The twenty-fourth season of the American competitive reality television series Hell's Kitchen (subtitled as Hell's Kitchen: Battle of the States) premiered on Fox on September 25, 2025, and concluded on January 22, 2026. Gordon Ramsay returned as host and head chef, while Michelle Tribble returned as the Red Team's sous-chef and James Avery returned as the Blue Team's sous-chef. Marino Monferrato returned as maître d'. All of the episodes, like the previous season, were filmed at Foxwoods Resort Casino in Ledyard, Connecticut where the winner became head chef at the Hell's Kitchen Restaurant in addition to receiving $250,000.
The season was won by sous-chef Ellie Parker, with fellow sous-chef Jada Vidal finishing second.
Production On March 26, 2024, it was announced that Hell's Kitchen was renewed for a twenty-third and twenty-fourth season, with the twenty-fourth season, subtitled Battle of the States, premiering on September 25, 2025.
Chefs Twenty chefs competed in Season 24, consisting of each chef being from a different state. Contestant Age Occupation Hometown Result Ellie Parker 25 Sous-chef Las Vegas, Nevada Winner Jada Vidal 22 Sous-chef Tampa, Florida Runner-up Cydni Stickney 26 Executive sous-chef Raleigh, North Carolina Eliminated during finals Lisa Rivera 28 Chef instructor Orange County, California Eliminated before finals Anaiya Marie Lane 22 Sous-chef Wilmington, Delaware Eliminated after tenth service Anthony Leonard 24 Food truck owner Cedar Rapids, Iowa Eliminated before Black Jackets Henry Johnson 35 Executive chef Dallas, Texas Eliminated before Black Jackets Jayden Canady 26 Sous-chef Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts Eliminated after ninth service Chris Faison 38 Lead culinary instructor Rahway, New Jersey Eliminated after eighth service Alexandra Jones 43 Executive chef Portland, Oregon Eliminated after seventh service Cara Marie Hall 37 Executive chef Lincoln, Rhode Island Eliminated on the Cook for Your Life challenge Jonathan "Jon" Boyd 37 Corporate chef Newnan, Georgia Eliminated after sixth service Antonio Wormley 33 Executive chef Center Barnstead, New Hampshire Eliminated after fifth service Bradley Wildridge 31 Owner Alexandria, Louisiana Eliminated after fourth service Catina "Cat" Smith 38 Private chef Baltimore, Maryland Eliminated after third service Elaina Ruth 29 Line cook Spartanburg, South Carolina Eliminated after second service Paul Seikel 33 Sous-chef Broomfield, Colorado Eliminated after second service Chase Cardoza 34 Executive chef Red Lodge, Montana Quit after Breakfast Service Challenge Maddy Bender 21 Catering chef Rocky Point, New York Eliminated after first service Carlos Walker 33 Executive chef Anchorage, Alaska Eliminated after Scallop challenge
Contestant progress No. Chef Original teams Switched teams Individuals Finals 2401/2402 2403 2404 2405 2406 2407 2408 2409 2410 2411 2412 2413 2414 2415 24161 Ellie IN LOSE LOSE LOSE WIN WIN LOSENOM LOSE WIN WIN IN IN IN INWINNER2 Jada IN LOSE LOSE LOSE WIN WIN LOSE IN LOSE LOSE LOSE IN IN IN IN3 Cydni IN LOSE LOSE LOSE WIN WINNOM IN LOSE WIN WIN INNOM INOUTEllie's team4 Lisa IN LOSE LOSE LOSE WIN WIN LOSE IN LOSE WIN WIN IN INOUTEllie's team5 AnaiyaBoB LOSE LOSE LOSE WIN WIN LOSE INNOM WIN WIN INOUTJada's team6 Anthony IN LOSE LOSE WINNOM LOSE LOSE IN LOSE LOSENOMOUTJada's team7 Henry IN LOSE LOSE WIN LOSE LOSENOM IN LOSE LOSEBoWOUTJada's team8 Jayden IN LOSE LOSE WINNOM LOSE LOSENOMNOM LOSEOUTEllie's team9 ChrisBoB LOSE LOSE WIN LOSE LOSE LOSENOMNOMOUTChris was eliminated in the post-mortem, without nominationJada's team10 Alexandra IN LOSENOMNOM WIN WINNOM INOUTEllie's team11 NOMChef was nominated as one of the weakest in the Scallop challenge LOSE LOSENOM WIN WIN LOSEOUT12 Jon IN LOSE LOSE WIN LOSENOMOUT13 Antonio IN LOSENOM WIN LOSEOUT14 Bradley INNOM LOSE WINOUT15 Cat INNOM LOSEOUT16 Elaina IN LOSEOUT17 Paul IN LOSEOUT18 ChaseNOMNOM LEFT19 MaddyNOMOUT20 CarlosOUTCarlos was eliminated in the Scallop challenge
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