Myron Mixon Biography
Myron Mixon is an American celebrity chef and professional barbecue competitor. He is a five-time World Champion of barbeque and a judge on the Destination America reality show BBQ Pitmasters.
How old is Myron Mixon? – Age
He is 61 years old as of 30 May 2023. He was born in 1962 in Vienna, Georgia, United States.
Myron Mixon Family
He started competing in BBQ to market his family’s BBQ sauce, which his parents, Gaye and Jack, had produced. His father taught him how to barbeque, and Myron named his firm Jack’s Old South after him.
Myron Mixon Partner
Mixon, together with business partners Joe Corey, a licensed BBQ judge, and Bill McFadden, founded Myron Mixon’s Pitmaster BBQ in Alexandria, Virginia, in January 2017.
Myron Mixon Net Worth
He has an estimated net worth of $3 million.
Myron Mixon Restaurants
Mixon, together with business partners Joe Corey, a licensed BBQ judge, and Bill McFadden, founded Myron Mixon’s Pitmaster BBQ in Alexandria, Virginia, in January 2017. Some of Myron’s popular menu items include Jacks Peach BBQ Baked Beans, Baby Back Mac & Cheese, Dry Rubbed Wings, and many more, all prepared by chief pitmaster John Bennett.
Myron Mixon Cookbook
In 2010, he got a cookbook deal with Ballantine Books. It was released in 2011, with a foreword by Paula Deen. In May 2012, he competed in a BBQ cookoff on NBC’s The Today Show against Pat Martin of Tennessee restaurant Martin’s Bar-B-Que. Myron prepared beef, while Martin prepared “red neck tacos.”
Myron Mixn Career
Myron began competing in barbeque in 1996 in an event in Atlanta, Georgia. He took first place in entire hog and third place in pork shoulder. He started competing in BBQ to market his family’s BBQ sauce, which his parents, Gaye and Jack, had produced. His father taught him how to barbeque, and Myron named his firm Jack’s Old South after him.
Myron has won over 180 BBQ grand championships and over 1,700 BBQ prizes during his career. He has won the Memphis in May World Championship Grand Champion title five times: in 2001, 2004, 2007, 2016, and 2021. Myron has won the Big Pig Jig Grand Championship three times in a row, most recently in 2012. He has yet to win the Jack Daniel’s BBQ World Invitational, which he describes as the most prestigious competition on the barbecue circuit. He finished second in 2004, missing first place by 0.1 points, and has won the whole hog competition there three times. His accomplishments earned him the moniker “the winningest man in barbecue.”
Myron debuted as a contestant on TLC’s reality show BBQ Pitmasters in its first season. Originally, it was a show that followed several BBQ chefs to various BBQ tournaments. Series two saw a format shift to a competition game show, with Mixon serving as one of three judges alongside Art Smith and Warren Sapp. program three saw the program relocate to the Destination America cable TV channel and undergo a minor format modification. Mixon was the sole judge that remained on the show, along with Aaron Franklin and Tuffy Stone, two other BBQ chefs. Mixon was elected mayor of his hometown of Unadilla, Georgia, in January 2016 and was sworn in for a four-year term.