A new contest record
693.7028
highest overall ever cooked here
693.7028 is the highest overall score this contest has ever produced — past the 681.7488 Fire Family BBQ PTY set in 2025.
- old record 681.7488
- set 2025 by Fire Family BBQ PTY
Pz al Carbon, Festival BBQ 2026
Jun 26–27, 2026 · Perez Zeldon, Costa Rica · COSTA RICA · 📍 San Isidro, feria del agricultor
Reps: Ernesto Uribe, Natasha Loew
Club Carbon CR won Grand Champion at the Pz al Carbon, Festival BBQ 2026 on June 26, 2026 in Perez Zeldon, SJ at San Isidro, feria del agricultor, scoring 693.7028 in a field of 19 teams. Diablicos BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 686.8228. Category winners: Chicken — Fire Family BBQ PTY (175.4056); Pork Ribs — Club Carbon CR (178.8572); Pork — Sibo Smokers (176.5600); Brisket — Diablicos BBQ (176.0228). This is the 2nd of 2 editions of this contest on record; the 2025 edition was won by Fire Family BBQ PTY.
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.
645.67
median 678.86
693.70 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 175.41
- Pork Ribs 178.86
- Pork 176.56
- Brisket 176.02
148.53
178.86
Entries
19
4 judged meats
Top score
693.7028
Winning margin
6.8800
GC over RC
Field average
674.79
645.67693.70
median 678.86 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Pork Ribs
2.2744 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
678.8568
645.67693.70
10th place overall
Field spread
48.0340
winner to last place
Double threats
4
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 58%
beats 42% of 4711 Master Series wins in the data
Came back for more
63%
10 of 16 teams from the previous edition returned
Form held
Moderate
ρ = -0.38 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,519
avg power rating going in · stronger than 13% of contests
Storylines (6 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.
An upset on the books
33-in-100
shot on pre-contest ratings
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 67 times in 100
Club Carbon CR 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.
- champion 1565
- top seed 1690
Photo finishes
Tie
closest of 8 calls decided inside half a point
Chicken places 3–4: Pura Vida BBQ and Justice BBQ tied on 173.7144 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 6–7: DrumQ BBQ Costa Rica and Urban Smoke House tied on 171.4172 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 1–2: Diablicos BBQ edged Tico BBQ Club by 0.0228.
- Chicken 3–4 · tie
- Chicken 6–7 · tie
- Brisket 1–2 · 0.0228
- Pork 6–7 · 0.0228
How the title was won
4 of 4
meats called to the stage
Club Carbon CR took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork at 10th.
- Chicken 5th
- Pork Ribs 1st
- Pork 10th
- Brisket 5th
A contest record in pork ribs
178.8572
best pork ribs ever cooked here
Club Carbon CR turned in 178.8572 in pork ribs — past the 176.5600 that had stood across 1 earlier editions.
- old best 176.5600
- across 1 past editions
Back to defend
1
past champions back in the field
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: Fire Family BBQ PTY (won 2025).
- Fire Family BBQ PTY · 2025
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)
This contest over the years full contest page →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 27, 2025 | Perez Zeldon, SJ | San Isidro, feria del agricultor | 16 | 681.7488 | Fire Family BBQ PTY | DrumQ BBQ C.R. |
| Jun 26, 2026 ← this one | Perez Zeldon, SJ | San Isidro, feria del agricultor | 19 | 693.7028 | Club Carbon CR | Diablicos BBQ |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 175.4056 | 172.5600 | 169.1084 |
| Pork Ribs | 178.8572 | 176.5828 | 170.8228 |
| Pork | 176.5600 | 172.5484 | 170.3200 |
| Brisket | 176.0228 | 171.9656 | 166.2400 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
19 entries · top 693.7028 · median 678.8568
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Club Carbon CR | |
| 2 | Diablicos BBQ | |
| 3 | Justice BBQ | |
| 4 | Firehouse Jimat BBQ | |
| 5 | Pura Vida BBQ | |
| 6 | Fire Family BBQ PTY | |
| 7 | Sibo Smokers | |
| 8 | Urban Smoke House | |
| 9 | DrumQ BBQ Costa Rica | |
| 10 | Tico BBQ Club | |
| 11 | Smoke 44 | |
| 12 | Los Maes BBQ Team Costa Rica | |
| 13 | Lucky Three BBQ PTY | |
| 14 | 88 BBQ | |
| 15 | Tiquicia Smokers BBQ | |
| 16 | Wild Hog BBQ | |
| 17 | Bros & Fire PTY | |
| 18 | HUMO Parrillada | |
| 19 | Humo Academia |
Chicken
19 entries · top 175.4056 · median 169.1084
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fire Family BBQ PTY | |
| 2 | Lucky Three BBQ PTY | |
| 3 | Pura Vida BBQ | |
| 4 | Justice BBQ | |
| 5 | Club Carbon CR | |
| 6 | DrumQ BBQ Costa Rica | |
| 7 | Urban Smoke House | |
| 8 | Firehouse Jimat BBQ | |
| 9 | Smoke 44 | |
| 10 | Tiquicia Smokers BBQ | |
| 11 | Sibo Smokers | |
| 12 | Wild Hog BBQ | |
| 13 | Diablicos BBQ | |
| 14 | 88 BBQ | |
| 15 | Tico BBQ Club | |
| 16 | HUMO Parrillada | |
| 17 | Bros & Fire PTY | |
| 18 | Humo Academia | |
| 19 | Los Maes BBQ Team Costa Rica |
Pork Ribs
19 entries · top 178.8572 · median 170.8228
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Club Carbon CR | |
| 2 | Firehouse Jimat BBQ | |
| 3 | Justice BBQ | |
| 4 | Lucky Three BBQ PTY | |
| 5 | Wild Hog BBQ | |
| 6 | Smoke 44 | |
| 7 | Los Maes BBQ Team Costa Rica | |
| 8 | Pura Vida BBQ | |
| 9 | Diablicos BBQ | |
| 10 | DrumQ BBQ Costa Rica | |
| 11 | 88 BBQ | |
| 12 | Urban Smoke House | |
| 13 | Sibo Smokers | |
| 14 | Fire Family BBQ PTY | |
| 15 | HUMO Parrillada | |
| 16 | Humo Academia | |
| 17 | Tico BBQ Club | |
| 18 | Tiquicia Smokers BBQ | |
| 19 | Bros & Fire PTY |
Pork
19 entries · top 176.5600 · median 170.3200
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sibo Smokers | |
| 2 | Tico BBQ Club | |
| 3 | Urban Smoke House | |
| 4 | Bros & Fire PTY | |
| 5 | Smoke 44 | |
| 6 | Tiquicia Smokers BBQ | |
| 7 | DrumQ BBQ Costa Rica | |
| 8 | Diablicos BBQ | |
| 9 | Fire Family BBQ PTY | |
| 10 | Club Carbon CR | |
| 11 | Pura Vida BBQ | |
| 12 | HUMO Parrillada | |
| 13 | 88 BBQ | |
| 14 | Firehouse Jimat BBQ | |
| 15 | Wild Hog BBQ | |
| 16 | Justice BBQ | |
| 17 | Los Maes BBQ Team Costa Rica | |
| 18 | Humo Academia | |
| 19 | Lucky Three BBQ PTY |
Brisket
19 entries · top 176.0228 · median 166.2400
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Diablicos BBQ | |
| 2 | Tico BBQ Club | |
| 3 | Los Maes BBQ Team Costa Rica | |
| 4 | Lucky Three BBQ PTY | |
| 5 | Club Carbon CR | |
| 6 | Fire Family BBQ PTY | |
| 7 | Firehouse Jimat BBQ | |
| 8 | Sibo Smokers | |
| 9 | Pura Vida BBQ | |
| 10 | Urban Smoke House | |
| 11 | DrumQ BBQ Costa Rica | |
| 12 | Justice BBQ | |
| 13 | 88 BBQ | |
| 14 | Tiquicia Smokers BBQ | |
| 15 | Bros & Fire PTY | |
| 16 | Humo Academia | |
| 17 | HUMO Parrillada | |
| 18 | Smoke 44 | |
| 19 | Wild Hog BBQ |