Veterans Day Cook Off

January 24, 2025 - January 25, 2025

Contest Details

IBCA Contest Number: 2025-69

2300 State Hwy 35 N
Port Lavaca, TX 77979
[Driving Directions]
[Map]

Head Judge: Rose Simola

Tray Pickup: 4:00-6:00 pm

Additional Tray Pickup: Before 11:00 AM

Cooks Meeting: Friday at 6:oo pm

Turn in times / Schedule

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

Awards

$5000

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

Margaritas $25 7:00 pm

Fajitas $25 7:30 PM

Chefs open $25 8:30 PM

Saturday Ancillaries

Bloody Mary $25 10:00 AM

Beans $25 11:00 AM

Contact and Registration

Contact: Hiram Pena

361-218-9130

hiram.pena30@gmail.com

Registration

Entry Fee: 200

Contest Registration/Flyer

Competition Results

Head Judge: Rose Simola

Number of Teams: 23

Tickets Summary: [PDF]

Master Ticket Details: [PDF]

Grand Champion

Zach Smith / Meat-Locker Misfits

Reserve Grand Champion

Gerald Johnson / Burnin' My Money

Brisket: John Tyrna / THE CHOPPIG BLOCK

Chicken: Kirk Matura / Go Blue Que

Pork Spare Ribs: Zach Smith / Meat-Locker Misfits

Overall

Place	Head Cook	Team	Points
1	Zach Smith	Meat-Locker Misfits	527.46
2	Gerald Johnson	Burnin' My Money	512.9
3	Kirk Matura	Go Blue Que	510.32
4	Steven Foster	D & S Cookers	507.96
5	Leonard Love	Love's The Answer Competition BBQ Team	502.8
6	John Tyrna	THE CHOPPIG BLOCK	501.06
7	Charles Kramer	LoneStar SmokeStacks	496.92
8	Craig Oakes	Cuero VFD	495.68
9	Lorenzo Rodriguez	Meat Pimp	495.38
10	Craig Kennemer	RED EYE BBQ	492.1
11	Javier Sanchez	J-N-J Smokers	489.82
12	Ryan Stepp	Texas Highway Cookers	487.7
13	Matt Kaspar	Rapsak BBQ	485.42
14	Jory Gonzales	Big Bubba's	475.8
15	Jose Cano	Port Lavaca Smokers	470.48

Chicken

Place	Head Cook	Team	Points
1	Kirk Matura	Go Blue Que	184.34
2	Gerald Johnson	Burnin' My Money	175.06
3	Jory Gonzales	Big Bubba's	170.4
4	Zach Smith	Meat-Locker Misfits	168.92
5	Craig Oakes	Cuero VFD	166.8
6	Javier Sanchez	J-N-J Smokers	166.18
7	Leonard Love	Love's The Answer Competition BBQ Team	163.72
8	Jose Cano	Port Lavaca Smokers	163.32
9	Steven Foster	D & S Cookers	160.34
10	Craig Kennemer	RED EYE BBQ	159.88
11	Charles Kramer	LoneStar SmokeStacks	158.72
12	John Tyrna	THE CHOPPIG BLOCK	156.28
13	Matt Kaspar	Rapsak BBQ	156.06
14	Lorenzo Rodriguez	Meat Pimp	153.78
15	Abe Bryce	CMG	153.42

Pork Spare Ribs

Place	Head Cook	Team	Points
1	Zach Smith	Meat-Locker Misfits	185.6
2	Charles Kramer	LoneStar SmokeStacks	184.6
3	Ryan Stepp	Texas Highway Cookers	181.8
4	Leonard Love	Love's The Answer Competition BBQ Team	179.74
5	Lorenzo Rodriguez	Meat Pimp	179.4
6	Gerald Johnson	Burnin' My Money	178.76
7	Steven Foster	D & S Cookers	178.14
8	Craig Kennemer	RED EYE BBQ	170.74
9	Jory Gonzales	Big Bubba's	168.88
10	Donald Herrera	Pit Master Prime	167.08
11	Craig Oakes	Cuero VFD	167.06
12	Kirk Matura	Go Blue Que	166.68
13	John Tyrna	THE CHOPPIG BLOCK	166.36
14	Javier Sanchez	J-N-J Smokers	165.42
15	Matt Kaspar	Rapsak BBQ	161.74

Brisket

Place	Head Cook	Team	Points
1	John Tyrna	THE CHOPPIG BLOCK	178.42
2	Zach Smith	Meat-Locker Misfits	172.94
3	Steven Foster	D & S Cookers	169.48
4	Matt Kaspar	Rapsak BBQ	167.62
5	Lorenzo Rodriguez	Meat Pimp	162.2
6	Craig Oakes	Cuero VFD	161.82
7	Craig Kennemer	RED EYE BBQ	161.48
8	Leonard Love	Love's The Answer Competition BBQ Team	159.34
9	Kirk Matura	Go Blue Que	159.3
10	Gerald Johnson	Burnin' My Money	159.08
11	Javier Sanchez	J-N-J Smokers	158.22
12	Ryan Stepp	Texas Highway Cookers	157.9
13	Jose Cano	Port Lavaca Smokers	157.8
14	Charles Kramer	LoneStar SmokeStacks	153.6
15	Abe Bryce	CMG	148.06

Ancillary

BeansPlaceHead CookTeamPoints
1Kirk MaturaGo Blue Que172.32
2Lorenzo RodriguezMeat Pimp162.78
3Javier SanchezJ-N-J Smokers162.48
4Zach SmithMeat-Locker Misfits162.16
5Yoli DuenezAint Nutin But A Chicken Wing158.46
6Craig OakesCuero VFD156.88
7John ResendezTexas Outlaw Smokers156.86
8Matt KasparRapsak BBQ152.26
9Jose CanoPort Lavaca Smokers151.96
10Craig KennemerRED EYE BBQ150.46
11Yoli DuenezAint Nutin But A Chicken Wing149.52
12Donald HerreraPit Master Prime127.68
Chefs openPlaceHead CookTeamPoints
1Yoli DuenezAint Nutin But A Chicken Wing184.64
2Lorenzo RodriguezMeat Pimp182.54
3John TyrnaTHE CHOPPIG BLOCK178.48
4Craig OakesCuero VFD161.52
5Jose CanoPort Lavaca Smokers160.58
6John ResendezTexas Outlaw Smokers159.06
FajitasPlaceHead CookTeamPoints
1John TyrnaTHE CHOPPIG BLOCK188.66
2Craig OakesCuero VFD166.58
3John ResendezTexas Outlaw Smokers159.94
4Yoli DuenezAint Nutin But A Chicken Wing152.26
MargaritasPlaceHead CookTeamPoints
1Abe BryceCMG170.52
2Yoli DuenezAint Nutin But A Chicken Wing166.18
3Lorenzo RodriguezMeat Pimp156.28