Panama BBQ Fest
2023-01-28 – 2023-01-29 · Panama City, · PANAMA · 📍 Ciudad del Saber
Reps: DEBRA GAGE, MARIA LOHMAN, WAYNE LOHMAN, WILLIAM GAGE
Grand Champion: Belen Grill and Chll (670.7996) · 19 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 Los Smokies
Entries
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Field average
Perfect 180s
Tightest race
Top-10 cutoff
Field spread
Double threats
How hot was the win?
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Storylines
🧹 A double category winner
Belen Grill and Chill won Pork Ribs, Pork — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
📸 Photo finishes
Pork Ribs places 6–7: Smoke House Pty and La Septiima tied on 163.4172 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 8–9: La Humacera and BBQ love Club tied on 162.8800 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 7–8: Parrilleros 4 life edged Justice BBQ by 0.0112.
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)
Where the field came from (home regions on file)
This contest over the years full contest page →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-01-28 ← this one | Panama City, | Ciudad del Saber | 19 | 670.7996 | Belen Grill and Chll | Los Smokies |
| 2024-03-02 | Panama City, | Amador | 22 | 665.0740 | Justice BBQ | Webea Es Lo Q Hay |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 173.1084 | 163.9428 | 157.0856 |
| Pork Ribs | 169.6912 | 165.1428 | 161.7028 |
| Pork | 179.4400 | 164.6172 | 156.5484 |
| Brisket | 167.4400 | 159.9884 | 158.2400 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
19 entries · top 670.7996 · median 634.8916
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Belen Grill and Chill | |
| 2 | Los Smokies | |
| 3 | Justice BBQ | |
| 4 | Grill & Chill | |
| 5 | Barbaros Elite | |
| 6 | Vamg Bbq | |
| 7 | Smoke House Pty | |
| 8 | La Septiima | |
| 9 | Bbq Fellas | |
| 10 | La Humacera | |
| 11 | Parrilleros 4 life | |
| 12 | Xpl BBQ | |
| 13 | Urban Smoke | |
| 14 | Grill Master | |
| 15 | La City da pa mas | |
| 16 | Clan de la Salsa | |
| 17 | 2q3 Spot | |
| 18 | BBQ love Club | |
| 19 | Bien Pega'o |
Chicken
18 entries · top 173.1084 · median 157.6514
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Los Smokies | |
| 2 | Grill & Chill | |
| 3 | Vamg Bbq | |
| 4 | Smoke House Pty | |
| 5 | Barbaros Elite | |
| 6 | Belen Grill and Chill | |
| 7 | Parrilleros 4 life | |
| 8 | Justice BBQ | |
| 9 | Urban Smoke | |
| 10 | Bbq Fellas | |
| 11 | La Septiima | |
| 12 | BBQ love Club | |
| 13 | La Humacera | |
| 14 | Xpl BBQ | |
| 15 | Grill Master | |
| 16 | Clan de la Salsa | |
| 17 | 2q3 Spot | |
| 18 | La City da pa mas |
Pork Ribs
19 entries · top 169.6912 · median 161.7028
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Belen Grill and Chill | |
| 2 | Justice BBQ | |
| 3 | Los Smokies | |
| 4 | Bbq Fellas | |
| 5 | Barbaros Elite | |
| 6 | Smoke House Pty | |
| 7 | La Septiima | |
| 8 | La Humacera | |
| 9 | BBQ love Club | |
| 10 | Urban Smoke | |
| 11 | Clan de la Salsa | |
| 12 | Vamg Bbq | |
| 13 | Parrilleros 4 life | |
| 14 | Xpl BBQ | |
| 15 | Grill & Chill | |
| 16 | Bien Pega'o | |
| 17 | La City da pa mas | |
| 18 | 2q3 Spot | |
| 19 | Grill Master |
Pork
19 entries · top 179.4400 · median 156.5484
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Belen Grill and Chill | |
| 2 | La Septiima | |
| 3 | Barbaros Elite | |
| 4 | Justice BBQ | |
| 5 | Grill & Chill | |
| 6 | Vamg Bbq | |
| 7 | La Humacera | |
| 8 | Bbq Fellas | |
| 9 | Smoke House Pty | |
| 10 | Los Smokies | |
| 11 | Bien Pega'o | |
| 12 | La City da pa mas | |
| 13 | Parrilleros 4 life | |
| 14 | Clan de la Salsa | |
| 15 | Xpl BBQ | |
| 16 | Grill Master | |
| 17 | Urban Smoke | |
| 18 | 2q3 Spot | |
| 19 | BBQ love Club |
Brisket
19 entries · top 167.4400 · median 158.2400
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grill & Chill | |
| 2 | Los Smokies | |
| 3 | Xpl BBQ | |
| 4 | Bbq Fellas | |
| 5 | Justice BBQ | |
| 6 | La Humacera | |
| 7 | Grill Master | |
| 8 | Belen Grill and Chill | |
| 9 | Barbaros Elite | |
| 10 | Vamg Bbq | |
| 11 | Parrilleros 4 life | |
| 12 | Smoke House Pty | |
| 13 | La Septiima | |
| 14 | Urban Smoke | |
| 15 | La City da pa mas | |
| 16 | Bien Pega'o | |
| 17 | BBQ love Club | |
| 18 | 2q3 Spot | |
| 19 | Clan de la Salsa |
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 — Hamburger
10 entries · top 166.2628 · median 158.3144
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | La Septiima | |
| 2 | Grill & Chill | |
| 3 | Belen Grill and Chill | |
| 4 | Los Smokies | |
| 5 | Bbq Fellas | |
| 6 | Bien Pega'o | |
| 7 | Barbaros Elite | |
| 8 | La City da pa mas | |
| 9 | Xpl BBQ | |
| 10 | Vamg Bbq |