‘We’re all older than dirt’
Barbecue teams dispute who’s been there longer, but love the competition
A prop at the Porkosaurus booth menaces Cole Wendt with the Smoke Masters team as he works on landscaping around his team's booth during the first day of the 2019 Memphis in May World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest at Tom Lee Park on May 15, 2019. (Jim Weber/Daily Memphian)
Schaefer Rowe with Redneck Bar-B-Que Express, one of the oldest teams still competing, unwraps ribs fresh from the smoker during the first day of the 2019 Memphis in May World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest at Tom Lee Park on May 15, 2019. (Jim Weber/Daily Memphian)
Randy Brown with Big Bubba's cooking team pauses for a snack during the first day of the 2019 Memphis in May World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest on May 15, 2019, at Tom Lee Park. (Jim Weber/Daily Memphian)
Barbecue fans and cooking teams start to party on the first day of the 2019 Memphis in May World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest at Tom Lee Park on May 15, 2019. (Jim Weber/Daily Memphian)
Cheri Hatfield with the 901 Q team works with Kim Inman (reflected in glasses) to help set up the team's booth during the first day of the 2019 Memphis in May World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest at Tom Lee Park on May 15, 2019. (Jim Weber/Daily Memphian)
Ernie Mellor with the Hog Wild team totes a gift from a competitor back to his booth during the first day of the 2019 Memphis in May World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest at Tom Lee Park on May 15, 2019. (Jim Weber/Daily Memphian)
Two of the oldest teams at Memphis in May World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest both say they've been around since Year 1.
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Jennifer Biggs is a native Memphian and veteran food writer and journalist who covers all things food, dining and spirits related for The Daily Memphian.
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