2025 Cook of the Year Standings

Overall

Place	Head Cook	Contests	Points
1	IRA Green (Flying G Barbecue) Region 3	3	4586.0
2	Carl Davis (Cast Iron Cookers) Region 3	3	4094.0
3	Gerald Johnson (Burnin' My Money) Region 3	3	3792.0
4	Randall Kendrick (Hide-A-Way Ranch Cookers) Region 2	3	3090.0
5	Steven Foster (D & S Cookers) Region 3	3	2756.0
6	Vince Colonnetta (Smoking Wizards) Region 2	2	2716.0
7	Aaron Lesley (Texas Oil Dust) Region 5	2	2616.0
8	David Glass (Triple J Cookers) Region 3	2	2610.0
9	Paul Flores (Nut’n But Smoke Kookers) Region 2	2	2220.0
10	Jamie Robey (Flirtin’ With Disaster) Region 2	2	2120.0

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Brisket

Place	Head Cook	Contests	Points
1	Tom Clarke (JC's Good Ol' Boys) Region 2	3	4090.0
2	IRA Green (Flying G Barbecue) Region 3	3	3386.0
3	Gerald Johnson (Burnin' My Money) Region 3	3	2992.0
4	Carl Davis (Cast Iron Cookers) Region 3	3	2694.0
5	Randall Kendrick (Hide-A-Way Ranch Cookers) Region 2	3	2690.0
6	Paul Flores (Nut’n But Smoke Kookers) Region 2	2	2620.0
7	David Glass (Triple J Cookers) Region 3	2	2510.0
8	Aaron Lesley (Texas Oil Dust) Region 5	2	1816.0
9	Vince Colonnetta (Smoking Wizards) Region 2	2	1716.0
10	Jim Simola (Smokin Roses BBQ) Region 3	2	1710.0

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Chicken

Place	Head Cook	Contests	Points
1	IRA Green (Flying G Barbecue) Region 3	3	4186.0
2	Steven Foster (D & S Cookers) Region 3	3	3656.0
3	Gerald Johnson (Burnin' My Money) Region 3	3	3092.0
4	Carl Davis (Cast Iron Cookers) Region 3	2	2748.0
5	David Glass (Triple J Cookers) Region 3	2	2210.0
6	Brandon Perryman (Always Forward BBQ) Region 2	2	1720.0
7	Justin Fortune (On Point BBQ) Region 2	1	1646.0
8	Jamie Robey (Flirtin’ With Disaster) Region 2	2	1620.0
9	Randall Kendrick (Hide-A-Way Ranch Cookers) Region 2	1	1574.0
10	Vince Colonnetta (Smoking Wizards) Region 2	1	1570.0

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Pork Spare Ribs

Place	Head Cook	Contests	Points
1	Gerald Johnson (Burnin' My Money) Region 3	3	3792.0
2	IRA Green (Flying G Barbecue) Region 3	3	3786.0
3	Carl Davis (Cast Iron Cookers) Region 3	3	3594.0
4	Darrin Thumann (Lucky 7 bbq) Region 2	3	3190.0
4	Randall Kendrick (Hide-A-Way Ranch Cookers) Region 2	3	3190.0
6	Steven Foster (D & S Cookers) Region 3	3	2456.0
7	Aaron Lesley (Texas Oil Dust) Region 5	2	2316.0
8	Jamie Robey (Flirtin’ With Disaster) Region 2	2	2220.0
9	Vince Colonnetta (Smoking Wizards) Region 2	2	1916.0
10	Matt Kaspar (Rapsak BBQ) Region 2	2	1910.0

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2025 Regional COY Standings

Region 1

Place	Head Cook	Points
1	James Brooks (Boss BBQ)	1728.0
2	Mark Knott (Knott’s Yo Daddy’s Bbq)	1150.0
3	Stephen Peacock (The Q House BBQ)	1066.0
4	Jimmie Hammond (Shiner Park Smokers)	874.0
5	Jared Jones (Just-A-Smokin)	574.0

Region 2

Place	Head Cook	Points
1	Randall Kendrick (Hide-A-Way Ranch Cookers)	3090.0
2	Vince Colonnetta (Smoking Wizards)	2716.0
3	Paul Flores (Nut’n But Smoke Kookers)	2220.0
4	Jamie Robey (Flirtin’ With Disaster)	2120.0
5	Tom Clarke (JC's Good Ol' Boys)	1990.0

Region 3

Place	Head Cook	Points
1	IRA Green (Flying G Barbecue)	4586.0
2	Carl Davis (Cast Iron Cookers)	4094.0
3	Gerald Johnson (Burnin' My Money)	3792.0
4	Steven Foster (D & S Cookers)	2756.0
5	David Glass (Triple J Cookers)	2610.0

Region 4

Place	Head Cook	Points

Region 5

Place	Head Cook	Points
1	Aaron Lesley (Texas Oil Dust)	2616.0
2	Paul Whitaker (Scooter's BBQ)	1050.0
3	Tommy Smith (Bent Nail BBQ)	750.0
4	DAVID LAY (BAD BOYZ BBQ)	650.0
5	Jeremy Cortez (Smoking OCD)	550.0

Out of State

Place	Head Cook	Points