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2025 Fayette County Fair Bar-B-Q Cook-Off Winners

Thu, 08/28/2025 - 18:35

Reserve Champions

Overall Reserve Champions – The “Navaque” team of, left to right, James Nava of Bastrop and his father James Nava Sr.

First Place Brisket – The “Good and Ready” team of, left to right, Tiger Hall, Michael Tofel and David Tofel, and front, Frank and Lillian Tofel.

First Place Steak – The “You Kill It We Grill It” team of, left to right, Nicole Vasut, Reeanna Ramirez and Jason Vasut.

First Place Pork Butt – The “Linemen Who Cook” team of, left to right, Justin Whited, Amanda Whited and Mason Saleman.

New this year was a kids’ BBQ cookoff contest, in which local young people cooked a pork chop that was judged. Here are all the kid competitors.

Overall Grand Champions – The “Good and Ready” team of, left to right, Tiger Hall, Michael Tofel and David Tofel, and front, Frank and Lillian Tofel.

First Place Pork Ribs – The “You Kill It We Grill It” team of, left to right, Jason and Nicole Vasut and front, Reeanna Ramirez.

First Place Chicken – The “Good and Ready” team of, left to right, Tiger Hall, Michael Tofel and David Tofel, and front, Lillian and Frank Tofel.

First Place Best Beans – The “Just Twisted” team of, left to right, Shawn, Sequoya and Shelby Janacek.

Third place in the kids’ BBQ cook-off was won by Kortlynd Schramm.

Second place in the kids’ BBQ cook-off was won by Bernard Turner.

First place in the kids’ BBQ cook-off was won by Reeanna Ramirez.

The 2025 Fayette County Fair Bar-B-Q Cookoff was held Saturday at the fairgrounds in La Grange. David’s Tofel’s Team “Good and Ready” repeated as county grand champs.

Grand Champions

Photos by Jeff Wick