Food Network Star ( season 13 ) - wikipedia Food Network Star ( season 13 ) Food Network Star ( season 13 ) Country of origin United States No. of episodes 11 Release Original network Food Network Original release June 4, 2017 ( 2017 - 06 - 04 ) Additional information No. of contestants 13 Winner Jason Smith Season chronology ← Previous Season 12 Next → Season 14 The thirteenth season of the American reality television series Food Network Star premiered June 4, 2017 on Food Network. Food Network chefs Bobby Flay and Giada de Laurentiis returned to the series as judges. Contents 1 Contestants 1.1 Winner 1.2 Runners - up 1.3 Eliminated 2 Contestant progress 3 Comeback Kitchen 3.1 Contestants 3.2 Contestant progress 4 Star Salvation 4.1 Contestant progress 5 References Contestants Winner Jason Smith -- Grayson, Kentucky Runners - up Rusty Hamlin -- Atlanta, Georgia Cory Bahr -- Monroe, Louisiana Eliminated ( in order of elimination ) Blake Baldwin -- Flemington, New Jersey Nancy Manlove -- Texas City, Texas Toya Boudy -- New Orleans, Louisiana Suzanne Lossia -- Detroit, Michigan Trace Barnett -- Brilliant, Alabama Caodan Tran -- Dallas, Texas Addie Gundry -- Lake Forest, Illinois David Rose -- Atlanta, Georgia Cory Bahr -- Monroe, Louisiana ( returned to the competition after winning Star Salvation ) Amy Pottinger -- Honolulu, Hawaii Matthew Grunwald -- Scottsdale, Arizona Contestant progress Contestant Week 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Mentor Challenge N / A N / A N / A N / A Matthew Addie Amy Jason Amy Matthew Cory Jason N / A Jason HIGH IN HIGH HIGH HIGH HIGH HIGH HIGH IN IN WINNER Rusty IN IN IN LOW HIGH HIGH HIGH HIGH LOW LOW RUNNER - UP Cory IN HIGH IN IN IN LOW IN OUT IN RUNNER - UP Matthew IN LOW IN IN HIGH LOW HIGH HIGH IN OUT Amy HIGH HIGH HIGH IN HIGH LOW LOW LOW OUT David IN IN HIGH HIGH LOW LOW OUT Addie IN HIGH IN LOW IN OUT Caodan HIGH LOW LOW HIGH OUT Trace IN HIGH LOW OUT Suzanne IN IN OUT Toya LOW OUT Nancy LOW OUT Blake OUT ^ 1 : Cory did not compete in the mentor challenge. ^ 2 : Cory was eliminated midway through the finale. ( WINNER ) The contestant won the competition and thus became the next Food Network Star. ( RUNNER - UP ) The contestant made it to the finale, but did not win. ( HIGH ) The contestant was one of the selection committee 's favorites for that week. ( IN ) The contestant performed well enough to move on to the next week. ( LOW ) The contestant was one of the selection committee 's least favorites for that week, but was not eliminated. ( OUT ) The contestant was the selection committee 's least favorite for that week, and was eliminated. Comeback kitchen Contestants Rob Burmeister, Season 12 Danushka Lysek, Season 9 Emilia Cirker, Season 11 Jamika Pessoa, Season 5 Josh Lyons, Season 8 Joy Thompson, Season 12 Matthew Grunwald, Season 11 Contestant progress Contestant Week Matthew HIGH WIN WIN Jamika HIGH LOW OUT Joy HIGH WIN OUT Danushka LOW LOW OUT Rob HIGH WIN OUT Emilia LOW OUT Josh OUT ^ 1 : Rob was eliminated after the mentor challenge. ^ 2 : Danushka and Joy were eliminated after the star challenge. ( WIN ) The contestant won `` Comeback Kitchen ''. ( WIN ) The contestant won the challenge for that week. ( HIGH ) The contestant did well in the challenge for that week. ( LOW ) The contestant was up for elimination, but was safe. ( OUT ) The contestant was eliminated. Star Salvation This season of Star Salvation was hosted by Iron Chef Alex Guarnaschelli and season 7 winner Jeff Mauro. Contestant progress Contestant Week 5 6 Cory IN WIN Amy OUT David IN IN OUT Addie IN IN OUT Trace IN IN IN OUT Toya IN IN OUT Caodan OUT Blake IN OUT Nancy OUT Suzanne OUT ( WIN ) The chef won Star Salvation and returned to the main competition. ( IN ) The chef continued in the competition. ( OUT ) The chef lost in that week 's Star Salvation and was eliminated from the competition. References Jump up ^ `` Star Salvation ''. Food Network. Scripps Networks Interactive. Archived from the original on June 25, 2017. Retrieved June 25, 2017. Food Network Star Seasons 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Winners ( series ) Dan Smith & Steve McDonagh Party Line with the Hearty Boys Guy Fieri Guy 's Big Bite Amy Finley Aaron McCargo Jr. Big Daddy 's House Melissa d'Arabian Ten Dollar Dinners Aarti Sequeira Aarti Party Jeff Mauro Justin Warner Rebel Eats Damaris Phillips Southern at Heart Lenny McNab Eddie Jackson BBQ Blitz Tregaye Fraser Jason Smith Best Baker in America Christian Petroni & Jess Tom Other contestants Nathan Lyon Colombe Jacobsen Adam Gertler Kelsey Nixon Shane Lyons Cory Kahaney Jeffrey Saad Michele Ragussis Martie Duncan Nikki Martin Cristie Schoen Stacey Poon - Kinney Nikki Dinki Damiano Carrara Spin - off Food Network Star Kids Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Food_Network_Star_(season_13)&oldid=852591939 '' Categories : 2017 American television seasons Food Network Star Hidden categories : Infobox television season articles that use the season name parameter Talk Contents About Wikipedia Add links This page was last edited on 30 July 2018, at 01 : 55 ( UTC ). 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Question: who won the last food network star 2017
Answer: Jason Smith