Tiquicia Smokers BBQ SJ
Rating
1474
peak 1514 · rated over 6 contests
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
2024-04-06
latest 2026-06-26
Best ToY finish
#278
Master 2026
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
2
of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 69%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
623.36 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 629.08 (-5.72)
Walk rate
100%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±68.32
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 168.84 · weakest Brisket (158.46)
Road miles
592
mi across 6 mapped stops · furthest 137 mi
Schedule strength
26%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1521)
Master avg
629.08 / 720
6 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines
⚔️ A tough matchup
88 BBQ has come out ahead in 5 of their 6 shared contests.
🐣 Announced themselves early
Finished 3 of 24 at their very first tracked contest, BBQ Fest Costa Rica 2024 (2024-04-06).
🔁 The comeback
Off the trail for 1.8 years, then back at Chiriqui Grill Fest Internacional (2026-01-24).
Teams like this (closest power rating, SJ first)
Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 88 BBQ | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| Bros & Fire PTY | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| Pura Vida BBQ | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| Justice BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Smoke 44 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Club Carbon CR | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 171.4628 | 165.1084 | 168.84 | top 38% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 167.4284 | 153.6912 | 162.75 | top 71% |
| Pork | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 172.5600 | 161.7144 | 166.84 | top 51% |
| Brisket | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 164.0228 | 151.3828 | 158.46 | top 65% |
“Calls” = top-10 category finishes (getting called to the stage). Scores here are the final weighted totals KCBS publishes; per-criterion appearance/taste/tenderness marks aren’t in the public results feed.
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 4 | 0 | top 75% |
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 0 | top 56% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BBQ Fest Costa Rica | 2 | 3 | 0 | top 37% | 2026-02-21 |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2026 (5 contests)
- Cooks mostly in SJ (1 of 6 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (6 entries)
- Average Master overall score: 629.08 / 720
Milestones
- 🚩 2024-04-06 — First tracked contest · BBQ Fest Costa Rica 2024
- 📣 2024-04-06 — First call · BBQ Fest Costa Rica 2024
- 📈 2024-04-06 — Peak power rating (1514) · BBQ Fest Costa Rica 2024
- ⭐ 2026-06-26 — Career-best overall score (666.7768) · Pz al Carbon, Festival BBQ 2026
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +13.5 | BBQ Fest Costa Rica 2024 | 2024-04-06 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -15.9 | Chiriqui Grill Fest Internacional | 2026-01-24 |
| -9.5 | Jaco Beach BBQ Challenge | 2026-03-06 |
| -7.1 | Pz al Carbon, Festival BBQ 2026 | 2026-06-26 |
| -4.5 | BBQ Fest Parque Tempisque | 2026-05-01 |
| -2.1 | BBQ Fest Costa Rica | 2026-02-21 |
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
How entries end (by meat)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 80% | 92.6% | 86.6% |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 13% | 91.3% | 91.3% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-26 | Pz al Carbon, Festival BBQ 2026 Perez Zeldon, SJ | 15 / 19 (666.7768) | 10 (169.1084) | 18 (161.6572) | 6 (171.9884) | 14 (164.0228) |
| 2026-05-01 | BBQ Fest Parque Tempisque Guanacaste, 50101 | 10 / 14 (661.0284) | 10 (165.1084) | 11 (162.8228) | 4 (172.5600) | 11 (160.5372) |
| 2026-03-06 | Jaco Beach BBQ Challenge Play Jaco, 61101 | 14 / 16 (655.3252) | 8 (170.2628) | 12 (165.1772) | 13 (165.0740) | 13 (154.8112) |
| 2026-02-21 | BBQ Fest Costa Rica Alajuela, 10903 | 11 / 18 (657.1428) | 5 (166.8572) | 12 (165.7028) | 11 (162.8456) | 10 (161.7372) |
| 2026-01-24 | Chiriqui Grill Fest Internacional Chiriqui, +507 | 31 / 31 (476.5368) | 6 (171.4628) | 24 (153.6912) | — | 19 (151.3828) |
| 2024-04-06 | BBQ Fest Costa Rica 2024 Heredia, 40703 | 3 / 24 (657.6916) | 2 (170.2628) | 8 (167.4284) | 12 (161.7144) | 9 (158.2860) |
Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)
Team of the Year standings (rank per category by season — year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Master | #278 (575 pts) | #192 (855 pts) | #305 (610 pts) | #239 (669 pts) | #271 (595 pts) |