Competition – May 17, 2025

Discipline – Pulled Pork Sliders

Grab your napkins and loosen your belts—because the SmokeSlam Eating Championship is about to make Memphis history with a barbecue bonanza that’ll have taste buds tingling and jaws dropping!

The Battle of the Buns: Pulled Pork Sliders Take Center Stage SmokeSlam has already cemented itself on the BBQ festival circuit as the premier destination to show your stuff and smoke those butts. This year, BBQ teams from around the country will compete for over $250,000 the largest prize in BBQ history. And now, MLE is on board to take things to the next level with a pulled pork slider eating contest that will melt in your mouth, and live in your dreams. Friends, this isn’t a backyard cookout, this is the place where legends are made and history is re-written with the names of tomorrow’s champions.