Papa's Next Chefs 2020

Papa's Next Chefs 2020
Date
August 10 – October 1, 2020
Winners
Allan and Akari
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2017	2021

Papa's Next Chefs 2020 was the eighth Next Chefs tournament held to select the chefs for a then-upcoming Papa Louie restaurant time-management game, later revealed to be Papa's Mocharia To Go!. The winners were Allan and Akari.

Introduction

Hey Everyone!

After a long hiatus, we are pleased to announce the return of your favorite competition… Papa’s Next Chefs!

As some of you may know, the Papa’s Next Chef tournament is a tournament where you, the fans, get to choose who will be working at Papa’s next restaurant! The winners of each week move on to the next round and one step closer to becoming Papa’s Next Chefs!

This year we have the Cheesecake Division, the Pumpkin Division, the Keylime Division, and the Doberge Division. Let’s get this party started!

Rounds

Cheesecake Division

Rounds 1/2

1A/1B: Monday, August 10, 2020 - Thursday, August 13, 2020 [1]

• 1A: Hacky Zak (3,767) vs. Iggy (1,297)
• 1B: Ripley (2,592) vs. Janana (2,501)

2A/2B: Monday, August 24, 2020 - Thursday, August 27, 2020 [2]

• 2A: Rollie (2,779) vs. Connor (2,938)
• 2B: Indigo (2,320) vs. Akari (3,418)

Division Finals

1A/1B: Monday, September 7, 2020 - Thursday, September 10, 2020 [3]

• 1A: Hacky Zak (3,760) vs. Connor (1,982)
• 1B: Akari (3,679) vs. Ripley (2,077)

Pumpkin Division

Rounds 1/2

1A/1B: Thursday, August 13, 2020 - Monday, August 17, 2020 [4]

• 1A: Gremmie (1,872) vs. Wylan B (3,400)
• 1B: Lisa (3,223) vs. Kayla (2,032)

2A/2B: Monday, August 31, 2020 - Thursday, September 3, 2020 [5]

• 2A: Deano (3,237) vs. Kenji (2,570)
• 2B: Sienna (3,369) vs. Kasey O (2,461)

Division Finals

1A/1B: Monday, September 14, 2020 - Thursday, September 17, 2020 [6]

• 1A: Wylan B (2,717) vs. Deano (3,343)
• 1B: Sienna (2,970) vs. Lisa (3,109)

Keylime Division

Rounds 1/2

1A/1B: Monday, August 17, 2020 - Thursday, August 20, 2020 [7]

• 1A: Allan (2,931) vs. Brody (2,612)
• 1B: Zoe (3,242) vs. Sue (2,314)

2A/2B: Thursday, August 27, 2020 - Monday, August 31, 2020 [8]

• 2A: Hugo (2,269) vs. Kaleb (3,618)
• 2B: Perri (3,148) vs. Cherissa (2,747)

Division Finals

1A/1B: Thursday, September 10, 2020 - Monday, September 14, 2020 [9]

• 1A: Allan (3,432) vs. Kaleb (3,003)
• 1B: Perri (3,745) vs. Zoe (2,683)

Doberge Division

Rounds 1/2

1A/1B: Thursday, August 20, 2020 - Monday, August 24, 2020 [10]

• 1A: Drakson (2,900) vs. Johnny (3,029)
• 1B: Trishna (3,742) vs. Daniela (2,187)

2A/2B: Thursday, September 3, 2020 - Monday, September 7, 2020 [11]

• 2A: Robby (3,540) vs. Greg (2,049)
• 2B: Shannon (2,577) vs. Sasha (3,033)

Division Finals

1A/1B: Thursday, September 17, 2020 - Monday, September 21, 2020 [12]

• 1A: Johnny (3,206) vs. Robby (3,107)
• 1B: Sasha (2,502) vs. Trishna (3,741)

Semifinals

1A/1B: Monday, September 21, 2020 - Thursday, September 24, 2020 [13]

• 1A: Hacky Zak (3,229) vs. Deano (2,279)
• 1B: Lisa (2,177) vs. Akari (3,341)

2A/2B: Thursday, September 24, 2020 - Monday, September 28, 2020 [14]

• 2A: Allan (3,776) vs. Johnny (3,367)
• 2B: Trishna (3,834) vs. Perri (3,263)

Finals

1A/1B: Monday, September 28, 2020 - Thursday, October 1, 2020 [15]

• 1A: Hacky Zak (3,774) vs. Allan (4,036)
• 1B: Trishna (3,112) vs. Akari (4,625)

Trivia

• The contestants who made their debut in this edition of Papa's Next Chefs were:
  • Daniela
  • Drakson
  • Indigo
  • Kaleb
  • Kasey O
  • Rollie
• This was the second time the Keylime Division appeared in a Papa's Next Chefs tournament, the first being in Papa's Next Chefs 2014.
• The divisions were named after desserts that are used as flavors for drizzles (Papa's Donuteria To Go!) or pie fillings (Papa's Bakeria To Go!).
• The matchups in this tournament identical to those of previous Papa's Next Chefs tournaments were:
  • Robby vs. Greg (third time)
  • Allan vs. Johnny (second time)
  • Hacky Zak vs. Allan (second time)
  • Hacky Zak vs. Connor (second time)
  • Hacky Zak vs. Deano (second time)
  • Lisa vs. Akari (second time)
  • Perri vs. Zoe (second time)
  • Trishna vs. Perri (second time)
• This was the first Papa's Next Chefs tournament in which both winners have previously been Closers.

Gallery

Cheesecake Division

Round 1

Hacky Zak vs. Iggy

Ripley vs. Janana

Round 2

Rollie vs. Connor

Indigo vs. Akari

Finals

Hacky Zak vs. Connor

Akari vs. Ripley

Pumpkin Division

Round 1

Gremmie vs. Wylan B

Lisa vs. Kayla

Round 2

Deano vs. Kenji

Sienna vs. Kasey O

Finals

Wylan B vs. Deano

Sienna vs. Lisa

Keylime Division

Round 1

Allan vs. Brody

Zoe vs. Sue

Round 2

Hugo vs. Kaleb

Perri vs. Cherissa

Finals

Allan vs. Kaleb

Perri vs. Zoe

Doberge Division

Round 1

Drakson vs. Johnny

Trishna vs. Daniela

Round 2

Robby vs. Greg

Shannon vs. Sasha

Finals

Johnny vs. Robby

Sasha vs. Trishna

Semifinals

Cheesecake - Pumpkin

Hacky Zak vs. Deano

Lisa vs. Akari

Keylime - Doberge

Allan vs. Johnny

Trishna vs. Perri

Finals

Hacky Zak vs. Allan

Trishna vs. Akari

Winners

Hey Everyone…

You did it! You, the fans, have completed another successful Next Chefs Tournament, and your voices have been heard. Papa’s Next Chefs are… Allan and Akari!!!!

We are far from ready to reveal anything for the next app, but we are super excited for these two to join the ranks as chefs. How about a big round of applause for the runners up, Hacky Zak and Trishna. [16]

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