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Season 10 of Hell's Kitchen aired on Fox between June 4 and September 10, 2012. Chef de Cuisine Christina Wilson, from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, was the winner of that season and was awarded a Head Chef position at Gordon Ramsay Steak at the Paris Las Vegas hotel in Las Vegas, with a $250,000 salary.
Contestants[]
18 contestants competed during this season. The teams were divided by gender, male contestants in the blue team and female contestants in the red team. The contestants were (in alphabetical order):
| Contestant | Age | Occupation | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robyn Almodovar | 31 | Executive Sous Chef | Hollywood, FL |
| Justin Antiorio | 29 | Sous Chef | Lyndhurst, NJ |
| Chris Carrero | 33 | Executive Chef | Queens, NY |
| Clemenza Caserta | 41 | Long Island, NY | |
| Patrick Cassata | 40 | Lombard, IL | |
| Dana Cohen | 27 | Chef Instructor | River Vale, NJ |
| Roshni Gurnani | 28 | Executive Chef | Boston, MA |
| Tavon Hubbard | 22 | Washington, DC | |
| Tiffany Johnson | 30 | Sous Chef | Warren, VT |
| Barbie Marshall | 34 | Catering Chef | Philadelphia, PA |
| Brian Merel | 31 | Personal Chef | Chicago, IL |
| Danielle Rimmer | 27 | Saucier | Bayonne, NJ |
| Don Savage | 44 | Cafeteria Chef | Houston, TX |
| Briana Swanson | 32 | Personal Chef | New York, NY |
| Guy Vaknin | 28 | Executive Catering Chef | |
| Royce Wagner | 29 | Sous Chef | Fort Lauderdale, FL |
| Kimmie Willis | 27 | Personal Chef | Memphis, TN |
| Christina Wilson | 32 | Chef de Cuisine | Philadelphia, PA |
Contestant progress[]
At the end of each episode, one chef from the losing team is eliminated by Ramsay. That season marked the first and only time ever where all the chefs were eliminated properly, which is after being nominated. Only Barbie and Dana were not eliminated that way, but Ramsay cutting the field in half immediately before the finals has been usual since Season 7. Also, exactly four contestants were eliminated after each team assignment.
| # | Chef | Original Teams | First Switch | Second Switch | Black Jackets | Finals | ||||||||||||||
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| 1001 | 1002 | 1003 | 1004 | 1005 | 1007 | 1008 | 1010 | 1011 | 1013 | 1014 | 1015 | 1016 | 1017 | 1019 | 1020 | |||||
| 1 | Christina | WINNER | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Justin | NOM[1] | RUNNER-UP | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Dana | OUT[2] | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Barbie | NOM | NOM | NOM | NOM | NOM[1] | OUT[2] | |||||||||||||
| 5 | Clemenza | NOM | NOM | NOM | NOM | NOM | NOM | OUT[3] | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Robyn | NOM | NOM | NOM | NOM | OUT | ||||||||||||||
| 7 | Brian | NOM | NOM[4] | OUT[3] | ||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Kimmie | OUT | ||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Tiffany | NOM | OUT | |||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Royce | NOM[1] | NOM | NOM | OUT | |||||||||||||||
| 11 | Patrick | NOM | NOM[1] | OUT | ||||||||||||||||
| 12 | Roshni | NOM | NOM[1] | NOM | OUT[3] | |||||||||||||||
| 13 | Guy | NOM | OUT | |||||||||||||||||
| 14 | Danielle | NOM | OUT | |||||||||||||||||
| 15 | Don | NOM[4] | OUT | |||||||||||||||||
| 16 | Briana | OUT | ||||||||||||||||||
| 17 | Chris | OUT | ||||||||||||||||||
| 18 | Tavon | OUT | ||||||||||||||||||
| Final Service Brigades | |
|---|---|
| Christina | Justin |
| Dana | Barbie |
| Patrick | Brian |
| Kimmie | Royce |
| Robyn | Clemenza |
| Color Legend | ||||
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| NOM | Regular Nomination | Ramsay Nomination | Voided Nomination | |
| OUT | Regular Elimination | Ramsay Nomination | Without Nomination | |
| MISC | Ejected during service | Quit or Hospitalized | Best of the Best/Worst | |
Episodes[]
Here is a list of all the episodes of the season, with links to detailed pages.
| # | Image | Title | Airdate | |
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Episode 1001 - 18 Chefs Compete | June 4, 2012 | |
| Episode Rundown: The new contestants got tricked by the Sous Chefs, cooked their signature dishes, and the 125th Hell's Kitchen dinner service was ruined by a very young executive chef. | ||||
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Episode 1002 - 17 Chefs Compete | June 5, 2012 | |
| Episode Rundown: Scallops was the main ingredient, one chef became the main target of their teammates, and a supposed redemption service became a trainwreck. | ||||
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Episode 1003 - 16 Chefs Compete | June 11, 2012 | |
| Episode Rundown: The chefs served immigrants lunch, one chef received a pep talk from a former contestant, and one team made a comeback at dinner service. | ||||
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Episode 1004 - 15 Chefs Compete | June 12, 2012 | |
| Episode Rundown: The chefs cooked with farm animals, dinner service was a mess, and the first team switch occurred. | ||||
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Episode 1005 - 14 Chefs Compete | June 18, 2012 | |
| Episode Rundown: Mexican Cuisine was the main theme, and dinner service had multiple people get kicked out. | ||||
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Episode 1006 - 13 Chefs Compete Part 1 | June 19, 2012 | |
| Episode Rundown: Hell's Kitchen hosted a fashion show, and one chef got in trouble for cooking food before service began. | ||||
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Episode 1007 - 13 Chefs Compete Part 2 | June 25, 2012 | |
| Episode Rundown: The Hell's Kitchen Fashion Show service took place, and a shocking elimination occurred. | ||||
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Episode 1008 - 12 Chefs Compete | June 26, 2012 | |
| Episode Rundown: The chefs food were judged by Michelin Star chefs, one team suffered a massive meltdown at service, and Ramsay overruled the nominee choices. | ||||
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Episode 1009 - 11 Chefs Compete Part 1 | July 2, 2012 | |
| Episode Rundown: Steak was the main ingredient, a friendship turned into a rivalry, and one chef suffered an injury before service even began. | ||||
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Episode 1010 - 11 Chefs Compete Part 2 | July 3, 2012 | |
| Episode Rundown: Kimmie's fate was revealed, one team had an all out bitch during and after service, and the second team switch occurred. | ||||
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Episode 1011 - 10 Chefs Compete | July 9, 2012 | |
| Episode Rundown: The Craps Challenge took place, one team was smitten by a special VIP guest at dinner service, and one chef was eliminated after failing to uphold his mentor's legacy. | ||||
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Episode 1012 - 9 Chefs Compete Part 1 | July 16, 2012 | |
| Episode Rundown: An eating contest against a competitive eater took place, and the Annual Blind Taste Test featured an important milestone. | ||||
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Episode 1013 - 9 Chefs Compete Part 2 | July 17, 2012 | |
| Episode Rundown: The team's put their menus to the test, and one chef's poor attitude got them in trouble with their Sous Chef. | ||||
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Episode 1014 - 8 Chefs Compete | July 23, 2012 | |
| Episode Rundown: Southern Cuisine was the main theme, a funny contestant was put in their place, and another singlehandedly sunk their team on what should've been an easy night for them. | ||||
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Episode 1015 - 7 Chefs Compete | July 24, 2012 | |
| Episode Rundown: A simple relay challenge turned into an epic failure for both teams, one of them made a comeback, and a funny fan favorite was eliminated. | ||||
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Episode 1016 - 6 Chefs Compete | August 13, 2012 | |
| Episode Rundown: The final six competed in their first black jackets challenge, went up against former runner-ups at dinner service, and one of the most hot-headed chefs was finally eliminated. | ||||
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Episode 1017 - 5 Chefs Compete | August 20, 2012 | |
| Episode Rundown: The final five taught beauty pageant models how to cook, Italian Night dinner service was painful, and one of the most inconsistent chefs has been eliminated. | ||||
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Episode 1018 - 4 Chefs Compete | August 27, 2012 | |
| Episode Rundown: The final four reunited with with their loved ones, took turns running the pass, and Ramsay picked two of them for the finals. | ||||
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Episode 1019 - 2 Chefs Compete | September 4, 2012 | |
| Episode Rundown: Christina and Justin went to Las Vegas, competed in their final challenge, and reunited with their old teammates. | ||||
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Episode 1020 - Winner Chosen | September 10, 2012 | |
| Episode Rundown: Christina and Justin competed in their final dinner service, and one of them was named the winner of Hell's Kitchen. | ||||
Trivia[]
- This is the only season where a team challenge ended with both teams losing.
- This season's blue team, along with Season 11's blue team, mark the worst start, as they set the record of first five losses in the first three challenges and the first two dinner services. This record is broken by Season 20's blue team.
- Excluding joint-victories, this season red team is tied with Season 12's red team for the second most dinner service wins, with five.
- This season's blue team set the record for the least dinner service wins from the blue team, with one.
- This season's blue team is also tied with Season 6's red team with the fewest service wins overall with one, including joint victories.
- This season holds the record for the highest percentage of team services that resulted in both teams losing, with 50% (6 out of 12).
- Also tied with Seasons 11 and 12, this season holds the record for having the services that ended with both teams losing, with six.
- Along with Season 17, this season held the record for having the most nominees called forward from one team, with four, in one episode. The record would later be broken in Season 20.
- Coincidentally in both seasons, the contestant who was nominated by Ramsay is eliminated.
- This is the only season in the show's history where no three or more chefs of the same gender were eliminated or ranked consecutively.
- This is the first season in the show's history to have no contestants withdraw from the competition.
- This is the first season in the show's history where the red team won the Signature Dish Challenge.
- It is the first season to contain the second most episodes with 20, which is later tied in Season 12.
- This is the final season where Scott Leibfried is the blue team's Sous Chef, ending his ten-season run on the show.
- This is the final season where James Lukanik was the maître d'.
- This is the first season to be produced by ITV Studios America.
- Future Reappearances:
- Since her appearance, Christina made the most reappearances in future seasons. She talked with the final two in both Season 11 and Season 14, greeted the challenge winners in Season 12, was a guest in the 200th dinner service during Season 13, and was a guest judge in Season 16. She had served as the red team's Sous Chef in Seasons 15, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21 and 22.
- Dana returned as a guest judge for the Black Jackets Challenge during Season 12. She, Robyn, and Barbie would later return for All-Stars.
- Clemenza was invited to return for All-Stars, but he declined the offer due to health reasons.
- This season's and Season 13's nomination history are very similar where only the winner and the 3rd place finisher avoided being nominated.
- This is the sixth season when a contestant won without being nominated for elimination.