Smokin' For Scholars

December 6, 2024 - December 7, 2024

Contest Details

IBCA Contest Number: 2025-125

403 S Eugenia Street
Orange Grove, TX 78372
[Driving Directions]
[Map]

Head Judge: Rose Simola

Tray Pickup: 4:00pm - 6:00pm

Cooks Meeting: Friday at 6:00pm

Turn in times / Schedule

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

Awards

$7000

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 Full Slices)

Friday Ancillaries

Cocktail $25 7:30 PM

Saturday Ancillaries

Beans $25 10:00 AM

Dessert $25 11:00 AM

Contact and Registration

Contact: Brittany Crow

361-813-1672

cookoff.event@ogisdef.org

Registration

Entry Fee: $200

Contest Registration/Flyer

Competition Results

Head Judge: Rose Simola

Number of Teams: 27

Tickets Summary: [PDF]

Master Ticket Details: [PDF]

Grand Champion

Cody Crow / Heavy Hog BBQ

Reserve Grand Champion

Gerald Johnson / Burnin' My Money

Brisket: Cody Crow / Heavy Hog BBQ

Chicken: Greg Bade / Brewn N Quen

Pork Spare Ribs: Gerald Johnson / Burnin' My Money

Overall

Place	Head Cook	Team	Points
1	Cody Crow	Heavy Hog BBQ	533.06
2	Gerald Johnson	Burnin' My Money	529.6
3	IRA Green	Flying G Barbecue	528.8
4	Leroy Barrera Jr	DIG IN BBQ	524.56
5	Matt Kaspar	Rapsak BBQ	521.68
6	Zach Smith	Meat-Locker Misfits	520.18
7	Andres Chavarria	Los Perdidos	514.74
8	Mathieu Schley	Diamond B Smokers	486.42
9	Jaime Alvarez	Texas Border Grillers	484.16
10	Lee Hickel	Redmule's BBQ	482.0
11	Greg Bade	Brewn N Quen	475.32
12	Fernando Solano	Smokin Dawgs	467.24
13	Emilee Gauding	Burnt Offerings	462.3
14	Weston Kimball	No Boar BBQ	459.1
15	Rick Mirelez	Lick My Stack Cooking Team	458.62

Chicken

Place	Head Cook	Team	Points
1	Greg Bade	Brewn N Quen	183.72
2	Mathieu Schley	Diamond B Smokers	180.0
3	Cody Crow	Heavy Hog BBQ	178.86
4	Andres Chavarria	Los Perdidos	177.66
5	IRA Green	Flying G Barbecue	177.46
6	Leroy Barrera Jr	DIG IN BBQ	175.94
7	Gerald Johnson	Burnin' My Money	173.28
8	Weston Kimball	No Boar BBQ	168.6
9	Zach Smith	Meat-Locker Misfits	167.12
10	Matt Kaspar	Rapsak BBQ	165.86
11	Rick Mirelez	Lick My Stack Cooking Team	162.66
12	Lee Hickel	Redmule's BBQ	161.66
13	Unclaimed	Unclaimed	159.7
14	Cody Rochester	Fat Back Loungers	159.08
15	Emilee Gauding	Burnt Offerings	156.62

Pork Spare Ribs

Place	Head Cook	Team	Points
1	Gerald Johnson	Burnin' My Money	184.32
2	Leroy Barrera Jr	DIG IN BBQ	180.0
3	Jaime Alvarez	Texas Border Grillers	172.94
4	IRA Green	Flying G Barbecue	172.26
5	Matt Kaspar	Rapsak BBQ	170.82
6	Zach Smith	Meat-Locker Misfits	170.52
7	Cody Crow	Heavy Hog BBQ	167.74
8	Greg Bade	Brewn N Quen	166.72
9	Benito Ramos	Cactus Country BBQ	165.26
10	Mathieu Schley	Diamond B Smokers	162.2
11	Jason Atkinson	LV Crane Cookers	160.6
12	Unclaimed	Unclaimed	158.74
13	Fernando Solano	Smokin Dawgs	158.36
14	Lee Hickel	Redmule's BBQ	157.86
15	Cody Rochester	Fat Back Loungers	154.68

Brisket

Place	Head Cook	Team	Points
1	Cody Crow	Heavy Hog BBQ	186.46
2	Matt Kaspar	Rapsak BBQ	185.0
3	Andres Chavarria	Los Perdidos	183.22
4	Zach Smith	Meat-Locker Misfits	182.54
5	IRA Green	Flying G Barbecue	179.08
6	Jaime Alvarez	Texas Border Grillers	173.46
7	Gerald Johnson	Burnin' My Money	172.0
8	Emilee Gauding	Burnt Offerings	170.2
9	Leroy Barrera Jr	DIG IN BBQ	168.62
10	Rick Mirelez	Lick My Stack Cooking Team	164.34
11	Lee Hickel	Redmule's BBQ	162.48
12	Bobby Salazar	Team Suavecito BBQ	159.66
13	Gary Phillips	BeefSquatch Bbq	159.06
14	Fernando Solano	Smokin Dawgs	155.74
15	Bubba Clark	Hog Wild BBQ	146.82

Ancillary

BeansPlaceHead CookTeamPoints
1Jaime AlvarezTexas Border Grillers173.86
2Weston KimballNo Boar BBQ173.6
3Rudy RodriguezBACKOFF COOKERS166.48
CocktailPlaceHead CookTeamPoints
1Mathieu SchleyDiamond B Smokers174.8
2Laramie DoyalThe Meat Sweats174.46
3Jason AtkinsonLV Crane Cookers166.64
DessertPlaceHead CookTeamPoints
1Michael Gibson JrRepeat Offenders BBQ188.06
2Jaime AlvarezTexas Border Grillers180.6
3Mathieu SchleyDiamond B Smokers162.76