BBQ Fest Costa Rica 2023
2023-04-15 – 2023-04-16 · San Jose, · COSTA RICA · 📍 Centro Eventos Pedregal
Reps: ERNESTO URIBE
Grand Champion: GETTIN' BASTED (708.0228) · 26 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 BBQ REBELS
Entries
26
5 judged meats · 3 ancillary
Top score
708.0228
Winning margin
29.7368
GC over RC
Field average
658.76
median 661.35
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Pork Ribs
2.8572 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
662.8344
10th place overall
Field spread
82.9144
winner to last place
Double threats
4
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 11%
beats 89% of 1951 Master Series wins in the data
Came back for more
46%
13 of 28 teams from the previous edition returned
Form held
Weak
ρ = -0.23 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1518
avg power rating going in · stronger than 22% of contests
Storylines
💪 A statement win
The champion won by 29.7368 points — a wider margin than 100% of championships in the data.
🧹 A hat-trick of category wins
GETTIN' BASTED won Chicken, Pork, Brisket — a hat-trick, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
📸 Photo finishes
Ancillary — Chicken places 9–10: BBQ REBELS and DARTH GRILLERS tied on 168.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Master Series — Chicken places 7–8: GRILLDROIDS edged Raices Smoke & Grill by 0.0112. Ancillary — Chicken places 6–7: GRILLDROIDS edged HOLY SMOKE BBQ TEAM 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-03-25 | San Jose, | Centro Eventos Pedregal | 28 | 694.9028 | JR RIBS | Comparrillas |
| 2023-04-15 ← this one | San Jose, | Centro Eventos Pedregal | 26 | 708.0228 | GETTIN' BASTED | BBQ REBELS |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Master Series — Chicken | 177.7028 | 174.2628 | 168.0116 |
| Master Series — Pork Ribs | 176.5716 | 173.7144 | 169.1200 |
| Master Series — Pork | 176.5828 | 173.1200 | 169.1772 |
| Master Series — Brisket | 177.7144 | 169.6800 | 163.4400 |
| Ancillary — Chicken | 176.5944 | 170.9028 | 168.0000 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
26 entries · top 708.0228 · median 661.3540
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 2 | BBQ REBELS | |
| 3 | Club Carbon CR | |
| 4 | MAILLARD 506 | |
| 5 | Justice BBQ | |
| 6 | 88 BBQ TEAM | |
| 7 | 506F | |
| 8 | CLUB CARBONCITO | |
| 9 | GRILLDROIDS | |
| 10 | CLANDESTINO BBQ | |
| 11 | Raices Smoke & Grill | |
| 12 | LOS PINOS | |
| 13 | ROJAS BBQ | |
| 14 | COMPARRILLAS | |
| 15 | HUMO PARRILLEROS | |
| 16 | HUMO Y SABOR BBQ | |
| 17 | TICO GRILL | |
| 18 | HOLY SMOKE BBQ TEAM | |
| 19 | DARTH GRILLERS | |
| 20 | BBQ COSTA RICA | |
| 21 | THE GRILLERS | |
| 22 | BIG RED'S BBQ TEAM | |
| 23 | TEC BBQ | |
| 24 | GO PIG OR GO HOME | |
| 25 | LOS MAES | |
| 26 | PROJECT BBQ |
Chicken
26 entries · top 177.7028 · median 166.5428
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 2 | TICO GRILL | |
| 3 | ROJAS BBQ | |
| 4 | CLUB CARBONCITO | |
| 5 | LOS PINOS | |
| 6 | MAILLARD 506 | |
| 7 | GRILLDROIDS | |
| 8 | Raices Smoke & Grill | |
| 9 | BBQ REBELS | |
| 10 | Justice BBQ | |
| 11 | Club Carbon CR | |
| 12 | CLANDESTINO BBQ | |
| 13 | HOLY SMOKE BBQ TEAM | |
| 14 | 88 BBQ TEAM | |
| 15 | GO PIG OR GO HOME | |
| 16 | COMPARRILLAS | |
| 17 | HUMO Y SABOR BBQ | |
| 18 | BIG RED'S BBQ TEAM | |
| 19 | HUMO PARRILLEROS | |
| 20 | THE GRILLERS | |
| 21 | DARTH GRILLERS | |
| 22 | PROJECT BBQ | |
| 23 | 506F | |
| 24 | BBQ COSTA RICA | |
| 25 | LOS MAES | |
| 26 | TEC BBQ |
Pork Ribs
26 entries · top 176.5716 · median 165.7086
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GRILLDROIDS | |
| 2 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 3 | Club Carbon CR | |
| 4 | HUMO PARRILLEROS | |
| 5 | CLUB CARBONCITO | |
| 6 | CLANDESTINO BBQ | |
| 7 | Justice BBQ | |
| 8 | LOS PINOS | |
| 9 | 88 BBQ TEAM | |
| 10 | ROJAS BBQ | |
| 11 | BBQ COSTA RICA | |
| 12 | HOLY SMOKE BBQ TEAM | |
| 13 | HUMO Y SABOR BBQ | |
| 14 | BIG RED'S BBQ TEAM | |
| 15 | GO PIG OR GO HOME | |
| 16 | MAILLARD 506 | |
| 17 | Raices Smoke & Grill | |
| 18 | COMPARRILLAS | |
| 19 | LOS MAES | |
| 20 | BBQ REBELS | |
| 21 | TEC BBQ | |
| 22 | 506F | |
| 23 | DARTH GRILLERS | |
| 24 | THE GRILLERS | |
| 25 | PROJECT BBQ | |
| 26 | TICO GRILL |
Pork
26 entries · top 176.5828 · median 167.4286
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 2 | 506F | |
| 3 | Raices Smoke & Grill | |
| 4 | MAILLARD 506 | |
| 5 | COMPARRILLAS | |
| 6 | CLANDESTINO BBQ | |
| 7 | BBQ COSTA RICA | |
| 8 | TEC BBQ | |
| 9 | BBQ REBELS | |
| 10 | GRILLDROIDS | |
| 11 | Justice BBQ | |
| 12 | THE GRILLERS | |
| 13 | LOS MAES | |
| 14 | HOLY SMOKE BBQ TEAM | |
| 15 | ROJAS BBQ | |
| 16 | 88 BBQ TEAM | |
| 17 | HUMO PARRILLEROS | |
| 18 | Club Carbon CR | |
| 19 | LOS PINOS | |
| 20 | TICO GRILL | |
| 21 | DARTH GRILLERS | |
| 22 | HUMO Y SABOR BBQ | |
| 23 | BIG RED'S BBQ TEAM | |
| 24 | PROJECT BBQ | |
| 25 | CLUB CARBONCITO | |
| 26 | GO PIG OR GO HOME |
Brisket
26 entries · top 177.7144 · median 158.2570
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 2 | BBQ REBELS | |
| 3 | DARTH GRILLERS | |
| 4 | Club Carbon CR | |
| 5 | CLUB CARBONCITO | |
| 6 | 88 BBQ TEAM | |
| 7 | 506F | |
| 8 | HUMO Y SABOR BBQ | |
| 9 | TICO GRILL | |
| 10 | Justice BBQ | |
| 11 | GO PIG OR GO HOME | |
| 12 | MAILLARD 506 | |
| 13 | TEC BBQ | |
| 14 | COMPARRILLAS | |
| 15 | BIG RED'S BBQ TEAM | |
| 16 | LOS PINOS | |
| 17 | THE GRILLERS | |
| 18 | HUMO PARRILLEROS | |
| 19 | PROJECT BBQ | |
| 20 | CLANDESTINO BBQ | |
| 21 | LOS MAES | |
| 22 | HOLY SMOKE BBQ TEAM | |
| 23 | Raices Smoke & Grill | |
| 24 | BBQ COSTA RICA | |
| 25 | ROJAS BBQ | |
| 26 | GRILLDROIDS |
Ancillary
Chicken
25 entries · top 176.5944 · median 165.0740
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | LOS MAES | |
| 2 | 88 BBQ TEAM | |
| 3 | COMPARRILLAS | |
| 4 | BBQ COSTA RICA | |
| 5 | ROJAS BBQ | |
| 6 | GRILLDROIDS | |
| 7 | HOLY SMOKE BBQ TEAM | |
| 8 | GO PIG OR GO HOME | |
| 9 | BBQ REBELS | |
| 10 | DARTH GRILLERS | |
| 11 | TEC BBQ | |
| 12 | HUMO Y SABOR BBQ | |
| 13 | BIG RED'S BBQ TEAM | |
| 14 | MAILLARD 506 | |
| 15 | CLUB CARBONCITO | |
| 16 | THE GRILLERS | |
| 17 | CLANDESTINO BBQ | |
| 18 | Justice BBQ | |
| 19 | Club Carbon CR | |
| 20 | 506F | |
| 21 | Raices Smoke & Grill | |
| 22 | TICO GRILL | |
| 23 | HUMO PARRILLEROS | |
| 24 | LOS PINOS | |
| 25 | PROJECT BBQ |
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 — Dessert
25 entries · top 178.8800 · median 165.1428
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Club Carbon CR | |
| 2 | CLUB CARBONCITO | |
| 3 | 506F | |
| 4 | GRILLDROIDS | |
| 5 | LOS PINOS | |
| 6 | MAILLARD 506 | |
| 7 | Justice BBQ | |
| 8 | HUMO PARRILLEROS | |
| 9 | ROJAS BBQ | |
| 10 | HUMO Y SABOR BBQ | |
| 11 | COMPARRILLAS | |
| 12 | TICO GRILL | |
| 13 | LOS MAES | |
| 14 | PROJECT BBQ | |
| 15 | HOLY SMOKE BBQ TEAM | |
| 16 | Raices Smoke & Grill | |
| 17 | TEC BBQ | |
| 18 | BBQ REBELS | |
| 19 | BIG RED'S BBQ TEAM | |
| 20 | BBQ COSTA RICA | |
| 21 | THE GRILLERS | |
| 22 | 88 BBQ TEAM | |
| 23 | GO PIG OR GO HOME | |
| 24 | DARTH GRILLERS | |
| 25 | CLANDESTINO BBQ |
Ancillary — Mac & Cheese
25 entries · top 176.6172 · median 162.8456
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | TICO GRILL | |
| 2 | COMPARRILLAS | |
| 3 | HOLY SMOKE BBQ TEAM | |
| 4 | 506F | |
| 5 | 88 BBQ TEAM | |
| 6 | GO PIG OR GO HOME | |
| 7 | DARTH GRILLERS | |
| 8 | CLUB CARBONCITO | |
| 9 | GRILLDROIDS | |
| 10 | Club Carbon CR | |
| 11 | THE GRILLERS | |
| 12 | MAILLARD 506 | |
| 13 | Justice BBQ | |
| 14 | Raices Smoke & Grill | |
| 15 | BBQ REBELS | |
| 16 | BIG RED'S BBQ TEAM | |
| 17 | LOS PINOS | |
| 18 | LOS MAES | |
| 19 | TEC BBQ | |
| 20 | CLANDESTINO BBQ | |
| 21 | ROJAS BBQ | |
| 22 | BBQ COSTA RICA | |
| 23 | HUMO PARRILLEROS | |
| 24 | HUMO Y SABOR BBQ | |
| 25 | PROJECT BBQ |
Ancillary — National Dish
25 entries · top 176.6172 · median 164.5600
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | CLUB CARBONCITO | |
| 2 | LOS PINOS | |
| 3 | 88 BBQ TEAM | |
| 4 | CLANDESTINO BBQ | |
| 5 | BBQ COSTA RICA | |
| 6 | HUMO PARRILLEROS | |
| 7 | Justice BBQ | |
| 8 | BBQ REBELS | |
| 9 | GO PIG OR GO HOME | |
| 10 | DARTH GRILLERS | |
| 11 | Club Carbon CR | |
| 12 | Raices Smoke & Grill | |
| 13 | TEC BBQ | |
| 14 | BIG RED'S BBQ TEAM | |
| 15 | GRILLDROIDS | |
| 16 | TICO GRILL | |
| 17 | COMPARRILLAS | |
| 18 | PROJECT BBQ | |
| 19 | THE GRILLERS | |
| 20 | 506F | |
| 21 | ROJAS BBQ | |
| 22 | MAILLARD 506 | |
| 23 | LOS MAES | |
| 24 | HOLY SMOKE BBQ TEAM | |
| 25 | HUMO Y SABOR BBQ |