Worst Cooks in America 8, is the eighth season of the American competitive reality television series Worst Cooks in America. It premiered on Food Network on January 3, 2016 and concluded on February 14, 2016. Nick Slater was the winner of this season, with Lawrence Crawford 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 Tyler Florence returns Anne Burrell to host season 8.
Recruits ContestantAgeHometownOccupationTeamStatusNick Slater 24Rancho Cucamonga, California Construction WorkerAnneWinner on February 14, 2016Lawrence Crawford 26Deptford Township, New Jersey Army Combat MedicTyler Ginny Meerman 50Millersville, Maryland Project SupervisorTyler Eliminated on February 7, 2016Taylor Hooper 24Boston, Massachusetts Marine VeteranAnneHolgie Forrester66Twentynine Palms, California Retired/ActressTyler Eliminated on January 31, 2016Chanda Havard 36Chicago, Illinois Real Estate AgentAnneRachel Thomas 27Tampa, Florida Stay-at-Home WifeTyler Eliminated on January 24, 2016Donna Koen 60Newburyport, Massachusetts Lunch Lady & HairdresserAnneErnie Adkins 44Mardela Springs, MarylandTruck driverTyler Eliminated on January 17, 2016Glenda Galeano 40Miami, Florida Event Coordinator/ActressAnneCindy Nguyen 28Las Vegas, Nevada BartenderTyler Eliminated on January 10, 2016Ty Snow 39Pasadena, California Special Education TeacherAnneDavid Fouts 42Wales, Wisconsin Senior Project ManagerAnne Eliminated on January 3, 2016Jeni Erdman 51Dousman, Wisconsin Group Tour CoordinatorTyler
Elimination Chart
RankContestant Episode1 2 3 4 5 6 71Nick WIN WIN IN IN IN IN IN IN TIE WIN WINNER2Lawrence IN IN IN IN IN IN WIN IN BTM WIN RUNNER-UP3Ginny WIN BTM WIN IN BTM TIE IN WIN WIN OUT 4Taylor IN IN IN IN BTM IN WIN WIN TIE OUT 5Holgie IN WIN IN IN IN TIE BTM IN OUT 6Chanda BTM IN IN BTM WIN WIN BTM IN OUT 7Rachel BTM IN BTM WIN WIN BTM OUT 8Donna IN BTM WIN IN IN BTM OUT 9Ernie IN BTM IN IN OUT 10Glenda IN BTM BTM BTM OUT 11Cindy IN IN OUT 12Ty IN IN OUT 13David OUT 14Jeni 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. (TIE) The contestant tied with another contestant as the best on their team in the week's Main Dish challenge or Skill Drill. (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.
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