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First Teams Qualify for the $1 Million BBQ World Cup

BBQ Tips·Christie Vanover·22 January 2026·14 min

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The race to the $1 million prize is officially underway. In this episode of the BBQ Tips Podcast, Champion Pitmaster Christie Vanover breaks down the first competitions that have qualified teams for the upcoming Barbecue World Cup. Here from two teams who locked in their spots early: God's Country Barbecue out of Texas and Uncle Jesse's Barbecue from Utah. BBQ World Cup https://bbqworldcup.com/  Girls Can Grill Rubs Store Locator: https://shop.girlscangrill.com/pages/store-locator  https://shop.girlscangrill.com/ https://amzn.to/40btkry  Competition Tell-All Courses https://competitionbbqtips.com  Buy Girls Can Grill books on Amazon now! Ninja FlexFlame Cookbooks: https://amzn.to/4jReHBA  Holiday Grilling: https://amzn.to/4eKkVko Steak Cookoff Score Sheet Log Book: https://amzn.to/46q7xPl   Competition BBQ Scores Log Book: https://amzn.to/3xPJMUe   ------------------------- Visit her website for even more BBQ Tips and Recipes: https://girlscangrill.com/ Sign up for her weekly newsletter: https://girlscangrill.com/subscribe/ GCG Merch: https://girls-can-grill.myshopify.com/  ------------------------- Follow Girls Can Grill: YouTube: https://youtube.com/c/girlscangrill   Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/girlscangrill   TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@girlscangrill   Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/girlscangrill   X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/girlscangrill   Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/girlscangrill   Threads: https://www.threads.net/@girlscangrill     About Girls Can Grill: Champion pitmaster Christie Vanover is the girl behind one of America's top BBQ websites GirlsCanGrill.com. The site, which was launched in 2015, includes hundreds of recipes for your charcoal, pellet, gas or electric grill or smoker along with thousands of BBQ tips that will make you crush it behind the grill. Christie has won multiple BBQ championships and competed on Food Network's BBQ Brawl.