DrumQ BBQ Costa Rica SJ
Rating
1502
peak 1508
Contests
7
in the data
First seen
2025-01-24
latest 2026-06-26
Best ToY finish
#316
Master 2026
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
2
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
4
of 7 contests
Avg finish
top 54%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
663.69
last 5 vs career avg 663.69 (+0.00)
Walk rate
100%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
2
and counting
Consistency
±10.55
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 170.56 · weakest Brisket (160.89)
Road miles
307
mi across 7 mapped stops · furthest 137 mi
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 5 of their 5 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of Tiquicia Smokers BBQ in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
Teams like this (closest power rating, SJ first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 174.3200 | 157.1084 | 166.09 | top 57% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 175.4172 | 164.5828 | 170.56 | top 43% |
| Pork | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 171.9656 | 161.6684 | 165.68 | top 61% |
| Brisket | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 179.4400 | 141.6688 | 160.89 | top 63% |
“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 (4 contests)
- Cooks mostly in SJ (1 of 7 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (6 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 663.69
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)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 679.9084 | 667.04 |
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 650.2860 | 650.29 |
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 | 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) | — | — |
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 | #316 (364 pts) | #357 (354 pts) | #296 (464 pts) | #342 (344 pts) | #238 (489 pts) |