2025 COY Overall

Cook of Year standings track points from July 2024 to the end June 2025. 

Overall

PlaceHead CookContestsPoints
1IRA Green (Flying G Barbecue) Region 31218312.0
2Randall Kendrick (Hide-A-Way Ranch Cookers) Region 21217602.0
3Jamie Robey (Flirtin’ With Disaster) Region 21217090.0
4Zach Smith (Meat-Locker Misfits) Region 31217066.0
5Gerald Johnson (Burnin' My Money) Region 31216674.0
6Leroy Barrera Jr (DIG IN BBQ) Region 31216102.0
7Steven Foster (D & S Cookers) Region 31215934.0
8Weston Kimball (No Boar BBQ) Region 31215800.0
9Rita Marczewski (Bet Yur Ash BBQ) Region 21215716.0
10Charles Kramer (LoneStar SmokeStacks) Region 21215454.0
11Kirk Matura (Go Blue Que) Region 21215168.0
12Matt Kaspar (Rapsak BBQ) Region 21213850.0
13Obie Culp (4C’s BBQ) Region 21213322.0
14Corey Nelson (The Lonely Gringo) Region 21212400.0
15Paul Flores (Nut’n But Smoke Kookers) Region 21212338.0
16Cole Bradford (B-Man’s BBQ) Region 51112162.0
17Gary Phillips (BeefSquatch Bbq) Region 31212080.0
18Mickey Lang (Bad To The Bone BBQ) Region 21212072.0
19Darrin Thumann (Lucky 7 bbq) Region 21211076.0
20Aaron Cruz (Jws Services) Region 3810826.0
21Cole Clifton (Clifton Chevy Cookers) Region 21110610.0
22Ted Skinner (Mad Scientist Social Club) Region 21110464.0
23Stephen Rozycki (Full belly smokers) Region 2910222.0
24Ed Foster (9 Finger Q) Region 2710180.0
25Blake Schendel (Alley cats) Region 3910152.0
26Justin Fortune (On Point BBQ) Region 289730.0
27Shawn Moore (Chase-N-Moore Smoke) Region 279306.0
28Brandon Perryman (Always Forward BBQ) Region 2119198.0
29Salomon Hernandez (HD BBQ) Region 598902.0
30Shawn Trainor (Bottoms Up Smokers) Region 2108788.0
31Lindsey Vinson (I’ll tell you later bbq) Region 598740.0
32Tom Clarke (JC's Good Ol' Boys) Region 2108392.0
33Adam Luna (Black Label Smokers) Region 388312.0
34Mike Tristan (HTX Barbecue) Region 288244.0
35Bo Daniel (Totally Bodacious BBQ) Region 388164.0
36D'Kota Dixon (West Texas Smoke) Region 568096.0
37Edward Oakes (Dirt Track Cookers) Region 388072.0
38Ben Asebedo (Boss Crane) Region 377842.0
39Brandon Janecek Region 287770.0
40Leonard Love (Love's The Answer Competition BBQ Team) Region 287478.0
41Vince Colonnetta (Smoking Wizards) Region 287460.0
42Bill Manning (BJ's Blue Smoke BBQ) Region 2127356.0
43John Tyrna (THE CHOPPIG BLOCK) Region 387250.0
44Craig Oakes (Cuero Fire) Region 287136.0
45James Brooks (Boss BBQ) Region 187134.0
46Bobby Riggs (Brisket Cases) Region 297016.0
47Matias Serrata (Pit Boss Smokers) Region 367012.0
48Scotty Bryce (East Texas Smokers) Region 156766.0
49Aaron Lesley (Texas Oil Dust) Region 566762.0
50Alex Castro (Q’ston barbecue) Region 256700.0
51Jim Simola (Smokin Roses BBQ) Region 396546.0
52Carl Davis (Cast Iron Cookers) Region 376340.0
53Mark Meade (Texas Star Cookers) Region 276280.0
54Lance Meeks (Lone Star Licious) Region 596196.0
55Jamie Beran (Post Oak Cookers) Region 166184.0
56Scott Najar (South Plains Smoke) Region 565922.0
57Richard Garcia (Turn’d Up BBQ) Region 475914.0
58Ashley Hoefling (Nasty Cookers) Region 355218.0
59Ron Garcia (Big Ron's Rub) Region 255184.0
60Mike Gomez (Mike’s Q) Region 175100.0
61Jaime Garcia (Jaime Garcia Barbecue Co.) Region 255060.0
62Steve Thrasher (Pit Pirates BBQ) Region 544762.0
63Enrique Munoz (Not To Worry BBQ) Region 244684.0
64Jim Fly (Sweet Heat BBQ) Region 374556.0
65Steve Siebeneicher (Wild Thang Cookers) Region 164476.0
66Clay Wright (Bad Dawg BBQ) Region 254434.0
67Johnny Ramirez III (Grilla Warfare) Region 354350.0
68Sam Friese (TRIPLE UP BBQ) Region 354314.0
69Robert Foreman (PITSIN' ME OFF BAR-B-QUE) Region 264292.0
70Tyler Parker (Gringo Jalapeño) Region 544198.0
71Dennis Butterworth (Warpig BBQ) Region 264186.0
72Rene Sanchez (Double S Smokers) Region 234102.0
73Fidel Sanchez (Smoky Cattle) Region 433898.0
74Jonathan Flores (Double J’s BBQ) Region 363888.0
75Jorge Cervantes (Xtreme Heat Kookers) Region 243870.0
76Buddy Northrup (Big Boys BBQ) Region 253818.0
77Fernando Ruiz (Texas Family Kookers) Region 243792.0
78Alonzo Cantu (Gulf Coast Smoke) Region 333780.0
79Raymond Hernandez (No Mas Ponle) Region 333644.0
80Sam DeMerritt (Too Sauced Birdies) Region 543630.0
81Jimmie Hammond (Shiner Park Smokers) Region 143588.0
82Tino Quezada (Patron Kookers) Region 243580.0
83Tommy Smith (Bent Nail BBQ) Region 533546.0
84Anthony Montez (Nena Q BBQ) Region 9943538.0
85Mason Gallaway (Gallaway Cattle Grill Team) Region 553482.0
86Sean Larkin (The Dirty Underwear Gang) Region 233384.0
87James Menotti (Chillin & Grillin Texas BBQ) Region 243364.0
88Scott Fish (Smokers Section BBQ) Region 533314.0
89Lorenzo Rodriguez (Meat Pimp Bbq) Region 353234.0
90David Hernandez (Whatcha Smokin') Region 243190.0
91DAVID LAY (BAD BOYZ BBQ) Region 533134.0
92Raul Gonzalez (RG3 Smokers) Region 323124.0
93Juan Sanchez (Big Pappas Smokehouse) Region 233120.0
94Fred Robles (Rio Valley BBQ) Region 422908.0
95Richard Fregia (Kommunity Kookers) Region 242876.0
96David Lindquist (No Maintenance) Region 242858.0
96Brian Yates (1484 Front Porch Cookers) Region 222858.0
98Brandon Kolaja (BBQ PROJECT) Region 222852.0
99Chris Brashear (KG Cookers) Region 232816.0
100Mike Robertson (The Miller Lite Bunch) Region 232782.0
101Trey Fournier (Chokin On Smoke) Region 232712.0
102Allen Prothro (Ice Cold Cookers) Region 232692.0
103Mathieu Schley (Diamond B Smokers) Region 332624.0
104David Glass (Triple J Cookers) Region 322610.0
105Jose Espino Region 422554.0
106Jason Goss (Brushy Creek Cookers) Region 222518.0
107Steven Cantu (Cantu barbecue) Region 342498.0
108Eric Quezada (Kinfolk Cookers) Region 242496.0
109CARLOS REYES III (FORK'EM UP COOKERS) Region 222490.0
110Richard Cruz (Booyah BBQ) Region 332452.0
111Michael Gibson Jr (Repeat Offenders BBQ) Region 352442.0
112Bryson Beran (Sauced Birdies BBQ) Region 122410.0
113Domingo Salinas Jr (Que Suave Bbq) Region 342404.0
114James Garza (The Republic of 'Que) Region 322374.0
115Don Canterbury (We B Smokin') Region 222318.0
116Malcolm Kitchen (All Metal Concepts) Region 322248.0
117Zach Tesch (BDB Bar B Que) Region 222198.0
118John Garcia (Bad Boyz BBQ) Region 332190.0
119Nathan Oakes (Smokin Oakes 2.0) Region 332162.0
120John Escalante (BMF Cookers) Region 222160.0
121Gerald Schomburg (Havens Point Cookers) Region 232148.0
122Cody Lubyinesky (B&K Cookers) Region 322124.0
123Justin Flores (Family Grillers) Region 342114.0
124Josh Michelli (Italians Do It Better Cooking Team) Region 9932102.0
125David Dunn (TX BBQ HUB) Region 222082.0
126Jose Ramirez (Light It Up BBQ) Region 321966.0
127Dalton Thumann (Kuff Em Kookers) Region 241912.0
128Bobby Salazar (Suavecito BBQ) Region 421880.0
129Rick Mirelez (Lick My Stack Cooking Team) Region 351870.0
130Donnie Howard (Twisted D Cookers) Region 331866.0
131William Jaks (Broke boys cooking) Region 221848.0
132Michael Kovalsky (Three Brisketeers) Region 221764.0
133Lyle Osadchuk (Lazy Honey Badgers) Region 231720.0
134Paul Schindler (PS I Love BBQ) Region 121616.0
135Bobby Phillips II (Can't Get Right Cookers) Region 211606.0
136Mark Knott (Knott’s Yo Daddy’s Bbq) Region 121602.0
137Sergio Aguillon (South West Texas Bbq) Region 511596.0
138Rudy Morales (Crafted Que) Region 321562.0
139Gary Robertson (Holy Smokers BBQ) Region 511552.0
140Chad Owens (HitList) Region 211544.0
141Nicho Arredondo (Porky’s Pit Crew) Region 211538.0
142James Patterson (Wood Hook BBQ) Region 9911532.0
143Ricky Bocanegra (We Dem Boyz bbq) Region 111522.0
143Joshua Lopez (Rusty Smokers) Region 411522.0
145Justin Schenk (Kubach kookers) Region 321488.0
146Anthony Ceballos (Del Rancho) Region 221472.0
147Bob Bryant (Do No Harm) Region 311468.0
148Bobby Haggerton (BoDiddley's’ BBQ Team) Region 511460.0
149Jesse Wooten (Come and Taste It) Region 211440.0
150Tim Balch (Balch's Blazin BBQ) Region 121428.0
151Carlos Guerra (Smokin’ Dirty) Region 411422.0
152Freddy Ramos (Eat My Meat Cookers) Region 221410.0
153Eddie Medrano (TX BBQ Depot) Region 311406.0
154CLYDE JONES (Wasted Sauce Cookers) Region 221388.0
154Greg Brenham (Third Coast Cookers) Region 231388.0
156Ron McLaurin (BBQ Bull Dawgs) Region 311382.0
157Orlando Bernal (Black Belt’s BBQ) Region 311376.0
158Poochy Kridler (Come and Take It Cookers) Region 311366.0
159Johnny Dunn (Bourbon Cowboy Cookers) Region 231356.0
160Ray Chacon (Lago Smokers) Region 311340.0
161John Segura (2 Live Q) Region 311338.0
162Craig Kennemer (RED EYE BBQ) Region 321328.0
163Jan Canterbury (We B Smokin' Too) Region 211324.0
164Jesus Puente (Liniero Smoke) Region 211290.0
165Wayne Schindler (POP POP BBQ) Region 211274.0
166Brian Erbe (Big B BBQ) Region 111256.0
167jereme skrabanek (Big slick cooker) Region 231238.0
167Michael Kimich (2 Hot 2 Handle) Region 211238.0
169Tony Longoria (Los 239 Grillers) Region 311234.0
170Richard Ivins (Wizard Cookers) Region 221232.0
171Lester Perkins (Perkins Creek BBQ) Region 221178.0
172Anthony Carrasco (Old Firehouse Cookers) Region 211170.0
173Scott Walters (Sweet Heat BBQ) Region 111154.0
174Jonathon Brunet (J-B-Q) Region 9911152.0
175Randy Salinas (Big Salinas Barbecue) Region 111150.0
176Dustin Standley (Twisted Flames) Region 211138.0
177Clay Ganey (South 36 Bbq) Region 211130.0
178John Zamora (Team Tito's #1) Region 321128.0
179Charlie Ruyle (Going South BBQ) Region 311122.0
180Earl Colbert Jr (hillybilly smokin) Region 521106.0
181Grady Speed (Grade A BBQ) Region 311082.0
182Derrick Bermea (We Stay Smokin') Region 211072.0
183Justin Perry (Just 1 More) Region 211068.0
184Stephen Peacock (The Q House BBQ) Region 111066.0
185Donnie Hill (The Right Stuff BBQ) Region 9911060.0
186Mason Ornelas (Los Lone Star Smokers) Region 111054.0
187Paul Whitaker (Scooter's BBQ) Region 511050.0
188Bubba Garrett (Twisted Pitsters) Region 111040.0
189Rachel Targac (Pop A Top Cookers) Region 211038.0
190Charley Mattox (Pop's BBQ) Region 311034.0
191Steve Lopez (Maiden Texas) Region 321032.0
192Arnold Garza (Texas Pit Stop BBQ) Region 211026.0
193Jeremy Knippa (TGB BBQ) Region 211000.0
194Eddy Morales (The Pitfather BBQ) Region 11990.0
195Phong Vuong (Xtreme Texas Cookers) Region 22964.0
196Brandon Morgan (Gametime Cookers) Region 21958.0
197Josh Dillon (Rub Me Raw BBQ) Region 991932.0
198Ozzie Trevino (Let It Ride Smokers) Region 22906.0
199Eric Riojas (Loud and Heavy BBQ) Region 21898.0
200Jonathan Conely (90 Proof BBQ) Region 11896.0
201Dwain Garber (Mid-Coast Cookers) Region 31890.0
201Craig Bailey (The Brisketeers) Region 21890.0
203Jeffrey Guerrero (Smokin' Pickle) Region 31868.0
204JACK BARRETT (Wreck'n Crew Cookers) Region 21858.0
205Jody Lancour (Salty dawg cookers) Region 21852.0
206Liz Shamlian (HotMes!) Region 41822.0
206Edgar Alonso (Jr Grill) Region 991822.0
208David Villarreal (No Le Hace Cookers) Region 31818.0
209Michael Sargent Jr (Bubba Fatz BBQ) Region 11806.0
210Gary Rigamonti (Trophy Hunters) Region 32792.0
211Jon Barton (Barton BBQ) Region 31782.0
212Amy Wilson (Crooked Crown Cookers) Region 21774.0
213Ryan Jimenez (Smoke benders) Region 31754.0
214LOUI JAIMES (Los Angeles BBQ) Region 41740.0
215Brian Gunterman (Double Dun Ranch BBQ) Region 991732.0
216Stacy Zimmerlee (Rockin Z bbq) Region 11730.0
217Danny Metting (Metting Q'ers) Region 31726.0
218Oscar Garcia (O3 BBQ) Region 41722.0
219Albert Alba (Strong Smoke Rings) Region 51684.0
220Robert Shadle (SmokeEaters BarBQ) Region 31680.0
220Chris Coble (Phat Gypsies BBQ) Region 12680.0
222Ted Koumonduros (SMART ALEX COOKERS) Region 21666.0
223Josh Honea (Smokin’ Barrels BBQ) Region 51660.0
224Lee Hickel (Redmule's BBQ) Region 31654.0
224Brad Smith (Barnyard Bandits BBQ) Region 11654.0
226Robert Santos (Boss Hog Smokers) Region 31644.0
227Anthony Cutaia (Lite Em' Up Cookers) Region 21632.0
228Kevin Tinney (Almost Sober Kookers) Region 21612.0
229Brandon Blain (BRB Concepts) Region 31590.0
230Jared Jones (Just-A-Smokin) Region 11574.0
231Patrick Wiltse (Swine-01) Region 11570.0
232Nick McAliley (Mc Cookers) Region 21564.0
233Erik Torres (UPPERCUT Smokers) Region 51552.0
234Jeremy Cortez (Smoking OCD) Region 51550.0
235Seth Henrichsen (Meat Candy Que) Region 21538.0
236Hugo Sanchez (Kool Arrows BBQ) Region 41532.0
237Roman Cuevas (Smokin C ‘s BBQ) Region 32522.0
237Trinidad Calderon III (Calderon Family BBQ) Region 41522.0
239Ronald Thompson (835 Cookers) Region 11512.0
240Ace Estrada (Team Titos #2) Region 31482.0
241Justin Willis (Midsouth Cookers) Region 21474.0
242Alfred Hanna (South Texas Stampede) Region 11468.0
243Kyle Hernandez (That Oil Money BBQ) Region 51450.0
244Allen Ayres (Fire & Smoke) Region 21444.0
245RUSTY HAVELKA (TEAM WOODY) Region 41442.0
245Bill Grojean (Kev's BBQ Krew) Region 21442.0
247Garrett Rohan (R&R Cookers) Region 31434.0
248Kevin Ebeling (Smokin' Stache) Region 51430.0
249Carlos Calzada (Smokin Los BBQ) Region 31406.0
250Dennis Alvarez (Tito's #4) Region 11382.0
251Doug Scheiding (Rogue Cookers) Region 31376.0
252Johstin Williams (Dream Legacy BBQ) Region 11352.0
253Carlos Dominguez Jr (Tactical Cookers) Region 21348.0
254Sonny Arredondo (Arredondo’s BBQ) Region 31344.0
254Roland Ward (Heat Seekers) Region 21344.0
256Brian Harrison (BBQ Hunters) Region 31340.0
257Erik Helbing (Blow "n" Smoke BBQ) Region 31334.0
258Carlos Carpentier (BBQ Sueños) Region 41332.0
259Allen Freeman (Stop, Drop and Roll BBQ) Region 51282.0
260Adam Martinez (AMP Cookers) Region 21266.0
260Jared Kolar (PLAYIN' WITH FIRE) Region 11266.0
262Jose Dominguez (Leatherneck BBQ) Region 31256.0
263Calvin Gilbert (Cal’s Craft Barbecue) Region 11254.0
263Mel Murphy (Full Metal Pork) Region 11254.0
265Sean Neely (Pop's Be Smokin') Region 31242.0
266Kenneth Gibson (Lease Crue Cookers) Region 31238.0
267Richard Vargas ("A Pinch of Migra") Region 41232.0
267Nate Ward (Bonemaker Outdoors) Region 991232.0
269Trey Grange (Hell Raisin’ Cookers) Region 21168.0
270Sean Lee (Bullmoose Cookers) Region 21158.0
271Christopher Rodriguez (Shameful Smoke) Region 31156.0
271Chris Rodriguez (Tejano cookers BBQ team) Region 11156.0
273Ken Cluck (Swine Committee) Region 11154.0
274Sean Leschber (Twisted L BBQ) Region 11152.0
275Larry Bittner (Guzzlin' Gourmets) Region 21138.0
276John Miller (Bionic BBQ) Region 51130.0