International Barbeque Cookers Association

2025 Cook of the Year Standings

Overall

PlaceHead CookContestsPoints
1IRA Green (Flying G Barbecue) Region 31218312.0
2Randall Kendrick (Hide-A-Way Ranch Cookers) Region 21217602.0
3Jamie Robey (Flirtin’ With Disaster) Region 21217090.0
4Zach Smith (Meat-Locker Misfits) Region 31217066.0
5Gerald Johnson (Burnin' My Money) Region 31216674.0
6Steven Foster (D & S Cookers) Region 31215934.0
7Leroy Barrera Jr (DIG IN BBQ) Region 31215886.0
8Rita Marczewski (Bet Yur Ash BBQ) Region 21215716.0
9Charles Kramer (LoneStar SmokeStacks) Region 21215454.0
10Kirk Matura (Go Blue Que) Region 21215168.0
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Brisket

PlaceHead CookContestsPoints
1Gerald Johnson (Burnin' My Money) Region 31218250.0
2IRA Green (Flying G Barbecue) Region 31216262.0
3Jamie Robey (Flirtin’ With Disaster) Region 21215740.0
4Charles Kramer (LoneStar SmokeStacks) Region 21215510.0
5Zach Smith (Meat-Locker Misfits) Region 31215232.0
6Steven Foster (D & S Cookers) Region 31215016.0
7Kirk Matura (Go Blue Que) Region 21214716.0
8Matt Kaspar (Rapsak BBQ) Region 21214334.0
9Paul Flores (Nut’n But Smoke Kookers) Region 21114112.0
10Weston Kimball (No Boar BBQ) Region 31214110.0
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Chicken

PlaceHead CookContestsPoints
1Randall Kendrick (Hide-A-Way Ranch Cookers) Region 21217416.0
2Leroy Barrera Jr (DIG IN BBQ) Region 31217074.0
3Jamie Robey (Flirtin’ With Disaster) Region 21216964.0
4Zach Smith (Meat-Locker Misfits) Region 31216636.0
5Rita Marczewski (Bet Yur Ash BBQ) Region 21215980.0
6Steven Foster (D & S Cookers) Region 31215930.0
7IRA Green (Flying G Barbecue) Region 31215316.0
8Kirk Matura (Go Blue Que) Region 21214592.0
9Gerald Johnson (Burnin' My Money) Region 31214310.0
10Charles Kramer (LoneStar SmokeStacks) Region 21212792.0
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Pork Spare Ribs

PlaceHead CookContestsPoints
1Randall Kendrick (Hide-A-Way Ranch Cookers) Region 21217030.0
2Jamie Robey (Flirtin’ With Disaster) Region 21216704.0
3IRA Green (Flying G Barbecue) Region 31216126.0
4Charles Kramer (LoneStar SmokeStacks) Region 21215062.0
5Zach Smith (Meat-Locker Misfits) Region 31214948.0
6Weston Kimball (No Boar BBQ) Region 31214770.0
7Steven Foster (D & S Cookers) Region 31214526.0
8Gerald Johnson (Burnin' My Money) Region 31213872.0
9Kirk Matura (Go Blue Que) Region 21213668.0
10Matt Kaspar (Rapsak BBQ) Region 21213550.0
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2025 Regional COY Standings

Region 1

PlaceHead CookPoints
1James Brooks (Boss BBQ)7134.0
2Scotty Bryce (East Texas Smokers)6766.0
3Jamie Beran (Post Oak Cookers)6184.0
4Mike Gomez (Mike’s Q)5100.0
5Jimmie Hammond (Shiner Park Smokers)3588.0

Region 2

PlaceHead CookPoints
1Randall Kendrick (Hide-A-Way Ranch Cookers)17602.0
2Jamie Robey (Flirtin’ With Disaster)17090.0
3Rita Marczewski (Bet Yur Ash BBQ)15716.0
4Charles Kramer (LoneStar SmokeStacks)15454.0
5Kirk Matura (Go Blue Que)15168.0

Region 3

PlaceHead CookPoints
1IRA Green (Flying G Barbecue)18312.0
2Zach Smith (Meat-Locker Misfits)17066.0
3Gerald Johnson (Burnin' My Money)16674.0
4Steven Foster (D & S Cookers)15934.0
5Leroy Barrera Jr (DIG IN BBQ)15886.0

Region 4

PlaceHead CookPoints
1Richard Garcia (Turn’d Up BBQ)5342.0
2Fidel Sanchez (Smoky Cattle)3898.0
3Fred Robles (Rio Valley BBQ)2908.0
4Jose Espino2554.0
5Bobby Salazar (Suavecito BBQ)1880.0

Region 5

PlaceHead CookPoints
1Cole Bradford (B-Man’s BBQ)12162.0
2Lindsey Vinson (I’ll tell you later bbq)8740.0
3D'Kota Dixon (West Texas Smoke)8096.0
4Salomon Hernandez (HD BBQ)7318.0
5Aaron Lesley (Texas Oil Dust)6762.0

Out of State

PlaceHead CookPoints
1Anthony Montez (Nena Q BBQ)3538.0
2Josh Michelli (Italians Do It Better Cooking Team)2102.0
3James Patterson (Wood Hook BBQ)1532.0
4Jonathon Brunet (J-B-Q)1152.0
5Donnie Hill (The Right Stuff BBQ)1060.0