BBQ & RIB COOKOFFS
December 5-6, 2025 – North Texas Fair & Rodeo Outlaw BBQ Roundup
March 7, 2026 – North Texas Fair & Rodeo 1st Annual Rib Cookoff (Sanctioned by the Rib Cookoff Association)
Please contact Jim Paddack at jim@texaschow.com or (940) 390-6864 with any questions!
Outlaw BBQ Association Roundup
December 5-6, 2025 at the North Texas Fairgrounds
2217 N. Carroll Blvd., Denton, TX 76201
Entry Fees:
$200 CASH Day Of
December 5th:
5:30 p.m. – Cooks’ Supper
7:00 p.m. – Cooks’ Meeting
*Turn-in times announced at cooks’ meeting
December 6th:
BBQ Cookoff All Day
Awards to Follow
1st Annual Rib Cookoff Association Event
March 7, 2026 at the North Texas Fairgrounds
2217 N. Carroll Blvd., Denton, TX 76201
Entry Fees:
$200 – St. Louis Style Ribs | *Payout TBA
$50 – Ribeye Steak | *BYO – 90% Payout
March 7th:
6:00 – Move In
8:00 – Cooks’ Meeting
12:00 – Steak Judges’ Meeting
1:00 to 1:30 – Steak Turn In
2:00 – Rib Judges’ Meeting
3:00 to 3:30 – Rib Turn In
5:00 – Awards