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MACON, Ga. -- The tension ran thick as barbecue sauce as Eric Deetz stood in front of hundreds of people Saturday, drenched in water after spending 30 seconds jabbing his head into a tub to retrieve pig's feet with his teeth.

Deetz, 21, would go on to gnaw his way through a semifinal tiebreaker and win the pig's-foot bobbing contest at the Redneck Games in East Dublin, Ga.

A 10-year-old tradition in this middle Georgia town, the games have come to draw thousands of people for a lowbrow celebration of all things tacky.

The event was started in 1996 by a local radio station as a spoof of the Summer Olympics in Atlanta. It's grown in popularity, garnering media attention from around the world, and last year drew more than 15,000 visitors, organizers said.

Other featured competitions include mud-pit belly flopping, toilet-lid tossing and the "arm pit serenade." The top prize for most events is a trophy topped with a crushed Bud Light can.

"I love it," said Donna Byrd of East Dublin as she sat on a hill overlooking the Oconee River. "I like coming and watching all the people and seeing all the children have fun."

Her son, 19-year-old Dusty Jones, said he considers himself "part redneck."

"After all the things I've done, I'd have to say, yeah, I'm a redneck," he said.

Proceeds from the games go to benefit the East Dublin Lion's Club and the spillover business for local restaurants, hotels and the like is an annual boon in a place known mostly as an Interstate 16 pit stop between Macon and Savannah.

Deetz, who said he "sort of" practiced for the games, was immediately surrounded by members of the media as he held up his trophy, which came along with two complimentary pig's feet.

"I've been wanting to get it," said Deetz, who described his job as "helping my preacher do screen printing." "It feels good to win."

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Information from: The Macon Telegraph, http://www.macontelegraph.com