Worst Cooks in America season 14

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Worst Cooks in America
Season 14
Judges
No. of contestants14
WinnerBradley Garcia
Runner-upSarah Harris
No. of episodes7
Release
Original network Food Network
Original releaseAugust 12 (2018-08-12) –
September 24, 2018 (2018-09-24)
Season chronology
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Season 13
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Season 15

Worst Cooks in America 14 is the fourteenth season of the American competitive reality television series Worst Cooks in America . It premiered on Food Network on August 12, 2018 and concluded on September 24, 2018. Bradley Garcia was the winner of this season, with Sarah Harris as the runner-up. [1]

Format

Worst Cooks in America is a reality television series where contestants with poor cooking skills, called “recruits,” undergo a culinary boot camp for the chance to win $25,000 and a Food Network cooking set. [2] [3] The recruits are trained in various basic cooking techniques including baking, knife skills, temperature control, seasoning and preparation. Each episode features two core challenges. The first is the Skills Drill, which tests their grasp of basic techniques demonstrated by the chef mentors. The second is 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

Robert Irvine rejoined Anne Burrell to host season 14.

Recruits

Contestant [5] AgeHometownOccupationTeamStatus
Bradley Garcia22Miami, FloridaModelRobertWinner
on September 24, 2018
Sarah Harris23 Porum, Oklahoma Equine TherapistAnneRunner-up
on September 24, 2018
Timmy Thok29New York CityUnderwear Model, BartenderRobertFinalist
on September 24, 2018
Janese Henry30 Spring Lake, North Carolina Stay-at-Home MomAnne
Carla Waddell46 Alexandria, Virginia Human Resources AnneEliminated
on September 10, 2018
Frank Scuderi40 Maple Shade, New Jersey Operations ManagerRobert
Rudy Rehburg30Chicago, IllinoisProperty Preservation SpecialistAnneEliminated
on September 3, 2018
Jessica Paulson26 Oakley, California EMT Robert
Kimberly D. Worthy [a] 33 Atlanta, GeorgiaWriterRobertEliminated
on August 26, 2018
Copan Combs30 Stillwater, Oklahoma Academic Recruiter Anne
Linda Martin60 Somerville, Massachusetts RetiredAnneEliminated
on August 19, 2018
Marcus Ellis51 Queens, New York Mental Health Counselor Robert
Maryann Rapisarda67 Valdosta, Georgia RetiredRobertEliminated
on August 12, 2018
Robbie DeRaffele30 Hackensack, New Jersey Superman ImpersonatorAnne
Notes
  1. ↑ Kimberly D. Worthy previously competed on the first season of Worst Bakers in America .

Elimination Chart

  Team Anne
  Team Robert
RankContestantEpisode
1234567
1BradleyININWINWINWININWINNER
2SarahWINWININBTMWININRUNNER-UP
3TimmyINWINBTMINBTMINFINALIST
4JaneseININBTMWINBTMIN
5CarlaININWININOUT
6FrankWINININBTMOUT
7RudyINBTMINOUT
8JessicaINININOUT
9KimberlyINBTMOUT
10CopanBTMINOUT
11LindaINOUT
12MarcusBTMOUT
13MaryannOUT
14RobbieOUT
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.
  (FINALIST) The contestant was a finalist 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  [6]
991"By Land and Sea"August 12, 2018 (2018-08-12)
1002"Hibachi Heroes"August 19, 2018 (2018-08-19)
1013"Winner Winner Chicken Dinner"August 26, 2018 (2018-08-26)
1024"The Ick Factor"September 2, 2018 (2018-09-02)
1035"Piece of Cake"September 9, 2018 (2018-09-09)
1046"Duck, Duck..."September 16, 2018 (2018-09-16)
1057"Finally the Finale"September 23, 2018 (2018-09-23)

References

  1. ↑ "Worst Cooks in America, Season 14: 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 14: 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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