| Thursday showcase | Saturday showcase | |
| Winfield | winner: James Campbell Pickin’ on the Breeze | winner: Billy Palmer It Wasn’t Just a Truck |
| alternate: Bob Hall & Tim Terral Down in Walnut Valley | alternate: C. Randy Parks Winfield in Heaven | |
| Children | winner: Annie Wilson Doggie Paradise | winner: Anne & Colleen Williamson Grade ‘A’ Fancy |
| alternate: Eric Smith Chasin’ Frogs | alternate: Randy Sauer Going Fishing | |
| Religion/Spirit | winner: Robert Tims & Diana Bourgeois Bless My Enemies | winner: Carol Montag A Cross On a Hill |
| alternate: Dan Weber Take a Liking To You | alternate: Peter Lippincott The Beat of Angels’ Wings | |
| Feelin’ Blue | winner: Bryan Masters Heart Shaped Hole | winner: Larry Martin Let It Rain |
| alternate: Annie Wilson Stopping By the Homestead Ruins | alternate: Randy S. Teal Empty Saddles | |
| Instrumental | winner: Steve Taylor Free Flight | winner: Helen Avakian McTammy’s Jig |
| alternate: Brian Henke Into the Trees | alternate: Larry Martin Ed Michel | |
| Sweet Memories | winner: C. Randy Parks Counting Highline Poles | winner: Gee Lucas & Robert Runyon Little Cowboy |
| alternate: Jen Hajj Remembrance | alternate: Amy Coffman Ethic (Work Hard) | |
| Love Songs | winner: Emmie Chasteen It’s a Good Thing | winner: Maggie Vogts Remain |
| alternate: Ryan Triggs I Thought You’d Never Ask | alternate: Ron Land Set You On Fire | |
| Better World | winner: Joy Zimmerman Sweet Bird | winner: Dan Weber Oh Woody |
| alternate: David Hakan Your Business Dollars | alternate: Mike ‘Icky’ Ichniowski Goin’ Woody’s Way | |
| Humor | winner: Mark Gunter Convenient Desperation | winner: Mike Yoder I Miss Pluto |
| alternate: Jim Herrman Jackie | alternate: Bryan Masters Friends Don’t Let Friends Karaoke | |
| None of the above | winner: Fred Baue Stovall’s Grove | winner: Kenny Cornell Fresh Off the Strings |
| alternate: Kathy Wieland Momma Liked to Fish | alternate: Amy Coffman The More Things Change |
