Pearland VFW post 7109 Memorial Day BBQ Cookoff

May 23, 2025 - May 24, 2025

State Championship

Contest Details

IBCA Contest Number: 2025-153

4202 W Walnut Dr
Pearland, TX 77581
[Driving Directions]
[Map]

Head Judge: Cindy Niles

Tray Pickup: 4:30 P.M. to 6:00 P.M.

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

Awards

TBD

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

Bloody Mary 20.00 10:00 A.M.

Beans 20.00 11:00 A.M.

Contact and Registration

Contact: Harlan Stewart Bates

619-925-6172

sunsetstew@gmail.com

Registration

Entry Fee: 200.00

Contest Registration/Flyer

Competition Results

Head Judge: Cindy Niles

Number of Teams: 45

Tickets Summary: [PDF]

Master Ticket Details: [PDF]

Grand Champion

Alex Castro / Q’ston barbecue

Reserve Grand Champion

Caleb Warden / Kickin Kajun Smokehouse

Brisket: Bill Manning / BJ's Blue Smoke BBQ

Chicken: Shawn Moore / Chase-N-Moore Smoke

Pork Spare Ribs: Craig Bailey / The Brisketeers

Overall

Place	Head Cook	Team	Points
1	Alex Castro	Q’ston barbecue	541.88
2	Caleb Warden	Kickin Kajun Smokehouse	540.04
3	Jeremy Knippa	TGB BBQ	526.18
4	Jesus Puente	Liniero Smoke	522.22
5	Darrin Thumann	Lucky 7 bbq	516.42
6	Shawn Moore	Chase-N-Moore Smoke	515.5
7	Mark Meade	Texas Star Cookers	515.4
8	Craig Bailey	The Brisketeers	514.12
9	Mike Robertson	The Miller Lite Bunch	513.82
10	Jack Tingle	Los Dos Gringo Cookers	512.28
11	Steve Siebeneicher	Wild Thang Cookers	510.42
12	Bill Manning	BJ's Blue Smoke BBQ	508.5
13	Adrian Estrada	The Rustic Smoker	507.78
14	Eric Quezada	Kinfolk Cookers	506.8
15	Allen Prothro	Ice Cold Cookers	506.24

Chicken

Place	Head Cook	Team	Points
1	Shawn Moore	Chase-N-Moore Smoke	181.88
2	Eric Quezada	Kinfolk Cookers	180.02
3	Alex Castro	Q’ston barbecue	179.14
4	Richard Fregia	Kommunity Kookers	178.48
5	Mike Robertson	The Miller Lite Bunch	175.68
6	Chris Gonzales	GNG Cookers	174.16
7	Caleb Warden	Kickin Kajun Smokehouse	174.16
8	Bill Manning	BJ's Blue Smoke BBQ	174.14
9	Darrin Thumann	Lucky 7 bbq	173.26
10	Mark Meade	Texas Star Cookers	173.0
11	Steve Siebeneicher	Wild Thang Cookers	172.34
12	Jeremy Knippa	TGB BBQ	171.08
13	Jack Tingle	Los Dos Gringo Cookers	170.14
14	Arthur Guice	Rebel Cookers	169.92
15	Will Garay	H4DB Cookers	169.82

Pork Spare Ribs

Place	Head Cook	Team	Points
1	Craig Bailey	The Brisketeers	197.6
2	Caleb Warden	Kickin Kajun Smokehouse	189.26
3	Allen Prothro	Ice Cold Cookers	188.34
4	Alex Castro	Q’ston barbecue	186.8
5	Alan Andrews	Bent Steel Cookers	180.98
6	Keith Farris	Q Bros	180.0
7	Michael Hughes	Daddy Bill's Pitmasters with a Purpose	179.94
8	Jesus Puente	Liniero Smoke	178.14
9	Charles Kramer	LoneStar SmokeStacks	177.5
10	Adam Martinez	AMP Cookers	176.3
11	Jack Tingle	Los Dos Gringo Cookers	176.26
12	Jeremy Knippa	TGB BBQ	175.08
13	Billie Jean Hughes	Daddy Bill's Blue Goose Cookers	174.14
14	Chris Gonzales	GNG Cookers	173.52
15	Josh Michelli	Italians Do It Better Cooking Team	172.52

Brisket

Place	Head Cook	Team	Points
1	Bill Manning	BJ's Blue Smoke BBQ	191.74
2	Tino Quezada	Patron Kookers	184.68
3	Jesus Puente	Liniero Smoke	182.82
4	Jeremy Knippa	TGB BBQ	180.02
5	Al Almanza	Hell Bent 100% Texan Cookers	179.42
6	Bobby Phillips II	Can't Get Right Cookers	177.94
7	Mark Meade	Texas Star Cookers	177.88
8	Caleb Warden	Kickin Kajun Smokehouse	176.62
9	Alex Castro	Q’ston barbecue	175.94
10	Darrin Thumann	Lucky 7 bbq	171.7
11	Ted Skinner	Mad Scientist Social Club	171.06
12	Adrian Estrada	The Rustic Smoker	170.56
13	Michael Manee	Lit Up Cookers	169.24
14	Shawn Moore	Chase-N-Moore Smoke	168.36
15	Mike Robertson	The Miller Lite Bunch	167.46

Ancillary

Beans

Place	Head Cook	Team	Points
1	David Garza	Gameday Barbeque	175.72
2	TJ Covino	Steel Horse Cookers	174.8
3	Jesus Puente	Liniero Smoke	174.26
4	Eric Quezada

Bloody Mary

Place	Head Cook	Team	Points
1	Mike Robertson	The Miller Lite Bunch	172.86
2	John Davison	Glory Hole Cookers	172.32
3	Eric Quezada	Kinfolk Cookers	167.38