According to
Kosher BBQ Lovers Try Not To Overcook the Brisket, an article yesterday (Wednesday, September 1) in the Jewish Daily Forward, 42 competitive teams of cooks from around the South and as far away as New York participated at the World Championship kosher barbecue cook-off in Memphis, TN, where there was a lot of smoke and sizzle but no pork.
H/T: JTA.org