TN STATE CHAMPIONSHIP BBQ COOK OFF
Get your cook team ready for a trip to the Smoky Mountains.

COOK TEAMS
Join cook teams from around the nation for this Tennessee State Championship BBQ Cook Off sanctioned by the Kansas City Barbecue Society and sponsored by Bush’s Best. Teams will compete for $17,500 in cash and prizes and the title of Tennessee State Champion during the festival.


Please note: We are Kansas City Barbecue Society sanctioned. All teams must compete by KCBS Rules & Regulations.

2025 COMPETITION
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Alpine Smokes
Morganton, NC
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Bad Rooster BBQ
Lavonia, GA
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Big Alz BBQ
Johnson City, TN
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Big Boys BBQ & Grill
Johnson City, TN
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Blue Chip BBQ
Louisville , KY
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Brews Crew
Dodge City, KS
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Brother in Law BBQ Team
Fletcher, NC
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Carolina Rib King
Spartanburg, SC
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Casual Smokers
Spartanburg, SC
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Creekside Smokers NC
Hickory, NC
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Dang Good BBQ
Glencoe, AL
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Elite BBQ Smokers
Conway, SC
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Firehouse Smokers TN
Seymour, TN
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Fred Vegas Smokers
Ravenel, SC
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Glamping Grillers BBQ
Pelahatchie, MS
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Hala"Q"yah BBQ
Sophia, NC
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High on the Hog
Seaman, OH
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HillBilly's BBQ
Cosby, TN
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Hoggy Bottom Boys
Chuckey, TN
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Hollow-Q
Mustang, OK
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K & E's Little Smokers
Clermont, FL
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Kith n' Kin
Collierville, TN
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Mad Dog BBQ
Inverness, FL
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Muttley Crew
Apex, NC
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Mudville BBQ
Mount Juliet, TN
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Off The Bone BBQ
Reynoldsville, OH
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Pig on Fire
Woodruff, SC
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Piglitically Incorrect BBQ
Brandon, MS
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Red Rock Café
Amasa, MI
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Ridge Boys BBQ
Jacksboro, TN
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Rooters-N-Tooters
Mt. Pleasant, TN
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ROUX BBQ
Dauphin Island, AL
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Smokin' Skullies
Goldsboro, NC
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Smokin' Sweetmeats
Monroe, GA
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Tennessee Smoke Showin'
Franklin, TN

JUDGES
Sevierville’s Bloomin’ BBQ festival welcomes Kansas City Barbecue Society certified judges from across the United States to judge at our Bush’s Best Tennessee State Championship Cook Off. If you are a certified KCBS judge and are interested in applying to judge our competition, you can sign up from the event page on the KCBS website.


Please note: We are Kansas City Barbecue Society sanctioned. All teams must compete by KCBS Rules & Regulations.