BBQ Pitmasters 6 new episodes hot off the grill on TLC

Examiner.com - Hot off the grill - BBQ Pitmasters returns to TLC with new episodes on August 12, 2010. TLC premieres all-new season with BBQ's biggest prize ever: $100,000, according to a July 29, 2010 press release from TLC. BBQ Pitmasters features an all-star panel of judges: celebrity chef Art Smith, BBQ champion Myron Mixon, and Superbowl winner Warren Sapp, and is hosted by chef Kevin Roberts.

BBQ Pitmasters returns with six new episodes on August 12, 2010 The first five of the series' six episodes feature different competitions, each one selecting a winning team that moves to the grand finale. Those five teams compete head to head, and only one can walk away with the largest prize ever awarded in competitive barbecue: $100,000.

TLC has reimaged the series and created its own competition, designed to find the country's best Barbecue cook and this year's BBQ Pitmaster. Four BBQ teams  face off in each episode of BBQ Pitmasters. A series of challenges reveal who has the best mastery of meat, but with a twist. While the main challenge focuses on a popular protein - from ribs to brisket - the contestants will also face a "Pit Fire Challenge," cooking a more exotic meat (alligator, rattlesnake, etc.) that will truly test their culinary skills. And the stakes are high - the team with the worst Pit Fire dish is sent home on the spot.