| Hosts/Judges | |
| Anne Burrell Beau MacMillan (Season 1) Robert Irvine (Season 2) Bobby Flay (Seasons 3,4 and 5) Tyler Florence (Season 6, 13) | |
| Broadcast | |
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| Packager | |
| Optomen Productions | |
Worst Cooks in America features two-acclaimed chefs put seemingly hopeless home cooks through a eight week culinary boot camp in this reality competition series where at the end, the most improved cook wins $25,000.
Premise[]
The show takes and drafts 12 to 16 contestants each year (referred to as "recruits") with poor cooking skills through an intense eight-week culinary boot camp, to earn a cash prize of $25,000. The recruits are trained on the various basic cooking techniques including: baking, knife skills, temperature, seasoning and preparation. The final challenge is to cook a restaurant quality three-course meal for three food critics.
Winners[]
- Season 1 - Rachel Coleman
- Season 2 - Joshua "Joshie" Berger
- Season 3 - Kelli Powers
- Season 4 - Alina Bolshakova
- Season 5 - Amber Brauner
- Season 6 - Kristen Redmond
- Season 7: Celebrity Edition 1 - Jenni "JWoww" Farley
- Season 8 - Nick Slater
- Season 9: Celebrity Edition 2 - Loni Love
- Season 10 - Daniel Mar
- Season 11: Celebrity Edition 3 - Perez Hilton
- Season 12 - Hazell Mckenzie
- Season 13: Celebrity Edition 4 - La Toya Jackson
- Season 14 - Bradley Garcia
- Season 15 - Allison Wolfe
- Season 16: Celebrity Edition 5 - Tonya Harding
- Season 17 - Adrian Read
- Season 18 - Shannon Akins
- Season 19: Celebrity Edition 6 - Wells Adams
- Season 20 - Ariel "Ari" Robinson
- Season 21 - Amber Leverette
- Season 22: Best of the Worst - Mercedes “Sadie” Manda
Controversy[]
On January 23, 2021, it was reported[1]that the 20th season was pulled after a champion named Ariel Robinson was charged with child murder in the death of a 3 year old girl in Southern California. They face counts of homicide by child abuse in the death of their adoptive daughter.