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GEDENKE! 2026
BBQ COOKOFF
Brought to you by J Bar B Foods
THANK YOU BBQ SPONSORS!
2026 GEDENKE BBQ COOKOFF RESULTS
| 2026 OVERALL CHAMPS | |
|---|---|
| 1st Place | It's Ight Cookers |
| 2nd Place | BDB Bar-B-Que |
| 3rd Place | Two Crackers Smokin |
| 4th Place | Tejas Barbocoa |
| 5th Place | Meat Beaters 2 |
| 6th Place | Stay Wid It Cookers |
| 7th Place | Mrs. BDB BBQ |
| 8th Place | Meat Beaters |
| 9th Place | Sticker Hill Ranch Cookers |
| 10th Place | Meat Beaters |
| SHOWMANSHIP- PATRIOTIC THEME | |
|---|---|
| 1st Place | Stay Wid It VIP |
| 2nd Place | Size Matters |
| 3rd Place | Tejas Barbocoa |
| 4th Place | Sticker Hill Ranch Cookers |
| 5th Place | Smokin Studs |
| BRISKET | |
|---|---|
| 1st Place | It's Ight Cookers |
| 2nd Place | Mrs. BDB BBQ |
| 3rd Place | Tejas Barbocoa |
| 4th Place | BDB Bar-B-Que |
| 5th Place | Meat Beaters |
| 6th Place | Big Bad John |
| 7th Place | Silver Bullet Cookers |
| 8th Place | The Lone Cooker |
| 9th Place | SJ Cooking |
| 10th Place | Meat Beaters 2 |
| PORK RIBS | |
|---|---|
| 1st Place | Meat Beaters 2 |
| 2nd Place | It's Ight Cookers |
| 3rd Place | Two Crackers Smokin |
| 4th Place | Kinfolk Kookers |
| 5th Place | Meaty Boys 1 |
| 6th Place | BDB Bar-B-Que |
| 7th Place | Silver Bullet Cookers |
| 8th Place | Tejas Barbocoa |
| 9th Place | Meat Beaters |
| 10th Place | Kdub's BBQ |
| CHICKEN | |
|---|---|
| 1st Place | Stay Wid It Cookers Cookers 2 |
| 2nd Place | Sticker Hill Ranch Cookers |
| 3rd Place | Two Crackers Smokin |
| 4th Place | All In Cookers |
| 5th Place | The Lone Cooker |
| 6th Place | BDB Bar-B-Que |
| 7th Place | Stay Wid It Cookers |
| 8th Place | Two Crackers Smokin |
| 9th Place | Tex-Mex Cookers |
| 10th Place | Smooth Donation |
| BEANS | |
|---|---|
| 1st Place | Mrs. BDB BBQ |
| 2nd Place | Sandies Camp Cookers |
| 3rd Place | Meaty Boys 1 |
| 4th Place | Sticker Hill Ranch Cookers |
| 5th Place | Last Minute Cookers 2 |
| SAUSAGE | |
|---|---|
| 1st Place | Last Minute #2 |
| 2nd Place | Meaty Boys |
| 3rd Place | Smoking Studs |
| 4th Place | Meat Beaters |
| 5th Place | All In Cookers |
| OPEN | |
|---|---|
| 1st Place | Last Man Standing |
| 2nd Place | Sticker Hill Ranch Cookers |
| 3rd Place | Stay Wid It Cookers |
| 4th Place | Meat Beaters |
| 5th Place | Smoking Studs |
| BBQ SAUCE | |
|---|---|
| 1st Place | Texas Original Cookers |
| 2nd Place | Dirty Branch Smokerz |
| 3rd Place | Meaty Boys 1 |
| 4th Place | Last Man Standing |
| 5th Place | All In Cookers |
| MARGARITA | |
|---|---|
| 1st Place | Smooth Donation |
IMPORTANT SETUP INFO
We’re excited to welcome all teams to Gedenke. Please review the setup instructions below to ensure a smooth load-in.
SETUP AREAS & TIMELINE
*Wednesday May 6th (Starting 8:00 AM):
Setup is allowed only in the park and on W. Market Street
W. Market Street will be closed starting around 8:00 AM
These areas are shown in yellow on the map posted above
*Exchange St. & W. Jackson St. (blue on map):
You may rope off, stake, and claim your spot starting Wednesday at 8:00 AM DO NOT SET UP until Friday morning (anytime)
IMPORTANT SETUP RULES
If setting up on a street, leave at least one lane open at all times for emergency vehicles
Do not set up in spray-painted areas (reserved for dumpsters and port-a-potties)
No stakes or rods in paved areas
CHECK-IN
Begins Friday at 12:00 PM
Please check in to pick up your turn-in boxes and containers
FINAL NOTES
Captain’s Meeting: Friday at 5:00 PM at judging tent
No registrations accepted after 5:00 PM Friday
All teams must be set up and vehicles moved out of cook areas by event start
8TH
BBQ EVENT SCHEDULE
FRIDAY- BBQ check-in between 2-5pm
*Registration cutoff is 5PM!
Judging:
5:00PM- CAPTAINS MEETING
5:00PM- MARGARITAS JUDGING AT CAPTAINS MEETING
(Captains or 1 member from each team will be judging, winners announced at Captain's Meeting)
6:00PM- SAUSAGE & BBQ SAUCE JUDGING
7:00PM- OPEN JUDGING
FRIDAY WINNERS WILL BE ANNOUNCED ABOUT 8:00PM ON FRIDAY AT THE PAVILION
9TH
SATURDAY
Judging:
1:00PM- CHICKEN JUDGING
2:00PM- BEANS JUDGING
3:00PM- PORK RIBS JUDGING
5:00PM- BRISKET JUDGING
SATURDAY & OVERALL WINNERS WILL BE ANNOUNCED ABOUT 7:00PM ON SATURDAY AT THE PAVILION
