MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The votes are in, and we have a new world-champion barbecue team: Congratulations to Big Bob Gibson Bar-B-Q!
Winners were announced Saturday to cap off this year’s World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest.
This is the fifth time Big Bob Gibson Bar-B-Q has been named grand champion — a record, according to Memphis in May. The team has previously won in 2000, 2003, 2011 and 2014.
Big Bob Gibson Bar-B-Q also came in first in the shoulder category and third in vinegar this year.
Results
Grand champion
- Big Bob Gibson Bar-B-Q, Decatur, Alabama
Ribs
- 10 Bones BBQ, Olive Branch, Mississippi
- 901Q, Arlington, Tennessee
- Emily’s Tennessee Prime, Chicago
- Dirk Piggler’s Porkographic BBQ, Memphis
- Blues Hog, Washington, Missouri
- Pitmaker- BBQ Addiction, Humble, Texas
- Rowdy Southern Swine, Oxford, Mississippi
- Meat Mitch, Mission Hills, Kansas
- Fat Side Up, Collierville, Tennessee
- Slabs A’ Smokin’, Memphis
Shoulder
- Big Bob Gibson Bar-B-Q, Decatur, Alabama
- Red Hot Smokers, Olive Branch, Mississippi
- Cool Smoke, Richmond, Virginia
- Pork Illustrated, Memphis
- Moe Cason Barbecue, Des Moines, Iowa
- Pork Me Baby, Southaven, Mississippi
- The Pork University, Memphis
- Delta Porkers, Marion, Arkansas
- Sweet Swine O’ Mine, Olive Branch, Mississippi
- Victory Lane BBQ, Olive Branch, Mississippi
Whole Hog
- Yazoo’s Delta Q, Hernando, Mississippi
- Mac’s Smoke Shop, Charlotte, North Carolina
- Southern Hoggers BBQ Company, Germantown, Tennessee
- Will-Be-Que BBQ Team, Cordova, Tennessee
- Salty Rinse BBQ, New York City
- 3 Taxi Guys, Pittsburgh
- The Shed BBQ, Ocean Springs, Mississippi
- Jack’s Old South, Unadilla, Georgia
- Grilla Grills, Cunningham, Kentucky
- Whole Hog Cafe, Heber Springs, Arkansas
Patio Porker
- Bad Pig BBQ, Bartlett, Tennessee
- It’s About Time, Memphis
- 4UWEQUE, Memphis
- Smokin’ Spiders, Memphis
Kingsford Tour of Champions Final
- The Shed BBQ, Ocean Springs, Mississippi
- Too Sauced to Pork, Grand Island, New York
- Blue Collar Smokers, Olive Branch, Mississippi
- The Other Team, Olive Branch, Mississippi
Exotic
- Swinos, Memphis
- Sweet Brown Smokers, Memphis
- Ribdiculous Bar-B-Krewe, Astonia, New York
Seafood
- Uncle Murle’s BBQ Team, Cordova, Tennessee
- Fat Side Up, Collierville, Tennessee
- Smoking Yotes, Memphis
Poultry
- Smokin’ With An Attitude, Rossville, Tennessee
- Greaseland Porkers, Arlington, Tennessee
- Bryce Boar Blazers, Memphis
Beef
- Killer Hogs, Hernando, Mississippi
- Annesdale Pork, Memphis
- Slapjo Mama BBQ Hog Cooking Team, Madison, Mississippi
Frank’s Red Hot Hot Wings
- Diamond D Cooking Team, Newton, Mississippi
- Smoke Masters, Bartlett, Tenn.
- Shoats & Skins, Memphis
Cattlemen’s Best Sauce: Vinegar
- Smokin’ With An Attitude, Rossville, Tenn.
- Rub Me Tender, Memphis
- Big Bob Gibson Bar-B-Q, Decatur, Alabama
Cattlemen’s Best Sauce: Tomato
- Down to Smoke BBQ Team, New York City
- Barbecue Republic, Memphis
- Dirk Piggler’s Porkographic BBQ, Memphis
Cattlemen’s Best Sauce: Mustard
- Moon Smokers, Memphis
- Rusty’s Smoke BBQ, Blue Mountains, Ontario
- Diamond D Cooking Team, Newton, Mississippi