUTCHER AT HOME | |
| 14 | GRILLDROIDS | |
| 15 | TEC BBQ | |
| 16 | The Great Caribbean Coal |
Brisket
16 entries · top 173.7028 · median 155.6914
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Club Carboncito | |
| 2 | BLOWIN' SMOKE | |
| 3 | BBQ COSTA RICA | |
| 4 | BBQ HOLICS | |
| 5 | Ahumo | |
| 6 | GRILLDROIDS | |
| 7 | Parrilla Boys | |
| 8 | Justice BBQ | |
| 9 | Jow's BBQ Team | |
| 10 | BUTCHER AT HOME | |
| 11 | The Great Caribbean Coal | |
| 12 | Los Carnivoros | |
| 13 | Darth Grillers | |
| 14 | Krado | |
| 15 | 88 BBQ | |
| 16 | TEC BBQ |
Ancillary categories
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.
Master Series — Beef Patties
16 entries · top 175.4400 · median 155.6742
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Krado | |
| 2 | GRILLDROIDS | |
| 3 | BBQ HOLICS | |
| 4 | Ahumo | |
| 5 | BBQ COSTA RICA | |
| 6 | Parrilla Boys | |
| 7 | Justice BBQ | |
| 8 | Los Carnivoros | |
| 9 | Club Carboncito | |
| 10 | BUTCHER AT HOME | |
| 11 | Jow's BBQ Team | |
| 12 | BLOWIN' SMOKE | |
| 13 | 88 BBQ | |
| 14 | Darth Grillers | |
| 15 | The Great Caribbean Coal | |
| 16 | TEC BBQ |
Master Series — Sauce
16 entries · top 171.9656 · median 157.9714
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Justice BBQ | |
| 2 | Los Carnivoros | |
| 3 | Krado | |
| 4 | Jow's BBQ Team | |
| 5 | BUTCHER AT HOME | |
| 6 | GRILLDROIDS | |
| 7 | BBQ HOLICS | |
| 8 | TEC BBQ | |
| 9 | Ahumo | |
| 10 | BBQ COSTA RICA | |
| 11 | Parrilla Boys | |
| 12 | Club Carboncito | |
| 13 | The Great Caribbean Coal | |
| 14 | Darth Grillers | |
| 15 | BLOWIN' SMOKE | |
| 16 | 88 BBQ |