Worst Cooks in America season 4

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Worst Cooks in America
Season 4
Judges
No. of contestants14
WinnerAlina Bolshakova
Runner-upRasheeda Brown
No. of episodes7
Release
Original network Food Network
Original releaseFebruary 17 (2013-02-17) –
March 31, 2013 (2013-03-31)
Season chronology
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Worst Cooks in America 4, is the fourth season of the American competitive reality television series Worst Cooks in America . It premiered on Food Network on February 17, 2013 and concluded on March 31, 2013. [1] Alina Bolshakova was the winner of this season, with Rasheeda Brown as the runner-up. [2]

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. [3] [4] 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. [5]

Judges

Anne Burrell and Bobby Flay returned as Mentors for season 4.

Recruits

Contestant [6] AgeHometownOccupationTeamStatus
Alina Bolshakova28 Riga, Latvia Caretaker/ActressBobbyWinner
on March 31, 2013
Rasheeda Brown30 Germantown, Maryland Correctional Officer AnneRunner-up
on March 31, 2013
Chet Pourciau40 New Orleans, LouisianaInterior designerBobbyEliminated
on March 24, 2013
Suzanne "Sue" Mangogna42 Northport, New York Salon managerAnne
Carla Johnson47 Long Beach, California Alcohol & Drug CounselorBobbyEliminated
on March 17, 2013
Michael Haydin25 Rye Brook, New York AccountantAnne
Carrie Lee Riggins32 Carmel, New York Ballerina/ActressBobbyEliminated
on March 10, 2013
Crystal Lonneberg30 Weehawken, New Jersey Actress/ArtistAnne
Aadip Desai36 Sacramento, California Writer/MusicianAnneEliminated
on March 3, 2013
Alex Stein26 Dallas, TexasBail BondsmanBobby
Michael "Big Mike" Paul24 Thomson, Georgia Woodworker BobbyEliminated
on February 24, 2013
Robert "Dr. Bob" Schaefer58 Pleasant Hill, California Chiropractor Anne
Tim Burger42 Novi, Michigan Former Marine BobbyEliminated
on February 17, 2013
Diana De Rosa62 Huntington, New York PhotographerAnne

Elimination Chart

  Team Anne
  Team Bobby
RankContestantEpisode
1234567
1AlinaBTMWINWININININWINWINWININWINWINNER
2RasheedaININBTMININWINWINWINBTMWINWINRUNNER-UP
3ChetWININININWINWININWINBTMINOUT
4SueININWINBTMBTMINBTMINWINWINOUT
5CarlaININBTMWININBTMBTMWINOUT
6MichaelWINININBTMWININBTMINOUT
7Carrie LeeININININBTMINOUT
8CrystalINWININININBTMOUT
9AadipININININOUT
10AlexININININOUT
11MikeINBTMOUT
12BobBTMBTMOUT
13TimOUT
14DianaOUT
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 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]
231"The Worst of the Worst"February 17, 2013 (2013-02-17)
242"Straight Edge Skills"February 24, 2013 (2013-02-24)
253"Fire and Ice"March 3, 2013 (2013-03-03)
264"Do It Yourself Cooking"March 10, 2013 (2013-03-10)
275"Face Your Fears of Feeding Others"March 17, 2013 (2013-03-17)
286"Revisit Your Past Before the Last"March 24, 2013 (2013-03-24)
297"So Close I Can Almost Taste It"March 31, 2013 (2013-03-31)

References

  1. ↑ "Worst Cooks in America, Season 4: Top Moments of the Premiere". Food Network. Retrieved July 26, 2025.
  2. ↑ "Worst Cooks in America, Season 4: Top Moments of the Finale". Food Network. Retrieved July 26, 2025.
  3. ↑ Lynch, Rene (January 2, 2010). "'Worst Cooks in America' isn't just a title: They're horrible". Los Angeles Times . Retrieved February 14, 2013.
  4. ↑ Tucker, Ken (January 4, 2010). "'Worst Cooks in America': Worst thing I watched most of last night". Entertainment Weekly . Retrieved February 14, 2013.
  5. ↑ 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)
  6. ↑ "Meet the Worst Cooks in America Season 4 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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