BBQ Pitmasters

American reality TV series

BBQ Pitmasters

Logo from its first season.

Composer| Vanacore Music
Country of origin| United States
Original language| English
No. of seasons| 7
No. of episodes| 57
Production
Running time| 46 minutes
Original release
Network| TLC (2009–2010)
Destination America (2012–2015)
Release| December 3, 2009 (2009-12-03) –
July 16, 2015 (2015-07-16)

BBQ Pitmasters is an American reality television series which follows barbecue cooks as they compete for cash and prizes in barbecue cooking competitions.

The series premiered on TLC on December 3, 2009. The eight-episode first season was filmed in a docu-reality format, as it followed several competing BBQ teams around the country to various BBQ contests.

Season two premiered on August 12, 2010, at 10 pm EDT featuring a completely new competition game show-based format.[1] Each week, four teams competed against each other. Challenges included common protein and more exotic meat. Weekly winners faced off against each other in the second-season finale as they vied for $100,000 and the Kingsford Cup. The judges for the second season were Myron Mixon, Art Smith, and Warren Sapp.[2] Kevin Roberts served as host.[3]

On January 29, 2012, Myron Mixon confirmed on his Facebook account for Jack's Old South that filming for Season 3 would start in March. On April 4, 2012, it was announced that Season 3 would air on Destination America, which is a rebranded version of the Planet Green channel that launched on May 26, 2012.[4]

On May 26, 2014, Destination America debuted a preview of their new TV series named BBQ Pit Wars. The episode first aired on May 31, 2014. This new reality show uses the old docu-reality format of BBQ Pitmasters season 1 (many viewers had voiced their preference for this format on the channel's website), in which Myron Mixon is one of the team competitors rather than a BBQ judge. Along with Stump McDowell of Stump's BBQ, Moe Cason of Ponderosa BBQ, and Michael Character of Character BBQ, the four teams compete in regional BBQ championships around the nation, for prizes, and bragging rights to be named the master of BBQ.[5]

## Series overview

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Season | Episodes | Season Premiere | Season Finale

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| 1 | 8  | December 3, 2009 (2009-12-03) | February 4, 2010 (2010-02-04)
| 2 | 6  | August 12, 2010 (2010-08-12) | September 23, 2010 (2010-09-23)
| 3 | 6  | May 30, 2012 (2012-05-30) | July 1, 2012 (2012-07-01)
| 4 | 7  | December 16, 2012 (2012-12-16) | January 20, 2013 (2013-01-20)
| 5 | 13  | June 2, 2013 (2013-06-02) | August 25, 2013 (2013-08-25)
| 6 | 9  | April 12, 2014 (2014-04-12) | June 14, 2014 (2014-06-14)
| 7 | 9  | May 25, 2015 (2015-05-25) | July 16, 2015 (2015-07-16)

## Season 1

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1| 1| "Smokin' in Mesquite"| December 3, 2009 (2009-12-03)

The teams travel to Mesquite, Nevada to compete at the Smokin' in Mesquite BBQ competition, which has $40,000 in cash and prizes at stake.

2| 2| "Murphysboro Barbecue Cook-off"| December 10, 2009 (2009-12-10)

The teams compete at one of the most difficult competitions of the year, the Murphysboro Barbecue Cook-off, in Murphysboro, Illinois. Myron and Lee Ann face off in the whole hog competition, while tempers flare between Johnny and one of the local cooks.

3| 3| "Decatur Jaycees Riverfest"| December 17, 2009 (2009-12-17)

The teams travel to Decatur, Alabama to the historic Decatur Riverfest. This is where the pitmasters' cooking skills, nerves, and patience are tested and the $3,000 top prize is at stake.

4| 4| "American Royal Invitational Barbecue"| January 7, 2010 (2010-01-07)

The top teams are invited to compete at the American Royal Invitational in Kansas City, Missouri. Myron has to compete against his biggest competition on the barbecue competition circuit, Chris Lilly, and Rookie Paul begs for help from barbecue professional, Johnny Trigg.

5| 5| "American Royal Open Barbecue"| January 11, 2010 (2010-01-11)

Nearly 500 professional and amateur teams battle it out at the American Royal Open in Kansas City, Missouri for over $40,000 in prizes.

6| 6| "Diamond State BBQ"| January 21, 2010 (2010-01-21)

The teams travel to Dover, Delaware to compete at the Diamond State BBQ Championship, where the weather is less than ideal. Harry faces his former teammate, Gary, who is competing on his own for the first time, and Tuffy does Myron a favor that could hurt his own chances of winning.

7| 7| "The Big Pig Jig"| January 28, 2010 (2010-01-28)

The teams travel to Vienna, Georgia to compete at the Big Pig Jig, the oldest barbecue event in Georgia. Myron works to defend his title on his home turf and Tuffy takes on a double challenge, attempting his first whole hog on a new pit.

8| 8| "Johnny Trigg's Shootout"| February 4, 2010 (2010-02-04)

Johnny Trigg, the Godfather of Ribs, invites his closest friends and fiercest rivals to Mineral Wells, Texas for a rib throwdown and for the first time ever, the pitmasters watch the judges' reactions.

### Season 1: Teams

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* Jack's Old South, led by Myron Mixon
* Smokin' Triggers BBQ, led by Johnny Trigg
* Slap Yo' Daddy BBQ, led by Harry Soo
* Cool Smoke, led by Tuffy Stone
* Wood Chick's BBQ, owned by Lee Ann Whippen
* Jambo Pits, led by Jamie Geer
* Pablo Diablo's, led by Paul Petersen, a recognized Texas chef but BBQ rookie.
* Notley Que BBQ led by Gary Notley

## Season 2

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1| 9| "Butt Out!"| August 12, 2010 (2010-08-12)

Four top pitmasters from around the country compete head-to-head in a pork butt cook-off. However, one team is eliminated when their catfish is not up to par and the remaining three continue to vie to win $5,000 and an invitation to the season finale.

2| 10| "Roasted Development"| August 19, 2010 (2010-08-19)

Four top pitmasters from around the country compete head-to-head to prove who has the best crown roast pork in the hottest challenge yet. However, with one pitmaster headed into an ambulance, the remaining three vie to win $5,000 and an invitation to the season finale.

3| 11| "Up In Smoke!"| August 26, 2010 (2010-08-26)

Four top pitmasters from around the country compete head-to-head to prove who makes the best brisket. While the meat cooks low and slow, tempers flare as the teams vie to win $5,000 and an invitation to the season finale.

4| 12| "Not a Moment To Spare"| September 2, 2010 (2010-09-02)

Four BBQ Pitmasters face off with a BBQ favorite - spare ribs. But first, they face a prehistoric challenge that could extinct them from the competition and their chance at $5,000 and an invitation to the finale for the $100,000 grand prize.

5| 13| "Fowl Play"| September 16, 2010 (2010-09-16)

Four of America's top Pitmasters face off against the trifecta of fowl... a Turducken! There's $5000 at stake and an invitation into the finale for the largest prize in BBQ... $100,000 and the Kingsford Cup.

6| 14| "Bring Home the Bacon"| September 23, 2010 (2010-09-23)

The five BBQ Pitmaster winners from this season come together to face the most difficult of BBQ challenges: the whole hog on old-fashioned cinder block pits. Only one can win the Kingsford Cup, the $100,000 prize and be named BBQ Pitmaster Grand Champion.

### Season 2: Judges

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* Myron Mixon—season one competitor and owner of Jack's Old South
* Art Smith—celebrity chef and author of Back to the Table and Kitchen Life
* Warren Sapp—Super Bowl champion and barbecue enthusiast

### Contestants

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#### Season 2: Preliminary Results (Ep. 1-5)

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Episode  | Pitmaster  | Team  | Hometown  | Episode Result

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1  | Moe Cason  | Ponderosa BBQ  | Des Moines, Iowa |

1st Place
$5000 & invite to finale

Ryan Amys  | Hot Grill on Grill Action  | Omaha, Nebraska |

2nd Place

Nicole Davenport  | Taint the Sauce  | Sheffield, Texas |

3rd Place

Harrison Sapp  | Southern Soul BBQ  | Saint Simons Island, Georgia |

Eliminated

2  | Melissa Cookston | Yazoo's Delta Q  | Nesbit, Mississippi |

1st Place
$5000 & invite to finale

John Fernandez-Melone  | Bare Bones BBQ  | Pleasanton, California |

2nd Place

Rhoda Brown  | Smokin' Fatties  | West Monroe, Louisiana |

3rd Place

Brent Walton  | QN4U  | Clovis, California |

Eliminated

3  | Craig Kimmel  | Firehouse BBQ  | DeLand, Florida |

1st Place
$5000 & invite to finale

Bubba Latimer  | Bub-Ba-Q  | Jasper, Georgia |

2nd Place

Joe Davidson  | Joe BBQ  | Bixby, Oklahoma |

3rd Place

Kyle Laval/Stephanie Wilson  | The Slabs  | Kansas City, Missouri |

Eliminated

4  | Johnny Trigg  | Smokin' Triggers  | Alvarado, Texas |

1st Place
$5000 & invite to finale

Danielle Dimovski  | Diva Q  | Barrie, Ontario |

2nd Place

Jody Clark  | Big Poppa Smokers  | Coachella, California |

3rd Place

Neil Strawder  | Bigmistas  | Long Beach, California |

4th place (no elimination in this episode)

5  | Shad Kirton  | A Boy & His BBQ  | Grimes, Iowa |

1st Place
$5000 & invite to finale

Dan Hixon  | 3 Eyz BBQ  | Owings Mills, Maryland |

2nd Place

Lee Ann Whippen  | Wood Chicks BBQ  | Chesapeake, Virginia |

3rd Place

Tyler Sayler  | Big Mouth Smokers  | Memphis, Tennessee |

Eliminated

#### Season 2: Final Results (Ep. 6)

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Episode  | Pitmaster  | Team  | Hometown  | Episode Result

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6  | Shad Kirton  | A Boy & His BBQ  | Grimes, Iowa |

1st Place

Melissa Cookston  | Yazoo's Delta Q  | Nesbit, Mississippi |

2nd Place

Johnny Trigg  | Smokin' Triggers  | Alvarado, Texas |

3rd Place

Moe Cason  | Ponderosa BBQ  | Des Moines, Iowa | Eliminated
Craig Kimmel  | Firehouse BBQ  | DeLand, Florida

## Season 3

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In this season, three teams compete in each episode. The winning team will move on to the championship round, where they will compete for a $50,000 prize.

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1| 15| "Try, Try, Tri-Tip Again"| May 30, 2012 (2012-05-30)

Three Pitmasters compete at the Don't Be Cruel BBQ to see who has the best beef brisket and tri-tip

2| 16| "Baby Light My Fire"| June 3, 2012 (2012-06-03)

Three Pitmasters compete at the annual Pigs in Flight BBQ Competition.

3| 17| "Trimming the Fat"| June 10, 2012 (2012-06-10)
4| 18| "All Hammered Up!"| June 17, 2012 (2012-06-17)
5| 19| "Doctors, Divas, and 2 Worthless Nuts"| June 24, 2012 (2012-06-24)
6| 20| "The Grand Porkin' Finale"| July 1, 2012 (2012-07-01)

### Season 3: Judges

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* Myron Mixon
* Tuffy Stone
* Aaron Franklin, the owner and pitmaster of Franklin Barbecue

### Contestants

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#### Season 3: Preliminary Results (Ep. 1-5)

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Episode  | Pitmaster  | Team  | Hometown  | Episode Result

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Wagyu Brisket & Tri-Tip
Tupelo, MS | Solomon Williams  | Carolina Rib King  | Georgetown, South Carolina |

1st Place

Hank Vaiden  | Cotton Patch Cooking Crew  | Columbus, Mississippi |

2nd Place

Jim Stancil  | Bare Knuckles BBQ  | Oxford, Georgia |

3rd Place

Pork Shoulder & Baby Back Ribs
Memphis, TN | Melissa Cookston  | Memphis Barbecue Co.  | Nesbit, Mississippi |

1st Place

Moe Cason  | Ponderosa Barbecue  | Des Moines, Iowa |

2nd Place

Donny Bray  | Warren County Pork Choppers  | Bowling Green, Kentucky |

3rd Place

Pork Belly and Turkey
Thomaston, GA | Johnny Trigg  | Smokin' Triggers  | Alvarado, Texas |

1st Place

Chris Hart  | Wicked Good BBQ  | Boston, Massachusetts |

2nd Place

Charles Wilson  | C-Dub's Corruption BBQ  | Puyallup, Washington |

3rd Place

Beef Ribs & Fresh Ham
Dothan, AL | Corey Brinson  | Fatback's BBQ & Rib Shack  | Fayetteville, North Carolina |

1st Place

Lee Ann Whippen  | Wood Chicks BBQ  | Chesapeake, Virginia |

2nd Place

Shane McBride  | Ribdiculous Bar-B-Krewe  | New York City, New York |

3rd Place

Chicken & Rack of Pork
Salisbury, MD | Danielle Dimovski  | Diva Q BBQ  | Ontario, Canada |

1st Place

Rob Marion  | 2 Worthless Nuts  | Cleveland, Ohio |

2nd Place

Randy Hill  | Southern Krunk Burn One Boys BBQ  | Little Rock, Arkansas |

3rd Place

#### Season 3: Final Results (Ep. 6)

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Episode  | Pitmaster  | Team  | Hometown  | Episode Result

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Pork Shoulder, Spare Rib and Cheek
| Johnny Trigg  | Smokin' Triggers  | Alvarado, Texas |

1st Place

Corey Brinson  | Fatback's BBQ & Rib Shack  | Fayetteville, North Carolina |

2nd Place

Danielle Dimovski  | Diva Q BBQ  | Ontario, Canada |

3rd Place

Solomon Williams  | Carolina Rib King  | Georgetown, South Carolina | Eliminated
Melissa Cookston  | Memphis Barbecue Co.  | Nesbit, Mississippi

## Season 4

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This season features individual regional BBQ style competitions. Each episode crowned a regional champion of the BBQ style for that state. Three local teams compete for bragging rights, and a $2,000 prize donated by Jack's Old South. There is no overall BBQ champion at the end of season 4. The last episode has Myron Mixon competing against his son Michael.

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1| 21| "Deep in the Heart of BBQ"| December 16, 2012 (2012-12-16)
2| 22| "Peach State Country Picnic"| December 23, 2012 (2012-12-23)
3| 23| "True Blue Memphis Style Que"| December 30, 2012 (2012-12-30)[6]
4| 24| "Royal Ribs & Burnt Ends"| January 6, 2013 (2013-01-06)[6]
5| 25| "Carolina's Divine Swine Cook Off"| January 13, 2013 (2013-01-13)[6]
6| 26| "Bluegrass, Bourbon & BBQ"| January 20, 2013 (2013-01-20)[6]
7| 27| "Father vs. Son"| January 25, 2013 (2013-01-25)[6]

### Season 4: Judges

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* Myron Mixon
* Tuffy Stone
* (Aaron Franklin)

### Contestants

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#### Season 4: Episode Results

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Episode  | Pitmaster  | Team  | Hometown  | Episode Result

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Beef Brisket & Cowboy Steak
Bedford, TX | Harold "Buzzie" Hughes  | Buzzie's BBQ Restaurant  | Kerrville, Texas |

1st Place

Ernest Servantes  | Burnt Bean Company  | New Braunfels, Texas |

2nd Place

Will Fleischman  | Lockhart Smokehouse  | Dallas, Texas |

3rd Place

Pork Picnic & Country-Style Ribs
Atlanta, GA | Dionn Lanton  | Holy Smokes BBQ  | Dublin, Georgia |

1st Place

Danny Outlaw  | Georgia Bob's BBQ Co.  | Warner Robins, GA |

2nd Place

Bear Sloane  | Lazy Bear BBQ  | Gainesville, GA |

3rd Place

Pulled Chicken, Wet & Dry Baby Back Ribs
Memphis, TN | Mark West  | 10 Bones BBQ  | Memphis, TN |

1st Place

Craig Blondis  | Central BBQ  | Memphis, TN |

2nd Place

Carey Bringle  | Peg Leg Porker  | Nashville, TN |

3rd Place

Pork Spareribs & Brisket Points
Kansas City, MO | Rod Gray  | Pellet Envy  | Leawood, Kansas |

1st Place

Tim Grant  | TrueBud BBQ  | Tonganoxie, Kansas |

2nd Place

Stretch  | Grinders BBQ  | Kansas City, Missouri |

3rd Place

Pork Belly & Whole Pork Shoulder
Charlotte, NC | Zach Goodyear  | Sauceman's BBQ  | Charlotte, NC |

1st Place

Sam Jones  | Skylight Inn BBQ  | Ayden, NC |

2nd Place

Debbie Holt  | Clyde Copper's BBQ  | Raleigh, North Carolina |

3rd Place

Mutton & Country Ham
Munfordville, KY | John Foreman  | Old Hickory Bar-B-Q  | Owensboro, Kentucky |

1st Place

Mike Ramage  | Still Smokin' BBQ  | Louisville, Kentucky |

2nd Place

Roy Henry  | Henry's Boogalou BBQ  | Owensboro, Kentucky |

3rd Place

The Big Pig Jig
Vienna, GA | Myron Mixon  | Jack's Old South  | Unadilla, Georgia |

1st Place

Michael Mixon  | Jack's New South  | Unadilla, Georgia |

Not a finalist

## Season 5

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This season the BBQ competition returns to the previous elimination format. Three teams from around the country compete in each episode, and the winning teams advance to the finale. The overall grand BBQ champion wins a $50,000 prize.

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1| 28| "When Pigs Fly"| June 2, 2013 (2013-06-02)

Season 5 begins with a trip to Pensacola, Fla., for the Smokin' in the Square festival and a barbecue cook-off featuring spareribs and pork butt.

2| 29| "Por-ken for Dinner"| June 16, 2013 (2013-06-16)

The competition takes place at the 12th annual Hog Wild Festival in Mobile, Ala., where three chefs cook whole chicken and whole pork shoulder.

3| 30| "Everything is Beefier in Texas"| June 2, 2013 (2013-06-02)

Beef ribs and shoulder are prepared by three chefs when the competition travels to Austin.

4| 31| "BBQ Border Battle"| June 23, 2013 (2013-06-23)

Non-Southerners compete.

5| 32| "Race to the Finish"| June 30, 2013 (2013-06-30)

Three couples compete at Martinsville Speedway in Virginia, and the winning pair get to join Dale Earnhardt Jr. in pit row.

6| 33| "Kicking it in KC"| July 7, 2013 (2013-07-07)

The 10th annual Smoke in the Spring BBQ Contest in Osage City, Kan., is featured.

7| 34| "A NY State of Cue"| July 14, 2013 (2013-07-14)

The 2nd Annual NYC BBQ Cookoff in Staten Island is featured.

8| 35| "Champions Q-Off"| July 21, 2013 (2013-07-21)

Previous champions return for an all-star showdown at the Barnesville BBQ and Blues Festival in Georgia.

9| 36| "O-Cue-Homa"| July 28, 2013 (2013-07-28)

The competition travels to Oklahoma for the Bixby BBQ and Blues Festival.

10| 37| "Virginia is for BBQ Lovers"| August 4, 2013 (2013-08-04)

The semifinals begin in Fredericksburg, Va., with returning champions David Bouska, Michael Character and Mark "Pig Daddy" Little competing.

11| 38| "My Kind of Q!"| August 11, 2013 (2013-08-11)

The second round of the semifinals takes place in Westmont, Ill., and features Lynnae Oxley, Jeff Vanderlinde and Rob "Rub" Bagby competing.

12| 39| "Show Me the Q"| August 18, 2013 (2013-08-18)

The last semifinal round features Stump McDowell, Robby Royal and Rod Gray.

13| 40| "BBQ Dreams Come True"| August 25, 2013 (2013-08-25)

David Bouska, Rod Gray, and Lynnae Oxley compete to be grand champion.

### Season 5: Judges

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* Myron Mixon
* Tuffy Stone
* (3rd Judge changes in each episode)

### Contestants

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#### Season 5: Episode Results

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Episode  | Pitmaster  | Team  | Hometown  | Episode Result

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Pork Butt & Spareribs  | David Bouska  | Butcher BBQ  | Chandler, Oklahoma |

1st Place

Eric Thomas  | The Rolling Grill  | Atlanta, Georgia |

2nd Place

Big Jim Modesitt  | Big Jim's BBQ  | San Francisco, California |

3rd Place

Whole Pork Shoulder & Whole Chicken  | Mark "Pig Daddy" Little  | Team Bibs  | Winston-Salem, North Carolina |

1st Place

Sara Horowitz  | Nacho Mama  | El Paso, Texas |

2nd Place

Chuck Baker  | Barrel House BBQ  | Lynchburg, Tennessee |

3rd Place

Beef Shoulder Clod & Beef Ribs  | Michael Character  | Character's Famous BBQ  | Adairsville, Georgia |

1st Place

Glenn Gross  | Fat Jack's BBQ  | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |

2nd Place

Garry Roark  | Ubons BBQ of Yazoo  | Yazoo, Mississippi |

3rd Place

Buffalo Brisket & Bone in Pork Loin  | Jeff Vanderlinde  | Shiggin' & Grinnin'  | Delano, Minnesota |

1st Place

Andy King  | The Bastey Boys  | Templeton, Massachusetts |

2nd Place

Scott Lane  | Piggy's UK  | Hugglescote, Leicestershire, UK  |

3rd Place

Turkey & Baby Back Ribs  | Rob "Rub" Bagby  | Swamp Boys  | Winter Haven, Florida |

1st Place

Tommy Houston  | Checkered Pig  | Martinsville, Virginia |

2nd Place

Jennifer Duncan  | Smoked to the Bone  | Gilbert, Arizona |

3rd Place

Brisket Points & Turkey Legs  | Lynnae Oxley  | Sugar's BBQ  | Portland, Oregon |

1st Place

Danny Coogle  | Pit Bulls Up in Smoke  | Kennesaw, Georgia |

2nd Place

Cody Archie  | Lulu's BBQ  | East Prairie, Missouri |

3rd Place

Pork Belly & BBQ Chicken Wings  | Stump McDowell  | Stump's BBQ Team  | Elko, Georgia |

1st Place

Jamie Geer  | Jambo Pits Cooking Team  | Burleson, Texas |

2nd Place

Rich Tuttle  | K Cass Bar-B-Que  | Kansas City, Missouri |

3rd Place

Pork Spare Ribs & Brisket Flat  | Rod Gray  | Pellet Envy  | Kansas City, Kansas |

1st Place

Corey Brinson  | Fatback's BBQ & Rib Shack  | Fayetteville, North Carolina |

2nd Place

Mark West  | 10 Bones BBQ  | Hernando, Mississippi |

3rd Place

Country-Style Ribs & Beef Tri-Tip  | Robby Royal  | Rescue Smokers  | Sycamore, Georgia |

1st Place

Jack Waiboer  | Common Interest BBQ  | Charleston, South Carolina |

2nd Place

Howie Kleinberg  | Bulldog BBQ  | Miami, Florida |

3rd Place

Fresh Ham & Buffalo Short Ribs  | David Bouska  | Butcher BBQ  | Chandler, Oklahoma |

1st Place

Michael Character  | Character's Famous BBQ  | Adairsville, Georgia |

2nd Place

Mark "Pig Daddy" Little  | Team Bibs  | Winston-Salem, North Carolina |

3rd Place

Whole Pork Shoulder & BBQ Meatloaf (Pork, Veal, and Beef Chunks)  | Lynnae Oxley  | Sugar's BBQ  | Portland, Oregon |

1st Place

Rob "Rub" Bagby  | Swamp Boys  | Winter Haven, Florida |

2nd Place

Jeff Vanderlinde  | Shiggin' and Grinnin'  | Delano, Minnesota |

3rd Place

Brisket Point & Venison Tenderloin  | Rod Gray  | Pellet Envy  | Kansas City, Kansas |

1st Place

Robby Royal  | Rescue Smokers  | Sycamore, Georgia |

2nd Place

Stump McDowell  | Stump's BBQ Team  | Elko, Georgia |

3rd Place

Whole Hog
Finale  | Rod Gray  | Pellet Envy  | Leawood, Kansas |

1st Place

Lynnae Oxley  | Sugar's BBQ  | Portland, Oregon |

2nd Place

David Bouska  | Butcher BBQ  | Chandler, Oklahoma |

3rd Place

## Season 6

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All Season 6 episodes were filmed in a single location in Florida.

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1| 41| "Sweet Georgia Ham"| April 12, 2014 (2014-04-12)

BBQ Pitmasters veterans Robby Royal and Eric Thomas face off against newcomer John Ley in this Georgia style contest to see who will move on to win a shot at becoming BBQ Pitmaster Grand Champion.

2| 42| "Lone Star Smoke War"| April 19, 2014 (2014-04-19)

Texas pitmasters JD Davidsmeyer, Matt Pittman, and Junior Urias battle it out for the title of BBQ Pitmasters Texas Champion and a chance to compete for the $50,000 grand prize.

3| 43| "Kansas City Que-Off"| April 26, 2014 (2014-04-26)[6]

Kansas City locals Michael Johnson, Richard Fergola, and Joe Pearce step in the ring of BBQ Pitmasters for the title of BBQ Pitmasters Kansas City Champion and a shot at the $50,000 grand prize.

4| 44| "Smoking in Memphis"| May 3, 2014 (2014-05-03)[6]

Tennessee cookers Ken Wood, Michael McDearman and Chris Chadwick summon that Memphis soul and go toe to toe to see who will win BBQ Pitmasters Memphis Championship and the chance to win the $50,000 grand prize.

5| 45| "Kings of Carolina"| May 10, 2014 (2014-05-10)[6]

North Carolina cookers Jonathan Upchurch, Christopher Prieto and Carl Lewis must fan their flames and get things cooking to get a shot at competing for $50,000 and the title of BBQ Pitmasters Grand Champion.

6| 46| "Made in the USA"| May 17, 2014 (2014-05-17) [6]

Among Louisianan Jeff Petkevicius, New Yorker Howard Daley and Alabamian Jeff Coon, which wild card competitor will emerge victorious and keep their barbecue dream alive?

7| 47| "Ribs, Ribs, and More Ribs"| May 31, 2014 (2014-05-31) [6]

Among Georgia Champion Robby Royal of Rescue Smokers, Texas Champion Junior Urias of Up in Smoke and Wild Card Champion John Coon of House of Q, who will emerge victorious to continue on to win the title of BBQ Pitmasters Grand Champion?

8| 48| "Best in Beef"| June 7, 2014 (2014-06-07) [6]

Regional Champions Joe Pearce, Ken Wood and Carl Lewis are grilling to stay alive in this thrilling BBQ Pitmasters Semi Final round. They all know that only one will survive and have a chance to be crowned Kingsford BBQ Pitmasters Grand Champion.

9| 49| "Winner Takes All"| June 14, 2014 (2014-06-14) [6]

Semi Final Champions Robby Royal of Rescue Smokers and Joe Pearce of Squeal Like A Pig BBQ go head to head in the Finale to decide once and for all who is the Kingsford BBQ Pitmasters Grand Champion and winner of the $50,000 grand prize.

### Season 6: Judges

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* Myron Mixon
* Tuffy Stone
* Moe Cason

### Contestants

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#### Season 6: Preliminary Results (Ep. 1-6)

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Episode  | Pitmaster  | Team  | Hometown  | Episode Result

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Bone-In Ham & Smoked Salmon
| Robby Royal  | Rescue Smokers  | Sycamore, Georgia |

1st Place
Invite to semi-final 1

John A. Ley Jr.  | Heavenly Hawgs  | Perry, Georgia |

2nd Place

Eric Thomas  | The Rolling Grill  | Atlanta, Georgia |

3rd Place

Vegas Strip Steak & Brisket Flat

Junior Urias  | Up in Smoke BBQ  | Midland, Texas |

1st Place
Invite to semi-final 1

JD Davidsmeyer  | JD's Team Xtreme BBQ  | San Antonio, Texas |

2nd Place

Matt Pittman  | Meat Church  | Waxahachie, Texas |

3rd Place

Smoked Beef Prime Rib & Whole Chicken

Joe Pearce  | Squeal Like A Pig BBQ  | Kansas City, Missouri |

1st Place
Invite to semi-final 2

Michael Johnson  | Sugarfire Smokehouse  | St. Louis, Missouri |

2nd Place

Richard Fergola  | Fergolicious BBQ  | Gardner, Kansas |

3rd Place

Pork Spareribs & Pork Butts
Ken Wood  | Charcoal Cowboys  | Franklin, Tennessee |

1st Place
Invite to semi-final 2

Michael McDearman  | Fired Up BBQ  | Cookeville, Tennessee |

2nd Place

Chris Chadwick  | Hawg County Cookers  | McKenzie, Tennessee |

3rd Place

Baby Back Ribs & Pork Shoulder
Carl H. Lewis  | Big Show BBQ  | Fremont, North Carolina |

1st Place
Invite to semi-final 2

Jonathan Upchurch  | Rocky Top BBQ  | Monroe, North Carolina |

2nd Place

Christopher Prieto  | Prime BBQ  | Wendell, North Carolina |

3rd Place

Whole Turkey & Rack of Lamb
John Coon  | House of Q  | Springville, Alabama |

1st Place
Invite to semi-final 1

Jeff Petkevicius  | Give it to God BBQ  | Ponchatoula, Louisiana |

2nd Place

Howard Daley  | DTS BBQ  | New York City, New York |

3rd Place

#### Season 6: Semi-Final Results (Ep. 7-8)

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Episode  | Pitmaster  | Team  | Hometown  | Episode Result

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Baby Back Ribs, Beef Ribs, Country Style Ribs

Robby Royal  | Rescue Fire Smokers  | Sycamore, Georgia |

1st Place
Advances to Final

John Coon  | House of Q  | Springville, Alabama |

2nd Place

Junior Urias  | Up In Smoke BBQ  | Midland, Texas |

3rd Place

Brisket Point, Cowboy Steaks, Beef Tenderloin

Joe Pearce  | Squeal Like A Pig BBQ  | Kansas City, Missouri |

1st Place
Advances to Final

Carl H. Lewis  | Big Show BBQ  | Fremont, North Carolina |

2nd Place

Ken Wood  | Charcoal Cowboys  | Franklin, Tennessee |

3rd Place

##### Season 6: Final Results (Episode 9)

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Episode  | Pitmaster  | Team  | Hometown  | Episode Result

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Brisket Flat, Spare Ribs, Whole Chicken, Whole Pork Shoulder
One Bite Challenge: Shrimp

Robby Royal  | Rescue Fire Smokers  | Sycamore, Georgia |

1st Place

Joe Pearce  | Squeal Like A Pig BBQ  | Kansas City, Missouri |

2nd Place

## References

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1. ^ "TLC BBQ Pitmasters Season 2 – Docu-Reality to Pro Competition BBQ". Barbecue-party.com. April 15, 2010. Archived from the original on April 7, 2014. Retrieved February 2, 2015.
2. ^ "TLC BBQ Pitmasters Season 2 BBQ Pitmaster Judges". Barbecue-party.com. July 2, 2010. Archived from the original on February 26, 2015. Retrieved February 2, 2015.
3. ^ "Kevin Roberts Joins TLC as Host of BBQ Pitmasters". The Futon Critic. May 27, 2010. Retrieved August 8, 2010.
4. ^ "Planet Green Becomes "Destination America," the First and Only Network to Celebrate the Stories of America's Past, Present, and Future". The Futon Critic. April 4, 2012. Retrieved April 4, 2012.
5. ^ "DESTINATION AMERICA RINGS THE BACKYARD… : Discovery Communications". Corporate.discovery.com. April 29, 2014. Retrieved February 2, 2015.
6. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Episodes: BBQ Pitmasters Archived March 10, 2010, at the Wayback Machine

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