Pura Vida BBQ Team
Pura Vida BBQ Team is a competition barbecue team with 1 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contest on record in 2025. Their best overall finish is 9th of 16 at the Pz al Carbon, Festival BBQ 2025 (2025).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1499
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 1
Contests
1
in the data
First seen
Jun 27, 2025
their only contest in the data
Category wins
0
1 podium
Overall top-10s
1
of 1 contest
Avg finish
top 56%
overall standings
Walk rate
100%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 168 · weakest Pork Ribs (160.59)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 163.4284 | 163.4284 | 163.43 | top 63% |
| Pork Ribs | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 160.5944 | 160.5944 | 160.59 | top 56% |
| Pork | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 168 | 168 | 168 | top 50% |
| Brisket | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 165.7256 | 165.7256 | 165.73 | top 19% |
“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.
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 27, 2025 | Pz al Carbon, Festival BBQ 2025 Perez Zeldon, SJ | 9 / 16 (657.7484) | 10 (163.4284) | 9 (160.5944) | 8 (168) | 3 (165.7256) |