Brad Orrison, of The Shed BBQ and Blues Joint team, laughs as a whole hog is pulled from his cooker at the World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest, Saturday, May 18, 2024, in Memphis, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)
A judge's plate of ribs is seen at the World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest, Saturday, May 18, 2024, in Memphis, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)
Barbecue judge Patricia White tastes a piece of shoulder from a contestant at the World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest, Saturday, May 18, 2024, in Memphis, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)
Tommy Moore, of the Usual Saucepects barbecue team, delivers a sample of his team's ribs to judges at the World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest, Saturday, May 18, 2024, in Memphis, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)
Barbecue judge Rod Ahlrichs licks his fingers as he tastes ribs at the World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest, Saturday, May 18, 2024, in Memphis, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)
Barbecue judge Wayne Chang eats a rib at the World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest, Saturday, May 18, 2024, in Memphis, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)
Rasheed Philips slices pieces of pork tenderloin at the World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest, Friday, May 17, 2024, in Memphis, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)
A decorative pig is seen at the World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest, Saturday, May 18, 2024, in Memphis, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)
Randy Pirtle, of the Swinefeld barbecue team, carries a bag of charcoal at the World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest, Friday, May 17, 2024, in Memphis, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)
Sebastian De Alba, of the Sociedad Mexicana de Parrilleros team, gives a thumbs-up to fellow competitors as he delivers an entry to judges at the World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest, Friday, May 17, 2024, in Memphis, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)
George Logue, pit master for The Shed BBQ and Blues Joint team, shows his pig tattoo at the World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest, Friday, May 17, 2024, in Memphis, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)
Brad Orrison, right, of the The Shed BBQ and Blues Joint team, prepares to cook a whole hog at the World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest, Friday, May 17, 2024, in Memphis, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)
Miles O'Guin, 9, checks the temperature of pork chops on the grill at the World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest, Friday, May 17, 2024, in Memphis, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)
George Logue, pit master for The Shed BBQ and Blues Joint team, injects a whole hog with seasonings at the World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest, Friday, May 17, 2024, in Memphis, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)
A sample of barbecue brisket burnt ends are seen at the World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest, Friday, May 17, 2024, in Memphis, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)
Shaun Stecklein, left, Jeff Fritz, Nick Ray and Buddy Aucoin, right, of The Shed BBQ and Blues Joint team load a whole hog into a cooker as they compete at the World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest, Friday, May 17, 2024, in Memphis, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)
A member of The Shed BBQ and Blues Joint team lights the coals for the cooker as they compete at the World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest, Friday, May 17, 2024, in Memphis, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)
A person wears a pig necklace at the World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest, Friday, May 17, 2024, in Memphis, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)
Eric Farley, of the Boys and Girls Club, sears a piece of grilled pork at the World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest, Friday, May 17, 2024, in Memphis, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)
Members of The Shed BBQ and Blues Joint team season whole hogs as they compete at the World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest, Friday, May 17, 2024, in Memphis, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)
The Shed BBQ and Blues Joint team members Hobson Cherry, left, and James Newell season a whole hog as they compete at the World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest, Friday, May 17, 2024, in Memphis, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)
Rasheed Philips, left, teaches Eric Farley of the Boys and Girls Club how to sear a piece of grilled pork at the World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest, Friday, May 17, 2024, in Memphis, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)
Boys and Girls Club members Meech Snow, second from left, and Joseph Woody, second from right, cook with Sam Temple, far left, and Justin Bilbao, far right, of Traeger Grills at the World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest, Friday, May 17, 2024, in Memphis, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)
Arturo Gutierrez, of the Sociedad Mexicana de Parrilleros team, cooks at the World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest, Friday, May 17, 2024, in Memphis, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)