12th Annual Gruenau Hall BBQ Cook Off
March 14, 2025 - March 15, 2025
Contest Details
12th Annual Gruenau Hall BBQ Cook Off
IBCA Contest Number: 2025-110
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
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
Sausage 25 7:00
Saturday Ancillaries
Beans 25 10.00
Chili 25 11:00
Contact and Registration
Contact: Danny Metting
phone 361-649-1647
Registration
Entry Fee: 175
Contest Registration/Flyer
Competition Results
Head Judge: Rose Simola
Number of Teams: 17
Tickets Summary: [PDF]
Master Ticket Details: [PDF]
Grand Champion
Richard Cruz / Booyah BBQ
Reserve Grand Champion
Steven Foster / D & S Cookers
Brisket: Charley Mattox / Pop's BBQ
Chicken: Richard Cruz / Booyah BBQ
Pork Spare Ribs: Ben Asebedo / A Crane Rental
Overall
| Place | Head Cook | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Richard Cruz | Booyah BBQ | 536.98 |
| 2 | Steven Foster | D & S Cookers | 534.0 |
| 3 | Lorenzo Rodriguez | Meat Pimp | 529.8 |
| 4 | Tony Longoria | Los 239 Grillers | 523.24 |
| 5 | Cody Lubyinesky | B&K Cookers | 522.48 |
| 6 | Charley Mattox | Pop's BBQ | 516.08 |
| 7 | Ben Asebedo | A Crane Rental | 514.14 |
| 8 | Gerald Johnson | Burnin' My Money | 511.74 |
| 9 | Jim Fly | Sweet Heat BBQ | 499.08 |
| 10 | Joe Aldis | Papa Joes BBQ | 494.4 |
| 11 | Jaime Panciera | Texas Outlaws BBQ Team | 479.52 |
| 12 | Garrett Rohan | R&R Cookers | 475.4 |
| 13 | Erik Helbing | Blow "n" Smoke BBQ | 475.02 |
| 14 | Chris Padilla | Mound Creek Cookers | 469.9 |
| 15 | Rick Mirelez | Lick My Stack Cooking Team | 466.86 |
Chicken
| Place | Head Cook | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Richard Cruz | Booyah BBQ | 188.94 |
| 2 | Lorenzo Rodriguez | Meat Pimp | 179.02 |
| 3 | Tony Longoria | Los 239 Grillers | 175.78 |
| 4 | Steven Foster | D & S Cookers | 174.2 |
| 5 | Jaime Panciera | Texas Outlaws BBQ Team | 172.0 |
| 6 | Charley Mattox | Pop's BBQ | 170.14 |
| 7 | Joe Aldis | Papa Joes BBQ | 169.26 |
| 8 | Rick Mirelez | Lick My Stack Cooking Team | 168.72 |
| 9 | Cody Lubyinesky | B&K Cookers | 167.68 |
| 10 | Jim Fly | Sweet Heat BBQ | 165.88 |
| 11 | Gerald Johnson | Burnin' My Money | 165.58 |
| 12 | Ben Asebedo | A Crane Rental | 164.0 |
| 13 | Chris Padilla | Mound Creek Cookers | 163.4 |
| 14 | Erik Helbing | Blow "n" Smoke BBQ | 163.08 |
| 15 | Donnie Trisdale | Tilted Q | 161.26 |
Pork Spare Ribs
| Place | Head Cook | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ben Asebedo | A Crane Rental | 185.26 |
| 2 | Steven Foster | D & S Cookers | 183.46 |
| 3 | Lorenzo Rodriguez | Meat Pimp | 175.72 |
| 4 | Cody Lubyinesky | B&K Cookers | 173.86 |
| 5 | Richard Cruz | Booyah BBQ | 168.92 |
| 6 | Tony Longoria | Los 239 Grillers | 168.72 |
| 7 | Gerald Johnson | Burnin' My Money | 168.04 |
| 8 | Jim Fly | Sweet Heat BBQ | 166.8 |
| 9 | Garrett Rohan | R&R Cookers | 165.86 |
| 10 | Charley Mattox | Pop's BBQ | 164.0 |
| 11 | Joe Aldis | Papa Joes BBQ | 162.46 |
| 12 | Erik Helbing | Blow "n" Smoke BBQ | 159.4 |
| 13 | Jaime Panciera | Texas Outlaws BBQ Team | 153.46 |
| 14 | Skyler Purswell | Outlaw Inlaws | 143.94 |
| 15 | Rick Mirelez | Lick My Stack Cooking Team | 142.74 |
Brisket
| Place | Head Cook | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charley Mattox | Pop's BBQ | 181.94 |
| 2 | Cody Lubyinesky | B&K Cookers | 180.94 |
| 3 | Richard Cruz | Booyah BBQ | 179.12 |
| 4 | Tony Longoria | Los 239 Grillers | 178.74 |
| 5 | Gerald Johnson | Burnin' My Money | 178.12 |
| 6 | Steven Foster | D & S Cookers | 176.34 |
| 7 | Lorenzo Rodriguez | Meat Pimp | 175.06 |
| 8 | Chris Padilla | Mound Creek Cookers | 169.56 |
| 9 | Jim Fly | Sweet Heat BBQ | 166.4 |
| 10 | Ben Asebedo | A Crane Rental | 164.88 |
| 11 | Joe Aldis | Papa Joes BBQ | 162.68 |
| 12 | Garrett Rohan | R&R Cookers | 160.34 |
| 13 | Rick Mirelez | Lick My Stack Cooking Team | 155.4 |
| 14 | Jaime Panciera | Texas Outlaws BBQ Team | 154.06 |
| 15 | Erik Helbing | Blow "n" Smoke BBQ | 152.54 |
Ancillary
Beans
| Place | Head Cook | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Skyler Purswell | Outlaw Inlaws | 168.66 |
| 2 | Jaime Panciera | Texas Outlaws BBQ Team | 158.66 |
| 3 | Richard Cruz | Booyah BBQ | 152.98 |
| 4 | Donnie Trisdale | Tilted Q | 149.2 |
| 5 | Garrett Rohan | R&R Cookers | 148.98 |
| 6 | Charley Mattox | Pop's BBQ | 147.72 |
| 7 | Erik Helbing | Blow "n" Smoke BBQ | 145.8 |
| 8 | Cody Lubyinesky | B&K Cookers | 141.54 |
| 9 | Chris Padilla | Mound Creek Cookers | 136.92 |
Chili
| Place | Head Cook | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cody Lubyinesky | B&K Cookers | 164.6 |
| 2 | Jaime Panciera | Texas Outlaws BBQ Team | 162.48 |
| 3 | Charley Mattox | Pop's BBQ | 154.46 |
| 4 | Garrett Rohan | R&R Cookers | 147.34 |
| 5 | Skylar Purswell | Outlaw Inlaws | 140.0 |
Sausage
| Place | Head Cook | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Garrett Rohan | R&R Cookers | 174.78 |
| 2 | Erik Helbing | Blow "n" Smoke BBQ | 160.04 |
| 3 | Cody Lubyinesky | B&K Cookers | 157.72 |
| 4 | Skyler Purswell | Outlaw Inlaws | 157.62 |
| 5 | Charley Mattox | Pop's BBQ | 157.18 |
| 6 | Chris Padilla | Mound Creek Cookers | 155.12 |