Worst Cooks in America
Worst Cooks in America is an American reality television series that premiered on January 3, 2010, on Food Network. The show takes 12 to 16 contestants (referred to as "recruits") with very poor cooking skills through a culinary boot camp, to earn a cash prize of $25,000 and a Food Network cooking set. In the celebrity edition of the show, the winning celebrity gets a $50,000 prize to donate to the charity of their choice.[1][2] The recruits are trained on the various basic cooking techniques including baking, knife skills, temperature, seasoning and preparation. The final challenge is to cook a restaurant-quality, three-course meal for three food critics.
Worst Cooks in America | |
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Country of origin | United States |
No. of seasons | 20 |
No. of episodes | 143 |
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Production location | New York City |
Running time | 42 minutes |
Production companies | Optomen Productions, Inc. |
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Original network | Food Network |
Original release | January 3, 2010 – present |
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Followed by | Worst Bakers in America |
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Production website |
The current 21st season premiered on January 3, 2021.[3]
History
Chef Chart
Chef Anne Burrell has led the Red team in every season to date.
Season | Blue Team Mentor | Number of Contestants | Debut Date | Finale Date | Winner |
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1 | Beau MacMillan | 12 | January 3, 2010 | February 1, 2010 | Anne |
2 | Robert Irvine | 16 | January 2, 2011 | February 20, 2011 | Anne |
3 | Bobby Flay | 16 | February 12, 2012 | April 1, 2012 | Anne |
4 | Bobby Flay | 14 | February 17, 2013 | March 31, 2013 | Bobby |
5 | Bobby Flay | 14 | February 16, 2014 | March 31, 2014 | Bobby |
6 | Tyler Florence | 14 | January 4, 2015 | February 15, 2015 | Anne |
7/Celebrity 1 | Rachael Ray | 7 | September 23, 2015 | October 28, 2015 | Anne |
8 | Tyler Florence | 14 | January 4, 2016 | February 14, 2016 | Anne |
9/Celebrity 2 | Rachael Ray | 9 | September 14, 2016 | November 2, 2016 | Rachael |
10 | Rachael Ray | 16 | January 1, 2017 | March 5, 2017 | Anne |
11/Celebrity 3 | Rachael Ray | 8 | August 23, 2017 | October 11, 2017 | Rachael |
12 | Tyler Florence | 16 | January 7, 2018 | March 11, 2018 | Anne |
13/Celebrity 4 | Tyler Florence | 7 | April 15, 2018 | May 20, 2018 | Tyler |
14 | Robert Irvine | 14 | August 12, 2018 | September 24, 2018 | Robert |
15 | Tyler Florence | 15 | January 6, 2019 | March 3, 2019 | Anne |
16/Celebrity 5 | Tyler Florence | 8 | April 21, 2019 | June 2, 2019 | Anne |
17 | Bobby Flay | 14 | August 4, 2019 | September 22, 2019 | Bobby |
18 | Alton Brown | 16 | January 5, 2020 | March 8, 2020 | Anne |
19/Celebrity 6 | Tyler Florence | 7 | May 10, 2020 | June 14, 2020 | Anne |
20 | Alex Guarnaschelli | 14 | June 21, 2020 | August 2, 2020 | Alex |
21 | Carla Hall | 14 | January 3, 2021 | February 28, 2021[4] | TBA |
Season 1: 2010
Chefs Beau MacMillan and Anne Burrell lead an intense culinary boot camp. They have six recruits each, and every week they must eliminate one recruit from each of their teams until there is only one from each team left. The final two create a three-course meal to fool a panel of restaurant critics into believing that the meal was created by the acclaimed chefs.
Recruits
Twelve chefs competed in the first season of Worst Cooks in America. Hometowns and occupations are available from the Food Network website.[5][6] Chef Anne's team was known as the Red Team and Chef Beau's team was known as the Blue Team.
Contestant | Age | Hometown | Occupation | Status |
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Rachel Coleman | 23 | Brooklyn, New York | Marketing Website editor | Winner February 1 |
Jennifer "Jenny" Cross | 21 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Waitress | Runner-up February 1 |
Jennifer "Jen" Vecchio | 38 | Cumberland, Rhode Island | Dance Studio Owner | Eliminated January 31 |
Eddie Chang | 32 | Jersey City, New Jersey | IT project manager | |
Marque Hernandez | 41 | Brea, California | Director of Clinical Operations | Eliminated January 24 |
Rebecca Hooper | 43 | Sandy, Utah | Salon Owner | |
Sophia Gettys | 27 | Aurora, Colorado | Stay-at-home Mom | Eliminated January 17 |
Susie Shoman | 53 | Georgetown, South Carolina | Grants administrator and entrepreneur | |
Kelly Johnson | 31 | Scottsdale, Arizona | Corporate litigation attorney | Eliminated January 10 |
David Summey | 29 | Charlotte, North Carolina | Salesman | |
Wilhelmina Josephine | 29 | Aliso Viejo, California | Insurance claims adjuster | Eliminated January 3 |
Hamed Hamad | 27 | North Hollywood, California | Journalist and fashion consultant |
Contestant progress and episodes
- Red: Team Anne
- Blue: Team Beau
Rank | Contestant | Episode | |||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||||
1 | IN | IN | IN | IN | WIN | BTM | WIN | WINNER | |
2 | IN | IN | IN/SWAP | WIN | IN | BTM | WIN | RUNNER-UP | |
3 | IN | IN | WIN | IN | WIN | WIN | OUT | ||
4 | BTM | WIN | BTM | BTM | IN | WIN | OUT | ||
5 | WIN | WIN | BTM | BTM | IN | OUT | |||
6 | WIN | BTM | 2nd | WIN | IN | OUT | |||
7 | IN | IN | IN/SWAP | OUT | |||||
8 | IN | BTM | IN | OUT | |||||
9 | IN | OUT | |||||||
10 | BTM | OUT | |||||||
11 | OUT | ||||||||
12 | OUT |
- Key
- (WINNER) This contestant won the competition and was crowned "Best of the Worst".
- (RUNNER-UP) The contestant was the runner-up in the finals of the competition.
- (WIN) The contestant did the best on their team in the week's Main Dish challenge and was considered the winner.
- (BTM) The contestant was selected as one of the bottom entries in the Main Dish challenge, but was not eliminated.
- (OUT) The contestant lost that week's Main Dish challenge and was out of the competition.
- * Initially a member of the other team but switched after Chef Beau won the bet on whose team member made the best crepes.
Episode 1:
Baseline Challenge: 24 of the Worst Cooks in America were brought to Boot Camp. With 45 minutes on the clock, the chef had to cook a dish and whoever has the worst dishes were to be picked for teams. What the recruits didn't know was that Anne and Beau would only select the 12 worst of the worst for boot camp, and they also didn't know that Anne and Beau would pick for their opponent's team.
Team Selection: Beau gives Anne Jenny, Eddie, Hamed, Rachel, Rebecca, and Kelly. Anne Gives Beau Sophia, Susie, David, Wilhelmina, Marque, and Jen.
Main Dish: Anne made Tuscan Fish Stew, while Beau made Poached Tiger Prawns with Littleneck Clams, Bok Choy, and Shiitake Mushrooms. Each team had one hour to replicate their respective chef's dish. During the challenge, Hamed, Wilhelmina, Eddie, and David all struggled. Hamed forgot to put his clams on the plate, Eddie overcooked his shrimp and used too much saffron, Wilhelmina's Broth had too much soy sauce, and David messed up the garnish.
Elimination: After tasting, Rebecca and Marque were named the winners on their respective teams, and Sophia, Rachel, Jenny, Jen, Kelly, and Susie didn't have the best dishes, but they also didn't have the worst dishes and they were deemed safe from elimination. Hamed and Eddie were the bottom two on the red team, and Wihelmina and David with the bottom two on the blue team, but in the end, Hamed and Wihelmina were sent home.
Episode 2:
Skill Drill: The chefs bring the recruits to Arirang Hibachi Steakhouse to teach them about classic knife skills such as Julienne and Slicing.
Season 2: 2011
Casting for season 2 of Worst Cooks in America was held at the LA Marriott Burbank Airport, Hotel & Convention Center on March 27, 2010.[7] The Food Network also began accepting online video applications for season 2.[8] Food Network's website announced that Robert Irvine would replace Beau MacMillan for season 2. Season 2 debuted on January 2, 2011.[9] In this season the chefs had eight recruits each.
Recruits
Contestant | Age | Hometown | Occupation | Status |
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Joshua "Joshie" Berger | 36 | Brooklyn, New York | Attorney | Winner February 20 |
Georgann "Georg" Coleman | 38 | Chicago, Illinois | Speech pathologist | Runner-up February 20 |
Carlos Manuel | 28 | Atlanta, Georgia | Banker | Eliminated February 13 |
Kelsey Milos | 22 | Kings, Illinois | Hair stylist | |
Kat Rose | 37 | Newnan, Georgia | Stay-at-home mother | Eliminated February 6 |
Tyrone "Ty" Miller | 33 | Trenton, New Jersey | Property manager | |
Jennifer "Jen" MacLean | 43 | Sparta, New Jersey | Operating room nurse | Eliminated January 30 |
Kelly Gray | 32 | New York City | Aerobics instructor | |
Erika Rumsey | 27 | Elgin, Illinois | Account manager | Eliminated January 23 |
Anna Altomari | 44 | Aliso Viejo, California | RN Case manager | |
Priscilla Harden | 60 | Sugar Land, Texas | Retired teacher | Eliminated January 16 |
Matt Crespi | 24 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | PhD Student | |
Anthony Scinto | 32 | Crestwood, Illinois | Mechanical engineer | Eliminated January 9 |
Jeff Longcor | 25 | Somerville, Massachusetts | Environmental contractor | |
Lina Yu | 28 | Arcadia, California | Production manager | Eliminated January 2 |
Eric Ricupero | 34 | Quincy, Massachusetts | Bar owner |
Contestant progress
- Red: Team Anne
- Blue: Team Robert
Episode | |||||||||||||||
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Rank | Contestant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | ||||||
1 | IN | IN | IN | WIN | WIN | 9th | IN | IN | BTM | BTM | IN | WINNER | |||
2 | IN | WIN | IN | IN | IN | WIN | IN | WIN | BTM | WIN | WIN | RUNNER-UP | |||
3 | IN | IN | WIN | WIN | IN | 6th | WIN | WIN | WIN | WIN | OUT | ||||
4 | WIN | IN | IN | WIN | BTM | 2nd/Swap | BTM | IN | WIN | IN | OUT | ||||
5 | WIN | IN | BTM | IN | IN | BTM/SWAP | BTM | BTM | OUT | ||||||
6 | IN | IN | IN | IN | BTM | 3rd | IN | BTM | OUT | ||||||
7 | IN | BTM | IN | WIN | IN | 7th | IN | OUT | |||||||
8 | IN | IN | IN | IN | IN | 5th | WIN | OUT | |||||||
9 | BTM | WIN | IN | WIN | IN | 8th | OUT | ||||||||
10 | IN | IN | IN | IN | WIN | 4th | OUT | ||||||||
11 | IN | IN | BTM | WIN | OUT | ||||||||||
12 | BTM | IN | WIN | IN | OUT | ||||||||||
13 | IN | IN | OUT | ||||||||||||
14 | IN | BTM | OUT | ||||||||||||
15 | OUT | ||||||||||||||
16 | OUT |
- Key
- (WINNER) This contestant won the competition and was crowned "Best of the Worst".
- (RUNNER-UP) The contestant was the runner-up in the finals of the competition.
- (WIN) The contestant did the best on their team in the week's Main Dish challenge and was considered the winner.
- (BTM) The contestant was selected as one of the bottom entries in the Main Dish challenge, but was not eliminated.
- (OUT) The contestant lost that week's Main Dish challenge and was out of the competition.
- * Initially a member of the other team but switched after Chef Robert won the bet on whose team member made the best burgers.
Differences between seasons 1 and 2
In the first episode, a group of selected novice cooks were to prepare a dish from scratch so the chefs would get an idea of how poor their skills were. After tasting all the items, the chefs took turns picking team members for their rival chef. The first season started off with 24 novice cooks but only the worst 12 were chosen for a team. In the second season, the first episode began with 16 amateurs and all took part for the remainder of that episode.
In the penultimate episode of the season, the remaining four recruits learned and replicated a dessert. After this, in the first season, the recruits had to instruct a group of high school students how to replicate the dessert recipe. In the second one, the recruits were assigned the dessert to serve after both chefs, and a special guest enjoyed a main dish.
After learning and replicating a dessert, the recruits had to prepare a meal for both chefs and a surprise guest, usually a spouse or other family member. The first season's main dishes were an improved version of the recruits’ audition meal. The special guests in the second season got to choose what they wanted the students to make them.
Two recruits remained in the final episode and had to prepare an appetizer, main dish, and dessert for a panel of three food critics. The critics in season 1 thought that the final meal was prepared by the chefs until after they sampled all the courses. In season 2, the critics learned their meal was prepared by the recruits immediately after entering the restaurant.
Season 3: 2012
Anne Burrell hosted season 3 with Bobby Flay, who replaced Robert Irvine.[10][11]
Recruits
Contestant | Age | Hometown | Occupation | Status |
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Kelli Powers | 40 | Los Angeles, California | Stay-at-home mother | Winner April 1 |
Vinnie Caligiuri | 47 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Mortgage broker | Runner-up April 1 |
Melissa Rhodes | 28 | Naples, Florida | Nursing Student | Eliminated March 25 |
David Shelton | 26 | Longview, Texas | Unemployed | |
Tiffany Michelle | 27 | Los Angeles, California | Poker player and actress | Eliminated March 18 |
Dorothy Strouhal | 38 | Cove, Texas | Make-up artist | |
Anthony Schiano | 33 | Massapequa, New York | Mechanical engineer | Eliminated March 11 |
Benjamin Dennis | 37 | Dallas, Texas | Stay-at-home father | Quit March 11 |
Sean Bennett | 36 | New York City | Automotive Spokesperson | Eliminated March 4 |
Sarina Weeraprajuk | 31 | West Covina, California | Wedding photographer | |
Erica Weidner | 53 | Long Beach, New York | Court Reporter Student | Eliminated February 26 |
Robert "Bob" Tamke | 44 | Massapequa Park, New York | DJ | |
Sherrill Moss-Solomon | 55 | New York City | Fundraiser | Eliminated February 19 |
Rachel Margolin | 31 | New York City | Night Club Promoter | |
Richard Chen | 55 | Queens, New York | Attorney | Eliminated February 12 |
Libby Floyd | 46 | Eden Prairie, Minnesota | ShopNBC host[12] |
Contestant progress
- Red: Team Anne
- Blue: Team Bobby
Rank | Contestant | Episode | |||||||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | ||||||||
1 | WIN | IN | IN | IN | IN | IN | BTM | WIN | BTM | WIN | WIN | WIN | WIN | WINNER | |
2 | IN | WIN | WIN | IN | IN | IN | WIN | IN | BTM | IN | WIN | WIN | WIN | RUNNER-UP | |
3 | IN | IN | IN | IN/SWAP | IN | IN | IN | WIN | WIN | IN | BTM | IN | OUT | ||
4 | IN | IN | IN | BTM/SWAP | IN | IN | WIN | WIN | IN | WIN | BTM | IN | OUT | ||
5 | WIN | IN | IN | WIN | IN | BTM | BTM | IN | BTM | IN | OUT | ||||
6 | IN | IN | WIN | IN | BTM | WIN | IN | WIN | WIN | WIN | OUT | ||||
7 | IN | IN | IN | IN | IN | IN | IN | WIN | OUT | ||||||
8 | IN | IN | IN | IN | WIN | WIN | IN | IN | |||||||
9 | IN | IN | BTM | BTM | WIN | BTM | OUT | ||||||||
10 | BTM | IN | IN | IN | BTM | IN | OUT | ||||||||
11 | IN | IN | BTM | IN | OUT | ||||||||||
12 | IN | WIN | IN | IN | OUT | ||||||||||
13 | IN | BTM | OUT | ||||||||||||
14 | BTM | BTM | OUT | ||||||||||||
15 | OUT | ||||||||||||||
16 | OUT |
^Note 1 : In Episode 3, Team Bobby (blue team) won the first challenge; he therefore got to choose one person from Team Anne (red team) to go to his team, and then choose one person from his team to go to the other team. He chose David to go to Team Anne's team and chose Melissa from Team Anne's team to join his team.
- Key
- (WINNER) This contestant won the competition and was crowned "Best of the Worst".
- (RUNNER-UP) The contestant was the runner-up in the finals of the competition.
- (WIN) The contestant did the best on their team in the week's Main Dish challenge and was considered the winner.
- (BTM) The contestant was selected as one of the bottom entries in the Main Dish challenge, but was not eliminated.
- (OUT) The contestant lost that week's Main Dish challenge and was out of the competition
- (QUIT) The contestant volunteered to quit
Season 4: 2013
Recruits
Contestant | Age | Hometown | Occupation | Status |
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Alina Bolshakova | 28 | Riga, Latvia | Caretaker/Actress | Winner March 31 |
Rasheeda Brown | 30 | Germantown, Maryland | Correctional Officer | Runner-up March 31 |
Chet Pourciau † | 40 | New Orleans, Louisiana | Interior designer | Eliminated March 24 |
Suzanne "Sue" Mangogna | 42 | Northport, New York | Salon manager | |
Carla Johnson | 47 | Long Beach, California | Alcohol & Drug Counselor | Eliminated March 17 |
Michael Haydin | 25 | Rye Brook, New York | Accountant | |
Carrie Lee Riggins | 32 | Carmel, New York | Ballerina/Actress | Eliminated March 10 |
Crystal Lonneberg | 30 | Weehawken, New Jersey | Actress/Artist | |
Aadip Desai | 36 | Sacramento, California | Writer/Musician | Eliminated March 3 |
Alex Stein | 26 | Dallas, Texas | Bail Bondsman | |
Michael "Big Mike" Paul | 24 | Thomson, Georgia | Woodworker | Eliminated February 24 |
Robert "Dr. Bob" Schaefer | 58 | Pleasant Hill, California | Chiropractor | |
Tim Burger | 42 | Novi, Michigan | Former Marine | Eliminated February 17 |
Diana De Rosa | 62 | Huntington, New York | Photographer |
Contestant progress
- Red: Team Anne
- Blue: Team Bobby
Rank | Contestant | Episode | |||||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | |||||||
1 | BTM | WIN | WIN | IN | IN | IN | WIN | WIN | WIN | IN | WIN | WINNER | |
2 | IN | IN | BTM | IN | IN | WIN | WIN | WIN | BTM | WIN | WIN | RUNNER-UP | |
3 | WIN | IN | IN | IN | WIN | WIN | IN | WIN | BTM | IN | OUT | ||
4 | IN | IN | WIN | BTM | BTM | IN | BTM | IN | WIN | WIN | OUT | ||
5 | IN | IN | BTM | WIN | IN | BTM | BTM | WIN | OUT | ||||
6 | WIN | IN | IN | BTM | WIN | IN | BTM | IN | OUT | ||||
7 | IN | IN | IN | IN | BTM | IN | OUT | ||||||
8 | IN | WIN | IN | IN | IN | BTM | OUT | ||||||
9 | IN | IN | IN | IN | OUT | ||||||||
10 | IN | IN | IN | IN | OUT | ||||||||
11 | IN | BTM | OUT | ||||||||||
12 | BTM | BTM | OUT | ||||||||||
13 | OUT | ||||||||||||
14 | OUT |
- Key
- (WINNER) This contestant won the competition and was crowned "Best of the Worst".
- (RUNNER-UP) The contestant was the runner-up in the finals of the competition.
- (WIN) The contestant did the best on their team in the week's Main Dish challenge and was considered the winner.
- (BTM) The contestant was selected as one of the bottom entries in the Main Dish challenge, but was not eliminated.
- (OUT) The contestant lost that week's Main Dish challenge and was out of the competition.
†: Contestant died after filming.
Season 5: 2014
Recruits
Contestant | Age | Hometown | Occupation | Status |
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Amber Brauner | 37 | Redlands, California | Tattoo Artist | Winner March 31 |
Jamie Thomas | 41 | New York City | Flight Attendant | Runner-up March 31 |
Daniel "Danny" Beyda | 43 | Long Island, New York | Radiologist | Eliminated March 24 |
Mike Glazer | 30 | Chicago, Illinois | Writer | |
Carie Pullano-Keller | 34 | Chester, Virginia | Promotional Model | Eliminated March 17 |
Stephanie St. Aubin | 26 | Washington, DC | Secretary | |
Danielle Ruiz-Wiley | 25 | Staten Island, New York | Stay at Home Mom | Eliminated March 10 |
Carol Holder | 64 | New York City | Real Estate Broker | |
Joe Slaughter | 28 | Los Angeles, California | Actor/Dancer | Eliminated March 3 |
Ken Hsu | 29 | Seattle, Washington | Personal Trainer | |
Lance Green | 31 | New York City | Music Producer | Eliminated February 24 |
Benjamin "Benji" Hunter Brown III | 29 | Nashville, Tennessee | Live Music Booking Agent | |
Muneerah Warner | 33 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Abstinence Advisor | Eliminated February 16 |
Casey Pentony | 26 | Hollywood, California | Nurse |
Contestant progress
- Red: Team Anne
- Blue: Team Bobby
Rank | Contestant | Episode | ||||||||||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | ||||||||||||
1 | WIN | IN | IN | IN | WIN | WIN | BTM | IN | WIN | IN | WIN | WINNER | ||||||
2 | WIN | IN | WIN | BTM | IN | IN | WIN | WIN | WIN | WIN | WIN | RUNNER-UP | ||||||
3 | IN | IN | BTM | IN | IN | WIN | WIN | WIN | BTM | IN | OUT | |||||||
4 | IN | IN | IN | WIN | WIN | IN | IN | IN | BTM | WIN | OUT | |||||||
5 | IN | IN | IN | IN/SWAP | IN | IN | BTM | IN | OUT | |||||||||
6 | IN | IN | BTM | IN/SWAP | IN | WIN | IN | IN | OUT | |||||||||
7 | IN | WIN | IN | IN | BTM | WIN | OUT | |||||||||||
8 | IN | WIN | IN | BTM | BTM | IN | OUT | |||||||||||
9 | IN | IN | WIN | WIN | OUT | |||||||||||||
10 | IN | IN | IN | IN | OUT | |||||||||||||
11 | BTM | IN | OUT | |||||||||||||||
12 | BTM | IN | OUT | |||||||||||||||
13 | OUT | |||||||||||||||||
14 | OUT |
^Note 1 : In Episode 3 Team Anne (red team) won the first challenge, she therefore got to choose one person from Team Bobby (blue team) to go to her team, and then chose one person from her team to go to the other team. She chose Stephanie to go to Team Bobby's team and chose Carie from Team Bobby's team to join her team.
- Key
- (WINNER) This contestant won the competition and was crowned "Best of the Worst".
- (RUNNER-UP) The contestant was the runner-up in the finals of the competition.
- (WIN) The contestant did the best on their team in the week's Main Dish challenge and was considered the winner.
- (BTM) The contestant was selected as one of the bottom entries in the Main Dish challenge but was not eliminated.
- (OUT) The contestant lost that week's Main Dish challenge and was out of the competition.
- (IN) The contestant get switched by the host to the other team. Ex: A member of the red team goes to the blue team, and a member of the blue team goes to the red team.
Season 6: 2015
Tyler Florence joined Anne Burrell to host season 6, replacing Bobby Flay after 3 seasons. The season premiered on January 4, 2015 to 2,123,000 viewers.[13] The second episode was lower at 1,456,000 viewers,[14] with the third episode rising to 1,732,000 viewers[15] and the fourth episode reached 1,689,000 viewers.[16] the 5th episode reached 1,634,000 viewers. The sixth episode received 1.55 million viewers.[17]
Recruits
Contestant | Age | Hometown | Occupation | Status |
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Kristen Redmond | 25 | Austin, Texas | Singer/Songwriter | Winner February 15 |
Genique Freeman | 33 | Fayetteville, North Carolina | Esthetician | Runner-up February 15 |
Leopold "Leo" Nunan | 36 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Performance Artist | Eliminated February 8 |
Sarah Bettendorf | 33 | Los Angeles, California | Art Teacher | |
Norman Wilson | 46 | Detroit, Michigan | Executive Protection | Eliminated February 1 |
Sharif Dean | 27 | Los Angeles, California | Personal Trainer | |
David Eric Rosenberg | 51 | Las Vegas, Nevada | Theatre Usher | Eliminated January 25 |
Kortni Montgomery | 25 | New Orleans, Louisiana | Customer Service Rep | |
Michael "Six" Muldoon | 25 | Queens, New York | Magician | Eliminated January 18 |
Mike Kennedy | 45 | Scottsdale, Arizona | Private Investigator | |
Stephanie Streisand* | 25 | Los Angeles, California | Writer | Withdrew January 11 |
Susie Babin | 61 | Bush, Louisiana | Retired | Eliminated January 11 |
Jason Dixon | 30 | Chicago, Illinois | Artist | Eliminated January 5 |
Christina Oster | 38 | Zion, Illinois | Single Mom |
- Contestant Stephanie Streisand was deemed too ill to continue on January 11
Contestant progress
- Red: Team Anne
- Blue: Team Tyler
Rank | Contestant | Episode | ||||||||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | ||||||||||
1 | IN | WIN | WIN | IN | IN | WIN | BTM | IN | WIN | WIN | WIN | WINNER | ||||
2 | IN | IN | WIN | IN | IN | WIN | IN | IN | WIN | WIN | WIN | RUNNER-UP | ||||
3 | IN | IN | IN | IN | IN | IN | WIN | IN | BTM | WIN | OUT | |||||
4 | WIN | IN | IN | BTM | BTM | IN | WIN | WIN | BTM | WIN | OUT | |||||
5 | WIN | IN | IN | IN | BTM | IN | IN | WIN | OUT | |||||||
6 | IN | WIN | BTM | WIN | IN | IN | BTM | IN | OUT | |||||||
7 | BTM | IN | BTM | IN | WIN | BTM | OUT | |||||||||
8 | BTM | IN | BTM | BTM | WIN | BTM | OUT | |||||||||
9 | IN | IN | IN | IN | OUT | |||||||||||
10 | IN | BTM | IN | IN | OUT | |||||||||||
11 | IN | IN | WDR | |||||||||||||
12 | IN | BTM | OUT | |||||||||||||
13 | OUT | |||||||||||||||
14 | OUT | |||||||||||||||
- Key
- (WINNER) This contestant won the competition and was crowned "Best of the Worst".
- (RUNNER-UP) The contestant was the runner-up in the finals of the competition.
- (WIN) The contestant did the best on their team in the week's Main Dish challenge or Skill Drill and was considered the winner.
- (BTM) The contestant was selected as one of the bottom entries in the Main Dish challenge, but was not eliminated.
- (OUT) The contestant lost that week's Main Dish challenge and was out of the competition.
- (WDR) The contestant withdrew from the competition due to illness.
Season 7: Celebrity Edition 1
Rachael Ray joins Anne Burrell to host season 7. The winner earns a $50,000 donation for their chosen charity. Because this season had only 7 total recruits, each team's worst recruit from that week's Main Dish challenge competed head to head in a quickfire elimination challenge instead of eliminating both recruits each week. This challenge involved more basic cooking techniques (e.g. knife skills) and the winner would be decided by a blind judging from both Anne and Rachael. The winning recruit stayed in the competition while the losing recruit was eliminated.
Recruits
Contestant | Age | Occupation | Status |
---|---|---|---|
Jenni "JWoww" Farley | 29 | Reality Television Star | Winner October 28 |
Kendra Wilkinson | 30 | Former Playboy Model & Television Personality | Runner-up October 28 |
Ellen Cleghorne | 49 | Saturday Night Live Actress | Eliminated October 21 |
Barry Williams | 60 | The Brady Bunch Actor | Eliminated October 14 |
Chris Soules | 33 | The Bachelor Star | Eliminated October 7 |
Jaleel White | 38 | Actor, Television Host | Eliminated September 30 |
Dean Cain | 48 | Television Actor | Eliminated September 23 |
Contestant progress
- Red: Team Anne
- Blue: Team Rachael
Rank | Contestant | Episode | ||||||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |||||||||
1 | IN | WIN | IN | WIN | WIN | WINNER | ||||||||
2 | IN | WIN | BTM | WIN | BTM | RUNNER-UP | ||||||||
3 | WIN | IN | WIN | BTM | OUT | |||||||||
4 | BTM | BTM | WIN | OUT | ||||||||||
5 | WIN | IN | OUT | |||||||||||
6 | IN | OUT | ||||||||||||
7 | OUT |
- Key
- (WINNER) This contestant won the competition and was crowned "Best of the Worst".
- (RUNNER-UP) The contestant was the runner-up in the finals of the competition.
- (WIN) The contestant did the best on their team in the week's Main Dish challenge or Skill Drill and was considered the winner.
- (BTM) The contestant was selected as one of the bottom entries in the Main Dish challenge, but was not eliminated.
- (OUT) The contestant lost that week's Main Dish challenge and was out of the competition.
Season 8: 2016
Tyler Florence joins Anne Burrell to host season 8.
Recruits
Contestant | Age | Hometown | Occupation | Status |
---|---|---|---|---|
Nick Slater | 24 | Rancho Cucamonga, California | Construction Worker | Winner February 14 |
Lawrence Crawford | 26 | Deptford, New Jersey | Army Combat Medic | Runner-up February 14 |
Ginny Meerman | 50 | Millersville, Maryland | Project Supervisor | Eliminated February 7 |
Taylor Hooper | 24 | Boston, Massachusetts | Marine Veteran | |
Holgie Forrester | 66 | Twentynine Palms, California | Retired/Actress | Eliminated January 31 |
Chanda Havard | 36 | Chicago, Illinois | Real Estate Agent | |
Donna Koen | 60 | Newburyport, Massachusetts | Lunch Lady & Hairdresser | Eliminated January 24 |
Rachel Thomas | 27 | Tampa, Florida | Stay-at-Home Wife | |
Ernie Adkins | 44 | Mardela Springs, Maryland | Truck driver | Eliminated January 17 |
Glenda Galeano | 40 | Miami, Florida | Event Coordinator/Actress | |
Ty Snow | 39 | Pasadena, California | Special Education Teacher | Eliminated January 10 |
Cindy Nguyen | 28 | Las Vegas, Nevada | Bartender | |
David Fouts | 42 | Wales, Wisconsin | Senior Project Manager | Eliminated January 4 |
Jeni Erdman | 51 | Dousman, Wisconsin | Group Tour Coordinator | |
Contestant progress
- Red: Team Anne
- Blue: Team Tyler
Rank | Contestant | Episode | |||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | |||||||||
1 | WIN | WIN | IN | IN | IN | IN | IN | IN | TIE | WIN | WINNER | ||||
2 | IN | IN | IN | IN | IN | IN | WIN | IN | BTM | WIN | RUNNER-UP | ||||
3 | WIN | BTM | WIN | IN | BTM | TIE | IN | WIN | WIN | OUT | |||||
4 | IN | IN | IN | IN | BTM | IN | WIN | WIN | TIE | OUT | |||||
5 | IN | WIN | IN | IN | IN | TIE | BTM | IN | OUT | ||||||
6 | BTM | IN | IN | BTM | WIN | WIN | BTM | IN | OUT | ||||||
7 | IN | BTM | WIN | IN | IN | BTM | OUT | ||||||||
8 | BTM | IN | BTM | WIN | WIN | BTM | OUT | ||||||||
9 | IN | BTM | IN | IN | OUT | ||||||||||
10 | IN | BTM | BTM | BTM | OUT | ||||||||||
11 | IN | IN | OUT | ||||||||||||
12 | IN | IN | OUT | ||||||||||||
13 | OUT | ||||||||||||||
14 | OUT | ||||||||||||||
- Key
- (WINNER) This contestant won the competition and was crowned "Best of the Worst".
- (RUNNER-UP) The contestant was the runner-up in the finals of the competition.
- (WIN) The contestant did the best on their team in the week's Main Dish challenge or Skill Drill and was considered the winner.
- (TIE) The contestant tied with another contestant as the best on their team in the week's Main Dish challenge or Skill Drill.
- (BTM) The contestant was selected as one of the bottom entries in the Main Dish challenge, but was not eliminated.
- (OUT) The contestant lost that week's Main Dish challenge and was out of the competition.
Season 9: Celebrity Edition 2
Rachael Ray returns with Anne Burrell to host season 2 of the Celebrity Edition. The winner earns a $50,000 donation for their chosen charity. The season premiered on September 14, 2016 to 1,185,000 viewers.[18]
Recruits
Contestant | Age | Occupation | Status |
---|---|---|---|
Loni Love | 44 | The Real Co-Host & Comedian | Winner November 2 |
Nicole Sullivan | 46 | Former MadTV Star, comedian, & Actress | Runner-up November 2 |
John Henson | 49 | Former Talk Soup & Wipeout host | Eliminated October 26 |
Mike "The Situation" Sorrentino | 34 | Reality Television Personality | |
Matt Dallas | 33 | Television Actor & YouTube Personality | Eliminated October 19 |
Mindy Cohn | 50 | The Facts of Life & Scooby-Doo Actress | Eliminated October 12 |
Tommy Davidson | 52 | Comedian & Actor | Eliminated September 28 |
Barbara Eden | 85 | Film & Television Actress (I Dream of Jeannie & Harper Valley P.T.A.) | Eliminated September 21 |
Kenya Moore | 45 | Miss USA 1993 & The Real Housewives of Atlanta Star | Eliminated September 14 |
Contestant progress
- Red: Team Anne
- Blue: Team Rachael
Rank | Contestant | Episode | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | |||
1 | Loni | IN | IN | TIE | IN | WIN | IN | IN | WINNER | |
2 | Nicole | IN | WIN | IN | BTM | WIN | IN | IN | RUNNER-UP | |
3 | John | WIN | WIN | BTM | WIN | IN | BTM | OUT | ||
4 | Mike | IN | BTM | WIN | WIN | IN | WIN | OUT | ||
5 | Matt | WIN | IN | IN | IN | BTM | OUT | |||
6 | Mindy | IN | IN | TIE | BTM | OUT | ||||
7 | Tommy | IN | IN | OUT | ||||||
8 | Barbara | BTM | OUT | |||||||
9 | Kenya | OUT | ||||||||
- Key
- (WINNER) This contestant won the competition and was crowned "Best of the Worst".
- (RUNNER-UP) The contestant was the runner-up in the finals of the competition.
- (WIN) The contestant did the best on their team in the week's Main Dish challenge or Skill Drill and was considered the winner.
- (TIE) The contestant tied with another contestant as the best on their team in the week's Main Dish challenge or Skill Drill.
- (BTM) The contestant was selected as one of the bottom entries in the Main Dish challenge but was not eliminated.
- (OUT) The contestant lost that week's Main Dish challenge and was out of the competition.
Season 10: 2017
Rachael Ray joins Anne Burrell to host season 10. The season premiered on January 1, 2017.[19]
Recruits
Contestant | Age | Hometown | Occupation | Status |
---|---|---|---|---|
Daniel Mar | 35 | Burbank, California | Photographer | Winner March 5 |
Ann Odogwu | 34 | Houston, Texas | Flight Attendant | Runner-up March 5 |
Laura Docker | 36 | Fort Worth, Texas | Lawyer | Eliminated February 26 |
Mandy Thornton | 24 | Hanover, Massachusetts | Medical Assistant | |
Adam Cooke | 32 | Rancho Cucamonga, California | Auto Mechanic | Eliminated February 19 |
Brittany Lenore | 27 | Chicago, Illinois | Spiritual Speaker | |
Jeff West | 36 | Douglassville, Pennsylvania | Vending Machine President | Eliminated February 12 |
Kayla Kurtz | 27 | Kent, Ohio | Stay-at-Home Mom | Eliminated January 29 |
Maria Marcello | 40 | Torrance, California | Stay-at-Home Mom | |
Matt Josephs | 35 | Richmond, Virginia | Sports Radio Producer | Eliminated January 22 |
Jake Michaels | 21 | Manteno, Illinois | Model & Singer | Eliminated January 15 |
Jetta Linda Ostrofsky | 66 | Sacramento, California | Retired | |
Stephen Hawkins | 67 | Temecula, California | Retired | Eliminated January 8 |
Buffy Mykkanen | 29 | Portland, Oregon | Tech Support | |
Cedrick Miller | 22 | El Paso, Texas | Cashier | Eliminated January 1 |
Lester Turchin | 65 | Fort Lauderdale, Florida | Retired | |
Contestant progress
- Red: Team Anne
- Blue: Team Rachael
Rank | Contestant | Episode | ||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |||||
1 | IN | IN | WIN | BTM | BTM | IN | IN | IN | WIN | IN | IN | WIN | WINNER | |
2 | WIN | IN | IN | WIN | BTM | BTM | IN | BTM | IN | SAVE | IN | WIN | RUNNER-UP | |
3 | IN | IN | IN | TIE | IN | WIN | WIN | BTM | IN | BTM | IN | OUT | ||
4 | IN | WIN | IN | IN | IN | WIN | BTM | BTM | WIN | WIN | IN | OUT | ||
5 | WIN | IN | IN | TIE | WIN | IN | IN | BTM | IN | WIN | OUT | |||
6 | IN | IN | BTM | BTM | IN | IN | IN | WIN | IN | IN | OUT | |||
7 | IN | WIN | IN | IN | IN | BTM | IN | WIN | IN | OUT | ||||
8 | IN | IN | WIN | IN | WIN | OUT | ||||||||
9 | IN | IN | IN | TIE | SAVE | OUT | ||||||||
10 | IN | IN | IN | IN | OUT | |||||||||
11 | IN | IN | BTM | OUT | ||||||||||
12 | BTM | IN | IN | OUT | ||||||||||
13 | BTM | IN | OUT | |||||||||||
14 | IN | IN | OUT | |||||||||||
15 | OUT | |||||||||||||
16 | OUT | |||||||||||||
- Key
- (WINNER) This contestant won the competition and was crowned "Best of the Worst".
- (RUNNER-UP) The contestant was the runner-up in the finals of the competition.
- (WIN) The contestant did the best on their team in the week's Main Dish challenge or Skill Drill and was considered the winner.
- (TIE) The contestant tied with another contestant as the best on their team in the week's Main Dish challenge or Skill Drill.
- (BTM) The contestant was selected as one of the bottom entries in the Main Dish challenge, but was not eliminated.
- (OUT) The contestant lost that week's Main Dish challenge and was out of the competition.
- (SAVE) The contestant lost that week's Main Dish challenge but was saved by their respective team mentor.
In Episode 6, Both Chef Anne and Chef Rachael decided not to send anyone from their teams home.
Season 11: Celebrity Edition 3
Rachael Ray returns with Anne Burrell to host season 3 of the Celebrity Edition. The season premiered on August 23, 2017.[20][21]
Recruits
Contestant | Age | Occupation | Status |
---|---|---|---|
Perez Hilton | 39 | Gossip Blogger | Winner October 11 |
Melissa Peterman | 46 | Actress & Comedian | Runner-up October 11 |
Nora Dunn | 65 | Actress & Comedian | Eliminated October 4 |
Vivica A. Fox* | 53 | Actress | Eliminated October 4 |
Sean Lowe* | 33 | Reality Star | Eliminated September 27 |
Carmen Electra | 45 | Model & Actress | Withdrew September 13 due to injuries |
Carson Kressley | 47 | TV Personality | Eliminated September 6 |
Erik Estrada | 68 | Star of CHiPs | Eliminated August 30 |
- Note: Vivica was originally eliminated on September 20. In Episode 7, airing on October 4, both Vivica and Sean returned to the competition for a redemption skill drill. Vivica won the drill, re-entered the competition and was then eliminated for the second time following the main challenge.
Contestant progress
- Red: Team Anne
- Blue: Team Rachael
Rank | Contestant | Episode | |||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | ||||||||
1 | Perez | IN | IN | WIN | IN | IN | WIN | IN | IN | IN | IN | IN | IN | WIN | WINNER |
2 | Melissa | IN | WIN | IN | WIN | WIN | IN | SAVE | IN | BTM | IN | IN | IN | WIN | RUNNER-UP |
3 | Nora | IN | TIE | IN | IN | IN | IN | IN | IN | IN | IN | BTM | IN | OUT | |
4 | Vivica | IN | IN | IN | IN | WIN | TIE | SAVE | IN | OUT | RTN | OUT | |||
5 | Sean | IN | IN | IN | IN | BTM | TIE | IN | IN | IN | IN | OUT | |||
6 | Carmen | BTM | IN | BTM | WIN | IN | WDR | ||||||||
7 | Carson | IN | TIE | WIN | IN | OUT | |||||||||
8 | Erik | IN | TIE | OUT | |||||||||||
- Key
- (WINNER) This contestant won the competition and was crowned "Best of the Worst".
- (RUNNER-UP) The contestant was the runner-up in the finals of the competition.
- (WIN) The contestant did the best on their team in the week's Main Dish challenge or Skill Drill and was considered the winner.
- (TIE) The contestant tied with another contestant as the best on their team in the week's Main Dish challenge or Skill Drill.
- (BTM) The contestant was selected as one of the bottom entries in the Main Dish challenge but was not eliminated
- (OUT) The contestant lost that week's Main Dish challenge and was out of the competition.
- (WDR) The contestant withdrew from the competition due to illness or injury.
- (RTN) The contestant won the redemption Skill Drill and returned to the competition.
- (SAVE) The contestant lost that week's Main Dish challenge but was saved by their respective team mentor.
Season 12: 2018
Tyler Florence joins Anne Burrell to host season 12.
Three contestants from this season—runner-up Steven Crowley, Sharon Shvarzman, and Kevin Pettice—would compete in, and win, season 9 of The Great Food Truck Race.
Recruits
Contestant | Age | Hometown | Occupation | Status |
---|---|---|---|---|
Hazell Mckenzie | 36 | Brooklyn, New York | Graduate Student | Winner March 11 |
Steven Crowley | 31 | New York City | Real estate broker | Runner-up March 11 |
Asaf Goren | 25 | Los Angeles, California | Dancer | Eliminated March 4 |
Sharon Shvarzman | 32 | Staten Island, New York | Drag Performer | |
Shatima Ruffin | 34 | Hampton Roads, Virginia | Receptionist | Eliminated February 25 |
Lacey Stout | 28 | Collinsville, Oklahoma | Stay-at-Home Mom | |
Robyn Hayden | 31 | Charleston, South Carolina | Balloon Artist | Eliminated February 18 |
Brandon Arroyo | 27 | Cleveland, Ohio | Sports Reporter | Eliminated February 11 |
Spencer Nick | 25 | Chicago, Illinois | Graduate Student | |
Sylvia Jefferies | 47 | Charleston, South Carolina | Stay-at-Home Mom | Quit January 28 |
Lily Frey | 63 | Anaheim, California | Retired | Eliminated January 28 |
Skyler Nick | 25 | Chicago, Illinois | Graduate Student | Eliminated January 21 |
Priscilla Nguyen | 26 | Hattiesburg, Mississippi | Receptionist | Eliminated January 14 |
Kevin Pettice | 24 | Charlotte, North Carolina | Administrative Assistant | |
Kayrene Curtis | 44 | Rocky River, Ohio | Stay-at-Home Mom | Eliminated January 7 |
Jonathan Farhat | 37 | Livermore, California | Safety Professional | |
Contestant progress
- Red: Team Anne
- Blue: Team Tyler
Rank | Contestant | Episode | ||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |||||
1 | WIN | IN | IN | IN | IN | IN | IN | WIN | WIN | WINNER | ||||
2 | BTM | IN | WIN | IN | IN | BTM | TIE | WIN | WIN | RUNNER-UP | ||||
3 | WIN | IN | IN | WIN | WIN | IN | TIE | BTM | OUT | |||||
4 | IN | IN | WIN | IN | IN | WIN | IN | BTM | OUT | |||||
5 | IN | IN | IN | IN | BTM/SWAP | IN | WIN | OUT | ||||||
6 | IN | IN | BTM | BTM | BTM | WIN | BTM | OUT | ||||||
7 | IN | IN | IN | WIN | BTM | BTM | OUT | |||||||
8 | IN | WIN | IN | BTM | WIN | OUT | ||||||||
9 | BTM | IN | BTM | IN | BTM/SWAP | OUT | ||||||||
10 | IN | WIN | IN | OUT | ||||||||||
11 | IN | BTM | BTM | QUIT | ||||||||||
12 | IN | BTM | OUT | |||||||||||
13 | IN | OUT | ||||||||||||
14 | IN | OUT | ||||||||||||
15 | OUT | |||||||||||||
16 | OUT | |||||||||||||
- Key
- (WINNER) This contestant won the competition and was crowned "Best of the Worst".
- (RUNNER-UP) The contestant was the runner-up in the finals of the competition.
- (WIN) The contestant did the best on their team in the week's Main Dish challenge or Skill Drill and was considered the winner.
- (TIE) The contestant tied with another contestant as the best on their team in the week's Main Dish challenge or Skill Drill.
- (BTM) The contestant was selected as one of the bottom entries in the Main Dish challenge, but was not eliminated.
- (OUT) The contestant lost that week's Main Dish challenge and was out of the competition.
- (QUIT) The contestant volunteered to leave the competition.
In episode 5, contestants Lacey and Spencer switch teams instead of being eliminated, Lacey on Chef Anne's Team and Spencer on Chef Tyler's team.
Season 13: Celebrity Edition 4
Tyler Florence returns with Anne Burrell to host season 4 of the Celebrity Edition. This is the first Celebrity Edition to not feature Rachael Ray as a judge. The season premiered on April 15, 2018.[22]
Recruits
Contestant | Age | Occupation | Status |
---|---|---|---|
La Toya Jackson | 61 | Singer & Icon | Winner May 20 |
Ian Ziering | 53 | Beverly Hills, 90210 star | Runner-up May 20 |
Catherine Bach | 64 | The Dukes of Hazzard Star | Eliminated May 13 |
Oscar Nunez | 59 | The Office Star | |
Maria Bamford | 48 | Comedian | Eliminated May 6 |
Nolan Gould | 19 | Modern Family Star | Eliminated April 29 |
Bronson Pinchot | 58 | Perfect Strangers star | Eliminated April 22 |
Contestant progress
- Red: Team Anne
- Blue: Team Tyler
Rank | Contestant | Episode | |||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||||||
1 | WIN | WIN | WIN | WIN | WIN | WINNER | |||||
2 | WIN | IN | WIN | WIN | WIN | RUNNER-UP | |||||
3 | IN | WIN | IN | BTM | OUT | ||||||
4 | BTM | BTM | BTM | IN | OUT | ||||||
5 | IN | IN | IN | OUT | |||||||
6 | IN | IN | OUT | ||||||||
7 | IN | OUT | |||||||||
- Key
- (WINNER) This contestant won the competition and was crowned "Best of the Worst".
- (RUNNER-UP) The contestant was the runner-up in the finals of the competition.
- (WIN) The contestant did the best on their team in the week's Main Dish challenge or Skill Drill and was considered the winner.
- (BTM) The contestant was selected as one of the bottom entries in the Main Dish challenge but was not eliminated.
- (OUT) The contestant lost that week's Main Dish challenged and was out of the competition.
Season 14: 2018
Robert Irvine rejoined Anne Burrell to host season 14.
Recruits
Contestant | Age | Hometown | Occupation | Status |
---|---|---|---|---|
Bradley Garcia | 22 | Miami, Florida | Model | Winner September 24 |
Sarah Harris | 23 | Porum, Oklahoma | Equine Therapist | Runner-up September 24 |
Janese Henry | 30 | Spring Lake, North Carolina | Stay-at-Home Mom | Finalist September 24 |
Timmy Thok | 29 | New York City | Underwear Model, Bartender | |
Carla Waddell | 46 | Alexandria, Virginia | Human Resources | Eliminated September 10 |
Frank Scuderi | 40 | Maple Shade, New Jersey | Operations Manager | |
Rudy Rehburg | 30 | Chicago, Illinois | Property Preservation Specialist | Eliminated September 3 |
Jessica Paulson | 26 | Oakley, California | EMT | |
Kimberly D. Worthy[upper-alpha 1] | 33 | Atlanta, Georgia | Writer | Eliminated August 26 |
Copan Combs | 30 | Stillwater, Oklahoma | Academic Recruiter | |
Linda Martin | 60 | Somerville, Massachusetts | Retired | Eliminated August 19 |
Marcus Ellis | 51 | Queens, New York | Mental Health Counselor | |
Maryann Rapisarda | 67 | Valdosta, Georgia | Retired | Eliminated August 12 |
Robbie DeRaffele | 30 | Hackensack, New Jersey | Superman Impersonator | |
Contestant progress
- Red: Team Anne
- Blue: Team Robert
Rank | Contestant | Episode | ||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | ||||||||
1 | IN | IN | WIN | WIN | WIN | IN | WINNER | |||||||
2 | WIN | WIN | IN | BTM | WIN | IN | RUNNER-UP | |||||||
3 | IN | IN | BTM | WIN | BTM | IN | FINALIST | |||||||
4 | IN | WIN | BTM | IN | BTM | IN | FINALIST | |||||||
5 | IN | IN | WIN | IN | OUT | |||||||||
6 | WIN | IN | IN | BTM | OUT | |||||||||
7 | IN | BTM | IN | OUT | ||||||||||
8 | IN | IN | IN | OUT | ||||||||||
9 | IN | BTM | OUT | |||||||||||
10 | BTM | IN | OUT | |||||||||||
11 | IN | OUT | ||||||||||||
12 | BTM | OUT | ||||||||||||
13 | OUT | |||||||||||||
14 | OUT | |||||||||||||
- Key
- (WINNER) This contestant won the competition and was crowned "Best of the Worst".
- (RUNNER-UP) The contestant was the runner-up in the finals of the competition.
- (WIN) The contestant did the best on their team in the week's Main Dish challenge or Skill Drill and was considered the winner.
- (BTM) The contestant was selected as one of the bottom entries in the Main Dish challenge, but was not eliminated.
- (OUT) The contestant lost that week's Main Dish challenge and was out of the competition.
Season 15: 2019
Tyler Florence joins Anne Burrell to host season 15. Since the number of contestants is odd, one of them is eliminated before getting into the teams.
Recruits
Contestant | Age | Hometown | Occupation | Status |
---|---|---|---|---|
Allison Wolfe | 31 | Richmond, Texas | Stay-at-home Mom | Winner March 3 |
Brittany Carel | 23 | Fort Lauderdale, Florida | Model | Runner-up March 3 |
Travele Judon | 32 | Chicago, Illinois | Insurance Sales | Eliminated February 24 |
Brett Azar | 31 | Rahway, New Jersey | Arnold Schwarzenegger Body Double | |
Mickey Wentz | 50 | Denver, Colorado | Math Teacher | Eliminated February 17 |
Carmelle Bull | 66 | Atlanta, Georgia | Server | |
Cameron Pennington | 19 | Grayson, Kentucky | Sandwich Artist | Eliminated February 3 |
Kat Schuessler | 27 | Kent, Ohio | Fast Food Employee | |
Antoinette Wills | 49 | Washington D.C. | Secretary | Eliminated January 27 |
Terry Yu | 52 | Stockton, California | Prison Pharmacist | |
Sponjetta Parrish | 40 | Athens, Georgia | Online Saleswoman | Eliminated January 20 |
Alten Poblete | 27 | San Diego, California | Dog Walker | |
Cody Medler | 24 | Los Angeles, California | Service Car Driver | Eliminated January 13 |
Caitlin Rose | 32 | Brick, New Jersey | Salon Receptionist | |
Chaz Oakley | 53 | Ninilchik, Alaska | Artist | Eliminated January 6 |
Contestant progress
- Red: Team Anne
- Blue: Team Tyler
Rank | Contestant | Episode | |||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | |||||||||||
1 | IN | IN | BTM | IN | BTM | WIN | WIN | WIN | WINNER | ||||||||||
2 | IN | IN | IN | IN | BTM | BTM | WIN | WIN | RUNNER-UP | ||||||||||
3 | IN | IN | IN | WIN | WIN | WIN | BTM | OUT | |||||||||||
4 | IN | IN | WIN | IN | WIN | BTM | BTM | OUT | |||||||||||
5 | IN | IN | WIN | BTM | IN | BTM | OUT | ||||||||||||
6 | WIN | IN | IN | WIN | IN | BTM | OUT | ||||||||||||
7 | BTM | WIN | IN | IN | OUT | ||||||||||||||
8 | IN | BTM | IN | BTM | OUT | ||||||||||||||
9 | WIN | IN | BTM | OUT | |||||||||||||||
10 | IN | WIN | IN | OUT | |||||||||||||||
11 | BTM | IN | OUT | ||||||||||||||||
12 | IN | BTM | OUT | ||||||||||||||||
13 | BTM | OUT | |||||||||||||||||
14 | BTM | OUT | |||||||||||||||||
15 | OUT | ||||||||||||||||||
- Key
- (WINNER) This contestant won the competition and was crowned "Best of the Worst".
- (RUNNER-UP) The contestant was the runner-up in the finals of the competition.
- (WIN) The contestant did the best on their team in the week's Main Dish challenge or Skill Drill and was considered the winner.
- (BTM) The contestant was selected as one of the bottom entries in the Main Dish challenge, but was not eliminated.
- (OUT) The contestant lost that week's Main Dish challenge and was out of the competition.
- Chaz was eliminated after the baseline challlenge because his dish was the worst.
Season 16: Celebrity Edition 5
Tyler Florence returns with Anne Burrell to host the fifth run of the Celebrity Edition. The season premiered on April 21, 2019.[23]
Recruits
Contestant | Age | Occupation | Status |
---|---|---|---|
Tonya Harding | 48 | Retired Figure Skater/Reality TV Personality | Winner June 2 |
Alec Mapa | 53 | Actor/Comedian/Writer | Runner-up June 2 |
Jim J. Bullock | 64 | Actor/Comedian | Eliminated May 26 |
Kym Whitley | 57 | Comedian/Actress | Eliminated May 26 |
Jonathan Lipnicki | 28 | Actor/Producer | Eliminated May 12 |
Morgan Fairchild | 69 | Actress | Eliminated May 5 |
Taryn Manning | 40 | Actress/Singer | Walked off show April 28 |
Jimmie Walker | 71 | Actor/Comedian | Eliminated April 21 |
Contestant progress
- Red: Team Anne
- Blue: Team Tyler
Rank | Contestant | Episode | ||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | ||||||||
1 | Tonya | IN | IN | WIN | WIN | BTM | WIN | WINNER | ||||||
2 | Alec | IN | WIN | WIN | BTM | BTM | WIN | RUNNER-UP | ||||||
3 | Jim | WIN | WIN | IN | IN | IN | OUT | |||||||
4 | Kym | WIN | BTM | IN | WIN | IN | OUT | |||||||
5 | Jonathan | BTM | BTM | BTM | OUT | |||||||||
6 | Morgan | IN | IN | OUT | ||||||||||
7 | Taryn | IN | ||||||||||||
8 | Jimmie | OUT | ||||||||||||
- Key
- (WINNER) This contestant won the competition and was crowned "Best of the Worst".
- (RUNNER-UP) The contestant was the runner-up in the finals of the competition.
- (WIN) The contestant did the best on their team in the week's Main Dish challenge or Skill Drill and was considered the winner.
- (TIE) The contestant tied with another contestant as the best on their team in the week's Main Dish challenge or Skill Drill.
- (BTM) The contestant was selected as one of the bottom entries in the Main Dish challenge but was not eliminated
- (OUT) The contestant lost that week's Main Dish challenge and was out of the competition.
- (WDR) The contestant withdrew from the competition due to illness or injury.
- (RTN) The contestant won the redemption Skill Drill and returned to the competition.
- (SAVE) The contestant lost that week's Main Dish challenge but was saved by their respective team mentor.
- (QUIT) The contestant volunteered to leave the competition.
Season 17: 2019
Bobby Flay joins Anne Burrell to host season 17. The season, featuring 14 recruits, debuted on August 4, 2019.[24]
Recruits
Contestant | Age | Hometown | Occupation | Status |
---|---|---|---|---|
Adrian Read | 29 | Bronx, New York | Zumba Instructor for Seniors | Winner September 22 |
Juliann Sheldon | 28 | Charlotte, North Carolina | Professional Cheerleader | Runner-up September 22 |
Kayla Longstreth | 23 | Firestone, Colorado | Dance Instructor | Eliminated September 15 |
Father Adam Young | 34 | Cranston, Rhode Island | Priest | |
Gina Lam | 28 | San Diego, California | Banker | Eliminated September 8 |
Peter Smerlas | 36 | Waltham, Massachusetts | Construction Worker & Rapper | |
Laith Wallschleger | 26 | Tampa, Florida | Former Professional Football Player | Eliminated September 1 |
Sharon Grant | 53 | Dallas, Texas | Minister | |
Mercedes "Sadie" Manda | 20 | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | College Student | Eliminated August 25 |
Karma Ann Moody | 47 | Hayesville, North Carolina | Bridal Shop Owner | |
Terry Grawey | 62 | Peoria, Illinois | Hypnotist | Eliminated August 11 |
Jonathan Beyer | 37 | New York, New York | Opera singer | |
Idriss Allison | 30 | Bronx, New York | Transformational Coach | Eliminated August 4 |
Nina Kharoufeh | 25 | Cliffside Park, New Jersey | News Curator | |
Contestant progress
- Red: Team Anne
- Blue: Team Bobby
Rank | Contestant | Episode | ||||||||||||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | |||||||||||||
1 | WIN | IN | IN/SWAP | WIN | IN | IN | BTM | WIN | WINNER | |||||||||||
2 | IN | BTM | IN | WIN | IN | WIN | BTM | WIN | RUNNER-UP | |||||||||||
3 | BTM | WIN | IN | IN | IN | WIN | WIN | OUT | ||||||||||||
4 | IN | WIN | IN | BTM | BTM | BTM | WIN | OUT | ||||||||||||
5 | IN | IN | IN | BTM | BTM | BTM | OUT | |||||||||||||
6 | IN | IN | IN | BTM | IN | IN | OUT | |||||||||||||
7 | IN | BTM | IN | BTM | WIN | OUT | ||||||||||||||
8 | IN | IN | IN/SWAP | IN | WIN | OUT | ||||||||||||||
9 | WIN | IN | IN | IN | OUT | |||||||||||||||
10 | IN | IN | IN | IN | OUT | |||||||||||||||
11 | BTM | OUT | ||||||||||||||||||
12 | IN | OUT | ||||||||||||||||||
13 | OUT | |||||||||||||||||||
14 | OUT | |||||||||||||||||||
- Key
- (WINNER) This contestant won the competition and was crowned "Best of the Worst".
- (RUNNER-UP) The contestant was the runner-up in the finals of the competition.
- (WIN) The contestant did the best on their team in the week's Main Dish challenge or Skill Drill and was considered the winner.
- (BTM) The contestant was selected as one of the bottom entries in the Main Dish challenge, but was not eliminated.
- (OUT) The contestant lost that week's Main Dish challenge and was out of the competition.
Season 18: 2020
Alton Brown joins Anne Burrell to host season 18. The season, featuring 16 recruits, premiered on January 5, 2020.[25]
Recruits
Contestant | Age | Hometown | Occupation | Status |
---|---|---|---|---|
Shannon Akins | 24 | Tempe, Arizona | Aspiring Cosmetologist | Winner March 8 |
Leo Lech | 58 | Washington, West Virginia | Chemist | Runner-up March 8 |
Kelly Ngoc Mac | 55 | Pasadena, California | Fitness Instructor | Eliminated March 1 |
Leslie Rivera-Silva | 35 | Washington, D.C. | Hairstylist | |
Michael "Mike" Jones-Better | 24 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | EMT | Eliminated February 23 |
Bridget Praytor | 41 | Colorado Springs, Colorado | Volleyball Coach | |
Dr. Lulu Boykin | 67 | Pittsboro, North Carolina | Teaching Artist | Eliminated February 9 |
Monica Colwell | 25 | Hazard, Kentucky | ER Records Coordinator | |
Jefferson Goldie | 36 | Chicago, Illinois | Concierge | Eliminated February 2 |
Ryan Grovey | 30 | Phoenix, Arizona | Mortician/Fitness Instructor | |
Curtis Long | 38 | Seneca, South Carolina | Plumber | Eliminated January 26 |
Jolynn Singh | 52 | Allen, Texas | Nurse | |
Kevin So | 24 | Brooklyn, New York | Online Marketing | Eliminated January 12 |
Alexandra "Alex" Tiso | 23 | Eastchester, New York | Radio Promotions Assistant | |
Dakota Klaes | 30 | New York, New York | Account Executive | Eliminated January 5 |
Joe Deese | 30 | Fultondale, Alabama | Inventory Clerk | |
Contestant progress
- Red: Team Anne
- Blue: Team Alton
Rank | Contestant | Episode | ||||||||||||||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |||||||||||||
1 | IN | WIN | IN | IN | WIN | WIN | BTM | WIN | WIN | WINNER | ||||||||||||
2 | WIN | IN | IN | IN | WIN | WIN | BTM | WIN | WIN | RUNNER-UP | ||||||||||||
3 | BTM | WIN | BTM | IN | IN | BTM | WIN | BTM | OUT | |||||||||||||
4 | WIN | IN | IN | BTM | IN | BTM | BTM | BTM | OUT | |||||||||||||
5 | IN | IN | WIN | IN | IN | IN | BTM | OUT | ||||||||||||||
6 | BTM | IN | WIN | IN | IN | IN | WIN | OUT | ||||||||||||||
7 | IN | BTM | BTM | WIN | BTM | OUT | ||||||||||||||||
8 | IN | IN | IN | BTM | BTM | OUT | ||||||||||||||||
9 | IN | IN | IN | IN | OUT | |||||||||||||||||
10 | IN | IN | IN | IN | OUT | |||||||||||||||||
11 | IN | IN | BTM | OUT | ||||||||||||||||||
12 | IN | BTM | BTM | OUT | ||||||||||||||||||
13 | IN | OUT | ||||||||||||||||||||
14 | IN | OUT | ||||||||||||||||||||
15 | OUT | |||||||||||||||||||||
16 | OUT | |||||||||||||||||||||
- Key
- (WINNER) This contestant won the competition and was crowned "Best of the Worst".
- (RUNNER-UP) The contestant was the runner-up in the finals of the competition.
- (WIN) The contestant did the best on their team in the week's Main Dish challenge or Skill Drill and was considered the winner.
- (BTM) The contestant was selected as one of the bottom entries in the Main Dish challenge, but was not eliminated.
- (OUT) The contestant lost that week's Main Dish challenge and was out of the competition.
Season 19: Celebrity Edition 6
Tyler Florence returns with Anne Burrell to host the sixth run of the Celebrity Edition. The season premiered on May 10, 2020.
Recruits
Contestant | Age | Occupation | Status |
---|---|---|---|
Wells Adams | 35 | Bachelor in Paradise Star | Winner June 14 |
Johnny Bananas | 37 | The Challenge Star | Runner-up June 14 |
Dave Coulier | 60 | Full House Star | Eliminated June 7 |
Bridget Everett | 47 | Comedian & Actress | Eliminated June 7 |
Robin Givens | 55 | Actress | Eliminated May 31 |
Sonja Morgan | 56 | The Real Housewives of New York City Star | Eliminated May 24 |
Brian Posehn | 53 | Comedian and Actor | Eliminated May 17 |
Contestant progress
Rank | Contestant | Episode | |||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||
1 | IN | WIN | IN | IN | WIN | WINNER | |
2 | BTM | WIN | BTM | WIN | WIN | RUNNER-UP | |
3 | WIN | IN | WIN | BTM | OUT | ||
4 | IN | IN | IN | WIN | OUT | ||
5 | WIN | IN | WIN | OUT | |||
6 | BTM | BTM | OUT | ||||
7 | IN | OUT | |||||
- Key
- (WINNER) This contestant won the competition and was crowned "Best of the Worst".
- (RUNNER-UP) The contestant was the runner-up in the finals of the competition.
- (WIN) The contestant did the best on their team in the week's Main Dish challenge or Skill Drill and was considered the winner.
- (TIE) The contestant tied with another contestant as the best on their team in the week's Main Dish challenge or Skill Drill.
- (BTM) The contestant was selected as one of the bottom entries in the Main Dish challenge but was not eliminated.
- (OUT) The contestant lost that week's Main Dish challenge and was out of the competition.
- (WDR) The contestant withdrew from the competition due to illness or injury.
- (RTN) The contestant won the redemption Skill Drill and returned to the competition.
- (SAVE) The contestant lost that week's Main Dish challenge but was saved by their respective team mentor.
- (QUIT) The contestant volunteered to leave the competition.
Season 20: 2020
Alex Guarnaschelli joins Anne Burrell to host season 20. The season debuted on June 21, 2020.[26]
The entire run of this season, along with text summaries of it, was pulled from all Discovery platforms on January 23, 2021, after the season's champion, Ariel Robinson, was charged with homicide by child abuse with her husband for the death of her three-year-old adopted daughter.[27][28]
Recruits
Contestant | Age | Hometown | Occupation | Status |
---|---|---|---|---|
Ariel "Ari" Robinson | 28 | Simpsonville, South Carolina | Teacher | Winner August 2 |
Zack Ignoffo | 26 | Chicago, Illinois | Model | Runner-up August 2 |
Dolores Aguilar-Fernandez | 45 | Cypress, Texas | Recruiter | Eliminated July 26 |
Darian Barnes | 40 | Rahway, New Jersey | Teacher/Ex-Football Player | |
Domaine Javier[upper-alpha 2] | 28 | San Gabriel, California | Nursing Supervisor/Trans Actress-Writer | Eliminated July 19 |
Eric Smart | 59 | Los Angeles, California | Special Investigator | |
Louisa Sharamatyan[upper-alpha 3] | 30 | Glendale, California | Social Media Manager | Eliminated July 12 |
Evan Baker | 35 | Bismarck, North Dakota | Professional Fundraiser | |
Denise Schroder | 47 | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | Real Estate Agent | Eliminated July 5 |
Johannes "Yo" Phelps | 46 | Davenport, Iowa | Realtor | |
Erin Sullivan | 38 | Mayfield, Kentucky | Federal Employee | Eliminated June 28 |
Brianna Weidenbach | 24 | Martin, Tennessee | Caregiver | |
Holly Brooks | 66 | Lancaster, Pennsylvania | Intuitive Psychic Counselor | Eliminated June 21 |
Julie "Jewels" McIlroy | 50 | Syracuse, New York | Community Habilitation Specialist | |
Contestant progress
- Red: Team Anne
- Blue: Team Alex
Rank | Contestant | Episode | |||||||||||||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | |||||||||||||||
1 | IN | WIN | WIN | IN | WIN | WIN | BTM | WIN | WINNER | ||||||||||||
2 | WIN | IN | IN | IN | WIN | IN | WIN | WIN | RUNNER-UP | ||||||||||||
3 | IN | IN | WIN | WIN | IN | WIN | BTM | OUT | |||||||||||||
4 | IN | IN | IN | IN | IN | IN | WIN | OUT | |||||||||||||
5 | IN | WIN | IN | IN | BTM | WIN | OUT | ||||||||||||||
6 | IN | IN | BTM | IN | BTM | IN | OUT | ||||||||||||||
7 | IN | IN | IN | BTM | OUT | ||||||||||||||||
8 | IN | BTM | BTM | IN | OUT | ||||||||||||||||
9 | BTM | IN | OUT | ||||||||||||||||||
10 | WIN | BTM | OUT | ||||||||||||||||||
11 | IN | OUT | |||||||||||||||||||
12 | BTM | OUT | |||||||||||||||||||
13 | OUT | ||||||||||||||||||||
14 | OUT |
- Key
- (WINNER) This contestant won the competition and was crowned "Best of the Worst".
- (RUNNER-UP) The contestant was the runner-up in the finals of the competition.
- (WIN) The contestant did the best on their team in the week's Main Dish challenge or Skill Drill and was considered the winner.
- (BTM) The contestant was selected as one of the bottom entries in the Main Dish challenge, but was not eliminated.
- (OUT) The contestant lost that week's Main Dish challenge and was out of the competition.
Season 21: 2021
Carla Hall joins Anne Burrell to host season 21. The season debut on January 3, 2021 with a 90-minute premiere. Immediately following, spin-off companion series Worst Cooks in America: Dirty Dishes begins its first-ever run.[30] The show sees former boot camp contestants and comedians commenting on past episodes.[31]
An additional twist added this season is the "Danger Zone," in which the worst recruit on each team in the Skill Drill must cook their Main Dish at the stations used by Burrell and Hall in demonstrating the recipe, giving the mentors the ability to keep a close eye on them as they cook.
Recruits
Contestant | Age | Hometown | Occupation | Status |
---|---|---|---|---|
Amber Leverette | 37 | Banner Elk, North Carolina | Bartender | |
Cameron Bartlett | Norman, Oklahoma | Student | ||
Chandali Gullick | 29 | Wichita, Kansas | Customer Service | |
JJ Hurt | 35 | Atlanta, Georgia | Tech Support Supervisor | |
McKayla Carter | 21 | Blackshear, Georgia | Model | |
Tiffany Billingsly | Greenwood, Indiana | Music Teacher | ||
Ayesha Dwyer | Wadsworth, Illinois | Children's Book Author | Eliminated January 31 | |
Laura Marie Moore | 23 | Los Angeles, California | NHL Cheerleader | |
Joey Kinsley | 26 | Rocky River, Ohio | Digital Marketing Specialist | Eliminated January 17 |
Mo Nooreldin | Kirkland, Washington | Dental Assistant | ||
Stephanie James | Chicago, Illinois | Postal Clerk | Eliminated January 10 | |
Watik Aleem | Aurora, Colorado | Army Veteran | ||
Jonathan Hanna | New York, New York | Hand Model | Eliminated January 3 | |
Joy Blessing | Jacksonville, Florida | Wedding Officiant | ||
Contestant progress
- Red: Team Anne
- Blue: Team Carla
Rank | Contestant | Episode | ||||||||||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | ||||||||||||
TBA | WIN | IN | WIN | IN | BTM | |||||||||||||
BTM | BTM | IN | BTM | WIN | ||||||||||||||
IN | IN | BTM | IN/SWAP | IN | ||||||||||||||
WIN | IN | IN | WIN | BTM | ||||||||||||||
BTM | WIN | BTM | IN/SWAP | IN | ||||||||||||||
IN | BTM | IN | BTM | WIN | ||||||||||||||
7 | IN | IN | IN | WIN | OUT | |||||||||||||
8 | IN | IN | WIN | IN | OUT | |||||||||||||
9 | IN | IN | OUT | |||||||||||||||
10 | IN | WIN | OUT | |||||||||||||||
11 | IN | OUT | ||||||||||||||||
12 | IN | OUT | ||||||||||||||||
13 | OUT | |||||||||||||||||
14 | OUT |
- Key
- (WINNER) This contestant won the competition and was crowned "Best of the Worst".
- (RUNNER-UP) The contestant was the runner-up in the finals of the competition.
- (WIN) The contestant did the best on their team in the week's Main Dish challenge or Skill Drill and was considered the winner.
- (BTM) The contestant was selected as one of the bottom entries in the Main Dish challenge, but was not eliminated.
- (OUT) The contestant lost that week's Main Dish challenge and was out of the competition.
- * Initially a member of the other team but switched instead of being eliminated.
Mentor records
Mentor | Wins | Losses | Win Pct.% |
---|---|---|---|
Alex Guarnaschelli | 1 | 0 | 100% |
Bobby Flay | 3 | 1 | 75% |
Anne Burrell | 12 | 8 | 60% |
Rachael Ray | 2 | 2 | 50% |
Robert Irvine | 1 | 1 | 50% |
Tyler Florence | 1 | 6 | 16% |
Beau MacMillan | 0 | 1 | 0% |
Alton Brown | 0 | 1 | 0% |
Carla Hall |
Notes
- Kimberly D. Worthy previously competed on the first season of Worst Bakers in America.
- Domaine Javier is the first-ever openly transgender woman featured in the history of Food Network.[29]
- Louisa Sharamatyan previously competed on the second season of Worst Bakers in America and placed last.
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