How do all 18 cheftestants compare now that the season is over?
1. Richard
Win the competition, get crowned #1. It's not rocket science. And besides, Blais deserves it.
2. Antonia
Was screwed out of a Quickfire win on a technicality and could've picked up another Elimination Challenge win if her teammates hadn't been terrible. Otherwise she measures up equally to the season's runner-up...
3. Mike
Too bad nobody likes Mike (albeit for good reason) because he could've been named Top Chef. He's certainly improved since his season - I had him pegged as one of the first to go. Sure, he never sparkled, and only started winning Elimination Challenges once stronger chefs had been kicked out, but he made it to the final episode. That's an achievement.
4. Dale T.
Amassed a lot of wins, and showed maturity since being his season's resident hot-head.
5. Carla
Still maddeningly flighty.
6. Angelo
Peaked too early by winning the first two Elimination Challenges but none after that.
7. Tiffany
Like Mike, she had the luck of outlasting more talented cheftestants. Unlike Mike, she didn't have the chops to back it up. She didn't win a single Elimination Challenge. Even Marcel had an Elimination Challenge win.
8. Fabio
Fabio ran red hot or ice cold, placing in either the top or the bottom of every Elimination Challenge.
9. Tre
Solid middle-of-the-pack contestant.
10. Marcel
Got an Elimination Challenge win, but shared it with teammates Richard and Angelo. One of these chefs is not like the other.
11. Spike
Managed to not be a total asshat, which was accomplishment enough, and somehow proved to be Richard's ideal sous chef. Who knew?
12. Tiffani
13. Casey
14. Dale L.
15. Stephen
16. Jamie
17. Jennifer
18. Elia
The bottom three are two who clearly didn't want to be there, and one who self-destructed. I had Jennifer as #5 in my preseason rankings, but even then I knew that she didn't perform well under pressure.
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