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 | Zach Smith (Meat-Locker Misfits) Region 3 | 12 | 15990.0 |
| 2 | Randall Kendrick (Hide-A-Way Ranch Cookers) Region 2 | 12 | 15882.0 |
| 3 | Jamie Robey (Flirtin’ With Disaster) Region 2 | 12 | 14980.0 |
| 4 | Gerald Johnson (Burnin' My Money) Region 3 | 12 | 14742.0 |
| 5 | Steven Foster (D & S Cookers) Region 3 | 12 | 14464.0 |
| 6 | IRA Green (Flying G Barbecue) Region 3 | 11 | 12014.0 |
| 7 | Matt Kaspar (Rapsak BBQ) Region 2 | 11 | 10422.0 |
| 8 | Ed Foster (9 Finger Q) Region 2 | 7 | 10180.0 |
| 9 | Rita Marczewski (Bet Yur Ash BBQ) Region 2 | 10 | 9214.0 |
| 10 | Weston Kimball (No Boar BBQ) Region 3 | 9 | 9198.0 |
| 11 | Leroy Barrera Jr (DIG IN BBQ) Region 3 | 8 | 9090.0 |
| 12 | Gary Phillips (BeefSquatch Bbq) Region 3 | 9 | 8924.0 |
| 13 | Ted Skinner (Mad Scientist Social Club) Region 2 | 9 | 8872.0 |
| 14 | Paul Flores (Nut’n But Smoke Kookers) Region 2 | 9 | 8242.0 |
| 15 | Obie Culp (4C’s BBQ) Region 2 | 7 | 8004.0 |
| 16 | Charles Kramer (LoneStar SmokeStacks) Region 2 | 7 | 7728.0 |
| 17 | Kirk Matura (Go Blue Que) Region 2 | 8 | 7166.0 |
| 18 | Stephen Rozycki (Full belly smokers) Region 2 | 6 | 6968.0 |
| 19 | Darrin Thumann (Lucky 7 bbq) Region 2 | 9 | 6906.0 |
| 20 | Brandon Perryman (Always Forward BBQ) Region 2 | 8 | 6354.0 |
| 21 | Justin Fortune (On Point BBQ) Region 2 | 4 | 6092.0 |
| 22 | Mickey Lang (Lang’s Bad To The Bone BBQ) Region 2 | 6 | 6070.0 |
| 23 | Bo Daniel (Totally Bodacious BBQ) Region 3 | 6 | 6008.0 |
| 24 | Blake Schendel (Alley cats) Region 3 | 5 | 5650.0 |
| 25 | Tom Clarke (JC's Good Ol' Boys) Region 2 | 7 | 5628.0 |
| 26 | Carl Davis (Cast Iron Cookers) Region 3 | 5 | 5578.0 |
| 27 | Craig Oakes (Pimpin ain’t easy) Region 2 | 5 | 5104.0 |
| 28 | Leonard Love (Love's The Answer Competition BBQ Team) Region 2 | 5 | 5094.0 |
| 29 | John Tyrna (THE CHOPPIG BLOCK) Region 3 | 5 | 4922.0 |
| 30 | Ron Garcia (Big Ron's Rub) Region 2 | 4 | 4826.0 |
| 31 | Vince Colonnetta (Smoking Wizards) Region 2 | 5 | 4764.0 |
| 32 | Enrique Munoz (Not To Worry BBQ) Region 2 | 4 | 4684.0 |
| 33 | Bobby Riggs (Brisket Cases) Region 2 | 5 | 4630.0 |
| 34 | Shawn Trainor (Bottoms Up Smokers) Region 2 | 5 | 4416.0 |
| 35 | Matias Serrata (Pit Boss Smokers) Region 3 | 4 | 4402.0 |
| 36 | Cole Clifton (Clifton Chevy Cookers) Region 2 | 5 | 4372.0 |
| 37 | Cole Bradford (B-Man’s BBQ) Region 5 | 3 | 4212.0 |
| 38 | Mike Tristan (HTX Barbecue) Region 2 | 5 | 4064.0 |
| 39 | Bill Manning (BJ's Blue Smoke BBQ) Region 2 | 6 | 4010.0 |
| 40 | Corey Nelson (The Lonely Gringo) Region 2 | 4 | 4000.0 |
| 41 | Jaime Garcia (Jaime Garcia Barbecue Co.) Region 2 | 4 | 3802.0 |
| 42 | Fernando Ruiz (Texas Family Kookers) Region 2 | 4 | 3792.0 |
| 43 | Aaron Lesley (Texas Oil Dust) Region 5 | 3 | 3682.0 |
| 44 | Shawn Moore (Chase-N-Moore Smoke) Region 2 | 3 | 3670.0 |
| 45 | Jim Fly (Sweet Heat BBQ) Region 3 | 5 | 3642.0 |
| 46 | Mike Gomez (Mike’s Q) Region 1 | 4 | 3528.0 |
| 47 | Johnny Ramirez III (Grilla Warfare) Region 3 | 4 | 3396.0 |
| 48 | James Brooks (Boss BBQ) Region 1 | 4 | 3362.0 |
| 49 | Steve Thrasher (Pit Pirates BBQ) Region 5 | 3 | 3240.0 |
| 50 | DAVID LAY (BAD BOYZ BBQ) Region 5 | 3 | 3134.0 |
| 51 | Sam Friese (TRIPLE UP BBQ) Region 3 | 4 | 3050.0 |
| 52 | Scotty Bryce (East Texas Smokers) Region 1 | 2 | 3008.0 |
| 53 | Tino Quezada (Patron Kookers) Region 2 | 3 | 3000.0 |
| 54 | Brian Yates (1484 Front Porch Cookers) Region 2 | 2 | 2858.0 |
| 55 | Brandon Kolaja (BBQ PROJECT) Region 2 | 2 | 2852.0 |
| 56 | Chris Brashear (KG Kookers) Region 2 | 3 | 2816.0 |
| 57 | David Glass (Triple J Cookers) Region 3 | 2 | 2610.0 |
| 57 | Steve Siebeneicher (Wild Thang Cookers) Region 1 | 3 | 2610.0 |
| 59 | Adam Luna (Black Label Smokers) Region 3 | 2 | 2546.0 |
| 60 | Allen Prothro (Ice Cold Cookers) Region 2 | 2 | 2502.0 |
| 60 | Buddy Northrup (Big Boys BBQ) Region 2 | 3 | 2502.0 |
| 62 | Steven Cantu (Cantu barbecue) Region 3 | 4 | 2498.0 |
| 63 | Aaron Cruz (Jws Services) Region 3 | 2 | 2480.0 |
| 64 | Alex Castro (Q’ston barbecue) Region 2 | 2 | 2462.0 |
| 65 | Sean Larkin (The Dirty Underwear Gang) Region 2 | 2 | 2418.0 |
| 66 | Bryson Beran (Sauced Birdies BBQ) Region 1 | 2 | 2410.0 |
| 67 | Edward Oakes (Dirt Track Cookers) Region 3 | 3 | 2270.0 |
| 68 | James Menotti (Chillin & Grillin Texas BBQ) Region 2 | 2 | 2254.0 |
| 69 | Malcolm Kitchen (All Metal Concepts) Region 3 | 2 | 2248.0 |
| 70 | Jorge Cervantes (Xtreme Heat Kookers) Region 2 | 2 | 2228.0 |
| 71 | Eric Quezada (Kinfolk Cookers) Region 2 | 3 | 2206.0 |
| 72 | David Dunn (TX BBQ HUB) Region 2 | 2 | 2082.0 |
| 73 | Ashley Hoefling (Nastycookers) Region 3 | 2 | 2028.0 |
| 74 | Michael Gibson Jr (Repeat Offenders BBQ) Region 3 | 4 | 1988.0 |
| 75 | Clay Wright (Bad Dawg BBQ) Region 2 | 2 | 1882.0 |
| 76 | Bobby Salazar (Suavecito BBQ) Region 4 | 2 | 1880.0 |
| 77 | Tyler Parker (Gringo Jalapeño) Region 5 | 2 | 1874.0 |
| 78 | David Hernandez (Whatcha Smokin') Region 2 | 3 | 1866.0 |
| 79 | Justin Flores (Family Grillers) Region 3 | 3 | 1860.0 |
| 80 | Jim Simola (Smokin Roses BBQ) Region 3 | 3 | 1844.0 |
| 81 | Jamie Beran (Post Oak Cookers) Region 1 | 3 | 1792.0 |
| 82 | Ben Asebedo (Boss Crane) Region 3 | 2 | 1780.0 |
| 83 | Lindsey Vinson (I’ll tell you later bbq) Region 5 | 3 | 1756.0 |
| 84 | David Lindquist (No Maintenance) Region 2 | 2 | 1632.0 |
| 85 | Bobby Phillips II (Can't Get Right Cookers) Region 2 | 1 | 1606.0 |
| 86 | Mark Knott (Knott’s Yo Daddy’s Bbq) Region 1 | 2 | 1602.0 |
| 87 | Nathan Oakes (Smokin Oakes 2.0) Region 3 | 2 | 1598.0 |
| 88 | Sergio Aguillon (South West Texas Bbq) Region 5 | 1 | 1596.0 |
| 89 | Jimmie Hammond (Shiner Park Smokers) Region 1 | 2 | 1592.0 |
| 90 | Dennis Butterworth (Warpig BBQ) Region 2 | 2 | 1564.0 |
| 91 | Rudy Morales (Crafted Que) Region 3 | 2 | 1562.0 |
| 92 | Gary Robertson (Holy Smokers BBQ) Region 5 | 1 | 1552.0 |
| 93 | Chad Owens (HitList) Region 2 | 1 | 1544.0 |
| 94 | Alonzo Cantu (Gulf Coast Smoke) Region 3 | 1 | 1542.0 |
| 94 | Raul Gonzalez (RG3 Smokers) Region 3 | 1 | 1542.0 |
| 96 | Fidel Sanchez (Somky Cattle) Region 4 | 1 | 1534.0 |
| 97 | James Patterson (Wood Hook BBQ) Region 99 | 1 | 1532.0 |
| 98 | Fred Robles (Rio Valley BBQ) Region 4 | 1 | 1518.0 |
| 99 | Mike Robertson (The Miller Lite Bunch) Region 2 | 1 | 1468.0 |
| 100 | Jesse Wooten (Come and Taste It) Region 2 | 1 | 1440.0 |
| 101 | John Escalante (BMF Cookers) Region 2 | 1 | 1402.0 |
| 102 | Ron McLaurin (BBQ Bull Dawgs) Region 3 | 1 | 1382.0 |
| 103 | Poochy Kridler (Come and Take It Cookers) Region 3 | 1 | 1366.0 |
| 104 | Ray Chacon (Lago Smokers) Region 3 | 1 | 1340.0 |
| 105 | John Segura (2 Live Q) Region 3 | 1 | 1338.0 |
| 106 | Richard Garcia (Turn’d Up BBQ) Region 4 | 1 | 1328.0 |
| 107 | Raymond Hernandez (No Mas Ponle) Region 3 | 1 | 1282.0 |
| 108 | Brandon Janecek Region 2 | 1 | 1280.0 |
| 109 | wayne schindler (POP POP BBQ) Region 2 | 1 | 1274.0 |
| 110 | Paul Schindler (PS I Love BBQ) Region 1 | 1 | 1252.0 |
| 111 | Jonathan Flores (Double J’s BBQ) Region 3 | 2 | 1182.0 |
| 112 | Lester Perkins (Perkins Creek BBQ) Region 2 | 2 | 1178.0 |
| 113 | James Garza (The Republic of 'Que) Region 3 | 1 | 1168.0 |
| 114 | Scott Walters (Sweet Heat BBQ) Region 1 | 1 | 1154.0 |
| 115 | Salomon Hernandez (HD BBQ) Region 5 | 1 | 1152.0 |
| 115 | Tim Balch (Balch's Blazin BBQ) Region 1 | 1 | 1152.0 |
| 115 | Jonathon Brunet (J-B-Q) Region 99 | 1 | 1152.0 |
| 118 | Jose Ramirez (Light It Up BBQ) Region 3 | 1 | 1134.0 |
| 119 | CLYDE JONES (Wasted Sauce Cookers) Region 2 | 1 | 1130.0 |
| 120 | Don Canterbury (We B Smokin') Region 2 | 1 | 1094.0 |
| 121 | Grady Speed (Grade A BBQ) Region 3 | 1 | 1082.0 |
| 122 | Justin Perry (Just 1 More) Region 2 | 1 | 1068.0 |
| 123 | Stephen Peacock (The Q House BBQ) Region 1 | 1 | 1066.0 |
| 124 | Donnie Hill (The Right Stuff BBQ) Region 99 | 1 | 1060.0 |
| 125 | Trey Fournier (Chokin On Smoke) Region 2 | 1 | 1056.0 |
| 126 | Paul Whitaker (Scooter's BBQ) Region 5 | 1 | 1050.0 |
| 127 | Steve Lopez (Maiden Texas) Region 3 | 2 | 1032.0 |
| 128 | Arnold Garza (Texas Pit Stop BBQ) Region 2 | 1 | 1026.0 |
| 129 | Jeremy Knippa (TGB BBQ) Region 2 | 1 | 1000.0 |
| 130 | Cody Lubyinesky (B&K Cookers) Region 3 | 1 | 990.0 |
| 131 | jereme skrabanek (Big slick cooker) Region 2 | 2 | 986.0 |
| 132 | Brandon Morgan (Gametime Cookers) Region 2 | 1 | 958.0 |
| 133 | Josh Michelli (Italians Do It Better Cooking Team) Region 99 | 2 | 950.0 |
| 134 | Josh Dillon (Rub Me Raw BBQ) Region 99 | 1 | 932.0 |
| 135 | Freddy Ramos (Eat My Meat Cookers) Region 2 | 1 | 930.0 |
| 136 | Jonathan Conely (90 Proof BBQ) Region 1 | 1 | 896.0 |
| 137 | Dwain Garber (Mid-Coast Cookers) Region 3 | 1 | 890.0 |
| 138 | Lorenzo Rodriguez (Meat Pimp) Region 3 | 2 | 886.0 |
| 139 | Jeffrey Guerrero (Smokin' Pickle) Region 3 | 1 | 868.0 |
| 140 | Mathieu Schley (Diamond B Smokers) Region 3 | 1 | 854.0 |
| 141 | Anthony Montez (Nena Q BBQ) Region 99 | 1 | 852.0 |
| 142 | David Villarreal (No Le Hace Cookers) Region 3 | 1 | 818.0 |
| 143 | Jon Barton (Barton BBQ) Region 3 | 1 | 782.0 |
| 144 | Amy Wilson (Crooked Crown Cookers) Region 2 | 1 | 774.0 |
| 145 | Tommy Smith (Bent Nail BBQ) Region 5 | 1 | 750.0 |
| 146 | LOUI JAIMES (Los Angeles BBQ) Region 4 | 1 | 740.0 |
| 147 | Brian Gunterman (Double Dun Ranch BBQ) Region 99 | 1 | 732.0 |
| 148 | Stacy Zimmerlee (Rockin Z bbq) Region 1 | 1 | 730.0 |
| 149 | Danny Metting (Metting Q'ers) Region 3 | 1 | 726.0 |
| 150 | Lance Meeks (Lone Star Licious) Region 5 | 2 | 702.0 |
| 151 | Robert Shadle (SmokeEaters BarBQ) Region 3 | 1 | 680.0 |
| 152 | Justin Schenk (Kubach kookers) Region 3 | 1 | 666.0 |
| 153 | Lee Hickel (Redmule's BBQ) Region 3 | 1 | 654.0 |
| 154 | Robert Santos (Boss Hog Smokers) Region 3 | 1 | 644.0 |
| 155 | Zach Tesch (BDB Bar B Que) Region 2 | 1 | 640.0 |
| 156 | Kevin Tinney (Almost Sober Kookers) Region 2 | 1 | 612.0 |
| 157 | Greg Brenham (Third Coast Cookers) Region 2 | 1 | 606.0 |
| 158 | Brandon Blain (BRB Concepts) Region 3 | 1 | 590.0 |
| 159 | Robert Foreman (PITSIN' ME OFF BAR-B-QUE) Region 2 | 2 | 580.0 |
| 160 | Jared Jones (Just-A-Smokin) Region 1 | 1 | 574.0 |
| 161 | Patrick Wiltse (Swine-01) Region 1 | 1 | 570.0 |
| 162 | Erik Torres (UPPERCUT Smokers) Region 5 | 1 | 552.0 |
| 163 | Jeremy Cortez (Smoking OCD) Region 5 | 1 | 550.0 |
| 164 | Chris Coble Region 1 | 1 | 542.0 |
| 165 | Anthony Ceballos (Del Rancho) Region 2 | 1 | 540.0 |
| 166 | Seth Henrichsen (Meat Candy Que) Region 2 | 1 | 538.0 |
| 167 | Ozzie Trevino (Let It Ride Smokers) Region 2 | 1 | 494.0 |
| 168 | John Garcia (Bad Boyz BBQ) Region 3 | 1 | 484.0 |
| 169 | Rick Mirelez (Lick My Stack Cooking Team) Region 3 | 2 | 482.0 |
| 169 | Ace Estrada (Team Titos #2) Region 3 | 1 | 482.0 |
| 171 | Justin Willis (Midsouth Cookers) Region 2 | 1 | 474.0 |
| 172 | Alfred Hanna (South Texas Stampede) Region 1 | 1 | 468.0 |
| 173 | Kyle Hernandez (That Oil Money BBQ) Region 5 | 1 | 450.0 |
| 174 | RUSTY HAVELKA (TEAM WOODY) Region 4 | 1 | 442.0 |
| 174 | Donnie Howard (Twisted D Cookers) Region 3 | 1 | 442.0 |
| 174 | Bill Grojean (Kev's BBQ Krew) Region 2 | 1 | 442.0 |
| 177 | Domingo Salinas Jr (Que Suave Bbq) Region 3 | 1 | 440.0 |
| 178 | Gary Rigamonti (Trophy Hunters) Region 3 | 1 | 438.0 |
| 179 | Kevin Ebeling (Smokin' Stache) Region 5 | 1 | 430.0 |
| 180 | Dalton Thumann (Kuff Em Kookers) Region 2 | 1 | 406.0 |
| 181 | Lyle Osadchuk (Lazy Honey Badgers) Region 2 | 1 | 400.0 |
| 182 | Dennis Alvarez (Tito's #4) Region 1 | 1 | 382.0 |
| 183 | Michael Kovalsky (Three Brisketeers) Region 2 | 1 | 352.0 |
| 183 | Johstin Williams (Dream Legacy BBQ) Region 1 | 1 | 352.0 |
| 185 | Carlos Dominguez Jr (Tactical Cookers) Region 2 | 1 | 348.0 |
| 186 | Sonny Arredondo (Arredondo’s BBQ) Region 3 | 1 | 344.0 |
| 187 | Richard Fregia (Kommunity Kookers) Region 2 | 1 | 340.0 |
| 188 | Richard Ivins (Wizard Cookers) Region 2 | 1 | 274.0 |
| 189 | Adam Martinez (AMP Cookers) Region 2 | 1 | 266.0 |
| 189 | Jared Kolar (PLAYIN' WITH FIRE) Region 1 | 1 | 266.0 |
| 191 | Johnny Dunn (Bourbon Cowboy Cookers) Region 2 | 1 | 256.0 |
| 192 | Calvin Gilbert (Cal’s Craft Barbecue) Region 1 | 1 | 254.0 |
| 193 | Sean Neely (Pop's Be Smokin') Region 3 | 1 | 242.0 |
| 194 | Kenneth Gibson (Lease Crue Cookers) Region 3 | 1 | 238.0 |
| 195 | Nate Ward (Bonemaker Outdoors) Region 99 | 1 | 232.0 |
| 196 | Trey Grange (Hell Raisin’ Cookers) Region 2 | 1 | 168.0 |
| 197 | Sean Leschber (Twisted L BBQ) Region 1 | 1 | 152.0 |
| 198 | Juan Sanchez (BPS Cookers) Region 2 | 1 | 144.0 |
| 199 | John Miller (Bionic BBQ) Region 5 | 1 | 130.0 |
Also see: Summary | Overall | Chicken | Pork Spare Ribs | Brisket