BBQ for MERICA 6
December 6, 2024 - December 7, 2024
State Championship
Contest Details
BBQ for MERICA 6
IBCA Contest Number: 2025-132
Head Judge: Jenn Leigh
Tray Pickup: 4:00 P.M. to 6:00 P.M. Friday
Additional Tray Pickup: 9:00 A.M. - 10:00 A.M. Saturday
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
80/20
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
Saturday Ancillaries
Dessert 25.00 11:00 A.M.
Contact and Registration
Contact: Stephanie Gavin
phone 770-713-4294
Registration
Entry Fee: 250.00
Contest Registration/Flyer
Competition Results
Head Judge: Jenn Leigh
Number of Teams: 20
Tickets Summary: [PDF]
Master Ticket Details: [PDF]
Grand Champion
Tom Clarke / JC's Good Ol' Boys
Reserve Grand Champion
Stephen Rozycki / Full belly smokers
Brisket: Brandon Kolaja / BBQ PROJECT
Chicken: Dennis Butterworth / Warpig BBQ
Pork Spare Ribs: Obie Culp / 4C’s BBQ
Overall
| Place | Head Cook | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tom Clarke | JC's Good Ol' Boys | 530.54 |
| 2 | Stephen Rozycki | Full belly smokers | 527.48 |
| 3 | Brandon Kolaja | BBQ PROJECT | 520.06 |
| 4 | Matt Wich | Boujee BBQ | 519.86 |
| 5 | Mike Tristan | HTX Barbecue | 518.76 |
| 6 | Brandon Perryman | Always Forward BBQ | 517.0 |
| 7 | JEREMY MCMINN | Love BBQ | 514.76 |
| 8 | Mickey Lang | Lang’s Bad To The Bone BBQ | 514.52 |
| 9 | Corey Nelson | The Lonely Gringo | 511.24 |
| 10 | Obie Culp | 4C’s BBQ | 505.6 |
| 11 | Dennis Butterworth | Warpig BBQ | 503.52 |
| 12 | Lester Perkins | Perkins Creek BBQ | 493.74 |
| 13 | Richard Fregia | Kommunity Kookers | 482.16 |
| 14 | Kirk Matura | Go Blue Que | 479.0 |
| 15 | John Hernandez | NEW FRIENDS BBQ | 478.0 |
Chicken
| Place | Head Cook | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dennis Butterworth | Warpig BBQ | 188.62 |
| 2 | Tom Clarke | JC's Good Ol' Boys | 187.12 |
| 3 | Stephen Rozycki | Full belly smokers | 186.78 |
| 4 | JEREMY MCMINN | Love BBQ | 181.2 |
| 5 | John Hernandez | NEW FRIENDS BBQ | 179.68 |
| 6 | Matt Wich | Boujee BBQ | 176.08 |
| 7 | Greg Brenham | Third Coast Cookers | 174.48 |
| 8 | Kirk Matura | Go Blue Que | 174.48 |
| 9 | Lester Perkins | Perkins Creek BBQ | 173.8 |
| 10 | Brandon Kolaja | BBQ PROJECT | 173.6 |
| 11 | Corey Nelson | The Lonely Gringo | 170.26 |
| 12 | Mickey Lang | Lang’s Bad To The Bone BBQ | 169.84 |
| 13 | Mike Tristan | HTX Barbecue | 168.62 |
| 14 | Richard Fregia | Kommunity Kookers | 160.28 |
| 15 | Brandon Perryman | Always Forward BBQ | 159.0 |
Pork Spare Ribs
| Place | Head Cook | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Obie Culp | 4C’s BBQ | 179.12 |
| 2 | JEREMY MCMINN | Love BBQ | 177.88 |
| 3 | Brandon Perryman | Always Forward BBQ | 176.4 |
| 4 | Stephen Rozycki | Full belly smokers | 172.68 |
| 5 | Richard Fregia | Kommunity Kookers | 171.4 |
| 6 | Kirk Matura | Go Blue Que | 169.52 |
| 7 | Mike Tristan | HTX Barbecue | 168.54 |
| 8 | Matt Wich | Boujee BBQ | 167.72 |
| 9 | Mickey Lang | Lang’s Bad To The Bone BBQ | 166.14 |
| 10 | Tom Clarke | JC's Good Ol' Boys | 164.68 |
| 11 | Brandon Kolaja | BBQ PROJECT | 164.0 |
| 12 | Lester Perkins | Perkins Creek BBQ | 163.06 |
| 13 | Greg Brenham | Third Coast Cookers | 161.48 |
| 14 | Corey Nelson | The Lonely Gringo | 160.0 |
| 15 | Patrick Smith | Xtreme Texas Cookers 2 | 159.08 |
Brisket
| Place | Head Cook | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brandon Kolaja | BBQ PROJECT | 182.46 |
| 2 | Brandon Perryman | Always Forward BBQ | 181.6 |
| 3 | Mike Tristan | HTX Barbecue | 181.6 |
| 4 | Corey Nelson | The Lonely Gringo | 180.98 |
| 5 | Obie Culp | 4C’s BBQ | 180.14 |
| 6 | Tom Clarke | JC's Good Ol' Boys | 178.74 |
| 7 | Mickey Lang | Lang’s Bad To The Bone BBQ | 178.54 |
| 8 | Matt Wich | Boujee BBQ | 176.06 |
| 9 | Stephen Rozycki | Full belly smokers | 168.02 |
| 10 | Dennis Butterworth | Warpig BBQ | 158.96 |
| 11 | Lester Perkins | Perkins Creek BBQ | 156.88 |
| 12 | JEREMY MCMINN | Love BBQ | 155.68 |
| 13 | Patrick Smith | Xtreme Texas Cookers 2 | 154.8 |
| 14 | Richard Fregia | Kommunity Kookers | 150.48 |
| 15 | Michael Hernandez | 360 Cookers | 148.6 |
Ancillary
Dessert
| Place | Head Cook | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Matt Wich | Boujee BBQ | 181.68 |
| 2 | JEREMY MCMINN | Love BBQ | 179.72 |
| 3 | Matt Smucker | Twisted Tail BBQ | 173.28 |
| 4 | Stephen Rozycki | Full belly smokers | 168.32 |
| 5 | Mike Machalicek | Don't Tread On Me | 166.82 |
| 6 | Brandon Kolaja | BBQ PROJECT | 161.6 |
| 7 | Dennis Butterworth | Warpig BBQ | 160.88 |
