Four butchers must break down a pig using an old-school hog splitter; the remaining three are tasked with cutting steaks and eyeballing to weight without a scale; the final two advance to the final round where a mystery beast is revealed.

Four expert butchers must break down an entire side of beef without the use of power saws; the remaining three must cut three pounds of bacon by eyeballing the weight without a scale; only two butchers advance to the final round.

Four butchers break down a massive side of bison using only a traditional Native American weapon, the tomahawk; the remaining three must produce sausages to an exact size using only a talent unique to butchery, eyeballing.

Four butchers stuff their way through the first round of competition where they must fill the inside of a turkey with several layers of other smaller birds; only two butchers advance to the final round where they take on an opah.

Four expert butchers break down an entire deer using only a traditional flint knife; the remaining three must cut steaks by eyeballing the thickness without a ruler; only two move onto the final round.

Four Butchers slice into the first round of competition where they must break down a lamb with a kopis blade; two butchers advance to the final round where they take on an elk; only one can emerge as The Butcher Champion and take home $10,000.