La Mesa de Laurel
La Mesa de Laurel is a competition barbecue team with 1 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contest on record in 2026. Their best overall finish is 28th of 31 at the Chiriqui Grill Fest Internacional (2026).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1488
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 1
Contests
1
in the data
First seen
Jan 24, 2026
their only contest in the data
Avg finish
top 90%
overall standings
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 155.44 · weakest Pork (146.29)
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By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 149.6800 | 149.6800 | 149.68 | top 90% |
| Pork Ribs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 155.4400 | 155.4400 | 155.44 | top 74% |
| Pork | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 146.2856 | 146.2856 | 146.29 | top 90% |
| Brisket | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 148.5484 | 148.5484 | 148.55 | top 84% |
“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.
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 24, 2026 | Chiriqui Grill Fest Internacional Chiriqui | 28 / 31 (599.9540) | 28 (149.6800) | 23 (155.4400) | 28 (146.2856) | 26 (148.5484) |