Eggland’s Best America’s Best Family Recipe Contest 2020

Egg is a super ingredient that can be used in Breakfast, Appetizer, Main course and Dessert. If you are a passionate egg fan and have an idea to create a unique and original egg recipe that provides better taste, better nutrition and better quality, then here is a great opportunity for you. Eggland’s Best America’s Best Family Recipe Contest is back for 2020 to find the America’s creative original egg recipe. So, hurry up and participate in this contest by sharing your recipe and grab a chance to win $10,000 and a year’s supply of Eggland’s Best eggs.

Limit: You are allowed to submit a maximum of 2 recipes per category. The minimum age limit for the sweepstakes is 18 years.

How to Participate: 

Entry Period (February 18 to May 3, 2020)

Visit www.americasbestrecipe.com and submit the official entry form with all requested details like first and last name, street address, city, state/territory, zip code, e-mail address, phone number. After that, submit your original recipe for the best and most creative use of eggs for your “Best Family Recipe” (including 100 characters title, ingredients with perfect measurements, preparation time, cook time, number of servings, preparation instructions) and 500 characters description describing why you believe Eggland’s Best is the only egg good enough for your recipe and what makes your recipe the “Best Family Recipe” in 1 of the 4 categories listed below. You recipe must include at least two whole Eggland’s Best Eggs. You are allowed to submit up to 2 Entries in each of the following four main categories: Breakfast/Brunch; Main Course; Appetizer; and Dessert.

After entering the contest, you will get an opportunity to select 1 of 3 Bonus Categories:

Sandwich Bonus Category: Recipe must consist of at least two pieces of bread or bread alternative with filling(s), such as meat, cheese, etc.

30 Minutes or Less Bonus Category: Recipe total prep/cook time must not exceed 30 minutes

Gluten-Free Bonus Category: Recipe must not contain any gluten.

Limit: 8 Entries (two per Main Category) per person and per e-mail address.

Main Category and Bonus Category Judging:

All Main Category entries will be judged by qualified judges in three tiers.

First tier:

The judges will select a total of 52 semi-finalists (one from each state and one each from the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico) on the basis of the following criteria:

• Inspiration behind why you believe your recipe is the best family recipe
• Creativity (30%)
• Demonstrated passion for the superior taste and nutrition of Eggland’s Best Eggs (30%)

Each Main Category Semi-finalist will be contacted via telephone and/or e-mail on or about May 11, 2020. All the semi-finalists must execute and return an affidavit of eligibility and a liability release within 5 days to proceed to the Main Category Second Tier.

Second tier:

All the Semi-finalist Entries will be organized into 5 regions (Northeast, Southeast, Midwest, Southwest and West)

Main Category Second Tier Online Voting:

The semi-finalist Entries within each Regional Group will be displayed for public voting at www.americasbestrecipe.com between dates and times as shown below. A calculation of the total number of votes will account for 20% of participants score. There is a limit of one vote per person, per e-mail address, and per day for the duration of each Regional Group Voting Period.

• Northeast Regional Group (ME, NH, VT, MA, RI, CT, NY, NJ, PA, DE, MD, DC): June 16 to July 7, 2020
• Southeast Regional Group (WV, VA, KY, TN, NC, SC, MS, AL, GA, FL, PR): July 14 to August 4, 2020 
• Midwest Regional Group (ND, SD, MN, WI, MI, NE, KS, IA, IL, IN, OH): August 11 to September 1, 2020
• Southwest Regional Group (AR, OK, LA, MO, TX, UT, WY, NM, AZ, CO): September 8 to September 29, 2020
• West Regional Group (AK, WA, MT, OR, ID, CA, NV, HI): October 6 to October 27, 2020

Main Category Second Tier Judging:

A professional recipe tester & qualified judges will select the top 5 Entries on the basis of following criteria:

• Taste (50%)
• Creativity (30%)
• Online Voting (20%)

The one semi-finalist Entry from each Regional Group with the highest score will be deemed as Finalist. The five Finalist Entries will be advanced to the Third Tier.

Third Tier:

Main Category Third Tier Online Voting:

All the Finalist Entries will be displayed for public voting at www.americasbestrecipe.com from November 17 to December 1, 2020. A calculation of the total number of votes will account for 20% of participants score. There is a limit of one vote per person, per e-mail address, and per day for the duration of the Third Tier Voting Period

Main Category Third Tier Judging:

• Qualified judges will select Best in Region Prize winners and the Grand Prize winner on the basis of following criteria:
• Score from Second Tier (80%)
• Online Voting (20%)

The Finalist Entry with the highest overall score will be the Grand Prize winner and the remaining four Finalist Entries will be deemed the “Best in Region” Prize winners.

Bonus Category Judging:

All Bonus Categories entries will be judged by qualified judges in two tiers

Bonus Category First Tier:

The judges will select a total of 9 semi-finalists (3 from each Bonus Category) on the basis of the following criteria:

• Meets the requirements of the respective Bonus Category (80%)
• Creativity (20%)

The nine Bonus Category Entries with the highest scores (3 from each Bonus Category) will be deemed as Bonus Category Finalists.

Bonus Category Finalist Tier:

A professional recipe tester & qualified judges will select the top 3 Bonus Category Finalist Entries on the basis of following criteria:

• Score from Bonus Category First Tier (50%)
• Demonstrated passion for the superior taste and nutrition of Eggland’s Best Eggs (25%)
• Inspiration behind why you believe your recipe is the best family recipe (25%)

The three Bonus Category Finalist Entries with the highest overall scores will be deemed the “Bonus Category” Prize winners.

Prizes:

(1) Grand Prize:

• $10000 cash
• One year supply of Eggland’s Best eggs (24 dozen)

Total ARV of Grand Prize package is $10,104.88.

(4) Best in Region Prize packages:

• $1000 cash
• One year supply of Eggland’s Best eggs (24 dozen)

Total ARV of each Best in Region Prize package is $1,104.88.

(47) Best in State Prizes

A 3-month supply of Eggland’s Best eggs (6 dozen) (ARV $26.22 each)

(3) Bonus Category Prizes

$500 cash (ERV $500 each)