2018 Winners

The sights and smells of World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest have been smoking out Memphis since 1978. The history of the competition is as rich as the sauce smeered over each piece of barbecue - and it only gets better every year. Whether you came in 2016 when we were "Smokin' In the Boys Room" or in 2005 when we had "Bountiful Butts," America's most prestigious barbecue cooking competition draws the best of the best vying for the highest title in barbecue - World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest World Champion.

See the full results for the 2018 competition and check out a more in-depth list of winners below. To see the full history of the World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contents winners, click here.

*Grand Champion: The Shed (Ocean Springs, MS) - $24,000*

WHOLE HOG - See Full Results

• 1st: The Shed - $10,000
• 2nd: Boars Night Out - $2,500
• 3rd: 3 Taxi Guys - $1,650
• 4th: Will Be Que BBQ Team - $1,100
• 5th: Fireman John's BBQ - $800
• 6th: Ubons - $600
• 7th: Grilla Grills - $500
• 8th: Mac's Smoke Shop - $400
• 9th: 17th Street BBQ/Apple City BBQ - $350
• 10th: Yazoo's Delta Q - $300

RIBS - See Full Results

• 1st: 10 Bones BBQ - $10,000
• 2nd: Burnt Finger BBQ - $2,500
• 3rd: Jonesy "Q" BBQ Co. - $1,650
• 4th: Smoking Jokers Australia - $1,100
• 5th: Poker Porkers - $800
• 6th: Pork and Bean Counters - $600
• 7th: BORN IN THE QUE S A - $500
• 8th: Natural Born Grillers - $400
• 9th: Cackle & Oink BBQ - $350
• 10th: Nuts N' Butts - $300

SHOULDER - See Full Results

• 1st: Big Bob Gibson Bar-B-Q - $10,000
• 2nd: Cool Smoke - $2,500
• 3rd: Shine and Swine - $1,650
• 4th: Shoats & Skins - $1,100
• 5th: Red Hot Smokers - $800
• 6th: Sweet Swine O' Mine - $600
• 7th: The Moody Ques - $500
• 8th: MoonLight Smokers - $400
• 9th: Moe Cason Barbecue - $350
• 10th: BOOFHEAD BBQ - $300

PATIO PORKERS - See Full Results

• 1st: Rubbed The Wrong Way
• 2nd: Smokin Gavel
• 3rd: Old Porky Van Winkle
• 4th: Deeez Butts
  
  

KINGSFORD TOUR OF CHAMPIONS - See Full Results

• 1st: The Shed
• 2nd: 901Q
• 3rd: Big Bob Gibson Bar-B-Q
• 4th: Memphis Barbecue Supply

GREEN GRILLING AWARD – Awarded to the team that collected the most recyclables

• Sow Luau

BEEF - See Full Results

• 1st: Swinos
• 2nd: Big Bubba's Bar-B-Q-N Crew
• 3rd: Fireman John's BBQ

POULTRY - See Full Results

• 1st: Uncle Murles BBQ Team 
• 2nd: Smoke Masters
• 3rd: Big Bubba's Bar-B-Q-N Crew

SEAFOOD - See Full Results

• 1st: Sugarfire Smokehouse
• 2nd: Too Sauced to Pork
• 3rd: Uncle Murles BBQ Team

EXOTIC - See Full Results

• 1st: Smoked n Spiced
• 2nd: Kill'em & Grill'em Que
• 3rd: Swinos

TOMATO SAUCE - See Full Results

• 1st: Memphis BBQ Supply
• 2nd: Get Sauced
• 3rd: Porkosaurus
  
  

MUSTARD SAUCE - See Full Results

• 1st: Swinos
• 2nd: Pig-O-War
• 3rd: Crosstown Neighborhood BBQ Team
  
  

VINEGAR SAUCE - See Full Results

• 1st: Memphis BBQ Supply
• 2nd: Brown Chicken Brown Cow
• 3rd: Barbecue Republic

FRANKS RED HOT HOT WINGS - See Full Results

• 1st: The Shed
• 2nd: Bryce Boar Blazers
• 3rd: Squealicious
  
  

BEST BOOTH - See Full Results

• 1st: All Star Ten Pin Porkers
• 2nd: Swine & Dine
• 3rd: BOOFHEAD BBQ
  
  

BEST T-SHIRT - See Full Results

• 1st: Parrothead Porkers of Hogaritaville
• 2nd: Pork Illustrated
• 3rd: Porkosaurus
  
  

MS. PIGGIE IDOL - See Full Results

• 1st: Swinos
• 2nd: Chi-Town Cookers
• 3rd: Swine & Dine