SmokeMasters BBQ
SmokeMasters Championship BBQ Team is based in Memphis, TN. Led by Pitmaster Will “Uncle Woo” Hair. We are a professional competition BBQ team that specializes in Whole Hog. Though, we have been known to smoke other delicious meats!
In 2007, a group of friends were sitting around one night and came up with the idea to start a competition BBQ Team. Since then, they have gone on to compete in and win some of the largest competitions in the Memphis region.
Led by Pitmasters Tal Goldsby and Daniel Hair, the team, cooked for Gnarly Head Wines and won Third Place Ribs at the Memphis in May World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest in 2012. At the 2019 Memphis in May contest, SmokeMasters competed in Whole Hog for the first time at this event. Led by Pitmaster Will “Uncle Woo” Hair, SmokeMasters did not disappoint. At the end of the weekend, we were honored to finish in Second Place Whole Hog! In 2021 and 2022, SmokeMasters finished Fourth Place in Whole Hog at Memphis in May!
The SmokeMasters BBQ team consists of about 15 core members. During the BBQ contest season, not all members can attend every contest. Our favorite time of year is Memphis in May. No matter what, the entire team gets together to enjoy the beautiful views of the Mighty Mississippi and compete with the best of the best!
Even when the entire SmokeMasters BBQ team can’t be at a contest, our Pitmaster Woo and his wife Katie are there to keep the smokers going in pursuit of Grand Championships!
SmokeMasters Championship BBQ Team competes in the Memphis Barbecue Network circuit of contests and was the 2018 and 2019 Team of the Year.
Noted Awards:
2024
2023
Big Pig Jig, Vienna, GA - 2nd Place RibsBolivar BBQ Blowout, Bolivar, TN - 2nd Place Ribs
2022
Memphis BBQ Network Pulled Pork Team of the Year
Arlington BBQ Burnout, Arlington, TN – Grand Champion
Smoke on the Rails, Newbern, TN – Grand Champion and Tripe finals!
Que on the Yazoo, Greenwood MS – Grand Champion
2021
Biloxi Bay BBQ Festival, Biloxi, MS – 1st Place Ribs
Water Valley Train Tracks Pork Attack, Water Valley, MS – 1st Place Pulled Pork
2020
No competitions due to the Covid Pandemic
2019
Memphis BBQ Network Team of the YearAtoka BBQ Fest, Atoka, TN - 2nd Place Pulled Pork
Smoke on the Mountain, Galax, VA - 2nd Place Whole Hog
Smokin' on the White, Batesville, AR - 1st Place Pulled Pork
2018
Memphis BBQ Network Team of the YearSmokin' on the White, Batesville, AR - 2nd Place Whole Hog
Ham Jam, Philadelphia, MS - 2nd Place Whole Hog
Smoke on the Mountain, Galax, VA – 1st Place Whole Hog