Hell's Kitchen (American TV series) season 2

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Hell's Kitchen
Season 2
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Hosted by Gordon Ramsay
No. of contestants12
WinnerHeather West
Runner-upVirginia Dalbeck
No. of episodes11
Release
Original network Fox
Original releaseJune 12 (2006-06-12) –
August 14, 2006 (2006-08-14)
Season chronology
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Season 3
List of episodes

Season 2 of Hell's Kitchen was cast during November 2005, premiered on June 12, 2006 and concluded on August 14, 2006. This was the first season of Hell's Kitchen to start a number of contestants divided to two teams by gender, which would become a tradition in subsequent seasons.

Contents

Sous chef Heather West won the season. Her prize was the position of executive chef at the Red Rock Resort Spa and Casino in Las Vegas with a salary of $250,000, where she worked as chef at the Terra Rossa Restaurant. Runner-up Virginia Dalbeck had the worst streak of any finalist on the show, being nominated every single time apart from wins and "Best of the Worst" nominations.

Taping for the second season was done in the same building where the first season was taped.

This was the last season of the show to be filmed in 4:3.

Cast

Contestants

The second season featured the following 12 contestants, who were initially separated onto blue and red teams by gender:

ContestantAge (at time of filming)OccupationHometownResult
Heather West25Sous chef Port Jefferson, New York Winner
Virginia DalbeckSalad chef New York, New York Runner-up
Keith Greene28Chef/bartender Southampton, New York Eliminated before finals
Sara Horowitz31Deli manager Dallas, Texas Eliminated after eighth service
Garrett Telle27Former Prisoner/Chef Cedar Park, Texas Eliminated after seventh service
Maribel Miller31Cafeteria chef Brooklyn, New York Eliminated after sixth service
Rachel Brown39Personal chefDallas, TexasEliminated after fifth service
Thomas "Tom" Pauley43Former stockbroker Belleville, New Jersey Eliminated after fourth service
Giacomo Alfieri21Pizza chef Euless, Texas Eliminated after third service
Gabriel "Gabe" Gagliardi27Marketing executive Chicago, Illinois Eliminated after second service
Lawrence "Larry" Sik38Fishmonger Arlington, Texas Hospitalized before second service
Paula "Polly" Holladay43Mother of Six Ben Franklin, Texas Eliminated after first service

Contestant progress

Each week, the best member from the losing team during the latest service period ("best" as determined by Ramsay) was asked to nominate two of their teammates for elimination; one of these two was sent home by Ramsay.

No.ChefOriginal teamsSwitched teamsIndividualsFinals
201 202 203 204 205 206 207 208 209

210/211

1HeatherBoWWINWINLOSEWINWININBoBINWINNER
2VirginiaNOMWINWINNOMBoWNOMNOMNOMNOMRUNNER-UP
3KeithWINLOSELOSEBoWWINWINBoWINOUT
4SaraLOSEWINWINBoWLOSENOMINOUT
5GarrettWINBoWLOSELOSEWINWINOUT
6MaribelLOSEWINWINLOSENOMOUT
7RachelLOSEWINWINNOM [n 1] OUT
8TomWINNOMNOMOUT
9GiacomoWINNOMOUT
10GabeWINOUT
11LarryWINHOSP
12PollyOUT
Notes
  1. ↑ Chef nominated themselves

Episodes

No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleOriginal air dateU.S. viewers
(millions)
121"12 Chefs"June 12, 2006 (2006-06-12)5.89 [1]
132"11 Chefs"June 12, 2006 (2006-06-12)7.54 [1]
143"9 Chefs"June 19, 2006 (2006-06-19)7.50 [2]
154"8 Chefs"June 26, 2006 (2006-06-26)7.97 [3]
165"7 Chefs"July 10, 2006 (2006-07-10)6.42 [4]
176"6 Chefs"July 17, 2006 (2006-07-17)7.19 [5]
187"5 Chefs"July 24, 2006 (2006-07-24)7.45 [6]
198"4 Chefs"July 31, 2006 (2006-07-31)7.84 [7]
209"3 Chefs"August 7, 2006 (2006-08-07)8.13 [8]
2110"2 Chefs"August 14, 2006 (2006-08-14)7.63 [9]
2211"Winner Announced"August 14, 2006 (2006-08-14)9.54 [9]

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