COMPETITION OVERVIEW
FEBRUARY 16-16, 2025
INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA
The following competitions are automatic qualifiers for the 2025 World Dessert Championship:
United States Events
| Event | Location | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Taste of America: Elevated with Marcel's Modern Pantry | Online, US | Feb 11, 2025 |
| 2019 - 2024 WFC Food Champion | US | |
| 2012 - 2018 WFC Food Champion | US | |
| 2019 - 2023 Category Champion | US | |
| The Shed Steak Showdown | US | Jan 17, 2025 |
| WFC Rookie of the Year 2024 | US | |
| Special Extension | US | |
| SCA Ancillary Golden Ticket Holder | US | |
| Special (non-waived) Invitation - International | US | |
| 2nd Annual "Battle of The Moose" presented by Imaging Associates | Palmer, AK, US | Jun 14, 2025 |
| Last Frontier Steak Throwdown | Eagle River, AK, US | Jun 20, 2025 |
| Lakeside Falls Steak Cookoff | Soldotna, AK, US | Aug 9, 2025 |
| 9th Annual Collard Green Festival Steak Cookoff | Evergreen, AL, US | Mar 1, 2025 |
| SLE Rodeo Steak Cookoff | Pike Road, AL, US | Mar 22, 2025 |
| Arkansas Pie Festival | Cherokee Village, AR, US | Apr 26, 2025 |
| Southwest Chef Showdown at Barrett-Jackson | Scottsdale, AR, US | Oct 10, 2024 |
| Ribeyes on the River | North Little Rock, AR, US | May 3, 2025 |
| Spa City Steak Showdown | Hot Springs, AR, US | Jun 7, 2025 |
| Show Low Steak Throwdown | Show Low, AZ, US | May 3, 2025 |
| New England Steak Championship | Windsor Locks, CT, US | Apr 5, 2025 |
| Donate Life/Cystic Fibrosis | Jacksonville, FL, US | May 24, 2025 |
| High Steaks in Perrydise | Perry, GA, US | Apr 26, 2025 |
| Steak Princess BBQ Graduation Bash Steak Cookoff | Grantville, GA, US | May 30, 2025 |
| Curley Que Classic | Oahu, HI, US | Jul 25, 2025 |
| Siouxland Steak Challenge | Sioux City, IA, US | Apr 12, 2025 |
| Hobo Town Steak Cookoff | Britt, IA, US | Jun 7, 2025 |
| Norman Borlaug Harvest Fest Steak Cookoff | Cresco, IA, US | Aug 22, 2025 |
| Smoke N for the Kids | Troy, IL, US | Aug 16, 2025 |
| ACF Greater Indianapolis President's Gala Small Bite Challenge | Carmel, IN, US | Mar 1, 2025 |
| Holy Cross Wine & Cheese Festival | Indianapolis, IN, US | Jul 26, 2025 |
| 2024 Category Champion | Indianapolis, IN, US | Nov 8, 2024 |
| 2024 Top Ten (2 - 10 place) | Indianapolis, IN, US | Nov 8, 2024 |
| SCA Ancillary at WFC 2024 | Indianapolis, IN, US | |
| Epicurean Indy | Indianapolis, IN, US | Oct 4, 2024 |
| Kennett Jaycees BBQ Cookoff | Kennett Square, MO, US | May 10, 2025 |
| Hornersville Watermelon Festival Steak Cookoff | Hornersville, MO, US | Aug 9, 2025 |
| Smokin on the Rez Steak Cookoff | Ridgeland, MS, US | Apr 4, 2025 |
| Tunica Rotary Club | Tunica, MS, US | Jun 14, 2025 |
| Alcorn County Fair Steak Cookoff | Corinth, MS, US | Sep 20, 2025 |
| Pigmaster's SCA Competition | Connelly Springs, NC, US | May 24, 2025 |
| 2025 Cars & Carnivores Street Festival (DOUBLE) Steak Cookoff | Wake Forest, NC, US | Jun 7, 2025 |
| Roll the Dice in Vegas Steak Cookoff | Las Vegas, NV, US | Apr 26, 2025 |
| National BBQ Festival | Nassau County, NY, US | Jun 13, 2025 |
| Hometown Showdown Steak Cookoff | Piedmont, OK, US | Apr 5, 2025 |
| Port of Catoosa Steak Cookoff for Catoosa Football | Catoosa, OK, US | Jun 8, 2025 |
| YTI Spring Fling Double Steak Cookoff | Lancaster, PA, US | May 3, 2025 |
| Twin Valley Fire and Smoke Steak Cookoff | Morgantown, PA, US | May 16, 2025 |
| Smoke Showing Steak Cookoff | Lancaster, PA, US | Jun 7, 2025 |
| Sizzle by the Shore Steak Cookoff | North East, PA, US | Aug 2, 2025 |
| Grill Your Ace Off | West Newton, PA, US | Feb 23, 2025 |
| Christiana Smokestack Sizzle Steak Cookoff | Christiana , PA, US | Sep 20, 2025 |
| Taste of Tennessee Big Beef Showdown | Lebanon, TN, US | Aug 16, 2025 |
| SmokeSlam | Memphis, TN, US | May 15, 2025 |
| Big Kahuna Wing Festival | Knoxville, TN, US | Aug 31, 2025 |
| When Pigs Fly Steak Cookoff | Lebanon, TN, US | Apr 5, 2025 |
| 13th Annual Bull Moose Ribeye's for Down Syndrome | Somerville, TN, US | Apr 12, 2025 |
| Memphis in May Steak Cookoff | Memphis, TN, US | May 15, 2025 |
| Breakfast Rotary Club of Dyersburg Steak Cookoff | Dyersburg, TN, US | Jun 21, 2025 |
| Lynchburg's Frontier Days | Lynchburg, TN, US | Jun 28, 2025 |
| Arlington BBQ Burnout | Arlington , TN, US | Oct 3, 2025 |
| Mardi Gras Southeast Texas Steak Cookoff | Beaumont, TX, US | Mar 1, 2025 |
| Rotary Club of Azle Steak Cookoff | Lakeside, TX, US | Mar 8, 2025 |
| 6th Annual Gene Potts Memorial | Bryan, TX, US | Apr 12, 2025 |
| AFHS Caveman Cookout | American Fork, UT, US | May 9, 2025 |
| Smoke on the Mountain BBQ & Steak Cookoff | Galax, VA, US | Jul 25, 2025 |
| Winneconne Sovereign States Days | Winneconne, WI, US | Jul 19, 2025 |
| Steaks for Paws Steak Cookoff | Tomahawk, WI, US | Aug 16, 2025 |
| Smoke'em if you Got'em Steak Cookoff | Petersburg, WV, US | Jun 21, 2025 |
| Deer Creek Days Steak Cookoff | Glenrock, WY, US | Jun 27, 2025 |