21st Annual Triple Heat BBQ Cook Off
February 28, 2025 - March 1, 2025
State Championship
IBCA HIGH ROLLER #3 IN THE 8 EVENT SERIES
Contest Details
21st Annual Triple Heat BBQ Cook Off
IBCA Contest Number: 2025-40
Head Judge: Rose Simola
Tray Pickup: Friday between 4pm-6pm
Additional Tray Pickup: Before 11:00 AM
Cooks Meeting: Friday at 6:00
Turn in times / Schedule
12:00 Chicken
1:30 Pork Spare Ribs
3:00 Brisket
1:30 Pork Spare Ribs
3:00 Brisket
Awards
5,000
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 Slices)
Friday Ancillaries
Bartenders Choice 25 7:30
Chefs Choice 25 8:00
Saturday Ancillaries
Dessert 25 10.00
Beans 25 11:00
Contact and Registration
Contact: Jolene Terwilliger
phone 830-583-3223
Registration
Entry Fee: 200
Contest Registration/Flyer
Competition Results
Head Judge: Rose Simola
Number of Teams: 32
Tickets Summary: [PDF]
Master Ticket Details: [PDF]
Grand Champion
Aaron Cruz / Jws Services
Reserve Grand Champion
Cinco Villarreal / Broke Boys BBQ
Brisket: Charles Kramer / LoneStar SmokeStacks
Chicken: Jim Simola / Smokin Roses BBQ
Pork Spare Ribs: Aaron Cruz / Jws Services
Overall
| Place | Head Cook | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aaron Cruz | Jws Services | 571.78 |
| 2 | Cinco Villarreal | Broke Boys BBQ | 561.82 |
| 3 | Adam Luna | Black Label Smokers | 553.52 |
| 4 | Sam Friese | TRIPLE UP BBQ | 549.68 |
| 5 | Leroy Barrera Jr | DIG IN BBQ | 549.48 |
| 6 | Richard Garcia | Turn’d Up BBQ | 545.82 |
| 7 | Brandon Janecek | Last Minute Cookers | 544.68 |
| 8 | Matt Kaspar | Rapsak BBQ | 541.84 |
| 9 | Craig Oakes | Cuero Fire | 541.36 |
| 10 | Dalton Thumann | Kuff Em Kookers | 535.7 |
| 11 | Nathan Oakes | Smokin Oakes 2.0 | 534.42 |
| 12 | Marcus Gonzales | Stax BBQ Co. | 532.94 |
| 13 | Richard Cruz | Booyah BBQ | 531.54 |
| 14 | Isaac Meyer | FREE SMOKE BBQ | 530.58 |
| 15 | Steven Foster | D & S Cookers | 530.18 |
Chicken
| Place | Head Cook | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jim Simola | Smokin Roses BBQ | 185.26 |
| 2 | Aaron Cruz | Jws Services | 185.0 |
| 3 | Sam Friese | TRIPLE UP BBQ | 184.94 |
| 4 | Cinco Villarreal | Broke Boys BBQ | 180.56 |
| 5 | Rick Mirelez | Lick My Stack Cooking Team | 180.02 |
| 6 | Brandon Janecek | Last Minute Cookers | 179.72 |
| 7 | Craig Oakes | Cuero Fire | 179.4 |
| 8 | Matt Kaspar | Rapsak BBQ | 179.02 |
| 9 | Dalton Thumann | Kuff Em Kookers | 178.18 |
| 10 | Steve Lopez | Maiden Texas | 175.74 |
| 11 | Steven Foster | D & S Cookers | 174.14 |
| 12 | Adam Luna | Black Label Smokers | 174.1 |
| 13 | Leroy Barrera Jr | DIG IN BBQ | 174.08 |
| 14 | Marcus Gonzales | Stax BBQ Co. | 173.2 |
| 15 | Justin Flores | Family Grillers | 172.6 |
Pork Spare Ribs
| Place | Head Cook | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aaron Cruz | Jws Services | 196.6 |
| 2 | Leroy Barrera Jr | DIG IN BBQ | 191.4 |
| 3 | Justin Moody | High Line BBQ | 191.4 |
| 4 | Gerald Johnson | Burnin' My Money | 189.6 |
| 5 | Sam Friese | TRIPLE UP BBQ | 188.68 |
| 6 | Cinco Villarreal | Broke Boys BBQ | 188.0 |
| 7 | Richard Garcia | Turn’d Up BBQ | 187.4 |
| 8 | Nathan Oakes | Smokin Oakes 2.0 | 186.74 |
| 9 | Isaac Meyer | FREE SMOKE BBQ | 185.26 |
| 10 | Steven Foster | D & S Cookers | 185.22 |
| 11 | Adam Luna | Black Label Smokers | 184.94 |
| 12 | Dalton Thumann | Kuff Em Kookers | 184.6 |
| 13 | Matt Kaspar | Rapsak BBQ | 183.42 |
| 14 | Kirk Matura | Go Blue Que | 182.42 |
| 15 | Brandon Janecek | Last Minute Cookers | 182.14 |
Brisket
| Place | Head Cook | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charles Kramer | LoneStar SmokeStacks | 195.08 |
| 2 | Adam Luna | Black Label Smokers | 194.48 |
| 3 | Richard Garcia | Turn’d Up BBQ | 193.54 |
| 4 | Cinco Villarreal | Broke Boys BBQ | 193.26 |
| 5 | Aaron Cruz | Jws Services | 190.18 |
| 6 | Craig Oakes | Cuero Fire | 188.4 |
| 7 | Ben Asebedo | Boss Crane | 188.34 |
| 8 | Gary Phillips | BeefSquatch Bbq | 186.48 |
| 9 | Randall Kendrick | Hide-A-Way Ranch Cookers | 186.44 |
| 10 | Richard Cruz | Booyah BBQ | 184.26 |
| 11 | Leroy Barrera Jr | DIG IN BBQ | 184.0 |
| 12 | Brandon Janecek | Last Minute Cookers | 182.82 |
| 13 | Justin Schenk | Kubach kookers | 182.82 |
| 14 | Carlos Calzada | Smokin Los BBQ | 180.0 |
| 15 | Matt Kaspar | Rapsak BBQ | 179.4 |
