Worst Cooks in America season 24
| Worst Cooks in America | |
|---|---|
| Season 24 | |
| Judges | |
| No. of contestants | 9 |
| Winner | Tracey Gold |
| Runner-up | Jodie Sweetin |
| No. of episodes | 7 |
| Release | |
| Original network | Food Network |
| Original release | April 24 – May 29, 2022 |
| Season chronology | |
Worst Cooks in America 24, also known as That's So '90s, is the twenty-fourth season of the American competitive reality television series Worst Cooks in America. This is the seventh iteration of the celebrity editions. It premiered on Food Network on April 24, 2022 and concluded on May 29, 2022. Tracey Gold was the winner of this season, with Jodie Sweetin as the runner-up.
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.[1][2] 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.[3]
Judges
[edit]Jeff Mauro joins Anne Burrell to host the seventh run of the Celebrity Edition That's So '90s. The season premiered on April 24, 2022.[4]
Recruits
[edit]| Contestant | Age | Occupation | Team | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tracey Gold | 52 | Growing Pains star | Anne | Winner on May 29, 2022 |
| Jodie Sweetin | 40 | Full House and Fuller House star | Jeff | Runner-up on May 29, 2022 |
| Elisa Donovan | 51 | Clueless star | Anne | Finalist on May 29, 2022 |
| Matthew Lawrence | 42 | Mrs. Doubtfire star | Jeff | |
| Mark Long | 50 | Road Rules star | Anne | Eliminated on May 22, 2022 |
| Jennie Kwan | 48 | California Dreams star | Jeff | Eliminated on May 15, 2022 |
| Lori Beth Denberg | 46 | All That star | Jeff | |
| Nicholle Tom | 43 | The Nanny star | Anne | Eliminated on May 8, 2022 |
| Curtis Williams | 34 | The Parent 'Hood star | Jeff | Eliminated on May 1, 2022 |
Elimination Chart
[edit]| Rank | Contestant | Episode | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | ||
| 1 | Tracey | IN | IN | IN | IMM | WIN | IN | WINNER |
| 2 | Jodie | IN | IN | IN | WIN | IN | WIN | RUNNER-UP |
| 3 | Elisa | BTM | WIN | IN | WIN | BTM | WIN | FINALIST |
| 4 | Matthew | IN | IN | WIN | IN | WIN | BTM | |
| 5 | Mark | WIN | IN | WIN | BTM | IN | OUT | |
| 6 | Jennie | WIN | WIN | BTM | IN | OUT | ||
| 7 | Lori Beth | IN | IN | IN | OUT | |||
| 8 | Nicholle | IN | BTM | OUT | ||||
| 9 | Curtis | BTM | 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.
- (FINALIST) The contestant was a finalist in the finals of the competition.
- (IMM) The contestant won immunity and was safe from elimination in the week's Main Dish Challenge.
- (WIN) The contestant did the best on their team in the week's Main Dish Challenge and was considered the winner.
- (BTM) The contestant was selected as one of the bottom entries in the Main Dish challenge but was not eliminated.
- (OUT) The contestant lost that week's Main Dish challenge and was out of the competition.
Episodes
[edit]| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original release date [5] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 175 | 1 | "That's so '90s: The Fresh Chefs of Boot Camp" | April 24, 2022 |
| 176 | 2 | "That's so '90s: Clueless in the Kitchen" | May 1, 2022 |
| 177 | 3 | "That's so '90s: Cross-Country Cooking" | May 8, 2022 |
| 178 | 4 | "That's so '90s: Going Coco-Nuts" | May 15, 2022 |
| 179 | 5 | "That's so '90s: Baking Me Crazy" | May 15, 2022 |
| 180 | 6 | "That's so '90s: Saved by the Dough" | May 22, 2022 |
| 181 | 7 | "That's so '90s: From Worst to First" | May 29, 2022 |
References
[edit]- ^ 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) - ^ Knolle, Sharon; Lash, Jolie (March 16, 2022). "Worst Cooks in America Celebrity Edition: That's So 90s Cast". TheWrap. Retrieved March 17, 2022.
- ^ "Shows A-Z - worst cooks in america on foodnetwork". The Futon Critic. Retrieved July 27, 2025.