International Barbeque Cookers Association

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
phone936-229-1724
emailtwatkins@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

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

Chicken

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

Pork Spare Ribs

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

Brisket

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

Ancillary

Beans

PlaceHead Cook / TeamPoints
1Sarah Warren
Sarah Warren BBQ		180.34
2Ben Honeywell
Risky Business		178.7
3Jamie Robey
Flirtin’ With Disaster		178.16