Teams

Who wants
that crown?

Battle your way to a share of $250k

All the ingredients for an epic competition

SmokeSlam is organized by Mempho Presents, a group with deep roots in Memphis, music and barbecue. Teams from all over the country will compete for over $250,000, the largest prize in BBQ history. Bring your empty belly and your whole family to historic Tom Lee Park for a fully inclusive and interactive experience celebrating the craft and culture of our legendary BBQ, as well as music, art, and all things Memphis.

competition Categories & Prizes

Whole Hog

Ribs

Pulled Pork

Duck

Bacon

Poultry

Beef

Seafood

T-Shirt

Cocktail

Booth

Dry Rub

Wings

Dessert

Whole Hog, Ribs, and Pulled Pork category prizes are awarded across ten places per category, totaling $150,000 in prize money. The grand prize in the MBN Pork competition will be $50,000 for the winning team.

Duck, Bacon, Beef, Wings, Poultry, Seafood, and Dessert category prizes are awarded across ten places per category, totaling $40,000 in prize money. Sanctioned by the World Food Championships; each category winner will also get a Golden Ticket to the World Food Championships.

  • Bacon, Wings, Dessert, Poultry, Beef, Duck, and Seafood:

    • 1st Place: $1500 + Golden Ticket

    • 2nd Place: $1250

    • 3rd Place: $1000

    • 4th Place: $750

    • 5th Place: $500

    • 6th-10th Place: SmokeSlam Medal

    Refer to the WFC Rules which must be adhered to for competition.

  • Whole Hog, Pulled Pork, and Ribs:

    • 1st Place: $15,000 + Golden Ticket

    • 2nd Place: $12,500

    • 3rd Place: $10,000

    • 4th Place: $7,500

    • 5th Place: $5,000

    • 6th-10th Place: SmokeSlam Medal

    Refer to the MBN Rules which BOTH Standard and On-Site must be adhered to for competition.

  • SmokeSlam WJBL Grand Champion: $5,000

    Chicken, Ribs, Pork, Brisket:

    • 1st Place: $2,500 

    • 2nd Place: $1,500 

    • 3rd Place: $1,000 

    • 4th Place: SmokeSlam Medal

The Founding Teams

  • 10 Bones BBQ

    Nesbit, MS

  • 901Q

    Arlington, TN

    Team Site

  • Aporkalypse Now

    Germantown, TN

  • Cackle & Oink BBQ

    Sherman, TX

    Team Site

  • Carolina Traveler

    Chattanooga, TN

  • Central Smokers

    Memphis, TN

  • Chitown Cookers

    Memphis, TN

  • Deeez Butts

    Oakland, TN

    Team Site

  • DLC Smokers

    Memphis, TN

  • Fat Head BBQ

    Olive Branch, MS

    Team Site

  • Fire Dancer BBQ

    Alexander, AR

    Team Site

  • Firehouse 5

    Memphis, TN

    Team Site

  • Fireman John's BBQ

    Madison, MS

    Team Site

  • Got Pig?

    Coldwater, MS

    Team Site

  • Grind City BBQ Company

    Scottsdale, AZ

    Team Site

  • Grind City Smokers

    Bartlett, TN

    Team Site

  • Hanks BBQ

    Columbus, MS

    Team Site

  • High Hog BBQ

    Memphis, TN

  • Hog Addiction

    Gulfport, MS

    Team Site

  • Hog Wild Com

    Memphis, TN

  • I Only Smoke When I Drink

    Nashville, TN

  • JKQ

    Terry, MS

  • Larry's World Famous

    Memphis, TN

  • Love Meat Tender

    Arlington, TN

  • Maverick's BBQ

    Coldwater, MS

    Team Site

  • Ole Booger Bear's BBQ

    Coldwater, MS

    Team Site

  • Pancho & Lefty

    Vilonia, AR

  • Parrothead Porkers of Hogaritaville

    Memphis, TN

    Team Site

  • Peg Leg Porkers

    Nashville, TN

    Team Site

  • Phil the Grill

    Phoenix, AZ

    Team Site

  • Pig in Gin

    Memphis, TN

  • Pigs O War

    Olive Branch, MS

  • Poker Porkers

    Bartlett, TN

    Team Site

  • Prescott Porkers

    Memphis, TN

  • Real-licious Q

    Ashburn, GA

    Team Site

  • Rebel Roaster Revue

    Lebanon, TN

  • Refined Swine

    Memphis, TN

  • Rescue Smokers

    Sycamore, GA

    Team Site

  • Robinson Smokehouse

    Memphis, TN

  • Shine and Swine

    Germantown, TN

  • Shotgun House Smokers

    Cleveland, MS

    Team Site

  • Smokemasters BBQ

    Memphis, TN

    Team Site

  • Smokin n the Bandits

    Sumrall, MS

    Team Site

  • Snoutkast

    Memphis, TN

  • Southern Hoggers

    Germantown, TN

    Team Site

  • Sowsed by Noon

    Germantown, TN

  • Suspicious Rinds

    Baton Rouge, LA

  • Sweet Cheeks

    Memphis, TN

  • Swineantology

    Wadmalaw, SC

    Team Site

  • Team Croix Valley

    Hudson, WI

    Team Site

  • The Beached Pig

    Hendersonville, TN

    Team Site

  • The People's Republic of Swina

    Memphis, TN

    Team Site

  • The Pit Crew of Faith and Fires Ministries

    Byhalia, MS

  • The Pork University

    Clarksville, TN

  • Totally Boar'd Memphis

    Memphis, TN

    Team Site

  • VoodooQ

    Memphis, TN

Register a 2025 Team

2024

Team       

Rankings

    1. Hog Addiction

    2. Smokemasters BBQ

    3. Rescue Smokers

    4. Fat Head BBQ

    5. High Hog BBQ

    6. Swineantology

    7. Grind City Smokers

    8. I Only Smoke When I Drink

    9. Real-Licious Q

    10. Peg Leg Porkers

    11. Smokin N the Bandits

    12. Team Croix Valley

    13. Ole Booger Bears BBQ

    14. Fireman John’s BBQ

    15. Southern Hoggers BBQ Co.

    16. Fire Dancer BBQ

    17. JKQ

    18. Robinson Smokehouse

    19. Got Pig?

    20. Poker Porkers

    21. The Beached Pig

    22. The Pit Crew of Faith & Fires Ministries

    23. The Pork University

    24. Shotgun House Smokers

    25. Pancho & Lefty

    26. Suspicious Rinds

    27. Shine & Swine

    28. Carolina Traveler

    1. Smokemasters BBQ

    2. Grind City Smokers

    3. Grind City BBQ Company

    4. Poker Porkers

    5. Robinson Smokehouse

    6. JKQ

    7. Rebel Roaster Revue

    8. Fire Dancer BBQ

    9. Rescue Smokers

    10. Hanks BBQ

    11. Pancho & Lefy

    12. 901Q

    13. 10 Bones BBQ

    14. The People’s Republic of Swina

    15. Firehouse 5

    16. Fireman John’s BBQ

    17. Hog Addiction

    18. Pig in Gin

    19. Maverick’s BBQ

    20. Refined Swine

    21. Swineantology

    22. Southern Hoggers BBQ Co.

    23. Ole Booger Bear’s BBQ

    24. Got Pig?

    25. Hog Wild Competition Team

    26. Chi Town Cookers

    27. Real-Licious Q

    28. Team Croix Valley

    29. Shotgun House Smokers

    30. Fat Head BBQ

    31. VoodooQ

    32. Smokin N the Bandits

    33. Totally Boar’d Memphis

    34. Shine & Swine

    35. Deeez Butts

    36. The Pit Crew of Faith & Fires Ministries

    37. Carolina Traveler

    38. Suspicious Rinds

    39. Smokin’ on the River

    40. Pigs O War

    41. Aporkalypse Now

    42. World Famous Larry Williams

    43. Peg Leg Porkers

    44. Love Meat Tender

    45. Central Smokers

    46. Sowsed by Noon

    47. Phil the Grill

    48. Sweet Cheeks BBQ

    49. Prescott Porkers

    50. The Beached Pig

    51. Cackle & Oink BBQ

    52. I Only Smoke When I Drink

    53. The Pork University

    54. Parrothead Porkers of Hogaritaville

    55. DLC Smokers

    1. Poker Porkers

    2. Smokemasters BBQ

    3. Fat Head BBQ

    4. Rescue Smokers

    5. 10 Bones BBQ

    6. The Pit Crew of Faith & Fires Ministries

    7. Pancho & Lefty

    8. Grind City Smokers

    9. The Pork University

    10. Shine & Swine

    11. Deeez Butts

    12. Hog Addiction

    13. Rebel Roaster Revue

    14. Ole Booger Bears BBQ

    15. Hanks BBQ

    16. Fire Dancer BBQ

    17. Robinson Smokehouse

    18. 901Q

    19. The People’s Republic of Swina

    20. Hog Wild Competition Team

    21. Team Croix Valley

    22. The Beached Pig

    23. JKQ

    24. Sweet Cheeks BBQ

    25. Carolina Traveler

    26. Shotgun House Smokers

    27. Maverick’s BBQ

    28. Southern Hoggers BBQ Co.

    29. Peg Leg Porkers

    30. Swineantology

    31. I Only Smoke When I Drink

    32. VooDooQ

    33. Parrothead Porkers of Hogaritaville

    34. Got Pig?

    35. Real-Licious Q

    36. Suspicious Rinds

    37. Smokin’ on the River

    38. Smokin N the Bandits

    39. Prescott Porkers

    40. Refined Swine

    41. Love Meat Tender

    42. High Hog BBQ

    43. Pigs O War

    44. Snoutkast

    1. Shotgun House Smokers

    2. Chi Town Cookers

    3. Hog Wild Com

    4. Fire Dancer BBQ

    5. Pancho & Lefty

    6. Prescott Porkers

    7. Deeez Butts

    8. Smokemasters BBQ

    9. Parrothead Porkers of Hogaritaville

    10. Grind City BBQ Company

    11. Smokin’ on the River

    12. The Pit Crew of Faith & Fires Ministries

    13. Suspicious Rinds

    14. Peg Leg Porkers

    15. Team Croix Valley

    16. Phil the Grill

    17. Pigs O War

    18. Hog Addiction

    19. Robinson Smokehouse

    20. The Pork University

    21. Smoke N the Bandits

    22. Rescue Smokers

    23. The People’s Republic of Swina

    24. Firehouse 5

    25. Swineantology

    26. Sweet Cheeks

    27. Ole Booger Bears BBQ

    1. Rebel Roaster Revue

    2. Pancho & Lefty

    3. Ole Booger Bears BBQ

    4. Team Croix Valley

    5. Swineantology

    6. Robinson Smokehouse

    7. Pigs O War

    8. Phil the Grill

    9. Smokin N the Bandits

    10. Suspicious Rinds

    11. Rescue Smokers

    12. Chi-Town Cookers

    13. Fire Dancer BBQ

    14. Hog Addiction

    15. Parrothead Porkers of Hogaritaville

    16. Love Meat Tender

    17. JKQ

    18. The Pit Crew of Faith & Fire Ministries

    19. Firehouse 5

    20. Hog Wild Com

    21. Peg Leg Porkers

    22. Smokemasters BBQ

    23. Aporkalypse Now

    24. Got Pig?

    25. Real-Licious Q

    26. Grind City BBQ Company

    27. Sweet Cheeks

    28. The Pork University

    29. I Only Smoke When I Drink

    30. Smokin’ on the River

    31. The People’s Republic of Swina

    1. Smokemasters BBQ

    2. Firehouse 5

    3. The Pit Crew of Faith & Fires Ministries

    4. Swineantology

    5. Phil the Grill

    6. Fire Dancer BBQ

    7. Pigs O War

    8. Team Croix Valley

    9. Shotgun House Smokers

    10. Snoutkast

    11. The Pork University

    12. Parrothead Porkers of Hogaritaville

    13. Rebel Roaster Revue

    14. Pancho & Lefty

    15. The People’s Republic of Swina

    16. Smokin N the Bandits

    17. Smokin’ on the River

    18. Suspicious Rinds

    19. Sweet Cheeks

    20. Robinson Smokehouse

    21. Aporkalypse Now

    22. Love Meat Tender

    23. Rescue Smokers

    24. Chi-Town Cookers

    25. Hog Wild Com

    26. Shine & Swine

    27. Fireman John’s BBQ

    28. Hog Addiction

    29. I Only Smoke When I Drink

    30. Peg Leg Porkers

    31. Ole Booger Bears BBQ

    32. Grind City BBQ Company

    1. Phil the Grill

    2. Hog Addiction

    3. Swineantology

    4. Pancho & Lefty

    5. Rescue Smokers

    6. Smokin N the Bandits

    7. Team Croix Valley

    8. The People’s Republic of Swina

    9. Parrothead Porkers of Hogaritaville

    10. Firehouse 5

    11. Hog Wild Com

    12. The Pit Crew of Faith & Fire Ministries

    13. Aporkalypse Now

    14. Robinson Smokehouse

    15. Real-Licious Q

    16. Peg Leg Porkers

    17. I Only Smoke When I Drink

    18. 901Q

    19. Fire Dancer BBQ

    20. The Pork University

    21. Cackle & Oink BBQ

    22. JKQ

    23. Ole Booger Bears BBQ

    24. Sweet Cheeks

    25. Grind City BBQ Company

    26. Pig in Gin

    27. Love Meat Tender

    28. Sowsed by Noon

    29. Pigs O War

    30. Chi-Town Cookers

    31. Shine & Swine

    32. Snoutkast

    33. DLC Smokers

    34. High Hog BBQ

    35. Prescott Porkers

    36. Fat Head BBQ

    37. Refined Swine

    38. Smokemasters BBQ

    39. Suspicious Rinds

    1. Team Croix Valley

    2. Phil the Grill

    3. I Only Smoke When I Drink

    4. Rescue Smokers

    5. DLC Smokers

    6. Aprokalypse Now

    7. Shotgun House Smokers

    8. Swineantology

    9. Fat Head BBQ

    10. Pancho & Lefty

    11. Grind City BBQ Company

    12. Love Meat Tender

    13. Hog Wild Com

    14. Ole Booger Bears BBQ

    15. Smokemasters BBQ

    16. Rebel Roaster Revue

    17. Peg Leg Porkers

    18. The Pit Crew of Faith & Fires Ministries

    19. Smokin N the Bandits

    20. Got Pig?

    21. Fire Dancer BBQ

    22. Sweet Cheeks

    23. Suspicious Rinds

    24. Pigs O War

    25. The Pork University

    26. Hog Addiction

    27. Parrothead Porkers of Hogaritaville

    28. Chi-Town Cookers

    29. Firehouse 5

    30. Shine & Swine

    1. Swineantology

    2. Pancho & Lefty

    3. Hog Wild Com

    4. Hog Addiction

    5. Rescue Smokers

    6. Phil the Grill

    7. The Pork University

    8. Ole Booger Bears BBQ

    9. Shine & Swine

    10. Smokin N the Bandits

    11. The Pit Crew of Faith & Fires Ministries

    12. Chi-Town Cookers

    13. Prescott Porkers

    14. Smokin’ on the River

    15. Suspicious Rinds

    16. Fire Dancer BBQ

    17. Aporkalypse Now

    18. Central Smokers

    19. Firehouse 5

    20. Peg Leg Porkers

    21. Got Pig?

    22. Team Croix Valley

    23. Deeez Butts

    24. I Only Smoke When I Drink

    25. Grind City BBQ Company

    26. Smokemasters BBQ

    27. Parrothead Porkers of Hogaritaville

    28. Robinson Smokehouse

    29. Shotgun House Smokers

    30. Pigs O War

    31. Sweet Cheeks

    32. Love Meat Tender

    1. Fire Dancer BBQ

    2. The Pit Crew of Faith & Fires Ministries

    3. Smokin N the Bandits

    4. Smokemasters BBQ

    5. Team Croix Valley

    6. Got Pig?

    7. Pancho & Lefty

    8. I Only Smoke When I Drink

    9. Peg Leg Porkers

    10. Maverick’s

    11. Snoutkast

    12. Sweet Cheeks

    13. Hog Addiction

    14. The Beached Pig

    15. DLC Smokers

    16. Parrothead Porkers of Hogaritaville

    17. Chi-Town Cookers

    18. Firehouse 5

    19. Real-Licious Q

    20. Love Meat Tender

    21. Swineantology

    22. The Pork University

    23. Rescue Smokers

    24. Hog Wild Com

    25. Suspicious Rinds

    26. Ole Booger Bears BBQ

    27. Aporkalypse Now

    28. The People’s Republic of Swina

    29. Grind City BBQ Company

    30. Fat Head BBQ

    31. Shine & Swine

Team Booths, Vendors & Rentals

Booths will be available in Tom Lee Park on the river, and for those who prefer street access, there will be booths available on Riverside Drive.

  • Small booth (26’x30’): $3,000

  • Large booth (34’x54’): $5,000

  • Space rental includes area size, (2) 20amp electrical services, (1) Porta John, Saturday Competition Fees, MBN Admin fee of $15, (20) 24-hour wristbands, (15) Team Member Wristbands with designated Team entrance wristbands

  • Available for additional cost: scaffolding, tents, flooring, additional power and Porta Johns

If you have additional vendor, rental, or electricity needs, please fill out the forms below and contact our official SmokeSlam vendors.

  • Additional information on SmokeSlam vendors will be made available shorty

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