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The first season of the American competitive reality television series Next Level Chef premiered on Fox on January 2, 2022, and concluded on March 2, 2022. Gordon Ramsay hosted the season and served as a mentor, along with mentors Nyesha Arrington and Richard Blais.
The season was won by social media chef Stephanie "Pyet" Despain, with professional chefs Mariah Scott and Reuel Vincent finishing as co-runner-ups.
The series was first ordered on May 17, 2021.[1] [2] On October 19, 2021, it was announced that the season would premiere on January 2, 2022,[3] [4] before moving to its regular timeslot on January 5, 2022.[5] A new episode was also aired on January 30, following the NFC Championship Game between the Los Angeles Rams and the San Francisco 49ers.[6]
Contestant[7] [8] [9] [10] | Age | Status | Hometown/Home Country | Result | |
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Gary Marandola | 33 | Social Media Chef | Johnston, Rhode Island | Eliminated January 5 | |
Roice Bethel | 29 | Social Media Chef | Corona, California | Eliminated January 12 | |
Sergio Steele | 26 | Professional Chef | Trinidad and Tobago | Eliminated January 19 | |
Devonnie Black | 31 | Home Cook | Bronx, New York | Eliminated January 26 | |
Amber Rebold | 33 | Home Cook | San Antonio, Texas | Eliminated January 30 | |
Jonathan Harrison | 29 | Home Cook | Columbiana, Alabama | Eliminated February 2 | |
Zachary Adams | 27 | Professional Chef | Manila, Philippines | ||
Ae Southammavong | 31 | Social Media Chef | Laos | Eliminated February 9 | |
Tricia Wang | 28 | Social Media Chef | Katy, Texas | Eliminated February 16 | |
Courtney Brown | 48 | Home Cook | Cincinnati, Ohio | Eliminated February 23 | |
Angie Ragan | 47 | Home Cook | Lubbock, Texas | ||
Kenny Everett | 34 | Professional Chef | St Louis, Missouri | ||
Mariah Scott | 37 | Professional Chef | Santa Clara, California | Runner-ups March 2 | |
Reuel Vincent | 34 | Professional Chef | Trinidad and Tobago | ||
Stephanie "Pyet" Despain | 30 | Social Media Chef | Kansas City, Kansas | Winner March 2 |
Place | Contestant | Episodes | |||||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | |||
1 | Pyet | ARR | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | WIN† | SAFE | SAFE | RISK | SAFE | WIN | bgcolor=gold | WINNER |
2 | Mariah | BLAIS | SAFE | WIN | SAFE | SAFE | RISK | SAFE | WIN | WIN | WIN | bgcolor=silver | RUNNER-UP |
Reuel | RAM | WIN† | SAFE | WIN | SAFE | WIN† | SAFE | WIN | RISK | RISK | bgcolor=silver | RUNNER-UP | |
4 | Courtney | BLAIS | SAFE | WIN | RISK | SAFE | SAFE | WIN | SAFE | SAFE | ELIM | ||
Angie | ARR | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | WIN | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | WIN | ELIM | |||
Kenny | RAM | WIN | SAFE | WIN | SAFE | WIN | SAFE | RISK | RISK | ELIM | |||
7 | Tricia | RAM | WIN | SAFE | WIN† | SAFE | WIN | SAFE | SAFE | ELIM | |||
8 | Ae | BLAIS | SAFE | WIN | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | RISK | ELIM | ||||
9 | Jonathan | BLAIS | SAFE | WIN† | SAFE | RISK | SAFE | ELIM | |||||
Zach | ARR | SAFE | RISK | SAFE | WIN | SAFE | ELIM | ||||||
11 | Amber | ARR | RISK | SAFE | SAFE | WIN | ELIM | ||||||
12 | Devonnie | RAM | WIN | SAFE | WIN | ELIM | |||||||
13 | Sergio | ARR | SAFE | SAFE | ELIM | ||||||||
14 | Roice | RAM | WIN | ELIM | |||||||||
15 | Gary | BLAIS | ELIM |
†The contestant cooked the best dish overall and won safety for their team or themselves.