Season 17 Chef Final Placements In Previous Season
Lee Anne Wong - (Season 1 and 15) 4th Place, 11th Place
Brian Malarkey (Season 3) 4th Place
Lisa Fernandes (Season 4) 2nd Place
Bryan Voltaggio (Season 6, Masters Season 5) 2nd Place
Kevin Gillespie (Season 6, Duels) 2nd Place
Jennifer Carroll (Season 6, 8, 15LCK, Duels) 4th Place, 17th Place
Angelo Sosa (Season 7, 8) 2nd Place, 7th Place
Stephanie Cmar (Season 11) 7th Place
Gregory Gourdet (Season 12) 2nd Place
Melissa King (Season 12) 4th Place
Karen Akunowicz (Season 13) 7th Place
Jamie Lynch (Season 14) 9th Place
Joe Sasto (Season 15) 3rd Place
Eric Adjepong (Season 16) 3rd Place
Nini Nguyen (Season 16) 12th Place
Final Placement of the Chefs Who Won First QF and EC
Season 1: Harold won the first elimination challenge and won Top Chef, Leanne won the first quickfire and placed 5th.
Season 2: Ilan won the first elimination challenge and placed 2nd, Sam won the first quickfire and placed 3rd.
Season 3: Hung won the first elimination challenge and won Top Chef, Micah won the first quickfire and placed 13th.
Season 4: Stephanie won the first elimination challenge and won Top Chef, Mark won the first quickfire and placed 9th.
Season 5: Stefan won both the first elimination and quickfire but placed 3rd.
Season 6: Kevin won the first elimination challenge and placed 3rd, Jennifer won the first quickfire and placed 4th.
Season 7: Angelo won the first elimination challenge and quickfire but placed 2nd.
Season 8: Angelo won the first elimination challenge and placed 7th, Richard won the first quickfire and won Top Chef.
Season 9: Paul won the first elimination challenge and won Top Chef, Dakota won the first quickfire and placed 12th.
Season 10: Kuniko won the first elimination challenge and placed 17th, Sheldon won the first quickfire and placed 3rd.
Season 11: Nina won the first elimination challenge and placed 2nd, Carrie won the first quickfire and placed 7th.
Season 12: Mei won the first elimination challenge and won Top Chef, Doug won the first quickfire and placed 3rd.
Season 13: Jeremy won the first elimination challenge and won Top Chef, Amar won the first quickfire and placed 2nd.
Season 14: Casey won the first elimination challenge and placed 6th, Brooke won the first quickfire and won Top Chef
Season 15: Tyler won the first elimination challenge and placed 13th, Tu won the first quickfire and placed 14th.
Season 16: Natalie won the first elimination challenge and placed 15th, Justin, Pablo and Sara won the first quickfire and Sara placed 2nd
Season 17: Gregory won the first elimination challenge and placed 5th, Bryan, Jamie, Joe, Kevin, Melissa won the first quickfire and Melissa won Top Chef and Bryan placed 2nd.
Most Quickfire Challenge Wins & Finish
Season 1: 3 wins - Lee Anne, finished 4th.
Season 2: 5 wins - Sam, finished 3rd.
Season 3: 4 wins - Hung, won.
Season 4: 5 wins - Antonia, finished 4th.
Season 5: 4 wins - Stefan, finished 3rd.
Season 6: 4 wins - Kevin, finished 2nd. Jennifer, finished 4th.
Season 7: 4 wins - Angelo, finished 2nd.
Season 8: 2 wins - Richard, won. Dale, finished 6th.
Season 9: 2 wins - Paul, won. Lindsay, finished 3rd. Grayson, finished 6th. Ty-Lör, finished 8th. Sarah, finished 2nd.
Season 10: 4 wins - Sheldon, finished 3rd.
Season 11: 4 wins - Shirley, finished 3rd.
Season 12: 5 wins - Gregory, finished 2nd.
Season 13: 3 wins - Jeremy, won.
Season 14: 5 wins - Sheldon, finished 3rd.
Season 15: 3 wins - Carrie, finished 4th.
Season 16: 3 wins - Michelle, finished 4th. Justin, finished 6th.
Season 17: 4 wins - Kevin, finished 4th
Most Eliminations Challenge Wins & Finish
Season 1: 3 wins - Dave, finished 3rd.
Season 2: 2 wins - Ilan, won. Elia, finished 3rd. Betty, finished 7th.
Season 3: 3 wins - Tre, finished 8th.
Season 4: 5 wins - Stephanie, won.
Season 5: 5 wins - Stefan, finished 2nd.
Season 6: 5 wins - Kevin, finished 2nd.
Season 7: 3 wins - Ed, finished 2nd.
Season 8: 4 wins - Richard, won.
Season 9: 8 wins - Paul, won.
Season 10: 5 wins - Brooke, finished 2nd.
Season 11: 4 wins - Shirley, finished 3rd.
Season 12: 5 wins - Gregory, finished 2nd.
Season 13: 3 wins - Jeremy, won.
Season 14: 3 wins - Brooke, won. Shirley, finished 2nd.
Season 15: 4 wins - Joe, finished 3rd.
Season 16: 3 wins - Eric, finished 3rd.
Season 17: 6 wins - Melissa, won.
Top Chef With Least Elimination Wins
Season 1: Harold, 1 Win
Season 3: Hung, 1 Win
Season 16: Kelsey, 2 EC Wins
Season 15: Joseph, 2 EC Wins
Most Top Tables
Season 1: 6 - Tiffani, finished 2nd.
Season 2: 6 - Sam, finished 3rd.
Season 3: 6 - Hung, won.
Season 4: 10 - Stephanie, won.
Season 5: 7 - Stefan, finished 2nd.
Season 6: 9 - Michael, won.
Season 7: 7 - Tiffany, finished 5th.
Season 8: 8 - Richard, won.
Season 9: 8 - Paul, won.
Season 10: 7 - Brooke, finished 2nd.
Season 11: 10 - Nina, finished 2nd.
Season 12: 9 - Gregory, finished 2nd.
Season 13: 6 - Amar, finished 2nd.
Season 14: 8 - Sheldon, finished 3rd.
Season 15: 5 - Joe, finished 3rd. Carrie, finished 4th.
Season 16: 6 - Sara, finished 2nd.
Season 17: 7 - Melissa, won.
Episodes until repeat EC Winner
Season 1: 3 - Miguel, won W2 and W3.
Season 2: 3 - Betty, won W2 and W3.
Season 3: 6 - Howie, won W4 and W6.
Season 4: 3 - Stephanie, won W1 and W3.
Season 5: 3 - Stefan, won W1 and W3. Fabio, won W2 and W3.
Season 6: 4 - Bryan, won W2 and W4.
Season 7: 4 - Kelly, won W2 and W4.
Season 8: 2 - Angelo, won W1 and W2.
Season 9: 4 - Chuy, won W3 and W4.
Season 10: 7 - Kristen, won W4 and W7.
Season 11: 6 - Nina, won W1 and W6.
Season 12: 3 - Gregory, won W2 and W3.
Season 13: 4 - Jeremy, won W1 and W4.
Season 14: 8 - Brooke, won W2 and W8.
Season 15: 7 - Joe, won W3 and W7.
Season 16: 3 - Nini, won W2 and W3.
Season 17: 4 - Melissa, won W3 and W4.
Episodes until repeat QF Winner
Season 1: 4 - Lee Anne, won W1 and W4.
Season 2: 3 - Cliff, won W2 and W3.
Season 3: 8 - Casey, won W5 and W8.
Season 4: 2 - Mark, won W1 and W2.
Season 5: 4 - Leah, won W3 and W4.
Season 6: 3 - Jennifer, won W1 and W3.
Season 7: 2 - Angelo, won W1 and W2.
Season 8: 3 - Spike, won W1 and W3.
Season 9: 8 - Paul, won W4 and W8.
Season 10: 4 - John, won W2 and W4.
Season 11: 8 - Brian, won W7 and W8.
Season 12: 5 - Gregory, won W3 and W5.
Season 13: 13 - Jeremy, won W7 and W13.
Season 14: 5 - Brooke, won W1 and W5.
Season 15: 9 - Carrie, won W7 and W9.
Season 16: 3 - David, won W2 and W3.
Season 17: 3 - Kevin, won W1 and W3.
Episodes until Top Chef's First Elimination Win
Season 1: Harold - 1
Season 2: Ilan - 1
Season 3: Hung - 14
Season 4: 1 Stephanie
Season 5: Hosea - 3
Season 6: Michael - 3
Season 7: Kevin - 6
Season 8: Richard - 2
Season 9: Paul - 3
Season 10: Kristen - 4
Season 11: Nicholas - 9
Season 12: Mei - 1
Season 13: Jeremy - 1
Season 14: Brooke - 3
Season 15: Joseph - 8
Season 16: Kelsey - 8
Season 17: Melissa - 3