Big Axe BBQ

September 19, 2025 - September 20, 2025

Contest Details

Big Axe BBQ

IBCA Contest Number: 2026-15

1615 S Chestnut
Lufkin, TX 75901
[Driving Directions]
[Map]

Head Judge: Kevin Miller

Tray Pickup: 4:00 P.M. to 6:00 P.M.

Additional Tray Pickup: 9:00 A.M. to 10:00 A.M.

Cooks Meeting: Friday at 6:00 P.M.

Turn in times / Schedule

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

Awards

80%

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

Beans 25.00 10:00 A.M.

Contact and Registration

Contact: Tara Watkins

936-229-1724

twatkins@lufkintexas.org

Registration

Entry Fee: 200.00

Contest Registration/Flyer

Competition Results

Head Judge: Kevin Miller

Number of Teams: 17

Tickets Summary: [PDF]

Master Ticket Details: [PDF]

Grand Champion

Mitchel Conner / Thighs Matter

Reserve Grand Champion

Allen Ayres / Fire & Smoke

Brisket: Mitchel Conner / Thighs Matter

Chicken: Jason Goss / Brushy Creek Cookers

Pork Spare Ribs: Allen Ayres / Fire & Smoke

Overall

Place	Head Cook	Team	Points
1	Mitchel Conner	Thighs Matter	520.82
2	Allen Ayres	Fire & Smoke	517.6
3	Jamie Robey	Flirtin’ With Disaster	515.72
4	Darrin Thumann	Lucky 7 bbq	515.36
5	Brannon Ferrara	Ferrara's Heating & Air Conditioning	515.1
6	Andrew Mudge	Old Tram Cookers	513.7
7	Jason Goss	Brushy Creek Cookers	506.66
8	David Lindquist	No Maintenance	499.6
9	Dalton Thumann	Kuff Em Kookers	499.36
10	Mickey Lang	Bad To The Bone BBQ	493.52
11	jereme skrabanek	Big slick cooker	489.1
12	Jake Squires	Rite One BBQ	488.32
13	Ben Honeywell	Risky Business	485.88
14	Sylvester Warren	S&T BBQ	485.38
15	Travis Barnes	Loggins Plumbing	476.82

Chicken

Place	Head Cook	Team	Points
1	Jason Goss	Brushy Creek Cookers	179.36
2	Mickey Lang	Bad To The Bone BBQ	177.22
3	David Lindquist	No Maintenance	176.92
4	Brannon Ferrara	Ferrara's Heating & Air Conditioning	174.14
5	Jamie Robey	Flirtin’ With Disaster	173.0
6	Andrew Mudge	Old Tram Cookers	172.92
7	Sylvester Warren	S&T BBQ	172.88
8	Ben Honeywell	Risky Business	171.96
9	Darrin Thumann	Lucky 7 bbq	171.68
10	Taylor Haney	Coca-Cola Cowboys	169.2
11	Mitchel Conner	Thighs Matter	167.68
12	Allen Ayres	Fire & Smoke	166.8
13	Jon Bonner	Bonner's Smokehouse	165.54
14	Jake Squires	Rite One BBQ	164.94
15	Dalton Thumann	Kuff Em Kookers	163.68

Pork Spare Ribs

Place	Head Cook	Team	Points
1	Allen Ayres	Fire & Smoke	182.46
2	Mitchel Conner	Thighs Matter	172.86
3	Andrew Mudge	Old Tram Cookers	171.02
4	Ben Honeywell	Risky Business	169.8
5	Dalton Thumann	Kuff Em Kookers	169.54
6	Jamie Robey	Flirtin’ With Disaster	167.68
7	Jason Goss	Brushy Creek Cookers	165.22
8	jereme skrabanek	Big slick cooker	165.2
9	Darrin Thumann	Lucky 7 bbq	165.2
10	Jake Squires	Rite One BBQ	164.92
11	Brannon Ferrara	Ferrara's Heating & Air Conditioning	164.62
12	Travis Barnes	Loggins Plumbing	163.34
13	Jon Bonner	Bonner's Smokehouse	162.34
14	Mickey Lang	Bad To The Bone BBQ	161.88
15	David Lindquist	No Maintenance	158.7

Brisket

Place	Head Cook	Team	Points
1	Mitchel Conner	Thighs Matter	180.28
2	Darrin Thumann	Lucky 7 bbq	178.48
3	Brannon Ferrara	Ferrara's Heating & Air Conditioning	176.34
4	Jamie Robey	Flirtin’ With Disaster	175.04
5	Andrew Mudge	Old Tram Cookers	169.76
6	Allen Ayres	Fire & Smoke	168.34
7	Travis Barnes	Loggins Plumbing	166.4
8	Dalton Thumann	Kuff Em Kookers	166.14
9	jereme skrabanek	Big slick cooker	166.14
10	David Lindquist	No Maintenance	163.98
11	Jason Goss	Brushy Creek Cookers	162.08
12	Sylvester Warren	S&T BBQ	160.28
13	Jake Squires	Rite One BBQ	158.46
14	Mickey Lang	Bad To The Bone BBQ	154.42
15	Ben Honeywell	Risky Business	144.12

Ancillary

Beans

Place	Head Cook	Team	Points
1	Sarah Warren	Sarah Warren BBQ	180.34
2	Ben Honeywell	Risky Business	178.7
3	Jamie Robey	Flirtin’ With Disaster	178.16