2025 COY Overall
Cook of Year standings track points from July 2024 to the end June 2025.
Also see: Summary | Overall | Chicken | Pork Spare Ribs | Brisket
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 |
| 11 | Tom Clarke (JC's Good Ol' Boys) Region 2 | 3 | 1990.0 |
| 12 | Bo Daniel (Totally Bodacious BBQ) Region 3 | 2 | 1928.0 |
| 13 | James Brooks (Boss BBQ) Region 1 | 2 | 1728.0 |
| 14 | Darrin Thumann (Lucky 7 bbq) Region 2 | 2 | 1616.0 |
| 15 | Zach Smith (Meat-Locker Misfits) Region 3 | 1 | 1570.0 |
| 16 | Justin Fortune (On Point BBQ) Region 2 | 1 | 1546.0 |
| 17 | Malcolm Kitchen (All Metal Concepts) Region 3 | 1 | 1482.0 |
| 18 | Leonard Love (Love's The Answer Competition BBQ Team) Region 2 | 1 | 1474.0 |
| 19 | Jesse Wooten (Come and Taste It) Region 2 | 1 | 1440.0 |
| 20 | Matt Kaspar (Rapsak BBQ) Region 2 | 2 | 1410.0 |
| 21 | Ron McLaurin (BBQ Bull Dawgs) Region 3 | 1 | 1382.0 |
| 22 | Raymond Hernandez (No Mas Ponle) Region 3 | 1 | 1282.0 |
| 23 | Jim Simola (Smokin Roses BBQ) Region 3 | 2 | 1210.0 |
| 24 | Cole Clifton (Clifton Chevy Cookers) Region 2 | 1 | 1174.0 |
| 25 | Obie Culp (4C’s BBQ) Region 2 | 1 | 1166.0 |
| 26 | Mark Knott (Knott’s Yo Daddy’s Bbq) Region 1 | 1 | 1150.0 |
| 27 | Mike Tristan (HTX Barbecue) Region 2 | 2 | 1144.0 |
| 28 | Brandon Perryman (Always Forward BBQ) Region 2 | 2 | 1120.0 |
| 29 | Stephen Peacock (The Q House BBQ) Region 1 | 1 | 1066.0 |
| 30 | Paul Whitaker (Scooter's BBQ) Region 5 | 1 | 1050.0 |
| 31 | Gary Phillips (BeefSquatch Bbq) Region 3 | 1 | 970.0 |
| 32 | Jimmie Hammond (Shiner Park Smokers) Region 1 | 1 | 874.0 |
| 33 | John Tyrna (THE CHOPPIG BLOCK) Region 3 | 1 | 840.0 |
| 34 | Jon Barton (Barton BBQ) Region 3 | 1 | 782.0 |
| 35 | Amy Wilson (Crooked Crown Cookers) Region 2 | 1 | 774.0 |
| 36 | Tommy Smith (Bent Nail BBQ) Region 5 | 1 | 750.0 |
| 37 | DAVID LAY (BAD BOYZ BBQ) Region 5 | 1 | 650.0 |
| 38 | Zach Tesch (BDB Bar B Que) Region 2 | 1 | 640.0 |
| 39 | Jared Jones (Just-A-Smokin) Region 1 | 1 | 574.0 |
| 40 | Patrick Wiltse (Swine-01) Region 1 | 1 | 570.0 |
| 41 | Jeremy Cortez (Smoking OCD) Region 5 | 1 | 550.0 |
| 42 | Ace Estrada (Team Titos #2) Region 3 | 1 | 482.0 |
| 43 | Justin Willis (Midsouth Cookers) Region 2 | 1 | 474.0 |
| 44 | Dennis Alvarez (Tito's #4) Region 1 | 1 | 382.0 |
| 45 | Steve Siebeneicher (Wild Thang Cookers) Region 1 | 1 | 374.0 |
| 46 | Steve Thrasher (Pit Pirates BBQ) Region 5 | 1 | 350.0 |
| 47 | Bobby Riggs (Brisket Cases) Region 2 | 1 | 274.0 |
| 48 | Jared Kolar (PLAYIN' WITH FIRE) Region 1 | 1 | 266.0 |
| 49 | Lance Meeks (Lone Star Licious) Region 5 | 1 | 250.0 |
| 50 | David Hernandez (Whatcha Smokin') Region 2 | 1 | 246.0 |
| 51 | Leroy Barrera Jr (DIG IN BBQ) Region 3 | 1 | 240.0 |
| 52 | Lorenzo Rodriguez (Meat Pimp) Region 3 | 1 | 140.0 |
Also see: Summary | Overall | Chicken | Pork Spare Ribs | Brisket