When all is said and done tonight on “America’s Culinary Cup” season 1, we will know which of the final three chefs won the “America’s Culinary Cup” finale. We got to watch the chefs take on the final Culinary Commandment of the season, and then Padma Lakshmi picked the winner of “America’s Culinary Cup” season 1. Find out who won “America’s Culinary Cup” 2026 with our spoilers below.
Who Won ‘America’s Culinary Cup’ Season 1
While it seems like this new cooking competition just got started, we are at the end of its first season. These chefs have given it their all to make it to the finale. The final challenges will take place, and then Padma Lakshmi and the other judges will reveal the scores from tonight’s challenges. Those scores will decide which chef will win “America’s Culinary Cup” 2026.
Who wins on “America’s Culinary Cup” season 1? We made our predictions earlier on who we thought it would be, but find out below with our “America’s Culinary Cup” results.
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May 13 Live Results – Finale
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The Finale Begins
The final three chefs are in place. We will start by taking on the final Culinary Commandment. This is a 90-minute finale, so we’ll provide updates as tonight’s finale airs. Keep refreshing this page for the latest results!
9:45 p.m. – For the first challenge, the final three will take on the final Culinary Commandment: Innovation. They have to reimagine the dish of one legendary chef. They have two hours to do this dish, and the chef with the lowest score will be eliminated!
9:56 p.m. – Tasting of the dishes has started, as the judges seemed to love Cara’s dish. Chris is now plating, but struggling. He keeps breaking all the egg yolks.
10:07 p.m. – All of the dishes have been served, judged, and scored. In first place was Cara, so she is moving on to the final challenge. The other chef joining her is coming after the commercial break!
10:15 p.m. – The full results are in, and in a shocker, Matt finished at the bottom with 103 points. That means he has been eliminated tonight! Cara and Chris will compete in the final challenge with a chance of winning it all tonight.
CBSFinal Challenge
10:25 p.m. – Cara and Chris have started on the final challenge, which has them cooking a three-course meal that tells their Past, Present, and Future. Chris started serving the first course.
10:38 p.m. – Chris has served his second dish, which the judges loved. Cara is up next, but nervous. She is serving a dish that comes from Padma’s hometown, so no pressure!
10:52 p.m. – The dishes have all been served. The judges have scored the dishes. The difference between the two is just four points, but the winner will be named after the commercial break!
Results: There were 360 points up for grabs tonight. The results came down to just four points! The winner of “America’s Culinary Cup” is Cara, with 278 points. Chris finished with 274 points.
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