BBQ Costa Rica
Rating
1519
peak 1520 · rated over 4 contests
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
2019-03-23
latest 2024-04-06
Grand champs
0
1 reserve
Category wins
2
3 podiums
Overall top-10s
3
of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 37%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
663.68
last 4 Master vs avg 663.68 (+0.00)
Walk rate
100%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
2
best run (overall)
Consistency
±12.41
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 171.85 · weakest Brisket (162.73)
Road miles
6
mi across 4 mapped stops
Schedule strength
10%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1507)
Master avg
663.68 / 720
4 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
GRILLDROIDS has finished one call ahead of BBQ Costa Rica 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of Go Pig or Go Home in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
💔 The heartbreaker
Came within 4.7088 points of the Grand Championship at BBQFest Costa Rica 2019 (2019-03-23).
🐣 Announced themselves early
Finished 2 of 22 at their very first tracked contest, BBQFest Costa Rica 2019 (2019-03-23).
🔁 The comeback
Off the trail for 3 years, then back at BBQ Fest Costa Rica 2022 (2022-03-25).
Teams like this (closest power rating)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 172.0000 | 158.8228 | 167.07 | top 37% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 169.6800 | 145.6916 | 163.12 | top 56% |
| Pork | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 174.2628 | 169.1772 | 171.85 | top 17% |
| Brisket | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 174.3200 | 150.2856 | 162.73 | top 54% |
“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-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BBQ Fest Costa Rica 2023 | 2 | 9 | 0 | top 55% | 2023-04-15 |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2024 (1 contest)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (5 entries)
- Average Master overall score: 663.68 / 720
Milestones
- 🚩 2019-03-23 — First tracked contest · BBQFest Costa Rica 2019
- 📣 2019-03-23 — First call · BBQFest Costa Rica 2019
- ⭐ 2019-03-23 — Career-best overall score (677.0856) · BBQFest Costa Rica 2019
- 📈 2022-03-25 — Peak power rating (1520) · BBQ Fest Costa Rica 2022
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +14.5 | BBQFest Costa Rica 2019 | 2019-03-23 |
| +7.4 | BBQ Fest Costa Rica 2024 | 2024-04-06 |
| +5.9 | BBQ Fest Costa Rica 2022 | 2022-03-25 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -8.6 | BBQ Fest Costa Rica 2023 | 2023-04-15 |
Category scores over time
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 100% | top 29% | 90.8% | 90.8% |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 77% | 90.1% | 90.1% |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 32% | 93.7% | 93.7% |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 100% | top 9% | 94% | 94% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-04-06 | BBQ Fest Costa Rica 2024 Heredia, 40703 | 7 / 24 (653.7488) | 10 (164.5600) | 24 (145.6916) | 4 (169.1772) | 1 (174.3200) |
| 2023-04-15 | BBQ Fest Costa Rica 2023 San Jose, | 20 / 26 (649.0628) | 4 (171.4172) | 11 (169.1200) | 7 (170.8344) | 24 (150.2856) |
| 2022-03-25 | BBQ Fest Costa Rica 2022 San Jose, | 9 / 28 (674.8228) | 7 (168.5600) | 17 (168.0000) | 6 (173.1084) | 20 (165.1544) |
| 2019-03-23 | BBQFest Costa Rica 2019 San Jose, 1000 | 2 / 22 (677.0856) | 2 (172.0000) | 5 (169.6800) | 1 (174.2628) | 11 (161.1428) |