2026 COY Chicken
Cook of Year standings track points from July 2024 to the end of June of 2025.
Also see: Summary | Overall | Chicken | Pork Spare Ribs | Brisket
Chicken
| Place | Head Cook | Contests | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kirk Matura (Go Blue Que) Region 2 | 1 | 1592.0 |
| 2 | Sam DeMerritt (Too Sauced Birdies) Region 5 | 1 | 1556.0 |
| 3 | Rita Marczewski (Bet Yur Ash BBQ) Region 2 | 1 | 1492.0 |
| 4 | James Teachout (TCB BBQ) Region 5 | 1 | 1456.0 |
| 5 | Buddy Northrup (Big Boys BBQ) Region 2 | 1 | 1392.0 |
| 6 | Jimmie Hammond (Shiner Park Smokers) Region 1 | 1 | 1292.0 |
| 7 | Scott Najar (South Plains Smoke) Region 5 | 1 | 1256.0 |
| 8 | Tom Clarke (JC's Good Ol' Boys) Region 2 | 1 | 1192.0 |
| 9 | Cole Bradford (B-Man’s BBQ) Region 5 | 1 | 1056.0 |
| 10 | Lindsey Vinson (I’ll tell you later bbq) Region 5 | 1 | 956.0 |
| 11 | Anthony Montez (Nena Q BBQ) Region 99 | 1 | 656.0 |
| 12 | Paul Flores (Nut’n But Smoke Kookers) Region 2 | 1 | 592.0 |
| 13 | Albert Alba (Strong Smoke Rings) Region 5 | 1 | 556.0 |
| 14 | Randall Kendrick (Hide-A-Way Ranch Cookers) Region 2 | 1 | 492.0 |
| 15 | Derrell Hanson (Four Corners Transport BBQ) Region 5 | 1 | 356.0 |
| 16 | James Miller (Thin Line Barbecue) Region 2 | 1 | 192.0 |
| 17 | Eddie Carrasco (Monsta Que) Region 5 | 1 | 156.0 |
Also see: Summary | Overall | Chicken | Pork Spare Ribs | Brisket