More than 250 barbecue teams competed at the 2023 Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo World’s Championship Bar-B-Que Contest, presented by Cotton Holdings, Feb. 23 – 25, 2023. On Saturday night, one team was named Grand Champion Overall — Jasper County Go Texan. Over the course of three days, teams from across Texas and the world competed for championship titles in the following categories: Brisket, Ribs, Chicken, Go Texan, Dutch Oven Dessert and the Open Contest. […]
Bar-B-Que Contest
Rodeo Adds New Open Contest To Bar-B-Que
Today, the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo announced the addition of a new category for the 2022 World’s Championship Bar-B-Que Contest. In addition to the traditional categories — Brisket, Ribs, Chicken, Go Texan and Dutch Oven Dessert — the new Open Contest category will allow barbecue teams to prepare anything they desire, except desserts. “The Open Contest category gives barbecue teams the opportunity to flex their cooking skills in a creative way,” said David Stone, […]
Rodeo Honored At 14Th Annual ACM Honors
The Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo was recognized as ACM Fair/Rodeo of the Year at the 14th Annual Academy of Country Music Honors, held at the historic Ryman Auditorium in Nashville Aug. 25. The event recognized the honorees and off-camera category winners from the 55th and 56th Academy of Country Music Awards™, including the Special Awards, Studio Recording Awards, Industry Awards and Songwriter of the Year Award. “The Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo is deeply […]