♠ Grand National ♦ Past Champions
Below is a list of the previous Grand National Champions. Bob Hanes of Huxley, IA is the lone pegger to win the tournament twice.
| Year | Location | Champion |
| 2023 | XLI (Virginia Beach, VA) | Sandy Sands (MT) |
| 2022 | XL (Omaha, NE) | Allan Stanek (ND) |
| 2021 | XXXIX (Sacramento, CA) | Emilio Perez (IL) |
| 2019 | XXXVIII (North Conway, NH) | Betsy Miller (MN) |
| 2018 | XXXVII (Milwaukee, WI) | James Morrow (WA) |
| 2017 | XXXVI (Lincoln City, OR) | Kevin Mansfield (ID) |
| 2016 | XXXV (Bethesda, MD) | Fred White (HI) |
| 2015 | XXXIV (Yankton, SD) | Jason Matheny (TX) |
| 2014 | XXXIII (Phoenix, AZ) | Larry Phifer (NC) |
| 2013 | XXXII (Atlanta, GA) | Mary Burlington (MA) |
| 2012 | XXXI (Appleton, WI) | Charles R. Barnes (FL) |
| 2011 | XXX (Reno, NV) | Charlie Finley (CT) (d) |
| 2010 | XXIX (Virginia Beach, VA) | Duane W. Toll (OR) |
| 2009 | XXVIII (Grand Rapids, MI) | Joan Rein (MN) |
| 2008 | XXVII (Portland, OR) | Rob Palmer (OR) |
| 2007 | XXVI (Portland, ME) | Erik Royland Locke (OR) |
| 2006 | XXV (Wisconsin Rapids, WI) | Donna Gavin (MA) |
| 2005 | XXIV (Lincoln City, OR) | DeLynn Colvert (MT) |
| 2004 | XXIII (Atlanta, GA) | Jim Crawford (CA) |
| 2003 | XXII (Sioux Falls, SD) | Catherine Perkins (NC) |
| 2002 | XXI (North Lake Tahoe, CA) | Mike McDaniel (MT) |
| 2001 | XX (Richmond, VA) | Ron Logan (AZ) |
| 2000 | XIX (Eau Claire, WI) | Warren Sondericker (WI) (d) |
| 1999 | XVIII (Las Vegas, NV) | Joe Aird (MI) |
| 1998 | XVII (Daytona Beach, FL) | Bobby Stuart (GA) (d) |
| 1997 | XVI (Wisconsin Dells, WI) | Patrick Barrett (WI) |
| 1996 | XV (Napa, CA) | Mary Herrmann (CA) |
| 1995 | XIV (Plymouth, MA) | Louis Caccia (MA) (d) |
| 1994 | XIII (St. Paul, MN) | Bob Hanes (IA) |
| 1993 | XII (Missoula, MT) | Bayard Lliteras (ID) |
| 1992 | XI (Green Bay, WI) | Glenn Gauthier (WI) |
| 1991 | X (Fort Lauderdale, FL) | Joy Barnes (FL) |
| 1990 | IX (Des Moines, IA) | Clay Collier (NE) |
| 1989 | VIII (Prineville, OR) | Harvey Honeycutt (OR) |
| 1988 | VII (Milwaukee, WI) | Jim Heemstra (WI) (d) |
| 1987 | VI (Hartford, CT) | Bill Seymour (RI) (d) |
| 1986 | V (Minneapolis, MN) | Bob Hanes (IA) |
| 1985 | IV (Denver, CO) | Scott Kooistra (MN) |
| 1984 | III (Chicago, IL) | Grace Cummings (WI) (d) |
| 1983 | II (Springfield, MA) | Marco Amato (MA) |
| 1982 | I (Milwaukee, WI) | Jim Pershing (WI) |
d - deceased
