| Kids BBQ Championship | |
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| Genre | Food reality television |
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| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 15 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Lucky8 [1] |
| Running time | 41:00 |
| Original release | |
| Network | Food Network |
| Release | May 23, 2016 – June 19, 2017 [2] |
Kids BBQ Championship is an American cooking reality competition television series that aired on Food Network. [2]
The first season of the series officially premiered on May 23, 2016; [2] and it was presented by chef Eddie Jackson and model Camila Alves, [1] who also served as judges. The season began with eight child chefs in the pilot episode and then ended with three finalists in the season finale, with the winner receiving $20,000. [1] The second season of the series premiered on May 1, 2017, with Alves having been replaced by chef Damaris Phillips. [3] [4] The format of the series had also changed, as there were four different child chefs with a different winner in each episode; and said winner receiving $10,000. [4]
In each episode, the two judges were joined by a rotating lineup of special guest chefs who would serve as the third judge. [1]
| No. | Title | Original air date [5] [6] | Production code | Guest judge |
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| 1 | "Meat the Chefs" | May 23, 2016 | TBA | Tim Love [7] |
| 2 | "Backyard BBQ" | May 30, 2016 | Kardea Brown [8] | |
| 3 | "Luau Feast" | June 6, 2016 | Diva Q [9] | |
| 4 | "State Fair" | June 13, 2016 | Adrian Davila [10] | |
| 5 | "Cowboy Campfire" | June 20, 2016 | Kent Rollins [11] | |
| 6 | "The Big Smoke" | June 27, 2016 | Graham Elliot [12] |
| Name | Age | Where From | Eliminated |
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| Tyler | 11 | Weston, FL | Winner |
| Carter | 12 | Austin, TX | Runner-Up |
| Paris | 11 | Johns Creek, GA | Runner-Up |
| Josie | 11 | Medford, NJ | Eliminated in Week 5 |
| Ty | 13 | Seguin, TX | Eliminated in Week 4 |
| Jacob | 12 | Yazoo City, MS | Eliminated in Week 3 |
| Sydney | 10 | Euharlee, GA | Eliminated in Week 2 |
| L.J. | 12 | Tampa, FL | Eliminated in Week 1 |
| No. | Title | Original air date [13] [14] | Production code | Contestants | Guest judge | |||
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| Winner | Runners-up | 4th place | ||||||
| 1 | "Bacon, Ribs and Roasts" [A] | May 1, 2017 | TBA | Diva Q [15] | ||||
| 2 | "Tex Mex Showdown" [B] | May 8, 2017 | Jess Pryles [16] | |||||
| 3 | "Red, White and BBQ" [C] | May 15, 2017 | Shannon Ambrosio [17] | |||||
| 4 | "Global Grillers" | May 22, 2017 | Roger Mooking [18] | |||||
| 5 | "Chuckwagon Challenge" | May 29, 2017 | Kent Rollins [19] | |||||
| 6 | "Game Day Grill Masters" [D] | June 5, 2017 | Michael Mixon [20] | |||||
| 7 | "Father's Day Feast" | June 12, 2017 | Roger Mooking [21] | |||||
| 8 | "Boardwalk Bites" | June 19, 2017 | Shannon Ambrosio [22] | |||||