A first Grand Championship
3
tracked contests to get there
This was JUSTICE BBQ's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 3rd tracked contest.
Fuego y Humo 2021
2021-04-23 – 2021-04-24 · San Jose, · COSTA RICA · 📍 San Jose,
Reps: ERNESTO URIBE
Grand Champion: JUSTICE BBQ (684.5944) · 22 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 PELON PARRILLERO TEAM
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.
602.17
median 643.66
684.59 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Master Series — Chicken 174.89
- Master Series — Pork Ribs 174.29
- Master Series — Pork 174.86
- Master Series — Brisket 177.74
- Ancillary — Pork Ribs 168.00
70.46
177.74
Entries
22
5 judged meats · 2 ancillary
Top score
684.5944
Winning margin
16.5712
GC over RC
Field average
642.01
602.17684.59
median 643.66 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Pork
6.2972 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
646.8572
602.17684.59
10th place overall
Field spread
82.4232
winner to last place
Double threats
6
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 82%
beats 18% of 4707 Master Series wins in the data
Form held
Weak
ρ = -0.11 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1499
avg power rating going in · stronger than 1% 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.
A statement win
16.5712
points clear of the field
Wider than 97% of the 4,742 championships in the data
The champion won by 16.5712 points — a wider margin than 97% of championships in the data.
A rookie on the podium
2nd
at their first tracked contest
PELON PARRILLERO TEAM finished 2nd overall in the first contest the data has them cooking at all.
Photo finishes
Tie
closest of 10 calls decided inside half a point
Master Series — Pork places 9–10: RAMADI and Justice BBQ tied on 166.2856 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Master Series — Brisket places 8–9: ASADOS Y PAELLAS edged CLUB CARBONCITO by 0.0112. Ancillary — Pork Ribs places 6–7: Justice BBQ edged HUMO TROPICAL by 0.0112.
- Master Series — Pork 9–10 · tie
- Master Series — Brisket 8–9 · 0.0112
- Ancillary — Pork Ribs 6–7 · 0.0112
- Master Series — Pork 8–9 · 0.0116
A double category winner
2
category wins in a day
Justice BBQ won Chicken, Brisket — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
- Chicken 1st
- Brisket 1st
How the title was won
4 of 4
meats called to the stage
Justice BBQ took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 2 outright wins — their weakest board was pork at 10th.
- Chicken 1st
- Pork Ribs 7th
- Pork 10th
- Brisket 1st
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)
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Master Series — Chicken | 174.8916 | 165.1656 | 162.2740 |
| Master Series — Pork Ribs | 174.2856 | 167.4400 | 161.1084 |
| Master Series — Pork | 174.8572 | 168.5600 | 166.2856 |
| Master Series — Brisket | 177.7372 | 165.7028 | 163.4056 |
| Ancillary — Pork Ribs | 168.0000 | 161.1656 | 157.1772 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
22 entries · top 684.5944 · median 643.6626
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Justice BBQ | |
| 2 | PELON PARRILLERO TEAM | |
| 3 | 88 BBQ | |
| 4 | CLUB CARBONCITO | |
| 5 | ASADOS Y PAELLAS | |
| 6 | JR RIBS | |
| 7 | RAMADI | |
| 8 | CLANDESTINO BBQ | |
| 9 | THE GRILLERS | |
| 10 | BBQ CR | |
| 11 | GRILLDROIDS | |
| 12 | COMPARRILLAS | |
| 13 | TICO GRILL | |
| 14 | Club Carbon CR | |
| 15 | HUMO TROPICAL | |
| 16 | Krado BBQ Club | |
| 17 | BIG RED�S BBQ TEAM | |
| 18 | LA PARRILLA DE MI TATA | |
| 19 | DARTH GRILLERS | |
| 20 | LOS PINOS BBQ TEAM | |
| 21 | LOS MAES | |
| 22 | LA EUREKA CR |
Chicken
22 entries · top 174.8916 · median 160.5828
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Justice BBQ | |
| 2 | BBQ CR | |
| 3 | PELON PARRILLERO TEAM | |
| 4 | TICO GRILL | |
| 5 | JR RIBS | |
| 6 | RAMADI | |
| 7 | Krado BBQ Club | |
| 8 | CLUB CARBONCITO | |
| 9 | THE GRILLERS | |
| 10 | 88 BBQ | |
| 11 | COMPARRILLAS | |
| 12 | Club Carbon CR | |
| 13 | HUMO TROPICAL | |
| 14 | LA EUREKA CR | |
| 15 | ASADOS Y PAELLAS | |
| 16 | BIG RED�S BBQ TEAM | |
| 17 | LA PARRILLA DE MI TATA | |
| 18 | CLANDESTINO BBQ | |
| 19 | LOS MAES | |
| 20 | LOS PINOS BBQ TEAM | |
| 21 | DARTH GRILLERS | |
| 22 | GRILLDROIDS |
Pork Ribs
22 entries · top 174.2856 · median 159.4170
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GRILLDROIDS | |
| 2 | 88 BBQ | |
| 3 | CLUB CARBONCITO | |
| 4 | THE GRILLERS | |
| 5 | HUMO TROPICAL | |
| 6 | TICO GRILL | |
| 7 | Justice BBQ | |
| 8 | RAMADI | |
| 9 | ASADOS Y PAELLAS | |
| 10 | Krado BBQ Club | |
| 11 | PELON PARRILLERO TEAM | |
| 12 | DARTH GRILLERS | |
| 13 | CLANDESTINO BBQ | |
| 14 | COMPARRILLAS | |
| 15 | LOS MAES | |
| 16 | JR RIBS | |
| 17 | LOS PINOS BBQ TEAM | |
| 18 | LA PARRILLA DE MI TATA | |
| 19 | BIG RED�S BBQ TEAM | |
| 20 | Club Carbon CR | |
| 21 | BBQ CR | |
| 22 | LA EUREKA CR |
Pork
22 entries · top 174.8572 · median 165.9886
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ASADOS Y PAELLAS | |
| 2 | 88 BBQ | |
| 3 | CLANDESTINO BBQ | |
| 4 | BBQ CR | |
| 5 | PELON PARRILLERO TEAM | |
| 6 | COMPARRILLAS | |
| 7 | GRILLDROIDS | |
| 8 | Club Carbon CR | |
| 9 | RAMADI | |
| 10 | Justice BBQ | |
| 11 | JR RIBS | |
| 12 | LOS MAES | |
| 13 | TICO GRILL | |
| 14 | CLUB CARBONCITO | |
| 15 | BIG RED�S BBQ TEAM | |
| 16 | HUMO TROPICAL | |
| 17 | Krado BBQ Club | |
| 18 | LOS PINOS BBQ TEAM | |
| 19 | LA EUREKA CR | |
| 20 | LA PARRILLA DE MI TATA | |
| 21 | THE GRILLERS | |
| 22 | DARTH GRILLERS |
Brisket
22 entries · top 177.7372 · median 158.8514
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Justice BBQ | |
| 2 | PELON PARRILLERO TEAM | |
| 3 | CLANDESTINO BBQ | |
| 4 | DARTH GRILLERS | |
| 5 | JR RIBS | |
| 6 | Club Carbon CR | |
| 7 | THE GRILLERS | |
| 8 | ASADOS Y PAELLAS | |
| 9 | CLUB CARBONCITO | |
| 10 | LA PARRILLA DE MI TATA | |
| 11 | 88 BBQ | |
| 12 | BBQ CR | |
| 13 | COMPARRILLAS | |
| 14 | RAMADI | |
| 15 | BIG RED�S BBQ TEAM | |
| 16 | GRILLDROIDS | |
| 17 | HUMO TROPICAL | |
| 18 | LOS PINOS BBQ TEAM | |
| 19 | LA EUREKA CR | |
| 20 | Krado BBQ Club | |
| 21 | TICO GRILL | |
| 22 | LOS MAES |
Ancillary
Pork Ribs
22 entries · top 168.0000 · median 157.1256
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PELON PARRILLERO TEAM | |
| 2 | COMPARRILLAS | |
| 3 | CLANDESTINO BBQ | |
| 4 | BBQ CR | |
| 5 | THE GRILLERS | |
| 6 | Justice BBQ | |
| 7 | HUMO TROPICAL | |
| 8 | BIG RED�S BBQ TEAM | |
| 9 | DARTH GRILLERS | |
| 10 | Club Carbon CR | |
| 11 | RAMADI | |
| 12 | JR RIBS | |
| 13 | LA EUREKA CR | |
| 14 | GRILLDROIDS | |
| 15 | 88 BBQ | |
| 16 | ASADOS Y PAELLAS | |
| 17 | LA PARRILLA DE MI TATA | |
| 18 | LOS MAES | |
| 19 | LOS PINOS BBQ TEAM | |
| 20 | TICO GRILL | |
| 21 | Krado BBQ Club | |
| 22 | CLUB CARBONCITO |
Ancillary categories
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.
Ancillary — Lamb
22 entries · top 177.1544 · median 160.8630
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | LA PARRILLA DE MI TATA | |
| 2 | TICO GRILL | |
| 3 | GRILLDROIDS | |
| 4 | HUMO TROPICAL | |
| 5 | Club Carbon CR | |
| 6 | PELON PARRILLERO TEAM | |
| 7 | LOS PINOS BBQ TEAM | |
| 8 | THE GRILLERS | |
| 9 | ASADOS Y PAELLAS | |
| 10 | BBQ CR | |
| 11 | 88 BBQ | |
| 12 | CLANDESTINO BBQ | |
| 13 | COMPARRILLAS | |
| 14 | Justice BBQ | |
| 15 | BIG RED�S BBQ TEAM | |
| 16 | LOS MAES | |
| 17 | Krado BBQ Club | |
| 18 | LA EUREKA CR | |
| 19 | RAMADI | |
| 20 | DARTH GRILLERS | |
| 21 | JR RIBS | |
| 22 | CLUB CARBONCITO |
Ancillary — Nachos
22 entries · top 177.2000 · median 160.2914
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PELON PARRILLERO TEAM | |
| 2 | JR RIBS | |
| 3 | LA PARRILLA DE MI TATA | |
| 4 | CLANDESTINO BBQ | |
| 5 | COMPARRILLAS | |
| 6 | GRILLDROIDS | |
| 7 | LOS MAES | |
| 8 | BBQ CR | |
| 9 | THE GRILLERS | |
| 10 | CLUB CARBONCITO | |
| 11 | Club Carbon CR | |
| 12 | RAMADI | |
| 13 | Justice BBQ | |
| 14 | Krado BBQ Club | |
| 15 | 88 BBQ | |
| 16 | ASADOS Y PAELLAS | |
| 17 | DARTH GRILLERS | |
| 18 | BIG RED�S BBQ TEAM | |
| 19 | LOS PINOS BBQ TEAM | |
| 20 | TICO GRILL | |
| 21 | HUMO TROPICAL | |
| 22 | LA EUREKA CR |