Tournament of Champions Season 6 Finale Recap: Four female chefs compete in a fierce battle, after which Antonia Lofaso won the title

Food Network premiered the Tournament of Champions Season 6 Finale on Sunday, April 20, 2025. Four female finalists, including Antonia Lofaso, Lee Anne Wong, Britt Rescingno, and Sara Bradley, competed in a finale battle.

It resulted in Antonia Lofaso's win, who had lost the previous season by one point. Fans might know that she had participated in all six seasons of the Food Network show and finally got her win.

Britt Rescingno and Lee Anne Wong were eliminated after the semi-final round. It resulted in the finale battle against Chef Sara Bradley and Chef Antonia Lofaso, which the latter won.

Tournament of Champions Season 6 Finale: An exciting semi-finale followed by a nail-biting finale between the Chefs

The Tournament of Champions Season 6 Finale saw two exciting semi-final battles.

1. Britt Rescigno vs. Antonia Lofaso
2. Sara Bradley vs. Lee Anne Wong

For the first battle, chefs were given a pompano fish as protein and figs as produce, while their equipment was lava rocks. The randomizer chose escabeche for styling, and the wild card color was purple. As both Britt and Antonia prepared their dishes, the score was tied at 82 points.

However, for the taste category, it was not a tie. While Britt scored 40 for taste, Antonia's score was 41. As a result, Britt was eliminated while Antonia advanced for the final battle.

"This is the hardest thing. You put everything into it, and sometimes it doesn't work out. It just felt like it this year, it really felt like it," shared Britt.

The second semi-final battle between Sara Bradley and Lee Anne featured blue silkie chicken as the protein, and the equipment was turmeric leaves, while the produce was sorrel. Their wild card color was black, chosen by the randomizer. With 85 points against Lee Anne's 82, Sara won the round.

Tournament of Champions Season 6 Finale: The "final" battle between Antonia Lofaso and Sara Bradley

The randomizer chose wagyu beef, sausage stuffer, and huitlacoche for the final battle. For the wild card category, there were two envelopes, one of which had "spicy," which Lofaso got, and the other had "sticky," which was Sara's. They did a random draw to choose which one was hot and which one was cold.

The finale of the Food Network show also featured former winners, who were the judges. It included Maneet Chauhan, Brooke Williamson, Mei Lin and Martha Stewart. Since the four female finalists were revealed, fans have been quite excited to see the sixth female winner of the Tournament of Champions in a row.

Chef Antonia prepared a hot dish, wagyu beef sausage with huitlacoche mashed potatoes. Along with that, she had a glazed sticky wagyu beef salad. Judges appreciated both of her dishes. The sausage vinaigrette's usage was appreciated.

For Chef Sara, she made beef wagyu tartare and a corn sausage. Judged enjoyed the tartare and appreciated it. However, Sara's sausage had a mushy consistency, which did not go well.

The final battle score on Tournament of Champions Season 6 Finale was Sara Bradley's 82 points, while Antonia earned 88 points, winning her the much-awaited title. Viewers must know that Chef Antonia has been part of each season finale, while Chef Sara has been in the Top Chef finale twice.

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Viewers can now stream the Tournament of Champions Season 6 Finale on Food Network and witness the nail-biting finale.

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