The Grand 1st Annual Cook Off
November 21, 2025 - November 22, 2025
GRILLIN TO THE BONE POINTS CHASE EVENT
Contest Details
The Grand 1st Annual Cook Off
IBCA Contest Number: 2026-113
Head Judge: Rose Simola
Tray Pickup: Friday from 4:00 to 6:00
Additional Tray Pickup: Before 11:00 AM
Cooks Meeting: Friday at 6:00
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
Ribeye Steak 25 7:00
Saturday Ancillaries
Contact and Registration
Contact: Jennifer Soto
phone 361-254-5347
emailjenni116t9@gmail.com
Registration
Entry Fee: 200
Contest Registration/Flyer
Competition Results
Head Judge: Rose Simola
Number of Teams: 22
Tickets Summary: [PDF]
Master Ticket Details: [PDF]
Grand Champion
James Garza / The Republic of 'Que
Reserve Grand Champion
Nolan Jones / CJ's Feral BBQ
Brisket: Johnny Martinez / BBQ Bandits
Chicken: Nolan Jones / CJ's Feral BBQ
Pork Spare Ribs: Zach Smith / Meat-Locker Misfits
Overall
| Place | Head Cook | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | James Garza | The Republic of 'Que | 523.1 |
| 2 | Nolan Jones | CJ's Feral BBQ | 514.64 |
| 3 | Gary Phillips | BeefSquatch Bbq | 513.4 |
| 4 | Zach Smith | Meat-Locker Misfits | 512.54 |
| 5 | Aaron Cruz | Jws Services | 511.74 |
| 6 | Richard Garcia | Turn’d Up BBQ | 509.56 |
| 7 | Michael Gibson Jr | Repeat Offenders BBQ | 508.7 |
| 8 | Matt Kaspar | Rapsak BBQ | 507.94 |
| 9 | Matias Serrata | Pit Boss Smokers | 507.34 |
| 10 | Justin Flores | Family Grillers | 504.6 |
| 11 | Domingo Salinas Jr | Que Suave Bbq | 503.64 |
| 12 | Ricky Garza jr | Double K Cookers | 503.4 |
| 13 | Cinco Villarreal | Broke Boyz BBQ | 501.8 |
| 14 | Rick Mirelez | Lick My Stack Cooking Team | 499.06 |
| 15 | Roman Cuevas | Smokin C ‘s BBQ | 498.8 |
Chicken
| Place | Head Cook | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nolan Jones | CJ's Feral BBQ | 184.74 |
| 2 | Richard Garcia | Turn’d Up BBQ | 173.9 |
| 3 | James Garza | The Republic of 'Que | 173.88 |
| 4 | Ricky Garza jr | Double K Cookers | 172.94 |
| 5 | Johnny Martinez | BBQ Bandits | 172.62 |
| 6 | Rick Mirelez | Lick My Stack Cooking Team | 172.62 |
| 7 | Michael Gibson Jr | Repeat Offenders BBQ | 172.02 |
| 8 | Cody Rochester | Fat Back Loungers | 169.92 |
| 9 | Robert Hackney | Band of Brothers | 169.58 |
| 10 | Justin Flores | Family Grillers | 168.98 |
| 11 | Zach Smith | Meat-Locker Misfits | 168.56 |
| 12 | Roman Cuevas | Smokin C ‘s BBQ | 167.46 |
| 13 | Gary Phillips | BeefSquatch Bbq | 166.8 |
| 14 | Matias Serrata | Pit Boss Smokers | 166.12 |
| 15 | Lorenzo Rodriguez | Meat Pimp Bbq | 165.2 |
Pork Spare Ribs
| Place | Head Cook | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zach Smith | Meat-Locker Misfits | 177.22 |
| 2 | Aaron Cruz | Jws Services | 176.6 |
| 3 | Matias Serrata | Pit Boss Smokers | 176.28 |
| 4 | Gary Phillips | BeefSquatch Bbq | 174.8 |
| 5 | Michael Gibson Jr | Repeat Offenders BBQ | 174.22 |
| 6 | Domingo Salinas Jr | Que Suave Bbq | 172.6 |
| 7 | James Garza | The Republic of 'Que | 170.74 |
| 8 | Richard Garcia | Turn’d Up BBQ | 169.52 |
| 9 | Nolan Jones | CJ's Feral BBQ | 168.6 |
| 10 | Matt Kaspar | Rapsak BBQ | 168.6 |
| 11 | Rick Mirelez | Lick My Stack Cooking Team | 166.76 |
| 12 | Cinco Villarreal | Broke Boyz BBQ | 166.14 |
| 13 | Ricky Garza jr | Double K Cookers | 163.66 |
| 14 | Justin Flores | Family Grillers | 162.96 |
| 15 | Lorenzo Rodriguez | Meat Pimp Bbq | 160.56 |
Brisket
| Place | Head Cook | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Johnny Martinez | BBQ Bandits | 179.4 |
| 2 | James Garza | The Republic of 'Que | 178.48 |
| 3 | Matt Kaspar | Rapsak BBQ | 177.26 |
| 4 | Roman Cuevas | Smokin C ‘s BBQ | 175.74 |
| 5 | Cinco Villarreal | Broke Boyz BBQ | 174.74 |
| 6 | Aaron Cruz | Jws Services | 173.2 |
| 7 | Justin Flores | Family Grillers | 172.66 |
| 8 | Gary Phillips | BeefSquatch Bbq | 171.8 |
| 9 | Domingo Salinas Jr | Que Suave Bbq | 171.36 |
| 10 | Ricky Garza jr | Double K Cookers | 166.8 |
| 11 | Zach Smith | Meat-Locker Misfits | 166.76 |
| 12 | Richard Garcia | Turn’d Up BBQ | 166.14 |
| 13 | Joe Yzaguirre | J & L Bar B Q | 165.14 |
| 14 | Matias Serrata | Pit Boss Smokers | 164.94 |
| 15 | Michael Gibson Jr | Repeat Offenders BBQ | 162.46 |
