From October 28-29, over 100 championship barbecue teams from around the world will descend on Lynchburg, TN for the 30th Annual Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue. 

Once there, teams compete in seven categories: Pork Ribs, Pork Shoulder/Butts, Beef Brisket, Chicken, Dessert, Cook’s Choice (Home Cookin’ from the Homeland for internationals) and Jack Daniel’s Sauce.  Winners will savor their share of more than $45,000 in cash and prizes.

Throughout the weekend, about 25,000- 30,000 spectators will descend on Lynchburg to watch the spectacle of competitive barbecuing and enjoy additional festivities such as a music stage, clogging, the country dog costume contest, games and butt (as in pork) bowling, and many other Vendors.

Jack Daniel’s is the world’s best selling whiskey and every single drop is made in the small Tennessee town of Lynchburg.

Jack Daniel’s is the world’s oldest registered distillery in the United States and is on the National Register of Historic Places. Throughout the Barbecue and every day (excluding major holidays), the distillery offers tours between 9 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.

To qualify, domestic teams must have won a state championship with a minimum of 25 teams entered, or a competition with more than 50 teams battling in the categories of Pork Ribs, Pork Butts, Chicken and Beef Brisket. The final competitors are then selected during a blind drawing of all eligible teams in August. 

Here's the complete list of those teams selected to compete in this year's Invitational contest:

AL: Heath Riles BBQ

AL Home State: The Specialists

AR: 501 BBQ

AZ: The Pit Crew BBQ of AZ

CA: Toot & Stinky's Cali-Q

CO: Backdraft BBQ

CT: Rhode Hog BBQ

DE: Drilling & Grilling BBQ Team

FL: Swamp Boys

GA: Killer B's BBQ

IA: When Pigs Die

IA Home State: The Twisted Tail

ID: Got Smoke Bar-B-Que

IL: Rooters-N-Tooters

IN: Farmer's Retreat Smokin Barbeque

KS: The Smoking Hills

KY: B&R Smoke

KY Home State: Blue Chip BBQ

LA: Big Bear BBQ

MA Home State: Paddy McQ's

MD: Pavone Brothers BBQ

MI: iBQ'n@TheBBQSuperStore.com

MN: Hogline

MO: Burnt Finger BBQ

MS: SouthSide BBQ

MT: B-S BBQ Outlaws

MT Home State: Montana Outlaw BBQ

NC: Wolf's Revenge BBQ

ND Home State: Spitfire

NE: Little Pig Town

NJ: Piggin' Whiskey

NJ Home State: Weekend Smokers

NM: The American Dream BBQ Team

NM Home State: Kiss My Rack

NV: Rooftop Barbeque

NV Home State: Squat and Gobble Barbeque

NY: Good Smoke BBQ

OH: Grey Street BBQ

OH Home State: Elegantly Violent BBQ

OK: Fat Boys BBQ - Temple, TX

OR: Son of Smoke

OR Home State: BAD BONES BBQ

PA: Bone to Bark BBQ

SC: Sweet Smoke Q

SC Home State: Fire and Smoke Shak

SD: Shiggin & Grinnin

TN: Hot Cole's BBQ

TX: Texas Pepper Jelly

UT: Grillin' Beavers

VA: Who Cares BBQ

WA: Lake House BBQ

WI: Channabilly BBQ

WI Home State: Turnin' Up The Heat

WILD CARD: Droptine Cookers

WY: You Que'd Me All Night Long

2017 Jack GC: Rocky Top Barbecue

2017 Am. Royal: Porky Butts BBQ

2018 HLR: Buns-N-Roses

2018 MIM: The Shed BBQ

Seven Wins: Boomerang BBQ

Seven Wins: Butcher BBQ

Seven Wins: Clark Crew BBQ

Seven Wins: Getting' Basted

Seven Wins: Shake 'n Bake BBQ

Seven Wins: Smoke Me Silly

Seven Wins: Vallee A/C Cold Smoke

Competed 9 years: Big Bob Gibson Bar-B-Q

Competed 9 years: Iowa's Smokey D's BBQ

AK Automatic: Big Daddy's Pitbull

DC Automatic: Serial Griller

MA Automatic: Insane Swine BBQ

ME Automatic: Smokin' Hoggz BBQ - MA

NH Automatic: Big Raz BBQ

RI Automatic: Dr Pearl's Medicinal Smoke BBQ

VT Automatic: Fire Down Below

WV Automatic: Spittin' Feathers BBQ