Here are all the winners of the Houston Rodeo 2020 World’s Championship BBQ Contest

HOUSTON – Fayette County Go Texan awarded Overall Grand Champion at the 2020 Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo World’s Championship Bar-B-Que Contest, according to a release.

More than 250 barbecue teams competed in the competition from Feb. 27 – 29. Teams across Texas and the world battled in a cook-off in the following categories: brisket, ribs, chicken, Go Texan and Dutch oven dessert.

For the first time, the contest hosted a Jr. Cook-off, per the release. More than 20 participants, ages 8 to 14 years old, competed. The competitors were given a steak to prepare and were judged on appearance/presentation, tenderness and taste.

Here is the full list of winners:

Overall

• Grand Champion Overall – Fayette County Go Texan
• Reserve Grand Champion Overall – Operation BBQ Relief

Brisket

• Champion – Williamson County Go Texan
• Second Place – Energy in Motion
• Third Place – Rio Valley Meat BBQ

Ribs

• Champion – BBQ Social Club
• Second Place – Metro Go Texan 3 – Double Trouble Kookers 2
• Third Place – Ram’s Club

Chicken

• Champion – Lavaca County Go Texan
• Second Place – The Tumble Inn
• Third Place – Men in Black

Go Texan

• Grand Champion – Fayette County Go Texan
• Reserve Champion – Lavaca County Go Texan

Dutch over dessert

• Champion – Madison County Go Texan – Caramelized Pecan Cheesecake
• Second Place – Wharton County Go Texan – Pecan Pie Cheesecake Bars
• Third Place – Lingon & Dill BBQ Team (Sweden) – Chocolate Cake

Jr. Cook-off

• First Place – Evan Arocha – Pittmaker BBQ Addiction
• Second Place – Ian Brown – Wharton County Go Texan
• Third Place – Cooper Odenbach – Burleson County Go Texan

Specialty awards

• Best Façade – Saddle Tramps
• Go Texan Best Façade – Cherokee County
• Best Overall Theme – Saddle Tramps
• Go Texan Best Overall Theme – Mills County
• Best Recycling – Holy Cow
• Go Texan Best Recycling – Orange County