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.
COMPETITION
Which teams are competed in 2023?
One Eyed Pig BBQ
Union, SC
Small Batch BBQ
Clarksville, TN
Under The Radar
Kingsport, TN
Contagious Q
Kingsport, TN
Bad Rooster BBQ
Lavonia, GA
Taste of Grace BBQ
Dandridge, TN
K-Town Daddy’s BBQ
Loudon, TN
Kick Em in the Butt BBQ
Huntsville, AL
River Road Grillbillies
Kingston, TN
Hold Your Horses BBQ
Griffin, GA
Hoggy Bottom Boys
Chuckey, TN
Elite BBQ Smokers
Conway, SC
Blue Chip BBQ
Louisville, KY
Continental Barbecue Co.
Charlestown, IN
WeQ4U
Bowling Green, KY
Firehouse Smokers TN
Seymour, TN
ROUX BBQ
Dauphin Island, AL
Pit Papi
Decatur, AL
Tennessee Smoke Showin'
Franklin, TN
The Algood Bar-B-Q Pit Crew
Cookeville, TN
Bunny’s BBQ
Sevierville, TN
High On The Hawg
Fayetteville, TN
Big Alz BBQ
Johnson City, TN
Mudville BBQ
Mount Juliet, TN
Blind Hog BBQ
Camden, Arkansas
Mad Dog BBQ
Inverness, FL
Piglitically Incorrect BBQ
Brandon, MS
Music City Smoke
Gallatin, TN
Fat Hawg BBQ
Mooresburg, TN
Red Rock Café
Amasa, MI
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.