The competition puts chefs and home cooks on a level playing field, all competing for a piece of the $350,000 prize purse.

Produced by MMA Creative, an advertising agency located in Cookeville, Tennessee, the inaugural event was hosted in Las Vegas, Nevada in 2012.

After several years as the marketing agency for the Kansas City Barbecue Society, Mike McCloud, President and CEO of WFC, began his journey to create an all-encompassing food competition that ranks the best chefs and home cooks in the world.

Earning their way to the competition by winning a Golden Ticket at a WFC sanctioned event, competitors are all trying to take home a piece of the $350,000 prize purse.

WFC has been filmed numerous times, starting with FYI as the World Food Championships TV series.