Another episode of “Worst Cooks in America” season 30 aired tonight on Food Network, as the remaining reality TV stars took on another set of culinary challenges. Tonight was all about poolside platters and crab cakes on “Worst Cooks in America” 2026. They all want to be named the winner of season 30, but who got eliminated on “Worst Cooks in America” 2026 tonight? Find out below with our “Worst Cooks in America” spoilers.
Who Went Home on ‘Worst Cooks in America’?
Things got started tonight with a couple of challenges for these contestants. First was a faux-luxury resort being set up, as the contestants had to create poolside platters. Then things shifted a little, as they were taught how to make crab cakes and had to impress their mentors with their newly learned skills. Fan-favorite chef Jeff Mauro and restaurateur Tiffany Derry were putting them to the test, and the contestants were feeling the pressure.
Which contestant will be eliminated tonight on “Worst Cooks in America” 2026? Find out below with our “Worst Cooks in America” results.
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January 18 Live Results – Week 3
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Week 3 Kicks Off
Here we go. Another week of “Worst Cooks in America” season 30. We will provide updates as tonight’s episode airs.
8:15 p.m. – The teams are trying to make their way through a relay race of having to create poolside platters at the Worst Lotus Resort.
8:29 p.m. – The judges taste the dishes, and with a 2-1 advantage, the Blue Team wins this first challenge of the night. For the winning team, all the necessary ingredients and equipment will be waiting at their stations for the next challenge.
8:37 p.m. – For tonight’s Skill Drill challenge, the mentors demonstrate how to make crab cakes for the contestants. Now the contestants have 30 minutes to replicate these crab cakes.
8:47 p.m. – We are now tasting the crab cakes.
8:51 p.m. – For the Red Team, Manila wins. For the Blue Team, CT wins. They will each win the Fillet Mate Advantage for the Main Dish Challenge. That means they will each get two minutes with their mentor to help fillet the fish.
9:08 p.m.- The contestants are working their way through the Main Dish Challenge, which has them cooking seafood dishes. Lots of struggles from everyone.
9:20 p.m. – The contestants with the best dishes are Reza for the Red Team and Ryan for the Blue Team. The contestants up for elimination tonight are Amara for the Red Team and CT for the Blue Team.
Blind Elimination Challenge
For this challenge on “Worst Cooks in America” season 30, they will have 10 minutes to prepare a seared fillet of fish along with a tropical sauce or salsa of their choice. The mentors will taste the dishes, and the contestant with the least successful dish will be headed home.
The judges said this is a close one, but the recruit who is staying is CT. That means “Love & Hip Hop” star Amara has been eliminated tonight on “Worst Cooks in America” 2026.
GettyWhat do you think of tonight’s results?




I think Jeff needs to lay off the botox.