Jul 24–25, 2026 · San Jose, Costa Rica · COSTA RICA · 📍 Escuela Costarricense de Parrilleros, Santa Ana
Reps: Ernesto Uribe, Natasha Loew
Smoke 44 won Grand Champion at the ECP BBQ Challenge on July 24, 2026 in San Jose, 92701 at Escuela Costarricense de Parrilleros, Santa Ana, scoring 701.6912 in a field of 17 teams. Justice BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 699.9428. Category winners: Chicken — Club Carbon CR (180.0000); Pork Ribs — Fire Family BBQ PTY (178.2972); Pork — Smoke 44 (179.4400); Brisket — DRUMQ BBQ Costa Rica (175.4400).
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.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 73 times in 100
Smoke 44 came in rated below the field's top team, Justice BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 27-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
Pork Ribs places 1–2: Fire Family BBQ PTY and Humo Parrillada tied on 178.2972 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 6–7: Justice BBQ and Tiquicia Smokers tied on 175.4172 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 1–2: Smoke 44 and Bros & Fire PTY tied on 179.4400 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
Smoke 44 took the title on 3 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork ribs at 11th.
1 perfect 180 was scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 180 | 174.2744 | 169.1312 |
| Pork Ribs | 178.2972 | 175.4400 | 170.2744 |
| Pork | 179.4400 | 175.4056 | 170.8228 |
| Brisket | 175.4400 | 171.9772 | 166.8228 |
17 entries · top 701.6912 · median 682.1712
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smoke 44 | |
| 2 | Justice BBQ | |
| 3 | 88 BBQ | |
| 4 | Fire Family BBQ PTY | |
| 5 | Club Carbon CR | |
| 6 | Los Pinos BBQ Team | |
| 7 | Humo Parrillada | |
| 8 | Bros & Fire PTY | |
| 9 | SIBO Smokers | |
| 10 | SDC BBQ Team | |
| 11 | Brumas BBQ | |
| 12 | Urban Smoke House | |
| 13 | Tiquicia Smokers | |
| 14 | Pura Vida BBQ | |
| 15 | Tico BBQ Club | |
| 16 | DRUMQ BBQ Costa Rica | |
| 17 | Pangea Grill |
17 entries · top 180 · median 169.1428 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Club Carbon CR | |
| 2 | Smoke 44 | |
| 3 | 88 BBQ | |
| 4 | Pura Vida BBQ | |
| 5 | Los Pinos BBQ Team | |
| 6 | Justice BBQ | |
| 7 | Tiquicia Smokers | |
| 8 | Humo Parrillada | |
| 9 | Tico BBQ Club | |
| 10 | SDC BBQ Team | |
| 11 | Urban Smoke House | |
| 12 | Bros & Fire PTY | |
| 13 | Fire Family BBQ PTY | |
| 14 | Brumas BBQ | |
| 15 | SIBO Smokers | |
| 16 | DRUMQ BBQ Costa Rica | |
| 17 | Pangea Grill |
17 entries · top 178.2972 · median 171.9772
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fire Family BBQ PTY | |
| 2 | Humo Parrillada | |
| 3 | 88 BBQ | |
| 4 | SIBO Smokers | |
| 5 | SDC BBQ Team | |
| 6 | Justice BBQ | |
| 7 | Tiquicia Smokers | |
| 8 | Brumas BBQ | |
| 9 | Club Carbon CR | |
| 10 | Pura Vida BBQ | |
| 11 | Smoke 44 | |
| 12 | Los Pinos BBQ Team | |
| 13 | Urban Smoke House | |
| 14 | Bros & Fire PTY | |
| 15 | Tico BBQ Club | |
| 16 | Pangea Grill | |
| 17 | DRUMQ BBQ Costa Rica |
17 entries · top 179.4400 · median 170.8456
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smoke 44 | |
| 2 | Bros & Fire PTY | |
| 3 | Fire Family BBQ PTY | |
| 4 | Urban Smoke House | |
| 5 | Justice BBQ | |
| 6 | Brumas BBQ | |
| 7 | Los Pinos BBQ Team | |
| 8 | Tico BBQ Club | |
| 9 | Club Carbon CR | |
| 10 | 88 BBQ | |
| 11 | SIBO Smokers | |
| 12 | Tiquicia Smokers | |
| 13 | Humo Parrillada | |
| 14 | DRUMQ BBQ Costa Rica | |
| 15 | SDC BBQ Team | |
| 16 | Pangea Grill | |
| 17 | Pura Vida BBQ |
17 entries · top 175.4400 · median 167.9656
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | DRUMQ BBQ Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Justice BBQ | |
| 3 | Los Pinos BBQ Team | |
| 4 | Smoke 44 | |
| 5 | Club Carbon CR | |
| 6 | Fire Family BBQ PTY | |
| 7 | Humo Parrillada | |
| 8 | 88 BBQ | |
| 9 | SIBO Smokers | |
| 10 | Bros & Fire PTY | |
| 11 | Tico BBQ Club | |
| 12 | SDC BBQ Team | |
| 13 | Brumas BBQ | |
| 14 | Urban Smoke House | |
| 15 | Pangea Grill | |
| 16 | Pura Vida BBQ | |
| 17 | Tiquicia Smokers |
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.
14 entries · top 180 · median 174.0114 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pangea Grill | |
| 2 | Club Carbon CR | |
| 3 | Bros & Fire PTY | |
| 4 | Tiquicia Smokers | |
| 5 | Smoke 44 | |
| 6 | Los Pinos BBQ Team | |
| 7 | SDC BBQ Team | |
| 8 | Pura Vida BBQ | |
| 9 | Humo Parrillada | |
| 10 | SIBO Smokers | |
| 11 | Brumas BBQ | |
| 12 | DRUMQ BBQ Costa Rica | |
| 13 | 88 BBQ | |
| 14 | Tico BBQ Club |