Some of the best BBQ teams in the country will come to Plant City on Saturday for the seventh annual Plant City Pig Jam State BBQ Championship. What that means for the rest of us is finger linkin’ good beef brisket, pork, chicken and ribs. From 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., 70 teams of elaborately equipped cooks will serve up their award-winning meats at the Randy L. Larson Softball Four-Plex, 1500 South Park Road. The teams compete for $15,000 in cash and prizes in this Kansas City Barbeque Society sanctioned event. For thousands of spectators, it will be a down-home party hosted by the Greater Plant City Chamber of Commerce. There will be plenty of opportunities during the event to chat with cooks about their grills and pits, the wood they burn and how they prepare their meats. Admission is free; parking is $5.
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