S5 E1 • When Pigs Fly

At the "Smokin’ in the Square Festival" in Pensacola, Fl, David Bouska, Eric Thomas, and "Big Jim" Modesitt show off their best spare ribs and pork butt for a chance to win the coveted title of Kingsford BBQ Pitmaster Grand Champion.

Première diffusion : 2 juin 2013

S5 E2 • Por-ken For Dinner

At Mobile, AL’s 12th Annual Hog Wild Festival, Sara Horowitz, Chuck Baker, and Mark "Pig Daddy" Little cook whole chicken and whole pork shoulder for a shot at winning the coveted title of Kingsford BBQ Pitmaster Grand Champion!

Première diffusion : 9 juin 2013

S5 E3 • Everything is Beefier in Texas

Glenn Gross, Garry Roark, and Michael Character cook beef ribs and beef shoulder clod at Austin, TX’s Rodeo Austin for chance to win the title of Kingsford BBQ Pitmaster Grand Champion.

Première diffusion : 16 juin 2013

S5 E4 • BBQ Border Battle

Andy King, Jeff Vanderlinde, and Scott Lane travel the nation to show our judges that you don’t need to be from the south to know how to BBQ. They’re all competing to win $50K and the title of Kingsford BBQ Pitmaster Grand Champion.

Première diffusion : 23 juin 2013

S5 E5 • Race to the Finish

At the Martinsville Speedway in southern Virginia, three couples, Rob and Amy Bagby, Jennifer and Tommy Duncan, and Tommy and Lisa Houston race their way to barbeque supremacy. The winner joins special guest Dale Earnhardt, Jr. in pit row.

Première diffusion : 30 juin 2013

S5 E6 • Kicking it in KC

Pits flair at the 10th Annual ‘Smoke in the Spring BBQ Contest’ in Osage City, Kansas, where Lynnae Oxley, brothers Cody and Colby Archie, and Danny Coogle compete for a chance at $50,000 and the title of BBQ Pitmasters Grand Champion.

Première diffusion : 7 juillet 2013

S5 E7 • A NY State of 'Cue

At the 2nd Annual New York City BBQ Cookoff in Staten Island, NY, Jamie Geer, Rich Tuttle, and Stump McDowell are showing New Yorkers what real barbecue is and competing for a shot at the title of BBQ Pitmasters Grand Champion.

Première diffusion : 14 juillet 2013

S5 E8 • Champions Q-Off

Previous BBQ Pitmasters champions Mark West, Rod Gray, and Corey Brinson battle it out in an all-star barbecue showdown at the Barnesville BBQ and Blues Festival in Barnesville, GA.

Première diffusion : 21 juillet 2013

S5 E9 • O-Cue-Homa

Pitmasters Robbie Royal, Howie Kleinberg, and Jack Waiboer head to the Bixby BBQ and Blues Festival in Bixby, OK for their chance at becoming the BBQ Pitmasters Grand Champion and winning $50,000.

Première diffusion : 28 juillet 2013

S5 E10 • Virginia is for BBQ Lovers

Returning champions David Bouska, Michael Character, and Mark “Pig Daddy” Little kick off the BBQ Pitmasters semi-finals in Fredericksburg, VA.

Première diffusion : 4 août 2013

S5 E11 • My Kind of Q!

Returning champions Lynnae Oxley, Jeff Vanderlinde, and Rob ‘Rub’ Bagby face off for the second BBQ Pitmasters semi-final round in Westmont, IL.

Première diffusion : 11 août 2013

S5 E12 • Show Me the Q

"Stump" McDowell, Robby Royal, and Rod Gray return for the last of BBQ Pitmasters semi-final rounds before the Kingsford BBQ Pitmasters Grand Championship.

Première diffusion : 18 août 2013

S5 E13 • BBQ Dreams Come True

Returning winners David Bouska, Rod Gray, and Lynnae Oxley face off in the BBQ Pitmasters Grand Championship.

Première diffusion : 25 août 2013