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Worst Cooks in America#Season 20: 2020

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Worst Cooks in America is an American reality television series that premiered on January{{nbsp}}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.{{cite web|last=Lynch|first=Rene|title='Worst Cooks in America' isn't just a title: They're horrible|url=https://latimesblogs.latimes.com/dailydish/2010/01/worst-cooks-in-america.html|work=Los Angeles Times|date=January 2, 2010|access-date=February 14, 2013}}{{cite magazine|last=Tucker|first=Ken|title='Worst Cooks in America': Worst thing I watched most of last night|url=https://ew.com/article/2010/01/04/worst-cooks-in-america/|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|date=January 4, 2010|access-date=February 14, 2013}} 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

=Chef Chart=

class="wikitable" style="border-collapse:collapse;"
Season

!Red Team Mentor

!Blue Team Mentor

!Number of Contestants

!Debut Date

!Finale Date

!Winner

1

| rowspan="27" |Anne Burrell

|Beau MacMillan

|12

|January 3, 2010

|February 1, 2010

| rowspan="3" |Anne

2

|Robert Irvine

| rowspan="2" |16

|January 2, 2011

|February 20, 2011

3

| rowspan="3" |Bobby Flay

|February 12, 2012

|April 1, 2012

4

| rowspan="3" |14

|February 17, 2013

|March 31, 2013

| rowspan="2" |Bobby

5

|February 17, 2014

|March 31, 2014

6

|Tyler Florence

|January 4, 2015

|February 15, 2015

| rowspan="3" |Anne

7/ Celebrity 1

|Rachael Ray

|7

|September 23, 2015

|October 28, 2015

8

|Tyler Florence

|14

|January 4, 2016

|February 14, 2016

9/ Celebrity 2

| rowspan="3" |Rachael Ray

|9

|September 14, 2016

|November 2, 2016

|Rachael

10

|16

|January 1, 2017

|March 5, 2017

|Anne

11/ Celebrity 3

|8

|August 23, 2017

|October 11, 2017

|Rachael

12

| rowspan="2" |Tyler Florence

|16

|January 7, 2018

|March 11, 2018

|Anne

13/ Celebrity 4

|7

|April 15, 2018

|May 20, 2018

|Tyler

14

|Robert Irvine

|14

|August 12, 2018

|September 24, 2018

|Robert

15

| rowspan="2" |Tyler Florence

|15

|January 6, 2019

|March 3, 2019

| rowspan="2" |Anne

16/ Celebrity 5

|8

|April 21, 2019

|June 2, 2019

17

|Bobby Flay

|14

|August 4, 2019

|September 22, 2019

|Bobby

18

|Alton Brown

|16

|January 5, 2020

|March 8, 2020

| rowspan="2" |Anne

19/ Celebrity 6

|Tyler Florence

|7

|May 10, 2020

|June 14, 2020

20

|Alex Guarnaschelli

| rowspan="2" |14

|June 21, 2020

|August 2, 2020

|Alex

21

|Carla Hall

|January 3, 2021

|February 28, 2021

|Carla

22/ Best of the Worst

|Michael Symon

|8

|April 25, 2021

|May 30, 2021

|Anne

23

|Cliff Crooks

|12

|January 5, 2022

|February 23, 2022

|Cliff

24/ Celebrity 7, That's So 90's

|Jeff Mauro

|9

|April 24, 2022

|May 29, 2022

| rowspan="2"|Anne

25/ Viral Sensations

|Darnell Ferguson

|12

|January 1, 2023

|February 5, 2023

26/ Love at First Bite

|Jeff Mauro

|16

|August 6, 2023

|September 10, 2023

|Jeff

27/ Spoiled Rotten

|Tiffany Derry

|16

|January 7, 2024

|February 4, 2024

|Tiffany

28/ Celebrity 8, Heroes vs. Villains

|Antonia Lofaso

|Jeff Mauro

|10

|January 5, 2025

|February 2, 2025

|Antonia

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.{{cite web|title=Worst Cooks in America: Red Team (Chef Anne Burrell)|url=http://www.foodnetwork.com/shows/worst-cooks-in-america-red-team-chef-anne-burrell/index.html|work=Food Network|access-date=February 14, 2013}}{{cite web|title=Worst Cooks in America: Blue Team (Chef Beau MacMillan)|url=http://www.foodnetwork.com/shows/worst-cooks-in-america-blue-team-chef-beau-macmillan/index.html|work=Food Network|access-date=February 14, 2013}} Chef Anne's team was known as the Red Team and Chef Beau's team was known as the Blue Team.

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Contestant

!Age

!Hometown

!Occupation

!Team

!Status

Rachel Coleman

|23

|Brooklyn, New York

|Marketing Website editor

|Anne/Red

|style="background:#093; text-align:center;"|Winner
on February 1, 2010

{{nowrap|Jennifer "Jenny" Cross}}

|21

|Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

|Waitress

|Beau/Blue

|style="background:#d1e8ef; text-align:center;"|{{nowrap|Runner-up
on February 1, 2010}}

{{nowrap|Jennifer "Jen" Vecchio}}

|38

|Cumberland, Rhode Island

|Dance Studio Owner

|Beau/Blue

|rowspan=2 style="background:#f4c7b8; text-align:center;"|Eliminated
on January 31, 2010

Eddie Chang

|32

|Jersey City, New Jersey

|IT project manager

|Anne/Red

Marque Hernandez

|41

|Brea, California

|Director of Clinical Operations

|Beau/Blue

|rowspan=2 style="background:#f4c7b8; text-align:center;"|Eliminated
on January 24, 2010

Rebecca Hooper

|43

|Sandy, Utah

|Salon Owner

|Anne/Red

Sophia Gettys

|27

|Aurora, Colorado

|Stay-at-home Mom

|Anne/Red

|rowspan=2 style="background:#f4c7b8; text-align:center;"|Eliminated
on January 17, 2010

Susie Shoman

|53

|Georgetown, South Carolina

|{{nowrap|Grants administrator and entrepreneur}}

|Beau/Blue

Kelly Johnson

|31

|Scottsdale, Arizona

|Corporate litigation attorney

|Anne/Red

|rowspan=2 style="background:#f4c7b8; text-align:center;"|Eliminated
on January 10, 2010

David Summey

|29

|Charlotte, North Carolina

|Salesman

|Beau/Blue

Wilhelmina Josephine

|29

|Aliso Viejo, California

|Insurance claims adjuster

|Beau/Blue

|rowspan=2 style="background:#f4c7b8; text-align:center;"|Eliminated
on January 3, 2010

Hamed Hamad

|27

|{{nowrap|North Hollywood, California}}

|Journalist and fashion consultant

|Anne/Red

=Contestant progress and episodes=

  • Red: Team Anne
  • Blue: Team Beau

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rowspan=2|Rank

! rowspan=2|Contestant

colspan=8|Episode
12colspan=2| 3colspan=2|456
1

|style="background:red"|Rachel

| IN || IN || IN || IN ||style="background:limegreen;"| WIN ||style="background:pink;"| BTM ||style="background:limegreen;"| WIN ||style="background:turquoise;"| WINNER

2

|style="background:blue"|Jenny*

| IN || IN || IN/SWAP ||style="background:limegreen;"| WIN || IN ||style="background:pink;"| BTM ||style="background:limegreen;"| WIN ||style="background:lightblue;"| RUNNER-UP

3

|style="background:blue"|Jen

| IN || IN ||style="background:limegreen;"| WIN || IN ||style="background:limegreen;"| WIN ||style="background:limegreen;"| WIN ||style="background:lightgrey;"| OUT ||style="background:darkgrey;"|

4

|style="background:red"|Eddie

|style="background:pink;"| BTM ||style="background:limegreen;"| WIN || style="background:pink;"| BTM ||style="background:pink;"| BTM || IN ||style="background:limegreen;"| WIN ||style="background:lightgrey;"| OUT ||style="background:darkgrey;"|

5

|style="background:blue"|Marque

|style="background:limegreen;"| WIN ||style="background:limegreen;"| WIN ||style="background:pink;"| BTM ||style="background:pink;"| BTM || IN ||style="background:lightgrey;"| OUT ||colspan="2" style="background:darkgrey;"|

6

|style="background:red"|Rebecca

|style="background:limegreen;"| WIN ||style="background:pink;"| BTM || 2nd ||style="background:limegreen;"| WIN || IN ||style="background:lightgrey;"| OUT ||colspan="2" style="background:darkgrey;"|

7

|style="background:red"|Sophia*

| IN || IN || IN/SWAP ||style="background:lightgrey;"|OUT ||colspan="4" style="background:darkgrey;"|

8

|style="background:blue"|Susie

| IN ||style="background:pink;"| BTM || IN ||style="background:lightgrey;"| OUT ||colspan="4" style="background:darkgrey;"|

9

|style="background:red"|Kelly

| IN ||style="background:lightgrey;"| OUT ||colspan="6" style="background:darkgrey;"|

10

|style="background:blue"|David

|style="background:pink;"| BTM ||style="background:lightgrey;"| OUT ||colspan="6" style="background:darkgrey;"|

11

|style="background:blue"|Wilhelmina

|style="background:lightgrey;"| OUT ||colspan="7" style="background:darkgrey;"|

12

|style="background:red"|Hamed

|style="background:lightgrey;"| OUT ||colspan="7" style="background:darkgrey;"|

;Key

:{{Color box|turquoise|border=silver}} (WINNER) This contestant won the competition and was crowned "Best of the Worst".

:{{Color box|lightblue|border=silver}} (RUNNER-UP) The contestant was the runner-up in the finals of the competition.

:{{Color box|limegreen|border=silver}} (WIN) The contestant did the best on their team in the week's Main Dish challenge and was considered the winner.

:{{Color box|pink|border=silver}} (BTM) The contestant was selected as one of the bottom entries in the Main Dish challenge, but was not eliminated.

:{{Color box|lightgray|border=silver}} (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.

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.{{cite web|last=Scattergood|first=Amy|title=Casting Calls: Season 2 of Worst Cooks in America Wants You!|url=http://blogs.laweekly.com/squidink/food-on-television/worst-cooks-in-america-casting/|work=LA Weekly Blogs|date=March 16, 2010|access-date=August 1, 2012|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120708024841/http://blogs.laweekly.com/squidink/2010/03/worst_cooks_in_america_casting.php|archive-date=July 8, 2012|url-status=dead}} The Food Network also began accepting online video applications for season 2.{{cite web|title=Food Network is currently casting hopeless home cooks!!|url=https://worstcookscasting.wordpress.com/2010/03/08/hello-world/|work=Worst Cook Casting|date=March 8, 2010|access-date=August 1, 2012}} Food Network's website announced that Robert Irvine would replace Beau MacMillan for season 2. Season 2 debuted on January 2, 2011.{{cite web|title=Powered by Google Docs|url=https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache:5FO4LPPf4UoJ:www.multivu.com/players/English/46435-Food-Network-Worst-Cooks-in-America/links/46435-Press-Release-Worst-Cooks-in-America-Season-Two-Final.doc+The+'Worst+Cooks+in+America'+Invade+Food+Network+-+Again!+press+release&hl=en&gl=us&pid=bl&srcid=ADGEESgj1H1wPSmjI2juLEJXAeYSq29qiEeVIQvKXSrUzre9BBCKxham8iKX3ju-jse7kBKBk9kS1n8zO0mFcMC1N8ym1eMdnzGgZkTF29eyWmw6ZmK1HP_A_Ah6dVdPZW23__O7WmYh&sig=AHIEtbR1JX6q0Y-avnhHFVa7HAu5UZ-vgA|work=Google|access-date=August 1, 2012}} In this season the chefs had eight recruits each. From this season onward, the culinary experts in the finale were told beforehand that the food would be made by the home cooks.

=Recruits=

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Contestant

!Age

!Hometown

!Occupation

!Team

!Status

Joshua "Joshie" Berger

|36

|Brooklyn, New York

|Attorney

|Anne/Red

|style="background:#093; text-align:center;"|Winner
on February 20, 2011

{{nowrap|Georgann "Georg" Coleman}}

|38

|Chicago, Illinois

|Speech pathologist

|Robert/Blue

|style="background:lightblue; text-align:center;"|{{nowrap|Runner-up
on February 20, 2011}}

Carlos Manuel

|28

|Atlanta, Georgia

|Banker

|Anne/Red

|rowspan=2 style="background:#f4c7b8; text-align:center;"|Eliminated
on February 13, 2011

Kelsey Milos

|22

|Kings, Illinois

|Hair stylist

|Robert/Blue

Kat Rose

|37

|Newnan, Georgia

|Stay-at-home mother

|Anne/Red

|rowspan=2 style="background:#f4c7b8; text-align:center;"|Eliminated
on February 6, 2011

Tyrone "Ty" Miller

|33

|Trenton, New Jersey

|Property manager

|Robert/Blue

{{nowrap|Jennifer "Jen" MacLean}}

|43

|Sparta, New Jersey

|Operating room nurse

|Anne/Red

|rowspan=2 style="background:#f4c7b8; text-align:center;"|Eliminated
on January 30, 2011

Kelly Gray

|32

|New York City

|Aerobics instructor

|Robert/Blue

Erika Rumsey

|27

|Elgin, Illinois

|Account manager

|Anne/Red

|rowspan=2 style="background:#f4c7b8; text-align:center;"|Eliminated
on January 23, 2011

Anna Altomari

|44

|Aliso Viejo, California

|RN Case manager

|Robert/Blue

Priscilla Harden

|60

|Sugar Land, Texas

|Retired teacher

|Anne/Red

|rowspan=2 style="background:#f4c7b8; text-align:center;"|Eliminated
on January 16, 2011

Matt Crespi

|24

|Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

|PhD Student

|Robert/Blue

Anthony Scinto

|32

|Crestwood, Illinois

|Mechanical engineer

|Anne/Red

|rowspan=2 style="background:#f4c7b8; text-align:center;"|Eliminated
on January 9, 2011

Jeff Longcor

|25

|Somerville, Massachusetts

|Environmental contractor

|Robert/Blue

Lina Yu

|28

|Arcadia, California

|Production manager

|Anne/Red

|rowspan=2 style="background:#f4c7b8; text-align:center;"|Eliminated
on January 2, 2011

Eric Ricupero

|34

|Quincy, Massachusetts

|Bar owner

|Robert/Blue

=Contestant progress=

  • Red: Team Anne
  • Blue: Team Robert

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|

! colspan=15|Episode

Rank

! Contestant

! 1

! colspan=2| 2

! colspan=2| 3

! colspan=2| 4

! 5

! 6

! colspan=2| 7

! colspan=2| 8

1

|style="background:red"|Joshie

|IN

|IN

|IN

|style="background:limegreen;"|WIN

|style="background:limegreen;"|WIN

|style="background:#FFD3E4;"|9th

|IN

|IN

|style="background:pink;"|BTM

|IN

|style="background:limegreen;"|WIN

|style="background:turquoise;"|WINNER

2

|style="background:blue"|Georg

|IN

|style="background:limegreen;"|WIN

|IN

|IN

|IN

|style="background:limegreen;"|WIN

|IN

|style="background:limegreen;"|WIN

|style="background:pink;"|BTM

|style="background:limegreen;"|WIN

|style="background:limegreen;"|WIN

|style="background:lightblue;"|RUNNER-UP

3

|style="background:red"|Carlos

|IN

|IN

|style="background:limegreen;"|WIN

|style="background:limegreen;"|WIN

|IN

|style="background:#FFF8FF;"|6th

|style="background:limegreen;"|WIN

|style="background:limegreen;"|WIN

|style="background:limegreen;"|WIN

|style="background:limegreen;"|WIN

|style="background:lightgrey;"|OUT ||style="background:darkgrey;"|

4

|style="background:blue"|Kelsey*

|style="background:limegreen;"|WIN

|IN

|IN

|style="background:limegreen;"|WIN

|style="background:pink;"|BTM

|style="background:#69DD6D;"|2nd/Swap

|style="background:pink;"|BTM

|IN

|style="background:limegreen;"|WIN

|IN

|style="background:lightgrey;"|OUT || colspan="2" style="background:darkgrey;"|

5

|style="background:red"|Kat*

|style="background:limegreen;"|WIN

|IN

|style="background:pink;"|BTM

|IN

|IN

|style="background:pink;"|BTM/SWAP

|style="background:pink;"|BTM

|style="background:pink;"|BTM

|style="background:lightgrey;"|OUT ||colspan="3" style="background:darkgrey;"|

6

|style="background:blue"|Ty

|IN

|IN

|IN

|IN

|style="background:pink;"|BTM

|style="background:#9DEBA3;"|3rd

|IN

|style="background:pink;"|BTM

|style="background:lightgrey;"|OUT ||colspan="3" style="background:darkgrey;"|

7

|style="background:red"|Jen

|IN

|style="background:pink;"|BTM

|IN

|style="background:limegreen;"|WIN

|IN

|style="background:#FFF0FF;"|7th

|IN

|style="background:lightgrey;"|OUT ||colspan="4" style="background:darkgrey;"|

8

|style="background:blue"|Kelly

|IN

|IN

|IN

|IN

|IN

|style="background:#EBF9F0;"|5th

|style="background:limegreen;"|WIN

|style="background:lightgrey;"|OUT ||colspan="4" style="background:darkgrey;"|

9

|style="background:red"|Erika

|style="background:pink;"|BTM

|style="background:limegreen;"|WIN

|IN

|style="background:limegreen;"|WIN

|IN

|style="background:#FEE3F8;"|8th

|style="background:lightgrey;"|OUT ||colspan="5" style="background:darkgrey;"|

10

|style="background:blue"|Anna

|IN

|IN

|IN

|IN

|style="background:limegreen;"|WIN

|style="background:#C9F4D0;"|4th

|style="background:lightgrey;"|OUT ||colspan="5" style="background:darkgrey;"|

11

|style="background:red"|Priscilla

|IN

|IN

|style="background:pink;"|BTM

|style="background:limegreen;"|WIN

|style="background:lightgrey;"|OUT ||colspan="9" style="background:darkgrey;"|

12

|style="background:blue"|Matt

|style="background:pink;"|BTM

|IN

|style="background:limegreen;"|WIN

|IN

|style="background:lightgrey;"|OUT ||colspan="9" style="background:darkgrey;"|

13

|style="background:red"|Anthony

|IN

|IN

|style="background:lightgrey;"|OUT ||colspan="11" style="background:darkgrey;"|

14

|style="background:blue"|Jeff

|IN

|style="background:pink;"|BTM

|style="background:lightgrey;"|OUT ||colspan="11" style="background:darkgrey;"|

15

|style="background:red"|Lina

|style="background:lightgrey;"|OUT ||colspan="13" style="background:darkgrey;"|

16

|style="background:blue"|Eric

|style="background:lightgrey;"|OUT ||colspan="13" style="background:darkgrey;"|

;Key

:{{Color box|turquoise|border=silver}} (WINNER) This contestant won the competition and was crowned "Best of the Worst".

:{{Color box|lightblue|border=silver}} (RUNNER-UP) The contestant was the runner-up in the finals of the competition.

:{{Color box|limegreen|border=silver}} (WIN) The contestant did the best on their team in the week's Main Dish challenge and was considered the winner.

:{{Color box|pink|border=silver}} (BTM) The contestant was selected as one of the bottom entries in the Main Dish challenge, but was not eliminated.

:{{Color box|lightgray|border=silver}} (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.

Season 3: 2012

Anne Burrell hosted season 3 with Bobby Flay, who replaced Robert Irvine.{{cite web|title=Superstar Chefs Anne Burrell And Bobby Flay Transform Kitchen-Challenged Contestants in Season Three of Primetime Competition Series Worst Cooks in America|url=http://www.multivu.com/players/English/51722-food-network-worst-cooks-in-america//links/WCIA%203%20Release%20FINAL.pdf|work=MultiVu|access-date=February 14, 2013}}{{cite web|title=WORST COOKS IN AMERICA: Season Three – Contestant Overview|url=http://www.multivu.com/players/English/51722-food-network-worst-cooks-in-america//flexSwf/impAsset/document/11008d35-73b6-41c0-979f-05e0fb722bcd.pdf|work=MultiVu|access-date=February 14, 2013}}

=Recruits=

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; border-collapse:collapse;"
Contestant

!Age

!Hometown

!Occupation

!Team

!Status

Kelli Powers

|40

|Los Angeles, California

|Stay-at-home mother

|Anne/Red

|style="background:#093;"|Winner
on April 1, 2012

Vinnie Caligiuri

|47

|Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

|Mortgage broker

|Bobby/Blue

|style="background:lightblue; text-align:center;"|Runner-up
on April 1, 2012

Melissa Rhodes

|28

|Naples, Florida

|Nursing Student

|Bobby/Blue

|rowspan=2 style="background:#f4c7b8; text-align:center;"|Eliminated
on March 25, 2012

David Shelton

|26

|Longview, Texas

|Unemployed

|Anne/Red

Tiffany Michelle

|27

|Los Angeles, California

|Poker player and actress

|Bobby/Blue

|rowspan=2 style="background:#f4c7b8; text-align:center;"|Eliminated
on March 18, 2012

Dorothy Strouhal

|38

|Cove, Texas

|Make-up artist

|Anne/Red

Anthony Schiano

|33

|Massapequa, New York

|Mechanical engineer

|Anne/Red

|style="background:#f4c7b8; text-align:center;"|Eliminated
on March 11, 2012

Benjamin Dennis

|37

|Dallas, Texas

|Stay-at-home father

|Bobby/Blue

|style="background:#f4c7b8; text-align:center;"|Quit
on March 11, 2012

Sean "Bennett" Bennett

|36

|New York City

|Automotive Spokesperson

|Anne/Red

|rowspan=2 style="background:#f4c7b8; text-align:center;"|Eliminated
on March 4, 2012

Sarina Weeraprajuk

|31

|West Covina, California

|Wedding photographer

|Bobby/Blue

Erica Weidner

|53

|Long Beach, New York

|Court Reporter Student

|Bobby/Blue

|rowspan=2 style="background:#f4c7b8; text-align:center;"|Eliminated
on February 26, 2012

Robert "Bob" Tamke

|44

|{{nowrap|Massapequa Park, New York}}

|DJ

|Anne/Red

{{nowrap|Sherrill Moss-Solomon}}

|55

|New York City

|Fundraiser

|Bobby/Blue

|rowspan=2 style="background:#f4c7b8; text-align:center;"|Eliminated
on February 19, 2012

Rachel Margolin

|31

|New York City

|Night Club Promoter

|Anne/Red

Richard Chen

|55

|Queens, New York

|Attorney

|Anne/Red

|rowspan=2 style="background:#f4c7b8; text-align:center;"|Eliminated
on February 12, 2012

Libby Floyd

|46

|Eden Prairie, Minnesota

|ShopNBC host{{cite web|title=National Television Host on Shop NBC|url=http://libbyfloyd.com/|work=Libby Floyd|access-date=August 1, 2012}}

|Bobby/Blue

=Contestant progress=

  • Red: Team Anne
  • Blue: Team Bobby

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; font-size: 8.5pt; line-height:20px; width:700px;"
rowspan=2| Rank

! rowspan=2 width=10%| Contestant

colspan=14| Episode
width=5.625%| 1

! width=11.25% colspan=2| 2

! width=11.25% colspan=2| 3

! width=11.25% colspan=2| 4

! width=11.25% colspan=2| 5

! width=11.25% colspan=2| 6

! width=11.25% colspan=2| 7

! width=11.25%| 8

1

|bgcolor="red"|Kelli

|style="background:limegreen;"|WIN

|IN

|IN

|IN

|IN

|IN

|style="background:pink;"|BTM

|style="background:limegreen;"|WIN

|style="background:pink;"|BTM

|style="background:limegreen;"|WIN

|style="background:limegreen;"|WIN

|style="background:limegreen;"|WIN

|style="background:limegreen;"|WIN

|style="background:turquoise;"|WINNER

2

|bgcolor="blue"|Vinnie

|IN

|style="background:limegreen;"|WIN

|style="background:limegreen;"|WIN

|IN

|IN

|IN

|style="background:limegreen;"|WIN

|IN

|style="background:pink;"|BTM

|IN

|style="background:limegreen;"|WIN

|style="background:limegreen;"|WIN

|style="background:limegreen;"|WIN

|style="background:lightblue;"|RUNNER-UP

3

|bgcolor="blue"|Melissa{{ref|contestant|1}}

|IN

|IN

|IN

|IN/SWAP

|IN

|IN

|IN

|style="background:limegreen;"|WIN

|style="background:limegreen;"|WIN

|IN

|style="background:pink;"|BTM

|IN

|style="background:lightgray;"|OUT ||style="background:darkgrey;"|

4

|bgcolor="red"|David{{ref|contestant|1}}

|IN

|IN

|IN

|style="background:pink;"|BTM/SWAP

|IN

|IN

|style="background:limegreen;"|WIN

|style="background:limegreen;"|WIN

|IN

|style="background:limegreen;"|WIN

|style="background:pink;"|BTM

|IN

|style="background:lightgray;"|OUT ||style="background:darkgrey;"|

5

|bgcolor="blue"|Tiffany

|style="background:limegreen;"|WIN

|IN

|IN

|style="background:limegreen;"|WIN

|IN

|style="background:pink;"|BTM

|style="background:pink;"|BTM

|IN

|style="background:pink;"|BTM

|IN

|style="background:lightgray;"|OUT ||colspan="3" style="background:darkgrey;"|

6

|bgcolor="red"|Dorothy

|IN

|IN

|style="background:limegreen;"|WIN

|IN

|style="background:pink;"|BTM

|style="background:limegreen;"|WIN

|IN

|style="background:limegreen;"|WIN

|style="background:limegreen;"|WIN

|style="background:limegreen;"|WIN

|style="background:lightgray;"|OUT ||colspan="3" style="background:darkgrey;"|

7

|bgcolor="red"|Anthony

|IN

|IN

|IN

|IN

|IN

|IN

|IN

|style="background:limegreen;"|WIN

|style="background:lightgray;"|OUT ||colspan="5" style="background:darkgrey;"|

8

|bgcolor="blue"|Benjamin

|IN

|IN

|IN

|IN

|style="background:limegreen;"|WIN

|style="background:limegreen;"|WIN

|IN

|IN

|bgcolor="crimson"|QUIT || colspan="5" style="background:darkgrey;"|

9

|bgcolor="red"|Bennett

|IN

|IN

|style="background:pink;"|BTM

|style="background:pink;"|BTM

|style="background:limegreen;"|WIN

|style="background:pink;"|BTM

|style="background:lightgray;"|OUT ||colspan="7" style="background:darkgrey;"|

10

|bgcolor="blue"|Sarina

|style="background:pink;"|BTM

|IN

|IN

|IN

|style="background:pink;"|BTM

|IN

|style="background:lightgray;"|OUT ||colspan="7" style="background:darkgrey;"|

11

|bgcolor="blue"|Erica

|IN

|IN

|style="background:pink;"|BTM

|IN

|style="background:lightgray;"|OUT ||colspan="9" style="background:darkgrey;"|

12

|bgcolor="red"|Bob

|IN

|style="background:limegreen;"|WIN

|IN

|IN

|style="background:lightgray;"|OUT ||colspan="9" style="background:darkgrey;"|

13

|bgcolor="blue"|Sherrill

|IN

|style="background:pink;"|BTM

|style="background:lightgray;"|OUT ||colspan="11" style="background:darkgrey;"|

14

|bgcolor="red"|Rachel

|style="background:pink;"|BTM

|style="background:pink;"|BTM

|style="background:lightgray;"|OUT ||colspan="11" style="background:darkgrey;"|

15

|bgcolor="red"|Richard

|style="background:lightgray;"|OUT ||colspan="13" style="background:darkgrey;"|

16

|bgcolor="blue"|Libby

|style="background:lightgray;"|OUT ||colspan="13" style="background:darkgrey;"|

{{note|contestant|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

:{{Color box|turquoise|border=silver}} (WINNER) This contestant won the competition and was crowned "Best of the Worst".

:{{Color box|lightblue|border=silver}} (RUNNER-UP) The contestant was the runner-up in the finals of the competition.

:{{Color box|limegreen|border=silver}} (WIN) The contestant did the best on their team in the week's Main Dish challenge and was considered the winner.

:{{Color box|pink|border=silver}} (BTM) The contestant was selected as one of the bottom entries in the Main Dish challenge, but was not eliminated.

:{{Color box|lightgray|border=silver}} (OUT) The contestant lost that week's Main Dish challenge and was out of the competition

:{{Color box|crimson|border=silver}} (QUIT) The contestant volunteered to quit

Season 4: 2013

=Recruits=

class="wikitable" style="border-collapse:collapse;"
Contestant

!Age

!Hometown

!Occupation

!Team

!Status

Alina Bolshakova

|28

|Riga, Latvia

|Caretaker/Actress

|Bobby/Blue

|style="background:#093; text-align:center;"|Winner March 31

Rasheeda Brown

|30

|{{nowrap|Germantown, Maryland}}

|{{nowrap|Correctional Officer}}

|Anne/Red

|style="background:#f4c7b8; text-align:center;"|Runner-up March 31

Chet Pourciau †

|40

|New Orleans, Louisiana

|Interior designer

|Bobby/Blue

|rowspan=2 style="background:#f4c7b8; text-align:center;"|Eliminated March 24

{{nowrap|Suzanne "Sue" Mangogna}}

|42

|Northport, New York

|Salon manager

|Anne/Red

Carla Johnson

|47

|Long Beach, California

|Alcohol & Drug Counselor

|Bobby/Blue

|rowspan=2 style="background:#f4c7b8; text-align:center;"|Eliminated March 17

Michael Haydin

|25

|Rye Brook, New York

|Accountant

|Anne/Red

Carrie Lee Riggins

|32

|Carmel, New York

|Ballerina/Actress

|Bobby/Blue

|rowspan=2 style="background:#f4c7b8; text-align:center;"|Eliminated March 10

Crystal Lonneberg

|30

|Weehawken, New Jersey

|Actress/Artist

|Anne/Red

Aadip Desai

|36

|Sacramento, California

|Writer/Musician

|Anne/Red

|rowspan=2 style="background:#f4c7b8; text-align:center;"|Eliminated March 3

Alex Stein

|26

|Dallas, Texas

|Bail Bondsman

|Bobby/Blue

{{nowrap|Michael "Big Mike" Paul}}

|24

|Thomson, Georgia

|Woodworker

|Bobby/Blue

|rowspan=2 style="background:#f4c7b8; text-align:center;"|Eliminated February 24

{{nowrap|Robert "Dr. Bob" Schaefer}}

|58

|Pleasant Hill, California

|Chiropractor

|Anne/Red

Tim Burger

|42

|Novi, Michigan

|Former Marine

|Bobby/Blue

|rowspan=2 style="background:#f4c7b8; text-align:center;"|Eliminated February 17

Diana De Rosa

|62

|Huntington, New York

|Photographer

|Anne/Red

=Contestant progress=

  • Red: Team Anne
  • Blue: Team Bobby

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; font-size: 8.5pt; line-height:20px;"
rowspan=2| Rank

! rowspan=2|Contestant

colspan=12|Episode
1colspan=2|2colspan=2|3colspan=2|4colspan=2|5colspan=2|67
1

|bgcolor="blue"|Alina

|style="background:pink;"|BTM

|style="background:limegreen;"|WIN

|style="background:limegreen;"|WIN

|IN

|IN

|IN

|style="background:limegreen;"|WIN

|style="background:limegreen;"|WIN

|style="background:limegreen;"|WIN

|IN

|style="background:limegreen;"|WIN

|style="background:turquoise;"|WINNER

2

|bgcolor="red"|Rasheeda

|IN

|IN

|style="background:pink;"|BTM

|IN

|IN

|style="background:limegreen;"|WIN

|style="background:limegreen;"|WIN

|style="background:limegreen;"|WIN

|style="background:pink;"|BTM

|style="background:limegreen;"|WIN

|style="background:limegreen;"|WIN

|style="background:lightblue;"|RUNNER-UP

3

|bgcolor="blue"|Chet †

|style="background:limegreen;"|WIN

|IN

|IN

|IN

|style="background:limegreen;"|WIN

|style="background:limegreen;"|WIN

|IN

|style="background:limegreen;"|WIN

|style="background:pink;"|BTM

|IN

|style="background:lightgray;"|OUT ||colspan="1" style="background:darkgrey;"|

4

|bgcolor="red"|Sue

|IN

|IN

|style="background:limegreen;"|WIN

|style="background:pink;"|BTM

|style="background:pink;"|BTM

|IN

|style="background:pink;"|BTM

|IN

|style="background:limegreen;"|WIN

|style="background:limegreen;"|WIN

|style="background:lightgray;"|OUT ||colspan="1" style="background:darkgrey;"|

5

|bgcolor="blue"|Carla

|style="background:white;"|IN

|style="background:white;"|IN

|style="background:pink;"|BTM

|style="background:limegreen;"|WIN

|style="background:white;"|IN

|style="background:pink;"|BTM

|style="background:pink;"|BTM

|style="background:limegreen;"|WIN

|style="background:lightgray;"|OUT ||colspan="3" style="background:darkgrey;"|

6

|bgcolor="red"|Michael

|style="background:limegreen;"|WIN

|IN

|IN

|style="background:pink;"|BTM

|style="background:limegreen;"|WIN

|IN

|style="background:pink;"|BTM

|IN

|style="background:lightgray;"|OUT ||colspan="3" style="background:darkgrey;"|

7

|bgcolor="blue"|Carrie Lee

|IN

|IN

|IN

|IN

|style="background:pink;"|BTM

|IN

|style="background:lightgray;"|OUT ||colspan="5" style="background:darkgrey;"|

8

|bgcolor="red"|Crystal

|IN

|style="background:limegreen;"|WIN

|IN

|IN

|IN

|style="background:pink;"|BTM

|style="background:lightgray;"|OUT ||colspan="5" style="background:darkgrey;"|

9

|bgcolor="red"|Aadip

|IN

|IN

|IN

|IN

|style="background:lightgray;"|OUT ||colspan="7" style="background:darkgrey;"|

10

|bgcolor="blue"|Alex

|IN

|IN

|IN

|IN

|style="background:lightgray;"|OUT ||colspan="7" style="background:darkgrey;"|

11

|bgcolor="blue"|Mike

|IN

|style="background:pink;"|BTM

|style="background:lightgray;"|OUT ||colspan="9" style="background:darkgrey;"|

12

|bgcolor="red"|Bob

|style="background:pink;"|BTM

|style="background:pink;"|BTM

|style="background:lightgray;"|OUT ||colspan="9" style="background:darkgrey;"|

13

|bgcolor="blue"|Tim

|style="background:lightgray;"|OUT ||colspan="11" style="background:darkgrey;"|

14

|bgcolor="red"|Diana

|style="background:lightgray;"|OUT ||colspan="11" style="background:darkgrey;"|

;Key

:{{Color box|turquoise|border=silver}} (WINNER) This contestant won the competition and was crowned "Best of the Worst".

:{{Color box|lightblue|border=silver}} (RUNNER-UP) The contestant was the runner-up in the finals of the competition.

:{{Color box|limegreen|border=silver}} (WIN) The contestant did the best on their team in the week's Main Dish challenge and was considered the winner.

:{{Color box|pink|border=silver}} (BTM) The contestant was selected as one of the bottom entries in the Main Dish challenge, but was not eliminated.

:{{Color box|lightgray|border=silver}} (OUT) The contestant lost that week's Main Dish challenge and was out of the competition.

†: Contestant died after filming.

Season 5: 2014

=Recruits=

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; border-collapse:collapse;"
Contestant

!Age

!Hometown

!Occupation

!Team

!Status

Amber Brauner

|37

|Redlands, California

|Tattoo Artist

|Bobby/Blue

|style="background:#093;"|Winner March 31

Jamie Thomas

|41

|New York City

|Flight Attendant

|Anne/Red

|style="background:#f4c7b8; text-align:center;"|Runner-up March 31

Daniel "Danny" Beyda

|43

|Long Island, New York

|Radiologist

|Bobby/Blue

|rowspan=2 style="background:#f4c7b8; text-align:center;"|Eliminated March 24

Mike Glazer

|30

|Chicago, Illinois

|Writer

|Anne/Red

Carie Pullano-Keller

|34

|Chester, Virginia

|Promotional Model

|Anne/Red

|rowspan=2 style="background:#f4c7b8; text-align:center;"|Eliminated March 17

Stephanie St. Aubin

|26

|Washington, DC

|Secretary

|Bobby/Blue

Danielle Ruiz-Wiley

|25

|Staten Island, New York

|Stay at Home Mom

|Bobby/Blue

|rowspan=2 style="background:#f4c7b8; text-align:center;"|Eliminated March 10

Carol Holder

|64

|New York City

|Real Estate Broker

|Anne/Red

Ken Hsu

|29

|Seattle, Washington

|Personal Trainer

|Anne/Red

|rowspan=2 style="background:#f4c7b8; text-align:center;"|Eliminated March 3

Joe Slaughter

|28

|Los Angeles, California

|Actor/Dancer

|Bobby/Blue

Lance Green

|31

|New York City

|Music Producer

|Bobby/Blue

|rowspan=2 style="background:#f4c7b8; text-align:center;"|Eliminated February 24

Benjamin "Benji" Hunter Brown III

|29

|Nashville, Tennessee

|Live Music Booking Agent

|Anne/Red

Casey Pentony

|26

|Hollywood, California

|Nurse

|Anne/Red

|rowspan=2 style="background:#f4c7b8; text-align:center;"|Eliminated February 17

Muneerah Warner

|33

|Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

|Abstinence Advisor

|Bobby/Blue

=Contestant progress=

  • Red: Team Anne
  • Blue: Team Bobby

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; font-size: 8.5pt; line-height:20px;"
rowspan=2|Rank

! rowspan=2|Contestant

colspan="13"| Episode
1colspan=2|2colspan=2|3colspan=2|4

! colspan="3"| 5

colspan=2|67
1

|bgcolor="blue"|Amber

|style="background:limegreen;"|WIN

|IN

|IN

|IN

|style="background:limegreen;"|WIN

|style="background:limegreen;"|WIN

|style="background:pink;"|BTM

|IN

|colspan=2 style="background:limegreen;"|WIN

|IN

|style="background:limegreen;"|WIN

|style="background:turquoise;"|WINNER

2

|bgcolor="red"|Jamie

|style="background:limegreen;"|WIN

|IN

|style="background:limegreen;"|WIN

|style="background:pink;"|BTM

|IN

|IN

|style="background:limegreen;"|WIN

|style="background:limegreen;"|WIN

|colspan=2 style="background:limegreen;"|WIN

|style="background:limegreen;"|WIN

|style="background:limegreen;"|WIN

|style="background:lightblue;"|RUNNER-UP

3

|bgcolor="blue"|Danny

|IN

|IN

|style="background:pink;"|BTM

|IN

|IN

|style="background:limegreen;"|WIN

|style="background:limegreen;"|WIN

|style="background:limegreen;"|WIN

|colspan=2 style="background:pink;"|BTM

|IN

|style="background:lightgray;"|OUT ||colspan="5" style="background:darkgrey;"|

4

|bgcolor="red"|Mike

|IN

|IN

|IN

|style="background:limegreen;"|WIN

|style="background:limegreen;"|WIN

|IN

|IN

|IN

|colspan=2 style="background:pink;"|BTM

|style="background:limegreen;"|WIN

|style="background:lightgray;"|OUT ||colspan="5" style="background:darkgrey;"|

5

|bgcolor="red"|Carie{{ref|contestant|1}}

|IN

|IN

|IN

|IN/SWAP

|IN

|IN

|style="background:pink;"|BTM

|IN

|style="background:lightgray;"|OUT ||colspan="5" style="background:darkgrey;"|

6

|bgcolor="blue"|Stephanie{{ref|contestant|1}}

|IN

|IN

|style="background:pink;"|BTM

|IN/SWAP

|IN

|style="background:limegreen;"|WIN

|IN

|IN

|style="background:lightgray;"|OUT ||colspan="5" style="background:darkgrey;"|

7

|bgcolor="blue"|Danielle

|IN

|style="background:limegreen;"|WIN

|IN

|IN

|style="background:pink;"|BTM

|style="background:limegreen;"|WIN

|style="background:lightgray;"|OUT ||colspan="6" style="background:darkgrey;"|

8

|bgcolor="red"|Carol

|IN

|style="background:limegreen;"|WIN

|IN

|style="background:pink;"|BTM

|style="background:pink;"|BTM

|IN

|style="background:lightgray;"|OUT ||colspan="6" style="background:darkgrey;"|

9

|bgcolor="red"|Ken

|IN

|IN

|IN

|IN

|style="background:lightgray;"|OUT ||colspan="8" style="background:darkgrey;"|

10

|bgcolor="blue"|Joe

|IN

|IN

|style="background:limegreen;"|WIN

|IN

|style="background:lightgray;"|OUT ||colspan="8" style="background:darkgrey;"|

11

|bgcolor="blue"|Lance

|style="background:pink;"|BTM

|IN

|style="background:lightgray;"|OUT ||colspan="10" style="background:darkgrey;"|

12

|bgcolor="red"|Benji

|style="background:pink;"|BTM

|IN

|style="background:lightgray;"|OUT ||colspan="10" style="background:darkgrey;"|

13

|bgcolor="red"|Casey

|style="background:lightgray;"|OUT ||colspan="12" style="background:darkgrey;"|

14

|bgcolor="blue"|Muneerah

|style="background:lightgray;"|OUT ||colspan="12" style="background:darkgrey;"|

{{note|contestant|Note 1}}: In Episode 3, Team Anne (red team) won the first challenge. She was allowed to steal one person from Team Bobby (blue team) and send one person from her own team as a replacement. She decided to steal Carie, and sent Stephanie to Team Bobby.

;Key

:{{Color box|turquoise|border=silver}} (WINNER) This contestant won the competition and was crowned "Best of the Worst".

:{{Color box|lightyellow|border=silver}} (RUNNER-UP) The contestant was the runner-up in the finals of the competition.

:{{Color box|limegreen|border=silver}} (WIN) The contestant did the best on their team in the week's Main Dish challenge and was considered the winner.

:{{Color box|pink|border=silver}} (BTM) The contestant was selected as one of the bottom entries in the Main Dish challenge but was not eliminated.

:{{Color box|lightgray|border=silver}} (OUT) The contestant lost that week's Main Dish challenge and was out of the competition.

:{{Color box|wheat|border=silver}} (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.{{cite web|url=http://www.showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-top-25-sunday-cable-originals-1-4-2015.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150109105511/http://www.showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-top-25-sunday-cable-originals-1-4-2015.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 9, 2015|title=SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 25 Sunday Cable Originals (& Network Update): 1.4.2015|website=Showbuzzdaily.com |access-date=January 30, 2015}} The second episode was lower at 1,456,000 viewers,{{cite web|url=http://www.showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-top-25-sunday-cable-originals-1-11-2015.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150114082011/http://www.showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-top-25-sunday-cable-originals-1-11-2015.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 14, 2015|title=SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 25 Sunday Cable Originals (& Network Update): 1.11.2015|website=Showbuzzdaily.com |access-date=January 30, 2015}} with the third episode rising to 1,732,000 viewers{{cite web|url=http://www.showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-top-25-sunday-cable-originals-1-18-2015.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150122014029/http://www.showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-top-25-sunday-cable-originals-1-18-2015.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 22, 2015|title=SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 25 Sunday Cable Originals (& Network Update): 1.18.2015|website=Showbuzzdaily.com |access-date=January 30, 2015}} and the fourth episode reached 1,689,000 viewers.{{cite web|url=http://www.showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-top-25-sunday-cable-originals-1-25-2015.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150128194608/http://www.showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-top-25-sunday-cable-originals-1-25-2015.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 28, 2015|title=SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 25 Sunday Cable Originals (& Network Update): 1.25.2015|website=Showbuzzdaily.com |access-date=January 30, 2015}} the 5th episode reached 1,634,000 viewers. The sixth episode received 1.55 million viewers.{{cite web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2015/02/10/sunday-cable-ratings-the-walking-dead-tops-night-better-call-saul-talking-dead-the-real-housewives-of-atlanta-more/361257/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150210190749/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2015/02/10/sunday-cable-ratings-the-walking-dead-tops-night-better-call-saul-talking-dead-the-real-housewives-of-atlanta-more/361257/|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 10, 2015|title=Sunday Cable Ratings: 'The Walking Dead' Tops Night + 'Better Call Saul', 'Talking Dead', 'The Real Housewives of Atlanta' & More|work=TV by the Numbers|first=Amanda|last=Kondolojy|date=February 10, 2015|access-date=February 10, 2015}}

=Recruits=

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; border-collapse:collapse;"
Contestant

!Age

!Hometown

!Occupation

!Team

!Status

Kristen Redmond

| 25

|Austin, Texas

| Singer/Songwriter

|Anne/Red

|style="background:#093;"|Winner February 15

Genique Freeman

| 33

|Fayetteville, North Carolina

| Esthetician

|Tyler/Blue

|style="background:#f4c7b8; text-align:center;"|Runner-up February 15

Sarah Bettendorf

| 33

|Los Angeles, California

| Art Teacher

|Tyler/Blue

|rowspan=2 style="background:#f4c7b8; text-align:center;"|Eliminated February 8

Leopold "Leo" Nunan

| 36

|Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

| Performance Artist

|Anne/Red

Norman Wilson

| 46

|Detroit, Michigan

|Executive Protection

|Anne/Red

|rowspan=2 style="background:#f4c7b8; text-align:center;"|Eliminated February 1

Sharif Dean

| 27

|Los Angeles, California

| Personal Trainer

|Tyler/Blue

David Eric Rosenberg

| 51

|Las Vegas, Nevada

| Theatre Usher

|Anne/Red

|rowspan=2 style="background:#f4c7b8; text-align:center;"|Eliminated January 25

Kortni Montgomery

| 25

|New Orleans, Louisiana

| Customer Service Rep

|Tyler/Blue

Michael "Six" Muldoon

| 25

|Queens, New York

| Magician

|Anne/Red

|rowspan=2 style="background:#f4c7b8; text-align:center;"|Eliminated January 18

Mike Kennedy

|45

|Scottsdale, Arizona

|Private Investigator

|Tyler/Blue

Susie Babin

| 61

|Bush, Louisiana

| Retired

|Anne/Red

|style="background:#f4c7b8; text-align:center;"|Eliminated January 11

Stephanie Streisand*

| 25

|Los Angeles, California

| Writer

|Tyler/Blue

|style="background:#f4c7b8; text-align:center;"|Withdrew January 11

Jason Dixon

| 30

|Chicago, Illinois

| Artist

|Tyler/Blue

|rowspan=2 style="background:#f4c7b8; text-align:center;"|Eliminated January 4

Christina Oster

| 38

|Zion, Illinois

| Single Mom

|Anne/Red

  • Contestant Stephanie Streisand was deemed too ill to continue on January 11

=Contestant progress=

  • Red: Team Anne
  • Blue: Team Tyler

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colspan=12|Episode
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1

|style="background:red"|Kristen

|IN

|style="background:limegreen;"|WIN

|style="background:limegreen;"|WIN

|IN

|IN

|style="background:limegreen;"|WIN

|style="background:pink;"|BTM

|IN

|style="background:limegreen;"|WIN

|style="background:limegreen;"|WIN

|style="background:limegreen;"|WIN

|style="background:turquoise;"|WINNER

2

|style="background:blue"|Genique

|IN

|IN

|style="background:limegreen;"|WIN

|IN

|IN

|style="background:limegreen;"|WIN

|IN

|IN

|style="background:limegreen;"|WIN

|style="background:limegreen;"|WIN

|style="background:limegreen;"|WIN

|style="background:lightblue;"|RUNNER-UP

3

|style="background:blue"|Sarah

|style="background:limegreen;"|WIN

|IN

|IN

|style="background:pink;"|BTM

|style="background:pink;"|BTM

|IN

|style="background:limegreen;"|WIN

|style="background:limegreen;"|WIN

|style="background:pink;"|BTM

|style="background:limegreen;"|WIN

|style="background:lightgray;"|OUT ||colspan="4" style="background:darkgrey;"|

4

|style="background:red"|Leo

|IN

|IN

|IN

|IN

|IN

|IN

|style="background:limegreen;"|WIN

|IN

|style="background:pink;"|BTM

|style="background:limegreen;"|WIN

|style="background:lightgray;"|OUT ||colspan="4" style="background:darkgrey;"|

5

|style="background:red"|Norman

|style="background:limegreen;"|WIN

|IN

|IN

|IN

|style="background:pink;"|BTM

|IN

|IN

|style="background:limegreen;"|WIN

|style="background:lightgray;"|OUT ||colspan="5" style="background:darkgrey;"|

6

|style="background:blue"|Sharif

|IN

|style="background:limegreen;"|WIN

|style="background:pink;"|BTM

|style="background:limegreen;"|WIN

|IN

|IN

|style="background:pink;"|BTM

|IN

|style="background:lightgray;"|OUT ||colspan="5" style="background:darkgrey;"|

7

|style="background:red"|David

|style="background:pink;"|BTM

|IN

|style="background:pink;"|BTM

|IN

|style="background:limegreen;"|WIN

|style="background:pink;"|BTM

|style="background:lightgray;"|OUT ||colspan="7" style="background:darkgrey;"|

8

|style="background:blue"|Kortni

|style="background:pink;"|BTM

|IN

|style="background:pink;"|BTM

|style="background:pink;"|BTM

|style="background:limegreen;"|WIN

|style="background:pink;"|BTM

|style="background:lightgray;"|OUT ||colspan="7" style="background:darkgrey;"|

9

|style="background:red"|Six

|IN

|IN

|IN

|IN

|style="background:lightgray;"|OUT ||colspan="8" style="background:darkgrey;"|

10

|style="background:blue"|Mike

|IN

|style="background:pink;"|BTM

|IN

|IN

|style="background:lightgray;"|OUT ||colspan="8" style="background:darkgrey;"|

11

|style="background:red"|Susie

|IN

|style="background:pink;"|BTM

|style="background:lightgray;"|OUT ||colspan="9" style="background:darkgrey;"|

12

|style="background:blue"|Stephanie

|IN

|IN

|style="background:tan;"|WDR ||colspan="9" style="background:darkgrey;"|

13

|style="background:blue"|Jason

|style="background:lightgray;"|OUT ||colspan="11" style="background:darkgrey;"|

14

|style="background:red"|Christina

|style="background:lightgray;"|OUT ||colspan="11" style="background:darkgrey;"|

;Key

:{{Color box|turquoise|border=silver}} (WINNER) This contestant won the competition and was crowned "Best of the Worst".

:{{Color box|lightblue|border=silver}} (RUNNER-UP) The contestant was the runner-up in the finals of the competition.

:{{Color box|limegreen|border=silver}} (WIN) The contestant did the best on their team in the week's Main Dish challenge or Skill Drill and was considered the winner.

:{{Color box|pink|||border=silver}} (BTM) The contestant was selected as one of the bottom entries in the Main Dish challenge, but was not eliminated.

:{{Color box|lightgray|border=silver}} (OUT) The contestant lost that week's Main Dish challenge and was out of the competition.

:{{Color box|tan|border=silver}} (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=

class="wikitable" style="border-collapse:collapse;"
Contestant

!Age

!Occupation

!Team

!Status

Jenni "JWoww" Farley

| 29

| Reality Television Star

|Anne/Red

|style="background:#093; text-align:center;"|Winner October 28

Kendra Wilkinson

| 30

| Former Playboy Model & Television Personality

|Rachel/Blue

|style="background:#f4c7b8; text-align:center;"|{{nowrap|Runner-up October 28}}

Ellen Cleghorne

| 49

|Saturday Night Live Actress

|Rachel/Blue

|rowspan=1 style="background:#f4c7b8; text-align:center;"|Eliminated October 21

Barry Williams

| 60

|The Brady Bunch Actor

|Anne/Red

|rowspan=1 style="background:#f4c7b8; text-align:center;"|Eliminated October 14

Chris Soules

| 33

| The Bachelor Star

|Anne/Red

|rowspan=1 style="background:#f4c7b8; text-align:center;"|Eliminated October 7

Jaleel White

| 38

| Actor, Television Host

|Rachel/Blue

|rowspan=1 style="background:#f4c7b8; text-align:center;"|Eliminated September 30

Dean Cain

| 48

| Television Actor

|Eliminated/White

|rowspan=1 style="background:#f4c7b8; text-align:center;"|Eliminated September 23

=Contestant progress=

  • Red: Team Anne
  • Blue: Team Rachael

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rowspan=2|Rank

! rowspan=2 width=20%|Contestant

colspan=6|Episode
width=11.43%| 1

! width=11.43%| 2

! width=11.43%| 3

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1

|style="background:red"|Jenni

| IN ||style="background:limegreen;"| WIN || IN ||style="background:limegreen;"| WIN ||style="background:limegreen;"|WIN ||style="background:turquoise;"| WINNER

2

|style="background:blue"|Kendra

| IN ||style="background:limegreen;"| WIN ||style="background:pink;"| BTM ||style="background:limegreen;"| WIN ||style="background:pink;"| BTM ||style="background:lightblue;"| RUNNER-UP

3

|style="background:blue"|Ellen

| IN || IN ||style="background:limegreen;"| WIN ||style="background:pink;"| BTM ||style="background:lightgray;"| OUT ||colspan="8" style="background:darkgrey;"|

4

|style="background:red"|Barry

|style="background:pink;"| BTM ||style="background:pink;"| BTM ||style="background:limegreen;"| WIN ||style="background:lightgray;"| OUT ||colspan="8" style="background:darkgrey;"|

5

|style="background:red"|Chris

| IN || IN ||style="background:lightgray;"| OUT ||colspan="10" style="background:darkgrey;"|

6

|style="background:blue"|Jaleel

| IN ||style="background:lightgray;"| OUT ||colspan="10" style="background:darkgrey;"|

7

|style="background:white"|Dean

|style="background:lightgray;"| OUT ||colspan="10" style="background:darkgrey;"|

;Key

:{{Color box|turquoise|border=silver}} (WINNER) This contestant won the competition and was crowned "Best of the Worst".

:{{Color box|lightblue|border=silver}} (RUNNER-UP) The contestant was the runner-up in the finals of the competition.

:{{Color box|limegreen|border=silver}} (WIN) The contestant did the best on their team in the week's Main Dish challenge or Skill Drill and was considered the winner.

:{{Color box|pink|border=silver}} (BTM) The contestant was selected as one of the bottom entries in the Main Dish challenge, but was not eliminated.

:{{Color box|lightgray|border=silver}} (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=

class="wikitable" style="border-collapse:collapse;"
Contestant

!Age

!Hometown

!Occupation

!Team

!Status

Nick Slater

| 24

|Rancho Cucamonga, California

| Construction Worker

|Anne/Red

|style="background:#093; text-align:center;"|Winner February 14

Lawrence Crawford

| 26

|Deptford Township, New Jersey

| Army Combat Medic

|Tyler/Blue

|style="background:#f4c7b8; text-align:center;"| {{nowrap|Runner-up February 14}}

Ginny Meerman

| 50

|Millersville, Maryland

| Project Supervisor

|Tyler/Blue

|rowspan=2 style="background:#f4c7b8; text-align:center;"| Eliminated February 7

Taylor Hooper

| 24

|Boston, Massachusetts

| Marine Veteran

|Anne/Red

Holgie Forrester

|66

|Twentynine Palms, California

| Retired/Actress

|Tyler/Blue

|rowspan=2 style="background:#f4c7b8; text-align:center;"| Eliminated January 31

Chanda Havard

| 36

|Chicago, Illinois

| Real Estate Agent

|Anne/Red

Rachel Thomas

| 27

|Tampa, Florida

| Stay-at-Home Wife

|Tyler/Blue

|rowspan=2 style="background:#f4c7b8; text-align:center;"| Eliminated January 24

Donna Koen

| 60

|Newburyport, Massachusetts

| Lunch Lady & Hairdresser

|Anne/Red

Ernie Adkins

| 44

|Mardela Springs, Maryland

|Truck driver

|Tyler/Blue

|rowspan=2 style="background:#f4c7b8; text-align:center;"| Eliminated January 17

Glenda Galeano

| 40

|Miami, Florida

| Event Coordinator/Actress

|Anne/Red

Cindy Nguyen

| 28

|Las Vegas, Nevada

| Bartender

|Tyler/Blue

|rowspan=2 style="background:#f4c7b8; text-align:center;"| Eliminated January 10

Ty Snow

| 39

|Pasadena, California

| Special Education Teacher

|Anne/Red

David Fouts

| 42

|Wales, Wisconsin

| Senior Project Manager

|Anne/Red

|rowspan=2 style="background:#f4c7b8; text-align:center;"| Eliminated January 3

Jeni Erdman

| 51

|Dousman, Wisconsin

| Group Tour Coordinator

|Tyler/Blue

=Contestant progress=

  • Red: Team Anne
  • Blue: Team Tyler

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rowspan=2|Rank

! rowspan=2|Contestant

colspan=12|Episode
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1

|style="background:red"|Nick

|style="background:limegreen;"| WIN ||style="background:limegreen;"| WIN || IN || IN || IN || IN || IN || IN ||style="background:tan;"| TIE ||style="background:limegreen;"| WIN ||style="background:turquoise;"| WINNER

2

|style="background:blue"|Lawrence

| IN || IN || IN || IN || IN || IN ||style="background:limegreen;"| WIN || IN ||style="background:pink;"| BTM ||style="background:limegreen;"| WIN ||style="background:lightblue;"| RUNNER-UP

3

|style="background:blue"|Ginny

|style="background:limegreen;"| WIN ||style="background:pink;"| BTM ||style="background:limegreen;"| WIN || IN ||style="background:pink;"| BTM ||style="background:tan;"| TIE || IN ||style="background:limegreen;"| WIN ||style="background:limegreen;"| WIN ||style="background:lightgray;"| OUT ||colspan="4" style="background:darkgrey;"|

4

|style="background:red"|Taylor

| IN || IN || IN || IN ||style="background:pink;"| BTM || IN ||style="background:limegreen;"| WIN ||style="background:limegreen;"|WIN ||style="background:tan;"| TIE ||style="background:lightgray;"| OUT ||colspan="4" style="background:darkgrey;"|

5

|style="background:blue"|Holgie

| IN ||style="background:limegreen;"| WIN || IN || IN || IN ||style="background:tan;"| TIE ||style="background:pink;"| BTM || IN ||style="background:lightgray;"| OUT ||colspan="4" style="background:darkgrey;"|

6

|style="background:red"|Chanda

|style="background:pink;"| BTM || IN || IN ||style="background:pink;"| BTM ||style="background:limegreen;"| WIN ||style="background:limegreen;"| WIN ||style="background:pink;"| BTM || IN ||style="background:lightgray;"| OUT ||colspan="4" style="background:darkgrey;"|

7

|style="background:blue"|Rachel

|style="background:pink;"| BTM || IN ||style="background:pink;"| BTM ||style="background:limegreen;"| WIN ||style="background:limegreen;"| WIN ||style="background:pink;"| BTM ||style="background:lightgray;"| OUT ||colspan="5" style="background:darkgrey;"|

8

|style="background:red"|Donna

| IN ||style="background:pink;"| BTM ||style="background:limegreen;"| WIN || IN || IN ||style="background:pink;"| BTM ||style="background:lightgray;"| OUT ||colspan="5" style="background:darkgrey;"|

9

|style="background:blue"|Ernie

| IN ||style="background:pink;"| BTM || IN || IN ||style="background:lightgray;"| OUT ||colspan="6" style="background:darkgrey;"|

10

|style="background:red"|Glenda

| IN ||style="background:pink;"| BTM ||style="background:pink;"| BTM ||style="background:pink;"| BTM ||style="background:lightgray;"| OUT ||colspan="6" style="background:darkgrey;"|

11

|style="background:blue"|Cindy

| IN || IN ||style="background:lightgray;"| OUT ||colspan="8" style="background:darkgrey;"|

12

|style="background:red"|Ty

| IN || IN ||style="background:lightgray;"| OUT ||colspan="8" style="background:darkgrey;"|

13

|style="background:red"|David

|style="background:lightgray;"| OUT ||colspan="10" style="background:darkgrey;"|

14

|style="background:blue"|Jeni

|style="background:lightgray;"| OUT ||colspan="10" style="background:darkgrey;"|

;Key

:{{Color box|turquoise|border=silver}} (WINNER) This contestant won the competition and was crowned "Best of the Worst".

:{{Color box|lightblue|border=silver}} (RUNNER-UP) The contestant was the runner-up in the finals of the competition.

:{{Color box|limegreen|border=silver}} (WIN) The contestant did the best on their team in the week's Main Dish challenge or Skill Drill and was considered the winner.

:{{Color box|tan|border=silver}} (TIE) The contestant tied with another contestant as the best on their team in the week's Main Dish challenge or Skill Drill.

:{{Color box|pink|border=silver}} (BTM) The contestant was selected as one of the bottom entries in the Main Dish challenge, but was not eliminated.

:{{Color box|lightgray|border=silver}} (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.{{cite web|url=http://www.showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-top-150-wednesday-cable-originals-network-finals-9-14-2016.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160917212050/http://www.showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-top-150-wednesday-cable-originals-network-finals-9-14-2016.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 17, 2016|title=Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Wednesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 9.14.2016|last=Metcalf|first=Mitch|access-date=September 17, 2016|work=ShowBuzzDaily|date=September 15, 2016}}

=Recruits=

class="wikitable" style="border-collapse:collapse;"

!Contestant

!Age

!Occupation

!Team

!Status

Loni Love

| 44

|The Real Co-Host & Comedian

|Rachel/Blue

|style="background:#093; text-align:center;"|Winner November 2

Nicole Sullivan

| 46

| Former MadTV Star, comedian, & Actress

|Anne/Red

|style="background:#f4c7b8; text-align:center;"|{{nowrap|Runner-up November 2}}

John Henson

| 49

|Former Talk Soup & Wipeout host

|Rachel/Blue

|rowspan=2 style="background:#f4c7b8; text-align:center;"|Eliminated October 26

Mike "The Situation" Sorrentino

| 34

| Reality Television Personality

|Anne/Red

Matt Dallas

| 33

| Television Actor & YouTube Personality

|Anne/Red

| style="background:#f4c7b8; text-align:center;"|Eliminated October 19

Mindy Cohn

| 50

| The Facts of Life & Scooby-Doo Actress

|Rachel/Blue

| style="background:#f4c7b8; text-align:center;"|Eliminated October 12

Tommy Davidson

| 52

|Comedian & Actor

|Anne/Red

| style="background:#f4c7b8; text-align:center;"|Eliminated September 28

Barbara Eden

| 85

| Film & Television Actress (I Dream of Jeannie & Harper Valley P.T.A.)

|Rachel/Blue

| style="background:#f4c7b8; text-align:center;"|Eliminated September 21

Kenya Moore

| 45

| Miss USA 1993 & The Real Housewives of Atlanta Star

|Eliminated/White

| style="background:#f4c7b8; text-align:center;"|Eliminated September 14

Season 10: 2017

Rachael Ray joins Anne Burrell to host season 10. The season premiered on January 1, 2017.{{Cite news|url=http://blog.foodnetwork.com/fn-dish/2016/11/season-10-worst-cooks-in-america/|title=Anne Burrell and Rachael Ray Kick Off the New Year with Season 10 of Worst Cooks in America {{!}} FN Dish – Food Network Blog|date=November 23, 2016|newspaper=FN Dish – Food Network Blog|access-date=7 December 2016}}

Starting this season onward, the skill drill and main dish challenge happen on the same day rather one day and the day after.

=Recruits=

class="wikitable" style="border-collapse:collapse;"

! Contestant

! Age

! Hometown

! Occupation

!Team

! Status

Daniel Mar

|35

|Burbank, California

|Photographer

|Anne/Red

|style="background:#093; text-align:center;"|Winner March 5

Ann Odogwu

|34

|Houston, Texas

|Flight Attendant

|Rachel/Blue

|style="background:#f4c7b8; text-align:center;"|Runner-up March 5

Laura Docker

|36

|Fort Worth, Texas

|Lawyer

|Rachel/Blue

|rowspan=2 style="background:#f4c7b8; text-align:center;"|Eliminated February 26

Mandy Thornton

|24

|Hanover, Massachusetts

|Medical Assistant

|Anne/Red

Adam Cooke

|32

|Rancho Cucamonga, California

|Auto Mechanic

|Rachel/Blue

|rowspan=2 style="background:#f4c7b8; text-align:center;"|Eliminated February 19

Brittany Lenore

|27

|Chicago, Illinois

|Spiritual Speaker

|Anne/Red

Jeff West

|36

|Douglassville, Pennsylvania

|Vending Machine President

|Anne/Red

| style="background:#f4c7b8; text-align:center;"|Eliminated February 12

Kayla Kurtz

|27

|Kent, Ohio

|Stay-at-Home Mom

|Anne/Red

|rowspan=2 style="background:#f4c7b8; text-align:center;"|Eliminated January 29

Maria Marcello

|40

|Torrance, California

|Stay-at-Home Mom

|Rachel/Blue

Matt Josephs

|35

|Richmond, Virginia

|Sports Radio Producer

|Rachel/Blue

| style="background:#f4c7b8; text-align:center;"|Eliminated January 22

Jake Michaels

|21

|Manteno, Illinois

|Model & Singer

|Rachel/Blue

|rowspan=2 style="background:#f4c7b8; text-align:center;"|Eliminated January 15

Jetta Linda Ostrofsky

|66

|Sacramento, California

|Retired

|Anne/Red

Stephen Hawkins

|67

|Temecula, California

|Retired

|Anne/Red

|rowspan=2 style="background:#f4c7b8; text-align:center;"|Eliminated January 8

Buffy Mykkanen

|29

|Portland, Oregon

|Tech Support

|Rachel/Blue

Cedrick Miller

|22

|El Paso, Texas

|Cashier

|Anne/Red

|rowspan=2 style="background:#f4c7b8; text-align:center;"|Eliminated January 1

Lester Turchin

|65

|Fort Lauderdale, Florida

|Retired

|Rachel/Blue

=Contestant progress=

  • Red: Team Anne
  • Blue: Team Rachael

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rowspan=2| Rank

! rowspan=2| Contestant

colspan=13| Episode
1colspan=2| 2345colspan=2| 6colspan=2| 78910
1

|style="background:red"| Daniel

| IN || IN ||style="background:limegreen;"| WIN ||style="background:pink;"| BTM ||style="background:pink;"| BTM || IN || IN || IN ||style="background:limegreen;"| WIN || IN || IN ||style="background:limegreen;"| WIN ||style="background:turquoise;"| WINNER

2

|style="background:blue"| Ann

|style="background:limegreen;"| WIN || IN || IN ||style="background:limegreen;"| WIN ||style="background:pink;"| BTM ||style="background:pink;"| BTM || IN ||style="background:pink;"| BTM || IN ||style="background:violet;"| SAVE || IN ||style="background:limegreen;"| WIN ||style="background:lightblue;"| RUNNER-UP

3

|style="background:blue"| Laura

| IN ||style="background:limegreen;"| WIN || IN || IN || IN ||style="background:limegreen;"| WIN || style="background:pink;"| BTM ||style="background:pink;"| BTM ||style="background:limegreen;"| WIN ||style="background:limegreen;"| WIN || IN ||style="background:lightgray;"| OUT ||colspan="1" style="background:darkgrey;"|

4

|style="background:red"| Mandy

| IN || IN || IN ||style="background:tan;"| TIE || IN ||style="background:limegreen;"| WIN ||style="background:limegreen;"| WIN ||style="background:pink;"| BTM || IN ||style="background:pink;"| BTM || IN || style="background:lightgray;"| OUT ||colspan="1" style="background:darkgrey;"|

5

|style="background:blue"| Adam

|IN || IN ||style="background:pink;"| BTM ||style="background:pink;"| BTM || IN || IN || IN ||style="background:limegreen;"| WIN || IN || IN ||style="background:lightgray;"| OUT ||colspan="2" style="background:darkgrey;"|

6

|style="background:red"| Brittany

|style="background:limegreen;"| WIN || IN || IN ||style="background:tan;"| TIE ||style="background:limegreen;"| WIN || IN || IN ||style="background:pink;"| BTM || IN ||style="background:limegreen;"| WIN ||style="background:lightgray;"| OUT ||colspan="2" style="background:darkgrey;"|

7

|style="background:red"| Jeff

| IN ||style="background:limegreen;"| WIN || IN || IN || IN ||style="background:pink;"| BTM || IN ||style="background:limegreen;"| WIN || IN ||style="background:lightgray;"| OUT ||colspan="3" style="background:darkgrey;"|

8

|style="background:red"| Kayla

| IN || IN || IN ||style="background:tan;"| TIE ||style="background:violet;"| SAVE ||style="background:lightgray;"| OUT ||colspan="7" style="background:darkgrey;"|

9

|style="background:blue"| Maria

| IN || IN || style="background:limegreen;"| WIN || IN ||style="background:limegreen;"| WIN ||style="background:lightgray;"| OUT ||colspan="7" style="background:darkgrey;"|

10

|style="background:blue"| Matt

| IN || IN || IN || IN ||style="background:lightgray;"| OUT ||colspan="8" style="background:darkgrey;"|

11

|style="background:blue"| Jake

|style="background:pink;"| BTM || IN || IN ||style="background:lightgray;"| OUT ||colspan="9" style="background:darkgrey;"|

12

|style="background:red"| Jetta

| IN || IN ||style="background:pink;"| BTM ||style="background:lightgray;"| OUT ||colspan="9" style="background:darkgrey;"|

13

|style="background:red"| Stephen

|style="background:pink;"| BTM || IN ||style="background:lightgray;"| OUT ||colspan="10" style="background:darkgrey;"|

14

|style="background:blue"| Buffy

| IN || IN ||style="background:lightgray;"| OUT ||colspan="10" style="background:darkgrey;"|

15

|style="background:red"| Cedrick

|style="background:lightgray;"| OUT ||colspan="12" style="background:darkgrey;"|

16

|style="background:blue"| Lester

|style="background:lightgray;"| OUT ||colspan="12" style="background:darkgrey;"|

;Key

:{{Color box|turquoise|border=silver}} (WINNER) This contestant won the competition and was crowned "Best of the Worst".

:{{Color box|lightblue|border=silver}} (RUNNER-UP) The contestant was the runner-up in the finals of the competition.

:{{Color box|limegreen|border=silver}} (WIN) The contestant did the best on their team in the week's Main Dish challenge or Skill Drill and was considered the winner.

:{{Color box|tan|border=silver}} (TIE) The contestant tied with another contestant as the best on their team in the week's Main Dish challenge or Skill Drill.

:{{Color box|pink|border=silver}} (BTM) The contestant was selected as one of the bottom entries in the Main Dish challenge, but was not eliminated.

:{{Color box|lightgray|border=silver}} (OUT) The contestant lost that week's Main Dish challenge and was out of the competition.

:{{Color box|violet|border=silver}} (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.{{cite web|url=http://www.foodnetwork.com/shows/worst-cooks-in-america/episodes/social-media-food-failures|title=Social Media Food Failures|website=Food Network}}{{cite web|url=http://www.foodnetwork.com/shows/worst-cooks-in-america/photos/worst-cooks-in-america-season-11-meet-the-celebrity-recruits|title=Worst Cooks in America, Season 11: Meet the Celebrity Recruits|website=Food Com}}

=Recruits=

class="wikitable" style="border-collapse:collapse;"

!Contestant

!Age

!Occupation

!Team

!Status

Perez Hilton

| 39

| Gossip Blogger

|Rachel/Blue

| style="background:#093; text-align:center;"|Winner October 11

Melissa Peterman

| 46

| Actress & Comedian

|Anne/Red

| style="background:#f4c7b8; text-align:center;"|{{nowrap|Runner-up October 11}}

Nora Dunn

| 65

| Actress & Comedian

|Anne/Red

| rowspan="2" style="background:#f4c7b8; text-align:center;" |{{nowrap|Eliminated October 4}}

Vivica A. Fox*

| 53

| Actress

|Rachel/Blue

Sean Lowe*

| 33

| Reality Star

|Rachel/Blue

| style="background:#f4c7b8; text-align:center;"|{{nowrap|Eliminated September 27}}

Carmen Electra

| 45

| Model & Actress

|Rachel/Blue

|style="background:#f4c7b8; text-align:center;"|{{nowrap|Withdrew September 13}}

Carson Kressley

| 47

| TV Personality

|Anne/Red

|style="background:#f4c7b8; text-align:center;"|Eliminated September 6

Erik Estrada

| 68

|Star of CHiPs

|Anne/Red

|style="background:#f4c7b8; text-align:center;"|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

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; font-size: 8.5pt; line-height:20px;"
rowspan="2"| Rank

! rowspan="2"| Contestant

! colspan="14"| Episode

1

| colspan="2"| 2

| colspan="2"| 3

| colspan="2"| 4

| colspan="2"| 5

| colspan="2"| 6

| colspan="2"| 7

|8

1

| style="background:blue; color:white;"| Perez

| style="background:limegreen;"|WIN

| IN

| style="background:limegreen;"|WIN

| IN

| IN

| style="background:limegreen;"|WIN

| IN

| IN

| IN

| style="background:limegreen;"|WIN

| IN

| IN

| style="background:limegreen;"|WIN

| style="background:turquoise;"|WINNER

2

| style="background:red; color:white;| Melissa

| style="background:limegreen;"|WIN

| style="background:limegreen;"|WIN

| IN

| style="background:limegreen;"|WIN

| style="background:limegreen;"|WIN

| IN

| style="background:pink;"|BTM

| style="background:limegreen;"|WIN

| style="background:pink;"|BTM

| IN

| IN

| IN

| style="background:limegreen;"|WIN

| style="background:lightblue;"|RUNNER-UP

3

| style="background:red; color:white;| Nora

|style="background:pink;"| BTM

| style="background:limegreen;"|WIN

| IN

| IN

| IN

| IN

| IN

| style="background:limegreen;"|WIN

| IN

| IN

| style="background:pink;"|BTM

| IN

| style="background:red;"|OUT

| colspan="1" style="background:darkgrey;"|

4

| style="background:blue; color:white;"| Vivica

| IN

| IN

| IN

| IN

| style="background:limegreen;"|WIN

| style="background:limegreen;"|WIN

| style="background:pink;"|BTM

| IN

| style="background:red;"|OUT

| colspan="2" style="background:darkgrey;"|

| style="background:coral;"|RTN

| style="background:red;"|OUT

| colspan="1" style="background:darkgrey;"|

5

| style="background:blue; color:white;"| Sean

| IN

| IN

| IN

| IN

| style="background:pink;"|BTM

| style="background:limegreen;"|WIN

| IN

| IN

| IN

| style="background:limegreen;"|WIN

| style="background:red;"| OUT

| colspan="3" style="background:darkgrey;"|

6

| style="background:blue; color:white;"| Carmen

| style="background:pink;"| BTM

| IN

| style="background:pink;"| BTM

| style="background:limegreen;"| WIN

| IN

|style="background:goldenrod;"| WDR

|colspan="8" style="background:darkgrey;"|

7

| style="background:red; color:white;| Carson

| IN

| style="background:limegreen;"|WIN

| style="background:limegreen;"| WIN

| IN

| style="background:red;"| OUT

| colspan="9" style="background:darkgrey;"|

8

| style="background:red; color:white;| Erik

| IN

| style="background:limegreen;"|WIN

| style="background:red;"| OUT

| colspan="11" style="background:darkgrey;"|

;Key

:{{Color box|turquoise|border=silver}} (WINNER) This contestant won the competition and was crowned "Best of the Worst".

:{{Color box|lightblue|border=silver}} (RUNNER-UP) The contestant was the runner-up in the finals of the competition.

:{{Color box|limegreen|border=silver}} (WIN) The contestant did the best on their team in the week's Main Dish challenge or Skill Drill and was considered the winner.

:{{Color box|pink|border=silver}} (BTM) The contestant was selected as one of the bottom entries in the Main Dish challenge but was not eliminated

:{{Color box|red|border=silver}} (OUT) The contestant lost that week's Main Dish challenge and was out of the competition.

:{{Color box|goldenrod|border=silver}} (WDR) The contestant withdrew from the competition due to illness or injury.

:{{Color box|coral|border=silver}} (RTN) The contestant won the redemption Skill Drill and returned to the competition.

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=

class="wikitable"

!Contestant

!Age

!Hometown

!Occupation

!Team

!Status

Hazell Mckenzie

|36

|Brooklyn, New York

|Graduate Student

|Anne/Red

|style="background:#093; text-align:center;"|Winner March 11

Steven Crowley

|31

|New York City

|Real estate broker

|Tyler/Blue

|style="background:#f4c7b8; text-align:center;"|Runner-up March 11

Asaf Goren

|25

|Los Angeles, California

|Dancer

|Anne/Red

|rowspan=2 style="background:#f4c7b8; text-align:center;"|Eliminated March 4

Sharon Shvarzman

|32

|Staten Island, New York

|Drag Performer

|Tyler/Blue

Lacey Stout

|28

|Collinsville, Oklahoma

|Stay-at-Home Mom

|Anne/Red

|rowspan=2 style="background:#f4c7b8; text-align:center;"|Eliminated February 25

Shatima Ruffin

|34

|Hampton Roads, Virginia

|Receptionist

|Tyler/Blue

Robyn Hayden

|31

|Charleston, South Carolina

|Balloon Artist

|Anne/Red

|style= "background:#f4c7b8; text-align:center;"|Eliminated February 18

Brandon Arroyo

|27

|Cleveland, Ohio

|Sports Reporter

|Anne/Red

|rowspan=2 style="background:#f4c7b8; text-align:center;"|Eliminated February 11

Spencer Nick

|25

|Chicago, Illinois

|Graduate Student

|Tyler/Blue

Sylvia Jefferies

|47

|Charleston, South Carolina

|Stay-at-Home Mom

|Anne/Red

|style="background:#f4c7b8; text-align:center;"|Quit January 28

Lily Frey

|63

|Anaheim, California

|Retired

|Tyler/Blue

|style="background:#f4c7b8; text-align:center;"|Eliminated January 28

Skyler Nick

|25

|Chicago, Illinois

|Graduate Student

|Tyler/Blue

|style="background:#f4c7b8; text-align:center;"|Eliminated January 21

Kevin Pettice

|24

|Charlotte, North Carolina

|Administrative Assistant

|Tyler/Blue

|rowspan=2 style="background:#f4c7b8; text-align:center;"|Eliminated January 14

Priscilla Nguyen

|26

|Hattiesburg, Mississippi

|Receptionist

|Anne/Red

Jonathan Farhat

|37

|Livermore, California

|Safety Professional

|Anne/Red

|rowspan=2 style="background:#f4c7b8; text-align:center;"|Eliminated January 7

Kayrene Curtis

|44

|Rocky River, Ohio

|Stay-at-Home Mom

|Tyler/Blue

=Contestant progress=

  • Red: Team Anne
  • Blue: Team Tyler

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; font-size: 8.5pt; line-height:20px;"
rowspan="2"|Rank

! rowspan="2"|Contestant

! colspan="10"|Episode

12345678910
1

|style="background:red"| Hazell

|style="background:limegreen;"| WIN

ININININININstyle="background:limegreen;"| WINstyle="background:limegreen;"| WINstyle="background:turquoise;"| WINNER
2

|style="background:blue"| Steven

|style="background:pink;"| BTM

INstyle="background:limegreen;"| WINININstyle="background:pink;"| BTMstyle="background:tan;"| TIEstyle="background:limegreen;"| WINstyle="background:limegreen;"| WINstyle="background:lightblue;"| RUNNER-UP
3

|style="background:red"| Asaf

|IN

INstyle="background:limegreen;"| WINININstyle="background:limegreen;"| WININstyle="background:pink;"| BTMstyle="background:lightgray;"| OUTcolspan="1" style="background:darkgrey;"|
4

|style="background:blue"| Sharon

|style="background:limegreen;"| WIN

ININstyle="background:limegreen;"| WINstyle="background:limegreen;"| WININstyle="background:tan;"| TIEstyle="background:pink;"| BTMstyle="background:lightgray;"| OUTcolspan="1" style="background:darkgrey;"|
5

|style="background:red"| Lacey*

| IN

INININstyle="background:pink;"| BTM/SWAPINstyle="background:limegreen;"| WINstyle="background:lightgray;"| OUTcolspan="2"style="background:darkgrey;"|
6

|style="background:blue"| Shatima

| IN

INstyle="background:pink;"| BTMstyle="background:pink;"| BTMstyle="background:pink;"| BTMstyle="background:limegreen;"| WINstyle="background:pink;"| BTMstyle="background:lightgray;"| OUTcolspan="2" style="background:darkgrey;"|
7

|style="background:red"| Robyn

| IN

ININstyle="background:limegreen;"| WINstyle="background:pink;"| BTMstyle="background:pink;"| BTMstyle="background:lightgray;"| OUTcolspan="3" style="background:darkgrey;"|
8

|style="background:red"| Brandon

| IN

style="background:limegreen;"| WININstyle="background:pink;"| BTMstyle="background:limegreen;"| WINstyle="background:lightgray;"| OUTcolspan="7" style="background:darkgrey;"|
9

|style="background:blue"| Spencer*

|style="background:pink;"| BTM

INstyle="background:pink;"| BTMINstyle="background:pink;"| BTM/SWAPstyle="background:lightgray;"| OUTcolspan="7" style="background:darkgrey;"|
10

|style="background:red"| Sylvia

| IN

style="background:pink;"| BTMstyle="background:pink;"| BTMstyle="background:crimson;"| QUITcolspan="8" style="background:darkgrey;"|
11

|style="background:blue"| Lily

| IN

style="background:limegreen;"| WININstyle="background:lightgray;"| OUTcolspan="9" style="background:darkgrey;"|
12

|style="background:blue"| Skyler

| IN

style="background:pink;"| BTMstyle="background:lightgrey;"| OUTcolspan="9" style="background:darkgrey;"|
13

|style="background:blue"| Kevin

| IN

style="background:lightgray;"| OUTcolspan="10" style="background:darkgrey;"|
14

|style="background:red"| Priscilla

| IN

style="background:lightgray;"| OUTcolspan="10" style="background:darkgrey;"|
15

|style="background:red"| Jonathan

|style="background:lightgray;"| OUT

colspan="12" style="background:darkgrey;"|
16

|style="background:blue"| Kayrene

|style="background:lightgray;"| OUT

colspan="12" style="background:darkgrey;"|

;Key

:{{Color box|turquoise|border=silver}} (WINNER) This contestant won the competition and was crowned "Best of the Worst".

:{{Color box|lightblue|border=silver}} (RUNNER-UP) The contestant was the runner-up in the finals of the competition.

:{{Color box|limegreen|border=silver}} (WIN) The contestant did the best on their team in the week's Main Dish challenge or Skill Drill and was considered the winner.

:{{Color box|tan|border=silver}} (TIE) The contestant tied with another contestant as the best on their team in the week's Main Dish challenge or Skill Drill.

:{{Color box|pink|border=silver}} (BTM) The contestant was selected as one of the bottom entries in the Main Dish challenge, but was not eliminated.

:{{Color box|lightgray|border=silver}} (OUT) The contestant lost that week's Main Dish challenge and was out of the competition.

:{{Color box|crimson|border=silver}} (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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.foodnetwork.com/fn-dish/shows/2018/3/a-fresh-batch-of-cooking-challenged-celebrities-enter-boot-camp|title=A Fresh Batch of Cooking-Challenged Celebrities Enter Boot Camp|website=Food Network}}

=Recruits=

class="wikitable" style="border-collapse:collapse;"

!Contestant

!Age

!Occupation

!Team

!Status

La Toya Jackson

| 61

| Singer-songwriter

|Tyler/Blue

|style="background:#093; text-align:center;"|Winner May 20

Ian Ziering

| 53

| Beverly Hills, 90210 star

|Anne/Red

|style="background:#f4c7b8; text-align:center;"|Runner-up May 20

Oscar Nunez

| 59

| The Office Star

|Tyler/Blue

|rowspan=2 style="background:#f4c7b8; text-align:center;"|Eliminated May 13

Catherine Bach

| 64

| The Dukes of Hazzard Star

|Anne/Red

Maria Bamford

| 48

| Comedian

|Tyler/Blue

|style="background:#f4c7b8; text-align:center;"|Eliminated May 6

Nolan Gould

| 19

| Modern Family Star

|Anne/Red

|style="background:#f4c7b8; text-align:center;"|Eliminated April 29

Bronson Pinchot

| 58

| Perfect Strangers star

|Anne/Red

|style="background:#f4c7b8; text-align:center;"|Eliminated April 22

=Contestant progress=

  • Red: Team Anne
  • Blue: Team Tyler

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; font-size: 8.5pt; line-height:20px;"
rowspan='2"|Rank

! rowspan="2"|Contestant

! colspan="10"|Episode

123456
1

|style="background:blue"|La Toya

| IN

|style="background:limegreen;"|WIN

|style="background:limegreen;"|WIN

|style="background:limegreen;"|WIN

|style="background:limegreen;"|WIN

|style="background:turquoise;"|WINNER

2

|style="background:red"|Ian

| IN

| IN

|style="background:limegreen;"|WIN

|style="background:limegreen;"|WIN

|style="background:limegreen;"|WIN

|style="background:lightblue;"|RUNNER-UP

3

|style="background:blue"|Oscar

|style="background:pink;"|BTM

|style="background:pink;"|BTM

|style="background:pink;"|BTM

| IN

|style="background:lightgray;"|OUT

colspan="5" style="background:darkgrey;"|
4

|style="background:red"|Catherine

| IN

|style="background:limegreen;"|WIN

| IN

|style="background:pink;"|BTM

|style="background:lightgray;"|OUT

colspan="5" style="background:darkgrey;"|
5

|style="background:blue"|Maria

| IN

| IN

| IN

|style="background:lightgray;"|OUT

colspan="3" style="background:darkgrey;"|
6

|style="background:red"|Nolan

|style="background:pink;"|BTM

| IN

|style="background:lightgray;"|OUT

colspan="3" style="background:darkgrey;"|
7

|style="background:red"|Bronson

| IN

|style="background:lightgray;"|OUT

colspan="4" style="background:darkgrey;"|

;Key

:{{Color box|turquoise|border=silver}} (WINNER) This contestant won the competition and was crowned "Best of the Worst".

:{{Color box|lightblue|border=silver}} (RUNNER-UP) The contestant was the runner-up in the finals of the competition.

:{{Color box|limegreen|border=silver}} (WIN) The contestant did the best on their team in the week's Main Dish challenge or Skill Drill and was considered the winner.

:{{Color box|pink|border=silver}} (BTM) The contestant was selected as one of the bottom entries in the Main Dish challenge but was not eliminated.

:{{Color box|lightgray| border=silver}} (OUT) The contestant lost that week's Main Dish challenge and was out of the competition.

Season 14: 2018

Robert Irvine rejoined Anne Burrell to host season 14.

=Recruits=

class="wikitable"

!Contestant

!Age

!Hometown

!Occupation

!Team

!Status

Bradley Garcia

|22

|Miami, Florida

|Model

|Robert/Blue

|style="background:#093; text-align:center;"|Winner September 24

Sarah Harris

|23

|Porum, Oklahoma

|Equine Therapist

|Anne/Red

|style="background:lightblue; text-align:center;"|Runner-up September 24

Timmy Thok

|29

|New York City

|Underwear Model, Bartender

|Robert/Blue

|style="background:#f4c73d; text-align:center;" rowspan=2|Finalist September 24

Janese Henry

|30

|Spring Lake, North Carolina

|Stay-at-Home Mom

|Anne/Red

Carla Waddell

|46

|Alexandria, Virginia

|Human Resources

|Anne/Red

|style="background:#f4c7b8; text-align:center;" rowspan=2|Eliminated September 10

Frank Scuderi

|40

|Maple Shade, New Jersey

|Operations Manager

|Robert/Blue

Rudy Rehburg

|30

|Chicago, Illinois

|Property Preservation Specialist

|Anne/Red

|style="background:#f4c7b8; text-align:center;" rowspan=2|Eliminated September 3

Jessica Paulson

|26

|Oakley, California

|EMT

|Robert/Blue

Kimberly D. Worthy{{efn|group=upper-alpha|Kimberly D. Worthy previously competed on the first season of Worst Bakers in America.}}

|33

|Atlanta, Georgia

|Writer

|Robert/Blue

|style="background:#f4c7b8; text-align:center;" rowspan=2|Eliminated August 26

Copan Combs

|30

|Stillwater, Oklahoma

|Academic Recruiter

|Anne/Red

Linda Martin

|60

|Somerville, Massachusetts

|Retired

|Anne/Red

|style="background:#f4c7b8; text-align:center;" rowspan=2|Eliminated August 19

Marcus Ellis

|51

|Queens, New York

|Mental Health Counselor

|Robert/Blue

Maryann Rapisarda

|67

|Valdosta, Georgia

|Retired

|Robert/Blue

|style="background:#f4c7b8; text-align:center;" rowspan=2|Eliminated August 12

Robbie DeRaffele

|30

|Hackensack, New Jersey

|Superman Impersonator

|Anne/Red

=Contestant progress=

  • Red: Team Anne
  • Blue: Team Robert

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; font-size: 8.5pt; line-height:20px;"
rowspan="2"|Rank

! rowspan="2"|Contestant

! colspan="10"|Episode

1234567
1

|style="background:blue"|Bradley

| IN

| IN

| style="background:limegreen;"|WIN

| style="background:limegreen;"|WIN

| style="background:limegreen;"|WIN

| IN

| style="background:turquoise;"|WINNER

2

|style="background:red"|Sarah

| style="background:limegreen;"|WIN

| style="background:limegreen;"|WIN

| IN

| style="background:pink;"|BTM

| style="background:limegreen;"|WIN

| IN

| style="background:lightblue;"|RUNNER-UP

3

|style="background:blue"|Timmy

| IN

| style="background:limegreen;"|WIN

| style="background:pink;"|BTM

| IN

| style="background:pink;"|BTM

| IN

| rowspan="2" style="background:lightgray;" |FINALIST

4

|style="background:red"|Janese

| IN

| IN

| style="background:pink;"|BTM

| style="background:limegreen;"|WIN

| style="background:pink;"|BTM

| IN

5

|style="background:red"|Carla

ININstyle="background:limegreen;"| WININstyle="background:lightgray;| OUTcolspan="8" style="background:darkgrey;"|
6

|style="background:blue"|Frank

|style="background:limegreen;"| WIN

ININstyle="background:pink;"| BTMstyle="background:lightgray;| OUTcolspan="8" style="background:darkgrey;"|
7

|style="background:red"|Rudy

INstyle="background:pink;"| BTMINstyle="background:lightgray;| OUTcolspan="8" style="background:darkgrey;"|
8

|style="background:blue"|Jessica

| IN

ININstyle="background:lightgray;| OUTcolspan="8" style="background:darkgrey;"|
9

|style="background:blue"|Kimberly

| IN

style="background:pink;"| BTM

|style="background:lightgray;| OUT

colspan="8" style="background:darkgrey;"|
10

|style="background:red"|Copan

|style="background:pink;"| BTM

IN

|style="background:lightgray;| OUT

colspan="8" style="background:darkgrey;"|
11

|style="background:red"|Linda

IN

|style="background:lightgray;| OUT

colspan="8" style="background:darkgrey;"|
12

|style="background:blue"|Marcus

|style="background:pink;"| BTM

|style="background:lightgray;| OUT

colspan="8" style="background:darkgrey;"|
13

|style="background:blue"|Maryann

|style="background:lightgray;| OUT

colspan="10" style="background:darkgrey;"|
14

|style="background:red"|Robbie

|style="background:lightgray;"| OUT

colspan="12" style="background:darkgrey;"|

;Key

:{{Color box|turquoise|border=silver}} (WINNER) This contestant won the competition and was crowned "Best of the Worst".

:{{Color box|lightblue|border=silver}} (RUNNER-UP) The contestant was the runner-up in the finals of the competition.

:{{Color box|limegreen|border=silver}} (WIN) The contestant did the best on their team in the week's Main Dish challenge or Skill Drill and was considered the winner.

:{{Color box|pink|border=silver}} (BTM) The contestant was selected as one of the bottom entries in the Main Dish challenge, but was not eliminated.

:{{Color box|lightgray|border=silver}} (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=

class="wikitable"

!Contestant

!Age

!Hometown

!Occupation

!Team

!Status

Allison Wolfe

|31

|Richmond, Texas

|Stay-at-home Mom

|Anne/Red

|style="background:#093; text-align:center;"|Winner March 3

Brittany Carel

|23

|Fort Lauderdale, Florida

|Model

|Tyler/Blue

|style="background:#d1e8ef; text-align:center;"|{{nowrap|Runner-up March 3}}

Travele Judon

|32

|Chicago, Illinois

|Insurance Sales

|Tyler/Blue

|style="background:#f4c7b8; text-align:center;" rowspan=2|Eliminated February 24

Brett Azar

|31

|Rahway, New Jersey

|Arnold Schwarzenegger Body Double

|Anne/Red

Carmelle Bull

|66

|Atlanta, Georgia

|Server

|Anne/Red

|style="background:#f4c7b8; text-align:center;" rowspan=2|Eliminated February 17

Mickey Wentz †

|50

|Denver, Colorado

|Math Teacher

|Tyler/Blue

Katherine "Kat" Schuessler{{cite web|url=https://www.cleveland.com/news/2019/01/kat-schuessler-of-kent-adds-skills-on-food-networks-worst-cooks-in-america.html|title=Kat Schuessler of Kent adds skills on Food Network's 'Worst Cooks in America' - cleveland.com|work=Cleveland.com|publisher=Advance Publications|last=Snook|first=Debbi|date=January 9, 2019|accessdate=December 9, 2022}}

|27

|Kent, Ohio

|Fast Food Employee

|Anne/Red

|style="background:#f4c7b8; text-align:center;" rowspan=2|Eliminated February 3

Cameron Pennington

|19

|Grayson, Kentucky

|Sandwich Artist

|Tyler/Blue

Antoinette Wills

|49

|Washington D.C.

|Secretary

|Tyler/Blue

|style="background:#f4c7b8; text-align:center;" rowspan=2|Eliminated January 27

Terry Yu

|52

|Stockton, California

|Prison Pharmacist

|Anne/Red

Alten Poblete

|27

|San Diego, California

|Dog Walker

|Tyler/Blue

|style="background:#f4c7b8; text-align:center;" rowspan=2|Eliminated January 20

Sponjetta Parrish

|40

|Athens, Georgia

|Online Saleswoman

|Anne/Red

Cody Medler

|24

|Los Angeles, California

|Service Car Driver

|Tyler/Blue

|style="background:#f4c7b8; text-align:center;" rowspan=2|Eliminated January 13

Caitlin Rose

|32

|Brick, New Jersey

|Salon Receptionist

|Anne/Red

Chaz Oakley

|53

|Ninilchik, Alaska

|Artist

|Eliminiated/White

|rowspan=1 style="background:#f4c7b8; text-align:center;"|Eliminated January 6

=Contestant progress=

  • Red: Team Anne
  • Blue: Team Tyler

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; font-size: 8.5pt; line-height:20px;"
rowspan="2"|Rank

! rowspan="2"|Contestant

! colspan="10"|Episode

123456789
1

|style="background:red"|Allison

| IN

| IN

|style="background:pink;"| BTM

| IN

|style="background:pink;"| BTM

|style="background:limegreen;"| WIN

|style="background:limegreen;"| WIN

|style="background:limegreen;"| WIN

|style="background:turquoise;"| WINNER

2

|style="background:blue"|Brittany

| IN

| IN

| IN

| IN

|style="background:pink;"| BTM

|style="background:pink;"| BTM

|style="background:limegreen;"| WIN

|style="background:limegreen;"| WIN

|style="background:lightblue;"| RUNNER-UP

3

|style="background:blue"|Travele

| IN

| IN

| IN

|style="background:limegreen;"| WIN

|style="background:limegreen;"| WIN

|style="background:limegreen;"| WIN

|style="background:pink;"| BTM

|style="background:lightgray;"| OUT

colspan="10" style="background:darkgrey;"|
4

|style="background:RED"|Brett

| IN

| IN

|style="background:limegreen;"| WIN

| IN

|style="background:limegreen;"| WIN

|style="background:pink;"| BTM

|style="background:pink;"| BTM

|style="background:lightgray;"| OUT

colspan="10" style="background:darkgrey;"|
5

|style="background:red"|Carmelle

|style="background:limegreen;"| WIN

| IN

| IN

|style="background:limegreen;"| WIN

| IN

|style="background:pink;"| BTM

|style="background:lightgray;"| OUT

colspan="10" style="background:darkgrey;"|
6

|style="background:blue"|Mickey

| IN

| IN

|style="background:limegreen;"| WIN

|style="background:pink;"| BTM

| IN

|style="background:pink;"| BTM

|style="background:lightgray;"| OUT

colspan="10" style="background:darkgrey;"|
7

|style="background:red"|Kat

| IN

|style="background:pink;"| BTM

| IN

|style="background:pink;"| BTM

|style="background:lightgray;"| OUT

colspan="10" style="background:darkgrey;"|
8

|style="background:blue"|Cameron

|style="background:pink;"| BTM

|style="background:limegreen;"| WIN

| IN

| IN

|style="background:lightgray;"| OUT

colspan="10" style="background:darkgrey;"|
9

|style="background:blue"|Antoinette

|style="background:limegreen;"| WIN

| IN

|style="background:pink;"| BTM

|style="background:lightgray;"| OUT

colspan="10" style="background:darkgrey;"|
10

|style="background:red"|Terry

| IN

|style="background:limegreen;"| WIN

| IN

|style="background:lightgray;"| OUT

colspan="10" style="background:darkgrey;"|
11

|style="background:blue"|Alten

|style="background:white;"| IN

|style="background:pink;"| BTM

|style="background:lightgray;"| OUT

colspan="10" style="background:darkgrey;"|
12

|style="background:red"|Sponjetta

|style="background:pink;"| BTM

|style="background:white;"| IN

|style="background:lightgray;"| OUT

colspan="10" style="background:darkgrey;"|
13

|style="background:blue"|Cody

|style="background:pink;"| BTM

|style="background:lightgray;"| OUT

colspan="11" style="background:darkgrey;"|
14

|style="background:red"|Caitlin

|style="background:pink;"| BTM

|style="background:lightgray;"| OUT

colspan="11" style="background:darkgrey;"|
15

|Chaz

|style="background:lightgray;"| OUT

colspan="12" style="background:darkgrey;"|

;Key

:{{Color box|turquoise|border=silver}} (WINNER) This contestant won the competition and was crowned "Best of the Worst".

:{{Color box|lightblue|border=silver}} (RUNNER-UP) The contestant was the runner-up in the finals of the competition.

:{{Color box|limegreen|border=silver}} (WIN) The contestant did the best on their team in the week's Main Dish challenge or Skill Drill and was considered the winner.

:{{Color box|pink|border=silver}} (BTM) The contestant was selected as one of the bottom entries in the Main Dish challenge, but was not eliminated.

:{{Color box|lightgray|border=silver}} (OUT) The contestant lost that week's Main Dish challenge and was out of the competition.

  • Chaz was eliminated after the baseline challenge because his dish was the worst.
  • †: Contestant died after filming.

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.{{Cite web|url=https://premieredate.news/tv-series/3621-worst-cooks-in-america.html|title=Will Food Network Greenlight Worst Cooks in America for Season 26?|website=premieredate.news}}

=Recruits=

class="wikitable" style="border-collapse:collapse;"

!Contestant

!Age

!Occupation

!Team

!Status

Tonya Harding

| 48

| Retired Figure Skater/Reality TV Personality

|Anne/Red

| style="background:#093; text-align:center;"|Winner June 2

Alec Mapa

| 53

| Actor/Comedian/Writer

|Tyler/Blue

| style="background:#d1e8ef; text-align:center;"|{{nowrap|Runner-up June 2}}

Jim J. Bullock

| 64

| Actor/Comedian

|Anne/Red

| rowspan="2" style="background:#f4c7b8; text-align:center;" |Eliminated May 26

Kym Whitley

| 57

| Comedian/Actress

|Tyler/Blue

Jonathan Lipnicki

| 28

| Actor/Producer

|Anne/Red

| rowspan=1 style="background:#f4c7b8; text-align:center;"|Eliminated May 12

Morgan Fairchild

| 69

| Actress

|Tyler/Blue

| rowspan=1 style="background:#f4c7b8; text-align:center;"|Eliminated May 5

Taryn Manning

| 40

| Actress/Singer

|Anne/Red

| rowspan=1 style="background:#f4c7b8; text-align:center;"|Walked off show April 28

Jimmie Walker

| 71

| Actor/Comedian

|Eliminated/White

| rowspan=2 style="background:#f4c7b8; text-align:center;"|Eliminated April 21

=Contestant progress=

  • Red: Team Anne
  • Blue: Team Tyler

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; font-size: 8.5pt; line-height:20px;"
rowspan="2"| Rank

! rowspan="2"| Contestant

! colspan="7"| Episode

1234567
1

|style="background:red; color:white;| Tonya

| IN

| IN

|bgcolor="limegreen"| WIN

|bgcolor="limegreen"| WIN

|style="background:pink;"| BTM

|bgcolor="limegreen"| WIN

|bgcolor="turquoise"| WINNER

2

|style="background:blue; color:white;"| Alec

| IN

|bgcolor="limegreen"| WIN

|bgcolor="limegreen"| WIN

|style="background:pink;"| BTM

|style="background:pink;"| BTM

|bgcolor="limegreen"| WIN

|bgcolor="lightblue"| RUNNER-UP

3

|style="background:red; color:white;"| Jim

|bgcolor="limegreen"| WIN

|bgcolor="limegreen"| WIN

| IN

| IN

| IN

|style="background:lightgray;"| OUT

|colspan="7" style="background:darkgrey;"|

4

|style="background:blue; color:white;| Kym

|bgcolor="limegreen"| WIN

|style="background:pink;"| BTM

| IN

|bgcolor="limegreen"| WIN

| IN

|style="background:lightgray;"| OUT

|colspan="7" style="background:darkgrey;"|

5

|style="background:red; color:white;| Jonathan

|style="background:pink;"| BTM

|style="background:pink;"| BTM

|style="background:pink;"| BTM

|style="background:lightgray;"| OUT

|colspan="5" style="background:darkgrey;"|

6

|style="background:blue; color:white;"| Morgan

| IN

| IN

|style="background:lightgray;"| OUT

|colspan="4" style="background:darkgrey;"|

7

| style="background:red; color:white;"| Taryn

| IN

|bgcolor="crimson"| QUIT

|colspan="5" style="background:darkgrey;"|

8

|style="background:white; color:black;| Jimmie

|style="background:lightgray;"| OUT

|colspan="6" style="background:darkgrey;"|

;Key

:{{Color box|turquoise|border=silver}} (WINNER) This contestant won the competition and was crowned "Best of the Worst".

:{{Color box|lightblue|border=silver}} (RUNNER-UP) The contestant was the runner-up in the finals of the competition.

:{{Color box|limegreen|border=silver}} (WIN) The contestant did the best on their team in the week's Main Dish challenge or Skill Drill and was considered the winner.

:{{Color box|pink|border=silver}} (BTM) The contestant was selected as one of the bottom entries in the Main Dish challenge but was not eliminated

:{{Color box|lightgray|border=silver}} (OUT) The contestant lost that week's Main Dish challenge and was out of the competition.

:{{Color box|crimson|border=silver}} (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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.foodnetwork.com/shows/worst-cooks-in-america/episodes/nowhere-to-go-but-up|title=Nowhere to Go But Up|website=Food Network}}

=Recruits=

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; border-collapse:collapse;"
Contestant

!Age

!Hometown

!Occupation

!Team

!Status

Adrian Read

|29

|Bronx, New York

|Zumba Instructor for Seniors

|Bobby/Blue

|style="background:#093; text-align:center;"|Winner September 22

Juliann Sheldon

|28

|Charlotte, North Carolina

|Professional Cheerleader

|Anne/Red

|style="background:#d1e8ef; text-align:center;"|{{nowrap|Runner-up September 22}}

Kayla Longstreth

|23

|Firestone, Colorado

|Dance Instructor

|Bobby/Blue

|rowspan=1 style="background:#f4c7b8; text-align:center;" rowspan=2|Eliminated September 15

Father Adam Young

|34

|Cranston, Rhode Island

|Priest

|Anne/Red

Gina Lam

|28

|San Diego, California

|Banker

|Bobby/Blue

|rowspan=1 style="background:#f4c7b8; text-align:center;" rowspan=2|Eliminated September 8

Peter Smerlas

|36

|Waltham, Massachusetts

|Construction Worker & Rapper

|Anne/Red

Laith Wallschleger

|26

|Tampa, Florida

|Former Professional Football Player

|Bobby/Blue

|rowspan=1 style="background:#f4c7b8; text-align:center;" rowspan=2|Eliminated September 1

Sharon Grant

|53

|Dallas, Texas

|Minister

|Anne/Red

Mercedes "Sadie" Manda

|20

|Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

|College Student

|Bobby/Blue

|rowspan=1 style="background:#f4c7b8; text-align:center;" rowspan=2|Eliminated August 25

Karma Ann Moody

|47

|Hayesville, North Carolina

|Bridal Shop Owner

|Anne/Red

Jonathan Beyer

|37

|New York, New York

|Opera singer

|Bobby/Blue

|rowspan=1 style="background:#f4c7b8; text-align:center;" rowspan=2|Eliminated August 11

Terry Grawey

|62

|Peoria, Illinois

|Hypnotist

|Anne/Red

Idriss Allison

|30

|Bronx, New York

|Transformational Coach

|Bobby/Blue

|rowspan=1 style="background:#f4c7b8; text-align:center;" rowspan=2|Eliminated August 4

Nina Kharoufeh

|25

|Cliffside Park, New Jersey

|News Curator

|Anne/Red

=Contestant progress=

  • Red: Team Anne
  • Blue: Team Bobby

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; font-size: 8.5pt; line-height:20px;"
rowspan="2"|Rank

! rowspan="2"|Contestant

! colspan="9" |Episode

12colspan=2|345678
1

|style="background:blue"|Adrian*

|style="background:limegreen;"| WIN

| IN

| IN/SWAP

|style="background:limegreen;"| WIN

| IN

| IN

|style="background:pink;"| BTM

|style="background:limegreen;"| WIN

|style="background:turquoise"| WINNER

2

|style="background:red"|Juliann

| IN

|style="background:pink;"| BTM

| IN

|style="background:limegreen;"| WIN

| IN

|style="background:limegreen;"| WIN

|style="background:pink;"| BTM

|style="background:limegreen;"| WIN

|style="background:lightblue"| RUNNER-UP

3

|style="background:blue"|Kayla

|style="background:pink;"| BTM

|style="background:limegreen;"| WIN

| IN

| IN

| IN

|style="background:limegreen;"| WIN

|style="background:limegreen;"| WIN

|style="background:lightgray;"| OUT

colspan="10" style="background:darkgrey;" |
4

|style="background:red"| Adam

| IN

|style="background:limegreen;"| WIN

| IN

|style="background:pink;"| BTM

|style="background:pink;"| BTM

|style="background:pink;"| BTM

|style="background:limegreen;"| WIN

|style="background:lightgray;"| OUT

colspan="10" style="background:darkgrey;" |
5

|style="background:blue"|Gina

| IN

| IN

| IN

|style="background:pink;"| BTM

|style="background:pink;"| BTM

|style="background:pink;"| BTM

|style="background:lightgray;"| OUT

colspan="10" style="background:darkgrey;" |
6

|style="background:red"|Peter

| IN

| IN

| IN

|style="background:pink;"| BTM

| IN

| IN

|style="background:lightgray;"| OUT

colspan="10" style="background:darkgrey;" |
7

|style="background:blue"|Laith

| IN

|style="background:pink;"| BTM

| IN

|style="background:pink;"| BTM

|style="background:limegreen;"| WIN

|style="background:lightgray;"| OUT

colspan="10" style="background:darkgrey;" |
8

|style="background:red"|Sharon*

| IN

| IN

| IN/SWAP

| IN

|style="background:limegreen;"| WIN

|style="background:lightgray;"| OUT

colspan="10" style="background:darkgrey;" |
9

|style="background:blue"|Sadie

|style="background:limegreen;"| WIN

| IN

| IN

| IN

|style="background:lightgray;"| OUT

colspan="10" style="background:darkgrey;" |
10

|style="background:red"|Karma

| IN

| IN

| IN

| IN

|style="background:lightgray;"| OUT

colspan="10" style="background:darkgrey;" |
11

|style="background:blue"|Jonathan

| IN

|style="background:lightgray;"| OUT

colspan="10" style="background:darkgrey;" |
12

|style="background:red"|Terry

|style="background:pink;"| BTM

|style="background:lightgray;"| OUT

colspan="10" style="background:darkgrey;" |
13

|style="background:blue"|Idriss

|style="background:lightgray;"| OUT

colspan="10" style="background:darkgrey;" |
14

|style="background:red"|Nina

|style="background:lightgray;"| OUT

colspan="10" style="background:darkgrey;" |

  • Since the Red Team won the Ice Cream Skill Drill game in Week 3, Chef Anne had the choice of taking one of the Blue recruits and swapping with one of her own. She chose Adrian from her own team and Sharon from the Blue Team to swap.

;Key

:{{Color box|turquoise|border=silver}} (WINNER) This contestant won the competition and was crowned "Best of the Worst".

:{{Color box|lightblue|border=silver}} (RUNNER-UP) The contestant was the runner-up in the finals of the competition.

:{{Color box|limegreen|border=silver}} (WIN) The contestant did the best on their team in the week's Main Dish challenge or Skill Drill and was considered the winner.

:{{Color box|pink|border=silver}} (BTM) The contestant was selected as one of the bottom entries in the Main Dish challenge, but was not eliminated.

:{{Color box|lightgray|border=silver}} (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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.foodnetwork.com/shows/worst-cooks-in-america/episodes/bottoms-up|title=Bottom's Up|website=Food Network}}

=Recruits=

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; border-collapse:collapse;"
Contestant

!Age

!Hometown

!Occupation

!Team

!Status

Shannon Akins

|24

|Tempe, Arizona

|Aspiring Cosmetologist

|Anne/Red

|style="background:#093; text-align:center;"|Winner March 8

Leo Lech

|58

|Washington, West Virginia

|Chemist

|Alton/Blue

|style="background:#d1e8ef; text-align:center;"|{{nowrap|Runner-up March 8}}

Leslie Rivera-Silva

|35

|Washington, D.C.

|Hairstylist

|Anne/Red

|rowspan=1 style="background:#f4c7b8; text-align:center;" rowspan=2|Eliminated March 1

Kelly Ngoc Mac

|55

|Pasadena, California

|Fitness Instructor

|Alton/Blue

Michael "Mike" Jones-Better

|24

|Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

|EMT

|Alton/Blue

|rowspan=1 style="background:#f4c7b8; text-align:center;" rowspan=2|Eliminated February 23

Bridget Praytor

|41

|Colorado Springs, Colorado

|Volleyball Coach

|Anne/Red

Monica Colwell

|25

|Hazard, Kentucky

|ER Records Coordinator

|Alton/Blue

|rowspan=1 style="background:#f4c7b8; text-align:center;" rowspan=2|Eliminated February 9

Dr. Lulu Boykin

|67

|Pittsboro, North Carolina

|Teaching Artist

|Anne/Red

Jefferson Goldie

|36

|Chicago, Illinois

|Concierge

|Alton/Blue

|rowspan=1 style="background:#f4c7b8; text-align:center;" rowspan=2|Eliminated February 2

Ryan Grovey

|30

|Phoenix, Arizona

|Mortician/Fitness Instructor

|Anne/Red

Jolynn Singh

|52

|Allen, Texas

|Nurse

|Alton/Blue

|rowspan=1 style="background:#f4c7b8; text-align:center;" rowspan=2|Eliminated January 26

Curtis Long

|38

|Seneca, South Carolina

|Plumber

|Anne/Red

Kevin So

|24

|Brooklyn, New York

|Online Marketing

|Alton/Blue

|rowspan=1 style="background:#f4c7b8; text-align:center;" rowspan=2|Eliminated January 12

Alexandra "Alex" Tiso

|23

|Eastchester, New York

|Radio Promotions Assistant

|Anne/Red

Joe Deese

|30

|Fultondale, Alabama

|Inventory Clerk

|Alton/Blue

|rowspan=1 style="background:#f4c7b8; text-align:center;" rowspan=2|Eliminated January 5

Dakota Klaes

|30

|New York, New York

|Account Executive

|Anne/Red

=Contestant progress=

  • Red: Team Anne
  • Blue: Team Alton

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; font-size: 8.5pt; line-height:20px;"
rowspan="2"|Rank

! rowspan="2"|Contestant

! colspan="10"|Episode

12345678910
1

|style="background:red"|Shannon

| IN

|style="background:limegreen;"| WIN

| IN

| IN

|style="background:limegreen;"| WIN

|style="background:limegreen;"| WIN

|style="background:pink;"| BTM

|style="background:limegreen;"| WIN

|style="background:limegreen;"| WIN

|style="background:turquoise"| WINNER

2

|style="background:blue"|Leo

|style="background:limegreen;"| WIN

| IN

| IN

| IN

|style="background:limegreen;"| WIN

|style="background:limegreen;"| WIN

|style="background:pink;"| BTM

|style="background:limegreen;"| WIN

|style="background:limegreen;"| WIN

|style="background:lightblue"| RUNNER-UP

3

|style="background:red"|Leslie

|style="background:limegreen;"| WIN

| IN

| IN

|style="background:pink;"| BTM

| IN

|style="background:pink;"| BTM

|style="background:pink;"| BTM

|style="background:pink;"| BTM

| style="background:lightgray;"| OUT

colspan="12" style="background:darkgrey;"|
4

|style="background:blue"|Kelly

|style="background:pink;"| BTM

|style="background:limegreen;"| WIN

|style="background:pink;"| BTM

| IN

| IN

|style="background:pink;"| BTM

|style="background:limegreen;"| WIN

|style="background:pink;"| BTM

| style="background:lightgray;"| OUT

colspan="12" style="background:darkgrey;"|
5

|style="background:blue"|Mike

| IN

| IN

|style="background:limegreen;"| WIN

| IN

| IN

| IN

|style="background:pink;"| BTM

| style="background:lightgray;"| OUT

colspan="12" style="background:darkgrey;"|
6

|style="background:red"|Bridget

|style="background:pink;"| BTM

| IN

|style="background:limegreen;"| WIN

| IN

| IN

| IN

|style="background:limegreen;"| WIN

| style="background:lightgray;"| OUT

colspan="12" style="background:darkgrey;"|
7

|style="background:blue"|Monica

| IN

|IN

|IN

|style="background:pink;"| BTM

|style="background:pink;"| BTM

| style="background:lightgray;"| OUT

colspan="12" style="background:darkgrey;"|
8

|style="background:red"|Lulu

| IN

| style="background:pink;"| BTM

| style="background:pink;"| BTM

|style="background:limegreen;"| WIN

|style="background:pink;"| BTM

| style="background:lightgray;"| OUT

colspan="12" style="background:darkgrey;"|
9

|style="background:blue"|Jefferson

| IN

| IN

| IN

| IN

| style="background:lightgray;"| OUT

colspan="12" style="background:darkgrey;"|
10

|style="background:red"|Ryan

| IN

| IN

| IN

| IN

| style="background:lightgray;"| OUT

colspan="12" style="background:darkgrey;"|
11

|style="background:blue"|Jolynn

| IN

|style="background:pink;"| BTM

|style="background:pink;"| BTM

|style="background:lightgray;"| OUT

colspan="12" style="background:darkgrey;"|
12

|style="background:red"|Curtis

| IN

| IN

|style="background:pink;"| BTM

|style="background:lightgray;"| OUT

colspan="12" style="background:darkgrey;"|
13

|style="background:blue"|Kevin

| IN

|style="background:lightgray;"| OUT

colspan="12" style="background:darkgrey;"|
14

|style="background:red"|Alex

| IN

|style="background:lightgray;"| OUT

colspan="12" style="background:darkgrey;"|
15

|style="background:blue"|Joe

|style="background:lightgray;"| OUT

colspan="12" style="background:darkgrey;"|
16

|style="background:red"|Dakota

|style="background:lightgray;"| OUT

colspan="12" style="background:darkgrey;"|

;Key

:{{Color box|turquoise|border=silver}} (WINNER) This contestant won the competition and was crowned "Best of the Worst".

:{{Color box|lightblue|border=silver}} (RUNNER-UP) The contestant was the runner-up in the finals of the competition.

:{{Color box|limegreen|border=silver}} (WIN) The contestant did the best on their team in the week's Main Dish challenge or Skill Drill and was considered the winner.

:{{Color box|pink|border=silver}} (BTM) The contestant was selected as one of the bottom entries in the Main Dish challenge, but was not eliminated.

:{{Color box|lightgray|border=silver}} (OUT) The contestant lost that week's Main Dish challenge and was out of the competition.

In episode 4, Chef Alton deemed the recruits' performances in the Main Dish challenge are too flawed to declare a winner in his team.

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=

class="wikitable" style="border-collapse:collapse;"

!Contestant

!Age

!Occupation

!Team

!Status

Wells Adams

| 35

|Bachelor in Paradise Star

|Anne/Red

| style="background:#093; text-align:center;"|Winner June 14

Johnny Bananas

| 37

|The Challenge Star

|Tyler/Blue

| style="background:#d1e8ef; text-align:center;"|{{nowrap|Runner-up June 14}}

Dave Coulier

| 60

|Full House Star

|Tyler/Blue

| rowspan="2" style="background:#f4c7b8; text-align:center;" |Eliminated June 7

Bridget Everett

| 47

|Comedian & Actress

|Anne/Red

Robin Givens

| 55

|Actress

|Anne/Red

|style="background:#f4c7b8; text-align:center;"|Eliminated May 31

Sonja Morgan

| 56

|The Real Housewives of New York City Star

|Anne/Red

| style="background:#f4c7b8; text-align:center;"|Eliminated May 24

Brian Posehn

| 53

|Comedian and Actor

|Tyler/Blue

| rowspan=1 style="background:#f4c7b8; text-align:center;"|Eliminated May 17

=Contestant progress=

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; font-size: 8.5pt; line-height:20px;"
rowspan="2"| Rank

! rowspan="2"| Contestant

! colspan="6"| Episode

123456
1

|style="background:red"|Wells

| IN

|style="background:limegreen;"| WIN

| IN

| IN

|style="background:limegreen;"| WIN

|style="background:turquoise"| WINNER

2

|style="background:blue"|Johnny

|style="background:pink;"| BTM

| style="background:limegreen;"| WIN

|style="background:pink;"| BTM

|style="background:limegreen;"| WIN

|style="background:limegreen;"| WIN

|style="background:lightblue"| RUNNER-UP

3

|style="background:blue"|Dave

|style="background:limegreen;"| WIN

| IN

|style="background:limegreen;"| WIN

|style="background:pink;"| BTM

|style="background:lightgray;"| OUT

|colspan="1" style="background:darkgrey;"|

4

|style="background:red"|Bridget

| IN

| IN

| IN

| style="background:limegreen;"| WIN

|style="background:lightgray;"| OUT

|colspan="1" style="background:darkgrey;"|

5

|style="background:red"|Robin

|style="background:limegreen;"| WIN

| IN

|style="background:limegreen;"| WIN

|style="background:lightgray;"| OUT

|colspan="2" style="background:darkgrey;"|

6

|style="background:red"|Sonja

|style="background:pink;"| BTM

|style="background:pink;"| BTM

|style="background:lightgray;"| OUT

|colspan="3" style="background:darkgrey;"|

7

|style="background:blue"|Brian

| IN

|style="background:lightgray;"| OUT

|colspan="4" style="background:darkgrey;"|

;Key

:{{Color box|turquoise|border=silver}} (WINNER) This contestant won the competition and was crowned "Best of the Worst".

:{{Color box|lightblue|border=silver}} (RUNNER-UP) The contestant was the runner-up in the finals of the competition.

:{{Color box|limegreen|border=silver}} (WIN) The contestant did the best on their team in the week's Main Dish challenge or Skill Drill and was considered the winner.

:{{Color box|pink|border=silver}} (BTM) The contestant was selected as one of the bottom entries in the Main Dish challenge but was not eliminated.

:{{Color box|lightgray|border=silver}} (OUT) The contestant lost that week's Main Dish challenge and was out of the competition.

Season 20: 2020

Alex Guarnaschelli joins Anne Burrell to host season 20. The season debuted on June 21, 2020.{{cite web |title=Meet the Recruits |url=https://www.foodnetwork.com/shows/worst-cooks-in-america/photos/worst-cooks-season-20-meet-the-recruits |access-date=23 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200614193845/https://www.foodnetwork.com/shows/worst-cooks-in-america/photos/worst-cooks-season-20-meet-the-recruits |archive-date=June 14, 2020}}

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 murder of her three-year-old adopted daughter.{{cite news|url=https://decider.com/2021/01/24/food-network-removes-worst-cooks-in-america-season-20-following-winners-child-murder-arrest/|title='Food Network Removes 'Worst Cooks In America' Season 20 Following Winner's Child Murder Arrest'|last=Haskoor|first=Michael|date=24 January 2021|publisher=Decider|access-date=24 January 2021}}{{cite news|url=https://www.foxcarolina.com/news/worst-cooks-in-america-winner-among-2-charged-in-3-year-old-girls-homicide/article_d6c3a3ec-5aa1-11eb-8ec9-97a25b2490c8.html|title='Worst Cooks in America' winner and former teacher charged in 3-year-old girl's homicide along with husband|last=Gore|first=Thomas|date=20 January 2021|publisher=WHNS|access-date=24 January 2021}}{{cite news|url=https://tvline.com/2021/01/23/worst-cooks-in-america-season-pulled-ariel-robinson-murder-charge-food-network/|title=Worst Cooks in America Season Pulled After Winner's Arrest for Child Murder|last=Caruso|first=Nick|date=23 January 2021|publisher=TVLine|access-date=24 January 2021}} Robinson was subsequently convicted.{{cite news|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/video/-worst-cooks-winner-convicted-of-beating-3-year-old-to-death-139961413753|title=Worst Cooks{{'}} winner convicted of beating 3-year-old to death|date=13 May 2022 |publisher=nbcnews|access-date=13 May 2022}}

=Recruits=

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; border-collapse:collapse;"
Contestant

!Age

!Hometown

!Occupation

!Team

!Status

Ariel "Ari" Robinson

|28

|Simpsonville, South Carolina

|Teacher

|Alex/Blue

| style="background:#093; text-align:center;"|Winner August 2

Zack Ignoffo

|26

|Chicago, Illinois

|Model

|Anne/Red

| style="background:#d1e8ef; text-align:center;"|{{nowrap|Runner-up August 2}}

Dolores Aguilar-Fernandez

|45

|Cypress, Texas

|Recruiter

|Anne/Red

|rowspan=1 style="background:#f4c7b8; text-align:center;" rowspan=2|Eliminated July 26

Darian Barnes

|40

|Rahway, New Jersey

|Teacher/Ex-Football Player

|Alex/Blue

Domaine Javier{{efn|group=upper-alpha|Domaine Javier is the first-ever openly transgender woman featured in the history of Food Network.{{cite web|url=https://www.realitytitbit.com/worst-cooks-in-america/worst-cooks-in-america-domaine-javier|title=Worst Cooks in America: Domaine Javier makes history on Food Network |date=July 6, 2020 }}}}

|28

|San Gabriel, California

|Nursing Supervisor/Trans Actress-Writer

|Anne/Red

|rowspan=1 style="background:#f4c7b8; text-align:center;" rowspan=2|Eliminated July 19

Eric Smart

|59

|Los Angeles, California

|Special Investigator

|Alex/Blue

Louisa Sharamatyan{{efn|group=upper-alpha|Louisa Sharamatyan previously competed on the second season of Worst Bakers in America and placed last.}}

|30

|Glendale, California

|Social Media Manager

|Alex/Blue

|rowspan=1 style="background:#f4c7b8; text-align:center;" rowspan=2|Eliminated July 12

Evan Baker

|35

|Bismarck, North Dakota

|Professional Fundraiser

|Anne/Red

Denise Schroder

|47

|Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

|Real Estate Agent

|Anne/Red

|rowspan=1 style="background:#f4c7b8; text-align:center;" rowspan=2|Eliminated July 5

Johannes "Yo" Phelps

|46

|Davenport, Iowa

|Realtor

|Alex/Blue

Erin Sullivan

|38

|Mayfield, Kentucky

|Federal Employee

|Anne/Red

|rowspan=1 style="background:#f4c7b8; text-align:center;" rowspan=2|Eliminated June 28

Brianna Weidenbach

|24

|Martin, Tennessee

|Caregiver

|Alex/Blue

Holly Brooks

|66

|Lancaster, Pennsylvania

|Intuitive Psychic Counselor

|Alex/Blue

|rowspan=1 style="background:#f4c7b8; text-align:center;" rowspan=2|Eliminated June 21

Julie "Jewels" McIlroy

|50

|Syracuse, New York

|Community Habilitation Specialist

|Anne/Red

=Contestant progress=

  • Red: Team Anne
  • Blue: Team Alex

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; font-size: 8.5pt; line-height:20px;"
rowspan="2"|Rank

! rowspan="2"|Contestant

! colspan="11"|Episode

123colspan=2|4colspan=2|567
1

|style="background:blue"|Ari

| IN

|style="background:limegreen;"| WIN

|style="background:limegreen;"| WIN

| IN

|style="background:limegreen;"| WIN

|style="background:limegreen;"| WIN

|style="background:pink;"| BTM

|style="background:limegreen;"| WIN

|style="background:turquoise"| WINNER

2

|style="background:red"|Zack

|style="background:limegreen;"| WIN

| IN

| IN

| IN

|style="background:limegreen;"| WIN

| IN

|style="background:limegreen;"| WIN

|style="background:limegreen;"| WIN

|style="background:lightblue"| RUNNER-UP

3

|style="background:red"|Dolores

| IN

| IN

|style="background:limegreen;"| WIN

|style="background:limegreen;"| WIN

| IN

|style="background:limegreen;"| WIN

|style="background:pink;"| BTM

|style="background:lightgray;"| OUT

colspan="12" style="background:darkgrey;"|
4

|style="background:blue"|Darian

| IN

| IN

| IN

| IN

| IN

| IN

|style="background:limegreen;"| WIN

|style="background:lightgray;"| OUT

colspan="12" style="background:darkgrey;"|
5

|style="background:red"|Domaine

| IN

|style="background:limegreen;"| WIN

| IN

| IN

|style="background:pink;"| BTM

|style="background:limegreen;"| WIN

|style="background:lightgray;"| OUT

colspan="12" style="background:darkgrey;"|
6

|style="background:blue"|Eric

| IN

| IN

|style="background:pink;"| BTM

| IN

|style="background:pink;"| BTM

| IN

|style="background:lightgray;"| OUT

colspan="12" style="background:darkgrey;"|
7

|style="background:blue"|Louisa

| IN

| IN

| IN

|style="background:pink;"| BTM

|style="background:lightgray;"| OUT

colspan="12" style="background:darkgrey;"|
8

|style="background:red"|Evan

| IN

|style="background:pink;"| BTM

|style="background:pink;"| BTM

| IN

|style="background:lightgray;"| OUT

colspan="12" style="background:darkgrey;"|
9

|style="background:red"|Denise

|style="background:pink;"| BTM

| IN

|style="background:lightgray;"| OUT

colspan="12" style="background:darkgrey;"|
10

|style="background:blue"|Yo

|style="background:limegreen;"| WIN

|style="background:pink;"| BTM

|style="background:lightgray;"| OUT

colspan="12" style="background:darkgrey;"|
11

|style="background:red"|Erin

| IN

|style="background:lightgray;"| OUT

colspan="12" style="background:darkgrey;"|
12

|style="background:blue"|Brianna

|style="background:pink;"| BTM

|style="background:lightgray;"| OUT

colspan="12" style="background:darkgrey;"|
13

|style="background:blue"|Holly

|style="background:lightgray;"| OUT

colspan="12" style="background:darkgrey;"|
14

|style="background:red"|Jewels

|style="background:lightgray;"| OUT

colspan="12" style="background:darkgrey;"|

;Key

:{{Color box|turquoise|border=silver}} (WINNER) This contestant won the competition and was crowned "Best of the Worst".

:{{Color box|lightblue|border=silver}} (RUNNER-UP) The contestant was the runner-up in the finals of the competition.

:{{Color box|limegreen|border=silver}} (WIN) The contestant did the best on their team in the week's Main Dish challenge or Skill Drill and was considered the winner.

:{{Color box|pink|border=silver}} (BTM) The contestant was selected as one of the bottom entries in the Main Dish challenge, but was not eliminated.

:{{Color box|lightgray|border=silver}} (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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.foodnetwork.com/shows/worst-cooks-in-america|title=Worst Cooks in America|via=www.foodnetwork.com}} The show sees former boot camp contestants and comedians commenting on past episodes.{{Cite web|date=2020-11-30|title=Worst Cooks in America, Dirty Dishes: Food Network Reveals Premiere Dates|url=https://tvseriesfinale.com/tv-show/worst-cooks-in-america-dirty-dishes-food-network-reveals-premiere-dates/|access-date=2020-12-26|website=canceled + renewed my TV shows - TV Series Finale|language=en-US}}

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=

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; border-collapse:collapse;"
Contestant

!Age

!Hometown

!Occupation

!Team

!Status

Amber Leverette

|37

|Banner Elk, North Carolina

|Bartender

|Carla/Blue

| style="background:#093; text-align:center;"|Winner February 28

Cameron Bartlett

|20

|Norman, Oklahoma

|Student

|Anne/Red

| style="background:#d1e8ef; text-align:center;"|{{nowrap|Runner-up February 28}}

Jonathan "JJ" Hurt{{cite web|url=https://instagram.com/whosaiddat?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y|title=Instagram|accessdate=June 24, 2022}}

|35

|Atlanta, Georgia

|Tech Support Supervisor

|Anne/Red

|rowspan=1 style="background:#f4c73d; text-align:center;" rowspan=2|Finalist February 28

Chandali Gullick

|29

|Wichita, Kansas

|Customer Service

|Carla/Blue

McKayla Carter

|21

|Blackshear, Georgia

|Model

|Anne/Red

|rowspan=1 style="background:#f4c7b8; text-align:center;" rowspan=2|Eliminated February 14

Tiffany Billingsly

|35

|Greenwood, Indiana

|Music Teacher

|Carla/Blue

Ayesha Dwyer

|43

|Wadsworth, Illinois

|Children's Book Author

|Carla/Blue

|rowspan=1 style="background:#f4c7b8; text-align:center;" rowspan=2|Eliminated January 31

Laura Marie Moore

|23

|Los Angeles, California

|NHL Cheerleader

|Anne/Red

Joey Kinsley

|26

|Rocky River, Ohio

|Digital Marketing Specialist

|Carla/Blue

|rowspan=1 style="background:#f4c7b8; text-align:center;" rowspan=2|Eliminated January 17

Mo Nooreldin

|

|Kirkland, Washington

|Dental Assistant

|Anne/Red

Stephanie James

|40

|Chicago, Illinois

|Postal Clerk

|Anne/Red

|rowspan=1 style="background:#f4c7b8; text-align:center;" rowspan=2|Eliminated January 10

Watik Aleem

|

|Aurora, Colorado

|Army Veteran

|Carla/Blue

Jonathan Hanna

|

|New York, New York

|Hand Model

|Carla/Blue

|rowspan=1 style="background:#f4c7b8; text-align:center;" rowspan=2|Eliminated January 3

Joy Blessing

|65

|Jacksonville, Florida

|Wedding Officiant

|Anne/Red

=Contestant progress=

  • Red: Team Anne
  • Blue: Team Carla

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; font-size: 8.5pt; line-height:20px;"
rowspan="2"|Rank

! rowspan="2"|Contestant

! colspan="8"|Episode

12345678
1

|style="background:blue"|Amber

|style="background:limegreen;"| WIN

| IN

|style="background:limegreen;"| WIN

| IN

|style="background:pink;"| BTM

|style="background:yellow;"| IMM

| IN

|style="background:turquoise"| WINNER

2

|style="background:red"|Cameron

|style="background:pink;"| BTM

|style="background:pink;"| BTM

| IN

|style="background:pink;"| BTM

|style="background:limegreen;"| WIN

|style="background:limegreen;"| WIN

| IN

|style="background:lightblue"| RUNNER-UP

3

|style="background:red"|JJ

|style="background:limegreen;"| WIN

| IN

| IN

|style="background:limegreen;"| WIN

|style="background:pink;"| BTM

|style="background:pink;"| BTM

| IN

| rowspan="2" style="background:lightgray;" | FINALIST

4

| style="background:blue" |Chandali*

| IN

| IN

| style="background:pink;" | BTM

| style="background:pink;"| BTM/SWAP

| IN

| style="background:limegreen;" | WIN

| IN

5

|style="background:red"|McKayla*

|style="background:pink;"| BTM

|style="background:limegreen;"| WIN

|style="background:pink;"| BTM

| style="background:pink;"| BTM/SWAP

| IN

|style="background:lightgray;"| OUT

colspan="8" style="background:darkgrey;"|
6

|style="background:blue"|Tiffany

| IN

|style="background:pink;"| BTM

| IN

|style="background:pink;"| BTM

|style="background:limegreen;"| WIN

|style="background:lightgray;"| OUT

colspan="8" style="background:darkgrey;"|
7

|style="background:blue"|Ayesha

| IN

| IN

| IN

|style="background:limegreen;"| WIN

|style="background:lightgray;"| OUT

colspan="8" style="background:darkgrey;"|
8

|style="background:red"|Laura

| IN

| IN

|style="background:limegreen;"| WIN

| IN

|style="background:lightgray;"| OUT

colspan="8" style="background:darkgrey;"|
9

|style="background:blue"|Joey

| IN

| IN

|style="background:lightgray;"| OUT

colspan="8" style="background:darkgrey;"|
10

|style="background:red"|Mo

| IN

|style="background:limegreen;"| WIN

|style="background:lightgray;"| OUT

colspan="8" style="background:darkgrey;"|
11

|style="background:red"|Stephanie

| IN

|style="background:lightgray;"| OUT

colspan="8" style="background:darkgrey;"|
12

|style="background:blue"|Watik

| IN

|style="background:lightgray;"| OUT

colspan="8" style="background:darkgrey;"|
13

|style="background:blue"|Jonathan

|style="background:lightgray;"| OUT

colspan="8" style="background:darkgrey;"|
14

|style="background:red"|Joy

|style="background:lightgray;"| OUT

colspan="8" style="background:darkgrey;"|

;Key

:{{Color box|turquoise|border=silver}} (WINNER) This contestant won the competition and was crowned "Best of the Worst".

:{{Color box|lightblue|border=silver}} (RUNNER-UP) The contestant was the runner-up in the finals of the competition.

:{{Color box|limegreen|border=silver}} (WIN) The contestant did the best on their team in the week's Main Dish challenge or Skill Drill and was considered the winner.

:{{Color box|yellow|border=silver}} (IMM) The contestant won immunity and was safe from elimination in the week's Main Dish Challenge.

:{{Color box|pink|border=silver}} (BTM) The contestant was selected as one of the bottom entries in the Main Dish challenge, but was not eliminated.

:{{Color box|lightgray|border=silver}} (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.

Season 22: Best of the Worst

Michael Symon joins Anne Burrell for the first time to host a new Best of the Worst season where fan-favorite recruits from past seasons return for another chance at redemption. The season premiered on April 25, 2021.{{Cite web|date=2021-03-18|title= Michael Symon Joins Anne Burrell to Mentor Fan-Favorite Recruits Toward A Chance to Redemption Worst Cooks in America: Best of the Worst|url=https://press.discovery.com/us/food/press-releases/2021/michael-symon-joins-anne-burrell-mentor-fan-f-5391/|access-date=2021-03-19|website=Discovery LLC Press Release|language=en-US}}

=Recruits=

class="wikitable" style="border-collapse:collapse;"

!Contestant

!Original Season

!Hometown

!Occupation

!Team

!Status

Mercedes “Sadie” Manda

|style="text-align:center;"|Season 17

|Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

|Non-Profit Associate

|Anne/Red

| style="background:#093; text-align:center;"|Winner May 30

Domaine Javier

|style="text-align:center;"|Season 20

|San Gabriel, California

|Trans Actress, Writer, Nurse

|Michael/Blue

| style="background:#d1e8ef; text-align:center;"|{{nowrap|Runner-up May 30}}

Stephanie James

|style="text-align:center;"|Season 21

|Chicago, Illinois

|Postal Clerk

|Anne/Red

|rowspan=1 style="background:#f4c73d; text-align:center;" rowspan=2|Finalist May 30

Dr. Lulu Boykin

|style="text-align:center;"|Season 18

|Pittsboro, North Carolina

|Teaching Artist

|Michael/Blue

Jefferson Goldie

|style="text-align:center;"|Season 18

|Chicago, Illinois

|Musician

|Michael/Blue

|rowspan=1 style="background:#f4c7b8; text-align:center"|Eliminated May 23

Jonathan Beyer

|style="text-align:center;"|Season 17

|New York, New York

|Opera Singer

|Anne/Red

|rowspan=1 style="background:#f4c7b8; text-align:center;"|Eliminated May 16

Eric Smart

|style="text-align:center;"|Season 20

|Los Angeles, California

|Special Investigator

|Michael/Blue

|rowspan=1 style="background:#f4c7b8; text-align:center;"|Eliminated May 9

Joey Kinsley

|style="text-align:center;"|Season 21

|Cleveland, Ohio

|Digital Marketing Specialist

|Anne/Red

| rowspan=1 style="background:#f4c7b8; text-align:center;"|Eliminated May 2

=Contestant progress=

  • Red: Team Anne
  • Blue: Team Michael

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; font-size: 8.5pt; line-height:20px;"
rowspan="2"| Rank

! rowspan="2"| Contestant

! colspan="6"| Episode

123456
1

|style="background:red"|Sadie

|style="background:limegreen;"|WIN

|IN

|style="background:limegreen;"|WIN

|IN

|style="background:limegreen;"|WIN

|style="background:turquoise"| WINNER

2

|style="background:blue"|Domaine

|style="background:limegreen;"|WIN

|IN

|IN

|IN

|style="background:limegreen;"|WIN

|style="background:lightblue"| RUNNER-UP

3

|style="background:red"|Stephanie

|IN

|style="background:limegreen;"|WIN

|style="background:pink;"|BTM

|style="background:limegreen;"|WIN

|style="background:pink;"|BTM

| rowspan="2" style="background:lightgray;" | FINALIST

4

|style="background:blue"|Lulu

|IN

|IN

|style="background:limegreen;"|WIN

|style="background:limegreen;"|WIN

|IN

5

|style="background:blue"|Jefferson

|style="background:pink;"|BTM

|style="background:pink;"|BTM

|IN

|style="background:pink;"|BTM

|style="background:lightgray;"|OUT

colspan="3" style="background:darkgrey;"|
6

|style="background:red"|Jonathan

|style="background:pink;"|BTM

|IN

|style="background:yellow;"|IMM

|style="background:lightgray;"|OUT

colspan="3" style="background:darkgrey;"|
7

|style="background:blue"|Eric

|IN

|style="background:limegreen;"|WIN

|style="background:lightgray;"|OUT

colspan="3" style="background:darkgrey;"|
8

|style="background:red"|Joey

|IN

|style="background:lightgray;"|OUT

colspan="4" style="background:darkgrey;"|

;Key

:{{Color box|turquoise|border=silver}} (WINNER) This contestant won the competition and was crowned "Best of the Worst".

:{{Color box|lightblue|border=silver}} (RUNNER-UP) The contestant was the runner-up in the finals of the competition.

:{{Color box|yellow|border=silver}} (IMM) The contestant won immunity and was safe from elimination in the week's Main Dish Challenge.

:{{Color box|limegreen|border=silver}} (WIN) The contestant did the best on their team in the week's Main Dish challenge or Skill Drill and was considered the winner.

:{{Color box|pink|border=silver}} (BTM) The contestant was selected as one of the bottom entries in the Main Dish challenge but was not eliminated.

:{{Color box|lightgray|border=silver}} (OUT) The contestant lost that week's Main Dish challenge and was out of the competition.

Season 23: 2022

Cliff Crooks joins Anne Burrell to host season 23. The season debuted on January 5, 2022.

This season features two additional twists. First, the cast includes 5 pairs of recruits with previously established relationships: Angie & Cheyenne (long-lost cousins), Bianca & Hector (married), Deneise & Hilda (neighbors), Eddie & Kara (married), and Marti & Peachez (best friends). Second, this season features alternating elimination weeks for each team, with the winning recruit on the non-eliminating team receiving a $1,000 prize each week.

=Recruits=

class="wikitable" style="border-collapse:collapse;"

!Contestant

!Hometown

!Occupation

!Team

!Status

Peachez Iman-Cummings

|New York City

|Drag performer

|Cliff/Blue

|style="background:#093; text-align:center;"|Winner February 23

Marti Cummings

|New York City

|Drag Artist

|Anne/Red

|style="background:#d1e8ef; text-align:center;"|{{nowrap|Runner-up February 23}}

Kara Anderson

|Leitchfield, Kentucky

|English Teacher

|Anne/Red

|rowspan=1 style="background:#f4c73d; text-align:center;" rowspan=2|Finalist February 23

Cheyenne Loomis

|London, Kentucky

|Case Worker

|Cliff/Blue

Eddie Anderson

|Leitchfield, Kentucky

|Art Teacher

|Cliff/Blue

|rowspan=1 style="background:#f4c7b8; text-align:center;" rowspan=2|Eliminated February 16

Hilda Ike

|Poinciana, Florida

|Fitness Instructor

|Anne/Red

Bianca Bencosme

|York, Pennsylvania

|Stay-At-Home Mom

|Cliff/Blue

|rowspan=1 style="background:#f4c7b8; text-align:center;" rowspan=2|Eliminated February 9

Al Kingswriter

|Tony, Wisconsin

|Truck Driver

|Anne/Red

Angie Hartford-Padilla

|San Jose, California

|Executive Assistant

|Anne/Red

|rowspan=1 style="background:#f4c7b8; text-align:center;"|Eliminated February 2

Melody Moore

|Atlanta, Georgia

|Beauty Bar Owner

|Cliff/Blue

|rowspan=1 style="background:#f4c7b8; text-align:center;"|Quit January 26

Hector Peralta

|York, Pennsylvania

|Data Analyst

|Anne/Red

|rowspan=1 style="background:#f4c7b8; text-align:center;"|Eliminated January 19

Deneise White

|Poinciana, Florida

|IT Manager

|Cliff/Blue

|rowspan=1 style="background:#f4c7b8; text-align:center;"|Eliminated January 12

=Contestant progress=

  • Red: Team Anne
  • Blue: Team Cliff

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; font-size: 8.5pt; line-height:20px;"
rowspan="2"| Rank

! rowspan="2"| Contestant

! colspan="8"| Episode

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1

|style="background:blue"|Peachez

|IN

|style="background:limegreen;"|WIN

|IN

|style="background:pink;"|BTM

|style="background:limegreen;"|WIN

|style="background:limegreen;"|WIN

|style="background:limegreen;"|WIN

|style="background:turquoise"| WINNER

2

|style="background:red"|Marti

|IN

|IN

|style="background:limegreen;"|WIN

|IN

|IN

|style="background:limegreen;"|WIN

|style="background:pink;"|BTM

|style="background:lightblue"| RUNNER-UP

3

|style="background:red"|Kara

|IN

|style="background:pink;"|BTM

|IN

|IN

|style="background:limegreen;"|WIN

|IN

|style="background:limegreen;"|WIN

| rowspan="2" style="background:lightgray;" | FINALIST

4

|style="background:blue"|Cheyenne

|IN

|IN

|IN

|style="background:pink;"|BTM*

|IN

|style="background:pink;"|BTM

|style="background:pink;"|BTM

5

|style="background:blue"|Eddie

|IN

|IN

|IN

|style="background:limegreen;"|WIN

|IN

|IN

|style="background:lightgray;"|OUT

colspan="1" style="background:darkgrey;"|
6

|style="background:red"|Hilda

|IN

|style="background:limegreen;"|WIN

|style="background:pink;"|BTM

|IN

|IN

|style="background:pink;"|BTM

|style="background:lightgray;"|OUT

colspan="1" style="background:darkgrey;"|
7

|style="background:blue"|Bianca

|IN

|IN

|style="background:limegreen;"|WIN

|IN

|IN

|style="background:lightgray;"|OUT

colspan="2" style="background:darkgrey;"|
8

|style="background:red"|Al

|IN

|IN

|IN

|IN

|style="background:pink;"|BTM

|style="background:lightgray;"|OUT

colspan="2" style="background:darkgrey;"|
9

|style="background:red"|Angie

|style="background:limegreen;"|WIN

|IN

|IN

|style="background:limegreen;"|WIN

|style="background:lightgray;"|OUT

colspan="3" style="background:darkgrey;"|
10

|style="background:blue"|Melody

|IN

|IN

|IN

|style="background:crimson;"|QUIT

colspan="4" style="background:darkgrey;"|
11

|style="background:red"|Hector

|style="background:pink;"|BTM

|IN

|style="background:lightgray;"|OUT

colspan="5" style="background:darkgrey;"|
12

|style="background:blue"|Deneise

|style="background:pink;"|BTM

|style="background:lightgray;"|OUT

colspan="6" style="background:darkgrey;"|

;Key

:{{Color box|turquoise|border=silver}} (WINNER) This contestant won the competition and was crowned "Best of the Worst".

:{{Color box|lightblue|border=silver}} (RUNNER-UP) The contestant was the runner-up in the finals of the competition.

:{{Color box|limegreen|border=silver}} (WIN) The contestant did the best on their team in the week's Main Dish Challenge and was considered the winner.

:{{Color box|pink|border=silver}} (BTM) The contestant was selected as one of the bottom entries in the Main Dish challenge but was not eliminated.

:{{Color box|lightgray|border=silver}} (OUT) The contestant lost that week's Main Dish challenge and was out of the competition.

:{{Color box|crimson|border=silver}} (QUIT) The contestant volunteered to leave the competition.

In Episode 4, Cheyenne was originally eliminated. Melody, feeling Cheyenne deserved to stay, voluntarily left the competition and gave Cheyenne her spot.

Season 24: Celebrity Edition ''That's So 90's''

Jeff Mauro joins Anne Burrell to host the seventh run of the Celebrity Edition. The season premiered on April 24, 2022.{{cite web |last1=Knolle |first1=Sharon |last2=Lash |first2=Jolie |title=Worst Cooks in America Celebrity Edition: That's So 90s Cast |url=https://www.thewrap.com/worst-cooks-in-america-90s-cast-jodie-sweetin/ |website=TheWrap |access-date=March 17, 2022 |date=March 16, 2022}}

=Recruits=

class="wikitable" style="border-collapse:collapse;"

!Contestant

!Age

!Occupation

!Team

!Status

Tracey Gold

| 52

|Growing Pains star

|Anne/Red

| style="background:#093; text-align:center;"|Winner May 29

Jodie Sweetin

| 40

|Full House and Fuller House star

|Jeff/Blue

| style="background:#d1e8ef; text-align:center;"|{{nowrap|Runner-up May 29}}

Elisa Donovan

| 51

|Clueless star

|Anne/Red

| rowspan=1 style="background:#f4c73d; text-align:center;" rowspan=2|Finalist May 29

Matthew Lawrence

| 42

|Mrs. Doubtfire star

|Jeff/Blue

Mark Long

| 50

|Road Rules star

|Anne/Red

| rowspan=1 style="background:#f4c7b8; text-align:center;"|Eliminated May 22

Jennie Kwan

| 48

|California Dreams star

|Jeff/Blue

| rowspan=1 style="background:#f4c7b8; text-align:center;"|Eliminated May 15

Lori Beth Denberg

| 46

|All That star

|Jeff/Blue

| rowspan=1 style="background:#f4c7b8; text-align:center;"|Eliminated May 15

Nicholle Tom

| 43

|The Nanny star

|Anne/Red

| rowspan=1 style="background:#f4c7b8; text-align:center;"|Eliminated May 8

Curtis Williams

| 34

|The Parent 'Hood star

|Jeff/Blue

| rowspan=1 style="background:#f4c7b8; text-align:center;"|Eliminated May 1

=Contestant progress=

  • Red: Team Anne
  • Blue: Team Jeff

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; font-size: 8.5pt; line-height:20px;"
rowspan="2"| Rank

! rowspan="2"| Contestant

! colspan="7"| Episode

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1

|style="background:red"|Tracey

|IN

|IN

|IN

|style="background:yellow;"|IMM

|style="background:limegreen;"|WIN

|IN

|style="background:turquoise;"|WINNER

2

|style="background:blue"|Jodie

|IN

|IN

|IN

|style="background:limegreen;"|WIN

|IN

|style="background:limegreen;"|WIN

|style="background:lightblue;"|RUNNER-UP

3

|style="background:red"|Elisa

|style="background:pink;"|BTM

|style="background:limegreen;"|WIN

|IN

|style="background:limegreen;"|WIN

|style="background:pink;"|BTM

|style="background:limegreen;"|WIN

| rowspan="2" style="background:lightgray;"|FINALIST

4

|style="background:blue"|Matthew

|IN

|IN

|style="background:limegreen;"|WIN

|IN

|style="background:limegreen;"|WIN

|style="background:pink;"|BTM

5

|style="background:red"|Mark

|style="background:limegreen;"|WIN

|IN

|style="background:limegreen;"|WIN

|style="background:pink;"|BTM

|IN

|style="background:lightgray;"|OUT

colspan="1" style="background:darkgrey;"|
6

|style="background:blue"|Jennie

|style="background:limegreen;"|WIN

|style="background:limegreen;"|WIN

|style="background:pink;"|BTM

|IN

|style="background:lightgray;"|OUT

colspan="2" style="background:darkgrey;"|
7

|style="background:blue"|Lori Beth

|IN

|IN

|IN

|style="background:lightgray;"|OUT

colspan="3" style="background:darkgrey;"|
8

|style="background:red"|Nicholle

|IN

|style="background:pink;"|BTM

|style="background:lightgray;"|OUT

colspan="4" style="background:darkgrey;"|
9

|style="background:blue"|Curtis

|style="background:pink;"|BTM

|style="background:lightgray;"|OUT

colspan="5" style="background:darkgrey;"|

;Key

:{{Color box|turquoise|border=silver}} (WINNER) This contestant won the competition and was crowned "Best of the Worst".

:{{Color box|lightblue|border=silver}} (RUNNER-UP) The contestant was the runner-up in the finals of the competition.

:{{Color box|yellow|border=silver}} (IMM) The contestant won immunity and was safe from elimination in the week's Main Dish Challenge.

:{{Color box|limegreen|border=silver}} (WIN) The contestant did the best on their team in the week's Main Dish Challenge and was considered the winner.

:{{Color box|pink|border=silver}} (BTM) The contestant was selected as one of the bottom entries in the Main Dish challenge but was not eliminated.

:{{Color box|lightgray|border=silver}} (OUT) The contestant lost that week's Main Dish challenge and was out of the competition.

Season 25: ''Viral Sensations''

Darnell Ferguson joins Anne Burrell to host the first run of Viral Sensations. The season premiered on January 1, 2023.

During this season, a new gimmick to the show has been added. It is known as a Chef Like, which is a pin awarded to the winner of the Skill Drill Challenge on both teams and the Main Dish Challenge on both teams. The respective mentor of the team decides the winner. The recruit who accumulates the most will have a game-changing advantage. In episode 5, the recruit with the most Chef Likes on each team was able to choose one team member to switch to the opposite team. Paris, who had the most on the red team, chose Eliza to switch to Blue, whereas Michael, who had the most on the Blue team, chose Rich to switch to red. During this episode, there was no elimination.

=Recruits=

class="wikitable" style="border-collapse:collapse;"

!Contestant

!Hometown

!Occupation

!Team

!Status

Nick Trawick

|Los Angeles, California

|Social media influencer

|Anne/Red

|style="background:#093; text-align:center;"|Winner February 5

Michael Judson Berry

|Jersey City, New Jersey

|Actor

|Darnell/Blue

|style="background:#d1e8ef; text-align:center;"|{{nowrap|Runner-up February 5}}

Paris Nicholson

|Los Angeles, California

|Social media influencer

|Anne/Red

|rowspan=1 style="background:#f4c73d; text-align:center;" rowspan=2 |Finalist February 5

NaJe' Elmore

|Texarkana, Texas

|Social media influencer

|Darnell/Blue

David Chen

|Fort Lauderdale, Florida

|Flight attendant

|Darnell/Blue

|rowspan=1 style="background:#f4c7b8; text-align:center;" rowspan=2|Eliminated January 29

Tessica Brown

|Violet, Louisiana

|Stay at home mom

|Anne/Red

Eliza Petersen

|West Jordan, Utah

|Amateur paleontologist

|Darnell/Blue

|rowspan=1 style="background:#f4c7b8; text-align:center;" rowspan=2|Eliminated January 29

Rich Aronovitch

|New York City

|Professional comedian

|Anne/Red

Mitchell Tyler Ralston

|Huntington Beach, California

|Ghost Hunter

|Anne/Red

|rowspan=1 style="background:#f4c7b8; text-align:center;" rowspan=2|Eliminated January 22

Sabrina Rios

|Los Angeles, California

|Social media influencer

|Darnell/Blue

Tina Kim

|Los Angeles, California

|Social media influencer

|Darnell/Blue

|rowspan="1" text-align:center;" style="background:#f4c7b8; text-align:center;"|Eliminated January 15

Adam Kreutinger †

|Buffalo, New York

|Puppeteer

|Anne/Red

|rowspan="1" text-align:center;" style="background:#f4c7b8; text-align:center;"|Eliminated January 8

=Contestant progress=

  • Red: Team Anne
  • Blue: Team Darnell

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; font-size: 8.5pt; line-height:20px;"
rowspan="2"| Rank

! rowspan="2"| Contestant

! colspan=8|Episode

12colspan=1|3colspan=1|45678
1

|style="background:red"|Nick

|IN

INININstyle="background:pink;"| BTMstyle="background:pink;"| BTMstyle="background:pink;"| BTMstyle="background:turquoise;"|WINNER
2

|style="background:blue"|Michael

|IN

ININstyle="background:limegreen;"| WINstyle="background:limegreen;"| WINstyle="background:pink;"| BTMstyle="background:pink;"| BTMstyle="background:lightblue;"|RUNNER-UP
3

|style="background:red"|Paris

|style="background:pink;"| BTM

ININstyle="background:limegreen;"| WINstyle="background:limegreen;"| WININstyle="background:limegreen;"| WINrowspan="2" style="background:lightgray;"|FINALIST
4

|style="background:blue"|NaJe'

|IN

style="background:limegreen;"| WINstyle="background:limegreen;"| WINstyle="background:pink;"| BTMINstyle="background:limegreen;"| WINstyle="background:limegreen;"| WIN
5

|style="background:blue"|David

|style="background:pink;"| BTM

INININstyle="background:pink;"| BTMINstyle="background:lightgrey;"| OUTcolspan="8" style="background:darkgrey;"|
6

|style="background:red"|Tessica

|IN

style="background:pink;"| BTMINstyle="background:pink;"| BTMstyle="background:pink;"| BTMstyle="background:limegreen;"| WINstyle="background:lightgrey;"| OUTcolspan="8" style="background:darkgrey;"|
7

|style="background:Blue"|Eliza*

|IN

style="background:limegreen;"| WINstyle="background:limegreen;"| WINININ/Swapstyle="background:lightgrey;"| OUTcolspan="8" style="background:darkgrey;"|
8

|style="background:Red"|Rich*

|IN

INININstyle="background:pink;"| BTM/Swapstyle="background:lightgrey;"| OUTcolspan="8" style="background:darkgrey;"|
9

|style="background:red"|Mitchell

|IN

ININstyle="background:lightgrey;"| OUTcolspan="8" style="background:darkgrey;"|
10

|style="background:blue"|Sabrina

|IN

INstyle="background:pink;"| BTMstyle="background:lightgrey;"| OUTcolspan="8" style="background:darkgrey;"|
11

|style="background:blue"|Tina

|IN

|INstyle="background:lightgrey;"| OUTcolspan="8" style="background:darkgrey;"|
12

|style="background:red"|Adam

|IN

style="background:lightgrey;"| OUTcolspan="8" style="background:darkgrey;"|

;Key

:{{Color box|turquoise|border=silver}} (WINNER) This contestant won the competition and was crowned "Best of the Worst".

:{{Color box|lightblue|border=silver}} (RUNNER-UP) The contestant was the runner-up in the finals of the competition.

:{{Color box|yellow|border=silver}} (IMM) The contestant won immunity and was safe from elimination in the week's Main Dish Challenge.

:{{Color box|limegreen|border=silver}} (WIN) The contestant did the best on their team in the week's Main Dish Challenge and was considered the winner.

:{{Color box|pink|border=silver}} (BTM) The contestant was selected as one of the bottom entries in the Main Dish challenge but was not eliminated.

:{{Color box|lightgray|border=silver}} (OUT) The contestant lost that week's Main Dish challenge and was out of the competition.

:*Denotes that this recruit was originally part of a different team but due to a twist element in episode 5, were swapped.

  • †: Contestant died after filming.

Season 26: ''Love at First Bite''

Jeff Mauro joins Anne Burrell to host Love at First Bite. The season premiered on August 6, 2023.{{cite web|title=Love at First Bite: Fiery First Date|url=https://www.foodnetwork.com/shows/worst-cooks-in-america/episodes/love-at-first-bite-fiery-first-date|website=FoodNetwork.com|access-date=August 11, 2023}}

This season features a cast of single recruits eager to learn some cooking skills to impress future dates. As a twist, recruits were selected in pairs to join the Red or Blue Team. Pairs will compete together in all Skill Drills and share a work station for all cooks. The pairs are:

  • Allegra & Michael (Blue Team)
  • Amy & Etherio (Red Team)
  • Jessica & Kermit (Blue Team)
  • Lou & Denz (Red Team)
  • Sami & James (Red Team)
  • Sterling & Matthew (Blue Team)
  • Terri & Charles (Red Team)
  • Toneata & Zach (Blue Team)

The winner of each team's Skill Drill cook receives the power to "recouple" by staying with their current partner or choosing a different one. In Episode 2, Michael was the first to recouple by choosing Sterling as his new partner, while James chose to stay with Sami. In Episode 3, Terri chose Etherio as her new partner, thus leaving Charles in the "Singles Zone", where only one person will occupy a station, while Jessica chose to stay with Kermit. Sterling was automatically paired with Allegra since Michael withdrew in Episode 3. In Episode 4, Etherio chose to be in the "Singles Zone", thus leaving Terri to pair up with Lou, while Kermit chose Toneata as his new partner, thus leaving Jessica to pair up with Zach. In Episode 5, Terri chose to stay with Lou, while Jessica chose to be in the "Singles Zone", thus leaving Zach to pair up with Kermit. From Episode 6 onwards though, there were no more chances to "recouple" after winning a Skill Drill cook.

Though they'll compete in pairs, only one recruit will win the $25,000 grand prize. Eliminations are based on individual performance. Note that there is no Bottom 2 for the Blue Team in Week 3 since Michael withdrew from the competition that week, so Week 3 is elimination week for the Red Team only. There is also no Bottom 2 for the Red Team in Week 4 since Charles withdrew from the competition that week, so Week 4 is elimination week for the Blue Team only.

=Recruits=

class="wikitable" style="border-collapse:collapse;"

!Contestant

!Hometown

!Occupation

!Team

!Status

Jessica Singer

|Los Angeles, California

|Comedian/Pet Sitter

|Jeff/Blue

|style="background:#093; text-align:center;"|Winner September 10

Samantha "Sami" White{{cite web|url=https://www.indystar.com/story/entertainment/2023/07/25/worst-cooks-food-network-competition-watch-fishers-high-samantha-sami-white/70422138007|title=Food Network's 'Worst Cooks in America' to feature Fishers' Sami White|work=The Indianapolis Star|publisher=Gannett|date=July 25, 2023|accessdate=October 9, 2023}}

|Chicago, Illinois

|Drag King

|Anne/Red

|style="background:#d1e8ef; text-align:center;"|{{nowrap|Runner-up September 10}}

Louisa "Lou" Tocquie

|Rochester, New York

|Home Health Aide

|Anne/Red

|rowspan=1 style="background:#f4c73d; text-align:center;" rowspan=2 |Finalist September 10

Sterling Quinn

|New York City

|Fashion Designer/Content Creator

|Jeff/Blue

Etherio Noon

|Chicago, Illinois

|Model

|Anne/Red

|rowspan=1 style="background:#f4c7b8; text-align:center;" rowspan=2|Eliminated September 10

Allegra Melton

|Jonesboro, Arkansas

|Personal Trainer

|Jeff/Blue

Zach Russell

|New York City

|Business Development Director

|Jeff/Blue

|rowspan=1 style="background:#f4c7b8; text-align:center;" rowspan=2|Eliminated September 3

James Bates

|Hammond, Louisiana

|Content Creator

|Anne/Red

Kermit Moss Jr.

|Costa Mesa, California

|Music Producer

|Jeff/Blue

|rowspan=1 style="background:#f4c7b8; text-align:center;" rowspan=2|Eliminated August 27

Terri Arcelia

|Atlanta, Georgia

|Bartender

|Anne/Red

Toneata Morgan

|Los Angeles, California

|Actress/Model

|Jeff/Blue

|style="background:#f4c7b8; text-align:center;"|Eliminated August 27

Charles Osborne*

|New York City

|Actor/Comedian/Writer

|Anne/Red

|style="background:#f4c7b8; text-align:center;"|Withdrew August 27

Denz Mooney

|Long Island, New York

|Content Creator

|Anne/Red

|style="background:#f4c7b8; text-align:center;"|Eliminated August 20

Michael Kazakov*

|Staten Island, New York

|Demolition Man

|Jeff/Blue

|style="background:#f4c7b8; text-align:center;"|Withdrew August 20

Matthew Militello

|Los Angeles, California

|Makeup Artist

|Jeff/Blue

|rowspan=1 style="background:#f4c7b8; text-align:center;" rowspan=2|Eliminated August 13

Amy Solomon

|Las Vegas, Nevada

|Professional Organizer

|Anne/Red

  • Contestant Michael Kazakov was deemed too ill to continue on August 20
  • Contestant Charles Osborne was deemed too ill to continue on August 27

=Contestant progress=

  • Red: Team Anne
  • Blue: Team Jeff

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; font-size: 8.5pt; line-height:20px;"
rowspan="2"| Rank

! rowspan="2"| Contestant

! colspan=8|Episode

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1

|style="background:blue"|Jessica

|style="background:pink;"| BTM

|IN

|IN

|IN

|IN

|style="background:limegreen;"|WIN

|style="background:pink;"| BTM

|style="background:turquoise"| WINNER

2

|style="background:red"|Sami

|IN

|IN

|style="background:pink;"| BTM

|style="background:limegreen;"|WIN

|style="background:limegreen;"|WIN

|IN

|style="background:limegreen;"|WIN

|style="background:lightblue"| RUNNER-UP

3

|style="background:red"|Lou

|style="background:pink;"| BTM

|IN

|style="background:limegreen;"|WIN

|IN

|IN

|style="background:limegreen;"|WIN

|style="background:pink;"| BTM

|rowspan="2" style="background:lightgray;" | FINALIST

4

|style="background:blue"|Sterling

|IN

|IN

|IN

|style="background:limegreen;"|WIN

|IN

|style="background:pink;"| BTM

|style="background:limegreen;"|WIN

5

|style="background:red"|Etherio

|IN

|IN

|IN

|IN

|IN

|style="background:pink;"| BTM

|style="background:lightgray;"| OUT

colspan="1" style="background:darkgrey;"|
6

|style="background:blue"|Allegra

|IN

|IN

|IN

|IN

|style="background:limegreen;"|WIN

|IN

|style="background:lightgray;"| OUT

colspan="1" style="background:darkgrey;"|
7

|style="background:blue"|Zach

|IN

|IN

|style="background:limegreen;"|WIN

|IN

|style="background:pink;"| BTM

|style="background:lightgray;"| OUT

colspan="2" style="background:darkgrey;"|
8

|style="background:red"|James

|IN

|IN

|IN

|IN

|style="background:pink;"| BTM

|style="background:lightgray;"| OUT

colspan="2" style="background:darkgrey;"|
9

|style="background:blue"|Kermit

|style="background:pink;"| BTM

|style="background:pink;"| BTM

|IN

|style="background:pink;"| BTM

|style="background:lightgray;"| OUT

colspan="4" style="background:darkgrey;"|
10

|style="background:red"|Terri

|IN

|IN

|IN

|IN

|style="background:lightgray;"| OUT

colspan="4" style="background:darkgrey;"|
11

|style="background:blue"|Toneata

|IN

|IN

|IN

|style="background:lightgray;"| OUT

colspan="6" style="background:darkgrey;"|
12

|style="background:red"|Charles

|IN

|style="background:limegreen;"|WIN

|IN

|style="background:tan;"|WDR

colspan="6" style="background:darkgrey;"|
13

|style="background:red"|Denz

|style="background:pink;"| BTM

|style="background:pink;"| BTM

|style="background:lightgray;"| OUT

colspan="8" style="background:darkgrey;"|
14

|style="background:blue"|Michael

|IN

|style="background:limegreen;"|WIN

|style="background:tan;"|WDR

colspan="8" style="background:darkgrey;"|
15

|style="background:blue"|Matthew

|IN

|style="background:lightgray;"| OUT

colspan="10" style="background:darkgrey;"|
16

|style="background:red"|Amy

|IN

|style="background:lightgray;"| OUT

colspan="10" style="background:darkgrey;"|

;Key

:{{Color box|turquoise|border=silver}} (WINNER) This contestant won the competition and was crowned "Best of the Worst".

:{{Color box|lightblue|border=silver}} (RUNNER-UP) The contestant was the runner-up in the finals of the competition.

:{{Color box|limegreen|border=silver}} (WIN) The contestant did the best on their team in the week's Main Dish Challenge and was considered the winner.

:{{Color box|pink|border=silver}} (BTM) The contestant was selected as one of the bottom entries in the Main Dish challenge but was not eliminated.

:{{Color box|lightgray|border=silver}} (OUT) The contestant lost that week's Main Dish challenge and was out of the competition.

:{{Color box|tan|border=silver}} (WDR) The contestant withdrew from the competition due to illness.

Season 27: ''Spoiled Rotten''

Tiffany Derry joins Anne Burrell to host Spoiled Rotten. The season premiered on January 7, 2024.

=Recruits=

class="wikitable" style="border-collapse:collapse;"

!Contestant

!Hometown

!Occupation

!Team

!Status

Stacey Loper

|Hoover, Alabama

|Grief Recovery Counselor

|Tiffany/Blue

|style="background:#093; text-align:center;"|Winner February 4, 2024

Leona McTaggart-Chapman

|Cresaptown, Maryland

|Day Program Manager

|Anne/Red

|style="background:#d1e8ef; text-align:center;"|{{nowrap|Runner-up February 4, 2024}}

Carrington Gilbert

|Houston, Texas

|Stay-At-Home Daughter

|Anne/Red

|rowspan=1 style="background:#f4c73d; text-align:center;" rowspan=2 |Finalist February 4, 2024

Micaela Minner

|Akron, Ohio

|Pro Softball Player

|Tiffany/Blue

Erika Coleman

|New Orleans, Louisiana

|Makeup Artist and Stylist

|Anne/Red

|rowspan=2 style="background:#f4c7b8; text-align:center;"|Eliminated
on February 4, 2024

Chelsko Thompson

|Seattle, Washington

|Social Media Manager

|Tiffany/Blue

Jesse Money

|Malibu, California

|Singer/Songwriter

|Anne/Red

|rowspan=2 style="background:#f4c7b8; text-align:center;"|Eliminated
on January 28, 2024

Serious Williams

|Chicago, Illinois

|Psychiatric Assistant

|Tiffany/Blue

Ebie Wright

|Los Angeles, California

|Pop Singer

|Tiffany/Blue

|rowspan=2 style="background:#f4c7b8; text-align:center;"|Eliminated
on January 28, 2024

Frankie Cena

|Burbank, California

|Public Speaking Academy Manager and former Mr. Canada

|Anne/Red

Avi Boodram

|Christiana, Delaware

|Investment Banker

|Anne/Red

|rowspan=2 style="background:#f4c7b8; text-align:center;"|Eliminated
on January 21, 2024

Joel Alvarado

|Indianapolis, Indiana

|Goober TV Character Impersonator

|Tiffany/Blue

Steve Crawford

|Los Angeles, California

|Magician

|Anne/Red

|rowspan=2 style="background:#f4c7b8; text-align:center;"|Eliminated
on January 14, 2024

Costa Georgopoulos

|San Pablo, California

|Maintenance Painter

|Tiffany/Blue

Elena Catlin

|Wesley Chapel, Florida

|Teacher, Piano player and Author

|Eliminated/White

|rowspan=2 style="background:#f4c7b8; text-align:center;"|Eliminated
on January 7, 2024

Cathy Jacobson

|Vernon Hills, Illinois

|Dance Teacher

|Eliminated/White

Season 28: Celebrity Edition ''Heroes vs. Villains''

Antonia Lofaso and Jeff Mauro will be the leaders for Celebrity Edition Heroes vs. Villains, which consists of celebrities and reality TV stars, and dividing them into teams of heroes and villains. This is the first season to not have Burrell as a leader for the culinary boot camp. The season premiered on January 5, 2025.{{Cite web |last=Palinkas |first=Lorianne |date=2024-12-24 |title=Worst Cooks In America Celebrity Edition: Heroes vs. Villains: Latest News, Mentors, Cast, Release Date, & Everything We Know |url=https://screenrant.com/worst-cooks-in-america-celebrity-edition-heroes-vs-villains-release-date-cast-everything-we-know/ |access-date=2024-12-31 |website=ScreenRant |language=en}}

=Recruits=

class="wikitable" style="border-collapse:collapse;"

!Contestant

!Age

!Occupation

!Team

!Status

Corinne Olympios

| 32

|The Bachelor star

|Villains

|style="background:#093; text-align:center;"|Winner February 2, 2025

Adam Rippon

| 35

|Retired Olympic figure skater

|Heroes

|style="background:#d1e8ef; text-align:center;"|{{nowrap|Runner-up February 2, 2025}}

Frankie Grande

| 42

|Big Brother star

|Heroes

| rowspan="3" style="background:#f4c7b8; text-align:center;"|Eliminated
on February 2, 2025

Wes Bergmann

| 40

|The Challenge star

|Villains

Tiffany Pollard

| 43

|Flavor of Love and Celebrity Big Brother UK star

|Villains

Bartise Bowden

| 29

|Love Is Blind star

|Villains

| rowspan="3" style="background:#f4c7b8; text-align:center;"|Eliminated
on January 26, 2025

Trinity the Tuck

| 39

|RuPaul's Drag Race star

|Heroes

Rachel Reilly

| 40

|Big Brother and The Amazing Race star

|Villains

Sebastian Bach

| 56

|Former lead singer of Skid Row

|Heroes

| style="background:#f4c7b8; text-align:center;"|Eliminated
on January 19, 2025

Cheryl Burke

| 40

|Dancing with the Stars dancer

|Heroes

| style="background:#f4c7b8; text-align:center;"|Eliminated
on January 12, 2025

=Contestant progress=

  • Red: Team Antonia/Villains
  • Blue: Team Jeff/Heroes

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; font-size: 8.5pt; line-height:20px;"
rowspan="2"| Rank

! rowspan="2"| Contestant

! colspan="8"| Episode

1

!2

!3

!4

!5

!6

! colspan="2" | 7

1

|style="background:red"|Corinne

|style="background:limegreen;"|WIN

|IN

|IN

|IN

|IN

|style="background:limegreen;"|WIN

|style="background:limegreen;"|WIN

|style="background:turquoise"| WINNER

2

|style="background:blue"|Adam

|IN

|style="background:limegreen;"|WIN

|IN

|style="background:limegreen;"|WIN

|IN

|style="background:limegreen;"|WIN

|style="background:limegreen;"|WIN

|style="background:lightblue"| RUNNER-UP

3

|style="background:blue"|Frankie

|style="background:limegreen;"|WIN

|IN

|IN

|style="background:pink;"|BTM

| style="background:pink;"|BTM

| style="background:pink;"|BTM

|style="background:lightgray;"| OUT

style="background:darkgrey;"|
4

| style="background:red"|Wes

|IN

|style="background:limegreen;"|WIN

| style="background:pink;"|BTM

| style="background:limegreen;"|WIN

| style="background:pink;"|BTM

|IN

|style="background:lightgray;"| OUT

style="background:darkgrey;"|
5

|style="background:red"|Tiffany

|IN

|style="background:pink;"|BTM

|IN

|IN

|style="background:limegreen;"|WIN

|style="background:lightgray;"| OUT

colspan="2" style="background:darkgrey;"|
6

|style="background:red"|Bartise

|IN

|IN

|style="background:limegreen;"|WIN

|IN

|style="background:lightgray;"| OUT

colspan="3" style="background:darkgrey;"|
7

|style="background:blue"|Trinity

|IN

|IN

|style="background:limegreen;"|WIN

|IN

|style="background:lightgray;"| OUT

colspan="3" style="background:darkgrey;"|
8

|style="background:red"|Rachel

|style="background:pink;"|BTM

|IN

|IN

|style="background:lightgray;"| OUT

colspan="4" style="background:darkgrey;"|
9

|style="background:blue"|Sebastian

|IN

|IN

|style="background:lightgray;"| OUT

colspan="5" style="background:darkgrey;"|
10

|style="background:blue"|Cheryl

|style="background:pink;"|BTM

|style="background:lightgray;"| OUT

colspan="6" style="background:darkgrey;"|

;Key

:{{Color box|turquoise|border=silver}} (WINNER) This contestant won the competition and was crowned "Best of the Worst".

:{{Color box|lightblue|border=silver}} (RUNNER-UP) The contestant was the runner-up in the finals of the competition.

:{{Color box|yellow|border=silver}} (IMM) The contestant won immunity and was safe from elimination in the week's Main Dish Challenge.

:{{Color box|limegreen|border=silver}} (WIN) The contestant did the best on their team in the week's Main Dish Challenge and was considered the winner.

:{{Color box|pink|border=silver}} (BTM) The contestant was selected as one of the bottom entries in the Main Dish challenge but was not eliminated.

:{{Color box|lightgray|border=silver}} (OUT) The contestant lost that week's Main Dish challenge and was out of the competition.

Mentor records

class="wikitable" style="border-collapse:collapse;"

!Mentor

!Wins

!Losses

!Win Pct.%

Alex Guarnaschelli

|1

|0

|100%

Carla Hall

|1

|0

|100%

Cliff Crooks

|1

|0

|100%

Tiffany Derry

|1

|0

|100%

Antonia Lofaso

|1

|0

|100%

Bobby Flay

| 3

| 1

|75%

Anne Burrell

| 15

| 12

|58%

Rachael Ray

| 2

| 2

|50%

Robert Irvine

| 1

| 1

|50%

Jeff Mauro

| 1

| 2

|33%

Tyler Florence

| 1

| 6

|14%

Alton Brown

| 0

| 1

|0%

Beau MacMillan

| 0

| 1

|0%

Darnell Ferguson

| 0

| 1

|0%

Michael Symon

|0

|1

|0%

Notes

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References

{{Reflist}}

External links

  • {{Official website|http://www.foodnetwork.com/shows/worst-cooks-in-america.html}}
  • {{IMDb title|1570957}}

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