BBQ Blitz

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BBQ Blitz
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Genre Food reality television
Based onBBQ Championship
Presented by Eddie Jackson
Country of origin United States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes6 (as of February 2016) [1]
Production
ProducerGen11 Studios [2]
Running time22:00
Release
Original network Food Network
Original releaseOctober 9, 2015 (2015-10-09) 
present

BBQ Blitz is an American cooking-themed television series that airs on Food Network. It is presented by chef and former American football player Eddie Jackson, who had most recently come to prominence as the winner of the eleventh season of the Food Network series Food Network Star . [3] The series features Jackson traveling to different locations within the United States and overseeing a cooking competition between three participants, with the winner receiving a prize of $5,000 as well as "BBQ bragging rights". [4] [1]

BBQ Blitz premiered on October 9, 2015. [2]

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References

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