Worst Cooks in America 16, also known as Celebrity Edition 5, is the sixteenth season of the American competitive reality television series Worst Cooks in America. This is the fifth iteration of the celebrity editions. It premiered on Food Network on April 21, 2019 and concluded on June 2, 2019. Tonya Harding was the winner of this season, with Alec Mapa as the runner-up.
Format Worst Cooks in America (Celebrity Edition) 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. 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 with Anne Burrell to host the fifth run of the Celebrity Edition. The season premiered on April 21, 2019.
Recruits ContestantAgeOccupationTeamStatusTonya Harding 48 Retired Figure Skater/Reality TV PersonalityAnneWinner on June 2, 2019Alec Mapa 53 Actor/Comedian/WriterTylerJim J. Bullock 64 Actor/ComedianAnneEliminated on May 26, 2019Kym Whitley 57 Comedian/ActressTylerJonathan Lipnicki 28 Actor/ProducerAnneEliminated on May 12, 2019Morgan Fairchild 69 ActressTylerEliminated May 5, 2019Taryn Manning 40 Actress/SingerAnneWithdrew on April 28, 2019Jimmie Walker 71 Actor/Comedian Eliminated on April 21, 2019
Elimination Chart
Rank Contestant Episode1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1 Tonya IN IN WIN WIN BTM WIN WINNER 2 Alec IN WIN WIN BTM BTM WIN RUNNER-UP 3 Jim WIN WIN IN IN IN OUT 4 Kym WIN BTM IN WIN IN OUT 5 Jonathan BTM BTM BTM OUT 6 Morgan IN IN OUT 7 Taryn IN WDR 8 Jimmie 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. (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. (WDR) The contestant withdrew from the competition.
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