Worst Cooks in America season 23

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Worst Cooks in America
Season 23
Judges
No. of contestants12
WinnerPeachez Iman-Cummings
Runner-up Marti Cummings
No. of episodes8
Release
Original network Food Network
Original releaseJanuary 5 (2022-01-05) –
February 23, 2022 (2022-02-23)
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Worst Cooks in America 23, is the twenty-third season of the American competitive reality television series Worst Cooks in America . It premiered on Food Network on January 5, 2022 and concluded on February 23, 2022. Peachez Iman-Cummings was the winner of this season, with Marti Cummings as the runner-up.

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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. [1] [2] 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. [3]

Judges

Cliff Crooks joins Anne Burrell to host season 23. The season debuted on January 5, 2022. [4]

This season features two additional twists. First, the cast includes 5 pairs of recruits with previously established relationships: Angie & Cheyenne (long-lost cousins), Bianca & Hector (married), Deneise & Hilda (neighbors), Eddie & Kara (married), and Marti & Peachez (best friends). Second, this season features alternating elimination weeks for each team, with the winning recruit on the non-eliminating team receiving a $1,000 prize each week.

Recruits

ContestantHometownOccupationTeamStatus
Peachez Iman-Cummings New York City Drag performerCliffWinner
on February 23, 2022
Marti Cummings New York City Drag ArtistAnneRunner-up
on February 23, 2022
Kara Anderson Leitchfield, Kentucky English TeacherAnneFinalist
on February 23, 2022
Cheyenne Loomis London, Kentucky Case WorkerCliff
Eddie Anderson Leitchfield, Kentucky Art TeacherCliffEliminated
on February 16, 2022
Hilda Ike Poinciana, Florida Fitness InstructorAnne
Bianca Bencosme York, Pennsylvania Stay-At-Home MomCliffEliminated
on February 9, 2022
Al Kingswriter Tony, Wisconsin Truck DriverAnne
Angie Hartford-Padilla San Jose, California Executive AssistantAnneEliminated
on February 2, 2022
Melody Moore Atlanta, Georgia Beauty Bar OwnerCliffWithdrew
on January 26, 2022
Hector Peralta York, Pennsylvania Data AnalystAnneEliminated
on January 19, 2022
Deneise White Poinciana, Florida IT ManagerCliffEliminated
on January 12, 2022

Elimination Chart

  Team Anne
  Team Cliff
RankContestantEpisode
12345678
1PeachezINWININBTMWINWINWINWINNER
2MartiININWINININWINBTMRUNNER-UP
3KaraINBTMININWININWINFINALIST
4CheyenneINININBTM*INBTMBTM
5EddieINININWINININOUT
6HildaINWINBTMININBTMOUT
7BiancaININWINININOUT
8AlININININBTMOUT
9AngieWINININWINOUT
10MelodyINININWDR
11HectorBTMINOUT
12DeneiseBTMOUT
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 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.
  (WDR) The contestant withdrew from the competition.

Episodes

No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleOriginal release date  [5]
1671"Welcome to the Disaster Zone"January 5, 2022 (2022-01-05)
1682"Worst Cook Warriors"January 12, 2022 (2022-01-12)
1693"Beach Bites"January 19, 2022 (2022-01-19)
1704"Don't Lose Your Noodle"January 26, 2022 (2022-01-26)
1715"Queen of Tarts"February 2, 2022 (2022-02-02)
1726"The Good, The Bad and The Burnt"February 9, 2022 (2022-02-09)
1737"Kitchen Ballers"February 16, 2022 (2022-02-16)
1748"Let's Make a Meal!"February 23, 2022 (2022-02-23)

References

  1. ↑ Lynch, Rene (January 2, 2010). "'Worst Cooks in America' isn't just a title: They're horrible". Los Angeles Times . Retrieved February 14, 2013.
  2. ↑ Tucker, Ken (January 4, 2010). "'Worst Cooks in America': Worst thing I watched most of last night". Entertainment Weekly . Retrieved February 14, 2013.
  3. ↑ 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)
  4. ↑ Worst Cooks In America Season 23: Info We Know So Far, Mashed
  5. ↑ "Shows A-Z - worst cooks in america on foodnetwork". The Futon Critic . Retrieved July 27, 2025.
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