"Really": 24 in 24: Last Chef Standing fans react to the show's seventh episode ending with a cliffhanger

24 in 24: Last Chef Standing Season 2 aired its sixth and seventh episodes on May 18, 2025. The seventh episode, titled Risk Taking, ended before the elimination could take place.

As for the sixth episode, Gabe Bertaccini was eliminated after participating in shifts 6 and 7. After that, the next episode, which was supposed to have a double elimination, ended on a major cliffhanger. Before the elimination could be announced, the 24 in 24: Last Chef Standing episode ended.

While the viewers were on the edge, they didn't get to see who went home. Later on, fans took to the social media platform X and commented on how the episode featured a cliffhanger and left them all wondering about who went home.

A fan commented about 24 in 24: Last Chef Standing's episode 7 ending:

"@FoodNetwork Really, a cliffhanger on a cooking show? WTF #24in24."

Another fan wrote on X asking why the producers ended the seventh episode with a cliffhanger:

"Why the cliffhanger at the end of 24 in 24 tonight???"

One more fan shared a similar comment on the platform:

"You're going to end #24in24 on that cliffhanger?"

As the seventh episode ended without revealing who was eliminated, a fan commented, asking about who went home:

"I thought it was me! Anybody know who stayed? Was it Lee? Dang!"

A netizen wrote on X:

"Oh thank god. I thought Sling F'D up."

While some fans were concerned about the elimination, a person mentioned how the show was "fun to watch":

"I love Last Chef Standing. The challenges are innovative. Hosts are amazing. Judges critical, yet fair. It is so fun to watch."

One more person commented about who was eliminated from the seventh episode:

"OMG my channel went black before the last chef was announced. Who went home?"

A fan mentioned the sixth episode's eliminated chef, Gabe, and listed out his mistakes:

"Gabe: 8 mistakes (leadership, team forgot a plate and bowl for soup, aggressive anchovy, lost team challenge, crunch, lost round one and three)."

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24 in 24: Last Chef Standing Season 2: After Gabe's elimination in the sixth episode, the seventh episode ended with a major cliffhanger

After Gabe Betraccini's elimination from the 24 in 24: Last Chef Standing Episode 6, the remaining cheftestants on the show were Stephanie Izard, Kevin Lee, Kelsey Murphy, Nini Nguyen, Kathleen O'Brien-Price, Jonathon Sawyer, and Bryan Voltaggio.

The sixth and seventh episodes of the show saw various exciting challenges. It included the soup and sandwich challenge. Participants were divided into two teams. With a Golden Knife, Bryan chose Gabe to compete against him.

During the challenge, there were various curveballs that both teams had to go through. It was the sixteenth hour of the challenge, and the time was 1 a.m. Later in the episode, there were various challenges.

For the seventh episode, the best dish chosen was for the chefs: Nini, Sawyer, Stephanie, and Bryan. The chefs who were at the bottom were: Kelsey, Kathleen, and Kevin. However, before the results were revealed, the episode ended with the viewers on the edge.

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Fans can stream 24 in 24: Last Chef Standing Season 2 episodes on Food Network.