The Gaston event is still taking cook team registrations and could use a few more cook teams. With only a $150 entry fee, this might be a good event to "better your odds" at placing well since the team count is smaller than other events this weekend.
Here is a link for convenience:
http://gastonsc.org/home/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/2014-BBQ-contest-application1.pdf