Club Carbon CR SJ
Rating
1589
peak 1589 · rated over 12 contests
Best runs
5
straight top-10s
Contests
13
in the data
First seen
2021-04-23
latest 2026-07-24
Best ToY finish
#140
Master 2026
Grand champs
2
1 reserve
Category wins
5
10 podiums
Overall top-10s
10
of 13 contests
Avg finish
top 28%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
1 🔥
Current form
684.75 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 674.98 (+9.77)
Walk rate
100%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
5
and counting
Consistency
±14.82
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 170.16 · weakest Pork (166.89)
Road miles
3984
mi across 13 mapped stops · furthest 1798 mi
Schedule strength
32%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1526)
Master avg
674.98 / 720
11 Master contests · 2 GCs
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
Justice BBQ has finished one call ahead of Club Carbon CR 3 times — their closest competition in the data.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of 88 BBQ in 7 of their 10 shared contests.
🏕️ Happy hunting ground
BBQ Fest Costa Rica is their spot: an average finish in the top 13% across 2 visits.
😤 Pork Ribs nemesis
Even in their strongest meat, Justice BBQ has out-cooked them in 7 of 10 shared pork ribs entries.
🃏 Against the odds
Their Grand Championship at Pz al Carbon, Festival BBQ 2026 (2026-06-26) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 34-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, Justice BBQ.
📈 Riding a hot streak
Currently on a 5-contest overall top-10 run.
Teams like this (closest power rating, SJ first)
Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 88 BBQ | 10 | 7 | 3 | 70% | ⚔ compare |
| Justice BBQ | 10 | 3 | 7 | 30% | ⚔ compare |
| DrumQ BBQ Costa Rica | 6 | 6 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| Pura Vida BBQ | 6 | 5 | 1 | 83% | ⚔ compare |
| Bros & Fire PTY | 6 | 4 | 2 | 67% | ⚔ compare |
| Smoke 44 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| HUMO Parrillada | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| Tiquicia Smokers BBQ | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| Los Pinos BBQ Team | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| The Grillers | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
| Fire Family BBQ PTY | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| GRILLDROIDS | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 14 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 180.0000 🔥 | 160.5256 | 169.50 | top 36% |
| Pork Ribs | 13 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 179.4400 | 150.2856 | 170.16 | top 33% |
| Pork | 12 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 173.7028 | 159.9884 | 166.89 | top 51% |
| Brisket | 12 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 173.7028 | 160.0000 | 167.80 | top 35% |
“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 state / province
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| SJ | 2 | 1 | top 21% |
| TN | 1 | 0 | top 42% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 7 | 2 | top 26% |
| Medium (20–39) | 4 | 0 | top 30% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 42% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pz al Carbon, Festival BBQ 2026 | 2 | 1 | 1 | top 21% | 2026-06-26 |
| BBQ Fest Costa Rica | 2 | 2 | 0 | top 13% | 2026-02-21 |
| BBQ Fest Costa Rica 2023 | 2 | 3 | 0 | top 24% | 2023-04-15 |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2026 (5 contests)
- Cooks mostly in SJ (2 of 13 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (14 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: Masters BBQ Challenge CR (2025-03-14)
- Wins it all in 15% of contests
- Average Master overall score: 674.98 / 720
- 1 perfect 180 on the books 🔥
Milestones
- 🚩 2021-04-23 — First tracked contest · Fuego y Humo 2021
- 📣 2021-04-23 — First call · Fuego y Humo 2021
- 🏆 2025-03-14 — First Grand Championship · Masters BBQ Challenge CR
- 🔥 2026-07-24 — First perfect 180 (Chicken) · ECP BBQ Challenge
- ⭐ 2026-07-24 — Career-best overall score (694.8000) · ECP BBQ Challenge
- 📈 2026-07-24 — Peak power rating (1589) · ECP BBQ Challenge
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +14.8 | Masters BBQ Challenge CR | 2025-03-14 |
| +14.2 | BBQ Fest Costa Rica 2024 | 2024-04-06 |
| +14 | BBQ Fest Costa Rica 2023 | 2023-04-15 |
| +13.6 | Pz al Carbon, Festival BBQ 2026 | 2026-06-26 |
| +10.2 | BBQ Fest Costa Rica | 2026-02-21 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -4.2 | Jaco Beach BBQ Challenge | 2026-03-06 |
| -3.8 | Fuego y Humo 2021 | 2021-04-23 |
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)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 100% | top 27% | 96.5% | 95.1% |
| 2025 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 100% | top 29% | 94.6% | 94% |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 100% | top 8% | 91.7% | 91.7% |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 12% | 93.5% | 93.5% |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 36% | 93.3% | 93.3% |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 64% | 89.2% | 89.2% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-24 | ECP BBQ Challenge San Jose, 92701 | 5 / 17 (694.8000) | 1 (180.0000) | 9 (171.9772) | 9 (170.8456) | 5 (171.9772) |
| 2026-06-26 | Pz al Carbon, Festival BBQ 2026 Perez Zeldon, SJ | 1 / 19 (693.7028) | 5 (172.5600) | 1 (178.8572) | 10 (170.3200) | 5 (171.9656) |
| 2026-05-01 | BBQ Fest Parque Tempisque Guanacaste, 50101 | 3 / 14 (692.5028) | 2 (176.0000) | 4 (173.7144) | 6 (170.8228) | 4 (171.9656) |
| 2026-03-06 | Jaco Beach BBQ Challenge Play Jaco, 61101 | 10 / 16 (670.2628) | 3 (175.4172) | 13 (163.4400) | 5 (171.4056) | 9 (160.0000) |
| 2026-02-21 | BBQ Fest Costa Rica Alajuela, 10903 | 3 / 18 (672.5028) | 1 (176.0000) | 6 (172.0000) | 13 (161.6800) | 9 (162.8228) |
| 2025-10-10 | Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (Competitor's Series) (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) Lynchburg, TN | 38 / 90 (689.1084) | 83 (162.8572) | 6 (179.4400) | 30 (173.7028) | 27 (173.1084) |
| 2025-06-27 | Pz al Carbon, Festival BBQ 2025 Perez Zeldon, SJ | 6 / 16 (671.9424) | 2 (173.7256) | 4 (171.4172) | 11 (163.9656) | 11 (162.8340) |
| 2025-03-14 | Masters BBQ Challenge CR San Jose, 10104 | 1 / 17 (681.1888) | 5 (168.0116) | 3 (173.1772) | 5 (166.2972) | 1 (173.7028) |
| 2025-01-24 | Jaco Beach BBQ Challenge (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Play Jaco, 61101 | — | 6 (169.6684) | — | — | — |
| 2024-04-06 | BBQ Fest Costa Rica 2024 Heredia, 40703 | 2 / 24 (660.5484) | 12 (162.2628) | 1 (172.0000) | 9 (166.2856) | 7 (160.0000) |
| 2023-04-15 | BBQ Fest Costa Rica 2023 San Jose, | 3 / 26 (673.1200) | 11 (167.3828) | 3 (175.4288) | 18 (159.9884) | 4 (170.3200) |
| 2022-03-25 | BBQ Fest Costa Rica 2022 San Jose, | 10 / 28 (671.9084) | 8 (167.9772) | 8 (173.1428) | 24 (161.1084) | 14 (169.6800) |
| 2021-04-23 | Fuego y Humo 2021 San Jose, | 14 / 22 (642.3084) | 12 (160.5600) | 10 (157.1772) | 8 (166.2972) | 6 (165.1656) |
Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)
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 | #140 (984 pts) | #111 (1159 pts) | #210 (844 pts) | #239 (669 pts) | #195 (779 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #451 (423 pts) | #411 (560 pts) | #528 (408 pts) | #612 (278 pts) | #509 (378 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #644 (249 pts) | #1042 (114 pts) | #685 (274 pts) | #903 (134 pts) | #853 (154 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #1067 (102 pts) | #1071 (112 pts) | #1256 (72 pts) | #893 (142 pts) | #848 (162 pts) |