(ST. JOSEPH, Mo.) A local man is participating in a competition down in Texas in a few days to show off his meat cutting skills.

Geraldo Ruiz is a meat-cutter at Texas Roadhouse and he's going to the restaurant's national Meat-Cutter Challenge on Ice. He'll be competing against 19 other meat cutters from Texas Roadhouse regional locations in the U.S.

"(translated from Spanish) I'm very excited because this is like a very difficult competition," Ruiz said.

This is the second round of the challenge and the top scorers will advance to the final round in Louisville, Kentucky. The winner of the final round receives a grand prize of $25,000.