2026 COY Pork Spare Ribs
Cook of Year standings track points from July 2024 to the end of June 2025.
Also see: Summary | Overall | Chicken | Pork Spare Ribs | Brisket
Pork Spare Ribs
| Place | Head Cook | Contests | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | IRA Green (Flying G Barbecue) Region 3 | 3 | 3466.0 |
| 2 | Kirk Matura (Go Blue Que) Region 2 | 3 | 2948.0 |
| 3 | Randall Kendrick (Hide-A-Way Ranch Cookers) Region 2 | 3 | 2840.0 |
| 4 | Aaron Lesley (Texas Oil Dust) Region 5 | 2 | 2630.0 |
| 5 | Tom Clarke (JC's Good Ol' Boys) Region 2 | 2 | 2584.0 |
| 6 | Salomon Hernandez (HD BBQ) Region 5 | 2 | 2514.0 |
| 7 | Lindsey Vinson (I’ll tell you later bbq) Region 5 | 3 | 2438.0 |
| 8 | Shawn Moore (Chase-N-Moore Smoke) Region 2 | 2 | 2398.0 |
| 9 | Anthony Montez (Nena Q BBQ) Region 99 | 2 | 2114.0 |
| 10 | Mickey Lang (Bad To The Bone BBQ) Region 2 | 2 | 2070.0 |
| 11 | Eddy Morales (The Pitfather BBQ) Region 1 | 2 | 1968.0 |
| 12 | Lance Meeks (Lone Star Licious) Region 5 | 2 | 1914.0 |
| 13 | Jamie Beran (Post Oak Cookers) Region 1 | 2 | 1906.0 |
| 14 | Mark Meade (Texas Star Cookers) Region 2 | 2 | 1788.0 |
| 15 | Eddie Carrasco (Monsta Que) Region 5 | 2 | 1614.0 |
| 16 | Darrin Thumann (Lucky 7 bbq) Region 2 | 1 | 1610.0 |
| 17 | John Segura (2 Live Q) Region 3 | 1 | 1596.0 |
| 18 | Josh Honea (Smokin’ Barrels BBQ) Region 5 | 1 | 1558.0 |
| 19 | Alex Castro (Q’ston barbecue) Region 2 | 1 | 1538.0 |
| 20 | Debbie Miller (Tequila Sunrise Part 2) Region 2 | 1 | 1524.0 |
| 21 | James Brooks (Boss BBQ) Region 1 | 1 | 1510.0 |
| 22 | Scott Fish (Smokers Section BBQ) Region 5 | 1 | 1458.0 |
| 23 | Dennis Butterworth (Warpig BBQ) Region 2 | 2 | 1416.0 |
| 24 | John Tyrna (THE CHOPPIG BLOCK) Region 3 | 1 | 1396.0 |
| 25 | Bo Daniel (Totally Bodacious BBQ) Region 3 | 1 | 1338.0 |
| 26 | Jimmie Hammond (Shiner Park Smokers) Region 1 | 1 | 1310.0 |
| 27 | Obie Culp (4C’s BBQ) Region 2 | 1 | 1238.0 |
| 28 | Rick Mirelez (Lick My Stack Cooking Team) Region 3 | 1 | 1224.0 |
| 28 | Matt Kaspar (Rapsak BBQ) Region 2 | 2 | 1224.0 |
| 30 | Buddy Northrup (Big Boys BBQ) Region 2 | 1 | 1192.0 |
| 31 | Robert Foreman (PITSIN' ME OFF BAR-B-QUE) Region 2 | 1 | 1160.0 |
| 32 | Jacob Fierro (Red Iron Barbecue) Region 5 | 1 | 1158.0 |
| 33 | Mike Tristan (HTX Barbecue) Region 2 | 1 | 1138.0 |
| 34 | Lorenzo Rodriguez (Meat Pimp Bbq) Region 3 | 1 | 1128.0 |
| 35 | Allen Ayres (Fire & Smoke) Region 2 | 1 | 1124.0 |
| 36 | Jared Jones (Just-A-Smokin) Region 1 | 1 | 1110.0 |
| 37 | James Miller (Thin Line Barbecue) Region 2 | 2 | 1102.0 |
| 38 | Mike Robertson (The Miller Lite Bunch) Region 2 | 1 | 1092.0 |
| 39 | Justin Schenk (Kubach kookers) Region 3 | 1 | 1072.0 |
| 40 | Charles Kramer (LoneStar SmokeStacks) Region 2 | 1 | 1038.0 |
| 41 | James Teachout (TCB BBQ) Region 5 | 1 | 956.0 |
| 42 | Jamie Robey (Flirtin’ With Disaster) Region 2 | 1 | 938.0 |
| 43 | Jim Simola (Smokin Roses BBQ) Region 3 | 1 | 924.0 |
| 44 | Jason Carter (ResQue Cookers) Region 2 | 2 | 902.0 |
| 45 | Zach Tesch (BDB Bar B Que) Region 2 | 1 | 896.0 |
| 46 | Derrell Hanson (Four Corners Transport BBQ) Region 5 | 1 | 856.0 |
| 47 | Melody Vinson (She Told You So BBQ) Region 5 | 1 | 824.0 |
| 48 | Malcolm Kitchen (All Metal Concepts) Region 3 | 1 | 772.0 |
| 49 | Bill Manning (BJ's Blue Smoke BBQ) Region 2 | 1 | 738.0 |
| 50 | Michael Beezley (Team Fubar) Region 2 | 1 | 724.0 |
| 51 | Jorge Cervantes (Xtreme Heat Kookers) Region 2 | 1 | 660.0 |
| 52 | Mason Gallaway (Gallaway Cattle Grill Team) Region 5 | 1 | 658.0 |
| 53 | Paul Flores (Nut’n But Smoke Kookers) Region 2 | 1 | 638.0 |
| 54 | Kelly Kirby (Krash 'N' Que) Region 2 | 1 | 560.0 |
| 55 | Scott Cravey (Rockin S BBQ) Region 5 | 1 | 558.0 |
| 56 | Vince Colonnetta (Smoking Wizards) Region 2 | 1 | 538.0 |
| 57 | Ted Skinner (Mad Scientist Social Club) Region 2 | 2 | 530.0 |
| 58 | Ed Myers (M&M Cookers) Region 2 | 1 | 524.0 |
| 59 | Scotty Bryce (East Texas Smokers) Region 1 | 1 | 438.0 |
| 60 | Michael Gibson Jr (Repeat Offenders BBQ) Region 3 | 1 | 424.0 |
| 61 | Garrett Wesley (Old Firehouse Cookers) Region 2 | 1 | 410.0 |
| 62 | Herman Hernandez (Second 2 None Cookers) Region 2 | 1 | 360.0 |
| 63 | Scott Najar (South Plains Smoke) Region 5 | 1 | 356.0 |
| 64 | Rita Marczewski (Bet Yur Ash BBQ) Region 2 | 1 | 338.0 |
| 65 | Carlos Guerra (Smokin’ Dirty) Region 4 | 1 | 296.0 |
| 66 | Michael Kimich (2 Hot 2 Handle) Region 2 | 1 | 292.0 |
| 67 | James Pavia (Team Tito's #3) Region 3 | 1 | 272.0 |
| 68 | Cole Clifton (Clifton Chevy Cookers) Region 2 | 1 | 238.0 |
| 69 | James Garza (The Republic of 'Que) Region 3 | 1 | 172.0 |
Also see: Summary | Overall | Chicken | Pork Spare Ribs | Brisket