| January | 7 & 8 | Idle | Idle |
| 14 & 15 | KCBS Banquet | Kansas City, MO | |
| 21 & 22 | Idle | Idle | |
| 28 & 29 | Lakeland Pig Festival | Lakeland, FL | |
| February | 4 & 5 | Idle | Idle |
| 11 & 12 | Kansas Winter Q | Great Bend, KS | |
| 18 & 19 | Old School vs. High Tech Class (Sold Out) | Hammond, LA | |
| 25 & 26 | Hava BBQ London Bridge Style | Lake Havisu, AZ | |
| March | 4 & 5 | Pellet Envy Cooking Class (Sold Out) | Overland Park, KS |
| 11 & 12 | Idle | Idle | |
| 18 & 19 | Old School vs. High Tech Class (Sold Out) | Yorktown, VA | |
| 25 & 26 | Hava BBQ London Bridge Style | Lake Havisu, AZ | |
| 30 | Ribs & Chicken 101 Class | Shawnee, KS | |
| April | 1 & 2 | Smokin' On Big Creek | Pleasant Hill, KS |
| 8 & 9 | Smoke In The Spring | Osage City, KS | |
| 15 & 16 | Capital City Cook-Off | Jefferson City, MO | |
| 22 & 23 | VFW Post 846 BBQ Challenge | Overland Park, KS | |
| 29 & 30 | Sam’s Club BBQ Series | Loveland, CO | |
| May | 6 & 7 | Sam's Club Regional Qualifier | Las Vegas, NV |
| 13 & 14 | YCCA Home & Garden BBQ Cook-Off | Prescott, AZ | |
| 20 & 21 | SOTW - Las Vegas | Las Vegas, NV | |
| 27 & 28 | Idle | Idle | |
| June | 3 & 4 | Idle | Idle |
| 10 & 11 | Canterbury Park State BBQ Contest | Shakopee, MN | |
| 17 & 18 | Idle | Idle | |
| 24 & 25 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle | Lenexa, KS | |
| July | 1 & 2 | Crossroads BBQ Cookoff | Cameron, MO |
| 2 & 3 | Smokin’ Hot BBQ and Fireworks | Girard, KS | |
| 9 & 10 | Hay Capitol Cook-Off | Yates Center, KS | |
| 15 & 16 | 7th Annual Wildblue BBQ | Burlington, KS | |
| 22 & 23 | Up In Smoke BBQ Bash | Girard, KS | |
| 29 & 30 | Pellet Envy Cooking Class | Adel, IA | |
| August | 5 & 6 | Wheels “N” Squeels BBQ Challange | Olathe, KS |
| 12 & 13 | Great Pacific BBQ | Pacific, MO | |
| 19 & 20 | Flint Hills Beef Fest BBQ | Emporia, KS | |
| 26 & 27 | Pellet Envy Cooking Class | Overland Park, KS | |
| September | 2 & 3 | Smokin’ In Mesquite | Mesquite, NV |
| 9 & 10 | Roots ‘n Blues ‘n BBQ | Columbia, MO | |
| 16 & 17 | Smoke On The Water | Pine Bluff, AR | |
| 23 & 24 | Praise the Lard | Murphysboro, IL | |
| October | 30 & 1 | American Royal Invitational | Kansas City, MO |
| 1 & 2 | American Royal Open | Kansas City, MO | |
| 7 & 8 | St. Louis River Rub | St. Louis, MO | |
| 14 & 15 | Sam’s Club National BBQ Championship | Bentonville, AR | |
| 21 & 22 | Idle | Idle | |
| 28 & 29 | Bates County BBQ State Championship/td> | Butler, MO | November | 4 & 5 | Best of the Best | Douglas, GA |
| 12 & 12 | Dell Webb BBQ Throwdown | Buckeye, AZ | |
| 18 & 19 | The National BBQ Cup | Cummings, GA | |
| 25 & 26 | Idle | Idle | |
| December | 2 & 3 | Get Your Pig On Barbecue | Scottsdale, AZ |