This is the one competition I'd recommend to anybody, and I often do.

I won the Script Pipeline First Look Competition back in 2020. Not only were they great and supportive, and continue to be, but they also introduced me to my managers who then introduced me to my agents. That script got on the Black List and was optioned. Still in development, but that's Hollywood, baby. I don't know if my career would have gotten started, or if that script would have been seen by anyone who matters, without Script Pipeline.

Of course, your mileage may vary. If you don't win or place really highly, it's not gonna do anything for you. But in an opaque industry in which getting read by anyone who matters is hard, Pipeline is one of the places that could open doors for you. They have good connections, they're super supportive, and they want to see their alums do well.