Tournament of Champions (TV series)

Tournament of Champions is an American reality cooking competition series broadcast by Food Network. Created and hosted by Guy Fieri, the series features alumni of other Food Network competition series competing in a single-elimination tournament for a grand prize.

Tournament of Champions
Poster for Season 3
Genre	Reality Cooking Game show
Starring	Guy Fieri
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Executive producers	Guy Fieri Brian Lando Francesco Giuseppe Pace Bryan Johnson
Running time	120 Minutes
Original release
Network	Food Network

Format

The competition is a single-elimination tournament played between chefs divided into East and West divisions, consisting primarily of alumni or champions of other cooking competition series (particularly, those aired by Food Network).^[1] In each match, the two participating chefs must cook a dish with parameters determined by "the Randomizer"—a five-reel, slot machine-like board spun by Fieri to determine required protein and produce ingredients, required equipment, cooking style, and the time limit. When time expires, the completed dishes are judged and scored blind by a panel of judges to determine the winner.^[2]

Season 1

Season 1 premiered on March 3, 2020. Judges for the season included Marcus Samuelsson, Nancy Silverton, Curtis Stone, Jonathan Waxman, Ming Tsai and Traci Des Jardins.

Justin Warner and Simon Majumdar act as the sideline reporters, delivering real-time play-by-play to the live audience, and presenting and explaining the dishes to the judges during the blind tasting.

The Season 1 champion is Brooke Williamson.

West

	First Round					Quarterfinals					Semifinals
	1	Antonia Lofaso	92
	8	Marcel Vigneron	89
						Antonia Lofaso		96
						Beau MacMillan		85
	4	Beau MacMillan	81
	5	Richard Blais	76
											Antonia Lofaso		89
											Brooke Williamson		92
	2	Michael Voltaggio	90
	7	Brooke Williamson	96
						Brooke Williamson		94
						Jet Tila		83
	3	Eric Greenspan	72
	6	Jet Tila	76

East

	First Round					Quarterfinals					Semifinals
	1	Alex Guarnaschelli	71
	8	Darnell Ferguson	72
						Darnell Ferguson		78
						Amanda Freitag		82
	4	Amanda Freitag	92
	5	Elizabeth Falkner	82
											Amanda Freitag		87
											Maneet Chauhan		85
	2	Marc Murphy	84
	7	Christian Petroni	85
						Christian Petroni		89
						Maneet Chauhan		93
	3	Rocco DiSpirito	81
	6	Maneet Chauhan	91

Final

	Final
	1	Amanda Freitag	87
	2	Brooke Williamson	88

Season 2

Season 2 began on March 7, 2021. Judges for the season included Marcus Samuelsson, Nancy Silverton, Rocco DiSpirito, Jonathan Waxman, Traci Des Jardins, Scott Conant, Giada De Laurentiis and Ming Tsai.

Justin Warner and Simon Majumdar return as the sideline reporters, delivering real-time play-by-play to the live audience, and presenting and explaining the dishes to the judges during the blind tasting.

The Season 2 champion is Maneet Chauhan.

West

	First Round					Quarterfinals					Semifinals
	1	Brooke Williamson	92
	8	Nyesha Arrington	88
						Brooke Williamson		91
						Michael Voltaggio		88
	4	Cat Cora	90
	5	Michael Voltaggio	95
											Brooke Williamson		90
											Jet Tila		83
	2	Antonia Lofaso	87
	7	Brian Malarkey	85
						Jet Tila		92
						Antonia Lofaso		91
	3	Jet Tila	90
	6	Aaron May	84

Note: In their first quarterfinal match, Tila and Lofaso tied with 93 and with identical distributions of scores, so they competed again with a new set of randomizer ingredients.

East

	First Round					Quarterfinals					Semifinals
	1	Amanda Freitag	87
	8	Tiffani Faison	90
						Tiffani Faison		80
						Darnell Ferguson		85
	4	Darnell Ferguson	88
	5	Marc Murphy	82
											Darnell Ferguson		89
											Maneet Chauhan		90
	2	Maneet Chauhan	83
	7	Madison Cowan	76
						Christian Petroni		80
						Maneet Chauhan		83
	3	Christian Petroni	83
	6	Bryan Voltaggio	80

Final

	Final
	1	Brooke Williamson	90
	2	Maneet Chauhan	93

Season 3

Season 3 began on February 27, 2022, with the season featuring a grand prize of $100,000.^[2] Judges for the season included Nancy Silverton, Rocco DiSpirito, Jonathan Waxman, Traci Des Jardins, Scott Conant, Alex Guarnaschelli, Cat Cora, Ming Tsai, Giada De Laurentiis, Lorena Garcia, Eric Ripert, Dominique Crenn and Masaharu Morimoto.

Justin Warner and Simon Majumdar return as the sideline reporters, delivering real-time play-by-play to the live audience, and presenting and explaining the dishes to the judges during the blind tasting.

The Season 3 champion is Tiffani Faison.

West A

	First Round					Second Round					Quarterfinals
	1	Brooke Williamson	85
	8	Crista Luedtke	79
						Brooke Williamson		87
						Brian Malarkey		80
	4	Aaron May	78
	5	Brian Malarkey	82
											Brooke Williamson		84
											Michael Voltaggio		83
	2	Michael Voltaggio	82
	7	Phillip Frankland Lee	79
						Michael Voltaggio		93
						Tiffany Derry		85
	3	Timothy Hollingsworth	88
	6	Tiffany Derry	90

West B

	First Round					Second Round					Quarterfinals
	1	Jet Tila	85
	8	Carlos Anthony	81
						Jet Tila		89
						Elizabeth Falkner		88
	4	Chris Cosentino	80
	5	Elizabeth Falkner	84
											Jet Tila		80
											Shirley Chung		71
	2	Antonia Lofaso	80
	7	Joe Sasto	82
						Joe Sasto		90
						Shirley Chung		93
	3	Shirley Chung	83
	6	Marcel Vigneron	74

East A

	First Round					Second Round					Quarterfinals
	1	Maneet Chauhan	82
	8	Richard Hales	81
						Maneet Chauhan		78
						Eric Adjepong		72
	4	Kelsey Barnard Clark	75
	5	Eric Adjepong	79
											Maneet Chauhan		80
											Tiffani Faison		83
	2	Amanda Freitag	Winner
	7	Madison Cowan	Disqualified
						Amanda Freitag		85
						Tiffani Faison		87
	3	Tiffani Faison	85
	6	Bryan Voltaggio	83

East B

	First Round					Second Round					Quarterfinals
	1	Darnell Ferguson	84
	8	Aarthi Sampath	86
						Aarthi Sampath		74
						Karen Akunowicz		74
	4	Karen Akunowicz	84
	5	Justin Sutherland	77
											Karen Akunowicz		79
											Tobias Dorzon		81
	2	Christian Petroni	74
	7	Tobias Dorzon	75
						Tobias Dorzon		81
						Einat Admony		77
	3	Michael Psilakis	76
	6	Einat Admony	79

Note: When there is a tied final score, the competitor who had the higher score in the ‘Taste’ category will move on.

Final Four

	Semifinals					Finals
	WA	Brooke Williamson	84
	WB	Jet Tila	82
						Brooke Williamson		90
						Tiffani Faison		92
	EA	Tiffani Faison	91
	EB	Tobias Dorzon	84

Season 4

Season 4 began on February 19, 2023. Judges for the season include Scott Conant, Alex Guarnaschelli, Nancy Silverton, Ming Tsai, Andrew Zimmern, Jonathan Waxman, Michelle Bernstein, Daniela Soto-Innes, Daniel Boulud and Cat Cora.

Justin Warner and Simon Majumdar return as the sideline reporters, delivering real-time play-by-play to the live audience, and presenting and explaining the dishes to the judges during the blind tasting. Hunter Fieri joins as backstage reporter, interviewing the winning chefs of their reactions.

The Season 4 champion is Mei Lin.

West A

	First Round					Second Round					Quarterfinals
	1	Jet Tila	84
	8	Carlos Anthony	77
						Jet Tila		83
						Lee Anne Wong		78
	4	Brian Malarkey	84
	5	Lee Anne Wong	86
											Jet Tila		88
											Adam Sobel		86
	2	Shirley Chung	86
	7	Tracey Shepos Cenami	79
						Shirley Chung		85
						Adam Sobel		87
	3	Nate Appleman	83
	6	Adam Sobel	90

West B

	First Round					Second Round					Quarterfinals
	1	Antonia Lofaso	84
	8	Shota Nakajima	86
						Shota Nakajima		84
						Joe Sasto		80
	4	Joe Sasto	86
	5	Elizabeth Falkner	85
											Shota Nakajima		84
											Mei Lin		91
	2	Tiffany Derry	86
	7	Viet Pham	80
						Tiffany Derry		85
						Mei Lin		92
	3	Mei Lin	84
	6	Crista Luedtke	82

East A

	First Round					Second Round					Quarterfinals
	1	Tiffani Faison	88
	8	Britt Rescigno	89
						Britt Rescigno		83
						Darnell Ferguson		81
	4	Darnell Ferguson	84
	5	Ilan Hall	79
											Britt Rescigno		85
											Jose Garces		81
	2	Jose Garces	89
	7	Kelsey Barnard Clark	85
						Jose Garces		79
						Eric Adjepong		75
	3	Graham Elliot	81
	6	Eric Adjepong	85

East B

	First Round					Second Round					Quarterfinals
	1	Tobias Dorzon	88
	8	Leah Cohen	86
						Tobias Dorzon		80
						Karen Akunowicz		82
	4	Karen Akunowicz	86
	5	Christian Petroni	80
											Karen Akunowicz		81
											Maneet Chauhan		88
	2	Maneet Chauhan	92
	7	Jonathon Sawyer	85
						Maneet Chauhan		86
						Stephanie Izard		84
	3	Stephanie Izard	86
	6	Madison Cowan	85

Final Four

	Semifinals					Finals
	WA	Jet Tila	87
	WB	Mei Lin	90
						Mei Lin		91
						Maneet Chauhan		89
	EA	Britt Rescigno	80
	EB	Maneet Chauhan	87

Season 5

Season 5 began airing on February 18, 2024. Judges for the season include Donatella Arpaia, Scott Conant, Rocco DiSpirito, Susan Feniger, Lorena Garcia, Carla Hall, Michael Mina, Eric Ripert, Marcus Samuelsson, Nancy Silverton, Ming Tsai, Andrew Zimmern, Jonathan Waxman, Michael White, Geoffrey Zakarian, and Cat Cora.^[3]

Justin Warner and Simon Majumdar return as the sideline reporters, delivering real-time play-by-play to the live audience, and presenting and explaining the dishes to the judges during the blind tasting. Hunter Fieri returns as backstage reporter, interviewing the winning chefs of their reactions.

The Season 5 champion is Maneet Chauhan, the first repeat winner of the competition.^[4]

West A Qualifiers

	First Round					Second Round
	1	Kevin Lee	79
	4	Maria Mazon	74
						Kevin Lee		80
						Bruce Kalman		76
	3	Aaron May	74
	2	Bruce Kalman	75

West B Qualifiers

	First Round					Second Round
	1	Ray Garcia	80
	4	Pyet DeSpain	68
						Ray Garcia		78
						Michael Reed		79
	3	Claudia Sandoval	74
	2	Michael Reed	77

East A Qualifiers

	First Round					Second Round
	1	Nini Nguyen	90
	4	Gerald Sombright	74
						Nini Nguyen		81
						Leah Cohen		78
	3	Ilan Hall	77
	2	Leah Cohen	80

East B Qualifiers

	First Round					Second Round
	1	Demetrio Zavala	84
	4	Justin Sutherland	74
						Demetrio Zavala		71
						Chris Scott		75
	3	Adriana Urbina	74
	2	Chris Scott	79

West A

	First Round					Second Round					Quarterfinals
	1	Brooke Williamson	87
	8	Kevin Lee	88
						Kevin Lee		90
						Shirley Chung		86
	4	Shirley Chung	89
	5	Joe Sasto	86
											Kevin Lee		81
											Antonia Lofaso		85
	2	Michael Voltaggio	92
	7	Crista Luedtke	89
						Michael Voltaggio		82
						Antonia Lofaso		84
	3	Antonia Lofaso	92
	6	Casey Thompson	83

West B

	First Round					Second Round					Quarterfinals
	1	Mei Lin	79
	8	Michael Reed	76
						Mei Lin		89
						Lee Anne Wong		83
	4	Adam Sobel	89
	5	Lee Anne Wong	93
											Mei Lin		79
											Jet Tila		82
	2	Jet Tila	84
	7	Brian Malarkey	82
						Jet Tila		79
						Carlos Anthony		79
	3	Shota Nakajima	81
	6	Carlos Anthony	82

Note: In the case of a tie score, the competitor who has the higher score in the ‘Taste’ category is declared the winner.

East A

	First Round					Second Round					Quarterfinals
	1	Maneet Chauhan	83
	8	Nini Nguyen	76
						Maneet Chauhan		86
						Eric Adjepong		83
	4	Stephanie Izard	88
	5	Eric Adjepong	90
											Maneet Chauhan		86
											Tobias Dorzon		84
	2	Karen Akunowicz	82
	7	Dale Talde	84
						Dale Talde		75
						Tobias Dorzon		80
	3	Tobias Dorzon	83
	6	Kelsey Barnard Clark	79

East B

	First Round					Second Round					Quarterfinals
	1	Tiffani Faison	93
	8	Chris Scott	85
						Tiffani Faison		79
						Amanda Freitag		81
	4	Amanda Freitag	79
	5	Darnell Ferguson	77
											Amanda Freitag		80
											Britt Rescigno		83
	2	Britt Rescigno	78
	7	Jonathon Sawyer	74
						Britt Rescigno		84
						Marc Murphy		80
	3	Jose Garces	82
	6	Marc Murphy	85

Final Four

	Semifinals					Finals
	WA	Antonia Lofaso	86
	WB	Jet Tila	83
						Antonia Lofaso		89
						Maneet Chauhan		90
	EA	Maneet Chauhan	86
	EB	Britt Rescigno	81

Season 6

Season 6 began airing on March 2, 2025. Judges for the season include Scott Conant, Cat Cora, Susan Feniger, Alex Guarnaschelli, Mary Sue Milliken, Charlie Palmer, Wolfgang Puck, Marcus Samuelsson, Nancy Silverton, Martha Stewart, Michael Symon, Ming Tsai, Jonathan Waxman, Andrew Zimmern. Previous champions Maneet Chauhan (Seasons 2 and 5), Mei Lin (Season 4), and Brooke Williamson (Season 1) also join the judging table.

Justin Warner returns, with Season 3 champion, Tiffani Faison joining as sideline reporters, delivering real-time play-by-play to the live audience, and presenting and explaining the dishes to the judges during the blind tasting. Hunter Fieri returns as backstage reporter, interviewing the winning chefs of their reactions. Simon Majumdar takes on a new role as the judges' correspondent, getting reviews from judges as to why a dish received a win or a loss.

Division A

	First Round					Second Round					Quarterfinals
	1	Antonia Lofaso	86
	8	Maria Mazon	82
						Antonia Lofaso		88
						Rocco Dispirito		83
	4	Tim Love	80
	5	Rocco Dispirito	83
											Antonia Lofaso		88
											Kevin Lee		85
	2	Adam Sobel	79
	7	Adriana Urbina	74
						Adam Sobel		75
						Kevin Lee		82
	3	Kevin Lee	83
	6	Casey Thompson	81

Division B

	First Round					Second Round					Quarterfinals
	1	Britt Rescigno	85
	8	Chris Oh	84
						Britt Rescigno		80
						Michael Reed		76
	4	Stephanie Izard	84
	5	Michael Reed	86
											Britt Rescigno		88
											Kaleena Bliss		85
	2	Shota Nakajima	88
	7	Brittany Anderson	84
						Shota Nakajima		79
						Kaleena Bliss		86
	3	Kaleena Bliss	80
	6	Chris Cosentino	78

Division C

	First Round					Second Round					Quarterfinals
	1	Jet Tila	91
	8	Pyet Despain	84
						Jet Tila		91
						Joe Sasto		93
	4	Joe Sasto	81
	5	Fabio Viviani	76
											Joe Sasto		84
											Lee Anne Wong		87
	2	Karen Akunowicz	79
	7	Jonathan Sawyer	82
						Jonathan Sawyer		83
						Lee Anne Wong		84
	3	Lee Anne Wong	85
	6	Chris Scott	80

Division D

	First Round					Second Round					Quarterfinals
	1	Tobias Dorzon	85
	8	David Viana	91
						David Viana		86
						Sara Bradley		87
	4	Dale Talde	72
	5	Sara Bradley	76
											Sara Bradley		90
											Nini Nguyen		86
	2	Amanda Freitag	85
	7	Carlos Anthony	87
						Carlos Anthony		79
						Nini Nguyen		80
	3	Claudette Zepeda	79
	6	Nini Nguyen	86

Final Four

	Semifinals					Finals
	DA	Antonia Lofaso
	DB	Britt Rescigno
	DC	Lee Anne Wong
	DD	Sara Bradley