RUSTY COOK
A KCBS contest rep working 7 states/provinces.
Events run
83
First seen
2019-04-26
latest 2024-03-15
States / provinces
7
State championships
66
Teams officiated
2019
4303 entries total
Avg field
59
teams per contest
GCs crowned
73
Perfect 180s seen
332 🔥
Prize money
$921.4K
across their events
Storylines
🏆 A familiar champion
Under the Radar has taken the Grand Championship at 6 of the contests this rep has run.
🤝 The double act
JULIE COOK and RUSTY COOK have run 80 contests together since 2019.
🛣️ Road warrior
Has run contests in 7 different states and provinces — GA most of all (47 events).
🔥 Front row for greatness
332 perfect 180s have been scored at contests they've run.
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2023 (25 events)
- Works mostly in GA (47 events)
- Biggest event: American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST — 505 teams (2022-09-29)
- Roughly $921,435 in prize money across their events
Events per season
Where they work
Frequent co-reps
| Rep | Events together |
|---|---|
| JULIE COOK | 80 |
| DOUG REID | 19 |
| WAYNE HARPER | 14 |
| RACHEL HARPER | 13 |
| LYNDA VOTH | 6 |
| LARRY VOTH | 6 |
| LARRY HADLEY | 6 |
| FORREST BRUCE | 6 |
Teams that cook under them most
| Team | Contests |
|---|---|
| HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ | 49 |
| Smoke Central BBQ | 38 |
| MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | 38 |
| MAYA JANE BBQ CO. | 38 |
| SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS | 36 |
| ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | 36 |
| YES, DEAR BBQ | 35 |
| Under the Radar | 33 |
| ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | 33 |
| COOL HAND QUE | 30 |
Every event (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Where | Teams | Prize $ | Grand Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-03-15 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship state champ. | Lebanon, TN | 93 | $10,000.00 | Continental Barbecue Co. |
| 2024-03-15 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship (ONE MEAT RIBS) | Lebanon, TN | 72 | — | Meat Me in St. Louis |
| 2024-03-01 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival state champ. | Lawrenceville, GA | 59 | $12,100.00 | YES DEAR BBQ |
| 2023-11-17 | Atlanta BBQ Store Classic state champ. | Cumming, GA | 60 | $9,000.00 | Triple H |
| 2023-10-20 | Royal Oak Invitational (COMPETITOR SERIES) (PRIVATE EVENT BY INVITATION) | Roswell, GA | 35 | $38,000.00 | RAZORRACKS |
| 2023-10-13 | Waxhaw Grill'n & Chill'n BBQ Cook Off state champ. | Waxhaw, NC | 25 | $9,000.00 | UNDER THE RADAR |
| 2023-10-06 | The Real Squeal BBQ & Music Festival state champ. | Lyons, GA | 29 | $15,000.00 | YES, DEAR BBQ |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest | Kansas City, KS | 211 | $37,965.00 | FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Kids Que | Kansas City, KS | — | $570.00 | — |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides | Kansas City, KS | — | $6,485.00 | — |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest state champ. | Kansas City, KS | 487 | $75,940.00 | JANKY LEG BBQ |
| 2023-09-15 | Smoketember Fest state champ. | Baxley, GA | 25 | $12,550.00 | YES, DEAR BBQ |
| 2023-09-15 | Smoketember Fest (ONE MEAT RIBS) | Baxley, GA | — | — | — |
| 2023-08-18 | Pigs & Peaches BBQ Festival state champ. | Kennesaw, GA | 27 | $10,000.00 | ONE EYED PIG BBQ |
| 2023-07-06 | South Carolina Festival of Discovery state champ. | Greenwood, SC | 76 | $19,850.00 | CHUNKY BBQ |
| 2023-06-16 | Almost Heaven BBQ Bash state champ. | Buckhannon, WV | 28 | $13,000.00 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ |
| 2023-06-09 | WV Coalfields Cookoff state champ. | Welch, WV | 16 | $9,000.00 | HIGH ON THE HOG |
| 2023-05-12 | 17th Annual Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off state champ. | Waynesboro, GA | 40 | $11,050.00 | ROLLIN KOLBZ |
| 2023-04-14 | The Downtown BBQ Showdown state champ. | Lake City, FL | 32 | $10,000.00 | COCAMOKE SMOKE BBQ LLC |
| 2023-03-31 | Swampfest state champ. | Waycross, GA | 28 | $10,000.00 | ATLANTA BBQ STORE |
| 2023-03-31 | Swampfest (ONE MEAT RIBS) | Waycross, GA | — | — | — |
| 2023-03-17 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship state champ. | Lebanon, TN | 80 | $10,000.00 | TRIPLE H BBQ |
| 2023-03-17 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship (One Meat Ribs) | Lebanon, TN | 59 | — | KITH N' KIN |
| 2023-03-10 | Big Butt Strutt BBQ Showdown state champ. | Anderson, SC | — | — | — |
| 2023-03-09 | Big Butt Strutt BBQ Showdown (One Meat Ribs) | Anderson, SC | — | — | — |
| 2023-03-03 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival state champ. | Lawrenceville, GA | 65 | $12,100.00 | CHEWIN' THE BBQ FAT! |
| 2023-02-24 | Mission Farm's King of the Farm state champ. | Iron Station, NC | 33 | $6,250.00 | MUTTLEY CREW |
| 2023-01-27 | Lakeland Pig Festival state champ. | Lakeland, FL | 51 | — | UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT |
| 2022-10-21 | Royal Oak Invitational Only (COMPETITOR SERIES) | Roswell, GA | 35 | $38,000.00 | FERGOLICIOUS BBQ |
| 2022-10-14 | Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que Music Festival state champ. | Grovetown, GA | 51 | $40,200.00 | ZIPS BBQ |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST state champ. | Kansas City, KS | 505 | — | QUE U |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - INVITATIONAL CONTEST | Kansas City, KS | 249 | — | QUE U |
| 2022-09-16 | Smoketember Fest state champ. | Baxley, GA | 30 | $9,550.00 | SMOKE CENTRAL BBQ |
| 2022-09-16 | Smoketember Fest (One Meat Ribs) | Baxley, GA | 17 | $1,200.00 | MAYA JANE BBQ |
| 2022-08-19 | Pigs & Peaches BBQ Festival state champ. | Kennesaw, GA | 30 | $10,000.00 | YES, DEAR BBQ |
| 2022-08-05 | Swine At the Shrine state champ. | Savannah, GA | 49 | $10,000.00 | OMF BBQ |
| 2022-08-05 | Swine At the Shrine (One Meat Ribs) | Savannah, GA | 24 | — | SMOKE SHOW MAFIA |
| 2022-07-07 | South Carolina Festival of Discovery state champ. | Greenwood, SC | 92 | $19,850.00 | SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS |
| 2022-06-17 | Almost Heaven BBQ Bash state champ. | Roanoke, WV | 20 | $13,000.00 | UNDER THE RADAR |
| 2022-06-10 | WV Coalfields Cookoff state champ. | Welch, WV | 15 | $7,250.00 | UNDER THE RADAR |
| 2022-05-13 | Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off state champ. | Waynesboro, GA | 42 | $11,050.00 | SMOKE ME SILLY |
| 2022-05-06 | Classic City BBQ Challenge state champ. | Athens, GA | — | $10,000.00 | — |
| 2022-03-18 | Smoke on The Shores state champ. | Lebanon, TN | 63 | $10,000.00 | SMOKE ME SILLY |
| 2022-03-04 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival state champ. | Lawrenceville, GA | 73 | $12,100.00 | SMOKINGHOSTBBQ |
| 2021-11-19 | GBC Throwdown state champ. | Cumming, GA | 28 | $2,475.00 | TRIPLE H BBQ |
| 2021-10-23 | SC - BBQ Shoot Out Day 2 state champ. | Summerville, SC | 15 | — | SMOKIN SKULLIES |
| 2021-10-22 | SC - BBQ Shoot Out Day 1 state champ. | Summerville, SC | 15 | — | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS |
| 2021-10-15 | Royal Oak Invitational Only (COMPETITOR SERIES) | Roswell, GA | 34 | $39,100.00 | SMOKIN SKULLIES |
| 2021-10-08 | Waxhaw Grill'n & Chill'n BBQ Cook-off state champ. | Waxhaw, NC | 26 | — | BAYOU POKER SMOKERS |
| 2021-09-04 | Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que Day 2 state champ. | Augusta, GA | 43 | — | LC BBQ |
| 2021-09-03 | Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que Day 1 state champ. | Augusta, GA | 37 | — | KINGS BBQ |
| 2021-08-20 | Pigs & Peaches BBQ Festival state champ. | Kennesaw, GA | 26 | $10,000.00 | ANGRY JACK BBQ |
| 2021-08-06 | Swine At the Shrine state champ. | Savannah, GA | 25 | $10,000.00 | KINGS BBQ |
| 2021-07-30 | GBC Summer Showdown state champ. | Cumming, GA | 39 | $13,200.00 | SMOKE CENTRAL BBQ |
| 2021-07-09 | SC Festival of Discovery state champ. | Greenwood, SC | 81 | $25,000.00 | SMOKE CENTRAL |
| 2021-06-18 | Almost Heaven BBQ Bash state champ. | Roanoke, WV | 28 | $13,000.00 | UNDER THE RADAR |
| 2021-06-11 | City of Welch Coalfields Cook-off state champ. | Welch, WV | 15 | $3,800.00 | UNDER THE RADAR |
| 2021-05-28 | The Great Georgia BBQ Festival (POSTPONED) state champ. | Cumming, GA | — | — | — |
| 2021-05-14 | Boss Hog State Championship Cook-OFF state champ. | Waynesboro, GA | 42 | $11,150.00 | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS |
| 2021-03-19 | Smoke on The Shores BBQ Championship state champ. | Lebanon, TN | 57 | — | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2021-03-19 | Smokin in the Square state champ. | Pensacola, FL | — | — | — |
| 2021-03-05 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival state champ. | Lawrenceville, GA | 81 | $12,100.00 | TRIPLE H BBQ |
| 2021-02-05 | Brasstown Valley BBQ Throwdown (TEAMS & JUDGES FULL) | Young Harris, GA | 31 | $7,600.00 | SMOKING SWEETMEATS |
| 2020-11-20 | Georgia BBQ Championship Throwdown state champ. | Cumming, GA | 40 | — | YES, DEAR BBQ |
| 2020-10-02 | Bonifay All American Smoker Competition state champ. | Bonifay, FL | 18 | — | SMOKE ME SILLY |
| 2020-09-11 | Swine At the Shrine state champ. | Savannah, GA | 38 | $10,000.00 | BACKYARD BRO'S BBQ |
| 2020-09-05 | Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival state champ. | Augusta, GA | 54 | $40,200.00 | SMOKING BUTT HEADS |
| 2020-09-04 | Practice for Cash state champ. | Augusta, GA | 46 | $1,000.00 | ANGRY JACK BBQ |
| 2020-07-17 | Piggin in the Park | Jasper, GA | — | — | — |
| 2020-03-06 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival state champ. | Lawrenceville, GA | 61 | $12,100.00 | ANGRY JACK BBQ |
| 2020-02-07 | Brasstown Valley Winter BBQ Throwdown (TEAMS AND JUDGES FULL) state champ. | Young Harris, GA | 32 | $7,000.00 | SMOKE ME SILLY |
| 2019-11-15 | Georgia BBQ Championship Throwdown state champ. | Cedartown, GA | 35 | $8,000.00 | HOT COLE'S BBQ |
| 2019-11-01 | Brew & Que on the Shrine Lake state champ. | Summerville, SC | 15 | $4,000.00 | SMOKE CENTRAL BBQ |
| 2019-10-18 | Royal Oak Invitational Only (COMPETITOR SERIES) | Roswell, GA | 32 | $36,600.00 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ |
| 2019-10-04 | Swine At the Shrine Porktobertfest state champ. | Savannah, GA | 24 | $10,000.00 | UNDER THE RADAR |
| 2019-08-23 | Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival state champ. | Kennesaw, GA | 32 | $5,500.00 | SWINE DINING GA |
| 2019-07-19 | Piggin in the Park state champ. | Jasper, GA | 25 | — | PIG-CHICKA-COW-COW |
| 2019-07-12 | SC Festival of Discovery state champ. | Greenwood, SC | 83 | $25,000.00 | SMOKIN' GRINGOS |
| 2019-06-07 | Almost Heaven BBQ Bash state champ. | Roanoke, WV | 31 | $10,000.00 | ROCKY TOP BBQ |
| 2019-05-31 | Smokin' Bike Fest state champ. | Peachtree City, GA | 31 | $7,500.00 | ANGRY JACK BBQ |
| 2019-05-24 | Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival state champ. | Evans, GA | 72 | $40,000.00 | UNDER THE RADAR - TN |
| 2019-05-10 | Boss Hog State Championship Cook-OFF state champ. | Waynesboro, GA | 42 | $11,150.00 | SAUCED! BBQ |
| 2019-04-26 | BBQ Capital Cook Off state champ. | Lexington, NC | 43 | $15,900.00 | WHO CARES BBQ |