4th Annual Smoking with the Knights
May 2, 2025 - May 3, 2025
Contest Details
4th Annual Smoking with the Knights
IBCA Contest Number: 2025-157
Head Judge: Rose Simola
Tray Pickup: Friday from 4:00 to 6:00
Additional Tray Pickup: Before 11:00 AM
Cooks Meeting: Friday at 6pm
Turn in times / Schedule
12:00 Chicken
1:30 Pork Spare Ribs
3:00 Brisket
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
Fajitas 30 7:00
Saturday Ancillaries
Beans 30 11:00
Contact and Registration
Contact: Edgar Martinez
phone 956-561-0966
Registration
Entry Fee: 200
Contest Registration/Flyer
Competition Results
Head Judge: Rose Simola
Number of Teams: 11
Tickets Summary: [PDF]
Master Ticket Details: [PDF]
Grand Champion
Joshua Lopez / Rusty Smokers
Reserve Grand Champion
Carlos Guerra / Smokin’ Dirty
Brisket: Joshua Lopez / Rusty Smokers
Chicken: Carlos Guerra / Smokin’ Dirty
Pork Spare Ribs: Joshua Lopez / Rusty Smokers
Overall
| Place | Head Cook | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joshua Lopez | Rusty Smokers | 548.94 |
| 2 | Carlos Guerra | Smokin’ Dirty | 539.46 |
| 3 | Weston Kimball | No Boar BBQ | 530.42 |
| 4 | Leroy Barrera Jr | DIG IN BBQ | 527.4 |
| 5 | Jim Simola | Smokin Roses BBQ | 511.48 |
| 6 | Rollie Garza | 3 Little Pits | 508.0 |
| 7 | Frank Macias | Team Pedas | 507.74 |
| 8 | Liz Shamlian | HotMes! | 475.44 |
| 9 | Oscar Garcia | O3 BBQ | 473.74 |
| 10 | Terry Reyes | K of C 2785 | 459.66 |
| 11 | Trinidad Calderon III | Calderon Family BBQ | 454.84 |
Chicken
| Place | Head Cook | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carlos Guerra | Smokin’ Dirty | 178.8 |
| 2 | Joshua Lopez | Rusty Smokers | 176.92 |
| 3 | Weston Kimball | No Boar BBQ | 174.14 |
| 4 | Leroy Barrera Jr | DIG IN BBQ | 173.86 |
| 5 | Liz Shamlian | HotMes! | 165.86 |
| 6 | Jim Simola | Smokin Roses BBQ | 163.08 |
| 7 | Rollie Garza | 3 Little Pits | 163.06 |
| 8 | Oscar Garcia | O3 BBQ | 160.88 |
| 9 | Frank Macias | Team Pedas | 159.08 |
| 10 | Terry Reyes | K of C 2785 | 157.86 |
| 11 | Trinidad Calderon III | Calderon Family BBQ | 157.26 |
Pork Spare Ribs
| Place | Head Cook | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joshua Lopez | Rusty Smokers | 188.6 |
| 2 | Rollie Garza | 3 Little Pits | 182.14 |
| 3 | Weston Kimball | No Boar BBQ | 181.8 |
| 4 | Carlos Guerra | Smokin’ Dirty | 181.8 |
| 5 | Leroy Barrera Jr | DIG IN BBQ | 177.2 |
| 6 | Frank Macias | Team Pedas | 173.46 |
| 7 | Jim Simola | Smokin Roses BBQ | 168.6 |
| 8 | Oscar Garcia | O3 BBQ | 163.66 |
| 9 | Trinidad Calderon III | Calderon Family BBQ | 156.46 |
| 10 | Liz Shamlian | HotMes! | 151.98 |
| 11 | Terry Reyes | K of C 2785 | 147.68 |
Brisket
| Place | Head Cook | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joshua Lopez | Rusty Smokers | 183.42 |
| 2 | Jim Simola | Smokin Roses BBQ | 179.8 |
| 3 | Carlos Guerra | Smokin’ Dirty | 178.86 |
| 4 | Leroy Barrera Jr | DIG IN BBQ | 176.34 |
| 5 | Frank Macias | Team Pedas | 175.2 |
| 6 | Weston Kimball | No Boar BBQ | 174.48 |
| 7 | Rollie Garza | 3 Little Pits | 162.8 |
| 8 | Liz Shamlian | HotMes! | 157.6 |
| 9 | Terry Reyes | K of C 2785 | 154.12 |
| 10 | Oscar Garcia | O3 BBQ | 149.2 |
| 11 | Trinidad Calderon III | Calderon Family BBQ | 141.12 |