88 BBQ SJ
Rating
1548
peak 1557
Contests
14
in the data
First seen
2019-03-23
latest 2026-06-26
Best ToY finish
#99
Master 2026
Grand champs
1
1 reserve
Category wins
4
15 podiums
Overall top-10s
9
of 14 contests
Avg finish
top 41%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
660.30 ▲
last 5 vs career avg 636.29 (+24.01)
Walk rate
93%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
5
best run (overall)
Consistency
±80.89
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 167.59 · weakest Brisket (159.01)
Road miles
1682
mi across 14 mapped stops · furthest 209 mi
Storylines
⚔️ A tough matchup
Justice BBQ has come out ahead in 9 of their 11 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of HUMO Parrillada in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
💔 The heartbreaker
Came within 3.4284 points of the Grand Championship at Chiriqui Grill Fest Internacional (2026-01-24).
📅 A April team
Something about April: average finish in the top 16% across 3 contests, versus top 41% the rest of the year.
Teams like this (closest power rating, SJ first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 14 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 177.7372 | 157.0856 | 166.89 | top 40% |
| Pork Ribs | 15 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 176.0572 | 153.1200 | 167.59 | top 42% |
| Pork | 14 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 175.4400 | 144.5140 | 165.83 | top 41% |
| Brisket | 13 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 168.5828 | 149.1200 | 159.01 | top 55% |
“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) | 7 | 1 | top 46% |
| Medium (20–39) | 7 | 0 | top 36% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2026 (6 contests)
- Cooks mostly in SJ (2 of 14 contests)
- Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (15 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: BBQ Fest Palmares (BACKYARD ONLY) (2025-11-15)
- Wins it all in 7% of contests
- All-time average overall score: 636.29
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 681.7944 | 663.01 |
| 2025 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 677.7144 | 579.41 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 654.2284 | 654.23 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 654.2744 | 654.27 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 665.0624 | 665.06 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 638.7996 | 638.80 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-26 | Pz al Carbon, Festival BBQ 2026 Perez Zeldon, SJ | 14 / 19 (669.0972) | 14 (165.7028) | 11 (169.7144) | 13 (168.5600) | 13 (165.1200) |
| 2026-05-01 | BBQ Fest Parque Tempisque Guanacaste, 50101 | 5 / 14 (681.7944) | 7 (165.7372) | 5 (172.5828) | 2 (174.8916) | 6 (168.5828) |
| 2026-03-21 | BBQ Fest Panama Panama, Pa | 9 / 23 (623.3256) | 8 (158.8112) | 11 (153.1200) | 15 (150.2400) | 1 (161.1544) |
| 2026-03-06 | Jaco Beach BBQ Challenge Play Jaco, 61101 | 11 / 16 (664.5144) | 6 (170.8228) | 8 (173.1544) | 10 (168.5600) | 14 (151.9772) |
| 2026-02-21 | BBQ Fest Costa Rica Alajuela, 10903 | 7 / 18 (662.7656) | 16 (157.0856) | 5 (172.5600) | 8 (165.1428) | 4 (167.9772) |
| 2026-01-24 | Chiriqui Grill Fest Internacional Chiriqui, +507 | 2 / 31 (676.5828) | 1 (177.7372) | 3 (174.2856) | 1 (175.4400) | 24 (149.1200) |
| 2025-11-15 | BBQ Fest Palmares (BACKYARD ONLY) Palmares, 20701 | 1 / 8 (350.3316) | 2 (174.8800) | 2 (175.4516) | 2 (174.8572) | — |
| 2025-06-27 | Pz al Carbon, Festival BBQ 2025 Perez Zeldon, SJ | 4 / 16 (677.7144) | 8 (163.9656) | 2 (176.0572) | 4 (172.0116) | 4 (165.6800) |
| 2025-04-26 | BBQ Fest Panama Panama, Pa | 3 / 23 (650.2284) | 1 (171.4056) | 6 (164.0000) | 7 (162.8456) | 11 (151.9772) |
| 2025-03-14 | Masters BBQ Challenge CR San Jose, 10104 | 11 / 17 (639.3596) | 3 (171.4628) | 4 (173.1772) | 17 (144.5140) | 15 (150.2056) |
| 2024-04-06 | BBQ Fest Costa Rica 2024 Heredia, 40703 | 5 / 24 (654.2284) | 7 (165.6800) | 16 (159.4400) | 2 (172.5484) | 12 (156.5600) |
| 2022-03-25 | BBQ Fest Costa Rica 2022 San Jose, | 25 / 28 (654.2744) | 24 (158.8688) | 27 (158.2744) | 7 (171.9884) | 21 (165.1428) |
| 2021-04-23 | Fuego y Humo 2021 San Jose, | 3 / 22 (665.0624) | 10 (162.2740) | 15 (156.0228) | 2 (170.8572) | 11 (159.9656) |
| 2019-03-23 | BBQFest Costa Rica 2019 San Jose, 1000 | 15 / 22 (638.7996) | 3 (171.9656) | 15 (164.0000) | 22 (149.1084) | 18 (153.7256) |
Team of the Year standings (rank per category by season — year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Master | #99 (911 pts) | #101 (911 pts) | #113 (931 pts) | #72 (976 pts) | #98 (881 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Backyard | #182 (258 pts) | #201 (233 pts) | #208 (233 pts) | — | — |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #400 (526 pts) | #370 (626 pts) | #410 (596 pts) | #474 (426 pts) | #493 (401 pts) |