Burger taste is always better with Sutter home. Now they are celebrating 30th anniversary with its annual Better Burger Recipe Contest to find out the best burger recipe. If you are an All-Star burger, then submit your unique burger recipe in this contest to win big cash prizes worth of $30k, and some other great prizes like tickets for a professional baseball game and a free hotel stay at St. Helena, CA.

CLICK HERE TO ENTER: https://buildabetterburgercontest.com/

Limit: Participants must be 21 years or older. There is no limit on the number of recipes you may submit.

How to participate:
Online: Visit www.buildabetterburgercontest.com and follow instructions to complete the entry form with legal personal details and then submit your own unique burger recipe with complete details including ingredients with perfect measurement and how to make.

Please note your state of legal residence will decide your cook-off region. You can also add a cooking tips and/or upload a photograph of yourself or your completed burger with the entry.

Determining the Semi-Finalists:
From all received eligible entries, (20) Semi-Finalists (four (4) from each region) will be selected on the basis of judging criteria:

Perceived Taste Appeal (40%) Does the recipe sound appealing?
Creativity (25%) Is this recipe creative and one of a kind?
Ease of Preparation (25%) Could anyone create this burger by following the recipe?
Perceived Wine Pairing (10%) Does the wine complement and enhance the burger?
Determining the National Finalists:
After that, all twenty semi-finalists have to prepare their unique burger recipe in a live cooking competition which will conduct at tailgate lot near a professional baseball stadium on pre-determined dates listed in official rules.

A qualified panel of judges will select Five (5) National Finalists one per region on the basis of following judging criteria:

Taste (40%): Does the burger taste good?
Creativity (25%): Is this burger creative and one of a kind?
Ease of Preparation (25%): How easily was the chef able to prepare the recipe?
Pairing With Wine (10%): Does the wine complement and enhance the burger?
Determining the Grand-Prize Winner:
After that, all five finalists will compete together in October 2020 at Sutter Home Winery in St. Helena, CA.

Judges will judge each burger based on the criteria below:

Taste (40%): Does the burger taste good?
Creativity (25%): Is this burger creative and one of a kind?
Ease of Preparation (25%): How easily was the chef able to prepare the recipe?
Pairing With Wine (10%): Does the wine complement and enhance the burger?
The one (1) National Finalist with the highest total score will be declared as the Grand-Prize Winner.

Prizes:
(1) Grand Prize: a $30,000 cash prize

(20) Semi-finalist prizes: (2) professional baseball game tickets in Regional Semi-Finalist Cook-Off city and (1) $200 pre-paid debit card for required burger ingredients. (ARV: $1800 for each)

(5) National finalist prizes: Two nights double occupancy hotel accommodations in St. Helena, CA, economy-class airfare, daily, reimbursement of rental car, one (1) $200 pre-paid debit card to be used for dinner on Thursday, October 5, 2017. (ARV: $3500 for each)