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American Idol for BBQ: Inside the BBQ World Cup

BBQ Tips·Christie Vanover·12 February 2026·44 min

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The founders of Barbecue World Cup say they're building "American Idol for barbecue," with a $1 million prize and a plan to pull backyard cooks and seasoned teams into the same global spotlight.  In this week's episode of the BBQ Tips podcast, Champion Pitmaster Christie Vanover sits down with founders Shannon Pruitt and Scott Erdmann to walk through the basics of the new competition, including how teams can qualify and why the top prize is set at $1 million. BBQ World Cup https://youtu.be/3U9nvuubJaw  Shop Snake River Farms and use code GIRLSCANGRILL to save 10% https://snakeriverfarms.pxf.io/n1DM6V  Competition Tell-All Courses https://competitionbbqtips.com  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  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.