24 in 24: Last Chef Standing series 2

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24 in 24: Last Chef Standing
Season 2
Judges
No. of contestants24
No. of episodes8
Release
Original network Food Network
Original release27 April 2025 (2025-04-27)
Series chronology
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Series 1

The second series of the American reality television series 24 in 24: Last Chef Standing premiered on 27 April 2025 and aired on Food Network. [1]

Chefs

The 24 chefs were announced on 12 March 2025. [1] Stephanie Izard and Bryan Voltaggio previously appeared in the first season as guest judges.

Top 24

ChefTime CompletedStatus
Jonathon Sawyer24 hours,24 challengesWinner
Bryan Voltaggio Runner-Up
Stephanie Izard 23 hours,23 challengesEliminated(Shift 8,Challenge 23)
Nini Nguyen
Kevin Lee21 hours and 41 minutes,22 challengesEliminated(Shift 8,Challenge 22)
Kelsey Murphy20 hours and 20 minutes, 20 challengesEliminated (Shift 7, Challenge 20)
Kathleen O'Brien-Price
Gabe Bertaccini 19 hours and 2 minutes, 17 challengesEliminated (Shift 7, Challenge 18)
Elia Aboumrad 15 hours and 25 minutes, 15 challengesEliminated (Shift 5, Challenge 15)
Damaris Phillips 12 hours and 28 minutes, 12 challengesEliminated (Shift 4, Challenge 12)
Brittanny Anderson8 hours and 56 minutes, 9 challengesEliminated (Shift 3, Challenge 9)
Laurence Louie6 hours and 59 minutes, 6 challengesEliminated (Shift 2, Challenge 5)
LT Smith4 hours and 28 minutes, 4 challengesEliminated (Shift 2, Challenge 4)
Samantha Cruz3 hours and 9 minutes, 3 challengesEliminated (Shift 1, Challenge 3)
Leslie Daniel
Richie Farina
Ilan Hall
Arturo Leighton
Star Maye
Marc Murphy
Zuri Resendiz
Ashleigh Shanti
Dara Yu
Michele Ragussis 1 hours and 8 minutes, 1 challengeEliminated (Shift 1, Challenge 1)

Guest Judges

Elimination chart

No.Shift12345678
Challenge
Winner(s)
BrittannyJonathonEliaJonathonGabeBryan, Jonathon, Kathleen, KelseyBryanNone
1JonathonPtc.8thTop 13N/A1st/$2400Top 4N/AN/ALast1stChosenN/AWinner/$2400N/AN/A3rdWinner
2BryanPtc.5thTop 13N/ASafeBottom 7Top 4N/ASafeSafe1stN/AWinner/$2400N/A2nd1stRunner-Up
3-4StephaniePtc.2nd/Imm.Top 131stSafeBottom 7Top 4N/ASafeSafeSafeBottom 4Top 2N/A2ndEliminated(23 hours)
NiniPtc.9thTop 13N/ASafeTop 4N/AN/ASafeSafeSafeBottom 4Top 2N/A4th
5Kevin1stWIN/Imm.Top 13N/ASafeBottom 7Bottom 3SafeSafeSafeSafeBottom 4Bottom 21st5thEliminated (21 hours and 41 minutes)
6-7KathleenPtc.23rdTop 13N/ASafeTop 4N/AN/ASafeBottom 2ChosenN/AWinner/$2400N/AN/AElimEliminated

(20 hours and 20 minutes)

KelseyPtc.14thTop 13N/ASafeBottom 7Top 4N/ASafeSafeChosenN/AWinner/$2400N/AN/A
8GabePtc.16thTop 13N/ASafeTop 4N/AN/ASafeSafeWinner/$2400Bottom 4Bottom 2ElimEliminated (19 hours and 2 minutes)
9EliaPtc.20thTop 13N/ASafeBottom 7WinnerN/A1st/$2400SafeElimEliminated (19 hours and 2 minutes)
10DamarisPtc.12thTop 13N/ABottom 3Bottom 7Bottom 3Top 1SafeElimEliminated (12 hours and 28 minutes)
11BrittannyPtc.19thTop 13/$2400N/ABottom 3Bottom 7Bottom 3ElimEliminated (8 hours and 56 minutes)
12LaurencePtc.7thTop 13N/AElimEliminated (6 hours and 59 minutes)
13LTPtc.3rd/Imm.Top 13ElimEliminated (4 hours and 28 minutes)
14-23SamanthaPtc.6thElimEliminated (3 hours and 9 minutes)
LesliePtc.13th
RichiePtc.10th
IlanPtc.11th
ArturoPtc.15th
StarPtc.21st
MarcPtc.4th
ZuriPtc.18th
AshleighPtc.22nd
DaraPtc.17th
24MicheleSel.ElimEliminated (1 hour and 8 minutes)

Challenges

Shift 1: Speed

Winner: Kevin Lee
Eliminated: Michele Ragussis
Chicken:Jonathonvs Star; Damarisvs Ashleigh
Shellfish:Nini & Gabevs Richie & Ilan
Pork:Laurencevs Arturo; Kelseyvs Dara
Lamb: Marc vsKathleen; Brittannyvs Zuri
Fish:Bryan & Eliavs Samantha & Leslie

Shift 2: Simplicity

Winner: Stephanie (Green apple, onion, cheddar cheese)
Eliminated: LT (Miso, anchovies, gem lettuce)
5 ingredients: Nini, Kathleen, Kelsey
4 ingredients: Britanny,
3 ingredients: Laurence, Damaris, Bryan, Kevin*, Jonathon, Stephanie*
2 ingredients: Gabe, Elia
*As the holder of the Golden Knife for this challenge, Stephanie gained the advantage to add an ingredient to her count and take one away from another chef.
Golden Knife Winner: Jonathon
Eliminated: Laurence

Shift 3: Resourcefulness

Golden Knife Winner Jonathon was selected to choose 6 ingredients out of 10 to incorporate into a 60-minute fine dining challenge that required the chefs to plate an appetizer (by 20 minutes), main course (by 40 minutes), and dessert (by 60 minutes). He chose carrot tops, strawberry milk, dried scallops, shell-on pistachios, pimento cheese, and Carolina Reaper peppers. Chef Jet Tila was the judge for this episode. The top 4 chefs for challenge 7 and 8 were allowed to sit out the next course(s).

Ingredients: carrot tops, bitter melon, cocktail weenies, truffle oil, dried scallops, Carolina Reaper peppers, fermented black beans, shell on pistachios, pimento cheese, strawberry milk

Appetizer Top 4: Kathleen, Jonathon, Gabe, and Nini
Main course Top 4: Kelsey, Elia, Stephanie, Bryan
Dessert Top 2: Kevin, Demaris
Eliminated: Britanny
Golden Knife Winner: Elia

Shift 4: Artistry

Golden Knife Winner: Elia
Least beautiful plate: Jonathon (loses 5 minutes in the next challenge)
Golden Knife Winner: Jonathon (Score of 90)
Bottom 2: Kathleen (Score of 78) and Demaris
Eliminated: Damaris (Score of 70)

Shift 5: Adaptability

Golden Knife Winner: Bryan (with tiramisu)
Three competitors chosen to join Bryan in the break room and go straight to Shift 6: Jonathon, Kelsey, Kathleen
Winner + $2400: Gabe
Eliminated: Elia

Shift 6: Teamwork

Winner: Bryan, Jonathon, Kathleen, Kelsey - Each team member won $2400 and moved onto Shift 7.
Fried Winner: Nini and Stephanie
Cheesy Winner: Gabe and Kevin
Sweet Winner: Nini and Stephanie

Shift 7: Risk Taking

Winner: Kevin
Eliminated: Gabe
Winner: Bryan (18 mins)
2nd Place: Stephanie (22 mins)
3rd Place: Jonathon (22 mins)
4th Place: Nini (30 mins)
5th Place: Kevin (10 mins)
Eliminated: Kathleen (18 mins), Kelsey (30 mins)

Shift 8:Elevate

Challenge #21: The last 5 Contestant will redo Their First Challenge but they only need to whisk 5 Egg Whites,Tournée 5 Potatoes And Squeeze 5 Oz Of Lemon Juice.The Winner Will Get The Golden Knife.

Golden Knife Winner:Kevin(Get To Decide Which Type Of The Protein That Each Chef Will Do In The Next Challenge,And The Type Of Style Of The Dish That Every Chef Need To Do In The Next Challenge.)

Kevin-Shellfish

Nini-Lamb

Stephanie-Pork

Bryan-Chicken

Jonathon-Beef

Style Of Dish In The Next Challenge:Classic Breakfast.

Challenge #22: Each chef must do a Elevated Classic Breakfast In 24 Minutes.

The Version Of The Protein That Each Chef Used In This Challenge:

Nini-Ground Lamb

Kevin-Lobster

Jonathon-Hanger Steak

Stephanie-Iberico Presa

Bryan- Chicken Thighs

Golden Knife Winner: Bryan(Get To Decide Which Type Of The Protein That Each Chef Will Do In The Next Challenge,And The Type Of Style Of The Dish That Every Chef Need To Do In The Next Challenge.)

2nd: Stephanie

3rd: Jonathon

4th : Nini

Eliminated: Kevin

Nini-Lamb

Stephanie-Pork

Bryan-Chicken

Jonathon-Beef

Style Of Dish In The Next Challenge:Fusion Lunch.

Challenge #23:Each chef must do a Elevated Fusion Lunch In 24 Minutes.

The Version Of The Protein That Each Chef Used In This Challenge:

Nini-Lamb Shoulder

Stephanie-Pork Chops

Bryan- Chicken Wings

Jonathon-Japanese Wagyu Steak

Winner: Jonathon

2nd: Bryan

Eliminated: Nini And Stephanie

For The Final Challenge,Both Chef Can Pick From The Not Already Used Version Of All The Type Of Protein(Lamb,Beef,Chicken,Shellfish,Pork) In The Final Dish.

Jonathon-Rack Of Lamb

Bryan-Blue Foot Chicken

Challenge #24: For the Final Challenge,The chefs Will used the rest of their time until the clock reach 24 hours to made a Elevated Modern Dinner.

Winner:Jonathon

Runner-Up:Bryan

References

  1. 1 2 Maas, Jennifer (2025-03-12). "'24 in 24: Last Chef Standing' Sets Season 2 Premiere at Food Network as New A-List Chef Contestants Revealed". reality blurred. Retrieved 2025-04-04.