INTRODUCING THE

Show our all-star panel of culinary critics you've got what it takes to battle for big cash in Vegas. Winners from each FoodChamp Challenge will win qualification and FREE entry to compete in the 2013 World Food Championships!

The Dessert Challenge is on!
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Overview of the 2012 WFC

2012 World Sandwich Championship

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The Reuben. The Monte Cristo. The Dagwood. The Muffaletta. Sandwiches have so much personality we give them their own names. As a beloved staple of American cuisine, there could be no World Food Championships if the sandwich was not represented. 

The World Sandwich Championship will pit 50 of the world’s best sandwich-smiths against each other for the title of World Sandwich Champion. The champion will then take their winning stack to the Final Table for a chance to win the World Food Championship.

Saturday, November 3, 2012

Location: Bally's Drive

Prize Purse: $25,000

Grand Champion - $10,000
Second Place - $4,000
Third Place - $3,000
Fourth Place - $2,000
Fifth thru Tenth - $1,000 each  

The WFC will be sending invitations to the winners of the following 40 competitions and contests:

Mezzata 2012 Make that Sandwich
Hovis Breat Ultimate British Sandwich
2012 Grilled Cheese Recipe Contest
Canada's Best Sandwich
The Big Cheesy: NYC’s Only Grilled Cheese Showdown
2012 Best Sandwich of the South Competition
The Sandwich Experiment Competition
Délifrance Sandwich World Cup
Super 46 Sandwich competition
London's Best Sandwich
Western Australia's Best Country Pub Steak Sandwich
Endless Simmer's 2012 America's Best New Sandwich
Boston Phoenix - Best in Boston 2012 - Best Sandwich
D Magazine Best of 2012 - Best Sandwich
Citypages - Best Sandwich 2012 (Minneapolis/St Paul)
NOW Best of Toronto2011  - Best Sandwich
2012 Golden Plate Reader's Choice Awards - Best Sandwich (Vancouver)
OnMilwaukee Best Dining 2011
Best of Metromix New York 2012
City Weekly’s Best of Utah 2012 (Salt Lake City)
417 Magazine Reader Sandwich Recipe Contest
San Francisco Bay Guardian Best of 2012
LA Weekly Top 10 Sandwiches
Miami New Times - Best of Miami, Best Cuban Sandwich
2012 Austin Chronicle Restaurant Poll - Best Sandwich
WPXI Pittsburgh's Best Fish Sandwich
Westword Magazine - Best of Denver, Best Sandwich
Baltimore City Paper - Best of Baltimore, Best Sandwich
Atlanta Magazine, Best of Atlanta -  Sandwiches
Washington Post GOG Blog - Best Sandwich
Orlando Magazine 2012 Dining Awards
KCRA A-List - 2012 Best Sandwich Shop
CBS Charlotte - Best Sandwich in Charlotte
Ranch & Coast - San Diego's Best Restaurants 2012
City Beat - Best of Cincinnati - Sandwich
Columbus Alive - Best of Columbus 2012 Dining
Seattle Magazine Readers' Choice: 2012 Best Restaurants
Best of Metromix Indianapolis
Best of the Bay - Best Cuban Sandwich (Tampa)
Raleigh Downtowner Best of 2012 Restaurants

WFC Special Invitations

5 contestants — TBD 

Just A Pinch

5 contestants — TBD

If one of the 40 contest or competition winners is not able to accept the invitation and participate in The World Food Championships, invitations will be extended to an alternate winner at the same event or the winner of an additional event. 

The remaining 10 contestants will come from online competitions at JustAPinch.com (5 spots) and WFC special exemptions (5) based on criteria determined by the competition committee. All invited teams who qualify will receive a direct email message from the WFC on how to sign up and opt into the event. A $125 entry/processing fee will be required.

Rules for the WFC are subject to change, but all decisions made by the WFC competition committee are final.
 

If you would like to receive updates about additional World Food Championships information, please contact us.

Participant Agreement

Thank you for agreeing to participate in the World Food Championship. This Agreement shall constitute an agreement between You and the World Food Championship, its agents, assignees, licensors and benefactors (collectively the WFC) and shall govern your participation in the WFC. By checking the box that appears beneath this Agreement when registering, you electronically sign this Agreement and agree to be legally bound by all of the terms, conditions and notices contained or referenced herein.

The WFC is producing a series of events that will be held from November 1, 2012 through November 4, 2012 in Las Vegas, Nevada (hereinafter singularly or collectively the WFC Event). The WFC Event shall include but not be limited to competitive cooking competitions in the categories of barbecue, chili, hamburger, sandwich, sides, chef challenge, and champion's challenge (hereinafter WFC Categories), as well as consumer events related to the WFC Categories. The WFC may add or discontinue any of the WFC Categories at any time. It is understood that the WFC may film, document, record, or transcribe the WFC Event and the WFC may develop, author or produce content based on the WFC Event or the WFC Categories (hereinafter "WFC Content").

You have agreed to participate in one or more WFC Event. You agree to be bound by the terms, conditions and rules of participation as detailed in this Agreement, posted on the website of the WFC (www.worldfoodchampionship.com), and disseminated to You by the WFC, whether by mail, e-mail or in person. The WFC assumes no responsibility for accidents, illnesses, disabilities, monetary loses or any other loses incurred by You during the WFC Event, or during travel to or from the WFC Event. Your participation is conditioned on your adherence to these terms, conditions and rules. The WFC may revoke your right to participate in the WFC Event at any time, subject to the return of any entrance fee or partial deposit if applicable.

As a material term of condition for participating in the WFC Event, You agree to provide the WFC with a minimum of one (1) recipe per contest, demo, or event that you participate in (hereinafter Materials). You will retain copyright and ownership in any Materials. However, You hereby grant the WFC irrevocable royalty-free permission to use Materials in any and all media in perpetuity throughout the world, including but not limited to motion picture, television, book publication, merchandising, testimonials, advertising, infomercials, commercial tie-ups, product licensing, online and interactive media or any other technology now in existence or hereafter utilized. When reasonably possible, You will be afforded credit for any use of Materials, but You will not receive any other form of compensation or consideration. You hereby waive any droit moral rights in and to the Materials. Nothing herein guarantees that Materials will be used in any manner.

As a qualifier/participant into the WFC, you hereby consent to the non-exclusive use of your name, likeness, presence, presentation, and performance in connection with the WFC Event or the WFC Content, in any and all forms of media, whether related to a promotional or marketing effort or a for-profit endeavor undertaken by the WFC. Such usage shall only be in direct connection with the WFC Event or in connection with the publication, distribution or other exploitation of the WFC Content.

As a category finalist, winner or Final Table participant, you will be compensated through the appropriate WFC prize purse and as a result hereby consent to the exclusive use of your name, likeness, presence, presentation, and performance in connection with the WFC Event or the WFC Content, in any and all forms of media, whether related to a promotional or marketing effort or a for-profit endeavor undertaken by the WFC. Such usage shall only be in direct connection with the WFC Event or in connection with the publication, distribution or other exploitation of the WFC Content and/or its partners and sponsors.

You hereby grant the WFC the right to record Your name, likeness, image, voice, sound effects, interview and performance on ?lm, tape, or otherwise (the "Recording"), edit such Recording as the WFC or any third party licensee of the WFC may desire. You hereby grant the WFC the permission and right to use or authorize the use of the Recording or any portions thereof in all markets, manner, formats and media, whether now known or hereafter developed, throughout the world, in perpetuity. If the WFC is required to provide any further release or permission from You for the use of the Recording, You agree to provide such release within two (2) weeks of receipt of a request for permission.

You agree to indemnify and hold harmless the WFC and its directors, officers, managers, staff members, volunteers, agents, licensees and any seller from and against all losses, expenses, damages and costs, including reasonable attorneys fees, resulting from any violation of this Agreement, or the failure to fulfill any obligations relating to your participation in the WFC Events, incurred by You.

This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York. Should any provision of this Agreement be void or unenforceable for any reason, such provision shall be deemed omitted and this Agreement with such provision omitted shall remain in full force and effect. This represents the complete agreement between us. The WFC reserves the right to modify this Agreement at any time, in which case the WFC will make an online announcement on its website and contact You by e-mail, if a valid e-mail address is provided and is still active at the time of notice, which will be deemed sufficient notice.