Worst Cooks in America season 13

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Worst Cooks in America
Season 13
Judges
No. of contestants7
Winner La Toya Jackson
Runner-up Ian Ziering
No. of episodes6
Release
Original network Food Network
Original releaseApril 15 (2018-04-15) –
May 20, 2018 (2018-05-20)
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Worst Cooks in America 13, also known as Celebrity Edition 4, is the thirteenth season of the American competitive reality television series Worst Cooks in America . This is the fourth iteration of the celebrity editions. It premiered on Food Network on April 15, 2018 and concluded on May 20, 2018. La Toya Jackson was the winner of this season, with Ian Ziering as the runner-up. [1]

Format

Worst Cooks in America is an American reality television series in which celebrities (referred to as "recruits") with poor cooking skills undergo a culinary boot camp for the chance to win a $50,000 prize to donate to the charity of their choice. [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 returns with Anne Burrell to host season 4 of the Celebrity Edition. This is the first Celebrity Edition to not feature Rachael Ray as a judge. The season premiered on April 15, 2018. [5]

Recruits

Contestant [6] AgeOccupationTeamStatus
La Toya Jackson 61Singer-songwriterTylerWinner
on May 20, 2018
Ian Ziering 53 Beverly Hills, 90210 starAnneRunner-up
on May 20, 2018
Oscar Nunez 59 The Office StarTylerEliminated
on May 13, 2018
Catherine Bach 64 The Dukes of Hazzard StarAnne
Maria Bamford 48ComedianTylerEliminated
on May 6, 2018
Nolan Gould 19 Modern Family StarAnneEliminated
on April 29, 2018
Bronson Pinchot 58 Perfect Strangers starAnneEliminated
on April 22, 2018

Elimination Chart

  Team Anne
  Team Tyler
RankContestantEpisode
123456
1La ToyaINWINWINWINWINWINNER
2IanININWINWINWINRUNNER-UP
3OscarBTMBTMBTMINOUT
4CatherineINWININBTMOUT
5MariaINININOUT
6NolanBTMINOUT
7BronsonINOUT
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.
  (BTM) The contestant was selected as one of the bottom entries in the Main Dish challenge but was not eliminated.
  (OUT) The contestant lost that week's Main Dish challenge and was out of the competition.

Episodes

No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleOriginal release date  [7]
931"Celebrity: Hit Me With Your Best Dish"April 15, 2018 (2018-04-15)
942"Celebrity: Rolling in the Deep"April 22, 2018 (2018-04-22)
953"Celebrity: Mother Dough"April 29, 2018 (2018-04-29)
964"Celebrity: Nutritious and Delicious"May 6, 2018 (2018-05-06)
975"Celebrity: A La Cuisine!"May 13, 2018 (2018-05-13)
986"Celebrity: It's All for the Fans"May 20, 2018 (2018-05-20)

References

  1. ↑ "Worst Cooks in America, Season 13: 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. ↑ "A Fresh Batch of Cooking-Challenged Celebrities Enter Boot Camp". Food Network.
  6. ↑ "Worst Cooks in America, Season 13: Meet the Celebrity Recruits". Food Network. Retrieved July 26, 2025.
  7. ↑ "Shows A-Z - worst cooks in america on foodnetwork". The Futon Critic . Retrieved July 27, 2025.

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