Where is Tournament of Champions season 5 winner Maneet Chauhan now? Details explored

Maneet Chauhan has won the Tournament of Champions during seasons 2 and 5. The series is an ultimate championship for the chefs who have won various culinary shows on Food Network.

It assembles them for a single elimination battle where they go against each other, and at the end, a winner is decided. And to think that Maneet Chauhan has gone through this journey twice and won is quite impressive.

Tournament of Champions has tried to make the show as unbiased as possible and as difficult as it can be. The viewers see a slot machine called The Randomizer, which, when spun, reveals the protein, produce, equipment, cooking style, and time limit for each battle that the chefs have to incorporate into their dishes.

Then the judges go through blind tasting and decide the winner of the round. The contestants are divided into two divisions and go against each other. Maneet Chauhan was in the East division when she won Tournament of Champions season 5.

Winning the season meant acquiring a cash prize of $25,000, a new SUV, and $40,000 through contest rounds. She decided to donate it to the Nashville restaurants that suffered during the pandemic. She was thankful to be winning and helping others along the way. Talking about the same to Femina, she said,

"Winning this competition is even more special for me because I think not only have I won it for myself, but I have won this for Nashville, and Nashville is home. It is such an incredible place… This is probably one of the toughest competitions out there. I’ve competed on a gamut of these. But this puts your entire life’s education work, experience to the test. And I think that is what makes it so exciting.”

Tournament of Champions season 5 winner Maneet Chauhan - Where is she now?

After winning the show twice, Maneet Chauhan is currently serving as a judge at Tournament of Champions season 6. The installment aired in 2025 and brought back reigning champions in the judging pool.

Maneet is also continuing with her philanthropic work at various nonprofit organizations such as Child Rights and You, Partnerships for Action, Voice for Empowerment current goal is to open a restaurant in Nashville, Tennessee.

Talking about everything she has won so far, Maneet said to AP News,

"For the longest time, as women chefs, we’ve been trying to say, ‘Judge us on our food, not on who we are.’ And that’s exactly what’s happening on this show. Do whatever you want, just be the best at it, because that’s the only way you’ll succeed. And that’s exactly what I did."

According to her recent Instagram posts, it is revealed that Maneet is travelling across Puerto Rico right now. She also talked about the Ros Omelette from her cookbook in another post.

In an April 5 episode of The Ranch Kitchen, Maneet appeared alongside Guy Fieri and others on Food Network.

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Tournament of Champions season 6 airs weekly on Sundays at 8 PM Eastern Time on the Food Network. Later, the episodes are available to stream online through MAX.

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