High-water mark
683.4396
career-best overall
94.9% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 683.4396 at Camino del Fuego 2026 — 94.9% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Sep 18, 2026
Rojas BBQ
Rojas BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2023 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 8th of 18 at the BBQ Fest Costa Rica (2026).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1489
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 4
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
Apr 15, 2023
latest Sep 18, 2026 · 3.4 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podium
Overall top-10s
1
25% of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 63%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
100%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±16.59
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 169.29 · weakest Brisket (161.41)
Road miles
14
across 4 mapped stops
Schedule strength
13%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1519)
Master avg
660.27 / 720
4 Master contests · 0 GCs
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 176.0228 | 160 | 169.29 | top 41% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 170.8572 | 154.2744 | 164.57 | top 71% |
| Pork | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 170.2856 | 156.5828 | 165.00 | top 60% |
| Brisket | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 166.2740 | 150.2400 | 161.41 | top 58% |
“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) | 2 | 0 | top 66% |
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 0 | top 60% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BBQ Fest Costa Rica | 2 | 8 | 0 | top 58% | Feb 21, 2026 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2026
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
CR
1 of 4 contests
Contests visited
3
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
57
finished ahead 32 times, behind 48
Longest layoff
1.9 yrs
Apr 6, 2024 → Feb 21, 2026
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20264 milestones
- First overall top-10 BBQ Fest Costa Rica
- Career-best overall score683.4396 Camino del Fuego 2026
- Career-best single call (Chicken)176.0228 Camino del Fuego 2026
- Most recent contest Camino del Fuego 2026
20234 milestones
- First tracked contest BBQ Fest Costa Rica 2023
- First call BBQ Fest Costa Rica 2023
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score661.6456 BBQ Fest Costa Rica 2023
- Peak power rating (1501) BBQ Fest Costa Rica 2023
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +3.5 | BBQ Fest Costa Rica | Feb 21, 2026 |
| +1.4 | BBQ Fest Costa Rica 2023 | Apr 15, 2023 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -10.2 | Camino del Fuego 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 |
| -5.8 | BBQ Fest Costa Rica 2024 | Apr 6, 2024 |
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 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 66% | 94.9% | 93.3% |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 71% | 88.4% | 88.4% |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 50% | 91.9% | 91.9% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 18, 2026 | Camino del Fuego 2026 San Rafael, Alajuela, Costa Rica | 14 / 16 (683.4396) | 7 (176.0228) | 14 (170.8572) | 14 (170.2856) | 12 (166.2740) |
| Feb 21, 2026 | BBQ Fest Costa Rica Alajuela | 8 / 18 (659.4284) | 8 (165.1428) | 15 (164.0344) | 5 (166.8456) | 8 (163.4056) |
| Apr 6, 2024 | BBQ Fest Costa Rica 2024 Heredia | 17 / 24 (636.5828) | 15 (160) | 18 (154.2744) | 16 (156.5828) | 4 (165.7256) |
| Apr 15, 2023 | BBQ Fest Costa Rica 2023 San Jose | 13 / 26 (661.6456) | 3 (176) | 10 (169.1200) | 15 (166.2856) | 25 (150.2400) |