Ryan Rucker

Husband, dad, ice cream maker, and game show winner, Ryan Rucker is the author of ‘Is This Your Favorite Ice Cream?’, a 33 page children’s book about a father and daughter’s search to find their favorite of ice cream.

Written in 2018, it wasn’t until 2021 when Ryan and his wife, Allie, appeared on and won Ellen’s Game of Games that he decided to use some of their winnings to hire an illustrator and self-publish his first children’s book.

Ryan is the founder of Be Ice Cream Or Be Nothing, an online brand dedicated to helping families make ice cream and memories together. Since 2015, Ryan’s been creating both classic and unique flavors of ice cream, mostly with his daughters, Raegan and Sienna, and documenting their ice cream making journeys together, showing families just how fun making ice cream together can be.

When he’s not making ice cream, Ryan and his family can be found in Northern California at their local parks, walking with their rescue dogs, Pacer and Biggie, traveling to Santa Barbara to hang out on the beach, or watching NBA and WNBA basketball.