A familiar champion
3×
titles at this rep’s contests
Justice BBQ has taken the Grand Championship at 3 of the contests this rep has run.
- 13 champions crowned in all
- 9 different teams
Natasha Loew
A KCBS contest rep working 4 states/provinces, most often around San Rafael, Alajuela, Costa Rica. By events worked they sit #95 of the 152 reps in the data. First on the record in 2022, latest contest Sep 18, 2026.
At a glance (their career as a contest rep, in numbers)
Contests run
14
1 more on the calendar · 7 judging classes
Among all reps
#95
of 152 reps by events worked · #31 by states covered
On the trail
2022–2026
5 seasons in the data · 3 in a row
This season
8
contests dated 2026 · 3 a season career-long
States / provinces
4
13 towns · 2 countries · CR most of all
State championships
0
contests carrying a state title
Teams officiated
101
226 entries total · 852 meat boxes
Avg field
17
831
teams per contest · median 16
Field strength
1,519
avg power rating of their fields · above 13% of rated contests
GCs crowned
13
9 different teams · 11 reserve champions
First-ever titles
7
teams whose first GC anywhere came at one of theirs
Teams that started here
66
first contest in the data at one of theirs
Perfect 180s seen
6 🔥
out of 852 meat entries
Avg winning score (Master)
686.24
657.69716.01
11 Master contests · 694.10 across all contests
Avg winning score (Backyard)
350.33
1 Backyard contest · 347.94 across all contests
Contests they return to
3
longest run 2 straight years at Chiriqui Grill Fest Internacional
Road between contests
2,489 mi
~498 miles a season · 415 mi corner to corner
Busiest month
March
3 of their 15 contests
Busiest 30 days
3
contests between Jun 26, 2026 and Jul 24, 2026
Results on file
93%
13 of their contests have scores in the data
Storylines (9 found in this rep's record)
Read out of the contests they have run — reps don’t judge, so nothing here is a comment on anyone’s scores.
Front row for greatness
6
perfect 180s handed in
6 perfect 180s have been scored at contests they've run — the first at Jaco Beach BBQ Challenge on 2026-03-06.
- first at Jaco Beach BBQ Challenge
- Mar 6, 2026
The longest shot
14-in-100
shot on pre-contest ratings
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 86 times in 100
At Jaco Beach BBQ Challenge, Justice BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, GETTIN' BASTED, and took the Grand Championship anyway.
- 7 upsets at their contests
- Mar 6, 2026
A first Grand Championship
7
teams won their first title here
7 teams took the first Grand Championship of their careers at one of this rep's contests — most recently Club Carbon CR at Pz al Carbon, Festival BBQ 2026.
- Club Carbon CR · 2026-06-26
- Bros & Fire PTY · 2026-05-01
- Grill & Chill · 2026-01-24
The big room
31
teams at their biggest contest
Their average field is 17 teams
Chiriqui Grill Fest Internacional drew 31 teams — more than double the 17-team field they average.
The double act
18
contests run together
82% of this rep's events
Ernesto Uribe and Natasha Loew have run 18 contests together since 2024.
- 1 co-rep in all
A season on the road
8
contests in 2026
2026 was their busiest year on the trail: 8 contests and 140 team entries through the tables.
- 140 team entries
Where teams start
66
teams cooked their first contest here
66 teams turned in their first box at a contest this rep was running — for that many teams, this is where the record starts.
- Pangea Grill · 2026-07-24
- Brumas BBQ · 2026-07-24
- SDC BBQ Team · 2026-07-24
Back on the trail
25 mo
the longest gap in their record
Their record has one long quiet stretch — 25 months between Certified Barbeque Class & Table Captain Class - Costa Rica and Panama BBQ Fest.
- last before: 2022-02-26
- back at: 2024-03-02
The story so far (9 numbers that describe this rep)
Busiest season
2026
8 events · 140 team entries
Contests a season
3
across 5 seasons in the data
Seasons in a row
3
still running — 3 and counting
Works mostly in
CR
2 of 15 contests · 4 states/provinces in all
Towns worked
13
most often San Rafael,Alajuela, CR (2)
Corner to corner
415 mi
Panama City, to Guanacaste, 50101 — the two ends of their map
Meat entries turned in
852
boxes on the boards across every contest they have run
Judging classes
7
CBJ classes on their record
Still to come
1
events on the calendar ahead
Milestones (the firsts and the round numbers of a rep's career)
- 2022
- First contest repped Certified Barbeque Class & Table Captain Class - Costa Rica
- 2024
- First Grand Champion crowned Panama BBQ Fest
- Back on the trail after 25 months Panama BBQ Fest
- 2025
- Club Carbon won their first-ever Grand Championship Masters BBQ Challenge CR
- 2026
- Biggest field worked (31 teams) Chiriqui Grill Fest Internacional
- First perfect 180 at their tables Jaco Beach BBQ Challenge
- Biggest upset seen (14-in-100 shot) Jaco Beach BBQ Challenge
- Deepest field worked (1552 avg rating) Jaco Beach BBQ Challenge
- 10th contest repped Pz al Carbon, Festival BBQ 2026
- Highest overall score seen (716.0116) Camino del Fuego 2026
- Most recent contest Camino del Fuego 2026 (ONE MEAT CHICKEN)
- 2027
- Next on the calendar Chiriqui Grill Fest Internacional
Season by season (how many contests a season, and how many carried a state title)
The climb (every contest they have run, added up)
Their year (contests by month)
Where they work
Field size by season (average and biggest)
Field strength by season (avg power rating going in)
What it took to win (Master winning scores)
How the meats scored (board average vs the winning call)
Who keeps winning (titles at their contests)
Career map (gold = state championship · bigger pin = more visits — tap one)
Every season (click a column to sort)
| Season | Contests | States | Entries | Teams | Avg field | Biggest | State champ. | 180s | Purse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2027 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2026 | 3 | 140 | 59 | 18 | 31 | — | 6 | — | |
| 2025 | 1 | 64 | 51 | 16 | 23 | — | — | — | |
| 2024 | — | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | — | — | — | |
| 2022 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Champions crowned (titles at their contests)
| Team | Titles | Latest |
|---|---|---|
| Justice BBQ | 3 | 2026-07-12 |
| Club Carbon CR | 2 | 2026-09-18 |
| Smoke 44 | 2 | 2026-09-18 |
| Bros & Fire PTY | 1 | 2026-05-01 |
| Grill & Chill | 1 | 2026-01-24 |
| 88 BBQ Team | 1 | 2025-11-15 |
| Fire Family BBQ PTY | 1 | 2025-06-27 |
| Grill and Chill | 1 | 2025-04-26 |
| Club Carbon | 1 | 2025-03-14 |
First-ever Grand Championships (a team's first title anywhere, won here)
| Team | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Club Carbon CR | Pz al Carbon, Festival BBQ 2026 | Jun 26, 2026 |
| Bros & Fire PTY | BBQ Fest Parque Tempisque | May 1, 2026 |
| Grill & Chill | Chiriqui Grill Fest Internacional | Jan 24, 2026 |
| 88 BBQ Team | BBQ Fest Palmares (BACKYARD ONLY) | Nov 15, 2025 |
| Fire Family BBQ PTY | Pz al Carbon, Festival BBQ 2025 | Jun 27, 2025 |
| Grill and Chill | BBQ Fest Panama | Apr 26, 2025 |
| Club Carbon | Masters BBQ Challenge CR | Mar 14, 2025 |
Contests they keep coming back to
| Contest | Editions | Run | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chiriqui Grill Fest Internacional | 2 | 2 straight | 2026–2027 |
| Camino del Fuego | 2 | — | 2026–2026 |
| Pz al Carbon, Festival BBQ | 2 | 2 straight | 2025–2026 |
Where they work (contests by state/province)
| State / province | Contests | Share |
|---|---|---|
| CR reps here | 2 | |
| SJ reps here | 2 | |
| CH reps here | 1 | |
| PO reps here | 1 |
Towns on their map
| Town | Contests | Latest |
|---|---|---|
| San Rafael, Alajuela, Costa Rica | 2 | 2026-09-18 |
| Perez Zeldon, SJ | 2 | 2026-06-26 |
| Chiriqui, Switzerland | 1 | 2027-01-29 |
| San Jose | 1 | 2026-07-24 |
| La Chorrera, PO | 1 | 2026-07-12 |
| Guanacaste | 1 | 2026-05-01 |
| Play Jaco | 1 | 2026-03-06 |
| Chiriqui | 1 | 2026-01-24 |
| Palmares | 1 | 2025-11-15 |
| Panama, Pa | 1 | 2025-04-26 |
| San Jose | 1 | 2025-03-14 |
| Panama City | 1 | 2024-03-02 |
Upsets at their contests (champion rated below the field's top seed)
| Contest | Champion | Top seed | Odds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jaco Beach BBQ Challenge | Justice BBQ 1644 | GETTIN' BASTED 1958 | 14-in-100 |
| Chiriqui Grill Fest Internacional | Grill & Chill 1511 | Fergolicious BBQ 1809 | 15-in-100 |
| ECP BBQ Challenge | Smoke 44 1530 | Justice BBQ 1703 | 27-in-100 |
| BBQ Fest Parque Tempisque | Bros & Fire PTY 1505 | Justice BBQ 1675 | 27-in-100 |
| Pz al Carbon, Festival BBQ 2025 | Fire Family BBQ PTY 1500 | Justice BBQ 1626 | 33-in-100 |
| Pz al Carbon, Festival BBQ 2026 | Club Carbon CR 1565 | Justice BBQ 1690 | 33-in-100 |
| Camino del Fuego 2026 | Club Carbon CR 1584 | Justice BBQ 1709 | 33-in-100 |
The boards at their contests (every meat entry they have run)
| Meat | Entries | Board avg | Winning avg | 180s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 225 | 163.01 | 175.70 | 3 |
| Pork Ribs | 212 | 163.50 | 177.01 | — |
| Pork | 211 | 163.72 | 176.48 | 2 |
| Brisket | 204 | 158.80 | 174.39 | 1 |
Frequent co-reps
| Rep | Events together | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Ernesto Uribe | 18 |
Teams that cook under them most
| Team | Contests | Wins | Since |
|---|---|---|---|
| Justice BBQ | 11 | 3 | 2024 |
| 88 BBQ | 11 | 1 | 2025 |
| Bros & Fire PTY | 8 | 1 | 2025 |
| Club Carbon CR | 7 | 3 | 2025 |
| Fire Family BBQ PTY | 7 | 1 | 2025 |
| Smoke 44 | 7 | 1 | 2025 |
| DrumQ BBQ Costa Rica | 6 | — | 2025 |
| HUMO Parrillada | 6 | — | 2025 |
| Pura Vida BBQ | 6 | — | 2025 |
| Sibo Smokers | 6 | — | 2025 |
| Firehouse Jimat BBQ | 4 | — | 2025 |
| Los Maes BBQ Team Costa Rica | 4 | — | 2026 |
Teams whose first contest was one of theirs
| Team | Debut contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Pangea Grill | ECP BBQ Challenge | Jul 24, 2026 |
| Brumas BBQ | ECP BBQ Challenge | Jul 24, 2026 |
| SDC BBQ Team | ECP BBQ Challenge | Jul 24, 2026 |
| El Diez | BBQ Fest Market Plaza | Jul 12, 2026 |
| Los Doctores del Grill | BBQ Fest Market Plaza | Jul 12, 2026 |
| Lucky Three BBQ | BBQ Fest Market Plaza | Jul 12, 2026 |
| Amigos del Humo | BBQ Fest Parque Tempisque | May 1, 2026 |
| Al Suave Barbecue | BBQ Fest Parque Tempisque | May 1, 2026 |
| Mr. G | Jaco Beach BBQ Challenge | Mar 6, 2026 |
| Tico BBQ Club | Jaco Beach BBQ Challenge | Mar 6, 2026 |
| Los Maes BBQ Team Costa Rica | Jaco Beach BBQ Challenge | Mar 6, 2026 |
| Rebel Smokers | Chiriqui Grill Fest Internacional | Jan 24, 2026 |