DrumQ BBQ Costa Rica SJ
Rating
1489
peak 1508 · rated over 6 contests
Contests
8
in the data
First seen
2025-03-14
latest 2026-07-24
Best ToY finish
#339
Master 2026
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
3
3 podiums
Overall top-10s
4
of 8 contests
Avg finish
top 61%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
667.21 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 664.39 (+2.82)
Walk rate
100%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
2
best run (overall)
Consistency
±9.76
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 168.97 · weakest Brisket (163.31)
Road miles
353
mi across 8 mapped stops · furthest 137 mi
Schedule strength
27%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1522)
Master avg
664.39 / 720
6 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
Smoke 44 has finished one call ahead of DrumQ BBQ Costa Rica 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
⚔️ A tough matchup
Club Carbon CR has come out ahead in 6 of their 6 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of Tiquicia Smokers BBQ in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
🍖 Signature meat
When brisket is on the table, watch out — they've won it in 33% of their entries (2 of 6).
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pura Vida BBQ | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| 88 BBQ | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| Smoke 44 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| Club Carbon CR | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Justice BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Bros & Fire PTY | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 174.3200 | 157.1084 | 165.70 | top 62% |
| Pork Ribs | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 175.4172 | 159.4172 | 168.97 | top 51% |
| Pork | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 171.9656 | 161.6684 | 166.34 | top 65% |
| Brisket | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 179.4400 | 141.6688 | 163.31 | top 54% |
“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.
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2026 (5 contests)
- Cooks mostly in SJ (1 of 8 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (7 entries)
- Average Master overall score: 664.39 / 720
Milestones
- 🚩 2025-01-24 — First tracked contest · Jaco Beach BBQ Challenge (ONE MEAT RIBS)
- 📣 2025-01-24 — First call · Jaco Beach BBQ Challenge (ONE MEAT RIBS)
- 📈 2026-02-21 — Peak power rating (1508) · BBQ Fest Costa Rica
- ⭐ 2026-06-26 — Career-best overall score (679.9084) · Pz al Carbon, Festival BBQ 2026
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +6.3 | Masters BBQ Challenge CR | 2025-03-14 |
| +2.7 | Pz al Carbon, Festival BBQ 2026 | 2026-06-26 |
| +1.2 | BBQ Fest Costa Rica | 2026-02-21 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -13.1 | ECP BBQ Challenge | 2026-07-24 |
| -8 | Jaco Beach BBQ Challenge | 2026-03-06 |
| -0.2 | BBQ Fest Parque Tempisque | 2026-05-01 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 100% | top 66% | 94.4% | 92.7% |
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 100% | top 35% | 90.3% | 90.3% |
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 | 16 / 17 (667.9200) | 16 (163.3828) | 17 (159.4172) | 14 (169.6800) | 1 (175.4400) |
| 2026-06-26 | Pz al Carbon, Festival BBQ 2026 Perez Zeldon, SJ | 9 / 19 (679.9084) | 6 (171.4172) | 10 (170.8228) | 7 (171.9656) | 11 (165.7028) |
| 2026-05-01 | BBQ Fest Parque Tempisque Guanacaste, 50101 | 8 / 14 (671.3368) | 12 (157.1084) | 6 (172.5600) | 12 (162.2284) | 1 (179.4400) |
| 2026-03-06 | Jaco Beach BBQ Challenge Play Jaco, 61101 | 13 / 16 (658.1712) | 15 (162.2628) | 4 (175.4172) | 15 (161.6684) | 11 (158.8228) |
| 2026-02-21 | BBQ Fest Costa Rica Alajuela, 10903 | 9 / 18 (658.7312) | 10 (164.5484) | 4 (172.5716) | 12 (162.8000) | 15 (158.8112) |
| 2025-03-14 | Masters BBQ Challenge CR San Jose, 10104 | 6 / 17 (650.2860) | 1 (174.3200) | 10 (164.5828) | 4 (169.7144) | 17 (141.6688) |
| 2025-01-24 | Jaco Beach BBQ Challenge (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Play Jaco, 61101 | — | 8 (166.8572) | — | — | — |
| 2025-01-24 | Jaco Beach BBQ Challenge (ONE MEAT RIBS) Play Jaco, 61101 | — | — | 7 (167.4172) | — | — |
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 | #339 (451 pts) | #392 (441 pts) | #349 (546 pts) | #360 (441 pts) | #202 (756 pts) |