About this season
The best, often undiscovered, pit masters from around the country compete in a high stakes battle to determine whose heritage and skills produce the best tasting meat.
Episodes (6)
1. Carolina Whole Hog
Aired 9 March 2021
Tickle and Tank Jackson travel the Carolina back roads where moonshine and barbecue share a common heritage; pit masters James Sampson and Mat Griner compete to determine whose whole hog BBQ will earn the Smoke Ring title.
2. Back Country Ribs
Aired 9 March 2021
Legendary pitmasters join Tickle and Tank to judge an underground battle of East Carolina ribs in a contest that comes down to heritage and flavour.
3. Pulled Pork Throwdown
Aired 16 March 2021
Tickle and Tank pit a former moonshiner against a young gun in an underground battle for pulled pork supremacy. Barbecue legend Carey Bringle guest judges.
4. Southern Smoked Chicken
Aired 23 March 2021
Georgians compete to make legendary slow-smoked chicken, which has been served for decades at community gatherings across the deep south.
5. Smoked Sausage with Snap
Aired 30 March 2021
In Tickle and Tank's most ambitious underground competition yet, pitmasters turn prime cuts of meat into their own masterworks of Southern-smoked sausage.
6. Low Country Legacy
Aired 6 April 2021
South Carolina’s rich cultural heritage fires up a surf-and-turf showdown.