Hell's Kitchen (American TV series) season 12

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Hell's Kitchen
Season 12
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Hosted by Gordon Ramsay
No. of contestants20
WinnerScott Commings
Runner-upJason Zepaltas
No. of episodes20
Release
Original network Fox
Original releaseMarch 13 (2014-03-13) –
July 24, 2014 (2014-07-24)
Season chronology
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List of episodes

Season 12 of the American competitive reality television series Hell's Kitchen premiered on March 13, 2014 on Fox.

Contents

Gordon Ramsay returned as the head chef as well as Andi Van Willigan and James Avery as the red team's and blue team's sous chefs respectively. Jean-Philippe Susilovic also returned as the maître d'. Filming took place over the course of 6 weeks from October to December 2012. This was the first season to have two chefs quit. This season also for the first time to feature "Cook For Your Life" challenge, which would be featured on subsequent seasons. Instead of the dinner service, the challenge was added in the middle of the season, which tested one chef of each team based on an interview of each team by Ramsay. The contestant that failed the challenge would be eliminated.

Executive Chef Scott Commings won this season and received a head chef position at Gordon Ramsay Pub & Grill in Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, a prize retained for the previous season. Scott holds the record for the most nominations held by a winner (seven times), breaking Christina Machamer's record (season 4) of five nominations. This is the last season to date to feature 20 contestants, and for the second time set a record with two contestants choosing to leave the competition after Season 5 (with the difference that the two contestants from Season 5 chose to leave the competition due to medical reason).

Chefs

Twenty chefs competed in season 12. Jason Zepaltas previously competed in season 9 but withdrew before the first dinner service after falling ill during prep. He is the second chef to have competed in two seasons, after Robert Hesse (seasons 5 and 6), and Zepaltas was the first chef until the All-Star season to present two signature dishes to Ramsay.

Contestant [1] AgeOccupationHometownResult
Scott Commings36Executive Chef Woodstock, Illinois Winner
Jason Zepaltas [lower-alpha 1] 31Sous Chef Chicago, Illinois Runner-Up
Melanie Finch24Line Cook Woodland Hills, California Eliminated before Finals
Rochelle Bergman27Catering Chef Riverside, California Eliminated before Finals
Joy Parham–Thomas25Kitchen Supervisor Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Quit during Fifteenth Service
Kashia Zollicoffer23Line Cook Carthage, Mississippi Eliminated after Fourteenth Service
Michael Gabriel26Executive Chef Spring, Texas Ejected during Thirteenth Service
Anton Testino39Head Chef Butler, New Jersey Eliminated after Twelfth Service
Richard Mancini48Executive Chef Bloomingdale, Illinois Eliminated after Eleventh Service
Sandra Flores †36Sous Chef Queens, New York Eliminated after Tenth Service
Ralph Johnson28Chef De Partie (Line Cook) Boston, Massachusetts Eliminated after Eighth Service
Jessica Vogel †30Line Cook Spring Lake, New Jersey Eliminated after Cook for your Life Challenge
Beverly "Bev" Lazo–Gonzalez42Food Truck Chef Whittier, California Eliminated after Seventh Service
Christopher "Chris" Eversole27Line Cook Las Vegas, Nevada Eliminated after Sixth Service
Elizabeth "Beth" Taylor43 Independence, Louisiana Eliminated after Fifth Service
Michael DeMarco29 Scranton, Pennsylvania Eliminated after Wedding Service
Michael "Mike" Aresta38Chef Instructor Keyport, New Jersey Eliminated after Fourth Service
Simone Hammond43Buffet Cook Henderson, Nevada Quit after Third Service
Nicole Rutz33Baker Morganville, New Jersey Eliminated after Second Service
Gaurav Navin34Executive Chef East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania Eliminated after First Service
Notes
    1. ↑ Zepaltas first competed in Season 9 of Hell's Kitchen, but withdrew in last place due to illness.

    Contestant progress

    No.ChefOriginal teamsFirst switchSecond switchIndividualsFinals
    1201 1202 1203 1204 1205 1206 1207 1208 1209/1210 1211 1212 1213 1214 1215/1216 1217 1218 1219 1220
    1ScottLOSELOSELOSELOSELOSEWINNOMWININNOMNOMNOMWINNOMNOMNOMININWINNER
    2JasonLOSELOSELOSELOSELOSEWINLOSEWININLOSELOSELOSELOSEWINNOMINININRUNNER UP
    3MelanieLOSELOSELOSEWINWINLOSEWINLOSEINWINLOSELOSEWINWINLOSEININOUT
    4RochelleLOSELOSENOMWINWINLOSEWINLOSEINWINNOMLOSELOSEWINLOSEININOUT
    5JoyLOSELOSELOSEWINWINLOSEWINLOSEINWINLOSELOSEWINBoWIMM [n 1] INLEFT
    6KashiaLOSELOSELOSEWINWINLOSEWINLOSEINWINLOSENOMWINLOSELOSEOUT
    7GabrielLOSENOMLOSELOSENOMWINLOSEWININNOMLOSENOMNOMBoBEJEC
    8AntonLOSELOSELOSELOSELOSEWINLOSEWININLOSENOMLOSEWINOUT
    9RichardLOSELOSELOSELOSENOMWINLOSEWINNOM [n 2] LOSELOSELOSEOUT
    10SandraNOMLOSENOMWINWINNOMWINLOSEINWINNOMOUT
    11RalphLOSELOSELOSELOSELOSEWINNOMWININOUT
    12JessicaLOSELOSELOSEWINWINLOSEWINNOMOUT [n 3]
    13BevLOSELOSELOSEWINWINLOSEWINOUT
    14ChrisLOSELOSENOMLOSELOSEWINOUT
    15BethLOSENOMLOSEWINWINOUT
    16DeMarcoNOMNOMNOMNOMOUT
    17MikeLOSELOSENOMOUT
    18SimoneLOSENOMLEFT
    19NicoleNOMOUT
    20GauravOUT
    Notes
    1. ↑ Chef was immune from elimination
    2. ↑ Chef participated in the "Cook for your life" challenge
    3. ↑ Chef was eliminated in the "Cook for your life" challenge

    Episodes

    No.
    overall    		No. in
    season    		TitleOriginal air dateU.S. viewers
    (millions)
    1671"20 Chefs Compete"March 13, 2014 (2014-03-13)5.45 [2]
    1682"19 Chefs Compete"March 20, 2014 (2014-03-20)5.34 [3]
    1693"18 Chefs Compete"March 27, 2014 (2014-03-27)5.39 [4]
    1704"17 Chefs Compete"April 3, 2014 (2014-04-03)4.99 [5]
    1715"16 Chefs Compete"April 10, 2014 (2014-04-10)4.17 [6]
    1726"15 Chefs Compete"April 17, 2014 (2014-04-17)4.95 [7]
    1737"14 Chefs Compete"April 24, 2014 (2014-04-24)4.92 [8]
    1748"13 Chefs Compete"May 1, 2014 (2014-05-01)4.47 [9]
    1759"12 Chefs Compete"May 8, 2014 (2014-05-08)4.30 [10]
    17610"11 Chefs Compete"May 15, 2014 (2014-05-15)4.86 [11]
    17711"10 Chefs Compete"May 22, 2014 (2014-05-22)4.34 [12]
    17812"10 Chefs Again"May 29, 2014 (2014-05-29)4.54 [13]
    17913"9 Chefs Compete"June 5, 2014 (2014-06-05)4.78 [14]
    18014"8 Chefs Compete"June 12, 2014 (2014-06-12)4.88 [15]
    18115"7 Chefs Compete"June 19, 2014 (2014-06-19)5.13 [16]
    18216"7 Chefs Again"June 26, 2014 (2014-06-26)4.95 [17]
    18317"6 Chefs Compete"July 3, 2014 (2014-07-03)4.30 [18]
    18418"5 Chefs Compete"July 10, 2014 (2014-07-10)4.79 [19]
    18519"4 Chefs Compete"July 17, 2014 (2014-07-17)4.95 [20]
    18620"Winner Chosen"July 24, 2014 (2014-07-24)5.17 [21]

    Notes

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