Antonia Lofaso, Food Network win on 'Tournament of Champions VI'

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Antonia Lofaso was crowned the champion on Sunday night’s finale of “Tournament of Champions VI,” taking home the belt and prize of $150,000.

After weeks of dominating the randomizer and going head-to-head with some of the most talented chefs in the culinary world, Lofaso won the final round of the win-or-go-home competition. She defeated Sara Bradley.

Throughout the action-packed tournament, host and executive producer Guy Fieri put the culinary skills of 32 of the nation’s most celebrated chefs to the test in the bracket-style, single-elimination tournament.

“I did not initially want to come back and compete this year,” Lofaso said. “I had been there five times before and done well, so thought maybe that could be enough; but a change in perspective and a change of heart had me back in the hunt for the title. Winning ‘TOC’ has truly been an incredible journey and one of the greatest moments of my life.”

The pressure and emotions were high in the final cooking battle as newcomer chef Bradley, faced off against No. 1 seed and six-time “TOC” competitor, chef Lofaso. The randomizer dished out some welcome, and not so welcome, items in the final battle that dictated that the chefs make a hot and cold dish using wagyu beef, huitlacoche, and a sausage stuffer – plus not one, but two wildcard envelopes that added additional requirements of one dish being spicy and one dish being sticky. After racing around the kitchen to complete their dishes in only 60 minutes, the competitors watched as the judges entered, including “TOC” champions Maneet Chauhan, Mei Lin and Brooke Williamson, as well as surprise judge and icon Martha Stewart.

When the tasting and deliberating was done, it was Lofaso’s glazed sticky beef salad and spicy wagyu sausage and huitlacoche mash that scored the highest, and with that a new champion was crowned – earning the title, the belt and $150,000.

“ ‘TOC’ is consistently one of Food Network’s top-rated series – and this season proved why – with unbelievable cooking and creativity; intense, fast-paced competition; and an exciting finish with a newcomer facing off against a six-time contender who almost didn’t come back,” said Betsy Ayala, head of content, food, Warner Bros. Discovery. “It was lights-out action all season long, culminating in a fairytale ending as TOC’s own Antonia Lofaso makes history as the season six champion.”

Antonia Lofaso wins “Tournament of Champions VI.” (Photograph courtesy of Food Network)

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Food Network’s “Tournament of Champions” wrapped season six by scoring big with viewers as it crowned a new champion. During its run, the series ranked as the No. 1 non-news/sports cable program for P25-54 on Sunday nights, with the finale episode notching a season-high 1.09 P25-54 /1.26 W25-54 L3 rating. The season reached nearly 12 million P2+ cross-platform viewers (across Food Network/Max/Discovery+) and is on track to be Food Network’s highest-rated series among P25-54 for the fifth year in a row – with ratings up 91% vs. prior six-week timeslot benchmarks. The series has also resonated online with “TOC”-related content earning more than 66 million social impressions, 40 million video views (5% year over year) and 2 million engagements (80% YOY) across platforms to date.

“Once again, ‘Tournament of Champions’ showed why it is one of Food Network’s top-rated series that viewers love,” Ayala said. “It delivered lights-out action all season long with intense battles and dramatic turns culminating in a fairytale ending.”

“Tournament of Champions VI” was produced by Knuckle Sandwich and Lando Entertainment for Food Network.

Ratings source: Nielsen L+3 data, Prime (8P-11P), 3/2/25-4/20/25. Linear reach based on a 1-minute qualifier across premieres & repeats in Total Day, streaming reach based on internal data. Cable ranking based on premiere & repeat delivery.

“Tournament of Champions VI” finale group shot with winner Antonia Lofaso. From left: backstage reporter Hunter Fieri, sideline reporter/season III belt-holder Tiffani Faison, seasons II and V winner Maneet Chauhan, season one champion Brooke Williamson, Lofaso, Guy Fieri, season IV champion Mei Lin, judges’ correspondent Simon Majumdar, and sideline reporter Justin Warner. (Photograph courtesy of Food Network)