Worst Cooks in America season 12

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Worst Cooks in America
Season 12
Judges
No. of contestants16
WinnerHazell Mckenzie
Runner-upSteven Crowley
No. of episodes10
Release
Original network Food Network
Original releaseJanuary 7 (2018-01-07) –
March 11, 2018 (2018-03-11)
Season chronology
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Season 11
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Season 13

Worst Cooks in America 12, is the twelfth season of the American competitive reality television series Worst Cooks in America . It premiered on Food Network on January 7, 2018 and concluded on March 11, 2018. Hazell Mckenzie was the winner of this season, with Steven Crowley as the runner-up. [1]

Format

Worst Cooks in America is an American reality television series in which contestants (referred to as "recruits") with poor cooking skills undergo a culinary boot camp for the chance to win $25,000 and a Food Network cooking set. [2] [3] 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. [4]

Judges

Tyler Florence joins Anne Burrell to host season 12. Three contestants from this season—runner-up Steven Crowley, Sharon Shvarzman, and Kevin Pettice—would compete in, season 9 of The Great Food Truck Race.

Recruits

Contestant [5] AgeHometownOccupationTeamStatus
Hazell Mckenzie36 Brooklyn, New York Graduate StudentAnneWinner
on March 11, 2018
Steven Crowley31 New York City Real estate broker TylerRunner-up
on March 11, 2018
Asaf Goren25Los Angeles, CaliforniaDancerAnneEliminated
on March 4, 2018
Sharon Shvarzman32 Staten Island, New York Drag PerformerTyler
Lacey Stout28 Collinsville, Oklahoma Stay-at-Home MomAnneEliminated
on February 25, 2018
Shatima Ruffin34 Hampton Roads, Virginia Receptionist Tyler
Robyn Hayden31 Charleston, South Carolina Balloon ArtistAnneEliminated
on February 18
Brandon Arroyo27 Cleveland, Ohio Sports Reporter AnneEliminated
on February 11, 2018
Spencer Nick25 Chicago, Illinois Graduate StudentTyler
Sylvia Jefferies47 Charleston, South Carolina Stay-at-Home MomAnneWithdrew
on January 28, 2018
Lily Frey63 Anaheim, California RetiredTylerEliminated
on January 28, 2018
Skyler Nick25 Chicago, Illinois Graduate StudentTylerEliminated
on January 21, 2018
Kevin Pettice24 Charlotte, North Carolina Administrative AssistantTylerEliminated
on January 14, 2018
Priscilla Nguyen26 Hattiesburg, Mississippi Receptionist Anne
Jonathan Farhat37 Livermore, California Safety ProfessionalAnneEliminated
on January 7, 2018
Kayrene Curtis44 Rocky River, Ohio Stay-at-Home MomTyler

Elimination Chart

  Team Anne
  Team Tyler
* Initially a member of the other team
RankContestantEpisode
12345678910
1HazellWINININININININWINWINWINNER
2StevenBTMINWINININBTMTIEWINWINRUNNER-UP
3AsafININWINININWININBTMOUT
4SharonWINININWINWININTIEBTMOUT
5Lacey*ININININSWAPINWINOUT
6ShatimaININBTMBTMBTMWINBTMOUT
7RobynINININWINBTMBTMOUT
8BrandonINWININBTMWINOUT
9Spencer*BTMINBTMINSWAPOUT
10SylviaINBTMBTMWDR
11LilyINWININOUT
12SkylerINBTMOUT
13KevinINOUT
14PriscillaINOUT
15JonathanOUT
16KayreneOUT
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.
  (TIE) The contestant tied with another contestant as the best on their team in the week's Main Dish challenge or Skill Drill.
  (BTM) The contestant was selected as one of the bottom entries in the Main Dish challenge, but was not eliminated.
  (SWAP) The contestant get switched by a mentor to the other team.
  (OUT) The contestant lost that week's Main Dish challenge and was out of the competition.
  (WDR) The contestant withdrew from the competition.

Episodes

No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleOriginal release date  [6]
831"Can It Really Be This Bad?"January 7, 2018 (2018-01-07)
842"Fish Are Food, Not Friends"January 14, 2018 (2018-01-14)
853"Show Me the Vegetables!"January 21, 2018 (2018-01-21)
864"Game Day!"January 28, 2018 (2018-01-28)
875"Leftovers Again?"February 4, 2018 (2018-02-04)
886"Sweets for My Sweetie"February 11, 2018 (2018-02-11)
897"Sausage Party"February 18, 2018 (2018-02-18)
908"Can You Please Pas-Ta Sauce?"February 25, 2018 (2018-02-25)
919"Flair Flair Everywhere"March 4, 2018 (2018-03-04)
9210"The Final Countdown"March 11, 2018 (2018-03-11)

References

  1. ↑ "Worst Cooks in America, Season 12: Craziest Moments". Food Network. Retrieved July 26, 2025.
  2. ↑ Lynch, Rene (January 2, 2010). "'Worst Cooks in America' isn't just a title: They're horrible". Los Angeles Times . Retrieved February 14, 2013.
  3. ↑ Tucker, Ken (January 4, 2010). "'Worst Cooks in America': Worst thing I watched most of last night". Entertainment Weekly . Retrieved February 14, 2013.
  4. ↑ Worst Cooks in America (Comedy, Game-Show, Reality-TV), Anne Burrell, Tyler Florence, Bobby Flay, Optomen Productions, January 3, 2010, retrieved July 24, 2025{{citation}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  5. ↑ "Worst Cooks in America, Season 12: Meet the Recruits". Food Network. Retrieved July 26, 2025.
  6. ↑ "Shows A-Z - worst cooks in america on foodnetwork". The Futon Critic . Retrieved July 27, 2025.

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