Yaga's Wild Game and Barbecue Cookoff

May 10, 2024 - May 11, 2024

https://www.ycfgalveston.org/general-9

Contest Details

IBCA Contest Number: 2024-137

Moody Gardens
7 Hope Boulevard
Galveston, TX 77554
[Driving Directions]
[Map]

Head Judge: Robin Myers

Tray Pickup: 2:00 P.M. to 4:00 P.M. Friday

Additional Tray Pickup: 9:00 A.M. - 10:00 A.M. Saturday

Cooks Meeting: Friday at 2:00 P.M.

Turn in times / Schedule

12:00 Chicken
1:30 Pork Spare Ribs
3:00 Brisket

Awards

TBD

Meats to be Cooked

Half Chicken 1 Fully Jointed Chicken Half (Complete with wing, breast, thigh and leg.)

Pork Spare Ribs (Required: 8 Individual Pork Spare Ribs)

Brisket (Required: 8 Full Slices)

Friday Ancillaries

Seafood 5:00 P.M.

Fajitas 6:30 P.M.

Wild Game Fowl

Wild Hog

Wild Game Venison

Saturday Ancillaries

Chefs Choice 10:30 A.M.

Wild Game 4:30 P.M.

Contact and Registration

Contact: Chris Arneson

409-939-6494

chris@buildinggalveston.com

Registration

Entry Fee: 20' x 20' - 300.00, 30' x 20' - 350.00, 40' x 20' - 375.00, 30' x 30' - 400.00

Competition Results

Head Judge: Robin Myers

Number of Teams: 49

Tickets Summary: [PDF]

Master Ticket Details: [PDF]

Grand Champion

Mike Robertson / The Lite Bunch 1

Reserve Grand Champion

John Specion / Real Slow Cookers

Brisket: Ted Skinner / Mad Scientist Social Club

Chicken: Mark Garcia / Roadkill Cookers

Pork Spare Ribs: Dean Solomon / Eye-One Cookers

Overall

Place	Head Cook	Team	Points
1	Mike Robertson	The Lite Bunch 1	555.62
2	John Specion	Real Slow Cookers	540.26
3	Dean Soloman	Eye-One Cookers	529.58
4	Mark Garcia	Roadkill Cookers	529.08
5	David Hernandez	Whatcha Smokin'	524.58
6	Bryan Jones	2 J's Cook Team	523.78
7	Tyler Townsend	Hardwood Bbq	522.72
8	scott mohon	Gram's & Pap's Backyard Smokers	522.36
9	Donald Dobson	G-Town Cookers 2	521.7
10	Billy Powell	Texas Select Seasonings	521.08

Chicken

Place	Head Cook	Team	Points
1	Mark Garcia	Roadkill Cookers	204.8
2	Ronnie Puccetti	3DC Cookers	193.94
3	James Little	Smoke G.O.A.T.	183.4
4	Donald Dobson	G-Town Cookers 2	182.96
5	Jerry Limones	G-Town Cookers 1	182.94
6	Rob Penke	Galveston Island Cookers	182.8
7	Justin Davis	Bohica 2	181.06
8	Henry Nallie	Pig out Cookers 1	179.36
9	scott mohon	Gram's & Pap's Backyard Smokers	178.86
10	John Specion	Real Slow Cookers	178.46

Pork Spare Ribs

Place	Head Cook	Team	Points
1	Dean Solomon	Eye-One Cookers	199.86
2	Mike Robertson	The Lite Bunch 1	197.6
3	Bryan Jones	2 J's Cook Team	193.6
4	Justin Davis	Bohica 2	188.6
5	David Hernandez	Whatcha Smokin'	184.76
6	Billy Powell	Texas Select Seasonings	178.94
7	John Specion	Real Slow Cookers	176.94
8	Sean Welsh	Cool Cookers	176.8
9	Sean Lee	Bullnose BBQ	176.02
10	Michael Cox	The Lite Bunch 2	175.88

Brisket

Place	Head Cook	Team	Points
1	Ted Skinner	Mad Scientist Social Club	185.94
2	John Specion	Real Slow Cookers	184.86
3	David Hernandez	Whatcha Smokin'	183.82
4	scott mohon	Gram's & Pap's Backyard Smokers	183.56
5	Mike Robertson	The Lite Bunch 1	180.74
6	Josh Allred	Galveston Tropics	180.06
7	Phillip Sukal	South Texas Smoker	177.2
8	Jerry Limones	G-Town Cookers 1	175.74
9	Tyler Townsend	Hardwood Bbq	175.16
10	Donald Dobson	G-Town Cookers 2	173.88

Ancillary

Chefs ChoicePlaceHead CookTeamPoints
1Donald DobsonG-Town Cookers 2201.26
2David HernandezWhatcha Smokin'201.26
3Sean WelshCool Cookers199.2
4Mark GarciaRoadkill Cookers196.8
5Jake LoyHardwood BBQ 4194.28
6Mike VarelaGalveston Tropics 3188.06
7David LealTexas Best 1187.28
8Mike RobertsonThe Lite Bunch 1184.82
9James LittleSmoke G.O.A.T.184.78
10Dean SolomonEye-One Cookers183.34
FajitasPlaceHead CookTeamPoints
1Dickie BondsPig Out Cookers 2200.08
2Donald DobsonG-Town Cookers 2188.06
3David LealTexas Best 1179.0
4Mark MorganGalveston Tropics 2178.52
5John SpecionReal Slow Cookers177.82
6Phillip SukalSouth Texas Smoker176.8
7Tommy StunsonCool Cookers 2176.74
8Mike VarelaGalveston Tropics 3175.6
9Tony ListiThe Texas Barbeque Massacre166.94
10Arnold GarzaTexas Pit Stop BBQ165.88
SeafoodPlaceHead CookTeamPoints
1David HernandezWhatcha Smokin'
2PJ NelsonMeat House BBQ
3Sean WelshCool Cookers
4George SaraccoTexas Missing Lynx A
5Phillip SukalSouth Texas Smoker
6Josh AllredGalveston Tropics
7David KoerthParadise Cookers 3
8David LealTexas Best 1
9Jerry LimonesG-Town Cookers 1
10Justin DavisBohica 2
Wild GamePlaceHead CookTeamPoints
1Sean WelshCool Cookers177.2
2Robert MecheHardwood BBQ 3176.2
3Michael CoxThe Lite Bunch 2172.44
4David LealTexas Best 1169.26
5Dickie BondsPig Out Cookers 2156.52
6Billy PowellTexas Select Seasonings155.2
7David HernandezWhatcha Smokin'151.12
8Jerry LimonesG-Town Cookers 1147.04
9Ronnie Puccetti3DC Cookers138.92
Wild Game FowlPlaceHead CookTeamPoints
1David LealTexas Best 1197.08
2Jerry LimonesG-Town Cookers 1192.98
3Billy PowellTexas Select Seasonings189.86
4John SpecionReal Slow Cookers183.4
5Trey PresleyLos Casadores172.44
6Austin KoerthParadise Cookers 5171.14
7Bryan Jones2 J's Cook Team 168.26
8Paul GutowskyParadise Cookers 4166.7
9Arnold GarzaTexas Pit Stop BBQ159.78
10Stewart GagnonParadise Cookers 1158.26
Wild Game VenisonPlaceHead CookTeamPoints
1Robert MecheHardwood BBQ 3190.28
2Michael CoxThe Lite Bunch 2185.2
3Sean WelshCool Cookers180.28
4Erika ErikssonTexas Missing Lynx B178.54
5Tommy StunsonCool Cookers 2176.52
6Tyson ArnoldIsland Sundowners176.24
7Rob PenkeGalveston Island Cookers175.78
8Mike RobertsonThe Lite Bunch 1174.42
9Justin DavisBohica 2170.34
10Josh AllredGalveston Tropics169.02
Wild HogPlaceHead CookTeamPoints
1David HernandezWhatcha Smokin'201.4
2Ronnie Puccetti3DC Cookers178.12
3Dickie BondsPig Out Cookers 2157.8
4Dean SolomonEye-One Cookers155.92
5Henry NalliePig out Cookers 1152.72