the bottom two. : No dollar amount was disclosed for Sweet Southern Soul. : This is the only episode with two challenges worth money towards a team's till. : Although they lost, Vinny and his mother Paola got their own miniseries on Food Network called Vinny & Ma Eat America. : Brothers Michael and Charlie also got their own brief Food Network special in addition to winning the money, called Big Cheese. Season 8: 2017 (Battle for The South) Billed as a "Battle for The South", the eighth season featured seven teams of food-truck novices traveling across the southern states. For the first time in the series, they're not starting off in California, rather they begin the race in Louisiana and end in Georgia. Once again, there's no "Speed Bumps" and "Truck Stops" but there are still challenges worth money and occasional curveballs. The winning team gets a $50,000 prize courtesy of Farmer's Insurance. Truck Teams Stick 'Em Up - A straightforward theme of food on a stick from Rogersville, Tennessee. Shona House has a successful catering business and bakery back home, which she started to overcome the loss of her husband. Her business seemingly boomed overnight, helping to pay her two sons, Justin and Landon's, college tuition, and now they join her to help realize her dream of expanding her business. The Breakfast Club – All three in this team are young, self-proclaimed millennials from Philadelphia. Mikey Robins leads the team with best friends Taylor Randolph and Ashanti Dixon. Mikey started cooking at a very young age and already operates an event planning/catering business at 19 years old. Together with his friends, they dish up breakfast and brunch inspired dishes like loaded breakfast nachos and mocha doughnuts. Braised in the South – Nick Hunter, Steven Klatt, and Brandon Lap are a group of classically trained chefs and best friends from Charleston, South Carolina. Introduced to each other several years ago while working at the same restaurant, they serve up food with a southern flair like BBQ Shrimp Tacos and Cajun Chicken "Tatchos" (tater tot nachos). Mr. Po' Boys – Running a successful food stand while they sing loudly at their Dallas farmer's market, polar opposites Cedric McCoy and Ryan Thompson are culinary school graduates with business know-how. They are joined by another culinary graduate, Esther Torres, and their specialty is gourmet po' boy sandwiches. The Southern Frenchie – All