The BEST episodes of BBQ Pitmasters season 5

Every episode of BBQ Pitmasters season 5, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of BBQ Pitmasters season 5!

The reputations and respect of the leading cooks of America's burgeoning barbecue circuit ride on the virtues of one perfectly glazed rib, and hundreds of thousands of dollars are won or lost after a single, mouthwatering bite.

Last Updated: 11/7/2024Network: Destination AmericaStatus: Ended
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8.13
8 votes

#1 - Kicking it in KC

Season 5 - Episode 6 - Aired 7/7/2013

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.

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7.92
12 votes

#2 - BBQ Border Battle

Season 5 - Episode 4 - Aired 6/23/2013

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.

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7.87
15 votes

#3 - Everything is Beefier in Texas

Season 5 - Episode 3 - Aired 6/16/2013

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.

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7.85
13 votes

#4 - Por-ken For Dinner

Season 5 - Episode 2 - Aired 6/9/2013

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!

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7.78
9 votes

#5 - Race to the Finish

Season 5 - Episode 5 - Aired 6/30/2013

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.

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7.75
8 votes

#6 - A NY State of 'Cue

Season 5 - Episode 7 - Aired 7/14/2013

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.

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7.47
17 votes

#7 - When Pigs Fly

Season 5 - Episode 1 - Aired 6/2/2013

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.

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7.25
8 votes

#8 - BBQ Dreams Come True

Season 5 - Episode 13 - Aired 8/25/2013

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

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7.14
7 votes

#9 - Virginia is for BBQ Lovers

Season 5 - Episode 10 - Aired 8/4/2013

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

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6.90
10 votes

#10 - Champions Q-Off

Season 5 - Episode 8 - Aired 7/21/2013

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.

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6.88
8 votes

#11 - Show Me the Q

Season 5 - Episode 12 - Aired 8/18/2013

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

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6.86
7 votes

#12 - My Kind of Q!

Season 5 - Episode 11 - Aired 8/11/2013

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

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6.43
7 votes

#13 - O-Cue-Homa

Season 5 - Episode 9 - Aired 7/28/2013

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.

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