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Worst Cooks in America
Season 8
Judges
No. of contestants14
WinnerNick Slater
Runner-upLawrence Crawford
No. of episodes7
Release
Original networkFood Network
Original releaseJanuary 3 (2016-01-03) –
February 14, 2016 (2016-02-14)
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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

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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

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

Recruits

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Contestant[6] Age Hometown Occupation Team Status
Nick Slater 24 Rancho Cucamonga, California Construction Worker Anne Winner
on February 14, 2016
Lawrence Crawford 26 Deptford Township, New Jersey Army Combat Medic Tyler Runner-up
on February 14, 2016
Ginny Meerman 50 Millersville, Maryland Project Supervisor Tyler Eliminated
on February 7, 2016
Taylor Hooper 24 Boston, Massachusetts Marine Veteran Anne
Holgie Forrester 66 Twentynine Palms, California Retired/Actress Tyler Eliminated
on January 31, 2016
Chanda Havard 36 Chicago, Illinois Real Estate Agent Anne
Rachel Thomas 27 Tampa, Florida Stay-at-Home Wife Tyler Eliminated
on January 24, 2016
Donna Koen 60 Newburyport, Massachusetts Lunch Lady & Hairdresser Anne
Ernie Adkins 44 Mardela Springs, Maryland Truck driver Tyler Eliminated
on January 17, 2016
Glenda Galeano 40 Miami, Florida Event Coordinator/Actress Anne
Cindy Nguyen 28 Las Vegas, Nevada Bartender Tyler Eliminated
on January 10, 2016
Ty Snow 39 Pasadena, California Special Education Teacher Anne
David Fouts 42 Wales, Wisconsin Senior Project Manager Anne Eliminated
on January 3, 2016
Jeni Erdman 51 Dousman, Wisconsin Group Tour Coordinator Tyler

Elimination Chart

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  Team Anne
  Team Tyler
Rank Contestant Episode
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
1 Nick WIN WIN IN IN IN IN IN IN TIE WIN WINNER
2 Lawrence IN IN IN IN IN IN WIN IN BTM WIN RUNNER-UP
3 Ginny WIN BTM WIN IN BTM TIE IN WIN WIN OUT
4 Taylor IN IN IN IN BTM IN WIN WIN TIE OUT
5 Holgie IN WIN IN IN IN TIE BTM IN OUT
6 Chanda BTM IN IN BTM WIN WIN BTM IN OUT
7 Rachel BTM IN BTM WIN WIN BTM OUT
8 Donna IN BTM WIN IN IN BTM OUT
9 Ernie IN BTM IN IN OUT
10 Glenda IN BTM BTM BTM OUT
11 Cindy IN IN OUT
12 Ty IN IN OUT
13 David OUT
14 Jeni OUT
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

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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

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  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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