| Best Barbecue Sauce | Ohio State Fair |
| Best BBQ Ribs | Taste of the Town, Potomac Mills, VA |
| Best Local Ribs | Three Rivers Ribs & Music Festival, Pittsburgh ,PA |
| Best New Restaurant | August Magazine, Augusta, GA |
| Best Ribs | Atlantic City Magazine, Atlantic City, NJ |
| Best Ribs | Columbus Monthly |
| Best Ribs | Columbus Rib Fest |
| Best Ribs | Critics' Choice, The Cincinnati Post |
| Best Ribs | Hilton Head News |
| Best Ribs | Marietta Times People's Choice, Marietta, OH |
| Best Ribs | Pittsburgh City Paper, Pittsburgh, PA |
| Best Ribs | Wild Ribs Cook-Off, Pittsburgh, PA |
| Best Ribs & Wings | Richmond Rib Fest, Richmond, VA |
| Best Ribs in Columbus | Ohio Magazine |
| Best Ribs in Madison & Best Place to Watch the Game | Madison Magazine, Madison, WI |
| Best Ribs in Sevier County | Mountain Press Readers Choice Awards, Sevierville, TN |
| Best Ribs (People's Choice) | Northeastern, PA Weekender Magazine, Scranton, PA |
| Favorite Restaurant | Readers' Choice, The Capital, Annapolis |
| Finalists' Best Ribs | Cleveland Rib Cook-Off |
| First Place | Southwest Ohio Rib Fest |
| First Place | Steubenville Main Street Rib Cook-Off, Steubenville, OH |
| First Place Popular Vote | Kiwanis Club Rib Burn-Off, Hilton Head, SC |
| Hoosier Hospitality Award | Anderson, IN |
| Most Outstanding Ribs | Ribs Burn-Off, Pro Football Hall of Fame Festival |
| Pensacola's Best BBQ | Pensacola News Journal, Pensacola, FL |
| People's Choice | American Rib Roundup, Manchester, NH |
| People's Choice | American Rib Roundup, Providence, RI |
| People's Choice | Columbus Jazz & Ribs Fest |
| People's Choice | Niles Rib Burn-Off, Niles, OH |
| People's Choice Wing King | Tuscarawas County Wing Fling, New Philadelphia, OH |
| Readers' Choice Best Ribs | Herald Starr, Steubenville, OH |