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Hell's Kitchen
Season 12
No. of episodes20
Release
Original networkFox
Original releaseMarch 13 (2014-03-13) –
July 24, 2014 (2014-07-24)
Season chronology
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Season 11
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Season 13
List of episodes

Season 12 of the American competitive reality television series Hell's Kitchen premiered on March 13, 2014 on Fox.

Gordon Ramsay returned as the head chef as well as Andi Van Willigan and James Avery as the red team's and blue team's sous chefs respectively. Jean-Philippe Susilovic also returned as the maître d'. This was the fourth season to feature an all-male final (following seasons 1, 6, and 9), and the first season to have two chefs quit. This season also for the first time to feature "Cook For Your Life" challenge, which featured on some of the seasons onwards (except season 13, 15, and 16. Instead the dinner service as normal of the show, the challenge was added in the middle of the season, replaced dinner service for an episode of the season, which tested one weakest chef of each teams based on interview of the each members of the team by Ramsay (or three chefs of each teams in season 17 and 18). The winner of the challenge will be survive on the competition, and the contestant that failed the challenge will be eliminated.

Executive Chef Scott Commings won this season and received a head chef position at Gordon Ramsay Pub & Grill in Caesars Palace in Las Vegas; the prize was retained from the previous season, after Ja'Nel Witt failed her drug test.[citation needed] Scott was nominated seven times for elimination, breaking Christina Machamer's record (season 4) of five nominations, and became the Hell's Kitchen winner with the most nominations. To date, he is the most recent male winner of Hell's Kitchen, and the final season which featured the 20 contestants competition-concept.

Opening sequence

The intro is stylized as a neo-noir comic book with the chefs each trying to claim hold of "The Knife Case of Destiny."

Chefs

Twenty chefs competed in season 12. Jason Zepaltas previously competed in season 9 but left before the first dinner service after falling ill during prep. He is the second chef to have competed in two seasons, after Robert Hesse (seasons 5 and 6), and Zepaltas was the first chef until the All-Star season to present two signature dishes to Ramsay.

Contestant[1] Age Occupation Hometown Result
Scott Commings 36[a] Executive Chef Woodstock, Illinois Winner
Jason Zepaltas[b] 31 Sous Chef Chicago, Illinois Runner-Up
Melanie Finch 24 Line Cook Woodland Hills, California Eliminated before Finals
Rochelle Bergman 27 Catering Chef Riverside, California
Joy Parham–Thomas 25 Kitchen Supervisor Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Left during 16th Service
Kashia Zollicoffer 23 Line Cook Carthage, Mississippi Eliminated after 15th Service
Michael Gabriel 26 Executive Chef Spring, Texas Eliminated during 14th service (coincidentally also before Black Jackets)
Anton Testino 39 Head Chef Butler, New Jersey Eliminated after 13th Service
Richard Mancini 48 Executive Chef Bloomingdale, Illinois Eliminated after 12th Service
Sandra Flores 36 Sous Chef Queens, New York Eliminated after 11th Service
Ralph Johnson 28 Chef De Partie (Line Cook) Boston, Massachusetts Eliminated after 9th Service
Jessica Vogel † [2] 29 Line Cook Spring Lake, New Jersey Eliminated after Cook For Your Life
Beverly "Bev" Lazo–Gonzalez 42 Food Truck Chef Whittier, California Eliminated after 8th Service
Christopher "Chris" Eversole 27 Line Cook Las Vegas, Nevada Eliminated after 7th Service
Elizabeth "Beth" Taylor 43 Line Cook Independence, Louisiana Eliminated after 6th Service
Michael DeMarco 29 Line Cook Scranton, Pennsylvania Eliminated after 5th Service
Michael "Mike" Aresta 38 Chef Instructor Keyport, New Jersey Eliminated after 4th Service
Simone Hammond 43 Buffet Cook Henderson, Nevada Left after 3rd Service
Nicole Rutz 33 Baker Morganville, New Jersey Eliminated after 2nd Service
Gaurav Navin 34 Executive Chef East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania Eliminated after 1st Service
Notes
  1. ^ At age 36, Scott is to date the oldest winner of Hell's Kitchen.
  2. ^ Zepaltas first competed in Season 9 of Hell's Kitchen, but withdrew in last place due to illness.

† Indicates that the contestant died after filming ended

Contestant progress

Original teams First switch Second switch Individual Finals
No. Chef 1201 1202 1203 1204 1205 1206 1207 1208 1209/1210 1210 1211 1212 1213 1214 1215/1216 1217 1218 1219 1220
1 Scott LOSE LOSE LOSE LOSE LOSE WIN NOM WIN IN NOM NOM NOM WIN NOM NOM NOM[n 1] IN IN WINNER
2 Jason LOSE LOSE LOSE LOSE LOSE WIN LOSE WIN IN LOSE LOSE LOSE LOSE WIN NOM IN IN IN RUNNER UP
3 Melanie LOSE LOSE LOSE BoB WIN LOSE WIN LOSE IN WIN LOSE LOSE WIN WIN LOSE IN IN OUT
4 Rochelle LOSE LOSE NOM[n 2] WIN WIN LOSE WIN LOSE IN WIN NOM LOSE LOSE WIN LOSE IN IN OUT
5 Joy LOSE LOSE LOSE BoB WIN LOSE WIN LOSE IN WIN LOSE LOSE WIN LOSE IN[n 3] IN LEFT
6 Kashia LOSE LOSE LOSE WIN WIN LOSE WIN LOSE IN WIN LOSE NOM WIN LOSE LOSE OUT
7 Gabriel LOSE NOM LOSE LOSE NOM WIN LOSE WIN IN NOM LOSE NOM NOM BoB OUT[n 4]
8 Anton LOSE LOSE LOSE LOSE LOSE BoB LOSE WIN IN LOSE NOM LOSE WIN OUT
9 Richard LOSE LOSE LOSE LOSE NOM[n 1] WIN LOSE WIN NOM[n 5] LOSE LOSE LOSE OUT
10 Sandra NOM LOSE NOM[n 2] WIN WIN NOM WIN LOSE IN WIN NOM OUT
11 Ralph LOSE LOSE LOSE LOSE LOSE WIN NOM[n 1] WIN IN OUT[n 1]
12 Jessica LOSE LOSE LOSE WIN WIN LOSE WIN NOM OUT[n 6]
13 Bev LOSE LOSE LOSE WIN WIN LOSE WIN OUT
14 Chris LOSE LOSE NOM[n 2] LOSE LOSE WIN OUT
15 Beth LOSE NOM LOSE WIN WIN OUT
16 DeMarco NOM NOM NOM NOM OUT
17 Mike LOSE LOSE NOM OUT
18 Simone LOSE NOM LEFT
19 Nicole NOM OUT
20 Gaurav OUT
Notes
  1. ^ a b c d Chef was nominated by Ramsay
  2. ^ a b c Although nominated, chef was not called down by Ramsay
  3. ^ Chef was immune from elimination
  4. ^ Chef was eliminated during service
  5. ^ Chef participated in the "Cook for your life" challenge
  6. ^ Chef was eliminated in the "Cook for your life" challenge


Episodes

No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleOriginal air dateUS viewers
(millions)
1671"20 Chefs Compete"March 13, 2014 (2014-03-13)5.45[3]
1682"19 Chefs Compete"March 20, 2014 (2014-03-20)5.34[4]
1693"18 Chefs Compete"March 27, 2014 (2014-03-27)5.39[5]
1704"17 Chefs Compete"April 3, 2014 (2014-04-03)4.99[6]
1715"16 Chefs Compete"April 10, 2014 (2014-04-10)4.17[7]
1726"15 Chefs Compete"April 17, 2014 (2014-04-17)4.95[8]
1737"14 Chefs Compete"April 24, 2014 (2014-04-24)4.92[9]
1748"13 Chefs Compete"May 1, 2014 (2014-05-01)4.47[10]
1759"12 Chefs Compete"May 8, 2014 (2014-05-08)4.30[11]
17610"11 Chefs Compete"May 15, 2014 (2014-05-15)4.86[12]
17711"10 Chefs Compete"May 22, 2014 (2014-05-22)4.34[13]
17812"10 Chefs Again"May 29, 2014 (2014-05-29)4.54[14]
17913"9 Chefs Compete"June 5, 2014 (2014-06-05)4.78[15]
18014"8 Chefs Compete"June 12, 2014 (2014-06-12)4.88[16]
18115"7 Chefs Compete"June 19, 2014 (2014-06-19)5.13[17]
18216"7 Chefs Again"June 26, 2014 (2014-06-26)4.95[18]
18317"6 Chefs Compete"July 3, 2014 (2014-07-03)4.30[19]
18418"5 Chefs Compete"July 10, 2014 (2014-07-10)4.79[20]
18519"4 Chefs Compete"July 17, 2014 (2014-07-17)4.95[21]
18620"Winner Chosen"July 24, 2014 (2014-07-24)5.17[22]

Notes

References

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  10. ^ Bibel, Sara (May 2, 2014). "Thursday Final Ratings: 'The Vampire Diaries' & 'The Big Bang Theory' Adjusted Up; 'The Millers' & 'Bad Teacher' Adjusted Down". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved May 2, 2014.
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  12. ^ Bibel, Sara (May 16, 2014). "Thursday Final Ratings: 'The Big Bang Theory' & 'Grey's Anatomy' Adjusted Up; 'Reign' & 'The Millers' Adjusted Down". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved May 16, 2014.
  13. ^ Kondolojy, Amanda (May 23, 2014). "Thursday Final Ratings: 'Hell's Kitchen' Adjusted Up, No Adjustment for 'Gang Related' or 'Last Comic Standing'". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved May 23, 2014.
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  19. ^ Bibel, Sara (July 7, 2014). "Thursday Final Ratings: 'Rookie Blue' Adjusted Up; 'Hell's Kitchen', 'Gang Related' & 'Undateable' Adjusted Down". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on August 16, 2014. Retrieved July 7, 2014.
  20. ^ Bibel, Sara (July 11, 2014). "Thursday Final Ratings: 'Big Brother' Adjusted Up; 'Gang Related' Adjusted Down". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved July 11, 2014.
  21. ^ Bibel, Sara (July 21, 2014). "Thursday Final Ratings: 'Big Brother' Adjusted Up". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on July 29, 2014. Retrieved July 21, 2014.
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