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 QFW1 | No. of EW2 | 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 | 11th3 |
| 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 | 7th4 |
| 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 | 14th5 |
| Emily Sprissler | 30 | Las Vegas, Nevada | 2 (Los Angeles) | 0 | 0 | 13th |
| Marisa Churchill | 28 | San Francisco, California | 2 (Los Angeles) | 0 | 0 | 11th/12th6 |
| Josie Smith-Malave | 31 | Brooklyn, New York | 2 (Los Angeles) | 0 | 0 | 11th/12th6 |
| 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 | 8th7 |
| 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 | 5th8 |
| Sam Talbot | 28 | New York City, New York | 2 (Los Angeles) | 5 | 1 | 3rd/4th9 |
| Elia Aboumrad | 23 | Las Vegas, Nevada | 2 (Los Angeles) | 0 | 2 | 3rd/4th9 |
| 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/3rd10 |
| Casey Thompson | 29 | Dallas, Texas | 3 (Miami) | 3 | 2 | Runner-up/3rd10 |
| 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/3rd11 |
| Lisa Fernandes | 27 | New York City, New York | 4 (Chicago) | 0 | 1 | Runner-up/3rd11 |
| 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/11th12 |
| Eugene Villiatora | 33 | Las Vegas, Nevada | 5 (New York) | 0 | 0 | 10th/11th12 |
| 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/5th1314 |
| Fabio Viviani | 30 | Moorpark, California | 5 (New York) | 0 | 2 | 4th/5th14 |
| Stefan Richter | 35 | Santa Monica, California | 5 (New York) | 4 | 4 | Runner-up/3rd15 |
| Carla Hall | 44 | Washington, D.C. | 5 (New York) | 1 | 3 | Runner-up/3rd15 |
| 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/3rd16 |
| Bryan Voltaggio | 33 | Urbana, Maryland | 6 (Las Vegas) | 0 | 4 | Runner-up/3rd16 |
| 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/14th17 |
| Arnold Myint | 32 | Nashville, Tennessee | 7 (D.C.) | 0 | 1 | 13th/14th17 |
| 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/3rd18 |
| Angelo Sosa | 34 | New York City, New York | 7 (D.C.) | 4 | 2 | Runner-up/3rd18 |
| 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/16th19 |
| Dale Levitski Ranked Runner-up/3rd in Top Chef: Miami | 37 | Chicago, Illinois | 8 (All-Stars) | 0 | 0 | 15th/16th19 |
| 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/12th20 |
| Jamie Lauren Ranked 7th in Top Chef: New York | 32 | San Francisco, California | 8 (All-Stars) | 0 | 0 | 11th/12th20 |
| 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-29th21 |
| Simon Pantet | 30 | Seattle, Washington | 9 (Texas) | 0 | 0 | 27th-29th21 |
| Colin Patterson | 37 | Seattle, Washington | 9 (Texas) | 0 | 0 | 27th-29th21 |
| Nina Vicente | 29 | Seattle, Washington | 9 (Texas) | 0 | 0 | 26th22 |
| Kimberly "Kim" Calichio | 27 | New York City, New York | 9 (Texas) | 0 | 0 | 21st-25th23 |
| Jonathan Baltazar | 36 | Long Beach, California | 9 (Texas) | 0 | 0 | 21st-25th23 |
| Chaz Brown | 29 | New York City, New York | 9 (Texas) | 0 | 0 | 21st-25th23 |
| Berenice DeAraujo | 33 | Miami, Florida | 9 (Texas) | 0 | 0 | 21st-25th23 |
| Ashley Villaluz | 25 | Seattle, Washington | 9 (Texas) | 0 | 0 | 21st-25th23 |
| Molly Brandt | 30 | Hollywood, Florida | 9 (Texas) | 0 | 0 | 17th-20th24 |
| Laurent Quenioux | 51 | Los Angeles, California | 9 (Texas) | 0 | 0 | 17th-20th24 |
| Janine Falvo | 37 | Atlanta, Georgia | 9 (Texas) | 0 | 0 | 17th-20th24 |
| Andrew Curren | 32 | Austin, Texas | 9 (Texas) | 0 | 0 | 17th-20th24 |
| 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/12th25 |
| Dakota Weiss | 35 | Los Angeles, California | 9 (Texas) | 1 | 0 | 11th/12th25 |
| 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 | 4th26 |
| 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-24th27 |
| Stephanie Cmar | 27 | Boston, Massachusetts | 10 (Seattle) | 0 | 0 | 19th-24th27 |
| Jorel Pierce | 28 | Denver, Colorado | 10 (Seattle) | 0 | 0 | 19th-24th27 |
| Gina Keatley | 32 | Harlem, New York | 10 (Seattle) | 0 | 0 | 19th-24th27 |
| Daniel O'Brien | 32 | Washington, D.C. | 10 (Seattle) | 0 | 0 | 19th-24th27 |
| Anthony Gray | 35 | Atlanta, Georgia | 10 (Seattle) | 0 | 0 | 19th-24th27 |
| 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/16th28 |
| Carla Pellegrino | 43 | Las Vegas, Nevada | 10 (Seattle) | 0 | 1 | 15th/16th28 |
| Tyler Wiard | 41 | Denver, Colorado | 10 (Seattle) | 0 | 0 | 13th/14th29 |
| Chris "CJ" Jacobsen Ranked 6th in Top Chef: Miami | 36 | Studio City, California | 10 (Seattle) | 0 | 0 | 13th/14th29 |
| 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 | Winner30 |
| 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/4th3132 |
| Shirley Chung | 36 | Fremont, California | 11 (New Orleans) | 4 | 4 | 3rd/4th31 |
| 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 Williams 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 III | 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 | |
| Kelsey Barnard Clark | Dothan, Alabama | 16 (Kentucky) | 0 | 2 | Winner | |
| Sara Bradley | Paducah, Kentucky | 16 (Kentucky) | 2 | 2 | Runner-Up | |
- 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.
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