| Thursday showcase | Saturday showcase | |
| Winfield | winner: Kay Kugler Picker’s Paradise | winner: Kenny Cornell I Just Saw Elvis |
| alternate: Scott Earl & Gail Boyd Behind the Windshield | alternate: John Mitchell I’m At Winfield (You’re On Your Own) | |
| Children | winner: Carl Gustafson A Whale At Winfield | winner: Kjersten Danzig Photosynthesis |
| alternate: Eric Smith Racin’ Chasin’ | alternate: David Hakan Jumping Rope | |
| Religion/Spirit | winner: Eric Smith Bow Your Head | winner: Annie Wilson Pocket World |
| alternate: Mark Heinrich Poppin’ Corn | alternate: Peter Lippincott I Don’t Go To Church Much Anymore | |
| Feelin’ Blue | winner: Tim Terral Won’t Be Long | winner: Maggie Vogts Alexander |
| alternate: Sophia Motta Black Hearts | alternate: Robert S. Tims Colorado Wind | |
| Instrumental | winner: Giri Peters Spunky Creek | winner: Jory Lane Algorhythm |
| alternate: Fred Baue Too Deep For Words | alternate: Wayne Ruble Launch Pad / Orion’s Belt | |
| Sweet Memories | winner: Ron Walker Where Memories Are Kept | winner: Zephaniah Stringfield Going to North Carolina |
| alternate: Don Richmond Old Stuff | alternate: Kenny Cornell That Old Front Porch | |
| Love Songs | winner: GIna Holsopple Back To You | winner: Joy Zimmerman Jump On In |
| alternate: Rosie Gorrell Hobo Love Song | alternate: Bryan Masters Silver & Gold | |
| Better World | winner: Mike ‘Icky’ Ichniowski Woody & the Golden Tower | winner: Randy S. Teal Angelina |
| alternate: David Lizor What’s a Rhino? | alternate: Michael Shainline I Dreamed Terry Gross Came to Interview Me | |
| Humor | winner: Carla Ulbrich Gotta Start Smokin’ | winner: John Hutchison Armageddon Nervous: the Apocalypso Song |
| alternate: Mark Briand The Star Trek Song | alternate: John McGee I Want to Buy a Harley | |
| None of the above | winner: Mike Benish 6 String Therapy | winner: Walter Schmidt Arkansas I Hear You Calling |
| alternate: Randy S. Teal What Happened to the Cowboys? | alternate: John McGee Running Away |
