Worst Cooks in America: Season 12
Season 12 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of Worst Cooks in America Season 11.
- Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
- Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
- Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
Episode Guide
Season 12 Progress Shield
Can It Really Be This Bad?
Jan 7, 2018
Sixteen of the worst cooks in America, including a sportscaster, a feisty granny and a professional balloon artist, arrive at boot camp with dreams of putting their kitchen nightma
Fish Are Food, Not Friends
Jan 14, 2018
Mentors Anne Burrell and Tyler Florence introduce a game in which the recruits meet some magical and mysterious kitchen gadgets. The recruits become fast friends with the most impo
Show Me the Vegetables!
Jan 21, 2018
The Worst Cooks boot camp is transformed into a game show, Family Food, and the teams of recruits go head-to-head in trivia rounds and culinary tasks that test their knowledge. For
Game Day
Jan 28, 2018
It’s game day at Worst Cooks boot camp, and the recruits must make varsity-worthy nachos inspired by different flavor profiles. They get into the game day spirit by competing in a
Leftovers Again?
Feb 4, 2018
The recruits are halfway through boot camp and they’re learning how to create new dishes from common leftover ingredients. They play a taste and describe game, “What’s in My Mouth?
Sweets for My Sweetie
Feb 11, 2018
On Valentine's Day, a prancing cupid finds his way into the kitchen and the recruits test their ability to whip cream and create molten chocolate cakes; for the main dish challenge
Sausage Party
Feb 18, 2018
Each team gets an out-of-order recipe and the recruits must work together to figure out how to unscramble it. Then Anne Burrell and Tyler Florence tell the recruits they are being
Can You Pleas Pas-Ta Sauce?
Feb 25, 2018
The remaining recruits take charge during “Remote Control Chef” by tasting a dish put in front of them and describing it so Tyler Florence and Anne Burrell can recreate it. For the
Flair Flair Everywhere
Mar 4, 2018
The final four recruits learn the art of showing off; they learn high-flying bartending tricks and make happy-hour cocktails with bar snacks; for the main dish challenge, the recru
The Final Countdown
Mar 11, 2018
The final two recruits face off in the ultimate challenge -- cooking a 3-course, restaurant quality meal for a panel of culinary experts. Anne Burrell and Tyler Florence coach thei