BBQ Brawl
American food reality television series
BBQ Brawl Season 5 intertitle
Also known as BBQ Brawl: Flay v. Symon (season 1)Genre Food reality television Directed by Peter J. Babington Creative director Manuela Schmidt Presented by Judges Country of origin United States Original language English No. of seasons5 No. of episodes42 Executive producers
Bobby Flay
Kim Martin
Kirsty Nordal
Grant McGahuey Producer Janelle McCracken Production locations Seasons 1 – 3, 5: Austin, Texas [ 3] [ 4] [ 1] Season 4: Half Moon Bay, California [ 5] Cinematography Nathan Hutchins Editors
Daniel Moratti
Dmitry Beryozkin
Eric Anderson
David Cutler
Adam Hall
Eli Middleton
Jessie Rogowski
Karrin Ellertson
Anthony Fitzgerald
Kristine Gaffney
Matt Hollywood Production company Rock Shrimp Productions Network Food Network Release August 1, 2019 (2019-08-01 ) – (present )
BBQ Brawl BBQ Brawl: Flay v. Symon reality competition television series that airs on Food Network .[ 6]
Production
The first three seasons were filmed at the Star Hill Ranch in Austin, Texas ,[ 3] [ 1] Half Moon Bay, California .[ 7] [ 5]
The first season aired from August 1 to August 22, 2019;[ 6] Bobby Flay and Michael Symon . Chefs Moe Cason, Chris Lilly and Amy Mills served as judges .[ 1] barbecue chefs in the pilot episode , who were then divided into two teams that were each headed by Flay and Symon. At the end of each episode, one chef from each team was eliminated. The winner in the season finale was awarded the title "Master of 'Cue", which was in turn the name of their subsequent series on FoodNetwork.com .[ 8]
The second season added chef and former football player Eddie Jackson as a host alongside Flay and Symon. Chefs Rodney Scott and Brooke Williamson were added in as the new judges along with television personality Carson Kressley .[ 9] [ 10]
The third season consisting of eight episodes brought in chefs Jet Tila and Anne Burrell as new hosts, serving as mentors alongside Flay. It aired from May 9[ 11] [ 12]
In April 2023 Symon revealed that the show was filming a fourth season, but he would not be returning.[ 13] Warner Bros. Discovery announced that it would premiere on July 10, 2023 with a 90-minute special episode and Sunny Anderson would serve as a mentor alongside Flay and Burrell.[ 7]
In September 2023, Food Network renewed the show for a fifth season which premiered on July 8, 2024.[ 14] [ 15] Michael Voltaggio serving as a mentor alongside Flay and Anderson.[ 16]
Contestants
Season 1
Source[ 17]
KEY Team (B)obby
Team (M)ichael
Winner
Runner-up
Eliminated
(in order of elimination)
Season 2
KEY Team (B)obby
Team (M)ichael
Team (E)ddie
Winner
Runners-up
Eliminated
(in order of elimination)
Season 3
KEY Team (B)obby
Team (A)nne
Team (J)et
Winner
Runners-up
Eliminated
(in order of elimination)
Season 4
KEY Team (B)obby
Team (A)nne
Team (S)unny
Winner
Runners-up
Eliminated
(in order of elimination)
Season 5
KEY Team (B)obby
Team (S)unny
Team (V)oltaggio
Winner
Runners-up
Eliminated
(in order of elimination)
Contestant progress
Season 1
Rank
Contestant
Episode
1
2
3
4
1
Lee Ann
IN
BTM
IN
WINNER
2
Susie
IN
IN
IN
RUNNER-UP
3
Lynnae
IN
BTM
OUT
4
Phil
IN
IN
OUT
5
Tuffy
BTM
OUT
6
Carey
BTM
OUT
7
Kevin
OUT
8
Joe
OUT
(WINNER) This contestant won the competition and was crowned "Master of 'Cue". (RUNNER-UP) The contestant was the runner-up in the finals of the competition. (BTM) The contestant was selected as one of the bottom entries on their team, but was not eliminated. (OUT) The contestant was eliminated from the competition.
Season 2
Rank
Contestant
Episode
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
1
Erica
IN
IN
IN
BTM
IN
IN
BTM
IN
IN
WINNER
2
Ara
IN
IN
IN
IN
IN
IN
IN
IN
BTM
RUNNER-UP
David
BTM
IN
IN
IN
IN
IN
IN
IN
BTM
RUNNER-UP
4
Brittani
IN
IN
IN
IN
IN
IN
STL
BTM
OUT
5
Christopher
IN
BTM
BTM
IN
IN
BTM
IN
OUT
6
Taylor
IN
IN
IN
IN
BTM
IN
OUT
7
Lu
IN
BTM
IN
IN
IN
OUT
8
Terry
IN
IN
IN
IN
OUT
9
Brendan
IN
IN
IN
OUT
10
Megan
IN
BTM
OUT
11
Max
IN
OUT
12
Christina
OUT
(WINNER) This contestant won the competition and was crowned "Master of 'Cue". (RUNNER-UP) The contestant was the runner-up in the finals of the competition. (IN) The contestant was among the members of the first team to be safe in the challenge. (IN) The contestant was among the members of the second team to be safe in the challenge. (STL) The contestant was stolen by a rival team captain using their "Steal Card". (BTM) The contestant was selected as one of the bottom entries on their team, but was not eliminated. (OUT) The contestant was eliminated from the competition.
Season 3
Rank
Contestant
Episode
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
1
Rashad
SWC
IN
IN
IN
IN
IN
IN
WINNER
2
Don
SWC
IN
IN
IN
IN
IN
IN
RUNNER-UP
Winnie
SWC
IN
BTM
BTM
IN
IN
IN
RUNNER-UP
4
Tina
IN
IN
IN
IN
BTM
IN
OUT
5
Sunny
SWC
IN
IN
IN
STL
OUT
6
Matt
IN
BTM
IN
IN
OUT
7
Michelle
SWC
IN
IN
OUT
8
Tony
SWC
IN
OUT
9
James
IN
OUT
(WINNER) This contestant won the competition and was crowned "Master of 'Cue". (RUNNER-UP) The contestant was the runner-up in the finals of the competition. (IN) The contestant was among the members of the first team to be safe in the challenge. (IN) The contestant was among the members of the second team to be safe in the challenge. (SWC) The contestant was switched to another team. (STL) The contestant was stolen by a rival team captain using their "Steal Card". (BTM) The contestant was selected as one of the bottom entries on their team, but was not eliminated. (OUT) The contestant was eliminated from the competition.
Season 4
Rank
Contestant
Episode
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
1
Dominique
SWC
IN
IN
IN
IN
IN
IN
IN
IN
WINNER
2
Chuck
SWC
IN
BTM
IN
BTM
IN
BTM
IN
BTM
RUNNER-UP
Harold
IN
IN
IN
IN
IN
IN
IN
IN
STL
RUNNER-UP
4
Binotto
SWC
IN
IN
IN
IN
IN
IN
STL
OUT
Ippy
IN
IN
IN
IN
IN
BTM
IN
IN
OUT
6
Ami
SWC
IN
IN
BTM
IN
IN
IN
OUT
7
Duffy
SWC
IN
IN
IN
IN
IN
OUT
8
Christie
IN
BTM
IN
IN
IN
OUT
9
Larissa
SWC
IN
IN
IN
OUT
10
Chris
SWC
IN
IN
OUT
11
Robert
SWC
IN
OUT
12
Kate
IN
OUT
(WINNER) This contestant won the competition and was crowned "Master of 'Cue". (RUNNER-UP) The contestant was the runner-up in the finals of the competition. (IN) The contestant was among the members of the first team to be safe in the challenge. (IN) The contestant was among the members of the second team to be safe in the challenge. (SWC) The contestant was switched to another team. (STL) The contestant was stolen by a rival team captain using their "Steal Card". (BTM) The contestant was selected as one of the bottom entries on their team, but was not eliminated. (OUT) The contestant was eliminated from the competition.
Season 5
Rank
Contestant
Episode
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
1
Erica
FP
IN
IN
IN
BTM
IN
IN
IN
BTM
WINNER
2
Bruce
IN
IN
IN
IN
IN
BTM
IN
IN
IN
RUNNER-UP
Hugh
FP
IN
IN
IN
IN
IN
IN
IN
IN
RUNNER-UP
4
Sam
SWC
BTM
IN
IN
IN
IN
IN
IN
OUT
5
Ashley
SWC
IN
BTM
IN
IN
IN
BTM
OUT
6
Flora
IN
IN
IN
IN
IN
STL
OUT
7
Elena
IN
IN
IN
IN
BTM
OUT
8
Ray
FP
IN
IN
BTM
OUT
9
Logan
SWC
IN
IN
OUT
10
Andrea
SWC
IN
OUT
11
Shannon
SWC
IN
WDW [ 19]
12
Noah
SWC
OUT
(WINNER) This contestant won the competition and was crowned "Master of 'Cue". (RUNNER-UP) The contestant was the runner-up in the finals of the competition. (IN) The contestant was among the members of the first team to be safe in the challenge. (IN) The contestant was among the members of the second team to be safe in the challenge. (FP) The contestant was chosen by the captain as the team's franchise player and is immune from the "Team Switch". (SWC) The contestant was switched to another team. (STL) The contestant was stolen by a rival team captain using their "Steal Card". (BTM) The contestant was selected as one of the bottom entries on their team, but was not eliminated. (OUT) The contestant was eliminated from the competition. (WDW) The contestant withdrew from the competition.
Episodes
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