PUERCOS LOCOS
PUERCOS LOCOS is a competition barbecue team with 2 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2023. Their best overall finish is 28th of 32 at The Downtown BBQ Showdown (2023). They finished #1565 in the 2023 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1481
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 2
Contests
2
in the data
First seen
Apr 26, 2013
latest Apr 14, 2023 · 10 years on the trail
Avg finish
top 85%
overall standings
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 160.83 · weakest Pork (154.26)
Road miles
910
across 2 mapped stops · furthest 910 mi
Purse competed for
$10K
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
Master avg
628.17 / 720
2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #1565 (57 pts) | #1597 (57 pts) | #1693 (57 pts) | #1570 (57 pts) | #1577 (57 pts) |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 160.5144 | 150.8570 | 155.69 | top 90% |
| Pork Ribs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 160.5144 | 154.2854 | 157.40 | top 85% |
| Pork | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 159.9428 | 148.5712 | 154.26 | top 91% |
| Brisket | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.6572 | 159.9998 | 160.83 | top 71% |
“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.
More numbers
Opponents faced
71
finished ahead 11 times, behind 60
Longest layoff
10 yrs
Apr 26, 2013 → Apr 14, 2023
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20233 milestones
- Career-best overall score642.6288 The Downtown BBQ Showdown
- Career-best single call (Brisket)161.6572 The Downtown BBQ Showdown
- Most recent contest The Downtown BBQ Showdown
20131 milestone
- First tracked contest Smokin' In The Creek
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 14, 2023 | The Downtown BBQ Showdown 🏅 Lake City, FL | 28 / 32 (642.6288) | 29 (160.5144) | 28 (160.5144) | 28 (159.9428) | 25 (161.6572) |
| Apr 26, 2013 | Smokin' In The Creek Sugar Creek, MO | 34 / 41 (613.7134) | 37 (150.8570) | 34 (154.2854) | 39 (148.5712) | 26 (159.9998) |