Moonshiners: Smoke Ring

Tickle and "Hogfather" Tank Jackson venture deep into the Carolina backroads where moonshine and barbecue share a common heritage. Pitmasters James Sampson and Mat Griner compete to determine whose whole hog BBQ will earn the Smoke Ring title.

Tickle and Tank enlist legendary pitmaster Ed Mitchell and son Ryan to judge an underground battle for East Carolina ribs. Mark Green faces Chris Gentry in a contest that comes down to heritage and flavor for the title of King of the Smoke Ring.

With Tennessee barbecue legend Carey Bringle as guest judge, Tickle and Tank pit moonshiner-turned pitmaster John Caddell versus North Carolina young gun Jake Wood in an underground battle for regional pulled pork supremacy.

Tickle and Tank recruit Alabama pitmaster Chris Lilly to judge a Smoke Ring throwdown where Georgians Nikki Rowland and Brandon Doles compete to make the legendary slow-smoked chicken served for decades at community gatherings across the deep south.

In Tickle and Tank's most ambitious underground competition yet, pitmasters Madison Ruckel and Rusty Ducworth turn prime cuts of meat into their own masterworks of Southern-smoked sausage. BBQ heavyweights Ed and Ryan Mitchell return to guest judge.

Tickle and Tank dive deep into the rich cultural and culinary heritage of South Carolina's Low Country. With Emily Hahn as guest judge, Sean and Eddie Mendes square off against Jamie Hough in a Southern-smoked seafood, surf-and-turf showdown.