Worst Cooks in America 5 is the fifth season of the American competitive reality television series Worst Cooks in America. It premiered on Food Network on February 17, 2014 and concluded on March 31, 2014. Amber Brauner was the winner of this season, with Jamie Thomas as the runner-up.

Format 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. 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.

Judges Anne Burrell and Bobby Flay returned as Mentors for season 5.

Recruits ContestantAgeHometownOccupationTeamStatusAmber Brauner37Redlands, CaliforniaTattoo ArtistBobbyWinneron March 31, 2014Jamie Thomas41New York CityFlight AttendantAnneRunner-upon March 31, 2014Daniel "Danny" Beyda43Long Island, New YorkRadiologistBobbyEliminatedon March 24, 2014Mike Glazer30Chicago, IllinoisWriterAnneCarie Pullano-Keller34Chester, VirginiaPromotional ModelAnneEliminatedon March 17, 2014Stephanie St. Aubin26Washington, DCSecretaryBobbyDanielle Ruiz-Wiley25Staten Island, New YorkStay at Home MomBobbyEliminatedon March 10, 2014Carol Holder64New York CityReal Estate BrokerAnneKen Hsu29Seattle, WashingtonPersonal TrainerAnneEliminatedon March 3, 2014Joe Slaughter28Los Angeles, CaliforniaActor/DancerBobbyLance Green31New York CityMusic ProducerBobbyEliminatedon February 24, 2014Benjamin "Benji" Hunter Brown III29 Nashville, TennesseeLive Music Booking AgentAnneCasey Pentony26Hollywood, CaliforniaNurseAnneEliminatedon February 17, 2014Muneerah Warner33Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaAbstinence AdvisorBobby

Elimination Chart

* Initially a member of the other team RankContestant Episode 1 2 3 4 56 71AmberWININININWINWINBTMINWININWINWINNER2JamieWININWINBTMININWINWINWINWINWINRUNNER-UP3DannyININBTMININWINWINWINBTMINOUT 4MikeINININWINWININININBTMWINOUT 5Carie*INININSWAPININBTMINOUT 6Stephanie*ININBTMSWAPINWINININOUT 7DanielleINWINININBTMWINOUT 8CarolINWININBTMBTMINOUT 9KenININININOUT 10JoeININWININOUT 11LanceBTMINOUT 12BenjiBTMINOUT 13CaseyOUT 14MuneerahOUT

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 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. (SWAP) The contestant get switched by a mentor to the other team.

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