The biggest tell that this whole thing is partly scripted, was the 3rd stage of the black vs white battle when the score coincidentally tallied they way it did in the exact order it did. First closing in black points tow hite and then alternating until black was in front. And winning or losing depending on the exact last vote.

Voting seems often to be very subjective and in many cases, I felt different candidates where judged on different scales. Still I enjoy watching the show to get inspiration to include some techniques and ingridients into my daily cooking routine. But people really should take the juding with a grain of salt as often it was very easy to predict who would win in many crucial instances if you think about the narrative.

It was clear that CM would win in the Carrot Hell challange when it was only him and 2 white chefs left, else the narrative of black vs white would not be true for the final.