Top Chef: Las Vegas | |
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Season 6 | |
Hosted by | Padma Lakshmi |
Judges | Tom Colicchio Gail Simmons Toby Young |
No. of contestants | 17 |
Winner | Michael Voltaggio |
Runners-up | Bryan Voltaggio Kevin Gillespie |
Location | Las Vegas, Nevada |
Finals venue | Napa, California |
Fan Favorite | Kevin Gillespie |
No. of episodes | 16 |
Release | |
Original network | Bravo |
Original release | August 19 December 16, 2009 | –
Season chronology | |
Top Chef: Las Vegas is the sixth season of the American reality television series Top Chef. It was first filmed in Las Vegas, Nevada, before concluding in Napa, California.[1] The season premiered on August 19, 2009, and ended on December 16, 2009.[2] Beginning with this season, the prize money awarded to the winner was increased from US$100,000 to $125,000. In the season finale, Michael Voltaggio was declared the winner over runners-up Bryan Voltaggio and Kevin Gillespie.[3] Gillespie was voted Fan Favorite.[4] In 2010, Top Chef: Las Vegas received the Primetime Emmy Award for "Outstanding Reality Competition Program".[5]