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"STRETCH" Rumaner is completely innovative and original, as his appearance on BBQ Pitmasters proved. A frequent guest of Guy Fieri (he’s part of the famous Mess Lords), and not just on Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives, STRETCH is becoming a common fixture on Food Network shows. He is a wild man and is always a favorite of the show. He actually ziplined a whole hog into the American Royal for smoking. This show he is going to be talking about some of the other famous antics he is known for while cooking whole hogs at The American Royal.

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BRAD COLTER & BREANA VIA are still pretty new to the BBQ scene but have taken off like a rocket in the last year. First they won the 1st Annual Made for KC Cookoff that awarded them a one year pitmaster residency at Kansas City’s new airport terminal. Just to show it was no fluke, they turned around and not only were invited to the famous Jack Daniels competition, they finished first in pork. What’s next for these two? How about an elaborate launch of their own YouTube Channel dedicated to raising YOUR game on the grill, in the smoker, in the kitchen AND behind the bar!?!

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Aaron Stoffer of THE REAL Man Meat BBQ is gaining a name for himself, not only as a competitor on the BBQ circuit, but for his line of rubs and sauces as well. Aaron wanted to talk about how to get perfectly done ribs every time, and as Todd said in the show, “He’s giving away a ton of secrets!”

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Chris Marks is a nationally recognized elite competition barbeque chef and barbeque business leader from Kansas City. He fills his calendar each year to teach backyard BBQ techniques across America. Catch one if you can!

Chris has won more than 50 national barbeque championships, and over 600 individual awards including the Jack Daniel’s World Championship BBQ Sauce Championship, and 8 Grand Championships at the Grand Daddy of them all, the American Royal in Kansas City.

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Our guest, Mike Erickson, a trained chef and high school culinary arts teacher in Texas, has embarked on a national quest to get high school kids involved in competitive barbecue. This is all about the National High School BBQ Association and how you (and your teen) can get involved. Scholarships and more are available to the kids that can really show their stuff.

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In the last 30 years Ray Lampe, a.k.a. "DR. BBQ",  has become a legend in the BBQ community, dominating the BBQ competition circuit by winning dozens of competitions all across the country. He is one of the country's leading authorities on BBQ, grilling and tailgating with 10 books on the subject.  Notes Andy and Todd consider him the O.G. of turning BBQ into profit without having a restaurant.
Ray has appeared on The Food Network, most recently on BBQ Brawl with Bobby Flay, as a judge and expert on "Tailgate Warriors w/ Guy Fieri", HGTV, CNN, Discovery, OLN, and is a regular guest on Sirius/XM radio. He has been featured in several publications including, Life Magazine, Maxim, Food & Wine, Men's Journal, USA Today, and The Wall Street Journal. Todd takes a bite out of potato salad and reveals some secrets to knocking it out of the park.

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Mark Lambert is a 5-time Memphis in May World Champion, the 2017 American Royal World Champion in Ribs, and won the 2019 World Championship at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo. He also was the first runner up at the 2018 World Food Championship BBQ competition. Residing just outside of Memphis, Tennessee, Mark will tell you that his aim is to cook meat to blow your mind, not to taste like something you’ve had before. He is considered to be one of the best pork pitmasters in the world! In this show Mark is going to talk about the real issue with pellet cookers (avoidable) and getting that great caramelization on your meat. Todd Johns will discuss with Andy how to glean from TV pitmasters and competition champions (like himself).

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LEVERAGING YOUR BBQ BY-PRODUCTS
When they talk about the best BBQ place in America, one name is ALWAYS in the conversation - 100 year old Big Bob Gibson's in Decatur, Alabama. Our guest, Chris Lilly, is a 4th generation partner of Big Bob's and is the head pitmaster of the their Competition Cooking Team, the winner of 17 World BBQ Championships in meat categories, holding a record 5 "Memphis In May" World Grand Championships.  Lilly is a 2016 inductee into the Barbecue Hall of Fame and in 2019 he was presented with the 2019 Pioneer Award for his work in barbecue. Also, in 2020, Lilly was awarded the Legends of Barbecue Pitmaster Award by the National Barbecue Association. That's kind of what happens when you win 17 World Championships! 
This episode Chris is going to dive into the plethora of BBQ by-products that you can leverage for a plethora of different delicious options.

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Our recent show (next one down in the queue) with 17x World BBQ Champion Chris Lilly alluded to a couple of recipes from his first book in 2009, "BIG BOB GIBSON'S BBQ BOOK". Here they are, from the man himself.

Want more recipes? Be sure to let us know!

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TEXAS vs KANSAS CITY BRISKET 
Briskets - we love 'em, but is there a real difference between Texas and Kansas City style (besides the sauce)? Chef Tom Jackson helps Andy and Todd dig down into the differences nobody really talks about.

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