Richard Delcid Wins 2026 Domino's World's Fastest Pizza Maker
Richard Delcid made three pizzas in 31.22 seconds at Mandalay Bay to win the 2026 Domino's World's Fastest Pizza Maker title and $5,000.
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The 2026 Domino’s World’s Fastest Pizza Maker competition wrapped up at Mandalay Bay on May 13, and Richard Delcid — a general manager out of Manassas, Virginia — took the title with a time of 31.22 seconds for three large pizzas. That is a world record. The competition has been running since 1982, brings finalists in from Domino's stores globally, and judges on quality as well as speed: dough stretch, sauce coverage, topping portioning, and placement all get graded. Going fast while slapping together a garbage pizza does not win this thing.
Delcid has been with Domino's since 2012, started as a part-time door hanger, and this was his third time in the competition and second time as a finalist. The $5,000 prize, trophy, and championship belt were presented by CEO Russell Weiner on the floor at Mandalay Bay. It is a legitimately strange and specific thing to watch — skilled tradespeople competing at speed under professional judging criteria — and the fact that it has been running for 44 years says something about how seriously the company takes it internally.
