Season 15 Promos and Possible Spoilers

[Fiero425]

18 hours ago, biakbiak said:

According to Tom's twitter they cut John Besh out of the episode he was on.

OMG, you're kidding? It's a real shame; Besh one of my faves who I was rooting for to become an Iron Chef when the FN started that series, "The Next Iron Chef!" I was so hoping he'd win, but it was taken by Chef Simon! I guess the reputation would have been sullied even more if 2 of these guys were IC's at the same time; Mario was still working for them at the time! ;-(

Edited December 14, 2017 by Fiero425

[seltzer3]

So next week is a sudden death quickfire.

It looks like another female is eliminated.   Laura  (although I could be wrong)

Hosea, ew is the judge for the elimination challenge.  Its a food truck challenge (looks like 4 teams of 3)

These are the people who made it past the quickfire.

Black Team-Carrie
Yellow Team-Fatima,Tyler, Joe
Green Team-Joseph, Bruce, Rogilio
Some missing team (Guessing that team wins, because yellow and green are struggling).

 

Future challenges
Snow Challenge-Fatima, Tanya, Carrie (EC)
Fishing challenge-Joe  (QF?)
Kid Challenge-Fatima (QF?)
Rocky Mountain Oysters-Adrienne, Joe

Cooking at a stadium-Christopher, Fatima, Joseph, Bruce? Can't make out the other people
Cooking at some field (giant stoves)-Joseph?
A quickfire with Richard Blais-Joe
Cooking on the street-Adrienne
Fatima is cooking with some muslim women.

 

Potential F9 challenge?
Olympic Medal challenge-Tanya/Christopher/Joe/Joseph/Carrie/Fatima/Adrienne.  Noticed that it is in teams of 3.  
Red-Fatima, Adrienne, Carrie    Blue-Joe/Joseph      White-Tanya/Christopher    

Potential F6?
In the promo: Bruce's wife has a baby (Fatima, Tanya, Christopher, both joes are present).  The way the camera is angled looks like they are the only people left.
 

Regardless, it looks like Fatima, and both Joes look like they went incredibly far.

 

Based on piecing the clips here are my guesses.
13th Lisa
12th Tyler/Rogilio
11th Brother/Tu
10th Brother/Tu 
7th-9th (Adrienne/Carrie and one of Brother/Tu/Tyler/Rogilio)

[biakbiak]

1 minute ago, PoshSprinkles said:

Um, maybe it was iTunes, but I clearly saw John Besh at judges table during the promo for the entire season at the end of the first episode. How do you cut a judge out of an episode where he is at judges table and most likely ate with Tom & company during the challenge??? It'd be easier to put a disclaimer at the beginning of the show stating this was filmed before the allegations made against Besh were known than try to piece together footage without him in it.

I guess will find out because they have said the successful cut him out. Apparently, someone forgot that their was a brief clip of him in the "this season on" preview.

[Special K]

I think they re-shot judging in a season of America's Next Top Model (don't judge me) because the winner turned out to have broken the rules somehow, like maybe she was a felon or a prostitute* or something.  They re-staged/shot the whole final judging, including the judging panel, and picked a new winner.  Which was pretty extreme.

I think they probably just don't include Besh's comments and cut out any wide shots of the judges table.  If it is a walk-around challenge (like a food festival) it would be easier to do than if it's a sit-down dinner challenge.

ETA:  *possibly a stripper?

Edited December 19, 2017 by Special K

[biakbiak]

She was an escort, I personally think it was bullshit that they did that.

Edited December 19, 2017 by biakbiak

[Special K]

48 minutes ago, biakbiak said:

She was an escort, I personally think it was bullshit that they did that.

Thanks for the clarification.  It was pretty rich, given the "values" of that show. 

[Lamb18]

17 hours ago, Special K said:

I think they re-shot judging in a season of America's Next Top Model (don't judge me) because the winner turned out to have broken the rules somehow, like maybe she was a felon or a prostitute* or something.  They re-staged/shot the whole final judging, including the judging panel, and picked a new winner.  Which was pretty extreme.

I think they probably just don't include Besh's comments and cut out any wide shots of the judges table.  If it is a walk-around challenge (like a food festival) it would be easier to do than if it's a sit-down dinner challenge.

ETA:  *possibly a stripper?

It was Angelina and she spoiled that she was the winner before the final episode aired. It wasn't because of her past.

[Special K]

39 minutes ago, Lamb18 said:

It was Angelina and she spoiled that she was the winner before the final episode aired. It wasn't because of her past.

Ah, right.  Thanks for clearing that up!

[Wings]

21 hours ago, Special K said:

Thanks for the clarification.  It was pretty rich, given the "values" of that show. 

She had rough trade on that show and an escort bothered them?  Assault and battery was a common behavior in their "down time." 

[seltzer3]

 

This youtube promo, has a lot of potential spoilers.

1. I think Claudette returns 1:08 (I definitely don't remember her in that scene).

2. Denver Broncos Football challenge.  Is this the final 6  at 1:22?
L-R (Carrie?, Charlie, Joseph, Tanya?, Fatima, Bruce/Claudette?)
This might be actually a final 9 challenge.  White-Charlie, Carrie, Tanya  Red-Adrienne, Fatima, Carrie Blue-Joseph, Joe, ? (Are wearing medals)

3,  Or alternate F6 at :55?  (Joseph, Joe, Fatima, Tanya, Charlie, Bruce?)

4.  Brother or Tu I think are the next to go. Everyone else is accounted in the medal challenge.  I'm leaning towards Brother, because there is a clip of Tu crying (which you would think they would play up for next week's promo).

[bobbobbob199]

I think Lee Anne probably quits, all of the other chefs are accounted for in the promo for the next episode. Too bad, but maybe it was the right decision. It looks like she is having a good time as a mother now!

[Wings]

35 minutes ago, bobbobbob199 said:

I think Lee Anne probably quits, all of the other chefs are accounted for in the promo for the next episode. Too bad, but maybe it was the right decision. It looks like she is having a good time as a mother now!

They wouldn't put her in the promo since it would give away LCK.   I do think she quits though.  

[bobbobbob199]

On 1/3/2018 at 9:23 PM, seltzer3 said:

 

 

This youtube promo, has a lot of potential spoilers.

1. I think Claudette returns 1:08 (I definitely don't remember her in that scene).

2. Denver Broncos Football challenge.  Is this the final 6  at 1:22?
L-R (Carrie?, Charlie, Joseph, Tanya?, Fatima, Bruce/Claudette?)
This might be actually a final 9 challenge.  White-Charlie, Carrie, Tanya  Red-Adrienne, Fatima, Carrie Blue-Joseph, Joe, ? (Are wearing medals)

3,  Or alternate F6 at :55?  (Joseph, Joe, Fatima, Tanya, Charlie, Bruce?)

4.  Brother or Tu I think are the next to go. Everyone else is accounted in the medal challenge.  I'm leaning towards Brother, because there is a clip of Tu crying (which you would think they would play up for next week's promo).

Pretty accurate analysis, in terms of spoilers. Lee Anne almost certainly quits (unless two ppl are eliminated in an upcoming episode), because episode 8 is Restaurant Wars, which always has an even number of contestants. Episode 9 has a sudden death quickfire, and the Broncos challenge is the elimination challenge in episode 9, so there are 6 people left if you do the math. Bruce gets a "special delivery" in episode 7, so his child being born is not necessarily the final 6. Therefore the final 6 are exactly the people in the Broncos pic.

Now, admittedly that picture has one person obscured and one person who is not obvious who it is but they for sure contain Joseph, Bruce, Fatima, Chris, and Carrie. The final person is covered but based on the shoes, only Adrienne makes sense. Plus, she is featured in the Rocky Mountain oyster challenge. Joe Sasto is definitely missing from the Broncos pic but he is in the Rocky Mountain oysters challenge, which is beyond episode 9, so I think he wins LCK. Tu has some unaccounted for scenes so maybe he comes back too.

source: https://www.moviefone.com/tv/top-chef/158119/main/

[nbern]

I actually think the other guy walking into the Broncos stadium is Joe not Joseph.  Joseph has a tattoo on his right arm and you can't see one on that guy. Additionally, Joe always wears a black watch on his left wrist (Joseph has not been seen with one) and the man walking has one on.  In terms of Rocky Mountain Oysters, I agree in assuming it is Adrienne but we also can't know whether or not that shot of her and Joe is cut from a different scene or if it is an upcoming quickfire in the next few episodes (i.e. the Restaurant Wars quickfire).

 

Other than that your presumptions all seem pretty accurate!

[seltzer3]

Nice analysis guys.  Oh wait nbern, the second person you think is Joe.  I thought you thought the third person is Joe.   I thought the third person was Joseph, because the person has a pretty wide build.  I just realize the person in the far right could be lee anne.  The person in the far right has their hair in the bun.  Bruce and Claudette don't have that.  I do agree that the covered person is Adrienne,  (person's foot is pretty small).

So left to right.  Carrie?,  Joe/Charlie?, Joseph, Adrienne (hidden person), Fatima, Leanne?

These are my guesses based on the tv episode guides.

F11/F10-Quickfire (At the top chef Kitchen with Blais) EC (Outside German Village, rainy windy) Brother gets eliminated here, and Claudette? or Leanne gets evacuated if I'm misseeing the F6.
F9-Tanya goes home? (her and Charlie were fighting in another promo in the olympic challenge).  Quickfire (breakfast challenge.  Looks like inside the house 1:08)  EC (teams of 3)
F8-Charlie goes home? Restaurant Wars (looks like no quickfire)
F7-Bruce eliminated in quickfire?? Quickfire (Edible flowers quickfire sudden death) F6-Carrie, Fatima, Joe, Joesph, Lee Anne, Adrienne(Broncos Challenge) (same episode)
F5-Dessert quickfire, Cooking for governor.
The rocky mountain oysters challenge is past episode 11?

The three things that are confusing me are the following.
 

1. Curious what challenge Adrienne is in (42 seconds in)?  I can't tell if it is a quickfire or an elimination, it doesn't really match any of the listed challenges.  She's wearing black and cooking pork (so its not the F9 challenge).  Might be a F5 elimination challenge?

2. Joseph in some challenge (looks like an elimination and not quickfire) (5 seconds in). (It looks like an episode 10 past challenge, because it doesn't really match the descriptions in any of the other ones)
Joe is fishing.  Again doesn't really match any of the descriptions.  Might be a restaurant wars challenge, but he's outside (which most restaurant challenges are inside).  He's not wearing a blue apron, so its not the F9 team challenge either.  Its not the German village or the broncos challenge (since he's in a meadow and not in a stadium)

 

3. Joe is fishing which we haven't seen yet either. Maybe the sudden death quickfire?

Edit* Yeah I meant Chris.  Don't know why I said Charlie.

Edited January 11, 2018 by seltzer3

[PamelaMaeSnap]

Who is Charlie? Or do you mean Chris? Not being facetious, I just find it hard to remember everyone LOL ...

Also, I could not believe they moved Lee Ann on from LCK (or that she WANTED TO) given her pregnancy ... the point she's at, first child, and if she was 27 during S1 she has to be considered a slightly higher-risk pregnancy (I can't remember the medical term for older first-time mom) ... I thought they'd say "it's a tie but we want to give Lee Ann a chance when she's at full health so we're moving Claudette ahead and Lee Ann can come back for a future season."

Hopefully if she has to withdraw she does so with a promise she can come back for a future season when she's ready.

And I don't mean to sound like I'm pregnancy-ist. I went through a rough pregnancy my first and only time and can't imagine in a million years being able to compete at full strength in something like this (not to mention my tastebuds were completely fakakakata). 

[bobbobbob199]

2 hours ago, seltzer3 said:

Nice analysis guys.  Oh wait nbern, the second person you think is Joe.  I thought you thought the third person is Joe.   I thought the third person was Joseph, because the person has a pretty wide build.  I just realize the person in the far right could be lee anne.  The person in the far right has their hair in the bun.  Bruce and Claudette don't have that.  I do agree that the covered person is Adrienne,  (person's foot is pretty small).

So left to right.  Carrie?,  Joe/Charlie?, Joseph, Adrienne (hidden person), Fatima, Leanne?

These are my guesses based on the tv episode guides.

F11/F10-Quickfire (At the top chef Kitchen with Blais) EC (Outside German Village, rainy windy) Brother gets eliminated here, and Claudette? or Leanne gets evacuated if I'm misseeing the F6.
F9-Tanya goes home? (her and Charlie were fighting in another promo in the olympic challenge).  Quickfire (breakfast challenge.  Looks like inside the house 1:08)  EC (teams of 3)
F8-Charlie goes home? Restaurant Wars (looks like no quickfire)
F7-Bruce eliminated in quickfire?? Quickfire (Edible flowers quickfire sudden death) F6-Carrie, Fatima, Joe, Joesph, Lee Anne, Adrienne(Broncos Challenge) (same episode)
F5-Dessert quickfire, Cooking for governor.
The rocky mountain oysters challenge is past episode 11?

The three things that are confusing me are the following.
 

1. Curious what challenge Adrienne is in (42 seconds in)?  I can't tell if it is a quickfire or an elimination, it doesn't really match any of the listed challenges.  She's wearing black and cooking pork (so its not the F9 challenge).  Might be a F5 elimination challenge?

2. Joseph in some challenge (looks like an elimination and not quickfire) (5 seconds in). (It looks like an episode 10 past challenge, because it doesn't really match the descriptions in any of the other ones)
Joe is fishing.  Again doesn't really match any of the descriptions.  Might be a restaurant wars challenge, but he's outside (which most restaurant challenges are inside).  He's not wearing a blue apron, so its not the F9 team challenge either.  Its not the German village or the broncos challenge (since he's in a meadow and not in a stadium)

 

3. Joe is fishing which we haven't seen yet either. Maybe the sudden death quickfire?

Edit* Yeah I meant Chris.  Don't know why I said Charlie.

The person at the right of the Broncos pic is definitely Bruce. He's wearing glasses, and the hair and shoes totally match Bruce. The person on the far left is definitely Carrie and Fatima is definitely the second from left. The big question is which 2 of Chris, Joe S, and Joe F are in that picture. I think its Chris and Joseph Flamm.

Claudette is in the breakfast quickfire, so she makes it to Episode 7.

Episode 6: Lee Anne (quit), Brother

Episode 7-9 QF: Tanya, Claudette, Joe Sasto (?)

There seems to be outside cooking with meadows in an episode beyond episode 10, which includes the Rocky Mountain Oysters stuff featuring the Voltaggios. Adrienne, Joe Sasto, and(maybe) Joseph seem to make it to this stage of the competition. This may even be the finale, after someone has returned from LCK. But Joe Sasto isn't in the Broncos final 6, so he wins LCK. 

Edited January 11, 2018 by bobbobbob199

[LeighLeigh]

I've been snooping on Instagram. Based on LeeAnne's Instagram, I think that she will be sent home on tonight's episode. There is a gap in posts for about 10 days in May 2017 on her account.  Other contestants, Claudette, Carrie, Joe S., seemed to be off of social media for about six weeks (mid-May to end of June 2017). 

I am am also curious about a post on Carrie's account by Chris. On October 13, 2017, he said, "I'm so very proud of you." Hmmm, could the final two be Chris and Carrie, and Carrie wins the whole thing?

[nbern]

I think the person with the dark apron and the dark hat is Joe Sasto not Joseph Flamm since you can see his inside right arm and there is no tattoo there.  Additionally, I was looking at the shoes of the top chef contestants and the shoes actually look more like claudette's than Adrienne's. Adrienne wears Yellow Converse generally and claudette where sneakers with a white and purple design (like the shoes in the video). But also, I just am not as huge fan of adrienne so might be wishful thinking.

[bobbobbob199]

OK so my conclusion is Joe Sasto is eliminated, but reenters...

Bravo just released a video that reveals the final 5.

the final 6 at Bronco stadium are Bruce, Fatima, Chris, Joseph, Adrienne, Carrie

the final 5 are Joe Sasto, Joseph Flamm, Chris, Adrienne, and Carrie

We know that the final 5 contains all 3 of Joe S, Joe F, and Chris, but for sure only 2 of them are in this final 6, so someone returns between then. After the Bronco challenge and the following episode Bruce and Fatima are eliminated. Then, Joe Sasto returns.

Then the Rocky Mountain Oysters is beyond even episode 11, so Adrienne and Joe Sasto are for sure in the final 4. Actually, if you look at the second second of the trailer, I think that is the final 4 right there. 0:19 is another shot of the final 4, too.

Ep 7, 8, 9 Sudden Death: Tanya, Claudette, and Joe Sasto eliminated

Ep 9 Elimination and Ep 10: Bruce and Fatima eliminated

Ep 10 or Ep 11 start: Joe Sasto returns

Ep 11: Carrie wins QF, either Carrie or Joe F eliminated

Final 4- Adrienne, Joe S, Chris, Joe F OR Carrie

LOL Bravo doesn't do a really good job with the trailers and all. It's pretty easy to guess who is going home. Actually, based on given information I think it was possible to predict every single elimination and quit thus far. Even the two people returning, it was obvious based on a video preview put out that had both lee anne and Claudette

Edited January 12, 2018 by bobbobbob199

[PhoneCop]

I'm just stunned Adrienne makes it that far, given that she's a chronic underseasoner (for this show's purposes), has yet to be on top, and has been in the bottom four times already. She must put out nothing but salt licks from here on. Masterful salt licks.

Also not sure how I feel about that F4, but at least Claudette doesn't make it.

[seltzer3]

19 hours ago, LeighLeigh said:

I've been snooping on Instagram. Based on LeeAnne's Instagram, I think that she will be sent home on tonight's episode. There is a gap in posts for about 10 days in May 2017 on her account.  Other contestants, Claudette, Carrie, Joe S., seemed to be off of social media for about six weeks (mid-May to end of June 2017). 

I am am also curious about a post on Carrie's account by Chris. On October 13, 2017, he said, "I'm so very proud of you." Hmmm, could the final two be Chris and Carrie, and Carrie wins the whole thing?

Leighleigh.  I think you might be on to something.  I remember Antonia did the same thing in all stars, where she did a twitter shout out to Mike Isabella and Richard Blais (before All-Stars aired).

I'm sad that Fatima doesn't make it to F4.  Kind of hilarious how we all figured out majority of the season, is Bravo even trying to cover things anymore?  I remember the first 5-6 seasons were pretty hard to find spoilers.

So next week White team definitely loses. (Chris, Claudette, and Tanya are on that team).  The argument in the preview looks pretty tense.  I think Blue team wins (Joe, Joseph, Bruce), because there is a clip of Fatima on the red team (Fatima, Carrie, Adrienne) looking like she's about to cry. 

[PamelaMaeSnap]

So much for my theory of Fatima for the win. And so much for my staying unspoiled (though they generally do a pretty good job of not revealing too much) ... but Carrie? Blerg.

[LeighLeigh]

Yes, I spend too much time on their social media. There are lots of chefs' comments about Carrie's "fancy toast". Could be nothing. Or it could be a nod to something that she prepares in a future episode. 

Season 13 already had a toast challenge. Who knows, maybe it's an upcoming dish in the finale? Just guessing. We shall wait and see.

[dleighg]

18 minutes ago, LeighLeigh said:

Season 13 already had a toast challenge. Who knows, maybe it's an upcoming dish in the finale? Just guessing. We shall wait and see.

you mean like "avocado toast"? My kids (21 and 24) love to talk about "the media' saying that their demographic is poor because they eat too much avocado toast. 

[Blonde Gator]

Speaking of toast.....this is a great TC-related vid of Eric Ripert's kitchen with Gail making him Welsh Rarebit.  Fun!  (Wish he'd do more judging, love Chef Ripert).

[bobbobbob199]

56 minutes ago, LeighLeigh said:

Yes, I spend too much time on their social media. There are lots of chefs' comments about Carrie's "fancy toast". Could be nothing. Or it could be a nod to something that she prepares in a future episode. 

Season 13 already had a toast challenge. Who knows, maybe it's an upcoming dish in the finale? Just guessing. We shall wait and see.

What did they say? The onion soup toast http://www.bravotv.com/top-chef/season-15/episode-5/videos/carrie-bairds-winning-quickfire-dish is probably what they are talking about...final 5 quickfire which Carrie wins. The clip gives away who the final 5 are.

Was her toast THAT good...they gave away the final 5 and everyone talking about it on social media over a piece of bread?

[seltzer3]

23 minutes ago, bobbobbob199 said:

What did they say? The onion soup toast http://www.bravotv.com/top-chef/season-15/episode-5/videos/carrie-bairds-winning-quickfire-dish is probably what they are talking about...final 5 quickfire which Carrie wins. The clip gives away who the final 5 are.

Was her toast THAT good...they gave away the final 5 and everyone talking about it on social media over a piece of bread?

Wow, I cannot believe that they uploaded a videoclip of a final 5 quickfire.  That is so bad.  Well, that's the challenge I was trying to figure out where Adrienne was at.

I do think Carrie is the one that makes it to the F4, and not Joe Flamm.  Just because of the comments other chefs made on the social media.  Also, its weird for them to highlight a quickfire win (when they haven't weekly) for a person who got eliminated at the same round.

Edited January 17, 2018 by seltzer3

[Blonde Gator]

Thanks for that link....I also found this updated link.

Fatima underwent surgery today to remove the cancerous tumor from her left shoulder.  Hopefully this is the end of the end of her cancer...article said she's already had four rounds of chemo.

http://www.bravotv.com/the-daily-dish/top-chef-season-15-contestant-fatima-ali-undergoes-surgery-to-remove-cancer-photos

Prayers and Godspeed, Chef Fati!

[LeighLeigh]

I can't watch Carrie's video up here in Canada. Who are the final five? Is it Carrie, Adrienne, Joe F., Chris and Bruce?

As for Carrie's Instagram posts, she posts a lot of photos of toast topped with yummy ingredients. The hashtag is #fancytoast. The other chefs write back positive comments on how tasty it looks, also with the hashtag #fancytoast.  (Like it's an inside joke between them.)

[cooksdelight]

Yeah, who are the final 5? I could see Chris, but the rest were a blur.

[bobbobbob199]

11 minutes ago, LeighLeigh said:

I can't watch Carrie's video up here in Canada. Who are the final five? Is it Carrie, Adrienne, Joe F., Chris and Bruce?

As for Carrie's Instagram posts, she posts a lot of photos of toast topped with yummy ingredients. The hashtag is #fancytoast. The other chefs write back positive comments on how tasty it looks, also with the hashtag #fancytoast.  (Like it's an inside joke between them.)

 

6 minutes ago, cooksdelight said:

Yeah, who are the final 5? I could see Chris, but the rest were a blur.

They are Chris, Joe Sasto, Joe Flamm, Carrie, and Adrienne. See my above post...Joe Sasto is probably eliminated at one point but comes back, probably at the start of said episode. @cooksdelight watch the episode, it is obvious who it is...

[biakbiak]

It's lovely that Padma has been there to support Fatima through this, she has been to some of her chemo too. Padma's mom was actually an oncology nurse at Slosn Kettering when she was growing up and her partner of several years was also treated there.

Edited January 17, 2018 by biakbiak

[cooksdelight]

Wonder why they called it Episode 5?

[cooksdelight]

Bruce just said he’s headed to Tokyo, could that be where the finale is happening?

[biakbiak]

If it was i doubt he would mention it because of the NDA he had to sign.

[dleighg]

hasn't the finale already happened?

[biakbiak]

I dont think anyone knows. They used to wait and film the finale when the show was airing around the time they aired the final five but the last few years they have filmed it before the season started airing, I think last season there was only a week or two between when the main show wrapped and they filmed the finale. 

Edited January 18, 2018 by biakbiak

[cooksdelight]

He said he’d be there in 2 weeks and was looking for recommendations on restaurants, etc. He didn’t say it had anything to do with TC.

[biakbiak]

2 minutes ago, cooksdelight said:

He said he’d be there in 2 weeks and was looking for recommendations on restaurants, etc. He didn’t say it had anything to do with TC.

Padma has been in St. Croix and NY so he is most likely just there on vacation. In the past TC contestants couldn't be on SM during filming much less alluding to location.

[LeighLeigh]

Watching the episode now. Tanya and Claudette are not working well together. Nice to Brooke again. 

I think that this was the episode that Besh was edited out of. 

[LeighLeigh]

bobbobbob199: I love your predictions mentioned above. What do you think will happen tonight? Joe Sasto goes home and beats Brother in Last Chance Kitchen?

I can't see them sending Claudette back to LCK so soon.

On the other hand, the top 6 video still looks like Joe Sasto to me (posture, build, black watch). 

What do y'all predict tonight?

[hendersonrocks]

At the end of last night's promo for the rest of the season we see/hear Padma say the congrats, you're Top Chef line - and the cheers from the peanut gallery were striking...it felt, I don't know, happier than usual? Am I crazy? It made me think who of the remaining cheftestants would engender that type of happiness and I could only come up with three: Big Joe, Bruce, and Fatima.

[biakbiak]

10 minutes ago, hendersonrocks said:

At the end of last night's promo for the rest of the season we see/hear Padma say the congrats, you're Top Chef line - and the cheers from the peanut gallery were striking...it felt, I don't know, happier than usual? Am I crazy? It made me think who of the remaining cheftestants would engender that type of happiness and I could only come up with three: Big Joe, Bruce, and Fatima.

I would be so disappointed if it's Bruce and don't think he is a particular favorite but it's also difficult to judge based on applause because they have been all over the map on who is present for the reveal of TC from just the finalists, sometimes the sous chefs, and other configurations.

Edited January 26, 2018 by biakbiak

[Wings]

On 1/16/2018 at 6:17 PM, bobbobbob199 said:

What did they say? The onion soup toast http://www.bravotv.com/top-chef/season-15/episode-5/videos/carrie-bairds-winning-quickfire-dish is probably what they are talking about...final 5 quickfire which Carrie wins. The clip gives away who the final 5 are.

Was her toast THAT good...they gave away the final 5 and everyone talking about it on social media over a piece of bread?

I cannot access that link. Cab you name F5 for me please?  

[Mrs. P.]

According to bobbobbob199 above, the final five are Chris, Joe Sasto, Joe Flamm, Carrie, and Adrienne.

[MerBearHou]

33 minutes ago, Mrs. P. said:

According to bobbobbob199 above, the final five are Chris, Joe Sasto, Joe Flamm, Carrie, and Adrienne.

I'm good with that!  I like all 5 of them for different reasons.  Rooting for Joe Flamm and then Chris for Top Chef winner.

[nbern]

http://www.bravotv.com/top-chef/season-15/videos/still-to-come-this-season-on-top-chef

https://www.moviefone.com/tv/top-chef/158119/season-15/

 

So from these sources it seems like we know the top 4 and the elimination order 

Be warned!!!

Sudden Death Quickfire: Joseph 

Broncos Elimination Challenge: Fatima (meaning Bruce was also on the bottom)

Governor Elimination Challenge: Bruce

LCK Winner: Joseph (comes back at Final four)

Episode 11 Elimination (w/ Wylie Dufresne): Chris

Final Four: Adrienne, Joe, Joseph, and Carrie

- All can be seen greeting their family which is the Episode 12 Elimination Challenge in addition to Joe and Adrienne and Carrie all being seen at the Rocky Mountain Oyster Quickfire

 

Speculation: 

I still don't know where the Fishing challenge comes in that you can see Joseph in this preview and Joe in the other preview participating in. That might be Final 3 but can't be certain (could also be part of a challenge that we don't realize - i.e. Episode 11 Elimination Challenge).

Additionally, it seems like Joseph makes it far because there is also the clip of him cooking on the big station outside.

Also at 2:01 in the first trailer you can see Adrienne and Joe at a Quickfire Challenge outside with a wagon in the background (could be from something upcoming still)

So.. from these it seems like either Adrienne or Carrie gets out at 4.  

If anyone finds other info in the trailers about the top 3 and beyond that'd be awesome!

[bobbobbob199]

2 hours ago, nbern said:

http://www.bravotv.com/top-chef/season-15/videos/still-to-come-this-season-on-top-chef

https://www.moviefone.com/tv/top-chef/158119/season-15/

 

So from these sources it seems like we know the top 4 and the elimination order 

Be warned!!!

Sudden Death Quickfire: Joseph 

Broncos Elimination Challenge: Fatima (meaning Bruce was also on the bottom)

Governor Elimination Challenge: Bruce

LCK Winner: Joseph (comes back at Final four)

Episode 11 Elimination (w/ Wylie Dufresne): Chris

Final Four: Adrienne, Joe, Joseph, and Carrie

- All can be seen greeting their family which is the Episode 12 Elimination Challenge in addition to Joe and Adrienne and Carrie all being seen at the Rocky Mountain Oyster Quickfire

 

Speculation: 

I still don't know where the Fishing challenge comes in that you can see Joseph in this preview and Joe in the other preview participating in. That might be Final 3 but can't be certain (could also be part of a challenge that we don't realize - i.e. Episode 11 Elimination Challenge).

Additionally, it seems like Joseph makes it far because there is also the clip of him cooking on the big station outside.

Also at 2:01 in the first trailer you can see Adrienne and Joe at a Quickfire Challenge outside with a wagon in the background (could be from something upcoming still)

So.. from these it seems like either Adrienne or Carrie gets out at 4.  

If anyone finds other info in the trailers about the top 3 and beyond that'd be awesome!

Good analysis, building off of the earlier info. Yeah, the Bronco pic does indeed have Joe S not Joe F, meaning Joe F wins LCK. Looks like the finale will be Staying in Colorado. The final 4 are Adrienne, Joe, Joseph, and Carrie.

Adrienne, Joe S, and Joseph are all seen going fishing. And it seems like fishing isn't one of the activities in the first 12 episodes, so I'm pretty sure Adrienne Joe S and Joe F are the final 3.

This last part is only my speculation, but of the three Joe S seems like the only possible winner. Adrienne and Joseph's edit just doesn't seem like that of a winner.

Edited January 27, 2018 by bobbobbob199

[LeighLeigh]

I have just spent way too long on Instagram. Here is my new prediction: Joe Sasto wins and Carrie is runner-up.

Joe posts sparsely on Instagram and I couldn't find any recent interviews with him. It is as if he is hiding out and waiting for the press he will do from winning.

Joe is also getting a lot of congratulations on the opening of the restaurant where he works. Why the kudos if he only works there? Maybe the other contestants are congratulating him because he is actually an investor in the restaurant using his Top Chef winnings. Maybe?

On the day that the contestants' names were announced, Chris sends Carrie a message saying, "I am so very proud of you, my friend." I believe that Chris is being kind to the second-placer who often gets forgotten once the show is over.

Agree that Adrienne is not getting the winner's edit, but her Instagram is pretty sparse as well. 

 Agree that Flamm wins LCK. He also seems like a really awesome guy.