Viva La BBQ Fest
2019-06-21 – 2019-06-22 · San Juan, · PUERTO RICO · 📍 Eco's Sports Park
Reps: DEBBY HARWELL, DON HARWELL
Grand Champion: BBQ Freaks (678.2396) · 12 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 A La Barbakoa
Entries
Top score
Winning margin
Field average
Perfect 180s
Tightest race
Top-10 cutoff
Field spread
Double threats
How hot was the win?
Field strength
Storylines
🧹 A double category winner
BBQ Freaks won Pork Ribs, Pork — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
📸 Photo finishes
Brisket places 6–7: Bucanero Pit BBQ and Backyard BBQ & Grill tied on 165.1200 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 6–7: Backyard BBQ & Grill edged Mother Smoker by 0.0116. Chicken places 5–6: Q-Bitas BBQ edged Backyard BBQ & Grill by 0.0228.
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)
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 172.0116 | 164.0000 | 158.8228 |
| Pork Ribs | 170.8456 | 165.1200 | 157.1200 |
| Pork | 175.4056 | 165.7028 | 153.1200 |
| Brisket | 173.7028 | 165.7028 | 160.0228 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
12 entries · top 678.2396 · median 647.4058
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BBQ Freaks | |
| 2 | A La Barbakoa | |
| 3 | Smoke' em All | |
| 4 | Mother Smoker | |
| 5 | Q-Bitas BBQ | |
| 6 | Como En Casa | |
| 7 | Smokey Joe | |
| 8 | Bucanero Pit BBQ | |
| 9 | Backyard BBQ & Grill | |
| 10 | Cocineros del Este | |
| 11 | 88 BBQ Team | |
| 12 | Island Time Smokers |
Chicken
12 entries · top 172.0116 · median 163.9714
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | A La Barbakoa | |
| 2 | Island Time Smokers | |
| 3 | Como En Casa | |
| 4 | Smoke' em All | |
| 5 | Q-Bitas BBQ | |
| 6 | Backyard BBQ & Grill | |
| 7 | Mother Smoker | |
| 8 | Bucanero Pit BBQ | |
| 9 | Cocineros del Este | |
| 10 | BBQ Freaks | |
| 11 | Smokey Joe | |
| 12 | 88 BBQ Team |
Pork Ribs
12 entries · top 170.8456 · median 163.9714
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BBQ Freaks | |
| 2 | Q-Bitas BBQ | |
| 3 | A La Barbakoa | |
| 4 | Como En Casa | |
| 5 | Smoke' em All | |
| 6 | Cocineros del Este | |
| 7 | Mother Smoker | |
| 8 | Bucanero Pit BBQ | |
| 9 | 88 BBQ Team | |
| 10 | Smokey Joe | |
| 11 | Backyard BBQ & Grill | |
| 12 | Island Time Smokers |
Pork
12 entries · top 175.4056 · median 158.2914
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BBQ Freaks | |
| 2 | A La Barbakoa | |
| 3 | Smoke' em All | |
| 4 | Smokey Joe | |
| 5 | Mother Smoker | |
| 6 | Cocineros del Este | |
| 7 | 88 BBQ Team | |
| 8 | Q-Bitas BBQ | |
| 9 | Island Time Smokers | |
| 10 | Bucanero Pit BBQ | |
| 11 | Backyard BBQ & Grill | |
| 12 | Como En Casa |
Brisket
12 entries · top 173.7028 · median 165.1200
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mother Smoker | |
| 2 | BBQ Freaks | |
| 3 | Q-Bitas BBQ | |
| 4 | Smoke' em All | |
| 5 | Smokey Joe | |
| 6 | Bucanero Pit BBQ | |
| 7 | Backyard BBQ & Grill | |
| 8 | 88 BBQ Team | |
| 9 | Como En Casa | |
| 10 | A La Barbakoa | |
| 11 | Island Time Smokers | |
| 12 | Cocineros del Este |