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Carolina Whole Hog

Episode number: 1

Overview: 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.

Back Country Ribs

Episode number: 2

Overview: 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.

Pulled Pork Throwdown

Episode number: 3

Overview: 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.

Southern Smoked Chicken

Episode number: 4

Overview: Georgians compete to make legendary slow-smoked chicken, which has been served for decades at community gatherings across the deep south.

Smoked Sausage with Snap

Episode number: 5

Overview: In Tickle and Tank's most ambitious underground competition yet, pitmasters turn prime cuts of meat into their own masterworks of Southern-smoked sausage.

Low Country Legacy

Episode number: 6

Overview: South Carolina’s rich cultural heritage fires up a surf-and-turf showdown.