They almost always walk
70%
of contests with a top-10 call
A call in 7 of 10 contests
A top-10 category call in 70% of their 10 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.
HUMO Parrillada
HUMO Parrillada is a competition barbecue team with 10 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2024 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 4th of 8 at the BBQ Fest Palmares (BACKYARD ONLY) (2025). They are ranked #4854 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1466
peak 1466 · rated over 7 contests
Contests
10
in the data
First seen
Apr 6, 2024
latest Sep 18, 2026 · 2.5 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
3 podiums
Overall top-10s
2
20% of 10 contests
Avg finish
top 73%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
665.40 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 659.73 (+5.67)
Walk rate
70%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±19.28
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 167.14 · weakest Brisket (161.86)
Road miles
323
across 10 mapped stops · furthest 68 mi
Schedule strength
14%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1521)
Master avg
659.73 / 720
6 Master contests · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
338.80 / 360
1 Backyard contest · 0 GCs
These overall scores sit on different scales (Master out of 720, Backyard out of 360), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.
This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Master | #425 (423 pts) | #291 (732 pts) | #427 (533 pts) | #392 (493 pts) | #438 (433 pts) |
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to HUMO Parrillada, each with one reason worth a look.
126 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4,837 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1466
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 10, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,857 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1466
Level with HUMO Parrillada on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#4,864 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1465
They were already cooking in 2017, 7 years before HUMO Parrillada's first contest.
⚔ Compare careers#4,845 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1503
They've been 1503 at their best, 37 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Compare careers#4,847 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1466
Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 7 years before HUMO Parrillada's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#4,850 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1466
Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 8 years before HUMO Parrillada's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 88 BBQ | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Club Carbon CR | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Sibo Smokers | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| Justice BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 9 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 176.5600 | 158.2400 | 166.58 | top 60% |
| Pork Ribs | 8 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 178.2972 | 153.7716 | 167.14 | top 58% |
| Pork | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 172.5600 | 150.8456 | 165.78 | top 69% |
| Brisket | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 171.9656 | 154.8228 | 161.86 | top 71% |
“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) | 6 | 0 | top 72% |
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 79% |
By state / province (where the contests were held)
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| SJ | 2 | 0 | top 85% |
| CR | 1 | 0 | top 94% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pz al Carbon, Festival BBQ 2026 | 2 | 12 | 0 | top 85% | Jun 26, 2026 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2026
5 contests
Contests a season
3.3
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
CR
2 of 10 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
6
1 of them more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
9 entries · 0 wins · 5 calls
Opponents faced
54
finished ahead 29 times, behind 80
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20264 milestones
- Career-best overall score689.6224 ECP BBQ Challenge
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)178.2972 ECP BBQ Challenge
- 10th tracked contest Camino del Fuego 2026
- Most recent contest Camino del Fuego 2026
20252 milestones
- First overall top-10 BBQ Fest Palmares (BACKYARD ONLY)
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score338.8000 BBQ Fest Palmares (BACKYARD ONLY)
20243 milestones
- First tracked contest BBQ Fest Costa Rica 2024
- First call BBQ Fest Costa Rica 2024
- Peak power rating (1491) BBQ Fest Costa Rica 2024
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +6.4 | ECP BBQ Challenge | Jul 24, 2026 |
| +3.1 | BBQ Fest Palmares (BACKYARD ONLY) | Nov 15, 2025 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -12.5 | Pz al Carbon, Festival BBQ 2026 | Jun 26, 2026 |
| -11.3 | Camino del Fuego 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 |
| -8.6 | BBQ Fest Costa Rica 2024 | Apr 6, 2024 |
| -6.6 | Pz al Carbon, Festival BBQ 2025 | Jun 27, 2025 |
| -4.9 | Jaco Beach BBQ Challenge | Mar 6, 2026 |
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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 60% | top 76% | 95.8% | 93.2% |
| 2025 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 75% | top 63% | 94.1% | 91.7% |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 79% | 87.7% | 87.7% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 18, 2026 | Camino del Fuego 2026 San Rafael, Alajuela, Costa Rica | 15 / 16 (674.7312) | 13 (171.9772) | 12 (171.9884) | 15 (165.0856) | 14 (165.6800) |
| Sep 18, 2026 | Camino del Fuego 2026 (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) San Rafael, Alajuela, Costa Rica | — | 5 (168.5600) | — | — | — |
| Jul 24, 2026 | ECP BBQ Challenge San Jose | 7 / 17 (689.6224) | 8 (169.6684) | 2 (178.2972) | 13 (169.6912) | 7 (171.9656) |
| Jun 26, 2026 | Pz al Carbon, Festival BBQ 2026 Perez Zeldon, SJ | 18 / 19 (659.3256) | 16 (162.8228) | 15 (166.8344) | 12 (168.5828) | 17 (161.0856) |
| Mar 6, 2026 | Jaco Beach BBQ Challenge Play Jaco | 12 / 16 (661.0860) | 2 (176.5600) | 15 (157.1432) | 4 (172.5600) | 12 (154.8228) |
| Nov 15, 2025 | BBQ Fest Palmares (BACKYARD ONLY) Palmares | 4 / 8 (338.8000) | 6 (167.9772) | 3 (170.8228) | 5 (170.8800) | — |
| Jun 27, 2025 | Pz al Carbon, Festival BBQ 2025 Perez Zeldon, SJ | 12 / 16 (642.2516) | 6 (164.5600) | 15 (153.7716) | 13 (162.8228) | 12 (161.0972) |
| Jan 24, 2025 | Jaco Beach BBQ Challenge (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Play Jaco | — | 11 (158.2400) | — | — | — |
| Jan 24, 2025 | Jaco Beach BBQ Challenge (ONE MEAT RIBS) Play Jaco | — | — | 4 (173.1428) | — | — |
| Apr 6, 2024 | BBQ Fest Costa Rica 2024 Heredia | 19 / 24 (631.3712) | 18 (158.8456) | 10 (165.1544) | 20 (150.8456) | 14 (156.5256) |