2026 Cook of the Year Standings

Overall

Place	Head Cook	Contests	Points
1	Mark Meade (Texas Star Cookers) Region 2	6	5714.0
2	Jamie Robey (Flirtin’ With Disaster) Region 2	5	5580.0
3	Rita Marczewski (Bet Yur Ash BBQ) Region 2	6	5510.0
4	Randall Kendrick (Hide-A-Way Ranch) Region 2	5	5368.0
5	Jamie Beran (Post Oak Cookers) Region 1	5	5052.0
6	Matt Kaspar (Rapsak BBQ) Region 2	5	4602.0
7	Aaron Lesley (Texas Oil Dust) Region 5	3	4582.0
8	Kirk Matura (Go Blue Que) Region 2	5	4370.0
9	IRA Green (Flying G Barbecue) Region 3	5	4100.0
10	Lorenzo Rodriguez (Meat Pimp Bbq) Region 3	3	3862.0

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Brisket

Place	Head Cook	Contests	Points
1	Matt Kaspar (Rapsak BBQ) Region 2	6	5894.0
2	Mark Meade (Texas Star Cookers) Region 2	6	4714.0
3	Aaron Cruz (Jws Services) Region 3	3	4578.0
4	Eddy Morales (The Pitfather BBQ) Region 1	3	4538.0
5	Rita Marczewski (Bet Yur Ash BBQ) Region 2	5	4460.0
6	Jamie Robey (Flirtin’ With Disaster) Region 2	4	4442.0
7	Chad Owens (HitList) Region 2	3	4006.0
8	James Garza (The Republic of 'Que) Region 3	4	3804.0
9	Aaron Lesley (Texas Oil Dust) Region 5	3	3682.0
10	Lorenzo Rodriguez (Meat Pimp Bbq) Region 3	4	3506.0

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Chicken

Place	Head Cook	Contests	Points
1	Rita Marczewski (Bet Yur Ash BBQ) Region 2	4	5450.0
2	Mickey Lang (Bad To The Bone BBQ) Region 2	5	4936.0
3	Randall Kendrick (Hide-A-Way Ranch) Region 2	5	4668.0
4	Jamie Robey (Flirtin’ With Disaster) Region 2	4	4370.0
5	IRA Green (Flying G Barbecue) Region 3	3	4220.0
6	Kirk Matura (Go Blue Que) Region 2	4	3986.0
7	Corey Nelson (The Lonely Gringo) Region 2	4	3876.0
8	Matt Kaspar (Rapsak BBQ) Region 2	3	3836.0
9	Lorenzo Rodriguez (Meat Pimp Bbq) Region 3	3	3662.0
10	Aaron Lesley (Texas Oil Dust) Region 5	3	3582.0

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Pork Spare Ribs

Place	Head Cook	Contests	Points
1	Jamie Beran (Post Oak Cookers) Region 1	5	5352.0
2	Mark Meade (Texas Star Cookers) Region 2	5	5304.0
3	Randall Kendrick (Hide-A-Way Ranch) Region 2	5	5068.0
4	Jamie Robey (Flirtin’ With Disaster) Region 2	4	4270.0
5	Aaron Lesley (Texas Oil Dust) Region 5	3	4182.0
6	Caleb Warden (Kickin Kajun Smokehouse) Region 2	3	4116.0
7	IRA Green (Flying G Barbecue) Region 3	4	4030.0
8	Mickey Lang (Bad To The Bone BBQ) Region 2	5	3908.0
9	Darrin Thumann (Lucky 7 bbq) Region 2	3	3798.0
10	Shawn Moore (Chase-N-Moore Smoke) Region 2	3	3752.0

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2026 Regional COY Standings

Region 1

Place	Head Cook	Points
1	Jamie Beran (Post Oak Cookers)	5052.0
2	Eddy Morales (The Pitfather BBQ)	3738.0
3	James Brooks (Boss BBQ)	2546.0
4	Janna Smelley	1578.0
5	Steve Siebeneicher (Wild Thang Cookers)	1336.0

Region 2

Place	Head Cook	Points
1	Mark Meade (Texas Star Cookers)	5714.0
2	Jamie Robey (Flirtin’ With Disaster)	5580.0
3	Rita Marczewski (Bet Yur Ash BBQ)	5510.0
4	Randall Kendrick (Hide-A-Way Ranch)	5368.0
5	Matt Kaspar (Rapsak BBQ)	4602.0

Region 3

Place	Head Cook	Points
1	IRA Green (Flying G Barbecue)	4100.0
2	Lorenzo Rodriguez (Meat Pimp Bbq)	3862.0
3	Aaron Cruz (Jws Services)	3678.0
4	James Garza (The Republic of 'Que)	3104.0
5	Matias Serrata (Pit Boss Smokers)	2878.0

Region 4

Place	Head Cook	Points
1	Johnny Martinez (BBQ Bandits)	1570.0
2	Richard Garcia (Turn’d Up BBQ)	1308.0
3	Angel Flores (Wicked BBQ)	254.0

Region 5

Place	Head Cook	Points
1	Aaron Lesley (Texas Oil Dust)	4582.0
2	Lindsey Vinson (I’ll tell you later bbq)	3466.0
3	Jacob Fierro (Red Iron Barbecue)	2210.0
4	Scott Fish (Smokers Section BBQ)	2110.0
5	Josh Honea (Smokin’ Barrels BBQ)	1810.0

Out of State

Place	Head Cook	Points
1	Anthony Montez (Nena Q BBQ)	1714.0