Worst Cooks in America season 14
| Worst Cooks in America | |
|---|---|
| Season 14 | |
| Judges | |
| No. of contestants | 14 |
| Winner | Bradley Garcia |
| Runner-up | Sarah Harris |
| No. of episodes | 7 |
| Release | |
| Original network | Food Network |
| Original release | August 12 – September 24, 2018 |
| Season chronology | |
Worst Cooks in America 14, is the fourteenth season of the American competitive reality television series Worst Cooks in America. It premiered on Food Network on August 12, 2018 and concluded on September 24, 2018. Bradley Garcia was the winner of this season, with Sarah Harris 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]Robert Irvine rejoined Anne Burrell to host season 14.
Recruits
[edit]| Contestant[5] | Age | Hometown | Occupation | Team | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bradley Garcia | 22 | Miami, Florida | Model | Robert | Winner on September 24, 2018 |
| Sarah Harris | 23 | Porum, Oklahoma | Equine Therapist | Anne | Runner-up on September 24, 2018 |
| Timmy Thok | 29 | New York City | Underwear Model, Bartender | Robert | Finalist on September 24, 2018 |
| Janese Henry | 30 | Spring Lake, North Carolina | Stay-at-Home Mom | Anne | |
| Carla Waddell | 46 | Alexandria, Virginia | Human Resources | Anne | Eliminated on September 10, 2018 |
| Frank Scuderi | 40 | Maple Shade, New Jersey | Operations Manager | Robert | |
| Rudy Rehburg | 30 | Chicago, Illinois | Property Preservation Specialist | Anne | Eliminated on September 3, 2018 |
| Jessica Paulson | 26 | Oakley, California | EMT | Robert | |
| Kimberly D. Worthy[a] | 33 | Atlanta, Georgia | Writer | Robert | Eliminated on August 26, 2018 |
| Copan Combs | 30 | Stillwater, Oklahoma | Academic Recruiter | Anne | |
| Linda Martin | 60 | Somerville, Massachusetts | Retired | Anne | Eliminated on August 19, 2018 |
| Marcus Ellis | 51 | Queens, New York | Mental Health Counselor | Robert | |
| Maryann Rapisarda | 67 | Valdosta, Georgia | Retired | Robert | Eliminated on August 12, 2018 |
| Robbie DeRaffele | 30 | Hackensack, New Jersey | Superman Impersonator | Anne |
- Notes
- ^ Kimberly D. Worthy previously competed on the first season of Worst Bakers in America.
Elimination Chart
[edit]| Rank | Contestant | Episode | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | ||||||||
| 1 | Bradley | IN | IN | WIN | WIN | WIN | IN | WINNER | ||||||
| 2 | Sarah | WIN | WIN | IN | BTM | WIN | IN | RUNNER-UP | ||||||
| 3 | Timmy | IN | WIN | BTM | IN | BTM | IN | FINALIST | ||||||
| 4 | Janese | IN | IN | BTM | WIN | BTM | IN | |||||||
| 5 | Carla | IN | IN | WIN | IN | OUT | ||||||||
| 6 | Frank | WIN | IN | IN | BTM | OUT | ||||||||
| 7 | Rudy | IN | BTM | IN | OUT | |||||||||
| 8 | Jessica | IN | IN | IN | OUT | |||||||||
| 9 | Kimberly | IN | BTM | OUT | ||||||||||
| 10 | Copan | BTM | IN | OUT | ||||||||||
| 11 | Linda | IN | OUT | |||||||||||
| 12 | Marcus | BTM | OUT | |||||||||||
| 13 | Maryann | OUT | ||||||||||||
| 14 | Robbie | 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.
- (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 [6] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 99 | 1 | "By Land and Sea" | August 12, 2018 |
| 100 | 2 | "Hibachi Heroes" | August 19, 2018 |
| 101 | 3 | "Winner Winner Chicken Dinner" | August 26, 2018 |
| 102 | 4 | "The Ick Factor" | September 2, 2018 |
| 103 | 5 | "Piece of Cake" | September 9, 2018 |
| 104 | 6 | "Duck, Duck..." | September 16, 2018 |
| 105 | 7 | "Finally the Finale" | September 23, 2018 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Worst Cooks in America, Season 14: 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) - ^ "Worst Cooks in America, Season 14: Meet the Recruits". Food Network. Retrieved July 26, 2025.
- ^ "Shows A-Z - worst cooks in america on foodnetwork". The Futon Critic. Retrieved July 27, 2025.
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