A Hall of Famer, prolific author, and media personality, Dr. BBQ has spent his career championing live-fire cooking to the masses.
• Inducted into the BBQ Hall of Fame
• Author of nine barbecue cookbooks including Dr. BBQ’s Big-Time Barbecue Cookbook, NFL Gameday Cookbook, Big Green Egg Cookbook and Big Time BBQ Road trip
• Judge and guest on shows like Chopped, BBQ Pitmasters, Tailgate Warriors with Guy Fieri
• Competed in over 300 barbecue contests and won more than 300 awards
Please note: The editors of this list acknowledge that Ray should have been placed higher. This was an oversight on our part.