Texas Rice Festival
September 26, 2025 - September 27, 2025
*****Limited To 45 Teams*****
Contest Details
Texas Rice Festival
IBCA Contest Number: 2026-12
Head Judge: Kevin Miller
Tray Pickup: 4:00 P.M. to 6:00 P.M. Friday
Cooks Meeting: Friday at 6:00 P.M.
Turn in times / Schedule
12:00 Chicken
1:30 Pork Spare Ribs
3:00 Brisket
1:30 Pork Spare Ribs
3:00 Brisket
Awards
50% payout plus $2,500 added money
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
Contact and Registration
Contact: Sissy Leger
phone 409-296-4404
emailtrf01@windstream.net
Registration
Entry Fee: 150.00
Contest Registration/Flyer
Competition Results
Head Judge: Kevin Miller
Number of Teams: 39
Tickets Summary: [PDF]
Master Ticket Details: [PDF]
Grand Champion
Janna Smelley / 1 Point Five
Reserve Grand Champion
Trey Fournier / Chokin On Smoke
Brisket: Trey Fournier / Chokin On Smoke
Chicken: Janna Smelley / 1 Point Five
Pork Spare Ribs: Ted Skinner / Mad Scientist Social Club
Overall
| Place | Head Cook | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Janna Smelley | 1 Point Five | 555.14 |
| 2 | Trey Fournier | Chokin On Smoke | 545.54 |
| 3 | Bobby Riggs | Brisket Cases | 536.02 |
| 4 | Ted Skinner | Mad Scientist Social Club | 535.7 |
| 5 | Robert Harris | Hound Dog Harris | 531.68 |
| 6 | Mark Meade | Texas Star Cookers | 531.64 |
| 7 | Corey Nelson | The Lonely Gringo | 531.62 |
| 8 | Caleb Warden | Kickin Kajun Smokehouse | 531.06 |
| 9 | jereme skrabanek | Big slick cooker | 518.18 |
| 10 | Kevin Sonnier | Winnie Welding works Team 1 | 514.86 |
| 11 | Jason Roberts | Roberts Boys Bbq | 511.42 |
| 12 | Cody Colston | Hardwood Bbq | 511.14 |
| 13 | Jordan Brittain | Nothing Fancy | 506.88 |
| 14 | Taylor Bertrand | Vortech 1 | 506.32 |
| 15 | Tom Clarke | JC's Good Ol' Boys | 505.7 |
Chicken
| Place | Head Cook | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Janna Smelley | 1 Point Five | 188.62 |
| 2 | jereme skrabanek | Big slick cooker | 184.96 |
| 3 | Corey Nelson | The Lonely Gringo | 184.0 |
| 4 | Bobby Riggs | Brisket Cases | 183.74 |
| 5 | Jordan Brittain | Nothing Fancy | 182.2 |
| 6 | Ted Skinner | Mad Scientist Social Club | 181.54 |
| 7 | Brandon Roberts | Caymen Cooking Cartel | 181.5 |
| 8 | Brad Dearborn | Dear Born Cookers | 178.2 |
| 9 | Mark Meade | Texas Star Cookers | 178.16 |
| 10 | Robert Harris | Hound Dog Harris | 176.28 |
| 11 | Trey Fournier | Chokin On Smoke | 174.84 |
| 12 | Dale Larson | Lone Star Cookers | 172.94 |
| 13 | Caleb Warden | Kickin Kajun Smokehouse | 172.3 |
| 14 | Taylor Bertrand | Vortech 1 | 168.56 |
| 15 | Josh Wischnewsky | Kickin Ash & Takin Names | 168.28 |
Pork Spare Ribs
| Place | Head Cook | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ted Skinner | Mad Scientist Social Club | 187.74 |
| 2 | Jason Roberts | Roberts Boys Bbq | 187.14 |
| 3 | Robert Harris | Hound Dog Harris | 187.06 |
| 4 | Caleb Warden | Kickin Kajun Smokehouse | 186.4 |
| 5 | Mark Meade | Texas Star Cookers | 184.28 |
| 6 | Janna Smelley | 1 Point Five | 183.44 |
| 7 | Kevin Sonnier | Winnie Welding works Team 1 | 182.82 |
| 8 | Tom Clarke | JC's Good Ol' Boys | 182.74 |
| 9 | Corey Nelson | The Lonely Gringo | 181.2 |
| 10 | Trey Fournier | Chokin On Smoke | 181.16 |
| 11 | Cody Colston | Hardwood Bbq | 178.8 |
| 12 | Chris Hartley | Wheel House Smokers | 178.78 |
| 13 | Craig Stowe | One More | 178.54 |
| 14 | Allen Prothro | Ice Cold Cookers | 177.56 |
| 15 | Brandon Roberts | Caymen Cooking Cartel | 171.28 |
Brisket
| Place | Head Cook | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trey Fournier | Chokin On Smoke | 189.54 |
| 2 | Bobby Riggs | Brisket Cases | 188.0 |
| 3 | Janna Smelley | 1 Point Five | 183.08 |
| 4 | Jeremy Coffee | Chop Shop Cooker | 181.68 |
| 5 | Allen Prothro | Ice Cold Cookers | 180.94 |
| 6 | Kevin Sonnier | Winnie Welding works Team 1 | 178.56 |
| 7 | Darrell Sonnier | Winnie Welding Works Team 2 | 174.76 |
| 8 | John Guyon | Pipe Fitters Local 211 | 174.48 |
| 9 | Caleb Warden | Kickin Kajun Smokehouse | 172.36 |
| 10 | Cody Colston | Hardwood Bbq | 172.34 |
| 11 | Jason Roberts | Roberts Boys Bbq | 172.06 |
| 12 | Taylor Bertrand | Vortech 1 | 170.74 |
| 13 | Doug Mueller | Texas Smoke Show | 170.16 |
| 14 | Mark Meade | Texas Star Cookers | 169.2 |
| 15 | Robert Harris | Hound Dog Harris | 168.34 |
