2024 COY Chicken
Cook of Year standings track points from July 2023 to the end of June of 2024.
Also see: Summary | Overall | Chicken | Pork Spare Ribs | Brisket
Chicken
| Place | Head Cook | Contests | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | IRA Green (Flying G Barbcue) Region 3 | 12 | 11158.0 |
| 2 | Randall Kendrick (Hide-A-Way Ranch Cookers) Region 2 | 12 | 10665.0 |
| 3 | Jamie Robey (Texas Smoke) Region 2 | 12 | 10030.0 |
| 4 | Blake Schendel (Alley cats) Region 3 | 12 | 9209.0 |
| 5 | Tony Longoria (Los 239 Grillers) Region 3 | 12 | 8335.0 |
| 6 | Zach Smith (Meat-Locker Misfits) Region 3 | 12 | 8025.0 |
| 7 | Steven Foster (D & S Cookers) Region 3 | 12 | 7378.0 |
| 8 | Sam Friese (TRIPLE UP BBQ) Region 3 | 9 | 6696.0 |
| 9 | Gerald Johnson (Burnin' My Money) Region 3 | 8 | 5340.0 |
| 10 | Robert Smith (First Class BBQ) Region 2 | 7 | 4790.0 |
| 11 | Rita Marczewski (Bet Yur Ash BBQ) Region 2 | 6 | 4594.0 |
| 12 | Mike Gomez (Mike’s Q) Region 1 | 8 | 4424.0 |
| 13 | Matias Serrata (Pit Boss Smokers) Region 3 | 6 | 4385.0 |
| 14 | David Lindquist (No Maintenance) Region 2 | 8 | 4352.0 |
| 15 | Ashley Hoefling (Nastycookers) Region 3 | 5 | 4229.0 |
| 16 | Leroy Barrera Jr (DIG IN BBQ) Region 3 | 5 | 4171.0 |
| 17 | Darrin Thumann (Lucky 7 bbq) Region 2 | 8 | 4101.0 |
| 18 | Tommy Smith (Bent Nail BBQ) Region 5 | 5 | 3636.0 |
| 19 | Ed Foster (9 Finger Q) Region 2 | 5 | 3555.0 |
| 20 | Jimmie Hammond (Shiner Park Smokers) Region 1 | 5 | 3532.0 |
| 21 | Mike Tristan (HTX Barbecue) Region 2 | 4 | 3457.0 |
| 22 | Fidel Sanchez (Somky Cattle) Region 4 | 4 | 3436.0 |
| 23 | Charlie Ruyle (Going South BBQ) Region 3 | 5 | 3381.0 |
| 24 | Lester Perkins (Perkins Creek BBQ) Region 2 | 6 | 3234.0 |
| 25 | Lindsey Vinson (I’ll tell you later bbq) Region 5 | 5 | 3200.0 |
| 26 | Weston Kimball (No Boar BBQ) Region 3 | 7 | 3171.0 |
| 27 | Jon Watson (Southern Boyz BBQ) Region 5 | 3 | 3120.0 |
| 28 | Paul Flores (Nut’n But Smoke Kookers) Region 2 | 4 | 2902.0 |
| 29 | Amy Wilson (Crooked Crown Cookers) Region 2 | 5 | 2882.0 |
| 30 | Carlos Guerra (Smokin’ Dirty) Region 4 | 5 | 2821.0 |
| 31 | Tom Clarke (JC's Good Ol' Boys) Region 2 | 5 | 2744.0 |
| 32 | Robert Foreman (PITSIN' ME OFF BAR-B-QUE) Region 2 | 4 | 2704.0 |
| 33 | Justin Fortune (On Point BBQ) Region 2 | 4 | 2693.0 |
| 34 | Jamie Beran (Post Oak Cookers) Region 1 | 4 | 2644.0 |
| 35 | Cole Clifton (Clifton Chevy Cookers) Region 2 | 4 | 2532.0 |
| 36 | Fernando Ruiz (Texas Family Kookers) Region 2 | 4 | 2530.0 |
| 37 | Erik Torres (UPPERCUT Smokers) Region 5 | 4 | 2528.0 |
| 38 | Michael Gibson Jr (Repeat Offenders BBQ) Region 3 | 4 | 2470.0 |
| 39 | Jim Fly (Sweet Heat BBQ) Region 3 | 3 | 2372.0 |
| 40 | Aaron Lesley (Texas Oil Dust) Region 5 | 3 | 2346.0 |
| 41 | Oscar Garcia (O3 BBQ) Region 4 | 3 | 2282.0 |
| 42 | Chris Henry (Crazy Henry Cookers) Region 2 | 4 | 2242.0 |
| 43 | Michael Sargent Jr (Bubba Fatz BBQ) Region 1 | 2 | 2160.0 |
| 44 | Aaron Bisher (SNQ Bbq) Region 1 | 3 | 2156.0 |
| 45 | Tim Balch (Balch's Blazin BBQ) Region 1 | 2 | 2130.0 |
| 46 | Mickey Lang (Lang’s Bad To The Bone BBQ) Region 2 | 4 | 2096.0 |
| 47 | Sean Leschber (Twisted L BBQ) Region 1 | 2 | 2016.0 |
| 48 | Bo Daniel (Totally Bodacious BBQ) Region 3 | 5 | 2013.0 |
| 49 | Scotty Bryce (East Texas Smokers) Region 1 | 3 | 2012.0 |
| 50 | Gary Kelley (Road Crew Bbq) Region 3 | 2 | 1954.0 |
| 51 | Ted Skinner (Mad Scientist Social Club) Region 2 | 5 | 1950.0 |
| 52 | RUSTY HAVELKA (TEAM WOODY) Region 4 | 3 | 1942.0 |
| 53 | Lance Meeks (Lone Star Licious) Region 5 | 3 | 1936.0 |
| 54 | Liz Shamlian (HotMes!) Region 4 | 2 | 1918.0 |
| 55 | Michael Kovalsky (Three Brisketeers) Region 2 | 2 | 1857.0 |
| 56 | Shawn Trainor (Bottoms Up Smokers) Region 2 | 2 | 1816.0 |
| 57 | John Segura (2 Live Q) Region 3 | 2 | 1810.0 |
| 58 | Phong Vuong (Xtreme Texas Cookers) Region 2 | 2 | 1794.0 |
| 59 | Obie Culp (4C’s BBQ) Region 2 | 3 | 1760.0 |
| 60 | David Glass (Triple J Cookers) Region 3 | 2 | 1759.0 |
| 61 | Rene Sanchez (Double S Smokers) Region 0 | 2 | 1710.0 |
| 62 | Tim Lemon (Y B Legal) Region 1 | 2 | 1694.0 |
| 63 | Rick Mirelez (Lick My Stack Cooking Team) Region 3 | 3 | 1676.0 |
| 64 | Eddy Morales (The Pitfather BBQ) Region 1 | 2 | 1653.0 |
| 65 | Johnny Dunn (Bourbon Cowboy Cookers) Region 2 | 2 | 1642.0 |
| 66 | Ted Koumonduros (SMART ALEX COOKERS) Region 2 | 2 | 1612.0 |
| 67 | Carl Davis (Cast Iron Cookers) Region 3 | 3 | 1596.0 |
| 68 | Chris Wilder (TXBBQAF) Region 2 | 2 | 1582.0 |
| 69 | Zach Tesch (BDB Bar B Que) Region 2 | 2 | 1508.0 |
| 69 | Kevin Ebeling (Smokin' Stache) Region 5 | 4 | 1508.0 |
| 71 | James Pavia (Team Tito's #3) Region 3 | 2 | 1488.0 |
| 72 | John Specion (Real Slow Cookers) Region 2 | 3 | 1477.0 |
| 73 | Steve Siebeneicher (Wild Thang Cookers) Region 1 | 2 | 1467.0 |
| 73 | Brandon Perryman (Always Forward BBQ) Region 2 | 2 | 1467.0 |
| 75 | Trey Fournier (Chokin On Smoke) Region 2 | 2 | 1392.0 |
| 76 | Dennis Alvarez (Tito's #4) Region 1 | 2 | 1379.0 |
| 77 | James Brooks (Boss BBQ) Region 1 | 2 | 1328.0 |
| 78 | Tony Garza (Ironhorse Cooking team) Region 4 | 2 | 1312.0 |
| 79 | Adam Martinez (AMP Cookers) Region 2 | 2 | 1294.0 |
| 80 | Dennis Butterworth (Warpig BBQ) Region 2 | 2 | 1276.0 |
| 81 | David Lape (Camphouse BBQ) Region 3 | 2 | 1263.0 |
| 82 | Jared McCrory (Bearfoot cookers) Region 2 | 2 | 1252.0 |
| 83 | Bill Manning (BJ's Blue Smoke BBQ) Region 2 | 5 | 1224.0 |
| 84 | CLYDE JONES (Wasted Sauce Cookers) Region 2 | 2 | 1206.0 |
| 85 | Caleb Warden (Kickin Kajun Smokehouse) Region 2 | 2 | 1202.0 |
| 85 | Anthony Montez (Nena Q BBQ) Region 99 | 2 | 1202.0 |
| 87 | Patrick Wiltse (Swine-01) Region 1 | 2 | 1188.0 |
| 88 | Jaime Garcia (Jaime Garcia Barbecue Co.) Region 4 | 2 | 1186.0 |
| 89 | Robert Meshell (Hoo Cares Kookers) Region 2 | 1 | 1142.0 |
| 90 | Brandon Kolaja (BBQ PROJECT) Region 2 | 1 | 1110.0 |
| 91 | Jorge Cervantes (Xtreme Heat Kookers) Region 2 | 2 | 1106.0 |
| 92 | Gregory Velasquez (Velasquez bbq) Region 1 | 1 | 1101.0 |
| 93 | Enrique Munoz (Not To Worry BBQ) Region 2 | 2 | 1092.0 |
| 94 | Jose Molina (Gallo Fino) Region 3 | 2 | 1078.0 |
| 95 | Brandon Janecek Region 0 | 1 | 1066.0 |
| 96 | Sean Neely (Pop's Be Smokin') Region 3 | 1 | 1056.0 |
| 97 | Merrick Hager (Smokin Raiders) Region 5 | 1 | 1052.0 |
| 97 | Mac Wimberly (Bloody Arm BBQ) Region 3 | 1 | 1052.0 |
| 99 | Lyle Osadchuk (Lazy Honey Badgers) Region 2 | 2 | 1050.0 |
| 100 | Roland Ruiz (Kill It & Grill It BBQ Team) Region 4 | 1 | 1046.0 |
| 100 | Tino Quezada (Patron Kookers) Region 2 | 1 | 1046.0 |
| 102 | Michael Dobijanski (Coastline Cookers) Region 2 | 1 | 1036.0 |
| 103 | Bryson Beran (Post Oak Cookers 2) Region 1 | 1 | 1034.0 |
| 104 | Tim Kuykendall (Renegade BBQ) Region 1 | 1 | 1032.0 |
| 105 | Dustin Standley (Fired Up BBQ) Region 2 | 2 | 1004.0 |
| 106 | Joe Gutierrez (LGO Cookers) Region 2 | 1 | 1001.0 |
| 107 | Adam Luna (Black Label Smokers) Region 3 | 2 | 992.0 |
| 108 | Kenneth Gibson (Lease Crue Cookers) Region 3 | 1 | 990.0 |
| 108 | Debra Pitts (Rusted Shut BBQ) Region 3 | 1 | 990.0 |
| 110 | Jon Barton (Barton BBQ) Region 3 | 2 | 988.0 |
| 111 | Calvin Gilbert (Cal’s Craft Barbecue) Region 1 | 2 | 986.0 |
| 112 | Greg Phillips (The Smokin Cajun) Region 5 | 2 | 984.0 |
| 113 | JACK BARRETT (Wreck'n Crew Cookers) Region 2 | 1 | 978.0 |
| 114 | Bobby Phillips II (Can't Get Right Cookers) Region 2 | 1 | 976.0 |
| 114 | Mark Mika (CHTR Cooking Crew) Region 3 | 1 | 976.0 |
| 116 | Alfred Hanna (South Texas Stampede) Region 1 | 1 | 966.0 |
| 116 | Ryan Romero (Blue Indigo BBQ) Region 2 | 1 | 966.0 |
| 118 | JESSE GARZA (JESSE'S BBQ CYPRESS, TEXAS) Region 2 | 1 | 956.0 |
| 119 | ROBERT LEAL (HITMEN BAR-B-Q) Region 3 | 1 | 950.0 |
| 120 | BRIDGET RIBSAM (Aces & Eights) Region 1 | 1 | 940.0 |
| 121 | Jose Cano (Pork Lavaca Smokers) Region 3 | 1 | 936.0 |
| 122 | Larry Whitley (White Trash Cookers) Region 2 | 1 | 934.0 |
| 123 | Nick Carter (TEXAS REAPER BARBECUE) Region 3 | 1 | 914.0 |
| 124 | Lance Muzyka (Muzyka & Sons’ BBQ) Region 1 | 2 | 898.0 |
| 125 | Juan Sanchez (BPS Cookers) Region 2 | 1 | 882.0 |
| 126 | John Tyrna (THE CHOPPIG BLOCK) Region 3 | 2 | 874.0 |
| 127 | Ray Chacon (Lago Smokers) Region 3 | 2 | 864.0 |
| 128 | Michael Beezley (Team Fubar) Region 2 | 1 | 862.0 |
| 129 | Willy Richards (KNR pipeline) Region 2 | 1 | 860.0 |
| 130 | Alonzo Cantu (Gulf Coast Smoke) Region 3 | 1 | 856.0 |
| 131 | Jennifer Dizmang Region 5 | 1 | 852.0 |
| 131 | John Escalante (BMF Cookers) Region 2 | 1 | 852.0 |
| 133 | Gary Robertson (Holy Smokers BBQ) Region 5 | 1 | 850.0 |
| 133 | Raul Gonzalez (RG3 smokers) Region 3 | 1 | 850.0 |
| 133 | Cesar Sifuentes (Rubem out kookerz) Region 2 | 1 | 850.0 |
| 136 | Lee Hickel (Redmule's BBQ) Region 3 | 1 | 848.0 |
| 137 | Trey Whitehead (UCI BAR-B-QUE) Region 2 | 1 | 840.0 |
| 137 | Scott Fish (Smokers Section BBQ) Region 0 | 1 | 840.0 |
| 139 | Brenda Friesen (Me, Myself and I) Region 5 | 3 | 836.0 |
| 139 | James Garza (The Republic of 'Que) Region 3 | 1 | 836.0 |
| 139 | Alonzo Franco (Tejas leather & Wood) Region 0 | 1 | 836.0 |
| 142 | Ricky Bocanegra (We Dem Boyz bbq) Region 1 | 1 | 815.0 |
| 143 | John Gonzales (8 Ball Kookers) Region 2 | 1 | 794.0 |
| 144 | Malcolm Kitchen (All Metal Concepts) Region 3 | 1 | 790.0 |
| 145 | James Menotti (Chillin & Grillin Texas BBQ) Region 2 | 1 | 770.0 |
| 146 | Edward Oakes (Dirt Track Cookers) Region 3 | 2 | 769.0 |
| 147 | Justin Schenk (Kubach kookers) Region 3 | 2 | 760.0 |
| 148 | Fritz Scotten (Smoke “N” Wagon) Region 3 | 1 | 758.0 |
| 149 | whitney nix (Gypsy Antler BBQ) Region 5 | 1 | 750.0 |
| 150 | Erik Helbing (Town Market w) Region 3 | 1 | 728.0 |
| 151 | Danny Metting (Metting Q'ers) Region 3 | 2 | 720.0 |
| 152 | Scot Becker (KA BBQ) Region 1 | 1 | 698.0 |
| 153 | Jason Sagmiller (RACE CREW DRUM SMOKERS) Region 2 | 1 | 694.0 |
| 154 | Billy Chandler (chandlers leftovers) Region 3 | 1 | 690.0 |
| 155 | Roger Hernandez (Royal Smoke) Region 3 | 1 | 676.0 |
| 156 | Leonard Love (Love's The Answer Competition BBQ Team) Region 2 | 1 | 666.0 |
| 156 | Jeff Davis (Record Rack BBQ) Region 0 | 1 | 666.0 |
| 158 | Chad Warden (Smoke Therapy) Region 2 | 2 | 652.0 |
| 159 | Clay Wright (Bad Dawg BBQ) Region 2 | 1 | 650.0 |
| 160 | Chris Bailey (Three B Que) Region 2 | 1 | 640.0 |
| 161 | Mel Murphy (Full Metal Pork) Region 1 | 1 | 632.0 |
| 162 | Brock Otto (Silver Bullet Cookers) Region 0 | 1 | 621.0 |
| 163 | Bobby Riggs (Brisket Cases) Region 2 | 1 | 615.0 |
| 164 | Kevin Tinney (Almost Sober Kookers) Region 2 | 2 | 586.0 |
| 165 | Kenneth Steele (Texas Legends BBQ) Region 2 | 2 | 582.0 |
| 166 | Shawn Moore (Chase-N-Moore Smoke) Region 2 | 1 | 576.0 |
| 166 | Nathan Oakes (Smokin Oakes 2.0) Region 3 | 1 | 576.0 |
| 168 | Bob Bryant (Do No Harm) Region 3 | 2 | 571.0 |
| 169 | Chris Brashear (Tiny Wood Cookers) Region 2 | 2 | 566.0 |
| 170 | Chris Olds (Tipsy Brisket) Region 3 | 1 | 562.0 |
| 171 | Matt Kaspar (Rapsak BBQ) Region 0 | 1 | 558.0 |
| 172 | Tony Tenace (All Ways Smokin) Region 2 | 1 | 536.0 |
| 172 | Josh Michelli (Italians Do It Better Cooking Team) Region 0 | 1 | 536.0 |
| 174 | Allen Ayres (Compassion's Fire & Smoke) Region 2 | 2 | 522.0 |
| 175 | Andrew Prieto (Tito's #5) Region 3 | 1 | 478.0 |
| 176 | Eric Rosales (Double R barbecue) Region 3 | 1 | 476.0 |
| 177 | Matthew Fears (Uncle Stabby's) Region 1 | 1 | 470.0 |
| 178 | Thomas Ramirez (Hawg knuckle BBQ) Region 1 | 1 | 466.0 |
| 179 | Andy Bennett (Jimmy D’s Texas BBQ) Region 1 | 1 | 460.0 |
| 180 | Steven Rieger (Kickin Ash) Region 1 | 1 | 454.0 |
| 181 | Jeff Tiffin (Wicked Fast Barbecue) Region 5 | 1 | 450.0 |
| 181 | Chris Meyers (Chug-A-Lug Cookers) Region 2 | 1 | 450.0 |
| 183 | Stephen Peacock (The Q House BBQ) Region 1 | 1 | 432.0 |
| 183 | Donnie Hill (The Right Stuff BBQ) Region 99 | 1 | 432.0 |
| 185 | Justin Unruh (TX Money Muscle BBQ) Region 2 | 1 | 376.0 |
| 186 | Tracy Douthit (Howl at the Moon BBQ) Region 5 | 1 | 364.0 |
| 187 | Randel Johnson (Oakalla Que) Region 1 | 1 | 362.0 |
| 188 | William Hilder (Branding Iron BBQ) Region 0 | 1 | 354.0 |
| 189 | Ricky Branscum (BPOS) Region 5 | 1 | 352.0 |
| 190 | Josh Honea (Smoking Barrels BBQ) Region 5 | 1 | 346.0 |
| 191 | Allison Levee Region 1 | 1 | 337.0 |
| 192 | Gary Phillips (BeefSquatch Bbq) Region 3 | 1 | 336.0 |
| 193 | Robert Santos (Boss Hog Smokers) Region 3 | 1 | 330.0 |
| 194 | Brad Olenick (Burnin' Money) Region 2 | 1 | 305.0 |
| 195 | scott mohon (Road Kill Kookers) Region 2 | 1 | 298.0 |
| 196 | Samantha Daniel (Buckle Up BBQ) Region 3 | 1 | 276.0 |
| 196 | Bryan Bauch (Lonesome Grub BBQ) Region 3 | 1 | 276.0 |
| 198 | Stephen Rozycki (Full belly smokers) Region 2 | 1 | 266.0 |
| 199 | Chuck Aleksines (Rockin A Grilling Supplies) Region 1 | 1 | 262.0 |
| 200 | Martin Silva (Texas Grill Master) Region 3 | 1 | 258.0 |
| 201 | Amy King (Brisket and Broken Dreams) Region 1 | 1 | 254.0 |
| 202 | Ed Myers (M&M Cookers) Region 2 | 1 | 246.0 |
| 203 | FRED Lozano (Suavecito) Region 4 | 1 | 242.0 |
| 204 | Jeffrey Guerrero (Smokin' Pickle) Region 3 | 1 | 236.0 |
| 205 | Ron Garcia (Big Ron's Rub) Region 2 | 1 | 234.0 |
| 206 | Brandon Blain (BRB Concepts) Region 3 | 1 | 209.0 |
| 207 | Curt Harbers (CC's Country BBQ) Region 2 | 1 | 205.0 |
| 208 | Paul Schindler (PS I Love BBQ) Region 1 | 1 | 198.0 |
| 209 | Todd Nelson (DOUBLE BARREL COOKERS) Region 2 | 1 | 194.0 |
| 210 | Jonathan Conely (90 Proof BBQ) Region 1 | 1 | 178.0 |
| 211 | Johstin Williams (Dream Legacy BBQ) Region 1 | 1 | 162.0 |
| 212 | Donnie Howard (Twisted D Cookers) Region 3 | 1 | 156.0 |
| 213 | jereme skrabanek (Big slick cooker) Region 2 | 1 | 152.0 |
| 214 | Mariah Schroeder (Smokin' Peaches) Region 3 | 1 | 128.0 |
Also see: Summary | Overall | Chicken | Pork Spare Ribs | Brisket