Rodeo BBQ Contest

New to the Houston area this year so the 2025 will be my first Rodeo experience.. in regards to the BBQ cook off I have read mixed reviews online (mostly saying that it isn’t worth it unless you have tickets/wristbands to a private tent) so I wanted to clarify a couple questions from the locals..

1) Do GA tickets to this event usually sell out or would I be okay to wait until the week before to buy them?

2) Is it worth going if I don’t have access to a private tent?

3) Is there anywhere trustworthy to get private tent tickets (resale, Facebook, etc.)? Obviously living down here for less than a year I don’t have the BBQ plugs that I would like to yet..

Any advice helps, thanks.