Worst Cooks in America

Worst Cooks in America
Genre
  • Reality television
  • Cooking show
Directed by Michael
Judges
Country of origin United States
Original language(s) English
No. of seasons 9
No. of episodes 38
Production
Executive producer(s)
  • Bob Kirsh
  • Nicola Moody
  • Pip Wells
Location(s) Los Angeles, California and New York City
Running time 42 Minutes
Production company(s) Optomen Productions, Inc.
Release
Original network Food Network
Original release January 3, 2010 (2010-01-03) – present
Chronology
Followed by Worst Bakers in America
External links
Production website

Worst Cooks in America is a reality competition show on the Food Network. The show takes 12 to 16 contestants (referred to as "recruits") with very poor cooking skills through an eight-week culinary boot camp, to earn a cash prize of $25,000 and a Food Network cooking set.[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.

History

The show premiered on January 3, 2010. The show was initially hosted by chef Anne Burrell and chef Beau MacMillan in Season 1. MacMillan was replaced by chef Robert Irvine on Season 2, followed by chef Bobby Flay for Seasons 3–5. On November 20, 2014, a Food Network press release announced that chef Tyler Florence will be paired with chef Anne Burrell to host Season 6, to debut on January 4, 2015. Burrell was the winning instructor in seasons 1, 2, 3, 6, 7 and 8 with Flay winning in Seasons 4–5. Rachael Ray and Anne Burrell will host the Season 7 special celebrity edition, premiering September 23, 2015. During the finale of Season 7, a trailer previewing Season 8 was shown and will be aired in January 2016 with the return of Tyler Florence.

Season 1: 2010

Chefs Bobby Flay 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.[3][4] 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
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 mother 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 24 North Hollywood, California Journalist and fashion consultant

Contestant progress

Contestant Episode
1 2 3 4 5 6
Rachel
 IN IN IN IN WIN BTM WIN WINNER
Jenny
 IN IN IN WIN IN BTM WIN RUNNER-UP
Jen
 IN IN WIN IN WIN WIN OUT
Eddie
 BTM WIN BTM BTM IN WIN OUT
Marque
 WIN WIN BTM BTM IN OUT
Rebecca
 WIN BTM IN WIN IN OUT
Sophia
 IN IN IN OUT
Susie
 IN BTM IN OUT
Kelly
 IN OUT
David
 BTM OUT
Wilhelmina
 OUT
Hamed
 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.

Episodes

Chef Anne and Chef Beau each assigned one another a team of six recruits. The teams are reduced by one each episode during the elimination portion of the show. Each episode typically contains two challenges; a skill drill and a main dish challenge. The skill drill challenge is aimed at showing or teaching the recruits a skill needed for cooking (e.g., teaching them knife skills) and the main dish challenge consists of re-creating a recipe shown by the instructor of the team. Both chefs then judge their teams on their performances in the main dish challenge and eliminate one recruit per team.

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.[5] The Food Network also began accepting online video applications for season 2.[6] Food Network's website announced that Robert Irvine would replace Beau MacMillan for season 2. Season 2 debuted on January 2, 2011.[7] In this season the chefs had eight recruits each.

Recruits

Contestant Age Hometown Occupation Status
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, New York 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

Contestant Episode
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Joshie
 IN IN IN WIN WIN BTM IN IN BTM IN WIN WINNER
Georg
 IN WIN IN IN IN WIN IN WIN BTM WIN WIN RUNNER-UP
Carlos
 IN IN WIN WIN IN IN WIN WIN WIN WIN OUT
Kelsey
 WIN IN IN WIN BTM IN BTM IN WIN IN OUT
Kat
 WIN IN BTM IN IN BTM BTM BTM OUT
Ty
 IN IN IN IN BTM IN IN BTM OUT
Jen
 IN BTM IN WIN IN IN IN OUT
Kelly
 IN IN IN IN IN IN WIN OUT
Erika
 BTM WIN IN WIN IN IN OUT
Anna
 IN IN IN IN WIN IN OUT
Priscilla
 IN IN BTM WIN OUT
Matt
 BTM IN WIN IN OUT
Anthony
 IN IN OUT
Jeff
 IN BTM OUT
Lina
 OUT
Eric
 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.

Season 3: 2012

Anne Burrell and Bobby Flay hosted season 3.[8][9]

Recruits

Contestant Age Hometown Occupation Status
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" 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, New York Fundraiser Eliminated February 19
Rachel Margolin 31 New York, New York Night Club Promoter
Richard Chen 55 Queens, New York Attorney Eliminated February 12
Libby Floyd 46 Eden Prairie, Minnesota ShopNBC host[10]

Contestant progress

Contestant Episode
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Kelli
 WIN IN IN IN IN IN BTM WIN BTM WIN WIN WIN WIN WINNER
Vinnie
 IN WIN WIN IN IN IN WIN IN BTM IN WIN WIN WIN RUNNER-UP
Melissa1
 IN IN IN IN IN IN IN WIN WIN IN BTM IN OUT
David1
 IN IN IN BTM IN IN WIN WIN IN WIN BTM IN OUT
Tiffany
 WIN IN IN WIN IN BTM BTM IN BTM IN OUT
Dorothy
 IN IN WIN IN BTM WIN IN WIN WIN WIN OUT
Anthony
 IN IN IN IN IN IN IN WIN OUT
Benjamin
 IN IN IN IN WIN WIN IN IN
QUIT
Bennett
 IN IN BTM BTM WIN BTM OUT
Sarina
 BTM IN IN IN BTM IN OUT
Erica
 IN IN BTM IN OUT
Bob
 IN WIN IN IN OUT
Sherrill
 IN BTM OUT
Rachel
 BTM BTM OUT
Richard
 OUT
Libby
 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
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 Single Mother
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

Contestant Episode
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Alina
 BTM WIN WIN IN IN IN WIN WIN WIN IN WIN WINNER
Rasheeda
 IN IN BTM IN IN WIN WIN WIN BTM WIN WIN RUNNER-UP
Chet
 WIN IN IN IN WIN WIN IN WIN BTM IN OUT
Sue
 IN IN WIN BTM BTM IN BTM IN WIN WIN OUT
Carla
 IN IN BTM WIN IN BTM BTM WIN OUT
Michael
 WIN IN IN BTM WIN IN BTM IN OUT
Carrie Lee
 IN IN IN BTM BTM IN OUT
Crystal
 IN WIN IN IN IN BTM OUT
Aadip
 IN IN IN IN OUT
Alex
 IN IN IN IN OUT
Mike
 IN BTM OUT
Bob
 BTM BTM OUT
Tim
 OUT
Diana
 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.

Season 5: 2014

Recruits

Contestant Age Hometown Occupation Status
Amber Brauner 37 Redlands, California Tattoo Artist Winner March 31
Jamie Thomas 41 New York, New York 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, New York 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, New York 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

Contestant Episode
1 2 3 4 56 7
Amber
 WIN IN IN IN WIN WIN BTM IN WIN IN WIN WINNER
Jamie
 WIN IN WIN BTM IN IN WIN WIN WIN WIN WIN RUNNER-UP
Danny
 IN IN BTM IN IN WIN WIN WIN BTM IN OUT
Mike
 IN IN IN WIN WIN IN IN IN BTM WIN OUT
Carie1
 IN IN IN IN IN IN BTM IN OUT
Stephanie1
 IN IN BTM IN IN WIN IN IN OUT
Danielle
 IN WIN IN IN BTM WIN OUT
Carol
 IN WIN IN BTM BTM IN OUT
Joe
 IN IN WIN WIN OUT
Ken
 IN IN IN IN OUT
Lance
 BTM IN OUT
Benji
 BTM IN OUT
Muneerah
 OUT
Casey
 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 joins Anne Burrell to host seasons 6, replacing Bobby Flay after 3 seasons. The season premiered on January 4, 2015 to 2,123,000 viewers.[11] The second episode was lower at 1,456,000 viewers,[12] with the third episode rising to 1,732,000 viewers[13] and the fourth episode reached 1,689,000 viewers.[14] the 5th episode reached 1,634,000 viewers. The sixth episode received 1.55 million viewers.[15]

Recruits

Contestant Age Hometown Occupation Status
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 West Hollywood, California 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 progress

Contestant Episode
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Kristen
 IN WIN WIN IN IN WIN BTM IN WIN WIN WINNER
Genique
 IN IN WIN IN IN WIN IN IN WIN WIN RUNNER-UP
Leo
 IN IN IN IN IN IN WIN IN BTM OUT
Sarah
 WIN IN IN BTM BTM IN WIN WIN BTM OUT
Norman
 WIN IN IN IN BTM IN IN IN OUT
Sharif
 IN WIN BTM WIN IN IN BTM IN OUT
David
 BTM IN BTM IN WIN BTM OUT
Kortni
 BTM IN BTM BTM WIN BTM OUT
Six
 IN IN IN IN OUT
Mike
 IN BTM IN IN OUT
Stephanie
 IN IN WDR
Susie
 IN BTM OUT
Jason
 OUT
Christina
 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

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 teams worst recruit from that weeks 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

Contestant Episode
1 2 3 4 5 6
Jenni
 IN WIN IN WIN WIN WINNER
Kendra
 IN WIN BTM WIN BTM RUNNER-UP
Ellen
 WIN IN WIN BTM OUT
Barry
 BTM BTM WIN OUT
Chris
 WIN IN OUT
Jaleel
 IN OUT
Dean
 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 Hvard 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

Contestant Episode
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Nick
 WIN WIN IN IN IN IN IN IN TIE WIN WINNER
Lawrence
 IN IN IN IN IN IN WIN IN BTM WIN RUNNER-UP
Ginny
 WIN BTM WIN IN BTM TIE IN WIN WIN OUT
Taylor
 IN IN IN IN BTM IN WIN WIN TIE OUT
Holgie
 IN WIN IN IN IN TIE BTM IN OUT
Chanda
 BTM IN IN IN WIN WIN BTM IN OUT
Donna
 IN BTM WIN IN IN BTM OUT
Rachel
 BTM IN BTM WIN WIN BTM OUT
Ernie
 IN BTM IN IN OUT
Glenda
 IN BTM BTM IN OUT
Ty
 IN IN OUT
Cindy
 IN IN OUT
David
 OUT
Jeni
 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.[16]

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 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

Contestant Episode
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Loni IN IN TIE IN WIN IN IN WINNER
Nicole IN WIN IN BTM WIN IN IN RUNNER-UP
John WIN WIN BTM WIN IN BTM OUT
The Situation IN BTM WIN WIN IN WIN OUT
Matt WIN IN IN IN BTM OUT
Mindy IN IN TIE BTM OUT
Tommy IN IN OUT
Barbara BTM OUT
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 is scheduled to be premiered on January 1, 2017.

Recruits

Contestant Age Hometown Occupation Status
Kayla Kurtz Kent, Ohio
Mandy Thornton Hanover, Massachusetts
Daniel Mar Burbank, California
Laura Docker Fort Worth, Texas
Adam Cooke Rancho Cucamonga, California
Jetta Linda Ostrofsky Sacramento, California
Cedrick Miller El Paso, Texas
Brittany Lenore Chicago, Illinois
Jeff West Douglassville, Pennsylvania
Ann Odogwu Houston, Texas
Matt Josephs Richmond, Virgina
Buffy Mykkanen Portland, Oregon
Stephen Hawkins Temecula, California
Maria Marcello Torrance, California
Jake Michaels Manteno, Illnois
Lester Turchin Fort Lauderdale, Florida

References

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