Season 20 | Hell's Kitchen: Young Guns

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Hell's Kitchen: Young Guns
Airdate:	May 31 - September 13, 2021
Number of Episodes:	16
Number of Contestants:	18
Winner:	Trenton Garvey
Runner-Up:	Megan Gill
Season Chronology
Previous Season:	Season 19 (Las Vegas)
Next Season:	Season 21 (Battle of the Ages)
Images of Season 20

Season 20 of Hell's Kitchen (stylized Hell's Kitchen: Young Guns) was announced as FOX renewed it for two more seasons, along with Season 19. It aired on FOX between May 31 and September 13, 2021. Executive Chef Trenton Garvey was the winner of the season and was awarded the Head Chef position at Gordon Ramsay Steak at Paris Las Vegas Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, with a $250,000 salary.

Contestants

18 contestants competed (dubbed Young Guns) 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
Kevin Argueta	22	Line Cook	Los Angeles, CA
Josie Clemens		Private Chef	Macomb, MI
Payton Cooper	21	Sous Chef	Lexington, KY
Sam Garman	22	Executive Chef	Fleetwood, PA
Trenton Garvey	23		Union, MO
Brynn Gibson	21	Line Cook	Providence, RI
Megan Gill	22		Denton, TX
Steve Glenn	21	Chef de Partie	Midlothian, VA
Ava Harren	22	Meal Prep Chef	Anchorage, AK
Emily Hersh		Line Cook	San Antonio, TX
Keanu Hogan	23	Private Chef	Baltmore, MD
Matthew Francis Johnson	24	Food Vlogger	Duluth, MN
Alex Lenik	22	Line Cook	Chicago, IL
Antonio Ruiz	23	Executive Chef	Great Falls, MT
Jay Smith		Private Chef	Kansas City, MO
Victoria Sonora	21	Jr. Sous Chef	Longmont, CO
Morgana Vesey		Sous Chef	New London, CT
Kiya Wilhelm	22	Head Chef	Barrelville, MD

Contestant progress

At the end of each episode, one chef from the losing team is eliminated by Ramsay.

#	Chef				Original Teams				First Switch		Second Switch						Black Jackets		Finals
					2002		2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016
1				Trenton			NOM													WINNER
2				Megan									NOM	BoB						RUNNER-UP
3			Kiya											BoB					OUT
4			Brynn		BoB			NOM					NOM				NOM	OUT
5			Steve		BoB									NOM			OUT
6		Antonio			NOM		NOM	NOM							NOM	OUT
7		Emily			NOM							NOM				OUT
8		Sam					NOM			NOM		NOM			OUT
9	Josie							NOM		NOM		NOM	NOM	OUT
10		Victoria						NOM				NOM	OUT
11	Keanu				NOM				NOM			OUT
12	Kevin										EJEC
13		Payton				NOM			NOM	OUT
14	Morgana								OUT
15	Alex				NOM		NOM	OUT
16	Jay					NOM	OUT
17	Matthew				NOM	OUT
18	Ava				OUT

Final Service Brigades
Trenton	Megan
Kiya	Steve
Antonio	Victoria
Brynn	Emily
Sam	Josie

Color Legend
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 the list of the episodes of that season, with links to detailed pages.

#	Image	Title	Airdate
01		Episode 2001 - Young Guns: Young Guns Come Out Shooting	May 31, 2021
		Episode Rundown: The eighteen Young Guns got a history lesson about the show's nineteen-season history, learned about the grand prize, cooked their Signature Dishes for Ramsay, and one chef had an anxiety attack after day one.
02		Episode 2002 - Young Guns: Temping the Meat	June 7, 2021
		Episode Rundown: Alcohol was the main ingredient, Ramsay cut the fat early by sending somebody home in the challenge, and the 300th dinner service had one team disintegrate.
03		Episode 2003 - Young Guns: Come Hell or High Water!	June 14, 2021
		Episode Rundown: Squid was the main ingredient, one team continued their winning streak, and one chef threw three of their teammates under the bus at elimination, leading to a record-breaking nomination amount from one team.
04		Episode 2004 - Young Guns: Young Guns Going Big	June 21, 2021
		Episode Rundown: Both teams cooked a brunch service, an advantage was used, dinner service was rough on both ends, and Ramsay made a major switch up after the elimination.
05		Episode 2005 - Young Guns: Stirring the Pot	June 28, 2021
		Episode Rundown: The chefs deciphered emojis for dishes, one team finally broke their losing streak, and an early front runner lost their voice.
06		Episode 2006 - Young Guns: A Ramsay Birthday in Hell!	July 5, 2021
		Episode Rundown: Ramsay hosted his eldest daughter's 21st birthday party, one team's luck continued to get better, and one chef lost their last chance to stay after serving the birthday girl bland food.
07		Episode 2007 - Young Guns: If You Can't Stand the Heat...	July 12, 2021
		Episode Rundown: A blue chef joined the red team, the chefs cooked multi-cultural cuisine, and a once consistent chef completely shut down and fell apart at dinner service, leading to a shocking mid-service elimination.
08		Episode 2008 - Young Guns: A Devilish Challenge	July 19, 2021
		Episode Rundown: The Relay Challenge took place, Ramsay held private interviews, and five chefs cooked for their lives, leading to a shocking elimination.
09		Episode 2009 - Young Guns: A Game Show From Hell	August 9, 2021
		Episode Rundown: One team had a clean sweep during the Spell's Kitchen challenge, a private dinner service was a disaster for both kitchens, and one chef's lack of leadership became their downfall.
10		Episode 2010 - Young Guns: More Than a Sticky Situation	August 16, 2021
		Episode Rundown: The twentieth annual Blind Taste Test took place, a strategic use of an advantage unnerved a consistent chef, and another lost their last chance to stay.
11		Episode 2011 - Young Guns: Swiping Right	August 23, 2021
		Episode Rundown: The chefs played the dating game for ingredients, one team fell apart on Steak Night, and one chef broke a promise to save themselves at elimination.
12		Episode 2012 - Young Guns: All Hell Breaks Loose	August 30, 2021
		Episode Rundown: The seven remaining chefs competed for black jackets, and two chefs lost out on getting them after a hard-fought battle.
13		Episode 2013 - Young Guns: Social Media in Hell	September 6, 2021
		Episode Rundown: The final five competed in their first black jacket challenge, dinner service had some bumps, and a shocking elimination of a fan favorite occurred.
14		Episode 2014 - Young Guns: Hell Hath No Fury...	September 6, 2021
		Episode Rundown: The final four grilled for beach patrons, took turns running the pass, and the final three was announced.
15		Episode 2015 - Young Guns: What the Hell	September 13, 2021
		Episode Rundown: The final three reunited with their loved ones, cooked their final dishes, and the final two was announced.
16		Episode 2016 - Young Guns: Two Young Guns Shoot It Out	September 13, 2021
		Episode Rundown: Megan and Trenton led their brigades in one final service, and the winner of Hell's Kitchen was crowned.

Trivia

• This season is called Hell's Kitchen: Young Guns, where all contestants are 24 years old of age or younger at the start of the competition.
  • It also marks the first time in the history of the show where any contestant above 25 years old of age was not featured in the season.
• This is the third non-regular type of season where a group of chefs compete by their status in place of new talent, following Seasons 17 and 18.
• When it streamed on Netflix, the 2019 logo of ITV Studios is used at the end of each episode instead of the 2013 logo which was used in America.
• This is the first season where two punishment passes were handed out instead of one.
• This seasons holds the record for most nominees out of a single team with five. It surpassed Seasons 10 and 17's original record of four.
• This season marks the first time where levelling the numbers and reassignments were done simultaneously during the team switch after the elimination. Therefore, this marks the first time Ramsay reassigned an odd number of chefs with five (three from the red team and two from the blue team).
• This season features the worst start for a team as the blue team lost the first four challenges and first three dinner services, a total of seven consecutive losses. This beats out Seasons 10 and 11's blue team, which had five.
• This season is tied with Seasons 4, 7, and 21 for the record of most joint-wins, with two.
• This marks the first time that nobody made it to Black Jackets after scoring a perfect five on the Signature Dish Challenge.
• This season set the record that four chefs who previously saved from Cook For Your Life challenge, were eliminated in next four consecutive weeks.
• This season holds the record for having the most contestants getting eliminated after a challenge, with five.
  • This season is tied with Season 19 for having the most elimination-based challenges, with four.
• Trenton is the first male winner since Scott (Season 12), breaking the female winning streak since Season 13.
• This is the second season where Chef Ramsay walked into the dorms, following Season 14.
• Future Reappearances: Trenton returned in the following season for his wedding. His fellow competitors Emily and Victoria were seen as wedding guests.