Worst Cooks in America season 15
| Worst Cooks in America | |
|---|---|
| Season 15 | |
| Judges | |
| No. of contestants | 15 |
| Winner | Allison Wolfe |
| Runner-up | Brittany Carel |
| No. of episodes | 9 |
| Release | |
| Original network | Food Network |
| Original release | January 6 – March 3, 2019 |
| Season chronology | |
Worst Cooks in America 15 is the fifteenth season of the American competitive reality television series Worst Cooks in America. It premiered on Food Network on January 6, 2019 and concluded on March 3, 2019. Allison Wolfe was the winner of this season, with Brittany Carel as the runner-up.[1]
Format
[edit]Worst Cooks in America is an American reality television series in which contestants (referred to as "recruits") with poor cooking skills undergo a culinary boot camp for the chance to win $25,000 and a Food Network cooking set.[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]Tyler Florence returns to Worst Cooks in America with Anne Burrell to host season 15.
Recruits
[edit]| Contestant[5] | Age | Hometown | Occupation | Team | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allison Wolfe | 31 | Richmond, Texas | Stay-at-home Mom | Anne | Winner on March 3, 2019 |
| Brittany Carel | 23 | Fort Lauderdale, Florida | Model | Tyler | Runner-up on March 3, 2019 |
| Travele Judon | 32 | Chicago, Illinois | Insurance Sales | Tyler | Eliminated on February 24, 2019 |
| Brett Azar | 31 | Rahway, New Jersey | Arnold Schwarzenegger Body Double | Anne | |
| Carmelle Bull | 66 | Atlanta, Georgia | Server | Anne | Eliminated on February 17, 2019 |
| Mickey Wentz | 50 | Denver, Colorado | Math Teacher | Tyler | |
| Katherine "Kat" Schuessler[6] | 27 | Kent, Ohio | Fast Food Employee | Anne | Eliminated on February 3, 2019 |
| Cameron Pennington | 19 | Grayson, Kentucky | Sandwich Artist | Tyler | |
| Antoinette Wills | 49 | Washington D.C. | Secretary | Tyler | Eliminated on January 27, 2019 |
| Terry Yu | 52 | Stockton, California | Prison Pharmacist | Anne | |
| Alten Poblete | 27 | San Diego, California | Dog Walker | Tyler | Eliminated on January 20, 2019 |
| Sponjetta Parrish | 40 | Athens, Georgia | Online Saleswoman | Anne | |
| Cody Medler | 24 | Los Angeles, California | Service Car Driver | Tyler | Eliminated on January 13, 2019 |
| Caitlin Rose | 32 | Brick, New Jersey | Salon Receptionist | Anne | |
| Chaz Oakley | 53 | Ninilchik, Alaska | Artist | - | Eliminated on January 6, 2019 |
Elimination Chart
[edit]| Rank | Contestant | Episode | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | |||||||||||
| 1 | Allison | IN | IN | BTM | IN | BTM | WIN | WIN | WIN | WINNER | |||||||||
| 2 | Brittany | IN | IN | IN | IN | BTM | BTM | WIN | WIN | RUNNER-UP | |||||||||
| 3 | Travele | IN | IN | IN | WIN | WIN | WIN | BTM | OUT | ||||||||||
| 4 | Brett | IN | IN | WIN | IN | WIN | BTM | BTM | OUT | ||||||||||
| 5 | Carmelle | WIN | IN | IN | WIN | IN | BTM | OUT | |||||||||||
| 6 | Mickey | IN | IN | WIN | BTM | IN | BTM | OUT | |||||||||||
| 7 | Kat | IN | BTM | IN | BTM | OUT | |||||||||||||
| 8 | Cameron | BTM | WIN | IN | IN | OUT | |||||||||||||
| 9 | Antoinette | WIN | IN | BTM | OUT | ||||||||||||||
| 10 | Terry | IN | WIN | IN | OUT | ||||||||||||||
| 11 | Alten | IN | BTM | OUT | |||||||||||||||
| 12 | Sponjetta | BTM | IN | OUT | |||||||||||||||
| 13 | Cody | BTM | OUT | ||||||||||||||||
| 14 | Caitlin | BTM | OUT | ||||||||||||||||
| 15 | Chaz | OUT | |||||||||||||||||
- Key
- (WINNER) This contestant won the competition and was crowned "Best of the Worst".
- (RUNNER-UP) The contestant was the runner-up in the finals of the competition.
- (WIN) The contestant did the best on their team in the week's Main Dish challenge or Skill Drill and was considered the winner.
- (BTM) The contestant was selected as one of the bottom entries in the Main Dish challenge, but was not eliminated.
- (OUT) The contestant lost that week's Main Dish challenge and was out of the competition.
Episodes
[edit]| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original release date [7] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 106 | 1 | "The Perfect Bird" | January 6, 2019 |
| 107 | 2 | "Eggtastic" | January 13, 2019 |
| 108 | 3 | "Cowboy Cuisine" | January 20, 2019 |
| 109 | 4 | "Meat Me at the Game" | January 27, 2019 |
| 110 | 5 | "Spice Up Your Life" | February 3, 2019 |
| 111 | 6 | "Carnival Chaos" | February 10, 2019 |
| 112 | 7 | "Aloha, Recruits!" | February 17, 2019 |
| 113 | 8 | "In It to Win It" | February 24, 2019 |
| 114 | 9 | "The Day We've Been Waiting For" | March 3, 2019 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Worst Cooks in America, Season 15: Craziest Moments". Food Network. Archived from the original on February 14, 2019. 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) - ^ "Worst Cooks in America, Season 15: Meet the Recruits". Food Network. Archived from the original on January 4, 2019. Retrieved July 26, 2025.
- ^ Snook, Debbi (January 9, 2019). "Kat Schuessler of Kent adds skills on Food Network's 'Worst Cooks in America' - cleveland.com". Cleveland.com. Advance Publications. Retrieved December 9, 2022.
- ^ "Shows A-Z - worst cooks in america on foodnetwork". The Futon Critic. Retrieved July 27, 2025.