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We recommend trying to vote again from a different device or browser, as this will often fix most issues. Another possibility could be that it has not been a full 24 hours since your last vote. If you continue to experience difficulties, please contact our support team below and we will be happy to help.
Look for your profile link in any of our official Competition emails. You can easily copy and share the link with anyone you’d like.
You can use your Free Daily Vote once every 24 hours, and you can cast "Donation Votes" for your favorite Competitor at any time.
There will always be a slight delay from the time you change your profile photo to the time your photo is updated for Facebook sharing. We recommend minimizing the number of times you update your profile photo to prevent this delay.
We have a strict “no refund” policy which Voters agree to when they make a purchase. Since winners are decided based upon votes the public casts, we do not issue refunds once a vote has been fully processed in our system. As a Voter, you are responsible for understanding this upon casting votes for the competitor in the competition.
Each Competitor is randomly assigned a Group at the beginning of the Competition. There are multiple rounds in the Competition, and you’re only competing against the other Competitors within your Group for the first few rounds. We make every effort to ensure that Groups contain an equal number of Competitors throughout the Competition.
Yes! Every purchased vote is a direct donation to DTCare, a 501(c)(3) charity, and are deductible for federal income tax purposes. DTCare will subsequently make a grant to James Beard Foundation after the winner is announced. Donors will receive a receipt via email.
No. We will never contact Competitors directly via social media DMs. There are copycat/fraudulent accounts that exist and may offer services aimed at selling you fake votes or promotions within the Competition. Do not engage with or provide any personal information to these accounts and report them as spam.
No. Our system is designed to detect these services and the fraudulent votes will not count towards your vote total. For more information regarding automated voting services please review the Competition Rules.
Favorite Chef is a competition inviting chefs to compete for $25k, an appearance on the cover of Taste of Home Magazine, and an exclusive cooking experience with Carla Hall.
No. Colossal.org runs the Favorite Chef competition as part of a fundraising campaign on behalf of DTCare, a 501 (c)(3) charity.
The James Beard Foundation, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that aims to create a more equitable and sustainable future in the restaurant industry. Food culture is at the heart of our daily lives, and the James Beard Foundation is striving to celebrate, support, and elevate the people behind it.
Many charities with honorable missions lack the bandwidth to run effective fundraising campaigns year-round. Through this competition, DTCare allows the James Beard Foundation to spend less time raising funds, and more time focusing on their mission.
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