Worst Cooks in America season 16
Worst Cooks in America 16, also known as Celebrity Edition 5, is the sixteenth season of the American competitive reality television series Worst Cooks in America. This is the fifth iteration of the celebrity editions. It premiered on Food Network on April 21, 2019 and concluded on June 2, 2019. Tonya Harding was the winner of this season, with Alec Mapa as the runner-up.
Format
Worst Cooks in America is an American reality television series in which celebrities with poor cooking skills undergo a culinary boot camp for the chance to win a $50,000 prize to donate to the charity of their choice. 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.
Judges
Tyler Florence returns with Anne Burrell to host the fifth run of the Celebrity Edition. The season premiered on April 21, 2019.
Elimination Chart
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