Pz al Carbon, Festival BBQ 2026
2026-06-26 – 2026-06-27 · Perez Zeldon, SJ · COSTA RICA
Reps: ERNESTO URIBE, NATASHA LOEW
Grand Champion: Club Carbon CR (693.7028) · 19 teams
Entries
19
4 categories
Top score
693.7028
Winning margin
6.8800
GC over RC
Field average
674.79
median 678.86
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Pork Ribs
2.2744 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
678.8568
what a walk cost here
Field spread
48.0340
winner to last place
Double threats
4
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 53%
beats 47% of 2713 overall wins in the data
Field strength
1520
avg power rating going in · stronger than 25% of contests
Storylines
🃏 An upset on the books
Club Carbon CR came in rated below the field's top team, Justice BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 34-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
This contest over the years
| Date | Where | Teams | High score | Grand Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-06-27 | Perez Zeldon, SJ | 16 | 681.7488 | Fire Family BBQ PTY |
| 2026-06-26 ← this one | Perez Zeldon, SJ | 19 | 693.7028 | Club Carbon CR |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series — 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 |
Master Series — 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 |
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 |
Master Series — 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 |
Master Series — 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 |