COOKOFFS
December 5-6, 2025 – North Texas Fair & Rodeo Outlaw BBQ Roundup
December 6, 2025 – North Texas Fair & Rodeo Chili Cookoff
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 BBQ questions. Please contact Jimmy Rodgers at
jsrodgers3@hotmail.com or (940) 594-7301 with any chili 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
North Texas Fair & Rodeo Chili Cookoff
December 6, 2025 at the North Texas Fairgrounds
2217 N. Carroll Blvd., Denton, TX 76201
Benefiting the North Texas State Fair Association Robert Bell and Bobby & Judy Jones Trade or Vocational Scholarship
Entry Fees:
$25 On-Site Day Of
Buckles to 1st Place Showmanship & Chili
December 6th:
12:30 – Judges’ Check In
1:00 – Chili Turn In
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
