06/12/2023
There is still time. Here are rules:
Public voting begins June 12, 2023.
Top 20 (begins June 12th and ends June 22nd) – Public voting will help reduce each group to the top twenty (20) Competitors.
Top 15 (begins June 22nd and ends June 29th) – Public voting will help reduce each group to the top fifteen (15) Competitors.
Top 10 (begins June 29th and ends July 6th) – Public voting will help reduce each group to the top ten (10) Competitors.
Top 5 (begin July 6th and end July 13th) – Public voting will help reduce each group to the top five (5) Competitors.
Group Finals (begin July 13th and end July 20th) – Public voting will help reduce total Competitors to one (1) preliminary winner in each Group Finals group who will then advance to the Quarterfinals.
Wildcard Round (July 21st and ends July 23rd) – Competitors who took second (2nd) place in their respective Group Finals group will compete in a shortened round for a chance to advance to the Quarterfinals. Votes will be reset, and public voting will determine the top Competitor from each group who will then advance to the Quarterfinals.
Quarterfinals (begin July 24th and end August 3rd) – The top Competitors from each Group Finals/Wildcard Round group will be divided into Quarterfinals groups. Votes will be reset, and public voting will determine the top Quarterfinalist from each group who will then advance to the Semifinals.
Semifinals (begin August 4th and end August 10th) – The top Competitors from each Quarterfinals group will be divided into Semifinals groups. Votes will be reset, and public voting will determine the top Semifinalist from each group who will then advance to the Finals.
Finals (begin August 11th and end August 17th) – Votes will be reset, and public voting will determine which Finalist will be the winner of the 2023 Favorite Chef Competition (the “People's Choice Grand Prize Winner”), on August 17, 2023. The People's Choice Grand Prize Winner will be announced on or around August 25, 2023.