Jun 21–22, 2019 · San Juan, PR · PUERTO RICO · 📍 Eco's Sports Park
Reps: Debby Harwell, Don Harwell
BBQ Freaks won Grand Champion at the Viva La BBQ Fest on June 21, 2019 in San Juan, at Eco's Sports Park, scoring 678.2396 in a field of 12 teams. A La Barbakoa took Reserve Grand Champion with 674.2744. Category winners: Chicken — A La Barbakoa (172.0116); Pork Ribs — BBQ Freaks (170.8456); Pork — BBQ Freaks (175.4056); Brisket — Mother Smoker (173.7028).
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.
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.
BBQ Freaks won Pork Ribs, Pork — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
BBQ Freaks took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 2 outright wins — their weakest board was chicken at 10th.
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 172.0116 | 164 | 158.8228 |
| Pork Ribs | 170.8456 | 165.1200 | 157.1200 |
| Pork | 175.4056 | 165.7028 | 153.1200 |
| Brisket | 173.7028 | 165.7028 | 160.0228 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |