handed over to the defense. Opening statements are set to

Opening statements are set to begin at 9 30 this morning.

>> A final 7 the world

>> A final 7 the world championship barbecue contest

championship barbecue contest kicks off today more than 250

kicks off today more than 250 teams are competing over 3 days

teams are competing over 3 days to win several

to win several tasty competition.

tasty competition. >> Our own Brittany Jeffers is

>> Our own Brittany Jeffers is live this morning at NRG with a

live this morning at NRG with a preview so britney going on out

preview so britney going on out there and shows more fared.

>> Just you wait just you wait

>> Just you wait just you wait we

we are talking all things barbecue

are talking all things barbecue and right now I’m standing in

and right now I’m standing in one of the pits here now this

one of the pits here now this is not your regular backyard

is not your regular backyard barbecue pit these things are

barbecue pit these things are decked out we’ve got stainless

decked out we’ve got stainless steel of that running water.

steel of that running water. We’ve

We’ve got stones we’re talking not

got stones we’re talking not just about the competition

just about the competition today, but the volunteers as

today, but the volunteers as well, there’s 1100 of them.

well, there’s 1100 of them. You talked about food check

You talked about food check this out there

this out there get ready.

get ready. >> To feed them this morning

>> To feed them this morning and this is how you do and

and this is how you do and there’s more than 200 chickens

there’s more than 200 chickens in here this is just the

in here this is just the beginning of an out here known

beginning of an out here known as far as the competition is

as far as the competition is concerned that there are

concerned that there are several categories were talking

several categories were talking risk

risk ♪

♪ >> in ramps.

>> in ramps. >> We also found out there is a

>> We also found out there is a new competition this year.

new competition this year. >> This is going to be our

>> This is going to be our first annual junior took office

first annual junior took office and we have

and we have 26 kids

26 kids that have been entered for a

that have been entered for a market teams and on Saturday

market teams and on Saturday morning they’re going to be

morning they’re going to be cooking a steak from last year

cooking a steak from last year ages

ages 8 to 14. So we bought stakes

8 to 14. So we bought stakes from the auction last

from the auction last ♪

♪ year they’re actually going to

year they’re actually going to cook in those states for

cook in those states for judging at 11:00AM on Saturday

judging at 11:00AM on Saturday morning.

>> All right you’ve been

>> All right you’ve been hearing all about this

hearing all about this competition coming up we’re

competition coming up we’re going to take you inside one of

going to take you inside one of those tents and you’re going to

those tents and you’re going to hear from some of

hear from some of those competitors we’re live

those competitors we’re live here at NRG I’m Brittany