Memphis - Day Three, Leaving Lucille

Day three here in Memphis and as you watch the waterfront, you can see everyone has one thing on their mind. Pack up. Pick up. Get gone.

The hope of many teams after the competition is to get in line to leave as soon as possible and, with any luck, get out of the gates around noon. That's the hope. The reality is they won't get out of the gates until much, much later.

Probably the most interesting place to be during the mass of action is beside one of the huge trash dumpsters. People throwing out anything and everything that won't fit of the drive home. Some flooring here. Some siding there. I actually saw a slightly used Weber grill abandoned by the dumpster (my curiosity still wishes I'd gone and checked it out).

And as the afternoon wears on, this barbeque carnival, complete with booths, entertainment and people from every walk of life is now giving way back to its former self as a beautiful waterfront. The only thing that remain are some faint smells of smoked hickory lingering in the air. And that abandoned Weber grill sitting beside the dumpster.

But what a time it was.

To take a look at the full list of winners from this year's championship, click here:
http://www.myfoxmemphis.com/myfox/pages/Home/Detail?contentId=6566764&version=2&locale=EN-US&layoutCode=TSTY&pageId=1.1.1

Again, a great time. A time of a lifetime to be exact, and one I hope to experience again next year.