Elise Mayfield, an e-learning administrator/actor originally from Alabama, was eliminated due to her continued poor performance in the competition and bad pasta entree when given a basket full of great Italian ingredients. It was something watching her downfall on the show, as after the premiere episode I’d actually had her pegged (not by shown skills but tv editing) as a possible winner of the season.. Her website, Adventures in a Tiny Kitchen, shows her still doing occasional acting work in the Chicago area as of January 2015. She also took part in the 2015 Reality Rally, a breast cancer fundraising event which occured in April of this year.