| Team Name | Head Cook | City | State |
| Slowvannah Smokers | Michael Smith | Savannah | GA |
| Country Boy's Cook'in | Ralph "Opie" Gallett | Unadilla | GA |
| Dust'n & Rub'n Cooking Crew | Dustin Rodgers | White | GA |
| Johnny Mitchell's Smokehouse | Johnny Mitchell | Euharlee | GA |
| Bean Bandits | Pete Moon | Huntsville | AL |
| Good Times BBQ | Jack Glenn | Covington | GA |
| Team Allegro | Randy Birch | Mount Juliet | TN |
| 1st Due Barbecue | Raymond Voght | Atlanta | GA |
| Swine Dive BBQ | Erbie Carr | Temple | GA |
| Jus-Fer-Fun Cooking Crew | Sam Grogan | McDonough | GA |
| TNT Southern BBQ | Tim Thomas | Emerson | GA |
| The Twisted Pig | Dan Burns | Acworth | GA |
| Bub-Ba-Q | William Latimer | Jasper | GA |
| Jiggy Piggy | Bob Fite | Decatur | AL |
| Daddy Pat's Barbecue Company | Lawrence Patton | Stone Mountain | GA |
| Character's Famous BBQ | Michael Character | Adairsville | GA |
| Butts, Bellies & Buddies | Jim Tolen | Huntsville | AL |
| Smokin Sergeants | Larry Bowley | Cartersville | GA |
| Smoky Mountain Smokers | Joe Amore | Sevierville | TN |
| The Swine Intervention | Andy Mooney | Acworth | GA |
| Smack Dat Que | Ryan Sullivan | Social Circle | GA |
| Scenic City Smokers | Wade Cook | Harrison | TN |
| Wicked Pig BBQ | Jeff Walker | Canton | GA |
| Wicked Que | Jeff Campbell | Watkinsville | GA |
| Ate Months | David Garcia | Woodstock | GA |
| Grillville BBQ | Brad Carpenter | Dallas | GA |
| Famous Phil's | Phillip Warren | Fayetteville | TN |
| Pop's Blazin Smokers | John Ziegler | Livingston | LA |
| Munchee's Smokehouse | Gary Blevins | Lake City | FL |
| JC's Pit Crew | JC Gibson | Huntsville | AL |
| Smokin' J's BBQ | Jeff Rittman | Acworth | GA |
| Team Bobby-Q | Bobby Cresap | Chamblee | GA |
| Swine Tyme | Brian Dabbs | Cartersville | GA |
| Rub-n-Alcohol | Kenny Reeves | Euharlee | GA |
| Cajun Mojo | J. Virden | Marietta | GA |
| Big Bear's BBQ | Richard Tidwell | Rome | GA |
| Big Green Eggs & Ham | Dan Diederle | Dahlonega | GA |
| Governor's BBQ | Gary Roberts | Nashville | TN |
| JoBeaz Blazin' Butts and Wings | Joey Boyd | Harvest | AL |
| J&J's Custom Smokers | Jay Weems | Eatonton | GA |
| Uncle Chet's BBQ | Chad Renfroe | Lawrenceville | GA |
| Lakeside Events BBQ | Mike Zorn | Acworth | GA |
| Q-We-Do | Harry Bryan | Powell | TN |
| Team Top Chick | Ron Montgomery | Boaz | AL |
| South Pork | Scott Burton | Madison | AL |
| Bareknuckles BBQ | Jim Stancil | Oxford | GA |
| Shade Tree Barbeque | Danny Cruikshank | Jasper | GA |
| Swiggin' Pig | Barry Johnson | Nashville | TN |
| Black Gold | Ken Swart | Kennesaw | GA |