Worst Cooks in America season 5

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Worst Cooks in America
Season 5
Judges
No. of contestants14
WinnerAmber Brauner
Runner-upJamie Thomas
No. of episodes7
Release
Original network Food Network
Original releaseFebruary 17 (2014-02-17) –
March 31, 2014 (2014-03-31)
Season chronology
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Season 4
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Season 6

Worst Cooks in America 5, is the fifth season of the American competitive reality television series Worst Cooks in America . It premiered on Food Network on February 17, 2014 and concluded on March 31, 2014. Amber Brauner was the winner of this season, with Jamie Thomas 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

Anne Burrell and Bobby Flay returned as Mentors for season 5.

Recruits

Contestant [5] AgeHometownOccupationTeamStatus
Amber Brauner37 Redlands, California Tattoo ArtistBobbyWinner
on March 31, 2014
Jamie Thomas41 New York City Flight AttendantAnneRunner-up
on March 31, 2014
Daniel "Danny" Beyda43 Long Island, New York Radiologist BobbyEliminated
on March 24, 2014
Mike Glazer30 Chicago, Illinois WriterAnne
Carie Pullano-Keller34 Chester, Virginia Promotional ModelAnneEliminated
on March 17, 2014
Stephanie St. Aubin26 Washington, DC SecretaryBobby
Danielle Ruiz-Wiley25 Staten Island, New York Stay at Home MomBobbyEliminated
on March 10, 2014
Carol Holder64 New York City Real Estate BrokerAnne
Ken Hsu29 Seattle, Washington Personal TrainerAnneEliminated
on March 3, 2014
Joe Slaughter28 Los Angeles, California Actor/DancerBobby
Lance Green31 New York City Music ProducerBobbyEliminated
on February 24, 2014
Benjamin "Benji" Hunter Brown III29 Nashville, Tennessee Live Music Booking AgentAnne
Casey Pentony26 Hollywood, California NurseAnneEliminated
on February 17, 2014
Muneerah Warner33 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Abstinence AdvisorBobby

Elimination Chart

  Team Anne
  Team Bobby
* Initially a member of the other team
RankContestantEpisode
1234567
1AmberWININININWINWINBTMINWININWINWINNER
2JamieWININWINBTMININWINWINWINWINWINRUNNER-UP
3DannyININBTMININWINWINWINBTMINOUT
4MikeINININWINWININININBTMWINOUT
5Carie*INININSWAPININBTMINOUT
6Stephanie*ININBTMSWAPINWINININOUT
7DanielleINWINININBTMWINOUT
8CarolINWININBTMBTMINOUT
9KenININININOUT
10JoeININWININOUT
11LanceBTMINOUT
12BenjiBTMINOUT
13CaseyOUT
14MuneerahOUT
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.
  (SWAP) The contestant get switched by a mentor to the other team.

Episodes

No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleOriginal release date  [6]
301"Worse Than Ever"February 17, 2014 (2014-02-17)
312"Scratching the Surface"February 24, 2014 (2014-02-24)
323"Glazed and Confused"March 3, 2014 (2014-03-03)
334"Surprise!"March 10, 2014 (2014-03-10)
345"Two-a-Day"March 17, 2014 (2014-03-17)
356"Eat, Pray, Love"March 24, 2014 (2014-03-24)
367"Timer's Up"March 31, 2014 (2014-03-31)

References

  1. ↑ "Worst Cooks in America, Season 5: Highlights from Episode 7". 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 5: 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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