2021 Year’s Team Lineup/Pit-Area Assign
**** 12:30 Heat ****
| Team Name | Team Captain | Category | Pan Size | Pan Tag Number | Pit-Area Number |
| Socarrat | David Granzotti | Traditional | 26 | 1 | 1 |
| Paéllame | Mark Tyrrell | Traditional | 26 | 2 | 2 |
| Coco Loco | Genessee Klemm | Keep Paella Weird | 36 | 3 | 3 |
| Carlos Paella | Carlos Barajas | Traditional | 28 | 4 | 4 |
| The Compuchef | JOEL ACOSTA | Keep Paella Weird | 26 | 5 | 5 |
| ACC Culinary Arts | Steven Brown | Traditional | 30 | 6 | 6 |
| Sofrito Guys | Josep Samso Ravento | Traditional | 26 | 7 | 7 |
| Arroces del abuelo | Javier Ortega | Traditional | 26 | 8 | 8 |
| Ping-Pong Paella | Lenny Blumberg | Traditional | Larger than 36″ | 9 | 9 |
**** 3:30 Heat ****
| Team Name | Team Captain | Category | Pan Size | Tag Number | Pit-Area Number |
| Saffron Dons | Jeff Porter | Traditional | 26 | 10 | 1 |
| B8 (Bola 8) | Jose De la Maza | Traditional | 26 | 11 | 2 |
| Los Sofritos Sabrosones | David Córdoba | Traditional | 26 | 12 | 3 |
| Spanish Farmers | Iris Albizu | Traditional | 28 | 13 | 4 |
| Bomba Brothers | Mark Morales | Keep Paella Weird | 26 | 14 | 5 |
| Rico, rico y con fundamento | Blanca Galvez-Perez | Traditional | 26 | 15 | 6 |
| A palo seco | Tomas Celestino | Traditional | 30 | 16 | 7 |
| Los Austhenticos | Luis Felez | Keep Paella Weird | 36 | 17 | 8 |
| Una y no más | Natalia Lopez | Traditional | 26 | 18 | 9 |