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Eight of the country's best backyard smokers and pitmasters vie for the title of American Barbecue Champion in a fierce but friendly faceoff.

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Season 1

7.2/1084 votes
Don’t Need Teeth to Eat This Beef
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 9/18/2020
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.
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7.1/1078 votes
Tournament of Sandwiches
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 9/18/2020
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.
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7.1/1071 votes
The. Whole. Hog.
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 9/18/2020
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!
Director: Unknown
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7.0/1085 votes
Red, White and Barbecue
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 9/18/2020
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.
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7.0/1074 votes
Raccoon, Iguana and Hare — Oh My!
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 9/18/2020
The pitmasters sink their teeth into some wild meats, delivering dishes like lizard stew, beaver tail crackling and pulled alligator.
Director: Unknown
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7.0/1068 votes
Barbecue Around the World
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 9/18/2020
Ingredients and equipment from Morocco, Argentina and Japan spice things up and force the contestants to cook outside their comfort zones.
Director: Unknown
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6.9/1068 votes
Cooking It Old School
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 9/18/2020
Working in pairs, the barbecuers prepare popular proteins from the past, cooking mutton, goat and whole salmon on wooden platforms and over open pits.
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6.7/10106 votes
Barbecue in the Blood
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 9/18/2020
The competition kicks off with a smokin' staple: the barbecue combo plate. That's two mouthwatering meats and two succulent sides.
Director: Unknown
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