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 | Randall Kendrick (Hide-A-Way Ranch Cookers) Region 2 | 12 | 13694.0 |
| 2 | Zach Smith (Meat-Locker Misfits) Region 3 | 9 | 11762.0 |
| 3 | Jamie Robey (Flirtin’ With Disaster) Region 2 | 9 | 11402.0 |
| 4 | Gerald Johnson (Burnin' My Money) Region 3 | 10 | 11234.0 |
| 5 | IRA Green (Flying G Barbecue) Region 3 | 9 | 10934.0 |
| 6 | Steven Foster (D & S Cookers) Region 3 | 9 | 10082.0 |
| 7 | Ed Foster (9 Finger Q) Region 2 | 6 | 8774.0 |
| 8 | Ted Skinner (Mad Scientist Social Club) Region 2 | 8 | 8066.0 |
| 9 | Matt Kaspar (Rapsak BBQ) Region 2 | 8 | 7854.0 |
| 10 | Paul Flores (Nut’n But Smoke Kookers) Region 2 | 8 | 7236.0 |
| 11 | Stephen Rozycki (Full belly smokers) Region 2 | 6 | 6968.0 |
| 12 | Weston Kimball (No Boar BBQ) Region 3 | 7 | 6576.0 |
| 13 | Darrin Thumann (Lucky 7 bbq) Region 2 | 8 | 6350.0 |
| 14 | Gary Phillips (BeefSquatch Bbq) Region 3 | 6 | 6204.0 |
| 15 | Rita Marczewski (Bet Yur Ash BBQ) Region 2 | 7 | 6164.0 |
| 16 | Mickey Lang (Lang’s Bad To The Bone BBQ) Region 2 | 6 | 6070.0 |
| 17 | Charles Kramer (LoneStar SmokeStacks) Region 2 | 5 | 5926.0 |
| 18 | Kirk Matura (Go Blue Que) Region 2 | 7 | 5820.0 |
| 19 | Tom Clarke (JC's Good Ol' Boys) Region 2 | 6 | 5290.0 |
| 20 | Carl Davis (Cast Iron Cookers) Region 3 | 4 | 5260.0 |
| 21 | Blake Schendel (Alley cats) Region 3 | 4 | 4866.0 |
| 22 | Ron Garcia (Big Ron's Rub) Region 2 | 4 | 4826.0 |
| 23 | Enrique Munoz (Not To Worry BBQ) Region 2 | 4 | 4684.0 |
| 24 | Bobby Riggs (Brisket Cases) Region 2 | 5 | 4630.0 |
| 25 | Leroy Barrera Jr (DIG IN BBQ) Region 3 | 5 | 4524.0 |
| 26 | Justin Fortune (On Point BBQ) Region 2 | 3 | 4474.0 |
| 27 | Brandon Perryman (Always Forward BBQ) Region 2 | 6 | 4400.0 |
| 28 | Cole Clifton (Clifton Chevy Cookers) Region 2 | 5 | 4372.0 |
| 29 | Cole Bradford (B-Man’s BBQ) Region 5 | 3 | 4212.0 |
| 30 | Corey Nelson (The Lonely Gringo) Region 2 | 4 | 4000.0 |
| 31 | Leonard Love (Love's The Answer Competition BBQ Team) Region 2 | 4 | 3948.0 |
| 32 | Vince Colonnetta (Smoking Wizards) Region 2 | 3 | 3844.0 |
| 33 | Jaime Garcia (Jaime Garcia Barbecue Co.) Region 2 | 4 | 3802.0 |
| 34 | Fernando Ruiz (Texas Family Kookers) Region 2 | 4 | 3792.0 |
| 35 | Aaron Lesley (Texas Oil Dust) Region 5 | 3 | 3682.0 |
| 36 | Mike Tristan (HTX Barbecue) Region 2 | 4 | 3552.0 |
| 37 | Mike Gomez (Mike’s Q) Region 1 | 4 | 3528.0 |
| 38 | Jim Fly (Sweet Heat BBQ) Region 3 | 4 | 3500.0 |
| 39 | Matias Serrata (Pit Boss Smokers) Region 3 | 3 | 3464.0 |
| 40 | Steve Thrasher (Pit Pirates BBQ) Region 5 | 3 | 3240.0 |
| 41 | DAVID LAY (BAD BOYZ BBQ) Region 5 | 3 | 3134.0 |
| 42 | James Brooks (Boss BBQ) Region 1 | 3 | 3080.0 |
| 43 | Sam Friese (TRIPLE UP BBQ) Region 3 | 4 | 3050.0 |
| 44 | Tino Quezada (Patron Kookers) Region 2 | 3 | 3000.0 |
| 45 | Bill Manning (BJ's Blue Smoke BBQ) Region 2 | 3 | 2966.0 |
| 46 | Johnny Ramirez III (Grilla Warfare) Region 3 | 3 | 2958.0 |
| 47 | Bo Daniel (Totally Bodacious BBQ) Region 3 | 3 | 2870.0 |
| 48 | Brian Yates (1484 Front Porch Cookers) Region 2 | 2 | 2858.0 |
| 49 | Shawn Trainor (Bottoms Up Smokers) Region 2 | 4 | 2834.0 |
| 50 | Chris Brashear (KG Kookers) Region 2 | 3 | 2816.0 |
| 51 | Obie Culp (4C’s BBQ) Region 2 | 3 | 2774.0 |
| 52 | David Glass (Triple J Cookers) Region 3 | 2 | 2610.0 |
| 53 | Alex Castro (Q’ston barbecue) Region 2 | 2 | 2462.0 |
| 54 | Sean Larkin (The Dirty Underwear Gang) Region 2 | 2 | 2418.0 |
| 55 | Bryson Beran (Sauced Birdies BBQ) Region 1 | 2 | 2410.0 |
| 56 | John Tyrna (THE CHOPPIG BLOCK) Region 3 | 2 | 2378.0 |
| 57 | Malcolm Kitchen (All Metal Concepts) Region 3 | 2 | 2248.0 |
| 58 | Jorge Cervantes (Xtreme Heat Kookers) Region 2 | 2 | 2228.0 |
| 59 | Eric Quezada (Kinfolk Cookers) Region 2 | 3 | 2206.0 |
| 60 | Shawn Moore (Chase-N-Moore Smoke) Region 2 | 2 | 2164.0 |
| 61 | Edward Oakes (Dirt Track Cookers) Region 3 | 2 | 2090.0 |
| 62 | Ashley Hoefling (Nastycookers) Region 3 | 2 | 2028.0 |
| 63 | Steve Siebeneicher (Wild Thang Cookers) Region 1 | 2 | 1928.0 |
| 64 | Bobby Salazar (Team Suavecito BBQ) Region 4 | 2 | 1880.0 |
| 65 | Tyler Parker (Gringo Jalapeño) Region 5 | 2 | 1874.0 |
| 66 | David Hernandez (Whatcha Smokin') Region 2 | 3 | 1866.0 |
| 67 | Lindsey Vinson (I’ll tell you later bbq) Region 5 | 3 | 1756.0 |
| 67 | Steven Cantu (Cantu barbecue) Region 3 | 3 | 1756.0 |
| 69 | Michael Gibson Jr (Repeat Offenders BBQ) Region 3 | 3 | 1704.0 |
| 70 | Jamie Beran (Post Oak Cookers) Region 1 | 2 | 1610.0 |
| 71 | Mark Knott (Knott’s Yo Daddy’s Bbq) Region 1 | 2 | 1602.0 |
| 72 | Sergio Aguillon (South West Texas Bbq) Region 5 | 1 | 1596.0 |
| 73 | Adam Luna (Black Label Smokers) Region 3 | 1 | 1566.0 |
| 74 | Dennis Butterworth (Warpig BBQ) Region 2 | 2 | 1564.0 |
| 75 | Rudy Morales (Crafted Que) Region 3 | 2 | 1562.0 |
| 76 | Scotty Bryce (East Texas Smokers) Region 1 | 1 | 1552.0 |
| 76 | Gary Robertson (Holy Smokers BBQ) Region 5 | 1 | 1552.0 |
| 78 | Chad Owens (HitList) Region 2 | 1 | 1544.0 |
| 79 | Raul Gonzalez (RG3 Smokers) Region 3 | 1 | 1542.0 |
| 80 | James Patterson (Wood Hook BBQ) Region 99 | 1 | 1532.0 |
| 81 | Clay Wright (Bad Dawg BBQ) Region 2 | 1 | 1526.0 |
| 82 | Mike Robertson (The Miller Lite Bunch) Region 2 | 1 | 1468.0 |
| 83 | Jesse Wooten (Come and Taste It) Region 2 | 1 | 1440.0 |
| 84 | John Escalante (BMF Cookers) Region 2 | 1 | 1402.0 |
| 85 | Ron McLaurin (BBQ Bull Dawgs) Region 3 | 1 | 1382.0 |
| 86 | Poochy Kridler (Come and Take It Cookers) Region 3 | 1 | 1366.0 |
| 87 | Ray Chacon (Lago Smokers) Region 3 | 1 | 1340.0 |
| 87 | Brandon Kolaja (BBQ PROJECT) Region 2 | 1 | 1340.0 |
| 89 | Richard Garcia (Turn’d Up BBQ) Region 4 | 1 | 1328.0 |
| 90 | David Dunn (TX BBQ HUB) Region 2 | 1 | 1326.0 |
| 91 | Craig Oakes (Pimpin ain’t easy) Region 2 | 1 | 1322.0 |
| 92 | Raymond Hernandez (No Mas Ponle) Region 3 | 1 | 1282.0 |
| 93 | wayne schindler (POP POP BBQ) Region 2 | 1 | 1274.0 |
| 94 | Paul Schindler (PS I Love BBQ) Region 1 | 1 | 1252.0 |
| 95 | Jim Simola (Smokin Roses BBQ) Region 3 | 2 | 1210.0 |
| 96 | Allen Prothro (Ice Cold Cookers) Region 2 | 1 | 1196.0 |
| 97 | Lester Perkins (Perkins Creek BBQ) Region 2 | 2 | 1178.0 |
| 98 | James Garza (The Republic of 'Que) Region 3 | 1 | 1168.0 |
| 99 | Scott Walters (Sweet Heat BBQ) Region 1 | 1 | 1154.0 |
| 100 | Salomon Hernandez (HD BBQ) Region 5 | 1 | 1152.0 |
| 100 | Tim Balch (Balch's Blazin BBQ) Region 1 | 1 | 1152.0 |
| 100 | Jonathon Brunet (J-B-Q) Region 99 | 1 | 1152.0 |
| 103 | CLYDE JONES (Wasted Sauce Cookers) Region 2 | 1 | 1130.0 |
| 104 | Justin Flores (Family Grillers) Region 3 | 2 | 1122.0 |
| 105 | Buddy Northrup (Big Boys BBQ) Region 2 | 2 | 1120.0 |
| 106 | Don Canterbury (We B Smokin') Region 2 | 1 | 1094.0 |
| 107 | Grady Speed (Grade A BBQ) Region 3 | 1 | 1082.0 |
| 108 | Justin Perry (Just 1 More) Region 2 | 1 | 1068.0 |
| 109 | Stephen Peacock (The Q House BBQ) Region 1 | 1 | 1066.0 |
| 110 | Donnie Hill (The Right Stuff BBQ) Region 99 | 1 | 1060.0 |
| 111 | Paul Whitaker (Scooter's BBQ) Region 5 | 1 | 1050.0 |
| 112 | James Menotti (Chillin & Grillin Texas BBQ) Region 2 | 1 | 1048.0 |
| 113 | Arnold Garza (Texas Pit Stop BBQ) Region 2 | 1 | 1026.0 |
| 114 | Jeremy Knippa (TGB BBQ) Region 2 | 1 | 1000.0 |
| 115 | Cody Lubyinesky (B&K Cookers) Region 3 | 1 | 990.0 |
| 116 | jereme skrabanek (Big slick cooker) Region 2 | 2 | 986.0 |
| 117 | Brandon Morgan (Gametime Cookers) Region 2 | 1 | 958.0 |
| 118 | Josh Dillon (Rub Me Raw BBQ) Region 99 | 1 | 932.0 |
| 119 | Freddy Ramos (Eat My Meat Cookers) Region 2 | 1 | 930.0 |
| 120 | Jonathan Conely (90 Proof BBQ) Region 1 | 1 | 896.0 |
| 121 | Dwain Garber (Mid-Coast Cookers) Region 3 | 1 | 890.0 |
| 122 | Jimmie Hammond (Shiner Park Smokers) Region 1 | 1 | 874.0 |
| 123 | Jeffrey Guerrero (Smokin' Pickle) Region 3 | 1 | 868.0 |
| 124 | Anthony Montez (Nena Q BBQ) Region 99 | 1 | 852.0 |
| 125 | Jon Barton (Barton BBQ) Region 3 | 1 | 782.0 |
| 126 | Amy Wilson (Crooked Crown Cookers) Region 2 | 1 | 774.0 |
| 127 | David Lindquist (No Maintenance) Region 2 | 1 | 752.0 |
| 128 | Tommy Smith (Bent Nail BBQ) Region 5 | 1 | 750.0 |
| 129 | Brian Gunterman (Double Dun Ranch BBQ) Region 99 | 1 | 732.0 |
| 130 | Stacy Zimmerlee (Rockin Z bbq) Region 1 | 1 | 730.0 |
| 131 | Danny Metting (Metting Q'ers) Region 3 | 1 | 726.0 |
| 132 | Lance Meeks (Lone Star Licious) Region 5 | 2 | 702.0 |
| 133 | Justin Schenk (Kubach kookers) Region 3 | 1 | 666.0 |
| 134 | Lee Hickel (Redmule's BBQ) Region 3 | 1 | 654.0 |
| 135 | Robert Santos (Boss Hog Smokers) Region 3 | 1 | 644.0 |
| 136 | Zach Tesch (BDB Bar B Que) Region 2 | 1 | 640.0 |
| 137 | Brandon Blain (BRB Concepts) Region 3 | 1 | 590.0 |
| 138 | Robert Foreman (PITSIN' ME OFF BAR-B-QUE) Region 2 | 2 | 580.0 |
| 139 | Jared Jones (Just-A-Smokin) Region 1 | 1 | 574.0 |
| 140 | Patrick Wiltse (Swine-01) Region 1 | 1 | 570.0 |
| 141 | Erik Torres (UPPERCUT Smokers) Region 5 | 1 | 552.0 |
| 142 | Jeremy Cortez (Smoking OCD) Region 5 | 1 | 550.0 |
| 143 | Chris Coble Region 1 | 1 | 542.0 |
| 144 | Anthony Ceballos (Del Rancho) Region 2 | 1 | 540.0 |
| 145 | Seth Henrichsen (Meat Candy Que) Region 2 | 1 | 538.0 |
| 146 | Ozzie Trevino (Let It Ride Smokers) Region 2 | 1 | 494.0 |
| 147 | Rick Mirelez (Lick My Stack Cooking Team) Region 3 | 2 | 482.0 |
| 147 | Ace Estrada (Team Titos #2) Region 3 | 1 | 482.0 |
| 149 | Justin Willis (Midsouth Cookers) Region 2 | 1 | 474.0 |
| 150 | Alfred Hanna (South Texas Stampede) Region 1 | 1 | 468.0 |
| 151 | Kyle Hernandez (That Oil Money BBQ) Region 5 | 1 | 450.0 |
| 152 | RUSTY HAVELKA (TEAM WOODY) Region 4 | 1 | 442.0 |
| 152 | Bill Grojean (Kev's BBQ Krew) Region 2 | 1 | 442.0 |
| 154 | Domingo Salinas Jr (Que Suave Bbq) Region 3 | 1 | 440.0 |
| 155 | Gary Rigamonti (Trophy Hunters) Region 3 | 1 | 438.0 |
| 156 | Kevin Ebeling (Smokin' Stache) Region 5 | 1 | 430.0 |
| 157 | Lyle Osadchuk (Lazy Honey Badgers) Region 2 | 1 | 400.0 |
| 158 | Dennis Alvarez (Tito's #4) Region 1 | 1 | 382.0 |
| 159 | Michael Kovalsky (Three Brisketeers) Region 2 | 1 | 352.0 |
| 159 | Johstin Williams (Dream Legacy BBQ) Region 1 | 1 | 352.0 |
| 161 | Carlos Dominguez Jr (Tactical Cookers) Region 2 | 1 | 348.0 |
| 162 | Sonny Arredondo (Arredondo’s BBQ) Region 3 | 1 | 344.0 |
| 163 | Richard Fregia (Kommunity Kookers) Region 2 | 1 | 340.0 |
| 164 | Josh Michelli (Italians Do It Better Cooking Team) Region 99 | 1 | 294.0 |
| 165 | Richard Ivins (Wizard Cookers) Region 2 | 1 | 274.0 |
| 166 | Adam Martinez (AMP Cookers) Region 2 | 1 | 266.0 |
| 166 | Jared Kolar (PLAYIN' WITH FIRE) Region 1 | 1 | 266.0 |
| 168 | Calvin Gilbert (Cal’s Craft Barbecue) Region 1 | 1 | 254.0 |
| 169 | Steve Lopez (Maiden Texas) Region 3 | 1 | 252.0 |
| 170 | Jonathan Flores (Double J’s BBQ) Region 3 | 1 | 242.0 |
| 171 | Kenneth Gibson (Lease Crue Cookers) Region 3 | 1 | 238.0 |
| 172 | Nate Ward (Bonemaker Outdoors) Region 99 | 1 | 232.0 |
| 173 | Trey Grange (Hell Raisin’ Cookers) Region 2 | 1 | 168.0 |
| 174 | Sean Leschber (Twisted L BBQ) Region 1 | 1 | 152.0 |
| 175 | Juan Sanchez (BPS Cookers) Region 2 | 1 | 144.0 |
| 176 | Lorenzo Rodriguez (Meat Pimp) Region 3 | 1 | 140.0 |
| 177 | John Miller (Bionic BBQ) Region 5 | 1 | 130.0 |
Also see: Summary | Overall | Chicken | Pork Spare Ribs | Brisket