CLUB CARBONCITO

CLUB CARBONCITO is a competition barbecue team with 6 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2018 and 2025. Their best overall finish is 4th of 17 at the Masters BBQ Challenge CR (2025). They are ranked #2130 of 6,485 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#2,130

of 6,485 rated · rankings

Rating

1533

peak 1533 · rated over 6 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Apr 7, 2018

latest Mar 14, 2025 · 6.9 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#1597

Master 2019 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

3 podiums

Overall top-10s

67% of 6 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s, still running

Avg finish

top 35%

overall standings

Best overall

668.5028 / 720

Master · BBQ Fest Costa Rica 2022

Perfect 180s

Current form

661.55 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 657.58 (+3.98)

Walk rate

100%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

174.2972

Chicken · BBQ Fest Costa Rica 2023

Consistency

±11.20

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Brisket

avg 168.75 · weakest Pork (156.45)

Road miles

3,013

across 6 mapped stops

Schedule strength

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1504)

Master avg

657.58 / 720

6 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (8 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

High-water mark

668.5028 career-best overall

92.8% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 668.5028 at BBQ Fest Costa Rica 2022 — 92.8% of a perfect 720.

Master
Mar 25, 2022

A tough matchup

4–1 behind in the head-to-head

Justice BBQ ahead in 80% of their meetings

Justice BBQ has come out ahead in 4 of their 5 shared contests.

The weak link

−12.3 points behind their best meat

Pork is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 12.30 points below their brisket, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 83%.

Pork avg 156.45
Brisket avg 168.75
0 calls in 6 entries

A strong matchup

4–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 80% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of 88 BBQ in 4 of their 5 shared contests.

The comeback

2.1 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 2.1 years, then back at Fuego y Humo 2021 (Apr 23, 2021).

last seen Mar 23, 2019
back Apr 23, 2021

Announced themselves early

5th at their very first contest

Finished 5 of 16 at their very first tracked contest, Circuito Parrillero by BBQ Fest Etapo 1 2018 (Apr 7, 2018).

Apr 7, 2018
16-team field

An April team

Top 27% average finish in April

Something about April: average finish in the top 27% across 3 contests, versus top 35% the rest of the year.

3 April contests
top 35% the rest of the year

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The long haul

3,013 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 3,013 miles across 6 mapped stops.

6 mapped stops

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
2019 ↗	Master	#1597 (117 pts)	#1727 (112 pts)	#1681 (117 pts)	#1990 (67 pts)	#1343 (172 pts)

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to CLUB CARBONCITO, each with one reason worth a look.

81 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.

SMOKE N DUDES

#2,129 of the rated field

1533 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 17%
Peak: 1537

Their last contest in the data was back in 2021, 4 years before CLUB CARBONCITO's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 6 contests

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Butts A Blaze

#2,115 of the rated field

1534 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 33%
Peak: 1534

Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 6 contests
last seen Jun 14, 2019

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Richmond County Pit Bros

#2,123 of the rated field

1534 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 50%
Peak: 1539

They were already cooking in 2013, 5 years before CLUB CARBONCITO's first contest.

rated over 6 contests
last seen Apr 7, 2017

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10 In The Pit BBQ

#2,119 of the rated field

1534 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 71%
Peak: 1534

Level with CLUB CARBONCITO on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 7 contests
last seen Jul 18, 2026

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Belen Grill and Chill

#2,117 of the rated field

1534 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 44%
Peak: 1534

Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 9 contests, alongside a 44% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 7 contests
last seen Mar 21, 2026

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Transformer BBQ

#2,136 of the rated field

1533 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 50%
Peak: 1540

Careers of much the same size, 8 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 7 contests
last seen May 17, 2025

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Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
GRILLDROIDS	6	4	2	67%	⚔ compare
88 BBQ	5	4	1	80%	⚔ compare
Justice BBQ	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	6	3	0	0	174.2972	153.1428	164.66	top 45%
Pork Ribs	6	4	0	1	173.7144	158.8572	167.71	top 37%
Pork	6	0	0	0	165.1200	149.0740	156.45	top 80%
Brisket	6	5	1	2	173.7028	163.4172	168.75	top 31%

“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)	2	0	top 27%
Medium (20–39)	4	0	top 38%

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
BBQ Fest Costa Rica 2023	2	8	0	top 42%	Apr 15, 2023

More numbers

Contests a season 1 across 6 seasons in the data

Contests visited 5 1 of them more than once

Opponents faced 71 finished ahead 84 times, behind 41

Longest layoff 2.1 yrs Mar 23, 2019 → Apr 23, 2021

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

20252 milestones

Mar 14 Peak power rating (1533) Masters BBQ Challenge CR
Mar 14 Most recent contest Masters BBQ Challenge CR

20231 milestone

Apr 15 Career-best single call (Chicken)174.2972 BBQ Fest Costa Rica 2023

20221 milestone

Mar 25 Career-best overall score668.5028 BBQ Fest Costa Rica 2022

20211 milestone

Apr 23 First overall past 90% of a perfect score663.3600 Fuego y Humo 2021

20184 milestones

Apr 7 First tracked contest Circuito Parrillero by BBQ Fest Etapo 1 2018
Apr 7 First call Circuito Parrillero by BBQ Fest Etapo 1 2018
Apr 7 First category win (Brisket) Circuito Parrillero by BBQ Fest Etapo 1 2018
Apr 7 First overall top-10 Circuito Parrillero by BBQ Fest Etapo 1 2018

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+11	Fuego y Humo 2021	Apr 23, 2021
+9.1	Masters BBQ Challenge CR	Mar 14, 2025
+7.4	Circuito Parrillero by BBQ Fest Etapo 1 2018	Apr 7, 2018
+7	BBQ Fest Costa Rica 2023	Apr 15, 2023
+0.3	BBQFest Costa Rica 2019	Mar 23, 2019

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-1.3	BBQ Fest Costa Rica 2022	Mar 25, 2022

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	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2025	1	1	0	100%	top 24%	91.9%	91.9%
2023	1	1	0	100%	top 31%	92.6%	92.6%
2022	1	0	0	100%	top 54%	92.8%	92.8%
2021	1	1	0	100%	top 18%	92.1%	92.1%
2019	1	0	0	100%	top 50%	89.9%	89.9%
2018	1	1	1	100%	top 31%	88.6%	88.6%

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Mar 14, 2025	Masters BBQ Challenge CR San Jose	4 / 17 (661.6912)	13 (161.7028)	7 (167.4744)	11 (159.3712)	2 (173.1428)
Apr 15, 2023	BBQ Fest Costa Rica 2023 San Jose	8 / 26 (666.7656)	4 (174.2972)	5 (173.7144)	25 (149.0740)	5 (169.6800)
Mar 25, 2022	BBQ Fest Costa Rica 2022 San Jose	15 / 28 (668.5028)	4 (171.4400)	13 (170.8112)	23 (162.8344)	24 (163.4172)
Apr 23, 2021	Fuego y Humo 2021 San Jose	4 / 22 (663.3600)	8 (163.9656)	3 (169.7028)	14 (165.1200)	9 (164.5716)
Mar 23, 2019	BBQFest Costa Rica 2019 San Jose	11 / 22 (647.4396)	12 (163.4400)	11 (165.6912)	21 (150.3200)	5 (167.9884)
Apr 7, 2018	Circuito Parrillero by BBQ Fest Etapo 1 2018 San Jose	5 / 16 (637.6912)	12 (153.1428)	8 (158.8572)	12 (151.9884)	1 (173.7028)

CLUB CARBONCITO

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Best top-10 run

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Master avg

Storylines (8 found in their record)

High-water mark

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

The comeback

Announced themselves early

An April team

The long haul

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Teams like this (closest power rating)

Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

By meat

By field size and state

By contest size

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

More numbers

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

📉 Toughest weekends

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

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)