3rd Annual Los Fresnos Cowboy Cookoff
November 15, 2019 - November 16, 2019
Contest Details
3rd Annual Los Fresnos Cowboy Cookoff
IBCA Contest Number:  2020-76
Head Judge: Eddie Tapia
Tray Pickup: 
Cooks Meeting:  at 
Turn in times / Schedule
12:00 Chicken
1:30 Pork Spare Ribs
3:00 Brisket
1:30 Pork Spare Ribs
3:00 Brisket
Awards
Meats to be Cooked
Half Chicken 2 Fully Jointed Chicken Halves (Complete with wing, breast, thigh and leg.)
Pork Spare Ribs (Required: 9 Individual Pork Spare Ribs)
Brisket (Required: 9 Full Slices)
Friday Ancillaries
Fajita   
Saturday Ancillaries
Pan De Campo   
Beans   
Contact and Registration
Contact: Larry Cantu
phone 956-371-0869
emaillarry@cantu.com
Contact: Jerry Bruce
phone jryb1@hotmail.com
emailjryb1@hotmail.com
Registration
Entry Fee: 150.00

Contest Registration/Flyer
Competition Results
Head Judge: Eddie Tapia
Number of Teams: 26
Grand Champion
Hector Cantu / BBQ-HOLICS
Reserve Grand Champion
Liz Shamlian / Hot MES!
Brisket: Hector Cantu / BBQ-HOLICS
Chicken: Jerry Cardenas / Loaded Smoke!
Pork Spare Ribs: Cruz Tijerina / Boot Co.
Overall
| Place | Head Cook | Team | Points | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hector Cantu | BBQ-HOLICS | 27.0 | 
| 2 | Liz Shamlian | Hot MES! | 19.0 | 
| 3 | Cruz Tijerina | Boot Co. | 17.0 | 
| 4 | Jerry Cardenas | Loaded Smoke! | 15.0 | 
| 5 | Steve Shamlian | Team SAS | 13.0 | 
| 6 | Roel Villanueva | Killer V BBQ Cooking Team | 13.0 | 
| 7 | Raul De La Rosa | RGV Border Bandits | 10.0 | 
| 8 | Abel Ramirez | Brotherhood Grillers | 10.0 | 
| 9 | Santiago Bernal | SPG Deep South BBQ | 10.0 | 
| 10 | Cesar Mejia | Smoking & Toasting BBQ | 9.0 | 
Chicken
| Place | Head Cook | Team | Points | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jerry Cardenas | Loaded Smoke! | 10.0 | 
| 2 | Hector Cantu | BBQ-HOLICS | 9.0 | 
| 3 | Rene Gonzales | Gonzales Family Barbecue | 8.0 | 
| 4 | Santiago Bernal | SPG Deep South BBQ | 7.0 | 
| 5 | Liz Shamlian | Hot MES! | 6.0 | 
| 6 | Ruben Cuevas | Drunken Meats | 5.0 | 
| 7 | Cruz Tijerina | Boot Co. | 4.0 | 
| 8 | Cesar Mejia | Smoking & Toasting BBQ | 3.0 | 
| 9 | Abel Ramirez | Brotherhood Grillers | 2.0 | 
| 10 | Raul De La Rosa | RGV Border Bandits | 1.0 | 
Pork Spare Ribs
| Place | Head Cook | Team | Points | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cruz Tijerina | Boot Co. | 10.0 | 
| 2 | Roel Villanueva | Killer V BBQ Cooking Team | 9.0 | 
| 3 | Hector Cantu | BBQ-HOLICS | 8.0 | 
| 4 | Steve Shamlian | Team SAS | 7.0 | 
| 5 | Liz Shamlian | Hot MES! | 6.0 | 
| 6 | Nick Soto | Nacho's BBQ | 5.0 | 
| 7 | Cesar Mejia | Smoking & Toasting BBQ | 4.0 | 
| 8 | Santiago Bernal | SPG Deep South BBQ | 3.0 | 
| 9 | Uwe Braun | Beerbelly's BBQ | 2.0 | 
| 10 | Michael Rivera | Blowin' Smoke | 1.0 | 
Brisket
| Place | Head Cook | Team | Points | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hector Cantu | BBQ-HOLICS | 10.0 | 
| 2 | Raul De La Rosa | RGV Border Bandits | 9.0 | 
| 3 | Abel Ramirez | Brotherhood Grillers | 8.0 | 
| 4 | Liz Shamlian | Hot MES! | 7.0 | 
| 5 | Steve Shamlian | Team SAS | 6.0 | 
| 6 | Jerry Cardenas | Loaded Smoke! | 5.0 | 
| 7 | Roel Villanueva | Killer V BBQ Cooking Team | 4.0 | 
| 8 | Cruz Tijerina | Boot Co. | 3.0 | 
| 9 | Cesar Mejia | Smoking & Toasting BBQ | 2.0 | 
| 10 | Raul Martinez | What Have You Been Smokin | 1.0 | 
Ancillary
Beans
| Place | Head Cook | Team | Points | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ruben Tristan Jr | Hook'd on Smokin' | 10.0 | 
| 2 | Uwe Braun | Beerbelly's BBQ | 9.0 | 
| 3 | Jesus Mariscal | South Texas Ash Kickers | 8.0 | 
Fajitas
| Place | Head Cook | Team | Points | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Juan de la Cerda | JC Ranch | 10.0 | 
| 2 | Nick Soto | Nacho's BBQ | 9.0 | 
| 3 | Cesar Mejia | Smoking & Toasting BBQ | 8.0 | 
Pan De Campo
| Place | Head Cook | Team | Points | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Uwe Braun | Beerbelly's BBQ | 10.0 | 
| 2 | Juan de la Cerda | JC Ranch | 9.0 | 
| 3 | Jesus Mariscal | South Texas Ash Kickers | 8.0 | 
Peoples Choice Award
| Place | Head Cook | Team | Points | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Uwe Braun | Beerbelly's BBQ | 10.0 | 
