BBQ Blitz

BBQ Blitz (or Barbecue Blitz) is a six-episode reality competition series where host Eddie Jackson hits the city and welcomes three of the best grillers, smokers and fire-roaster compete in an outdoor cook-off for a grand prize of $5,000 and BBQ (Barbecue) bragging rights.

Premise
The action happens in front of a crowd of cheering spectators and kicks off with Eddie challenging each competitor to transform their signature grilled masterpiece into a completely different dish for two hungry judges. After an elimination, he chooses one special ingredient that the remaining two must turn into the BBQ dish of their lives. The judges then determine who cooked the best bite and the $5,000 grand-prize winner is named in front of fans with stadium-styled hoopla. Each judging panel mixes culinary experts including Ingrid Hoffman and Kent Rathbun with Eddie's food-obsessed pals like former NFL players Anthony Lucas and Ken Hamlin.

Trivia
Before the show, Eddie Jackson was the winner of the 11th season of The Next Food Network Star in 2015. In addition, he was also a former professional football player from 2004 until 2008.

Link
Official Website