# Hell's Kitchen (American TV series) season 24
Season 24 of the American competitive cooking television series *[Hell's Kitchen](https://www.edgepedia.org/hells-kitchen-american-tv-series)*, subtitled **Battle of The States**, premiered on Fox on September 25, 2025 and ran for 16 episodes, hosted and judged by [Gordon Ramsay](https://www.edgepedia.org/gordon-ramsay).[1](https://www.tvmaze.com/seasons/186486/hells-kitchen-season-24) • [2](https://www.goldderby.com/lists/hells-kitchen-season-24-chefs-battle-of-the-states/) It was the second of two seasons produced at [Foxwoods Resort Casino](https://www.edgepedia.org/foxwoods-resort-casino) in Mashantucket, Connecticut, where one of Ramsay's Hell's Kitchen restaurants is located.[3](https://www.foxflash.com/shows/hells-kitchen/releases/view/fox-dishes-up-more-fiery-seasons-of-hells-kitchen-renewing-gordon-ramsays-hit-culinary-competition-series-for-seasons-23-and-24)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Premiere and run | September 25, 2025 on Fox, Thursday nights in the fall; 16 episodes airing into January 2026[2](https://www.goldderby.com/lists/hells-kitchen-season-24-chefs-battle-of-the-states/) • [1](https://www.tvmaze.com/seasons/186486/hells-kitchen-season-24) • [4](https://hellskitchen.fandom.com/wiki/Season_24) |
| Theme | "Battle of The States": 50 semi-finalists cut to a Top 20, each chef representing a different state[5](https://www.fox.com/watch/episode/fmc-cdbu9cs88o1wh2h1/making-a-state-ment) |
| Filming location | Foxwoods Resort Casino, Mashantucket, Connecticut[3](https://www.foxflash.com/shows/hells-kitchen/releases/view/fox-dishes-up-more-fiery-seasons-of-hells-kitchen-renewing-gordon-ramsays-hit-culinary-competition-series-for-seasons-23-and-24) |
| Winner | Ellie Parker, a sous chef from Las Vegas, Nevada; runner-up Jada Vidal[6](https://www.goldderby.com/reality-tv/2026/hells-kitchen-season-24-finale-ellie-jada/) |
| Prize | Head Chef position at Hell's Kitchen Foxwoods Resort Casino, with a $250,000 salary[4](https://hellskitchen.fandom.com/wiki/Season_24) |
| Streaming | Available on Prime Video[7](https://www.primevideo.com/detail/0HD0XA1H33GKS16IHQYH5KG3D2) |
## Format and theme
The season's premise was a state-by-state contest. According to Fox's official episode page, 50 semi-finalists were whittled down to a Top 20 that advanced to the kitchen, and the chefs carried the torch for their state throughout the entire competition.[5](https://www.fox.com/watch/episode/fmc-cdbu9cs88o1wh2h1/making-a-state-ment) For the first time in *Hell's Kitchen* history, every chef was from and represented a different place.[5](https://www.fox.com/watch/episode/fmc-cdbu9cs88o1wh2h1/making-a-state-ment) • [7](https://www.primevideo.com/detail/0HD0XA1H33GKS16IHQYH5KG3D2) TV database listings describe Ramsay's team scouring the country to find one worthy chef from each of the 50 states.[1](https://www.tvmaze.com/seasons/186486/hells-kitchen-season-24)
The Top 20 was divided by gender into red and blue teams, the standard structure of the American version, which follows two teams competing through progressive elimination for a head-chef position at one of Ramsay's restaurants.[4](https://hellskitchen.fandom.com/wiki/Season_24) • [2](https://www.goldderby.com/lists/hells-kitchen-season-24-chefs-battle-of-the-states/) The season opened with a Signature Dish Challenge before the first dinner service.[2](https://www.goldderby.com/lists/hells-kitchen-season-24-chefs-battle-of-the-states/)
One detail of the premiere cut is reported differently: Fox's own page says 50 semi-finalists were reduced to a Top 20,[5](https://www.fox.com/watch/episode/fmc-cdbu9cs88o1wh2h1/making-a-state-ment) while TVmaze's episode summary says Ramsay whittled the field to a Top 18 that advanced to the kitchen.[1](https://www.tvmaze.com/seasons/186486/hells-kitchen-season-24) The network's figure of 20 matches the cast size listed elsewhere and is used here.
## Contestants
Twenty chefs competed, each representing a different [U.S. state](https://www.edgepedia.org/u-s-state), with men on the blue team and women on the red team.[4](https://hellskitchen.fandom.com/wiki/Season_24) Named cast members include Maddy Bender (New York), Jon Boyd (Georgia), Chris Faison (New Jersey), Carlos Walker (Alaska), and Antonio Wormley ([New Hampshire](https://www.edgepedia.org/new-hampshire)), among others.[4](https://hellskitchen.fandom.com/wiki/Season_24) The winner, Ellie Parker, was a 25-year-old sous chef from Las Vegas, Nevada.[4](https://hellskitchen.fandom.com/wiki/Season_24)
## Episodes and challenges
The premiere, "Making a State-ment", aired September 25, 2025.[8](https://www.thetvdb.com/series/hells-kitchen-us/seasons/official/24) Later titled episodes include "Cook for Your Life" (November 13, 2025), "Battle for Black Jackets" (January 1, 2026), and "Queens of the Kitchen" (January 8, 2026).[8](https://www.thetvdb.com/series/hells-kitchen-us/seasons/official/24) The fan wiki records the season's final episode airing January 22, 2026.[4](https://hellskitchen.fandom.com/wiki/Season_24)
Challenges drew on the state theme and on guest judges. Prime Video's episode descriptions list a scallop-preparation challenge, a speed breakfast challenge cooked for local [Connecticut](https://www.edgepedia.org/connecticut) police officers, a "State To Plate" challenge built around license-plate ingredients, and a Mexican-dish challenge judged by the chef Gabriela Cámara alongside Ramsay.[7](https://www.primevideo.com/detail/0HD0XA1H33GKS16IHQYH5KG3D2) In the final four, the chefs were given only 10 minutes and $25 to grocery shop for their first challenge's dish.[7](https://www.primevideo.com/detail/0HD0XA1H33GKS16IHQYH5KG3D2)
**Finale menus.** In the finale, one brigade planned a luxurious steakhouse menu while the other fused Cuban and Asian ingredients.[7](https://www.primevideo.com/detail/0HD0XA1H33GKS16IHQYH5KG3D2) The steakhouse side offered appetizers such as scallop ceviche, beef tartare, seafood bisque, sweet pea capellini, and steamed mussels, with entrées including pan-seared ribeye, airline chicken breast, roasted duck breast, crispy-skin salmon, and branzino; the fusion menu featured hiramasa crudo, lobster salad tostones, squid ink capellini, cumin-dusted scallops, white miso gnocchi, chicken palomilla, [pork tenderloin](https://www.edgepedia.org/pork-tenderloin), Chilean sea bass, New York strip steak, and pecan-crusted snapper.[6](https://www.goldderby.com/reality-tv/2026/hells-kitchen-season-24-finale-ellie-jada/) Ellie assigned her brigade's stations: Cydni on hot apps, Lisa on meat, Jayden on fish, and [Alexandra](https://www.edgepedia.org/alexandra) on garnish.[6](https://www.goldderby.com/reality-tv/2026/hells-kitchen-season-24-finale-ellie-jada/)
## Winner and prize
Ellie Parker of Nevada won season 24, with Jada Vidal the runner-up; after the announcement Ramsay comforted Jada, telling her, "You're so young. There's so much in front of you."[6](https://www.goldderby.com/reality-tv/2026/hells-kitchen-season-24-finale-ellie-jada/) Ramsay stated that Ellie Parker won season 24 and became his next head chef at Hell's Kitchen Foxwoods Resort and Casino, calling her decisive, confident, resilient, and a natural-born leader.[6](https://www.goldderby.com/reality-tv/2026/hells-kitchen-season-24-finale-ellie-jada/) • [9](https://www.ctinsider.com/entertainment/article/hells-kitchen-ct-gordon-ramsay-season-24-finale-21308793.php) The fan wiki gives the prize as the Head Chef position at Hell's Kitchen Foxwoods Resort Casino in Mashantucket, Connecticut, with a $250,000 salary.[4](https://hellskitchen.fandom.com/wiki/Season_24) Parker was slated to appear in season 25 alongside 14 other past winners to mark the show's 25th season.[4](https://hellskitchen.fandom.com/wiki/Season_24)
## Season in context
Season 24 introduced the franchise's first all-state casting format, and its outcome set several firsts: the fan wiki records it as the only season in which all of the Black Jackets, the black-jacketed finalists of the season's endgame, were women, and the first season with an all-female final five, as well as the first since season 16 with an all-female final three.[4](https://hellskitchen.fandom.com/wiki/Season_24) The season also featured an updated jacket design, with color restored on the shoulder and button positions marked by a solid line.[4](https://hellskitchen.fandom.com/wiki/Season_24)
The Foxwoods arrangement carried over from season 23: Fox announced both seasons together as a two-season production at the Connecticut casino.[3](https://www.foxflash.com/shows/hells-kitchen/releases/view/fox-dishes-up-more-fiery-seasons-of-hells-kitchen-renewing-gordon-ramsays-hit-culinary-competition-series-for-seasons-23-and-24) The renewal took the series, which premiered on Fox on May 30, 2005, past 350 episodes.[3](https://www.foxflash.com/shows/hells-kitchen/releases/view/fox-dishes-up-more-fiery-seasons-of-hells-kitchen-renewing-gordon-ramsays-hit-culinary-competition-series-for-seasons-23-and-24) As a ratings baseline, Fox reported that the season 22 premiere had delivered the show's most-streamed season debut ever and ranked as Fall 2023's #1 cooking show among Adults 18-49 and Total Viewers; no comparable season 24 figures appear in the sources used here.[3](https://www.foxflash.com/shows/hells-kitchen/releases/view/fox-dishes-up-more-fiery-seasons-of-hells-kitchen-renewing-gordon-ramsays-hit-culinary-competition-series-for-seasons-23-and-24)
## Production and broadcast
Fox renewed *Hell's Kitchen* for seasons 23 and 24 in an announcement made by Allison Wallach, President, Unscripted Programming, of FOX Entertainment.[3](https://www.foxflash.com/shows/hells-kitchen/releases/view/fox-dishes-up-more-fiery-seasons-of-hells-kitchen-renewing-gordon-ramsays-hit-culinary-competition-series-for-seasons-23-and-24) The series is produced by ITV America's ITV Entertainment in association with A. Smith & Co. Productions, with Gordon Ramsay, Arthur Smith, Kent Weed, Kenny Rosen, and Bernie Schaeffer as executive producers.[3](https://www.foxflash.com/shows/hells-kitchen/releases/view/fox-dishes-up-more-fiery-seasons-of-hells-kitchen-renewing-gordon-ramsays-hit-culinary-competition-series-for-seasons-23-and-24) The season aired Thursday nights in the fall on Fox[2](https://www.goldderby.com/lists/hells-kitchen-season-24-chefs-battle-of-the-states/) and is available for streaming on Prime Video.[7](https://www.primevideo.com/detail/0HD0XA1H33GKS16IHQYH5KG3D2) TheTVDB lists the episodes at 43 minutes each.[8](https://www.thetvdb.com/series/hells-kitchen-us/seasons/official/24)
## References
1. [Season 24 – Hell's Kitchen, TVmaze](https://www.tvmaze.com/seasons/186486/hells-kitchen-season-24)
2. ['Hell's Kitchen' Season 24 cast: Meet the 20 chefs competing, Gold Derby](https://www.goldderby.com/lists/hells-kitchen-season-24-chefs-battle-of-the-states/)
3. [FOX Dishes Up More Fiery Seasons of Hell's Kitchen, Fox Flash press release](https://www.foxflash.com/shows/hells-kitchen/releases/view/fox-dishes-up-more-fiery-seasons-of-hells-kitchen-renewing-gordon-ramsays-hit-culinary-competition-series-for-seasons-23-and-24)
4. [Season 24, Hell's Kitchen Wiki (Fandom)](https://hellskitchen.fandom.com/wiki/Season_24)
5. [Making a State-ment – Hell's Kitchen on FOX](https://www.fox.com/watch/episode/fmc-cdbu9cs88o1wh2h1/making-a-state-ment)
6. [Hell's Kitchen Season 24 finale recap: Who won?, Gold Derby](https://www.goldderby.com/reality-tv/2026/hells-kitchen-season-24-finale-ellie-jada/)
7. [Hell's Kitchen Season 24, Prime Video](https://www.primevideo.com/detail/0HD0XA1H33GKS16IHQYH5KG3D2)
8. [Hell's Kitchen (US) – Battle of the States – Season 24, TheTVDB.com](https://www.thetvdb.com/series/hells-kitchen-us/seasons/official/24)
9. [Hells Kitchen Ct Gordon Ramsay Season 24 Finale 21308793, ctinsider.com](https://www.ctinsider.com/entertainment/article/hells-kitchen-ct-gordon-ramsay-season-24-finale-21308793.php)
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