Southwest Harbor, ME. Festival lasts from September 9th to the 11th. Smuggler's Den Campground. $12,500 prize pool.

The Sam's Club national tour hosts a competition with KCBS every Saturday in a different location until the final competition on October 1st. Standard competitions have a $10,000 prize pool, regional finals have a $20,000 pool, and the final competition of the tour will give out a whopping $150,000 in prize money. See the KCBS page ... Read more

Goldsboro, NC. Festival from 9th to 10th, but competition on the 10th. $20,000 prize pool.