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Worst Cooks in America
Season 17
Judges
No. of contestants14
WinnerAdrian Read
Runner-upJuliann Sheldon
No. of episodes8
Release
Original networkFood Network
Original releaseAugust 4 (2019-08-04) –
September 22, 2019 (2019-09-22)
Season chronology
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Season 16
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Season 18

Worst Cooks in America 17 is the seventeenth season of the American competitive reality television series Worst Cooks in America. It premiered on Food Network on August 4, 2019 and concluded on September 22, 2019. Adrian Read was the winner of this season, with Juliann Sheldon as the runner-up.[1]

Format

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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

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Bobby Flay joins Anne Burrell to host season 17. The season, featuring 14 recruits, debuted on August 4, 2019.[5]

Recruits

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Contestant[6] Age Hometown Occupation Team Status
Adrian Read 29 Bronx, New York Zumba Instructor for Seniors Bobby Winner
on September 22, 2019
Juliann Sheldon 28 Charlotte, North Carolina Professional Cheerleader Anne Runner-up
on September 22, 2019
Kayla Longstreth 23 Firestone, Colorado Dance Instructor Bobby Eliminated
on September 15, 2019
Father Adam Young 34 Cranston, Rhode Island Priest Anne
Gina Lam 28 San Diego, California Banker Bobby Eliminated
on September 8, 2019
Peter Smerlas 36 Waltham, Massachusetts Construction Worker & Rapper Anne
Laith Wallschleger 26 Tampa, Florida Former Professional Football Player Bobby Eliminated
on September 1, 2019
Sharon Grant 53 Dallas, Texas Minister Anne
Mercedes "Sadie" Manda 20 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania College Student Bobby Eliminated
on August 25, 2019
Karma Ann Moody 47 Hayesville, North Carolina Bridal Shop Owner Anne
Jonathan Beyer 37 New York, New York Opera singer Bobby Eliminated
on August 11, 2019
Terry Grawey 62 Peoria, Illinois Hypnotist Anne
Idriss Allison 30 Bronx, New York Transformational Coach Bobby Eliminated
on August 4, 2019
Nina Kharoufeh 25 Cliffside Park, New Jersey News Curator Anne

Elimination Chart

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  Team Anne
  Team Bobby
* Initially a member of the other team
Rank Contestant Episode
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
1 Adrian* WIN IN SWAP WIN IN IN BTM WIN WINNER
2 Juliann IN BTM IN WIN IN WIN BTM WIN RUNNER-UP
3 Kayla BTM WIN IN IN IN WIN WIN OUT
4 Adam IN WIN IN BTM BTM BTM WIN OUT
5 Gina IN IN IN BTM BTM BTM OUT
6 Peter IN IN IN BTM IN IN OUT
7 Laith IN BTM IN BTM WIN OUT
8 Sharon* IN IN SWAP IN WIN OUT
9 Sadie WIN IN IN IN OUT
10 Karma IN IN IN IN OUT
11 Jonathan IN OUT
12 Terry BTM OUT
13 Idriss OUT
14 Nina OUT
  • 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
  (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.
  (SWAP) The contestant get switched by a mentor to the other team.
  (OUT) The contestant lost that week's Main Dish challenge and was out of the competition.

Episodes

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No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleOriginal release date [7]
1221"Nowhere to Go But Up"August 4, 2019 (2019-08-04)
1232"My Big Fat Greek..."August 11, 2019 (2019-08-11)
1243"Summer Catch, Summer Heat"August 18, 2019 (2019-08-18)
1254"The Bird Is the Word"August 25, 2019 (2019-08-25)
1265"Viva Mexico!"September 1, 2019 (2019-09-01)
1276"A Very Brady Brunch"September 8, 2019 (2019-09-08)
1287"A Little Goes a Long Way"September 15, 2019 (2019-09-15)
1298"Two Cooks, One Prize"September 22, 2019 (2019-09-22)

References

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  1. ^ "Worst Cooks in America, Season 17: Craziest Moments". Food Network. Retrieved July 27, 2025.
  2. ^ Lynch, Rene (January 2, 2010). "'Worst Cooks in America' isn't just a title: They're horrible". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved February 14, 2013.
  3. ^ Tucker, Ken (January 4, 2010). "'Worst Cooks in America': Worst thing I watched most of last night". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved February 14, 2013.
  4. ^ 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)
  5. ^ "Nowhere to Go But Up". Food Network.
  6. ^ "Worst Cooks in America, Season 17: Meet the Recruits". Food Network. Retrieved July 27, 2025.
  7. ^ "Shows A-Z - worst cooks in america on foodnetwork". The Futon Critic. Retrieved July 27, 2025.
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