Hill Country Rally For Kids BBQ Competition

July 25, 2025 - July 26, 2025
Titos Vodka will be provided for Friday Night Vodka Contest.

Contest Details

Hill Country Rally For Kids BBQ Competition
IBCA Contest Number: 2026-6

18301 FM 1826
Driftwood, TX 78619
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Head Judge: Kim Love
Tray Pickup: Friday between 4pm-6pm
Additional Tray Pickup: Before 11:00 AM
Cooks Meeting: Friday at 7:00

Turn in times / Schedule
12:00 Chicken
1:30 Pork Spare Ribs
3:00 Brisket

Awards

8250

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

Saturday Ancillaries

Beans 25
Salsa 25

Contact and Registration

Contact: Ron White

Registration

Entry Fee: 200

Contest Registration/Flyer

Competition Results

Head Judge: Kim Love
Number of Teams: 36

Tickets Summary: [PDF]

Master Ticket Details: [PDF]

Grand Champion

Eddy Morales / The Pitfather BBQ


Reserve Grand Champion

Aaron Lesley / Texas Oil Dust


Brisket: Eddy Morales / The Pitfather BBQ
Chicken: Justin Moody / High Line BBQ
Pork Spare Ribs: Eddy Morales / The Pitfather BBQ

Overall

PlaceHead CookTeamPoints
1Eddy MoralesThe Pitfather BBQ557.02
2Aaron LesleyTexas Oil Dust549.26
3Justin MoodyHigh Line BBQ548.52
4James PaviaTeam Tito's #2542.2
5Jonathan BartonBarton BBQ533.22
6Luke AlbrechtHickory Lodge Cookers532.98
7Tino CanalesLonestar Smokers525.56
8Malcolm KitchenAll Metal Concepts519.28
9Ryan NewlandBackline Smokers518.72
10Justin SchenkKubach kookers511.92
11Nick VargoRO Prime509.5
12James GarzaThe Republic of 'Que509.48
13Ramiro GonzalezGordoCue503.56
14John ZamoraTeam Tito's #1500.0
15Dino DeYoungDG's Smokin BBQ499.68

Chicken

PlaceHead CookTeamPoints
1Justin MoodyHigh Line BBQ184.06
2James PaviaTeam Tito's #2181.62
3Dennis AlvarezD'Lish BBQ - Tito's #4180.28
4Aaron LesleyTexas Oil Dust178.46
5Luke AlbrechtHickory Lodge Cookers178.22
6Ryan NewlandBackline Smokers176.66
7Ramiro GonzalezGordoCue175.98
8Nick VargoRO Prime175.36
9Michael MillikenWild Game Dinner174.86
10James GarzaThe Republic of 'Que174.74
11Burgess CookHill Country Chaos173.56
12Eddy MoralesThe Pitfather BBQ172.88
13Nick AlbiniSmoke Nic J's169.82
14Ryan VogesHOSS BBQ169.2
15Jonathan BartonBarton BBQ168.9

Pork Spare Ribs

PlaceHead CookTeamPoints
1Eddy MoralesThe Pitfather BBQ192.68
2Tino CanalesLonestar Smokers192.0
3Jonathan BartonBarton BBQ186.18
4Aaron LesleyTexas Oil Dust186.14
5Justin MoodyHigh Line BBQ181.86
6Justin SchenkKubach kookers178.76
7Billy FouldsOld School BBQ177.54
8Luke AlbrechtHickory Lodge Cookers177.28
9Malcolm KitchenAll Metal Concepts177.2
10Jeremy PeelSmoke N J's175.14
11Ramiro GonzalezGordoCue173.76
12John GrimsleySmokin JAG173.58
13Scott CooperBig Coop's BBQ172.94
14James PaviaTeam Tito's #2172.92
15James GarzaThe Republic of 'Que171.4

Brisket

PlaceHead CookTeamPoints
1Eddy MoralesThe Pitfather BBQ191.46
2James PaviaTeam Tito's #2187.66
3Aaron LesleyTexas Oil Dust184.66
4Justin MoodyHigh Line BBQ182.6
5Dino DeYoungDG's Smokin BBQ178.48
6Jonathan BartonBarton BBQ178.14
7Luke AlbrechtHickory Lodge Cookers177.48
8Malcolm KitchenAll Metal Concepts175.06
9Ryan NewlandBackline Smokers174.74
10Nick VargoRO Prime173.6
11Justin SchenkKubach kookers168.88
12Tino CanalesLonestar Smokers168.68
13Jeffrey GuerreroSmokin' Pickle166.14
14Chase BishopBout Time BBQ163.6
15James GarzaThe Republic of 'Que163.34

Ancillary

Bartenders Choice

PlaceHead CookTeamPoints
1Jeffrey GuerreroSmokin' Pickle178.52

Beans

PlaceHead CookTeamPoints
1Dino De YoungDG's Smokin BBQ176.62
2James PaviaTeam Tito's #2172.94
3John GrimsleySmokin JAG172.62

Salsa

PlaceHead CookTeamPoints
1Jeffrey GuerreroSmokin' Pickle183.4
2Jonathan BartonBarton BBQ173.2
3James GarzaThe Republic of 'Que172.6