We're excited to see the field of competitors who have already won their golden ticket and registered to compete at the 2025 World Food Championships. And we are always proud to announce our special guests and celebrity judges participating in our judging events across the nation - we're sure the championship food certainly helps! Best of luck to our 2025 competitors!
Final Table: Our Past & Present Judges/Special Guests
Katie Dixon
JD Eubanks
Bo Jackson
Vic Vegas
Bob Baumhower
Robyn Almodovar
Chris Lilly
Emily Ellyn
Chef Justin Timineri
Ricardo Laguna
Whitney Miller
Rick Giffen
"Famous" Dave Anderson
Andrew Shotts
Giorgio Rapicavoli
Linkie Marais
Sam Hazen
Roberto Trevino
Karl Guggenmos
Nikhil Arora
Jenni Danby
Billy Altieri
Andy Mulz
Amanda Marr
Dale Miller
Sheila Armstrong
Sang Han
Jennifer Parnell
Royden Ellamar
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Alejandro Velez
Matt Riley
Steve Benjamin
Amy Jones
Stephen Hopcraft
Terrianne Brown
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Mike Carter
Linda Hoskins
Casey Shiller
Michael Contreras
Meredith Myers
Bruce Richardson
Aliza Katz
Daniel Jasso
Sharon Martinez
Katie Dixon
Jamie "The Bear" McDonald
Lesa Berard
Rebecca Regnier
Sang Han
Trevor Williams
Jeff Quatraro
Jeff Quatraro
Janet Bourbon
Chris Wada
Jeff Parker
Dylan Ambrose
Candy Weaver
Rick McMillen
Al Allen
Stephen A. Kalil
Sir McMillen
2025 VEGETARIAN COMPETITORS
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Breianna Bass -
Brandon Crain -
Lakeisha Davis -
Brenda De Luna -
Joshua Ericksen -
Lidia Haddadian -
Mario Hernandez
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Collin Hilton -
Deepti Jadhav -
Katina Johnson
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Julio cesar Leon-Ramos -
Chelsea Madren -
Nancy Manlove -
Lori McLain -
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Brian Mendenhall -
Daniel Morthole -
Brian Nance
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Joshua Pelham -
Pierre Reure -
Surabhi Suri -
Kisha Washington