Everyone loves a great hamburger. The perfect ratio of burger to bun, the selection of choice ingredients and the overall personality of the burger maestro are all major factors in determining whether any hamburger is worthy of the label ‘great’.

At the World Burger Championship, 50 of the world’s best hamburgers and their cooks, as determined by competitions and publications across the country, received automatic invitations to enter to compete at The World Food Championships.

Friday, November 2, 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:

Better Recipes 2012 Semi-Annual Recipe Contest - Burger Recipe
Sutter Home Build a Better Burger
Johnsonville No Ordinary Burger Contest
Best Burger in the Bay (Tampa)
2012 Burger Madness Tournament (San Antonio)
Top Shelf Burger Competition (Boise)
The Grind: Miami's Burger Battle - Fan Vote Winner
Eater's Greatest Burger in America Competition
Shanghai's Best Burger
Best Burger in the Valley
LaWeekly 10 Best Burgers of Los Angeles
England's Best Burger Challenge
New York Beef Industry Council Best NY Burger
Iowa's Best Burger
Big Cheese at NJ Wine and Food Festival
2012 Nebraska's Best Burger
2nd Annual Philadelphia Burger Brawl
Best of Big D 2012 - Best Burger (Dallas)
Denver Burger Battle
Citypages - Best Burger 2012 (Minneapolis/St Paul)
Houston Press 2012 Burger Bracket
Toronto Life's The Dish - Toronto's 25 Best Burgers
Zagat - Fast Food Survey 2012 Best Burger
2012 Golden Plate Reader's Choice Awards - Best Hamburger (Vancouver)
Hamburger Hop (Chicago)
Battle of the Burgers (Atlanta) - People's Choice
Sacramento Burger Battle
2012 Orlando Weekly Best of Orlando - Best Burger
St Louis Magazine Burger Bracket
WPXI Pittsburgh's Best Burger
OnMilwaukee Best Dining 2011
City Weekly’s Best of Utah 2012 (Salt Lake City)
Nashville Scene's Best of Nashville
Best of Metromix Detroit - Best Burger
San Diego Magazine Best Restaurants 2012 - Best Burger
Gambit - Best of New Orleans, Best Burger
2012 Austin Chronicle Restaurant Poll
Burger Lovers Fest
Best Memphis Burger Fest
Burger Madness - Madison, WI

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.

Check back on May 31 to see who will earn the right to enter and compete for The World Food Championships title.

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

The following competitions are automatic qualifiers for the 2012 World Open Chili Championship: