E1 - Barbecue in the Blood

Aired: September 18, 2020

The competition kicks off with a smokin' staple: the barbecue combo plate. That's two mouthwatering meats and two succulent sides.

E2 - Red, White and Barbecue

Aired: September 18, 2020

The competitors make a feast for 50 first responders in a Fourth of July throwdown. Tri-tip, pork chops, cheeseburgers and more are on the menu.

E3 - Don’t Need Teeth to Eat This Beef

Aired: September 18, 2020

Time to celebrate the greatest invention in the history of food: ribs! The cooks tackle pork and beef ribs — one with a dry rub, one with a wet sauce.

E4 - Tournament of Sandwiches

Aired: September 18, 2020

The smokers serve up a trio of sandwiches: savory chicken with crunchy slaw, tender and tangy pork, and five-layer stacks of beef and sausage.

E5 - Raccoon, Iguana and Hare — Oh My!

Aired: September 18, 2020

The pitmasters sink their teeth into some wild meats, delivering dishes like lizard stew, beaver tail crackling and pulled alligator.

E6 - Cooking It Old School

Aired: September 18, 2020

Working in pairs, the barbecuers prepare popular proteins from the past, cooking mutton, goat and whole salmon on wooden platforms and over open pits.

E7 - Barbecue Around the World

Aired: September 18, 2020

Ingredients and equipment from Morocco, Argentina and Japan spice things up and force the contestants to cook outside their comfort zones.

E8 - The. Whole. Hog.

Aired: September 18, 2020

The final two tackle their biggest challenge yet: building their own pits and cooking a whole hog and brisket. It's gonna be a long night!