High-water mark
666.7768
career-best overall
92.6% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 666.7768 at Pz al Carbon, Festival BBQ 2026 — 92.6% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Jun 26, 2026
Tiquicia Smokers BBQ
Tiquicia Smokers BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 6 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2024 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 3rd of 24 at the BBQ Fest Costa Rica 2024 (2024). They are ranked #4411 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1475
peak 1514 · rated over 6 contests
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
Apr 6, 2024
latest Jun 26, 2026 · 2.2 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podium
Overall top-10s
2
33% 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
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 168.84 · weakest Brisket (158.46)
Road miles
592
across 6 mapped stops · furthest 137 mi
Schedule strength
16%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1523)
Master avg
629.08 / 720
6 Master contests · 0 GCs
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Master | #251 (766 pts) | #131 (1,260 pts) | #326 (711 pts) | #241 (805 pts) | #235 (811 pts) |
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Tiquicia Smokers BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
158 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4,394 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1501
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,421 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1474
They were already cooking in 2017, 7 years before Tiquicia Smokers BBQ's first contest.
⚔ Compare careers#4,399 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1475
Their last contest in the data was back in 2021, 5 years before Tiquicia Smokers BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#4,426 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1474
Level with Tiquicia Smokers BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#4,415 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1474
Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 8 years before Tiquicia Smokers BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#4,398 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1475
Their last contest in the data was back in 2016, 10 years before Tiquicia Smokers BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar 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 field size and state
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 4 | 0 | top 75% |
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 0 | top 56% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BBQ Fest Costa Rica | 2 | 3 | 0 | top 37% | Feb 21, 2026 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2026
5 contests
Contests a season
3
across 2 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
SJ
1 of 6 contests
Contests visited
5
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
72
finished ahead 38 times, behind 78
Longest layoff
1.8 yrs
Apr 6, 2024 → Jan 24, 2026
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20263 milestones
- Career-best single call (Pork)172.5600 BBQ Fest Parque Tempisque
- Career-best overall score666.7768 Pz al Carbon, Festival BBQ 2026
- Most recent contest Pz al Carbon, Festival BBQ 2026
20246 milestones
- First tracked contest BBQ Fest Costa Rica 2024
- First call BBQ Fest Costa Rica 2024
- First overall top-10 BBQ Fest Costa Rica 2024
- First overall podium BBQ Fest Costa Rica 2024
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score657.6916 BBQ Fest Costa Rica 2024
- Peak power rating (1514) BBQ Fest Costa Rica 2024
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +13.7 | BBQ Fest Costa Rica 2024 | Apr 6, 2024 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -15.8 | Chiriqui Grill Fest Internacional | Jan 24, 2026 |
| -9.5 | Jaco Beach BBQ Challenge | Mar 6, 2026 |
| -7.2 | Pz al Carbon, Festival BBQ 2026 | Jun 26, 2026 |
| -4.5 | BBQ Fest Parque Tempisque | May 1, 2026 |
| -2.2 | BBQ Fest Costa Rica | Feb 21, 2026 |
Scores over time (% of a perfect score — tap a meat to add it)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 26, 2026 | 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) |
| May 1, 2026 | BBQ Fest Parque Tempisque Guanacaste | 10 / 14 (661.0284) | 10 (165.1084) | 11 (162.8228) | 4 (172.5600) | 11 (160.5372) |
| Mar 6, 2026 | Jaco Beach BBQ Challenge Play Jaco | 14 / 16 (655.3252) | 8 (170.2628) | 12 (165.1772) | 13 (165.0740) | 13 (154.8112) |
| Feb 21, 2026 | BBQ Fest Costa Rica Alajuela | 11 / 18 (657.1428) | 5 (166.8572) | 12 (165.7028) | 11 (162.8456) | 10 (161.7372) |
| Jan 24, 2026 | Chiriqui Grill Fest Internacional Chiriqui | 31 / 31 (476.5368) | 6 (171.4628) | 24 (153.6912) | — | 19 (151.3828) |
| Apr 6, 2024 | BBQ Fest Costa Rica 2024 Heredia | 3 / 24 (657.6916) | 2 (170.2628) | 8 (167.4284) | 12 (161.7144) | 9 (158.2860) |