Worst Cooks in America season 8

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Worst Cooks in America
Season 8
Judges
No. of contestants14
WinnerNick Slater
Runner-upLawrence Crawford
No. of episodes7
Release
Original network Food Network
Original releaseJanuary 3 (2016-01-03) –
February 14, 2016 (2016-02-14)
Season chronology
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Worst Cooks in America 8, is the eighth season of the American competitive reality television series Worst Cooks in America . It premiered on Food Network on January 3, 2016 and concluded on February 14, 2016. Nick Slater was the winner of this season, with Lawrence Crawford 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

Tyler Florence returns Anne Burrell to host season 8. [5]

Recruits

Contestant [6] AgeHometownOccupationTeamStatus
Nick Slater24 Rancho Cucamonga, California Construction WorkerAnneWinner
on February 14, 2016
Lawrence Crawford26 Deptford Township, New Jersey Army Combat MedicTylerRunner-up
on February 14, 2016
Ginny Meerman50 Millersville, Maryland Project SupervisorTylerEliminated
on February 7, 2016
Taylor Hooper24 Boston, Massachusetts Marine VeteranAnne
Holgie Forrester66 Twentynine Palms, California Retired/ActressTylerEliminated
on January 31, 2016
Chanda Havard36Chicago, IllinoisReal Estate AgentAnne
Rachel Thomas27 Tampa, Florida Stay-at-Home WifeTylerEliminated
on January 24, 2016
Donna Koen60 Newburyport, Massachusetts Lunch Lady & HairdresserAnne
Ernie Adkins44 Mardela Springs, Maryland Truck driver TylerEliminated
on January 17, 2016
Glenda Galeano40Miami, FloridaEvent Coordinator/ActressAnne
Cindy Nguyen28 Las Vegas, Nevada BartenderTylerEliminated
on January 10, 2016
Ty Snow39 Pasadena, California Special Education TeacherAnne
David Fouts42 Wales, Wisconsin Senior Project ManagerAnneEliminated
on January 3, 2016
Jeni Erdman51 Dousman, Wisconsin Group Tour CoordinatorTyler

Elimination Chart

  Team Anne
  Team Tyler
RankContestantEpisode
1234567
1NickWINWINININININININTIEWINWINNER
2LawrenceININININININWININBTMWINRUNNER-UP
3GinnyWINBTMWININBTMTIEINWINWINOUT
4TaylorININININBTMINWINWINTIEOUT
5HolgieINWININININTIEBTMINOUT
6ChandaBTMININBTMWINWINBTMINOUT
7RachelBTMINBTMWINWINBTMOUT
8DonnaINBTMWINININBTMOUT
9ErnieINBTMININOUT
10GlendaINBTMBTMBTMOUT
11CindyININOUT
12TyININOUT
13DavidOUT
14JeniOUT
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.
  (TIE) The contestant tied with another contestant as the best on their team in the week's Main Dish challenge or Skill Drill.
  (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]
501"Fear the Worst"January 3, 2016 (2016-01-03)
512"Getting Stuffed"January 10, 2016 (2016-01-10)
523"50 Shades of Flavor"January 17, 2016 (2016-01-17)
534"Taking It to the Streets"January 24, 2016 (2016-01-24)
545"The Cod Squad"January 31, 2016 (2016-01-31)
556"Blast from the Past"February 7, 2016 (2016-02-07)
567"Final Food Fight 8"February 14, 2016 (2016-02-14)

References

  1. ↑ "Worst Cooks in America, Season 8: 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 8: Tyler Florence Returns And Everything You Need To Know About The Cast (VIDEO)". Food Network. December 28, 2015. Retrieved July 26, 2025.
  6. ↑ "Worst Cooks in America, Season 7: Worst Cooks in America, Season 8: Meet the 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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