| Platinum | Mama Jean's Barbecue |
| Gold | Pokey Joes Vinton |
| Silver | Mission Bbq |
| Bronze | Wildwood Smokehouse |
| Top Pick | Awful Authur's Seafood Company |
| Top Pick | Canale's Ham & BBQ |
| Top Pick | Clutch Smoked Meats |
| Top Pick | Smokey Bones Roanoke |
| Top Pick | Three Li'l Pigs Barbeque |
| Top Pick | Village Grill |