Smokin' The Blues
January 17, 2025 - January 18, 2025
State Championship
Contest Details
Smokin' The Blues
IBCA Contest Number: 2025-112
Head Judge: Alicia Kendrick
Tray Pickup: Friday 4:00 -6:00 pm
Additional Tray Pickup: Saturday 9:30-10:30pm
Cooks Meeting: Friday at 6:00 pm
Turn in times / Schedule
12:00 Chicken
1:30 Pork Spare Ribs
3:00 Brisket
1:30 Pork Spare Ribs
3:00 Brisket
Awards
$10,000
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
Saturday Ancillaries
Chili $25.00 10:30 am
Contact and Registration
Contact: Julia
phone 936-870-5372
Registration
Entry Fee: 200.00
Contest Registration/Flyer
Competition Results
Head Judge: Alicia Kendrick
Number of Teams: 41
Tickets Summary: [PDF]
Master Ticket Details: [PDF]
Grand Champion
Shawn Trainor / Bottoms Up Smokers
Reserve Grand Champion
Rita Marczewski / Bet Yur Ash BBQ
Brisket: Joe Zwall / Lone Star Men BBQ
Chicken: Bryson Beran / Sauced Birdies BBQ
Pork Spare Ribs: Buddy Northrup / Big Boys BBQ
Overall
| Place | Head Cook | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shawn Trainor | Bottoms Up Smokers | 551.78 |
| 2 | Rita Marczewski | Bet Yur Ash BBQ | 545.56 |
| 3 | Buddy Northrup | Big Boys BBQ | 541.42 |
| 4 | Obie Culp | 4C’s BBQ | 539.66 |
| 5 | Jamie Robey | Flirtin’ With Disaster | 539.22 |
| 6 | Joe Zwall | Lone Star Men BBQ | 537.02 |
| 7 | TJ Swiger | TnT Swine O Mite | 536.34 |
| 8 | Randall Kendrick | Hide-A-Way Ranch Cookers | 532.42 |
| 9 | Vince Colonnetta | Smoking Wizards | 531.62 |
| 10 | Steve Siebeneicher | Wild Thang Cookers | 531.12 |
| 11 | Bill Manning | BJ's Blue Smoke BBQ | 528.68 |
| 12 | Bryan Parker | 1973 | 527.32 |
| 13 | Allan Freeman | Chickapicow | 523.26 |
| 14 | James Brooks | Boss BBQ | 523.1 |
| 15 | Jamie Beran | Post Oak Cookers | 523.08 |
Chicken
| Place | Head Cook | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bryson Beran | Sauced Birdies BBQ | 192.6 |
| 2 | Rita Marczewski | Bet Yur Ash BBQ | 192.34 |
| 3 | TJ Swiger | TnT Swine O Mite | 192.0 |
| 4 | Jamie Beran | Post Oak Cookers | 186.42 |
| 5 | Randall Kendrick | Hide-A-Way Ranch Cookers | 186.16 |
| 6 | Buddy Northrup | Big Boys BBQ | 182.48 |
| 7 | Allan Freeman | Chickapicow | 182.48 |
| 8 | Shawn Trainor | Bottoms Up Smokers | 181.8 |
| 9 | Steve Siebeneicher | Wild Thang Cookers | 181.28 |
| 10 | Obie Culp | 4C’s BBQ | 181.2 |
| 11 | Jamie Robey | Flirtin’ With Disaster | 180.66 |
| 12 | Bryan Parker | 1973 | 179.66 |
| 13 | Joe Zwall | Lone Star Men BBQ | 178.2 |
| 14 | Darrin Thumann | Lucky 7 bbq | 177.22 |
| 15 | Mickey Lang | Lang’s Bad To The Bone BBQ | 176.94 |
Pork Spare Ribs
| Place | Head Cook | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Buddy Northrup | Big Boys BBQ | 191.74 |
| 2 | Shawn Trainor | Bottoms Up Smokers | 189.88 |
| 3 | TJ Swiger | TnT Swine O Mite | 189.88 |
| 4 | Obie Culp | 4C’s BBQ | 184.98 |
| 5 | James Brooks | Boss BBQ | 184.34 |
| 6 | Jamie Robey | Flirtin’ With Disaster | 182.48 |
| 7 | Vince Colonnetta | Smoking Wizards | 182.14 |
| 8 | Steve Siebeneicher | Wild Thang Cookers | 180.28 |
| 9 | Charles Kramer | LoneStar SmokeStacks | 179.06 |
| 10 | Jamie Beran | Post Oak Cookers | 178.14 |
| 11 | Bill Manning | BJ's Blue Smoke BBQ | 177.82 |
| 12 | Randall Kendrick | Hide-A-Way Ranch Cookers | 177.0 |
| 13 | Gerald Schomburg | Havens Point Cookers | 175.96 |
| 14 | Rita Marczewski | Bet Yur Ash BBQ | 174.74 |
| 15 | Jimmie Hammond | Shiner Park Smokers | 172.56 |
Brisket
| Place | Head Cook | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joe Zwall | Lone Star Men BBQ | 186.82 |
| 2 | Bill Manning | BJ's Blue Smoke BBQ | 184.4 |
| 3 | Bryan Parker | 1973 | 180.6 |
| 4 | Shawn Trainor | Bottoms Up Smokers | 180.1 |
| 5 | Rita Marczewski | Bet Yur Ash BBQ | 178.48 |
| 6 | Vince Colonnetta | Smoking Wizards | 176.66 |
| 7 | Jamie Robey | Flirtin’ With Disaster | 176.08 |
| 8 | Obie Culp | 4C’s BBQ | 173.48 |
| 9 | James Brooks | Boss BBQ | 172.34 |
| 10 | Kirk Matura | Go Blue Que | 170.14 |
| 11 | Ted Skinner | Mad Scientist Social Club | 170.06 |
| 12 | Gabe Medina | CPM Cooking Team | 169.72 |
| 13 | Steve Siebeneicher | Wild Thang Cookers | 169.56 |
| 14 | Mike Gomez | Mike’s Q | 169.48 |
| 15 | Allan Freeman | Chickapicow | 169.44 |
Ancillary
Chili
| Place | Head Cook | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jimmie Hammond | Shiner Park Smokers | 177.6 |
| 2 | Nick McAliley | Mc Cookers | 176.34 |
| 3 | Kirk Matura | Go Blue Que | 176.0 |
