Worst Cooks in America season 11
| Worst Cooks in America | |
|---|---|
| Season 11 | |
| Judges | |
| No. of contestants | 8 |
| Winner | Perez Hilton |
| Runner-up | Melissa Peterman |
| No. of episodes | 8 |
| Release | |
| Original network | Food Network |
| Original release | August 23 – October 11, 2017 |
| Season chronology | |
Worst Cooks in America 11, also known as Celebrity Edition 3, is the eleventh season of the American competitive reality television series Worst Cooks in America. This is the second iteration of the celebrity editions. It premiered on Food Network on August 23, 2017 and concluded on October 11, 2017. Perez Hilton was the winner of this season, with Melissa Peterman as the runner-up.[1]
Format
[edit]Worst Cooks in America is an American reality television series in which celebrities (referred to as "recruits") with poor cooking skills undergo a culinary boot camp for the chance to win a $50,000 prize to donate to the charity of their choice.[2][3] The recruits are trained on the various basic cooking techniques including baking, knife skills, temperature, seasoning and preparation. Each episode features two core challenges: the Skills Drill, which tests their grasp of basic techniques demonstrated by the chef mentors, and the Main Dish Challenge, where they must apply those skills to recreate or invent a more complex dish under specific guidelines. The weakest performer is eliminated at the end of each episode. The final two contestants prepare a restaurant-quality, three-course meal for a panel of food critics, who evaluate the dishes based on taste, presentation, and overall improvement.[4]
Judges
[edit]Rachael Ray returns with Anne Burrell to host season 3 of the Celebrity Edition. The season premiered on August 23, 2017.[5][6]
Recruits
[edit]| Contestant[7] | Age | Occupation | Team | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perez Hilton | 39 | Gossip Blogger | Rachael | Winner on October 11, 2017 |
| Melissa Peterman | 46 | Actress & Comedian | Anne | Runner-up on October 11, 2017 |
| Nora Dunn | 65 | Actress & Comedian | Anne | Eliminated on October 4, 2017 |
| Vivica A. Fox | 53 | Actress | Rachael | |
| Sean Lowe | 33 | Reality Star | Rachael | Eliminated on September 27, 2017 |
| Carmen Electra | 45 | Model & Actress | Rachael | Withdrew on September 13, 2017 |
| Carson Kressley | 47 | TV Personality | Anne | Eliminated on September 6, 2017 |
| Erik Estrada | 68 | Star of CHiPs | Anne | Eliminated on August 30, 2017 |
Elimination Chart
[edit]| Rank | Contestant | Episode | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | ||||||||
| 1 | Perez | WIN | IN | WIN | IN | IN | WIN | IN | IN | IN | WIN | IN | IN | WIN | WINNER |
| 2 | Melissa | WIN | WIN | IN | WIN | WIN | IN | BTM | WIN | BTM | IN | IN | IN | WIN | RUNNER-UP |
| 3 | Nora | BTM | WIN | IN | IN | IN | IN | IN | WIN | IN | IN | BTM | IN | OUT | |
| 4 | Vivica | IN | IN | IN | IN | WIN | WIN | BTM | IN | OUT | RTN | OUT | |||
| 5 | Sean | IN | IN | IN | IN | BTM | WIN | IN | IN | IN | WIN | OUT | |||
| 6 | Carmen | BTM | IN | BTM | WIN | IN | WDR | ||||||||
| 7 | Carson | IN | WIN | WIN | IN | OUT | |||||||||
| 8 | Erik | IN | WIN | OUT | |||||||||||
- Key
- (WINNER) This contestant won the competition and was crowned "Best of the Worst".
- (RUNNER-UP) The contestant was the runner-up in the finals of the competition.
- (WIN) The contestant did the best on their team in the week's Main Dish challenge or Skill Drill and was considered the winner.
- (BTM) The contestant was selected as one of the bottom entries in the Main Dish challenge but was not eliminated
- (RTN) The contestant won the redemption Skill Drill and returned to the competition.
- (OUT) The contestant lost that week's Main Dish challenge and was out of the competition.
- (WDR) The contestant withdrew from the competition due to illness or injury.
Episodes
[edit]| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original release date [8] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 75 | 1 | "Celebrity: Social Media Food Failures" | August 23, 2017 |
| 76 | 2 | "Celebrity: Shabby to Chic" | August 30, 2017 |
| 77 | 3 | "Celebrity: Staring from Scratch" | September 6, 2017 |
| 78 | 4 | "Celebrity: Around the World in a Day" | September 13, 2017 |
| 79 | 5 | "Celebrity: This Meal is Offal!" | September 20, 2017 |
| 80 | 6 | "Celebrity: Get Baked" | September 27, 2017 |
| 81 | 7 | "Celebrity: Tin Foil Chefs" | October 4, 2017 |
| 82 | 8 | "Celebrity: Finale the End!" | October 11, 2017 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Worst Cooks in America, Season 11: Craziest Moments". Food Network. Retrieved July 26, 2025.
- ^ Lynch, Rene (January 2, 2010). "'Worst Cooks in America' isn't just a title: They're horrible". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved February 14, 2013.
- ^ Tucker, Ken (January 4, 2010). "'Worst Cooks in America': Worst thing I watched most of last night". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved February 14, 2013.
- ^ Worst Cooks in America (Comedy, Game-Show, Reality-TV), Anne Burrell, Tyler Florence, Bobby Flay, Optomen Productions, January 3, 2010, retrieved July 24, 2025
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: others (link) - ^ "Social Media Food Failures". Food Network.
- ^ "Worst Cooks in America, Season 11: Meet the Celebrity Recruits". Food Com.
- ^ "Worst Cooks in America, Season 11: Meet the Celebrity Recruits". Food Network. Retrieved July 26, 2025.
- ^ "Shows A-Z - worst cooks in america on foodnetwork". The Futon Critic. Retrieved July 27, 2025.