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!

COMPETITOR

Big Papa's Country Kitchen

HEAD COOK: Dana Hillis

COMPETITION: World Barbecue Championship

QUALIFYING EVENT: Great Southern Tailgate Cookoff


We are a competition BBQ Team that travel and compete in BBQ competitions. We have been competing for 8 years. This is our 3rd time at the WFC competition. We have finished very well. We are very excited to be attending this year. Before BBQ competitions we raised 5 children and cooked a lot on the grill. I guess you could say that is our culinary background.