Announced themselves early
4th
at their very first contest
Finished 4 of 24 at their very first tracked contest, BBQ Fest Costa Rica 2024 (Apr 6, 2024).
- Apr 6, 2024
- 24-team field
Tico Smoke
Tico Smoke is a competition barbecue team with 2 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2024 and 2025. Their best overall finish is 4th of 24 at the BBQ Fest Costa Rica 2024 (2024).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1516
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 2
Contests
2
in the data
First seen
Apr 6, 2024
latest Mar 14, 2025
Category wins
0
1 podium
Overall top-10s
2
of 2 contests
Best top-10 run
2
straight overall top-10s, still running
Avg finish
top 29%
overall standings
Walk rate
100%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 166.30 · weakest Brisket (159.70)
Road miles
6
across 2 mapped stops
Master avg
651.99 / 720
2 Master contests · 0 GCs
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 163.9656 | 159.4056 | 161.69 | top 62% |
| Pork Ribs | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 172.0228 | 160.5828 | 166.30 | top 49% |
| Pork | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 166.8800 | 161.7256 | 164.30 | top 41% |
| Brisket | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 167.4400 | 151.9656 | 159.70 | top 39% |
“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.
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20252 milestones
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)172.0228 Masters BBQ Challenge CR
- Most recent contest Masters BBQ Challenge CR
20245 milestones
- First tracked contest BBQ Fest Costa Rica 2024
- First call BBQ Fest Costa Rica 2024
- First overall top-10 BBQ Fest Costa Rica 2024
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score654.3084 BBQ Fest Costa Rica 2024
- Career-best overall score654.3084 BBQ Fest Costa Rica 2024
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 | 7 / 17 (649.6796) | 9 (163.9656) | 6 (172.0228) | 9 (161.7256) | 12 (151.9656) |
| Apr 6, 2024 | BBQ Fest Costa Rica 2024 Heredia | 4 / 24 (654.3084) | 17 (159.4056) | 15 (160.5828) | 7 (166.8800) | 2 (167.4400) |