Los Pinos
Rating
1519
peak 1519 · rated over 3 contests
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
2023-04-15
latest 2025-11-15
Grand champs
0
1 reserve
Category wins
2
3 podiums
Overall top-10s
2
of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 36%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
100%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
2
and counting
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 171.86 · weakest Brisket (152.27)
Road miles
80
mi across 5 mapped stops
Schedule strength
12%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1508)
Master avg
655.90 / 720
2 Master contests · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
343.99 / 360
1 Backyard contest · 0 GCs
Master and Backyard overall scores sit on different scales (Master is out of 720, Backyard out of 360), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.
Teams like this (closest power rating)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 174.2628 | 149.6456 | 165.56 | top 53% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 175.4628 | 170.2628 | 171.86 | top 24% |
| Pork | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 174.8572 | 159.9544 | 166.83 | top 42% |
| Brisket | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 157.6912 | 146.8456 | 152.27 | top 70% |
“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) | 1 | 0 | top 25% |
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 0 | top 42% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2025 (3 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (5 entries)
- Average Master overall score: 655.90 / 720
- Average Backyard overall score: 343.99 / 360
Milestones
- 🚩 2023-04-15 — First tracked contest · BBQ Fest Costa Rica 2023
- 📣 2023-04-15 — First call · BBQ Fest Costa Rica 2023
- ⭐ 2023-04-15 — Career-best overall score (662.1712) · BBQ Fest Costa Rica 2023
- 📈 2025-11-15 — Peak power rating (1519) · BBQ Fest Palmares (BACKYARD ONLY)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +11.1 | BBQ Fest Palmares (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2025-11-15 |
| +5 | BBQ Fest Costa Rica 2024 | 2024-04-06 |
| +2.6 | BBQ Fest Costa Rica 2023 | 2023-04-15 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 100% | top 25% | 95.6% | 95.6% |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 38% | 90.2% | 90.2% |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 46% | 92% | 92% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-15 | BBQ Fest Palmares (BACKYARD ONLY) Palmares, 20701 | 2 / 8 (343.9884) | 5 (168.5256) | 1 (175.4628) | 1 (174.8572) | — |
| 2025-01-24 | Jaco Beach BBQ Challenge (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Play Jaco, 61101 | — | 7 (169.6684) | — | — | — |
| 2025-01-24 | Jaco Beach BBQ Challenge (ONE MEAT RIBS) Play Jaco, 61101 | — | — | 5 (170.2972) | — | — |
| 2024-04-06 | BBQ Fest Costa Rica 2024 Heredia, 40703 | 9 / 24 (649.6228) | 8 (165.6800) | 3 (171.4172) | 10 (165.6800) | 19 (146.8456) |
| 2023-04-15 | BBQ Fest Costa Rica 2023 San Jose, | 12 / 26 (662.1712) | 5 (174.2628) | 8 (170.2628) | 19 (159.9544) | 16 (157.6912) |