2020 Cook of the Year
Cook of Year standings track points from July 2019 to July of 2020. The final totals are presented below.
Phillip Breeden
Overall Points: 1st – 12,063
Chicken: 9th – 9,035
Ribs: 1st – 11,025
Brisket: 1st – 11,811
Overall
| Place | Head Cook | Contests | Points |
| 1 | Phil Breeden | 12 | 12063 |
| 2 | Lee Hickel | 12 | 11631 |
| 3 | William Purvis | 12 | 11600 |
| 4 | Jason Sagmiller | 12 | 11549 |
| 5 | Tommy Smith | 12 | 11532 |
| 6 | Aaron Lesley | 12 | 11239 |
| 7 | Allan Freeman | 12 | 11127 |
| 8 | Hector Cantu | 12 | 10874 |
| 9 | Chuck Long | 12 | 10836 |
| 10 | Jerry Cardenas | 12 | 10695 |
Chicken
| Place | Head Cook | Contests | Points |
| 1 | Jerry Cardenas | 12 | 10494 |
| 2 | Allan Freeman | 12 | 10477 |
| 3 | Chuck Long | 12 | 10424 |
| 4 | Lee Hickel | 12 | 10257 |
| 5 | Matias Serrata | 12 | 10037 |
| 6 | William Purvis | 12 | 10014 |
| 7 | Tommy Smith | 12 | 9706 |
| 8 | Jason Sagmiller | 12 | 9212 |
| 9 | Phil Breeden | 12 | 9035 |
| 10 | Hector Cantu | 11 | 8784 |
Ribs
| Place | Head Cook | Contests | Points |
| 1 | Phil Breeden | 12 | 11025 |
| 2 | William Purvis | 12 | 10605 |
| 3 | Fred Robles | 12 | 10579 |
| 4 | Hector Cantu | 11 | 10220 |
| 5 | Danny Luera | 12 | 9971 |
| 6 | Jim Fly | 12 | 9780 |
| 7 | Tommy Smith | 12 | 9772 |
| 8 | Matias Serrata | 12 | 9714 |
| 9 | Adam Martinez | 12 | 9595 |
| 10 | Paul Martinez | 12 | 9589 |
Brisket
| Place | Head Cook | Contests | Points |
| 1 | Phil Breeden | 12 | 11811 |
| 2 | Allan Freeman | 12 | 11618 |
| 3 | Lee Hickel | 12 | 11403 |
| 4 | Tommy Smith | 12 | 10716 |
| 5 | Aaron Lesley | 12 | 10527 |
| 6 | William Purvis | 12 | 10024 |
| 7 | Chuck Long | 12 | 10010 |
| 8 | Ira Green | 12 | 9671 |
| 9 | Matias Serrata | 12 | 9051 |
| 10 | Cody Malin | 12 | 8838 |
2020 Regional Cook of the Year
Region 1
| Place | Head Cook | Contests |
| 1 | Cody Malin (Smokin’ Aces BBQ) | 6970 |
| 2 | Dwayne Turnbo (Steel Smoke) | 6546 |
| 3 | Gene Pipes (Smokin Pipes BBQ) | 6124 |
| 4 | Darrell Marek (Country Cookers) | 6014 |
| 5 | Ed Faulder (Big Ed BBQ) | 5590 |
Region 2
| Place | Head Cook | Contests |
| 1 | Phil Breeden (Lucky Charms) | 12063 |
| 2 | William Purvis (Chicken Fried BBQ) | 11600 |
| 3 | Jason Sagmiller (RACE CREW BBQ) | 11549 |
| 4 | Allan Freeman (Chickapicow) | 11127 |
| 5 | Paul Martinez (Po’Meskin Cookers) | 8880 |
Region 3
| Place | Head Cook | Contests |
| 1 | Lee Hickel (Redmule’s Bad Ass BBQ) | 11631 |
| 2 | Matias Serrata (Pit Boss Smokers) | 10345 |
| 3 | Ira Green (Flying G Barbcue) | 10152 |
| 4 | Jim Fly (Sweet Heat BBQ) | 9030 |
| 5 | Grady Speed (Grade A BBQ) | 5732 |
Region 4
| Place | Head Cook | Contests |
| 1 | Hector Cantu (BBQ-HOLICS) | 10874 |
| 2 | Jerry Cardenas (Loaded Smoke) | 10695 |
| 3 | Fred Robles (Rio Valley Meat) | 10250 |
| 4 | Danny Luera (Inhognito) | 9399 |
| 5 | Steve Shamlian (Team SAS) | 7734 |
Region 5
| Place | Head Cook | Contests |
| 1 | Tommy Smith (Bent Nail BBQ) | 11532 |
| 2 | Aaron Lesley (Texas Oil Dust) | 11239 |
| 3 | Chuck Long (Texas Rebel Smokehouse) | 10836 |
| 4 | Paul Whitaker (Scooter’s BBQ) | 6563 |
| 5 | Kevin Newton (Figgy’s Q) | 4961 |
Out-of-State
| Place | Head Cook | Contests |
| 1 | Mike Steele (Pigs & Cows Gone Wild) | 3013 |
| 2 | Randall Kendrick (Hide-A-Way Ranch Cookers) | 2014 |
| 3 | Damon Blue (Babee’ Blue’s BBQ) | 850 |
| 4 | Cam Day (Elk Creek BBQ) | 844 |
| 5 | Adam Gautreau (Adam Gautreau) | 794 |