The 8th annual BBQ Cookoff was a great success, thanks to our many participants, supporters, sponsors, and everyone who came out to enjoy the event.

For photos of BBQ Teams, Awards, Kids Cook and more, click here.

BBQ Cookoff Winners

Grand Champion – Drugstore Cowboy, Jon Adickes
Reserve Champion – Hope Church, David Sanchez

Brisket

1st Place – Hope Church, David Sanchez
2nd Place – Whole Body Cookers #2, Kelly Crow
3rd Place – Swine Hunter BBQ, Roger Velez
4th Place – Drugstore Cowboys, Jon Adickes
5th Place – K- Town Outlaws, Mel Melton
6th Place – Bruce Alberthal
7th Place – Ervine Custom Homes I, Dean Fritz
8th Place – Dead Sober Cookers, Helen Kruppa
9th Place – River City Waste, Cody Byrom
10th Place – Classic Lone Star Light, Ronald Strunk

Pork Spare Ribs

1st Place – Next Door Catering, Troy Brown
2nd Place – Shot Glass Cookers, Edward LaGrange
3rd Place – Pigs N Heat, Chris Tandy
4th Place – Team Strange, Ed Rivas
5th Place – Rodeo Q Cookers, Shawn Wilke
6th Place – Affordable Trailers, Jeff Bauer
7th Place – Smokin’ Sam, Sam Orrender
8th Place – Top Notch Cookers, Charlie Dupont
9th Place – Back Fourty Cookers, Joe Johnson
10th Place – Good Ol’ Boys, Bill Dungan

Chicken

1st Place –K Bar J, Kevin Malcher
2nd Place – Whassoo Cookers, John Elizondo
3rd Place – Drugstore Cowboys, Jon Adickes
4th Place – George’s Jungle, George Campbell
5th Place – Viva Los Country Care Manor, Charles Walpole
6th Place – Classic Lone Star Light, Ronald Strunk
7th Place – Good Ol’ Boys, Bill Dungan
8th Place – Smokin’ Sam, Sam Orrender
9th Place – The Brisk Boys, Rey Mendez
10th Place – Volunteered Cooks, Richard Orrender

Most Unique BBQ Spot - Deer Camp Cookers

Showmanship

1st Place – Aporkalips Now
2nd Place – Viva Los Country Care Manor
3rd Place – Next Door Catering/Double S Paving

Best Pit

1st Place – Bad Habit BBQ
2nd Place – Lone Star Light Cookers
3rd Place – Bad Ash Cookers

Margarita Madness

1st Place – Volunteered Cookers, Richard Orrender
2nd Place – Broken Blade Ranch II, Larry Colson
3rd Place – 2 Hott 2 Handle, AJ Coldeway
Margarita Madness Showmanship - Viva Los Country Care Manor

Cow Patty Bingo

Grand Prize Winner - Back Forty Cookers
Backward Winner - Becky Duelm

Car Show

For a list of car show winners, click here.

General Event Information

The highlight of the annual BBQ Cookoff is the IBCA-sanctioned BBQ cooking competition, where teams compete for the best BBQ chicken, beef, and ribs. Cooking teams come from across the state and are very competitive about their cooking techniques and recipes.

But there is more to this event than just BBQ: this is a 2-day family event with something for everyone. All proceeds from this event go towards helping the La Vernia Park Foundation meet it's main goal and objective : Making park improvements!

Sponsorship

Interested in being an event sponsor ? Visit our Sponsorship section for more information. For a complete listing of our 2009 sponsors, click here.

How To Get There

For maps to the La Vernia City Park, see our Directions page. See you there !