Top Chef VIP season 1 explained

Season Number:1
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Num Episodes:35
Network:Telemundo
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Host:Carmen Villalobos
Num Contestants:16
Winner:Lambda García

The first season of the American competitive reality television series Top Chef VIP premiered on Telemundo on August 9, 2022, and concluded on September 26, 2022.[1] The season is hosted Carmen Villalobos, with Antonio de Livier, Adria Marina Montaño and Juan Manuel Barrientos as judges. The season was won by actor Lambda García, who received US$100,000.[2]

Contestants

Sixteen celebrities were selected to compete.[3] [4]

NameAgeHometownNotability
Aida Cuevas58Mexico City, MexicoSinger/actress
Chiky Bom Bom34Dominican RepublicInternet personality
Cristina Eustace43Chihuahua, MexicoSinger
Ferdinando Valencia40Comala, MexicoActor
Graciela Beltrán47Los Angeles, CaliforniaSinger
Gregorio Pernía52Cúcuta, ColombiaActor
Héctor Suárez Gomís53Mexico City, MexicoActor
Horacio Pancheri39Esquel, ArgentinaActor
Jennifer Peña38San Antonio, TexasSinger
Lambda García35Mexico City, MexicoActor
Luis Coronel26Tucson, ArizonaSinger
Marlene Favela45Santiago Papasquiaro, MexicoActress
Mauricio Islas48Mexico City, MexicoActor
Rodrigo Vidal49Mexico City, MexicoActor
Scarlet Ortiz48Caracas, VenezuelaActress
Zuleyka Rivera34Cayey, Puerto RicoMiss Universe 2006

Contestant progress

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Quickfire Challenge
Winner(s)		ChikyFerdinando
Héctor
Rodrigo
Zuleyka		Héctor
Zuleyka		ZuleykaHoracioRodrigoHoracioChiky
Zuleyka		MauricioLambda
Zuleyka		Chiky
Cristina
Rodrigo		Mauricio
Lambda
Zuleyka		Chiky
Héctor
Marlene
Zuleyka		Cristina
Lambda
Chiky
1LambdaINININ—WINIMMIMMININWINIMMIMMHIGHWINIMMIMMHIGHINHIGHWINIMMWINIMMIMMININININOUTWINIMMIMMINWININWINIMMWINWININWINIMMWINIMMWINIMMWINNER
2CristinaINININ—LOWINLOWINININHIGHININLOWWINIMMINININHIGHWINLOWWINIMMINININWINIMMLOWWINIMMHIGHININININWINIMMIMMININWINWINIMMIMMINWININWINIMMWINIMMININRUNNER-UP
MauricioWINIMMIMMININWINIMMIMMHIGHWINIMMIMMININHIGHINLOWWINIMMIMMINHIGHWINIMMIMMLOWWINIMMINWINWININININWINIMMIMMININWINWINIMMIMMWINWININININININININRUNNER-UP
ZuleykaHIGHWININ—WINIMMIMMINWINIMMIMMIMMIMMHIGHWINIMMIMMININININLOWLOWINWINHIGHWINIMMINWINIMMLOWWINIMMHIGHHIGHINININLOWINLOWINWININININWINWINWINWINIMMIMMWINIMMININRUNNER-UP
5ChikyWININWININIMMIMMIMMINININININWINWINIMMIMMINWINIMMIMMIMMIMMLOWINWININWINIMMWINIMMIMMLOWINININWINININWINIMMWINIMMIMMININWINWINIMMIMMINWINWININWINIMMINININOUT
FerdinandoINWININ—HIGHININHIGHINHIGHINWINWINIMMIMMININHIGHINLOWLOWINWININININHIGHWINLOWWINIMMINHIGHINWINIMMWINIMMIMMWINIMMIMMIMMIMMIMMINWINININININININOUT
7MarleneWINWINIMMIMMIMMININININININLOWHIGHLOWININWINIMMIMMWINIMMIMMININININLOWLOWINLOWININWINIMMIMMLOWINWINININLOWININININWINWINININININOUT
8HéctorINWINWININWINIMMIMMINWINIMMIMMIMMIMMWINWINIMMIMMINININHIGHWINLOWINOUTLOWINLOWININLOWININININWINWINININOUT
9RodrigoINWINWININWINIMMIMMHIGHININWINIMMINLOWINWININWINIMMIMMIMMIMMWINIMMIMMINHIGHINHIGHWINLOWINLOWWINIMMIMMIMMIMMIMMLOWWINIMMININLOWININOUT
10GregorioHIGHINWINIMMIMMHIGHINWINIMMIMMINLOWINWININWINIMMIMMIMMIMMWINIMMIMMININININWINLOWINLOWHIGHINWINIMMIMMLOWINOUT
11AidaHIGHINWININININWINIMMIMMIMMIMMIMMWINWINIMMIMMININWINIMMIMMWINIMMIMMININWINIMMIMMLOWININININININOUT
12HoracioINLOWWINIMMINHIGHWINIMMIMMINLOWINLOWWINIMMIMMIMMIMMIMMLOWINLOWWINIMMIMMIMMIMMIMMLOWINOUT
13GracielaHIGHINWINHIGHLOWINWININHIGHININLOWINLOWINLOWININININOUT
14LuisINININ—LOWHIGHINININININLOWHIGHLOWINOUT
15JenniferWINIMMINHIGHININOUT
16ScarletHIGHININ—LOWINOUT

The celebrity was unable to compete in the challenge for personal reasons.

Héctor and Lambda won the Re-entry Challenge and returned to the competition.

(WINNER) The chef won the season and was crowned "Top Chef".

(RUNNER-UP) The chef was a runner-up for the season.

(WIN) The chef won an individual challenge (Quickfire Challenge, Immunity Challenge, Safety Challenge, or Elimination Challenge).

(WIN) The chef was on the winning team in the Team Challenge and directly advanced to the next round.

(HIGH) The chef was selected as one of the top entries in an individual or team challenge, but did not win.

(IN) The chef was not selected as one of the top or bottom entries in an individual challenge and was safe.

(IN) The chef was not selected as a top or bottom entry in a Team Challenge.

(IMM) The chef didn't have to compete in that round of the competition and was safe from elimination.

(IMM) The chef had to compete in that round of the competition but was safe from elimination.

(—) The chef was on the losing team in the Team Challenge and was unable to compete in the Immunity Challenge.

(LOW) The chef was selected as one of the bottom entries in the Elimination Challenge, but was not eliminated.

(LOW) The chef was one of the bottom entries in a Team Challenge.

(OUT) The chef lost the Elimination Challenge.

Episodes

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Telemundo pone en su pantalla reality show "Top Chef VIP". Diario Las Américas. July 23, 2023. es.
  2. Web site: Mexicano Lambda García gana competencia "Top Chef VIP". Diario Las Américas. March 14, 2023. es. September 27, 2022. March 14, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230314195350/https://www.diariolasamericas.com/cultura/mexicano-lambda-garcia-gana-competencia-top-chef-vip-n4257574. live .
  3. Web site: González. Moisés. Telemundo destapa a los 16 famosos que competirán en Top Chef VIP. People en Español. March 14, 2023. es. July 12, 2022. March 14, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230314194916/https://peopleenespanol.com/television/telemundo-destapa-16-famosos-concursantes-top-chef-vip/. live .
  4. Web site: Telemundo Spices It Up With The Premiere of Top Chef VIP on Tuesday, August 9 at 7PM/6C. nbcumv.com. March 14, 2023. July 12, 2022. October 2, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201002154514/https://www.nbcumv.com/mediavillage/interactive/2929fed4187b40648b79a9839e70e91fproduct169208/index.html#/brand/5476f206-b324-4f0f-aec7-b438919345e2/press-releases/a49919c8-73e2-44fb-8429-9bdcba123f2f. live.

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