2025 COY Pork Spare Ribs
Cook of Year standings track points from July 2024 to the end of June 2025.
Also see: Summary | Overall | Chicken | Pork Spare Ribs | Brisket
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 |
| 11 | Mike Tristan (HTX Barbecue) Region 2 | 2 | 1644.0 |
| 12 | Paul Flores (Nut’n But Smoke Kookers) Region 2 | 2 | 1620.0 |
| 13 | David Glass (Triple J Cookers) Region 3 | 2 | 1610.0 |
| 14 | Brandon Perryman (Always Forward BBQ) Region 2 | 1 | 1574.0 |
| 15 | Zach Smith (Meat-Locker Misfits) Region 3 | 1 | 1570.0 |
| 16 | James Brooks (Boss BBQ) Region 1 | 1 | 1546.0 |
| 17 | Jesse Wooten (Come and Taste It) Region 2 | 1 | 1540.0 |
| 18 | Bo Daniel (Totally Bodacious BBQ) Region 3 | 1 | 1482.0 |
| 19 | Jared Kolar (PLAYIN' WITH FIRE) Region 1 | 1 | 1466.0 |
| 20 | Justin Fortune (On Point BBQ) Region 2 | 1 | 1446.0 |
| 21 | Raymond Hernandez (No Mas Ponle) Region 3 | 1 | 1382.0 |
| 22 | Cole Clifton (Clifton Chevy Cookers) Region 2 | 1 | 1374.0 |
| 23 | Malcolm Kitchen (All Metal Concepts) Region 3 | 1 | 1282.0 |
| 24 | Jim Simola (Smokin Roses BBQ) Region 3 | 1 | 1240.0 |
| 25 | Eddie Medrano (TX BBQ Depot) Region 3 | 1 | 1182.0 |
| 26 | Jose Cano (Pork Lavaca Smokers) Region 3 | 1 | 1170.0 |
| 27 | Zach Tesch (BDB Bar B Que) Region 2 | 1 | 1140.0 |
| 28 | Michael URESTE (Salty DAWGS cookers) Region 3 | 1 | 1070.0 |
| 29 | Jeremy Cortez (Smoking OCD) Region 5 | 1 | 1050.0 |
| 30 | Shawn Trainor (Bottoms Up Smokers) Region 2 | 1 | 974.0 |
| 31 | Mark Knott (Knott’s Yo Daddy’s Bbq) Region 1 | 1 | 950.0 |
| 32 | James Garza (The Republic of 'Que) Region 3 | 1 | 882.0 |
| 33 | John McCage (Pearl Snaps BBQ) Region 1 | 1 | 766.0 |
| 34 | Ace Estrada (Team Titos #2) Region 3 | 1 | 682.0 |
| 35 | Lorenzo Rodriguez (Meat Pimp) Region 3 | 1 | 640.0 |
| 36 | Paul Whitaker (Scooter's BBQ) Region 5 | 1 | 550.0 |
| 37 | John Tyrna (THE CHOPPIG BLOCK) Region 3 | 1 | 540.0 |
| 38 | Jon Barton (Barton BBQ) Region 3 | 1 | 482.0 |
| 39 | Steve Thrasher (Pit Pirates BBQ) Region 5 | 1 | 450.0 |
| 40 | Ron McLaurin (BBQ Bull Dawgs) Region 3 | 1 | 382.0 |
| 41 | Jared Jones (Just-A-Smokin) Region 1 | 1 | 374.0 |
| 42 | Lance Meeks (Lone Star Licious) Region 5 | 1 | 350.0 |
| 43 | Mike Robertson (The Lite Bunch) Region 2 | 1 | 270.0 |
| 44 | Tommy Smith (Bent Nail BBQ) Region 5 | 1 | 250.0 |
| 45 | Brock Otto (Silver Bullet Cookers) Region 2 | 1 | 246.0 |
| 46 | Dennis Alvarez (Tito's #4) Region 1 | 1 | 182.0 |
| 47 | Steve Siebeneicher (Wild Thang Cookers) Region 1 | 1 | 174.0 |
| 48 | Kevin Tinney (Almost Sober Kookers) Region 2 | 1 | 170.0 |
| 49 | Kevin Ebeling (Smokin' Stache) Region 5 | 1 | 150.0 |
| 50 | Leroy Barrera Jr (DIG IN BBQ) Region 3 | 1 | 140.0 |
Also see: Summary | Overall | Chicken | Pork Spare Ribs | Brisket