The second series of the American reality television series 24 in 24: Last Chef Standing premiered on 27 April 2025 and aired on Food Network.
Chefs
The 24 chefs were announced on 12 March 2025. Stephanie Izard and Bryan Voltaggio previously appeared in the first season as guest judges.
Top 24
Chef Time Completed Status Winner (Shift 8, Challenge 24) Runner-Up (Shift 8, Challenge 24) Eliminated (Shift 8, Challenge 23) Eliminated (Shift 8, Challenge 22) Samantha Cruz Leslie Daniel Richie Farina Ilan Hall Arturo Leighton Star Maye Marc Murphy Zuri Resendiz Ashleigh Shanti Dara Yu Michele Ragussis
Guest Judges
Antonia Lofaso - Shift 1 and Shift 8 Graham Elliot - Shift 2 and Shift 8 Jet Tila - Shift 3 and Shift 8 Fariyal Abdullahi - Shift 4 Brooke Williamson - Shift 5 Brian Malarkey and Carlos Anthony - Shift 6 Andrew Zimmern - Shift 7
Elimination chart
No. Shift12345678 ChallengeWinner(s) Brittanny Jonathon Elia Jonathon Gabe Bryan, Jonathon, Kathleen, Kelsey Bryan None1 Jonathon 8th N/A 1st/$2400Top 4 N/A N/A Last 1st Chosen N/A N/A N/A 3rdWinner2 Bryan 5th N/A Safe Bottom 7Top 4 N/A Safe Safe 1st N/A N/A 2nd1stRunner-Up3-4 Stephanie 1st Safe Top 4 N/A Safe Safe Safe Bottom 4Top 2 N/A 2ndEliminated(23 hours) Nini 9th N/A SafeTop 4 N/A N/A Safe Safe Safe Bottom 4Top 2 N/A 4th 5 Kevin 1st N/A Safe Bottom 7 Safe Safe Safe Safe Bottom 4 1st 5thEliminated (21 hours and 41 minutes) 6–7 Kathleen 23rd N/A SafeTop 4 N/A N/A Safe Chosen N/A N/A N/A (20 hours and 20 minutes) Kelsey 14th N/A Safe Bottom 7Top 4 N/A Safe Safe Chosen N/A N/A N/A 8 Gabe 16th N/A SafeTop 4 N/A N/A Safe Safe Bottom 4 Bottom 2 9 Elia 20th N/A Safe Bottom 7 N/A 1st/$2400 Safe 10 Damaris 12th N/A Bottom 3 Bottom 7 Bottom 3Top 1 Safe 11 Brittanny 19th N/A Bottom 3 Bottom 7 Bottom 3 12 Laurence 7th N/A 13 LT Samantha 6th Leslie 13th Richie 10th Ilan 11th Arturo 15th Star 21st Marc 4th Zuri 18th Ashleigh 22nd Dara 17th 24 Michele
Challenges
Shift 1: Speed
Challenge #1: The first challenge saw the 24 chefs whisk eight egg whites, tournee eight potatoes, and juice enough lemons to fill an 8-ounce glass. The chef who completed these tasks in the shortest time earned the right to challenge one other chef to a head-to-head cook-off, with the loser being eliminated and the winner going to the breakroom until the start of Shift 2. Winner: Kevin Lee Eliminated: Michele Ragussis
Challenge #2: The chefs continue their speed prep test. As each chef finishes, they choose an open spot at one of 11 two-person stations. Ten of these are arranged into five pairs, each with a different assigned protein, while the last one allows its occupants to go to the breakroom for the rest of the shift. Challenge #3: The chefs must create a dish using the protein at their station and the three ingredients from the prep challenge. One chef per protein has a red cutting board, and must decide whether to compete against their station-mate or team up with them to face the pair with the same protein. Chicken: vs Star; vs Ashleigh Shellfish: vs Richie & Ilan Pork: vs Arturo; vs Dara Lamb: Marc vs ; vs Zuri Fish: vs Samantha & Leslie
Shift 2: Simplicity
Challenge #4: The two chefs, LT Smith and Stephanie Izard, that chose the breakroom instead of a protein in Challenge #2 (subsequently letting them sit out of Challenge #3) must cook head to head making a fancy peanut butter & jelly lunch, using peanut butter, jelly, bread, and three ingredients of their choosing. Winner: Stephanie (Green apple, onion, cheddar cheese) Eliminated: LT (Miso, anchovies, gem lettuce) Challenge #5: The chefs must determine ingredients in a pasta dish by taste only. The amount of correct ingredients they identify determines the amount of ingredients they get to cook with in the next challenge. 7 ingredients: arugula, basil, garlic, sun-dried tomatoes, lemon, pistachios, Parmesan Challenge #6: The chefs must cook their best noodle dish using the number of ingredients they earned in the last round. 5 ingredients: Nini, Kathleen, Kelsey 4 ingredients: Britanny, 3 ingredients: Laurence, Damaris, Bryan, Kevin*, Jonathon, Stephanie* 2 ingredients: Gabe, Elia *As the holder of the Golden Knife for this challenge, Stephanie gained the advantage to add an ingredient to her count and take one away from another chef. Golden Knife Winner: Jonathon Eliminated: Laurence
Shift 3: Resourcefulness
Golden Knife Winner Jonathon was selected to choose 6 ingredients out of 10 to incorporate into a 60-minute fine dining challenge that required the chefs to plate an appetizer (by 20 minutes), main course (by 40 minutes), and dessert (by 60 minutes). He chose carrot tops, strawberry milk, dried scallops, shell-on pistachios, pimento cheese, and Carolina Reaper peppers. Chef Jet Tila was the judge for this episode. The top 4 chefs for challenge 7 and 8 were allowed to sit out the next course(s).
Ingredients: , bitter melon, cocktail weenies, truffle oil, , , fermented black beans, , , Challenge #7: Appetizer Appetizer Top 4: Kathleen, Jonathon, Gabe, and Nini Challenge #8: Main Course Main course Top 4: Kelsey, Elia, Stephanie, Bryan Challenge #9: Dessert Dessert Top 2: Kevin, Damaris Eliminated: Britanny Golden Knife Winner: Elia
Shift 4: Artistry
Challenge #10: This challenge was to create a beautiful work-of-art with produce in 10 minutes. Golden Knife Winner: Elia Least beautiful plate: Jonathon (loses 5 minutes in the next challenge) Challenge #11: The chefs must take inspiration from well-known works of art and will be graded out of 50 visually. Elia advantage as the Golden Knife Winner was to choose her work of art and to distribute the rest of the paintings. She chose Water Lilies by Monet. Challenge #12: The chefs must take inspiration from well-known works of art and will be graded out of 50 based on taste. Golden Knife Winner: Jonathon (Score of 90) Bottom 2: Kathleen (Score of 78) and Damaris Eliminated: Damaris (Score of 70)
Shift 5: Adaptability
Challenge #13: This challenge was to create the best dessert with ice cream and items from the break room and items on their station within a 20-minute time frame. Golden Knife Winner: Bryan (with tiramisu) Three competitors chosen to join Bryan in the break room and go straight to Shift 6: Jonathon, Kelsey, Kathleen Challenge #14: Competitors must shop for 2 minutes to cook a lumberjack breakfast. Then, host Michael told the competitors that they should turn these ingredients into a five-star entrée. Challenge #15: The competitors must cook without gas. Winner + $2400: Gabe Eliminated: Elia
Shift 6: Teamwork
Challenge #16: The competitors were split in groups of 4 to make a soup and sandwich combo in 28 minutes. One team had Bryan as captain with Jonathon, Kathleen, and Kelsey as members. Bryan chose Gabe has the captain of the other team with Nini, Stephanie, and Kevin as members. Winner: Bryan, Jonathon, Kathleen, Kelsey - Each team member won $2400 and moved onto Shift 7. Challenge #17: As the Golden Knife winner, Bryan had to divide the losing team into two teams. He chose to ask the losing team to draw for their teams. Team 1 was Kevin and Gabe while team 2 was Stephanie and Nini. The challenge was to make 3 hors d'oeuvres - fried, cheesy, and sweet. Fried Winner: Nini and Stephanie Cheesy Winner: Gabe and Kevin Sweet Winner: Nini and Stephanie
Shift 7: Risk Taking
Challenge #18: This challenge was to create a spicy street food dish in 30 minutes. Bryan was given the choice to choose a 3rd chef to go against Kevin and Gabe. Bryan picked himself; if he won, he would receive $10,000 and automatically advance to the final shift. Whoever comes in last would be eliminated. Winner: Kevin Eliminated: Gabe
Challenge #19: This challenge was to make a finale-worthy fish dish, with a base time of 20 minutes. The competitors only have whole fish to work with. Five competitors were to make it to the finale, and two competitors were to be eliminated. Challenge #20: Each chef must wager 1–10 minutes on a trivia question before starting challenge #19 above. A correct answer adds the wager to the chef's time, while a miss deducts it. Jonathon, Stephanie, Kelsey, and Nini answered correctly. Winner: Bryan (18 mins) 2nd Place: Stephanie (22 mins) 3rd Place: Jonathon (22 mins) 4th Place: Nini (30 mins) 5th Place: Kevin (10 mins) Eliminated: Kathleen (18 mins), Kelsey (30 mins)
Shift 8: Elevate
Challenge #21: The last 5 contestants will redo Challenge #1, but they only need to whisk five egg whites, tournée five potatoes, and juice enough lemons to fill a 5-ounce glass. The winner will get The Golden Knife. Golden Knife Winner: Kevin
Golden Knife Advantage: For winning the Golden Knife, Kevin gets to decide which type of protein each chef will have to work with in Challenge #22, and the style of dish that every chef needs to prepare in the next challenge, as follows: Kevin: Shellfish Nini: Lamb Stephanie: Pork Bryan: Chicken Jonathon: Beef Style Of Dish In The Next Challenge: Classic Breakfast.
Challenge #22: Each chef must do an elevated Classic Breakfast in 24 Minutes. The version of the protein that each chef used in this challenge is as follows: Nini: Ground Lamb Kevin: Lobster Jonathon: Hanger Steak Stephanie: Iberico Presa Bryan: Chicken Thighs The dishes will then be ranked. The chef with the lowest-ranked dish will be eliminated. The ranks are as follows: 1st (Golden Knife Winner): Bryan 2nd: Stephanie 3rd: Jonathon 4th : Nini Eliminated: Kevin
Golden Knife Advantage: Just like Kevin in the previous challenge, as the winner of the challenge, Bryan gets to decide which type of protein each chef will have to work with in the next challenge, and the style of dish that every chef needs to prepare in the next challenge, as follows: Nini: Lamb Stephanie: Pork Bryan: Chicken Jonathon: Beef Style Of Dish In The Next Challenge: Fusion Lunch.
Challenge #23: Each chef must do an elevated Fusion Lunch in 24 Minutes. The version of the protein that each chef used in this challenge is as follows: Nini: Lamb Shoulder Stephanie: Pork Chops Bryan: Chicken Wings Jonathon: Japanese Wagyu Steak Once again, the dishes will then be ranked. The 2 chefs with the lowest-ranked dish will be eliminated. The ranks are as follows: Winner: Jonathon 2nd: Bryan Eliminated: Nini and Stephanie
Challenge #24: For the final challenge, Jonathon and Bryan can pick from any version of any type of protein (Lamb, Beef, Chicken, Shellfish, and Pork) that haven't been used in the previous 2 challenges to cook their final dish. The version of the protein that each chef used in the final challenge is as follows: Jonathon: Rack Of Lamb Bryan: Blue Foot Chicken After picking their proteins, Jonathon and Bryan will use the rest of their time until the clock reaches 24 hours to make an elevated Modern Dinner. Winner: Jonathon Runner-Up: Bryan
References
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