WFC Announces First Round of 2014 Qualifying Events

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Posted Feb 5, 2014

They're here! The first round of the 2014 World Food Championships Automatic Qualifiers have been announced! Whether you're in to whipping up a batch of cookies, churning out an unforgettable plate of pasta, making a mean pot of chili, or something in between, there's an AQ for everyone! Remember, the only way to get in to the WFC is to WIN, so check out the list, get to cooking and get to winning! Don't see an event for you? Don't worry! There are still more to be announced, including the WFC Super Regionals and the FoodChamp Challenges, so stay tuned!

World Barbecue Championship

KCBS	Lakeland Pig Festival – Lakeland, FL
KCBS	Great Southern Tailgate Cookoff - Amelia Island, FL
KCBS	Bixby BBQ n Blues Festival - Bixby, OK
KCBS	Pork in the Park – Salisbury, MD
KCBS	Dana Point BBQ - Dana Point, CA
KCBS	Tony Stone Low and Slow – Zanndam, Netherlands
KCBS	Whistle Stop Festival & Rocket City BBQ – Huntsville, AL
KCBS	Bakersfield’s Biggest Baddest BBQ Championship – Bakersfield, CA
KCBS	Bloomin’ BBQ & Bluegrass – Sevierville, TN
KCBS	Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que – Evans, GA
KCBS	Blue Ridge BBQ Festival – Tryon, NC
KCBS	Central MD Swinetastic - Frederick, MD
KCBS	Colorado BBQ Challenge – Frisco, CO
KCBS	Iowa State BBQ Championship – Marshalltown, IA
KCBS	Great Lenexa BBQ Battle – Lenexa, KS
KCBS	Safeway National Capital Barbecue Battle – Washington DC
KCBS	I Love Barbecue & Music Festival – Lake Placid, NY
KCBS	Pork & Brew State BBQ Championship – Rio Rancho, NM
KCBS	SC Festival of Discovery – Greenwood, SC
KCBS	New Jersey State BBQ Championship – North Wildwood, NJ
KCBS	Up in Smoke BBQ Bash – Mason City, IA
KCBS	Dillard Bluegrass & Barbeque Festival – Dillard, GA
KCBS	Santa Anita Park Winners' Circle BBQ Championship - Arcadia, CA
KCBS	Madison Ribberfest Barbeque and Blues – Madison, IN
KCBS	Winnipeg Barbecue & Blues Festival – Winnipeg, MB
KCBS	Wyoming State BBQ Championship – Worland, WY
KCBS	Smokin’ in Mesquite BBQ Challenge – Mesquite, NV
KCBS	City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival – Bedford, TX
KCBS	Colorado Pork & Hops Challenge - Grand Junction, CO
KCBS	Blue Springs Barbeque Blaze Off – Blue Springs, MO
KCBS	Decatur Jaycees Annual Riverfest – Decatur, AL
KCBS	Cherokee Strip Cookoff – Ponca City, OK
KCBS	Murphysboro Barbecue Cook Off – Murphysboro, IL
KCBS	Roots n Blues n BBQ – Columbia, MO
KCBS	Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship – Shawnee, KS
KCBS	Bikes, Blues & BBQ – Fayetteville, AR
KCBS	2013 American Royal – Kansas City MO (invitational)
KCBS	2013 American Royal – Kansas City MO (open)
KCBS	2013 Sam’s Club National Championship – Bentonville, AR
KCBS	Cherokee Pignic – Canton, GA
KCBS	Hog Happnin’ – Shelby, NC
KCBS	The National BBQ Cup – Cumming, GA
KCBS	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Region 1 Finals – Southaven, MS
KCBS	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Region 2 Finals - Midwest City, OK
KCBS	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Region 3 Finals - Rockford, IL
KCBS	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Region 4 Finals - Las Vegas, NV
KCBS	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Region 5 Finals – Richmond, VA
KCBS	Smokin on Big Creek BBQ

SLBS	Wildwood Bash
SLBS	Team of the Year

TGCBA	Houston Farm and Ranch
TGCBA	Hold’em Hit Em Club BBQ Cookoff
TGCBA	San Antonio Rodeo BBQ Cookoff
TGCBA	Humble Rodeo & BBQ Cookoff
TGCBA	Texas Gulf Coast BBQ Cookers Association Invitational
TGCBA	Team of the Year

SCBA	SC Peach Festival - Gaffney, SC
SCBA	Bands, Brews and BBQ - Port Royal, SC
SCBA	Piggin' in the Park - Saluda Shoals, SC
SCBA	2013 Darlington Winner

UBO	Wild West BBQ Shootout
UBO	Smoke on the River
UBO	Man Camp
UBO	Team of the Year

LBS	Round Rock. Bad to the Bone Cook-off
LBS	Burnet, Cooker of the Year (COTY)
LBS	Hill Country State Championship Cook-off
LBS	BBQ & Goat Cook-off
LBS	Germanfest BBQ Cook-off
LBS	BBQ Cook-off & Music Festival

NEBS	Roc City Ribfest - Rochester, NY
NEBS	Polish Hungary for Q BBQ Bash
NEBS	Team of the Year

IBCA	Smokin' on the Rio
IBCA	Traders Village BBQ
IBCA	Terrell Heritage Jubilee
IBCA	Central TX Roughneck BBQ
IBCA	Ft Worth Cops 4 Kids
IBCA	Montgomery County Fair
IBCA	TBIPAC BBQ Throwdown
IBCA	Lil Earl's Hometown Throwdown
IBCA	TX Independence Day Celebration
IBCA	Party in the Pits
IBCA	West Vol. Fire Dept.
IBCA	Homer's Backyard Bash
IBCA	Stagecoach BBQ Championship - Indio, CA
IBCA	Cooker of the Year

MBN	Brenau BBQ Championship - Gainesville, GA
MBN	Praise the Lard - Murphysboro, IL
MBN	Q-City Charlotte BBQ Championship - Charlotte, NC
MBN	Southaven Springfest - Southaven, MS
MBN	MBN Invitational - Memphis, TN
MBN	Octoberfest - Cleveland MS
MBN	Team of the Year

CSBBQA	Smoked to the Bone - Ottawa, ONT
CSBBQA	Q'ing for Life - Kitchener, ONT
CSBBQA	BBQ Fest Rickard's - Quebec City

Independent	World’s Championship Bar-B-Que Contest – Houston, TX
Independent	Memphis in May World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest– Memphis, TN
Independent	Naperville’s Exchange Club’s Ribfest – Naperville, IL
Independent	Jazz & Rib Fest – Columbus, OH
Independent	Best in the West Nugget Rib Cook-off – Reno, NV
Independent	Smoke at ICC
Independent	Fire on Ice - Mille Lacs Lake, MN

MABA	Southern Maryland Brew & BBQ - Leonardtown, MD
MABA	Keystone Classic - Harrisburg, PA
MABA	Team of the Year

FBA	Smoke on the Water - Winter Haven FL
FBA	The Old Florida Outdoor Festival - Apopka FL
FBA	2014 Ribs on the Ridge - Haines City FL
FBA	Southeast Regional Pigfest - Tallahassee FL
FBA	Smoke on the Water BBQ Festival - Thomaston GA
FBA	Tri State Barbecue Festival - Dothan AL
FBA	Suncoast BBQ & Bluegrass Bash - Venice FL
FBA	Barnesville BBQ & Blues Festival - Barnesville GA
FBA	Central Florida BBQ Blowout - Oviedo FL
FBA	Smoke Under The Oaks BBQ - Bainbridge GA
FBA	Smokin' Pig Fest - Lake City FL
FBA	Smokin on the Suwanee - Live Oak FL
FBA	Team of the Year

SBN	Smokin' At The Farmers Market
SBN	Smoke At The Lodge
SBN	Spruce Pine
SBN	Uniquely Union
SBN	Team of the Year

GBA	Smoke on the Lake - Acworth Georgia
GBA	Brenau Barbecue Championship - Gainesville Georgia
GBA	Going Coastal - Fernindina Florida
GBA	Hambone Jam - Fort Valley Georgia
GBA	Team of the Year

PNWBA	Canadian Festival of Chili and BBQ
PNWBA	North Plains Smokehouse Summit
PNWBA	Fire It Up BBQ Cookoff II
PNWBA	Bull's Eye Canadian National Championship
PNWBA	Tree Top Skewered Apple BBQ Championship
PNWBA	Smokin in the Root
PNWBA	Cheney Jubilee
PNWBA	Team of the Year

Alabama BBQ	Team of the Year
Greater Omaha	Team of the Year
Empire State	Team of the Year
Arizona Barbecue	Team of the Year
California BBQ	Team of the Year

OBR	Smokin on the Big Creek

World Open Chili Championship

ICS	Laughlin Regional - Laughlin, NV
ICS	Great Forsyth Regional Cookoff - Forsyth, IL
ICS	Kentucky State - Ashland, KY
ICS	99.9 Kiss Country Chili Cookoff - Pembroke Pines, FL
ICS	Gulf Coast Regional – St George Island, FL (Red only)
ICS	Capital Market Green Chili Shootout – Charleston, WV (Verde only)
ICS	Old Town Temecula Regional - Temecula CA
ICS	New England Regional – Somers, CT
ICS	DC Chili Cookoff – Washington DC
ICS	New Jersey State Chili Cookoff - Toms River, NJ
ICS	Ohio State - Westerville, OH
ICS	River City - Old Town Elk Grove Regional - Elk Grove
ICS	Sangamon County Fair Regional Chili Cookoff - New Berlin, IL
ICS	Smoke on the Water – Charleston, WV
ICS	Big Bear Regional Cookoff - Big Bear Lake, CA
ICS	Fire on the Mountain Regional - Snowshoe, WV
ICS	Western Regional – Del Mar, CA
ICS	Illinois State Fair
ICS	Town of Superior Regional - Superior, CO
ICS	All Ohio Regional - Cincinnati, OH
ICS	West Virginia State Chilifest
ICS	Kansas State - Wichita Wagonmasters - Wichita, KS
ICS	World's Championship Chili Cookoff - Palm Springs, CA
ICS	Great Lakes Regional - Plymouth, MI
ICS	North Carolina State - Havelock, NC
ICS	Chillinois Regional - Taylorville, IL
ICS	Nevada State - Laughlin, NV
ICS	Wheeling Feeling - Wheeling WV
ICS	Oklahoma State - Owasso Harvest Fest Chili Cookoff - Owasso, OK
ICS	Michigan State - Livonia, MI
ICS	Chili Willie Chili Challenge - Orland Park, IL
ICS	Five Alarm Mountain Madness - Farmington, PA
ICS	Arizona State - Flagstaff AZ
ICS	Smokin' Big Chili Challenge - Mesquite, NV
ICS	High Sierra Regional - Carson City, NV
ICS	Fire on the Mountain - Virginia City, NV
ICS	Sespe Creek Chili Cookoff - Fillmore, CA
ICS	Tustin Street Fair & Chili Cookoff - Tustin, CA
ICS	Camarillo Hospice Regional Chili Cookoff - Camarillo, CA
ICS	Deep Creek Chili Splash - MD
ICS	Joe DeFrates Memorial Regional Cookoff
ICS	Central Illinois Chili Cookoff
ICS	Valley of the Sun Regional
ICS	Rotary Club of Thousand Oaks Regional
ICS	Route 66 Regional
ICS	Nebraska State
ICS	Tennessee State
ICS	Buckeye Regional
ICS	Huntington Beach Elks Regional
ICS	California State Sizzling Summer Chili Fest & Car Show
ICS	Desert Rat Regional – California City, CA
ICS	Perris Valley Chili Cookoff – Perris, CA
ICS	Hacienda High Desert – Boulder City, NV
ICS	Boulder City Chili Cookoff – Boulder City, NV

CASI	Tri State Open - Amarillo, TX
CASI	South of the Border International Chili Cookooff- Puerto Penasco, MX
CASI	San Miguel International Chili Cook-off – San Miguel de Allende, MX
CASI	Horned Toad Regional Chili Cookoff – Rankin, TX
CASI	Arizona State Open – Casa Grande, AZ
CASI	Texas Men’s State – Johnson City, TX
CASI	RoadRunner Chili Cookoff - New River, AZ
CASI	Texas Ladies State – Seguin, TX
CASI	Larry Joe Taylor Annual – Stephenville, TX
CASI	Kansas State Women's Open CCO – Overland Park, KS
CASI	Kansas State Men's Open CCO - Overland Park, KS
CASI	Houston POD CASI Chili Cook-off – Houston, TX
CASI	Alabama State Open Chili Championship – Hoover, AL
CASI	NC CASI Chili Championship – Greensboro, NC
CASI	Southwest Open Chili Championship – Durant, OK
CASI	Texas Open Chili Cookoff – San Antonio, TX
CASI	Steel Horse Saloon Chili Cook Off - Phoenix, AZ
CASI	Three-I Regional Open Championship – Ottumwa, IA
CASI	State of Colorado Chili Championship – Grand Lake, CO
CASI	Annual Caballo Eagles #4308 CCO
CASI	Massachusetts State Chili Championship – Middlefield, MA
CASI	US National Open Chili Championship – Buda, TX
CASI	Florida State Open Chili Championship – Homosassa, FL
CASI	Woodbridge California State – Woodbridge, CA
CASI	Terlingua International – Terlingua, TX
CASI	Washington State Spring BBQ Championship- Monroe, WA
CASI	Arizona State Women's Open – Sierra Vista, AZ
CASI	Canadian Festival of Chili and BBQ

TOLBERT	Giddy Ups Thanksgiving Cookoff – Manchaca, TX
TOLBERT	Cedar Hall Special Olympics Chili & BBQ Cookoff– Lockhart, TX
TOLBERT	Tolbert's Men's State Chili Championship – Maxdale, TX
TOLBERT	Al Hopkins Tolbert Texas State Chili Championship – Lockhart, TX
TOLBERT	Roughneck Chili & BBQ Cookoff – Luling, TX
TOLBERT	Mud Dauber Fest/Chili Cook Off– Luckenbach, TX
TOLBERT	Lil' Ol' Country Cook off
TOLBERT	Original Terlingua International Frank X Tolbert - Terlingua, TX
TOLBERT	Cascade Country BBQ and Chili Cook Off - Chelalis, WA

FBA	Suncoast BBQ & Bluegrass Bash - Venice FL (Chili competition)
FBA	The Old Florida Outdoor Festival - Apopka FL (Chili competition)

Bacon World Championship

2013 WFC - Top Ten

Food Champ Challenge - Bacon

Roc City Bacon Championship - Rochester, NY

Canadian National Bacon Championship - Kitchener, ONT

Big Bite Bacon Fest - San Diego, CA

Bacon Takedown (TBD)

Maryland Life - Best Bacon

SOSH - Best in SF: Bacon

Washington City Paper - Best Bacon

Sante Fe Reporter - Best Bacon

Oklahoma Gazette Best of Bacon

City Weekly's Best of Utah

New York Magazine - Best Bacon

OBR - Smokin on the Big Creek

World Burger Championship

2013 WFC - Top Ten

Food Champ Challenge - Burger

Bull Burger Battle #1

Bull Burger Battle #2

Bull Burger Battle #3

Bull Burger Battle #4

Bull Burger Battle #5

Denver Burger Battle - Denver, CO

Sacramento Burger Battle - Sacramento, CA

Memphis Burger Fest - Memphis, TN

Atlanta Burger Battle - Atlanta, GA

Scottsdale Burger Battle - Scottsdale, AZ

Grillstock - Burger - Manchester UK

Philadelphia Burger Brawl - Philadelphia, PA

Detroit Burger Brawl - Detroit, MI

York News Times Best Burger Competition

Best Burger in the Valley

Riverwalk Burger Battle

Taste of Home Canada - Burger Off Contest

Burger Beast Burgie Awards

Big Burger Throwdown - Austin, TX

England's Best Burger Contest

Burger Mania

FBA - Southeast Regional Pigfest - Tallahassee FL (Burger Contest)

PNWBA Canadian Festival of Chili and BBQ (Burger contest)

World Sandwich Championship

2013 WFC - Top Ten

Food Champ Challenge - Sandwich

Chabaso Bakery’s Ultimate Sandwich Contest

Best Sandwich in the South

British Sandwich Designer of the Year

SandwichFest - Best Sandwich

WA's Best Steak Sandwich Competition

Grilled Cheese Invitational

Santa Barbara Independent Sandwich Showdown

Sandwich Wars 2014

Tucson Weekly - Best Sandwich in Tucson

Monterey Co. Weekly - Best Deli Sandwich

Village Voice - Best Sandwich (Editors Choice)

SF Bay Guardian - Best of 2014 (Sandwich)

Fresno Magazine - Best of Fresno (Sandwich)

Philadelphia Magazine - Best of Philly (Sandwich)

Inland Empire - Best Sandwich Shop 2013

World Dessert Championship

2013 WFC - Top Ten

Food Champ Challenge - Dessert

Michigan Apple Recipe Contest

Cacao Barry L’Art Du Chocolatier Challenge

National Pie Championship - Pro

National Pie Championship - Amateur

25th annual US Pastry Competition

National Cupcake Championships 2013

Great American Ice Cream Challenge

Southwest Chocolate Fest

Cupcake Wars - Las Vegas

NCACS Cupcake Challenge

Best of Big D - Dessert

Raleigh Downtowner - Best Dessert

Chicago Tribune - Best New Bakery

Toronto Life - Best of Toronto

Memphis Flyer - Best Dessert

Leo Weekly - Best Dessert

Seattle Mag - Best Dessert

OBR - Smokin on the Big Creek

World Cheese Championship

2013 WFC - Top Ten

Food Champ Challenge - Recipe

“Say Cheese” Recipe Contest

Michigan Apple Amateur Recipe Contest

Great American Cookbook Competition

Pillsbury Bake Off 2013

Gilroy Garlic Festival

International Dutch Oven Society World Championship Cookoff

2014 Man o Manischewitz

World Seafood Championship

Food Champ Challenge - Seafood

Santa Cruz Clam Chowder Cook Off

34th National Oyster Cookoff

Great American Seafood Cookoff

Louisiana Seafood Cookoff

Maine Lobster Festival

Mendocino Crab Cake Cookoff

Cambridge Crab Cookoff

Maryland Seafood Festival

Captain Joseph Chowder Cookoff

Texas Crab Festival Cookoff

White Marlin Festival Cookoff

Palm Beaches Crab Cake Cookoff

NJ Shore Chef Cookoff

World Pasta Championship

Food Champ Challenge - Pasta

Memphis Italian Fest

WV Italian Heritage Festival

26th Annual National Pasta Cookoff

Family Promise Pasta Cookoff

Napa Valley Pasta Sauce Cookoff

Puerto Vallarta Pasta Cookoff

Sacramento Blues Festival and Pasta Cookoff

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