| Thursday showcase | Saturday showcase | |
| Winfield | winner: THE DONUT TRACTOR | winner: |
alternate: | alternate: | |
| Children | winner: Mark Heinrich I’M A TORTOISE | winner: Robert S. Tims PICK ‘EM UP |
alternate: WHISPER LULLABY | alternate: Joy Zimmerman BUSY BUZZY BEE | |
| Religion/Spirit | winner: Bruce Johnson SELFAHOLIC | winner: Kevin Hale I’M FINALLY GOING HOME |
| alternate: Leslie Galloway I’M NOT AFRAID TO FLY | alternate: Bob Burbee SWEET REDEMPTION SONG | |
| Feelin’ Blue | winner: Janice Francis-Smith GO AHEAD AND CRY | winner: Karyn Schafer TIME |
| alternate: Mike Ichniowski A YEAR OF POURING RAIN | alternate: Maggie Vogts MOTHERS and SONS | |
| Instrumental | winner: KING DAVID’S CONQUEST | winner: R.D. King LIGHTNESS of BEING |
| alternate: Jim Bettonville HINENI (Here I Am) | alternate: Stan Sullivan SUNNYLAND DRIVE | |
| Sweet Memories | winner: Gene Collier GRANDPA’S MULE | winner: Kenny Cornell K.C. LOVES R.G. |
| alternate: Jim McCarter LINWOOD CAFE | alternate: Janice Francis-Smith DAD DANCING | |
| Love Songs | winner: LaTresa Smith SWEET POTATO PIE | winner: Maggie Vogts PROVE ME WRONG |
| alternate: Annie Wilson HONEYSUCKLE MORNING | alternate: Kevin Hale A GOOD OLE FIDDLE TUNE | |
| Better World | winner: Don Richmond JOE | winner: Rex Seabury (aka Utah Slim) BEARS EARS |
| alternate: Joy Zimmerman WILL YOU STAND WITH ME | alternate: Bob Malcom THE GAME | |
| Humor | winner: Ron Land What I’m Not | winner: Leslie Cunningham SOMETIME |
| alternate: James Sperman The Only Women I Like | alternate: Joy Zimmerman BOB & ME | |
| None of the above | winner: Emily Johnson-Erday New York City Rag | winner: David Hakan INTRUDER DRILL |
| alternate: Karyn Schafer HONEY BABY | alternate: Melicent King AUGUST GREEN AND GOLD |