Riding a hot streak
6
straight overall top-10s
Currently on a 6-contest overall top-10 run.
- career best 6
Club Carbon CR
Club Carbon CR is a competition barbecue team with 15 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2021 and 2026. They have won 3 Grand Championships, most recently at the Camino del Fuego 2026 (2026), and finished Reserve Grand Champion once. They are ranked #1069 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1597
peak 1597 · rated over 12 contests1 invitational or side-series contest not counted
Contests
15
in the data
First seen
Apr 23, 2021
latest Sep 18, 2026 · 5.4 years on the trail
Grand champs
3
1 reserve · wins it all 20% of the time
Category wins
6
14 podiums
Overall top-10s
11
73% of 15 contests
Best top-10 run
6
straight overall top-10s, still running
Avg finish
top 27%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
2 🔥
Current form
693.46 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 678.40 (+15.06)
Walk rate
100%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±18.16
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 171.78 · weakest Pork (167.81)
Road miles
3,993
across 15 mapped stops · furthest 1,798 mi
Schedule strength
12%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1517)
Master avg
678.40 / 720
12 Master contests · 3 GCs
In the record book (on 1 all-time board)
Where this team sits in the all-time KCBS record book. A gold line is a record they hold outright; the rest are boards they are on.
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Master | #118 (1,250 pts) | #68 (1,564 pts) | #180 (1,085 pts) | #200 (910 pts) | #165 (1,045 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) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Club Carbon CR, each with one reason worth a look.
29 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#1,071 of the rated field
- Contests
- 55
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 18%
- Peak
- 1603
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to Club Carbon CR)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Club Carbon CR has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#1,070 of the rated field
- Contests
- 14
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 50%
- Peak
- 1597
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 13 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#1,067 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 55%
- Peak
- 1597
Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 7 years before Club Carbon CR's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#1,068 of the rated field
- Contests
- 36
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 22%
- Peak
- 1606
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 36 contests to 15.
⚔ Compare careers#1,066 of the rated field
- Contests
- 49
- GCs
- 2
- Top-10s
- 27%
- Peak
- 1649
Their rating is built on 2 Grand Championships in 49 contests, alongside a 27% overall top-10 rate.
⚔ Compare careers#1,080 of the rated field
- Contests
- 62
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 27%
- Peak
- 1610
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to Club Carbon CR)
They were already cooking in 2015, 6 years before Club Carbon CR's first contest.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 88 BBQ | 11 | 8 | 3 | 73% | ⚔ compare |
| Justice BBQ | 11 | 4 | 7 | 36% | ⚔ compare |
| DrumQ BBQ Costa Rica | 7 | 7 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| Smoke 44 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 57% | ⚔ compare |
| HUMO Parrillada | 6 | 6 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| Los Pinos BBQ Team | 6 | 6 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| Pura Vida BBQ | 6 | 5 | 1 | 83% | ⚔ compare |
| Bros & Fire PTY | 6 | 4 | 2 | 67% | ⚔ compare |
| Fire Family BBQ PTY | 6 | 4 | 2 | 67% | ⚔ compare |
| Tiquicia Smokers BBQ | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| The Grillers | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
| Firehouse Jimat BBQ | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| GRILLDROIDS | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 15 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 180 🔥 | 160.5600 | 170.77 | top 32% |
| Pork Ribs | 13 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 179.4400 | 150.2856 | 171.78 | top 31% |
| Pork | 13 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 178.8572 | 159.9884 | 167.81 | top 48% |
| Brisket | 13 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 180 🔥 | 160 | 168.73 | top 33% |
“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) | 8 | 3 | top 23% |
| Medium (20–39) | 4 | 0 | top 30% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 42% |
By state / province (where the contests were held)
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| SJ | 2 | 1 | top 21% |
| CR | 1 | 1 | top 6% |
| TN | 1 | 0 | top 42% |
Repeat visits (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% | Jun 26, 2026 |
| BBQ Fest Costa Rica | 2 | 2 | 0 | top 13% | Feb 21, 2026 |
| BBQ Fest Costa Rica 2023 | 2 | 3 | 0 | top 24% | Apr 15, 2023 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2026
7 contests · 2 GCs
Contests a season
2.5
across 6 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
CR
2 of 15 contests · 3 states in all
Contests visited
10
3 of them more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
15 entries · 2 wins · 11 calls
First title
Mar 14, 2025
Masters BBQ Challenge CR
Opponents faced
178
finished ahead 226 times, behind 84
Longest layoff
1.1 yrs
Mar 25, 2022 → Apr 15, 2023
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20265 milestones
- 10th tracked contest Jaco Beach BBQ Challenge
- First perfect 180 (Chicken) ECP BBQ Challenge
- Career-best overall score716.0116 Camino del Fuego 2026
- Peak power rating (1597) Camino del Fuego 2026
- Most recent contest Camino del Fuego 2026
20251 milestone
- First Grand Championship Masters BBQ Challenge CR
20242 milestones
- First category win (Pork Ribs) BBQ Fest Costa Rica 2024
- First Reserve Championship BBQ Fest Costa Rica 2024
20231 milestone
- First overall podium BBQ Fest Costa Rica 2023
20222 milestones
- First overall top-10 BBQ Fest Costa Rica 2022
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score671.9084 BBQ Fest Costa Rica 2022
20212 milestones
- First tracked contest Fuego y Humo 2021
- First call Fuego y Humo 2021
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +14.8 | Masters BBQ Challenge CR | Mar 14, 2025 |
| +14.3 | BBQ Fest Costa Rica 2024 | Apr 6, 2024 |
| +14.1 | BBQ Fest Costa Rica 2023 | Apr 15, 2023 |
| +13.8 | Pz al Carbon, Festival BBQ 2026 | Jun 26, 2026 |
| +13.5 | Camino del Fuego 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -3.9 | Jaco Beach BBQ Challenge | Mar 6, 2026 |
| -3.9 | Fuego y Humo 2021 | Apr 23, 2021 |
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 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 100% | top 24% | 99.4% | 95.8% |
| 2025 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 100% | top 29% | 95.7% | 94.5% |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 18, 2026 | Camino del Fuego 2026 San Rafael, Alajuela, Costa Rica | 1 / 16 (716.0116) | 4 (178.8572) | 2 (178.2972) | 2 (178.8572) | 1 (180) |
| Sep 18, 2026 | Camino del Fuego 2026 (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) San Rafael, Alajuela, Costa Rica | — | 3 (170.3200) | — | — | — |
| Jul 24, 2026 | ECP BBQ Challenge San Jose | 5 / 17 (694.8000) | 1 (180) | 9 (171.9772) | 9 (170.8456) | 5 (171.9772) |
| Jun 26, 2026 | 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) |
| May 1, 2026 | BBQ Fest Parque Tempisque Guanacaste | 3 / 14 (692.5028) | 2 (176) | 4 (173.7144) | 6 (170.8228) | 4 (171.9656) |
| Mar 6, 2026 | Jaco Beach BBQ Challenge Play Jaco | 10 / 16 (670.2628) | 3 (175.4172) | 13 (163.4400) | 5 (171.4056) | 9 (160) |
| Feb 21, 2026 | BBQ Fest Costa Rica Alajuela | 3 / 18 (672.5028) | 1 (176) | 6 (172) | 13 (161.6800) | 9 (162.8228) |
| Oct 10, 2025 | Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (Competitor's Series) (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) unrated Lynchburg, TN | 38 / 90 (689.1084) | 83 (162.8572) | 6 (179.4400) | 30 (173.7028) | 27 (173.1084) |
| Jun 27, 2025 | 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) |
| Mar 14, 2025 | Masters BBQ Challenge CR San Jose | 1 / 17 (681.1888) | 5 (168.0116) | 3 (173.1772) | 5 (166.2972) | 1 (173.7028) |
| Jan 24, 2025 | Jaco Beach BBQ Challenge (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Play Jaco | — | 6 (169.6684) | — | — | — |
| Apr 6, 2024 | BBQ Fest Costa Rica 2024 Heredia | 2 / 24 (660.5484) | 12 (162.2628) | 1 (172) | 9 (166.2856) | 7 (160) |
| Apr 15, 2023 | BBQ Fest Costa Rica 2023 San Jose | 3 / 26 (673.1200) | 11 (167.3828) | 3 (175.4288) | 18 (159.9884) | 4 (170.3200) |
| Mar 25, 2022 | BBQ Fest Costa Rica 2022 San Jose | 10 / 28 (671.9084) | 8 (167.9772) | 8 (173.1428) | 24 (161.1084) | 14 (169.6800) |
| Apr 23, 2021 | Fuego y Humo 2021 San Jose | 14 / 22 (642.3084) | 12 (160.5600) | 20 (150.2856) | 8 (166.2972) | 6 (165.1656) |
An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.