''BBQ Blitz'' is an American

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-themed

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that airs on

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. It is presented by

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and former

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player Eddie Jackson, who had most recently come to prominence as the winner of the eleventh season of the Food Network series ''

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''. The series features Jackson traveling to different locations within the

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and overseeing a cooking

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between three participants, with the winner receiving a

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of $5,000 as well as "

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". ''BBQ Blitz'' premiered on October 9, 2015.

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* * 2010s American cooking television series 2015 American television series debuts Cooking competitions in the United States English-language television shows Food Network original programming Reality cooking competition television series {{food-tv-prog-stub