Tico Smoke
Rating
1516
peak 1516
Contests
2
in the data
First seen
2024-04-06
latest 2025-03-14
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
2
of 2 contests
Avg finish
top 29%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
100%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
2
and counting
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 166.30 · weakest Brisket (159.70)
Road miles
6
mi across 2 mapped stops
Storylines
🐣 Announced themselves early
Finished 4 of 24 at their very first tracked contest, BBQ Fest Costa Rica 2024 (2024-04-06).
Teams like this (closest power rating)
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.
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 41% |
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 17% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2025 (1 contest)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (2 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 651.99
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 649.6796 | 649.68 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 654.3084 | 654.31 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-03-14 | Masters BBQ Challenge CR San Jose, 10104 | 7 / 17 (649.6796) | 9 (163.9656) | 6 (172.0228) | 9 (161.7256) | 12 (151.9656) |
| 2024-04-06 | BBQ Fest Costa Rica 2024 Heredia, 40703 | 4 / 24 (654.3084) | 17 (159.4056) | 15 (160.5828) | 7 (166.8800) | 2 (167.4400) |