List of Top Chef contestants

This is a list of contestants who have appeared on the American reality television culinary competition, Top Chef. As of October 2, 2013, there were a total of 177 chefs who had competed throughout the whole series with 22 of them competing again in a succeeding season.

Contestants

Name	Age	Place of Residence	Season	No. of QFW^1	No. of EW^2	Ranked
Ken Lee	31	Los Angeles, California	1 (San Francisco)	0	0	12th
Cynthia Sestito	52	East Hampton, New York	1 (San Francisco)	0	0	11th^3
Brian Hill	37	Los Angeles, California	1 (San Francisco)	0	0	10th
Candice Kumai	23	Pasadena, California	1 (San Francisco)	0	1	9th
Lisa Parks	45	Los Angeles, California	1 (San Francisco)	0	1	8th
Andrea Beaman	38	New York City, New York	1 (San Francisco)	1	1	7th^4
Miguel Morales	27	New York City, New York	1 (San Francisco)	0	2	6th
Stephen Asprinio	24	Las Vegas, Nevada	1 (San Francisco)	2	1	5th
Lee Anne Wong	28	New York City, New York	1 (San Francisco)	3	1	4th
Dave Martin	40	Long Beach, California	1 (San Francisco)	0	3	3rd
Tiffani Faison	28	Las Vegas, Nevada	1 (San Francisco)	1	2	Runner-up
Harold Dieterle	28	New York City, New York	1 (San Francisco)	2	1	Winner
Suyai Steinhauer	29	New York City, New York	2 (Los Angeles)	0	0	15th
Otto Borsich	46	Las Vegas, Nevada	2 (Los Angeles)	0	0	14th^5
Emily Sprissler	30	Las Vegas, Nevada	2 (Los Angeles)	0	0	13th
Marisa Churchill	28	San Francisco, California	2 (Los Angeles)	0	0	11th/12th^6
Josie Smith-Malave	31	Brooklyn, New York	2 (Los Angeles)	0	0	11th/12th^6
Carlos Fernandez	36	Fort Lauderdale, Florida	2 (Los Angeles)	1	0	10th
Frank Terzoli	39	San Diego, California	2 (Los Angeles)	1	1	9th
Mia Gaines-Alt	32	Oakdale, California	2 (Los Angeles)	1	0	8th^7
Betty Fraser	44	Los Angeles, California	2 (Los Angeles)	0	2	7th
Michael Midgley	28	Stockton, California	2 (Los Angeles)	1	1	6th
Cliff Crooks	28	West Caldwell, New Jersey	2 (Los Angeles)	4	0	5th^8
Sam Talbot	28	New York City, New York	2 (Los Angeles)	5	1	3rd/4th^9
Elia Aboumrad	23	Las Vegas, Nevada	2 (Los Angeles)	0	2	3rd/4th^9
Marcel Vigneron	26	Las Vegas, Nevada	2 (Los Angeles)	2	1	Runner-up
Ilan Hall	24	New York City, New York	2 (Los Angeles)	1	2	Winner
Clay Bowen	28	Santa Barbara, California	3 (Miami)	0	0	15th
Sandee Birdsong	39	Miami, Florida	3 (Miami)	0	0	14th
Micah Edelstein	33	Boca Raton, Florida	3 (Miami)	1	0	13th
Camille Becerra	34	Brooklyn, New York	3 (Miami)	0	0	12th
Lia Bardeen	28	Brooklyn, New York	3 (Miami)	0	1	11th
Joey Paulino	29	New York City, New York	3 (Miami)	1	0	10th
Sara Nguyen	25	Chicago, Illinois	3 (Miami)	0	0	9th
Tre Wilcox	30	Cedar Hill, Texas	3 (Miami)	0	3	8th
Howie Kleinberg	31	Miami, Florida	3 (Miami)	1	2	7th
Chris "CJ" Jacobsen	31	Venice, California	3 (Miami)	1	1	6th
Sara Mair	34	Miami, Florida	3 (Miami)	1	1	5th
Brian Malarkey	34	San Diego, California	3 (Miami)	2	1	4th
Dale Levitski	34	Chicago, Illinois	3 (Miami)	2	1	Runner-up/3rd^10
Casey Thompson	29	Dallas, Texas	3 (Miami)	3	2	Runner-up/3rd^10
Hung Huynh	29	Las Vegas, Nevada	3 (Miami)	4	1	Winner
Nimma Osman	26	Atlanta, Georgia	4 (Chicago)	0	0	16th
Valerie Bolon	32	Chicago, Illinois	4 (Chicago)	0	0	15th
Erik Hopfinger	38	San Francisco, California	4 (Chicago)	0	0	14th
Manuel Trevino	33	New York City, New York	4 (Chicago)	0	0	13th
Zoi Antonitsas	30	San Francisco, California	4 (Chicago)	0	0	12th
Ryan Scott	28	San Francisco, California	4 (Chicago)	0	0	11th
Jennifer Biesty	35	San Francisco, California	4 (Chicago)	1	0	10th
Mark Simmons	29	New York City, New York	4 (Chicago)	1	0	9th
Nikki Cascone	35	New York City, New York	4 (Chicago)	0	0	8th
Andrew D'Ambrosi	30	New York City, New York	4 (Chicago)	1	1	7th
Dale Talde	29	New York City, New York	4 (Chicago)	1	3	6th
Spike Mendelsohn	27	Washington, D.C.	4 (Chicago)	2	0	5th
Antonia Lofaso	31	Los Angeles, California	4 (Chicago)	4	1	4th
Richard Blais	35	Atlanta, Georgia	4 (Chicago)	3	4	Runner-up/3rd^11
Lisa Fernandes	27	New York City, New York	4 (Chicago)	0	1	Runner-up/3rd^11
Stephanie Izard	31	Chicago, Illinois	4 (Chicago)	2	4	Winner
Lauren Hope	24	Savannah, Georgia	5 (New York)	0	0	17th
Patrick Dunlea	21	Hyde Park, New York	5 (New York)	0	0	16th
Jill Snyder	28	Baltimore, Maryland	5 (New York)	0	0	15th
Richard Sweeney	27	San Diego, California	5 (New York)	0	0	14th
Alex Eusebio	33	Los Angeles, California	5 (New York)	0	0	13th
Danny Gagnon	26	New Hyde Park, New York	5 (New York)	0	0	12th
Melissa Harrison	28	Boulder, Colorado	5 (New York)	0	0	10th/11th^12
Eugene Villiatora	33	Las Vegas, Nevada	5 (New York)	0	0	10th/11th^12
Ariane Duarte	41	Verona, New Jersey	5 (New York)	1	2	9th
Radhika Desai	28	Chicago, Illinois	5 (New York)	3	1	8th
Jamie Lauren	30	San Francisco, California	5 (New York)	0	2	7th
Leah Cohen	26	New York City, New York	5 (New York)	3	0	6th
Jeff McInnis	30	Miami, Florida	5 (New York)	1	0	4th/5th^13^14
Fabio Viviani	30	Moorpark, California	5 (New York)	0	2	4th/5th^14
Stefan Richter	35	Santa Monica, California	5 (New York)	4	4	Runner-up/3rd^15
Carla Hall	44	Washington, D.C.	5 (New York)	1	3	Runner-up/3rd^15
Hosea Rosenberg	34	Boulder, Colorado	5 (New York)	1	2	Winner
Jennifer "Jen" Zavala	31	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	6 (Las Vegas)	0	0	17th
Eve Aronoff	40	Ann Arbor, Michigan	6 (Las Vegas)	0	0	16th
Preeti Mistry	33	San Francisco, California	6 (Las Vegas)	0	0	15th
Jesse Sandlin	30	Baltimore, Maryland	6 (Las Vegas)	0	0	14th
Hector Santiago	41	Atlanta, Georgia	6 (Las Vegas)	0	0	13th
Mattin Noblia	29	San Francisco, California	6 (Las Vegas)	0	0	12th
Ron Duprat	40	Hollywood, Florida	6 (Las Vegas)	0	0	11th
Ashley Merriman	32	Seattle, Washington	6 (Las Vegas)	0	0	10th
Ash Fulk	29	New York City, New York	6 (Las Vegas)	0	0	9th
Laurine Hope	38	San Francisco, California	6 (Las Vegas)	1	0	8th
Mike Isabella	34	Washington, D.C.	6 (Las Vegas)	2	0	7th
Robin Leventhal	43	Seattle, Washington	6 (Las Vegas)	2	0	6th
Eli Kirshtein	25	Atlanta, Georgia	6 (Las Vegas)	2	0	5th
Jennifer Carroll	33	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	6 (Las Vegas)	4	1	4th
Kevin Gillespie	26	Atlanta, Georgia	6 (Las Vegas)	4	5	Runner-up/3rd^16
Bryan Voltaggio	33	Urbana, Maryland	6 (Las Vegas)	0	4	Runner-up/3rd^16
Michael Voltaggio	30	Pasadena, California	6 (Las Vegas)	2	3	Winner
John Somerville	42	West Bloomfield, Michigan	7 (D.C.)	0	0	17th
Jacqueline Lombard	33	Brooklyn, New York	7 (D.C.)	0	0	16th
Tracey Bloom	33	Atlanta, Georgia	7 (D.C.)	1	0	15th
Lynne Gigliotti	51	Hyde Park, New York	7 (D.C.)	0	0	13th/14th^17
Arnold Myint	32	Nashville, Tennessee	7 (D.C.)	0	1	13th/14th^17
Timothy Dean	39	Baltimore, Maryland	7 (D.C.)	0	0	12th
Tamesha Warren	24	Washington, D.C.	7 (D.C.)	1	0	11th
Andrea Curto-Randazzo	39	Miami, Florida	7 (D.C.)	0	1	10th
Stephen Hopcraft	40	Las Vegas, Nevada	7 (D.C.)	0	0	9th
Kenny Gilbert	36	Telluride, Colorado	7 (D.C.)	3	1	8th
Alex Reznik	33	Hollywood, California	7 (D.C.)	0	1	7th
Amanda Baumgarten	27	Los Angeles, California	7 (D.C.)	1	0	6th
Tiffany Derry	26	Dallas, Texas	7 (D.C.)	2	2	5th
Kelly Liken	33	Vail, Colorado	7 (D.C.)	2	2	4th
Ed Cotton	32	Queens, New York	7 (D.C.)	3	3	Runner-up/3rd^18
Angelo Sosa	34	New York City, New York	7 (D.C.)	4	2	Runner-up/3rd^18
Kevin Sbraga	30	Willingboro, New Jersey	7 (D.C.)	1	1	Winner
Elia Aboumrad Ranked 3rd/4th in Top Chef: Los Angeles	27	Las Vegas, Nevada	8 (All-Stars)	0	0	18th
Jennifer Carroll Ranked 4th in Top Chef: Las Vegas	35	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	8 (All-Stars)	0	0	17th
Stephen Asprinio Ranked 5th in Top Chef: San Francisco	29	Las Vegas, Nevada	8 (All-Stars)	1	0	15th/16th^19
Dale Levitski Ranked Runner-up/3rd in Top Chef: Miami	37	Chicago, Illinois	8 (All-Stars)	0	0	15th/16th^19
Spike Mendelsohn Ranked 5th in Top Chef: Chicago	29	Washington, D.C.	8 (All-Stars)	2	0	14th
Casey Thompson Ranked Runner-up/3rd in Top Chef: Miami	32	Dallas, Texas	8 (All-Stars)	0	0	13th
Tiffani Faison Ranked Runner-up in Top Chef: San Francisco	33	Las Vegas, Nevada	8 (All-Stars)	1	0	11th/12th^20
Jamie Lauren Ranked 7th in Top Chef: New York	32	San Francisco, California	8 (All-Stars)	0	0	11th/12th^20
Marcel Vigneron Ranked Runner-up in Top Chef: Los Angeles	30	Las Vegas, Nevada	8 (All-Stars)	0	1	10th
Tre Wilcox Ranked 8th in Top Chef: Miami	34	Cedar Hill, Texas	8 (All-Stars)	2	0	9th
Fabio Viviani Ranked 4th/5th in Top Chef: New York	32	Moorpark, California	8 (All-Stars)	0	0	8th
Angelo Sosa Ranked Runner-up/3rd in Top Chef: D.C.	35	New York City, New York	8 (All-Stars)	0	2	7th
Dale Talde Ranked 6th in Top Chef: Chicago	32	New York City, New York	8 (All-Stars)	4	3	6th
Carla Hall Ranked Runner-up/3rd in Top Chef: New York	46	Washington, D.C.	8 (All-Stars)	1	3	5th
Tiffany Derry Ranked 5th in Top Chef: D.C.	27	Dallas, Texas	8 (All-Stars)	2	0	4th
Antonia Lofaso Ranked 4th in Top Chef: Chicago	34	Los Angeles, California	8 (All-Stars)	2	2	3rd
Mike Isabella Ranked 7th in Top Chef: Las Vegas	35	Washington, D.C.	8 (All-Stars)	4	2	Runner-up
Richard Blais Ranked Runner-up/3rd in Top Chef: Chicago	38	Atlanta, Georgia	8 (All-Stars)	4	4	Winner
Tyler Stone	22	Sacramento, California	9 (Texas)	0	0	27th-29th^21
Simon Pantet	30	Seattle, Washington	9 (Texas)	0	0	27th-29th^21
Colin Patterson	37	Seattle, Washington	9 (Texas)	0	0	27th-29th^21
Nina Vicente	29	Seattle, Washington	9 (Texas)	0	0	26th^22
Kimberly "Kim" Calichio	27	New York City, New York	9 (Texas)	0	0	21st-25th^23
Jonathan Baltazar	36	Long Beach, California	9 (Texas)	0	0	21st-25th^23
Chaz Brown	29	New York City, New York	9 (Texas)	0	0	21st-25th^23
Berenice DeAraujo	33	Miami, Florida	9 (Texas)	0	0	21st-25th^23
Ashley Villaluz	25	Seattle, Washington	9 (Texas)	0	0	21st-25th^23
Molly Brandt	30	Hollywood, Florida	9 (Texas)	0	0	17th-20th^24
Laurent Quenioux	51	Los Angeles, California	9 (Texas)	0	0	17th-20th^24
Janine Falvo	37	Atlanta, Georgia	9 (Texas)	0	0	17th-20th^24
Andrew Curren	32	Austin, Texas	9 (Texas)	0	0	17th-20th^24
Keith Rhodes	39	Wilmington, North Carolina	9 (Texas)	0	0	16th
Richie Farina	28	Chicago, Illinois	9 (Texas)	0	1	15th
Chuy Valencia	25	Chicago, Illinois	9 (Texas)	0	2	14th
Whitney Otawka	30	Cumberland Island, Georgia	9 (Texas)	0	0	13th
Nyesha Arrington	28	Los Angeles, California	9 (Texas)	0	0	11th/12th^25
Dakota Weiss	35	Los Angeles, California	9 (Texas)	1	0	11th/12th^25
Heather Terhune	39	Chicago, Illinois	9 (Texas)	0	2	10th
Chris Crary	29	Los Angeles, California	9 (Texas)	0	1	9th
Ty-Lör Boring	34	Brooklyn, New York	9 (Texas)	2	1	8th
Chris Jones	30	Chicago, Illinois	9 (Texas)	1	1	7th
Grayson Schmitz	28	New York City, New York	9 (Texas)	2	2	6th
Edward Lee	38	Louisville, Kentucky	9 (Texas)	1	2	5th
Beverly Kim	32	Chicago, Illinois	9 (Texas)	0	2	4th^26
Lindsay Autry	29	West Palm Beach, Florida	9 (Texas)	2	3	3rd
Sarah Grueneberg	29	Chicago, Illinois	9 (Texas)	2	3	Runner-up
Paul Qui	31	Austin, Texas	9 (Texas)	2	8	Winner
Tina Bourbeau	42	New York City, New York	10 (Seattle)	0	0	19th-24th^27
Stephanie Cmar	27	Boston, Massachusetts	10 (Seattle)	0	0	19th-24th^27
Jorel Pierce	28	Denver, Colorado	10 (Seattle)	0	0	19th-24th^27
Gina Keatley	32	Harlem, New York	10 (Seattle)	0	0	19th-24th^27
Daniel O'Brien	32	Washington, D.C.	10 (Seattle)	0	0	19th-24th^27
Anthony Gray	35	Atlanta, Georgia	10 (Seattle)	0	0	19th-24th^27
Jeffrey Jew	34	Washington, D.C.	10 (Seattle)	0	0	18th
Kuniko Yagi	35	Los Angeles, California	10 (Seattle)	1	1	17th
Chrissy Camba	31	Chicago, Illinois	10 (Seattle)	0	0	15th/16th^28
Carla Pellegrino	43	Las Vegas, Nevada	10 (Seattle)	0	1	15th/16th^28
Tyler Wiard	41	Denver, Colorado	10 (Seattle)	0	0	13th/14th^29
Chris "CJ" Jacobsen Ranked 6th in Top Chef: Miami	36	Studio City, California	10 (Seattle)	0	0	13th/14th^29
Eliza Gavin	38	Telluride, Colorado	10 (Seattle)	0	0	12th
Danyele McPherson	31	Dallas, Texas	10 (Seattle)	0	0	11th
Bart Vandaele	42	Washington, D.C.	10 (Seattle)	1	0	10th
John Tesar	54	Dallas, Texas	10 (Seattle)	2	1	9th
Micah Fields	28	Los Angeles, California	10 (Seattle)	2	0	8th
Josie Smith-Malave Ranked 11th/12th in Top Chef: Los Angeles	37	Miami, Florida	10 (Seattle)	1	0	7th
Stefan Richter Ranked Runner-up/3rd in Top Chef: New York	40	Tampere, Finland	10 (Seattle)	1	0	6th
Elizabeth "Lizzie" Binder	37	San Francisco, California	10 (Seattle)	0	0	5th
Joshua "Josh" Valentine	33	Dallas, Texas	10 (Seattle)	0	1	4th
Sheldon Simeon	30	Lahaina, Hawaii	10 (Seattle)	4	2	3rd
Brooke Williamson	34	Redondo Beach, California	10 (Seattle)	3	5	Runner-up
Kristen Kish	28	Boston, Massachusetts	10 (Seattle)	1	4	Winner^30
Ramon Bojorquez	31	San Diego, California	11 (New Orleans)	0	0	19th
Jason Cichonski	27	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	11 (New Orleans)	0	0	18th
Aaron Cuschieri	29	Chicago, Illinois	11 (New Orleans)	0	0	17th
Bret Pelaggi	34	Miami, Florida	11 (New Orleans)	0	0	16th
Janine Booth	25	New York City, New York	11 (New Orleans)	0	0	15th
Michael Sichel		New Orleans, Louisiana	11 (New Orleans)	0	0	14th
Benedetto "Bene" Bartolotta	27	New York City, New York	11 (New Orleans)	1	0	13th
Patricia "Patty" Vega	29	New York City, New York	11 (New Orleans)	1	0	12th
Sara Johannes		Minneapolis, Minnesota	11 (New Orleans)	0	0	11th
Travis Masar	27	La Junta, Colorado	11 (New Orleans)	1	1	10th
Justin Devillier		New Orleans, Louisiana	11 (New Orleans)	0	1	9th
Carrie Mashaney	35	Seattle, Washington	11 (New Orleans)	2	1	8th
Stephanie Cmar Ranked 19th-24th in Top Chef: Seattle	28	Boston, Massachusetts	11 (New Orleans)	0	2	7th
Brian Huskey	32	Los Angeles, California	11 (New Orleans)	3	0	6th
Carlos Gaytan	42	Chicago, Illinois	11 (New Orleans)	2	2	5th
Louis Maldonado	32	Healdsburg, California	11 (New Orleans)	0	0	3rd/4th^31^32
Shirley Chung	36	Fremont, California	11 (New Orleans)	4	4	3rd/4th^31
Nina Compton	34	Miami, Florida	11 (New Orleans)	2	3	Runner-Up
Nicholas Elmi	32	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	11 (New Orleans)	3	3	Winner
Michael Patlazhan	31	Brooklyn, New York	12 (Boston)	0	0	16th
Joy Crump	46	Coatesville, Pennsylvania	12 (Boston)	0	0	15th
Ron Eyester	40	Atlanta, Georgia	12 (Boston)	0	0	14th
Rebecca LaMalfa	32	Chicago, Illinois	12 (Boston)	0	1	12th/13th
James Rigato	29	White Lake, Michigan	12 (Boston)	1	0	12th/13th
Aaron Grissom	27	North Hollywood, California	12 (Boston)	1	1	11th
Stacy Cogswell	33	Boston, Massachusetts	12 (Boston)	0	0	10th
Keriann Von Raesfeld	28	San Jose, California	12 (Boston)	1	1	9th
Katie Weinner	35	Salt Lake City, Utah	12 (Boston)	1	1	8th
Adam Harvey	29	New York, New York	12 (Boston)	1	1	7th
Katsuji Tanabe	33	Los Angeles, California	12 (Boston)	1	3	6th
George Pagonis		Washington, D.C.	12 (Boston)	1	0	5th
Melissa King	30	San Francisco, California	12 (Boston)	1	2	4th
Doug Adams	29	Portland, Oregon	12 (Boston)	2	4	3rd
Gregory Gourdet	39	Portland, Oregon	12 (Boston)	4	5	Runner-Up
Mei Lin	28	Los Angeles, California	12 (Boston)	1	3	Winner
Garret Fleming	33	Washington, D.C.	13 (California)	0	0	17th
Renee Kelly	34	Merriam, Kansas	13 (California)	1	0	16th
Frances Tariga-Weshnak	33	Orange County, California	13 (California)	1	0	15th
Grayson Schmitz Ranked 6th in Top Chef: Texas	32	New York, New York	13 (California)	1	0	14th
Giselle Wellman	31	Los Angeles, California	13 (California)	0	0	13th
Angelina Bastidas	25	Miami, Florida	13 (California)	0	0	12th
Wesley True	38	Atlanta, Georgia	13 (California)	1	0	11th
Jason Stratton	35	Seattle, Washington	13 (California)	1	0	10th
Chad White	32	San Diego, California	13 (California)	1	0	9th
Phillip Frankland Lee	28	Los Angeles, California	13 (California)	0	1	8th
Karen Akunowicz	37	Boston, Massachusetts	13 (California)	1	1	7th
Kwame Onwuachi	25	Washington, D.C.	13 (California)	0	2	6th
Carl Dooley	30	Boston, Massachusetts	13 (California)	0	1	5th
Isaac Toups	36	New Orleans, Louisiana	13 (California)	1	1	3rd/4th
Marjorie Meek-Bradley	30	Washington, D.C.	13 (California)	1	2	3rd/4th
Amar Santana	33	Orange County, California	13 (California)	1	2	Runner-Up
Jeremy Ford	30	Miami, Florida	13 (California)	3	3	Winner
Gerald Sombright		Marco Island, Florida	14 (Charleston)	0	0	16th
Annie Pettry		Louisville, Kentucky	14 (Charleston)	0	0	15th
Sam Talbot Ranked 3rd/4th in Top Chef: Los Angeles		Brooklyn, New York	14 (Charleston)	0	0	14th
BJ Smith		Portland, Oregon	14 (Charleston)	0	0	13th
Silvia Barban		Brooklyn, New York	14 (Charleston)	0	0	12th
Amanda Baumgarten Ranked 6th in Top Chef: D.C.		Chicago, Illinois	14 (Charleston)	0	0	11th
Jim Smith		Montgomery, Alabama	14 (Charleston)	1	0	10th
Jamie Lynch		Charlotte, North Carolina	14 (Charleston)	2	0	9th
Katsuji Tanabe Ranked 6th in Top Chef: Boston		Los Angeles, California	14 (Charleston)	0	1	8th
Emily Hahn		Charleston, South Carolina	14 (Charleston)	0	0	7th
Casey Thompson Ranked Runner-up/3rd in Top Chef: Miami Ranked 13th in Top Chef: All-Stars		Napa Valley, California	14 (Charleston)	1	1	6th
Sylva Senat		Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	14 (Charleston)	0	2	5th
John Tesar Ranked 9th in Top Chef: Seattle		Dallas, Texas	14 (Charleston)	0	1	4th
Sheldon Simeon Ranked 3rd in Top Chef: Seattle		Maui, Hawaii	14 (Charleston)	3	1	3rd
Shirley Chung Ranked 3rd in Top Chef: New Orleans		Irvine, California	14 (Charleston)	0	3	Runner-Up
Brooke Williamson Ranked Runner-up in Top Chef: Seattle		Los Angeles, California	14 (Charleston)	5	3	Winner
Jennifer Carroll Ranked 4th in Top Chef: Las Vegas Ranked 17th in Top Chef: All-Stars		Washington, D.C.	15 (Colorado)	0	0	19th
Marcel Vigneron Ranked Runner-up in Top Chef: Los Angeles Ranked 10th in Top Chef: All-Stars		Los Angeles, California	15 (Colorado)	0	0	18th
Kwame Onwuachi Ranked 6th in Top Chef: California		Washington, D.C.	15 (Colorado)	0	0	17th
Melissa Perfit		San Francisco, California	15 (Colorado)	0	0	16th
Laura Cole		Denali National Park, Alaska	15 (Colorado)	0	0	15th
Rogelio Garcia		San Francisco, California	15 (Colorado)	0	0	14th
Tyler Anderson		Simsbury, Connecticut	15 (Colorado)	0	1	13th
Tu David Phu		Oakland, California	15 (Colorado)	1	0	12th
Lee Anne Wong Ranked 4th in Top Chef: San Francisco		Honolulu, Hawaii	15 (Colorado)	0	0	11th
Brother Luck		Colorado Springs, Colorado	15 (Colorado)	1	0	10th
Tonya Holland		Oakland, California	15 (Colorado)	0	1	9th
Claudette Zepeda-Wilkins		San Diego, California	15 (Colorado)	0	0	8th
Fatima Ali		New York, New York	15 (Colorado)	0	0	7th
Bruce Kalman		Los Angeles, California	15 (Colorado)	0	1	6th
Christopher "Chris" Scott		Brooklyn, New York	15 (Colorado)	2	2	5th
Carrie Baird		Denver, Colorado	15 (Colorado)	3	2	4th
Joe Sasto		Los Angeles, California	15 (Colorado)	1	4	3rd
Adrienne Cheatham		New York, New York	15 (Colorado)	1	1	Runner-Up
Joseph Flamm		Chicago, Illinois	15 (Colorado)	2	2	Winner
Jim Smith Ranked 10th in Top Chef: Charleston		Montgomery, Alabama	16 (Kentucky)	0	0	18th
Carrie Baird Ranked 4th in Top Chef: Colorado		Denver, Colorado	16 (Kentucky)	0	0	17th
Caitlin Steininger		Cincinnati, Ohio	16 (Kentucky)	0	0	16th
Natalie Maronski		Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	16 (Kentucky)	0	1	15th
Kevin Scharpf		Dubuque, Iowa	16 (Kentucky)	0	0	14th
Pablo Lamon		Miami Beach, Florida	16 (Kentucky)	1	0	12th/13th
Nini Nguyen		Brooklyn, New York	16 (Kentucky)	0	2	12th/13th
Brother Luck Ranked 10th in Top Chef: Colorado		Colorado Springs, Colorado	16 (Kentucky)	0	0	11th
Brandon Rosen		San Mateo, California	16 (Kentucky)	0	0	10th
Brian Young		Boston, Massachusetts	16 (Kentucky)	0	1	9th
David Viana		Asbury Park, New Jersey	16 (Kentucky)	2	0	8th
Edmund "Eddie" Konrad		Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	16 (Kentucky)	1	1	7th
Justin Sutherland		St. Paul, Minnesota	16 (Kentucky)	3	0	6th
Adrienne Wright		Boston, Massachusetts	16 (Kentucky)	1	0	5th
Michelle Minori		San Francisco, California	16 (Kentucky)	1	1	4th
Eric Adjepong		Washington, DC	16 (Kentucky)	0	3	3rd
Sara Bradley		Paducah, Kentucky	16 (Kentucky)	2	2	Runner-Up
Kelsey Barnard Clark		Dothan, Alabama	16 (Kentucky)	0	2	Winner
Joe Sasto Ranked 3rd in Top Chef: Colorado		Los Angeles, California	17 (All-Stars L.A.)	1	0	15th
Angelo Sosa Ranked Runner-up/3rd in Top Chef: D.C. Ranked 7th in Top Chef: All-Stars		San Diego, California	17 (All-Stars L.A.)	0	0	14th
Jamie Lynch Ranked 9th in Top Chef: Charleston		Charlotte, North Carolina	17 (All-Stars L.A.)	1	0	13th
Lisa Fernandes Ranked Runner-up/3rd in Top Chef: Chicago		Brooklyn, New York	17 (All-Stars L.A.)	0	0	12th
Jennifer Carroll Ranked 4th in Top Chef: Las Vegas Ranked 17th in Top Chef: All-Stars		Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Washington, D.C.	17 (All-Stars L.A.)	0	0	11th
Nini Nguyen Ranked 12th/13th in Top Chef: Kentucky		Brooklyn, New York	17 (All-Stars L.A.)	0	0	10th
Eric Adjepong Ranked 3rd in Top Chef: Kentucky		Washington, D.C.	17 (All-Stars L.A.)	0	0	9th
Lee Anne Wong Ranked 4th in Top Chef: San Francisco Ranked 11th in Top Chef: Colorado		Maui, Hawaii	17 (All-Stars L.A.)	1	1	8th
Karen Akunowicz Ranked 7th in Top Chef: California		Boston, Massachusetts	17 (All-Stars L.A.)	0	0	7th
Brian Malarkey Ranked 4th in Top Chef: Miami		San Diego, California	17 (All-Stars L.A.)	0	1	6th
Gregory Gourdet Ranked Runner-up in Top Chef: Boston		Portland, Oregon	17 (All-Stars L.A.)	2	4	5th
Kevin Gillespie Ranked Runner-up/3rd in Top Chef: Las Vegas		Atlanta, Georgia	17 (All-Stars L.A.)	4	3	4th^33
Stephanie Cmar Ranked 19th-24th in Top Chef: Seattle Ranked 7th in Top Chef: New Orleans		Boston, Massachusetts	17 (All-Stars L.A.)	1	2	Runner-up/3rd ^34
Bryan Voltaggio Ranked Runner-up/3rd in Top Chef: Las Vegas		Frederick, Maryland	17 (All-Stars L.A.)	1	1	Runner-up/3rd ^34
Melissa King Ranked 4th in Top Chef: Boston		San Francisco, California	17 (All-Stars L.A.)	3	6	Winner
Roscoe Hall		Birmingham, Alabama	18 (Portland)	0	0	15th
Sasha Grumman		Houston, Texas	18 (Portland)	1	0	14th
Brittanny Anderson		Richmond, Virginia	18 (Portland)	0	0	13th
Kiki Louya		Detroit, Michigan	18 (Portland)	1	0	12th
Nelson German		Oakland, California	18 (Portland)	0	0	11th/10th ^35
Gabriel Pascuzzi		Portland, Oregon	18 (Portland)	1	0	11th/10th ^35
Avishar Barua		Columbus, Ohio	18 (Portland)	1	1	9th
Sara Hauman		Portland, Oregon	18 (Portland)	1	2	8th
Chris Viaud		Milford, New Hampshire	18 (Portland)	2	0	7th
Byron Gomez		Aspen, Colorado	18 (Portland)	0	1	6th
Maria Mazon		Tucson, Arizona	18 (Portland)	0	1	5th
Jamie Tran		Las Vegas, Nevada	18 (Portland)	2	1	4th ^36
Dawn Burrell		Houston, Texas	18 (Portland)	3	1	Runner-up/3rd ^37
Shota Nakajima		Seattle, Washington	18 (Portland)	1	4	Runner-up/3rd ^37
Gabe Erales		Austin, Texas	18 (Portland)	1	3	Winner
Leia Gaccione		Morristown, New Jersey	19 (Houston)	0	0	15th
Stephanie Miller		Bismarck, North Dakota	19 (Houston)	0	0	14th
Sam Kang		Brooklyn, New York	19 (Houston)	0	0	13th
Robert Hernandez		San Francisco, California	19 (Houston)	0	1	12th ^38
Monique Feybesse		Vallejo, California	19 (Houston)	1	0	11th
Jo Chan		Austin, Texas	19 (Houston)	1	0	10th
Jackson Kalb		Los Angeles, California	19 (Houston)	1	2	9th
Luke Kolpin		Seattle, Washington	19 (Houston)	0	0	8th
Jae Jung		New York City, New York	19 (Houston)	0	2	7th
Ashleigh Shanti		Asheville, North Carolina	19 (Houston)	1	1	6th ^39
Nick Wallace		Jackson, Mississippi	19 (Houston)	3	1	5th
Damarr Brown		Chicago, Illinois	19 (Houston)	2	1	4th
Sarah Welch		Detroit, Michigan	19 (Houston)	1	1	Runner-up/3rd ^40 ^41
Evelyn Garcia		Houston, Texas	19 (Houston)	1	4	Runner-up/3rd ^41
Buddha Lo		Brooklyn, New York	19 (Houston)	2	4	Winner

  The chef won his/her season.

  The chef previously competed in a preceding season.

  The chef previously competed in a preceding season and won his/her present season.

Notes

^Note 1 : This is the number of Quickfire Challenges the chef had won.
^Note 2 : This is the number of Elimination Challenges the chef had won.
^Note 3 : Cynthia chose to leave the competition because her father was ill.
^Note 4 : Andrea originally placed eleventh, but since another chef voluntarily left, she was brought back to the competition.
^Note 5 : Otto chose to leave the competition deciding that his misconduct contributed to most of his team's loss.
^Note 6 : Josie and Marisa were in a double elimination.
^Note 7 : Mia chose to leave the competition fearing that another chef would be eliminated.
^Note 8 : Cliff was disqualified from the competition for aggressive physical contact with another chef.
^Note 9 : Elia and Sam were in a double elimination.
^Note 10 : Casey and Dale both shared the runner-up spot since both of them were eliminated in the finale.
^Note 11 : Lisa and Richard both shared the runner-up spot since both of them were eliminated in the finale.
^Note 12 : Eugene and Melissa were in a double elimination.
^Note 13 : Jeff originally placed seventh, but was brought back to the competition for winning a Quickfire Challenge against two other most recently eliminated chefs.
^Note 14 : Fabio and Jeff were in a double elimination.
^Note 15 : Carla and Stefan both shared the runner-up spot since both of them were eliminated in the finale.
^Note 16 : Bryan and Kevin both shared the runner-up spot since both of them were eliminated in the finale.
^Note 17 : Arnold and Lynne were in a double elimination.
^Note 18 : Angelo and Ed both shared the runner-up spot since both of them were eliminated in the finale.
^Note 19 : Dale and Stephen were in a double elimination.
^Note 20 : Jamie and Tiffani were in a double elimination.
^Note 21 : Colin, Simon and Tyler were eliminated in the first qualifying round.
^Note 22 : Nina was eliminated in the second qualifying round.
^Note 23 : Ashley, Berenice, Chaz, Jonathan and Kim were eliminated in the third qualifying round.
^Note 24 : Andrew, Janine, Laurent and Molly were eliminated in the final qualifying round.
^Note 25 : Dakota and Nyesha were in a double elimination.
^Note 26 : Beverly originally placed seventh, but was brought back to the competition for winning the Last Chance Kitchen.
^Note 27 : Anthony, Daniel, Gina, Jorel, Stephanie and Tina were eliminated in the qualifying round.
^Note 28 : Carla and Chrissy were eliminated in a double elimination.
^Note 29 : CJ and Tyler were eliminated in a double elimination.
^Note 30 : Kristen originally placed seventh, but was brought back to the competition for winning the Last Chance Kitchen.
^Note 31 : Louis and Shirley were eliminated in a double elimination.
^Note 32 : Louis originally placed eleventh, but was brought back to the competition for winning the Last Chance Kitchen.
^Note 33 : Kevin originally placed eighth, but was brought back to the competition for winning the Last Chance Kitchen.
^Note 34 : Stephanie and Bryan both shared the runner-up spot since both of them were eliminated in the finale.
^Note 35 : Nelson and Gabriel were eliminated in a double elimination.
^Note 36 : Jamie originally placed eleventh, but was brought back to the competition for winning the Last Chance Kitchen.
^Note 37 : Dawn and Shota both shared the runner-up spot since both of them were eliminated in the finale.
^Note 38 : Robert and Sarah were in a double elimination, but Sarah later returned to the competition after winning Last Chance Kitchen.
^Note 39 : Ashleigh originally placed tenth, but was brought back to the competition following Episode 5 of Last Chance Kitchen.
^Note 40 : Sarah originally placed eleventh, but was brought back to the competition after winning Last Chance Kitchen.
^Note 41 : Sarah and Evelyn both shared the runner-up spot since both of them were eliminated in the finale.