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
THE LIST OF COMPETITORS IS COMING SOON.

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.