‘Knives Out: Wake Up Dead Man’ Cast Test Their Basic Culinary Skills | Epicurious

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Cailee Spaeny won the final Cake Challenge with a score of 10 points, while Josh O'Connor was eliminated after scoring only 2 points across the three culinary challenges, which included making orange juice, rolling sushi, and precisely cutting a cake.

Key Points: Cailee Spaeny won the overall competition with 10 points, Mila Kunis scored 9 points, and Josh O'Connor was eliminated after scoring only 2 points. In the first challenge, the Orange Juice Challenge, Josh O'Connor scored 2 points (first place: 2 points), Cailee Spaeny scored 1 point (second place: 1 point), and Mila Kunis scored 0 points (third place: 0 points) for their efforts in juicing oranges. In the second challenge, The Sushi Challenge, Cailee Spaeny scored 7 points (first place: 6 points), Mila Kunis scored 3 points (second place: 3 points), and Josh O'Connor scored 2 points (third place: 2 points) for creating tuna, avocado, and nori rolls. The third challenge, The Cake Challenge, required participants to cut their Red Velvet cakes exactly in half by weight; Mila's slice weighed 60.1g and Cailee's weighed 61.7g, with the difference determining the final scores. Josh O'Connor was eliminated after the second challenge due to low scores in the previous two rounds and ultimately scored 0 points in the cake challenge. Mila Kunis received 110.2g for her first cake slice and 59.8g for her second slice, while Cailee's slices weighed 61.7g and 60.3g (implied or stated). Mila Kunis ultimately won the Cake Challenge with a difference of 0.1g, but the overall scores led to Cailee Spaeny winning the entire series.

Context: The cast members of the film 'Knives Out: Wake Up Dead Man'—Mila Kunis, Josh O'Connor, and Cailee Spaeny—participated in a series of lighthearted culinary skill challenges for Epicurious. The challenges tested their precision and skill in tasks like juicing oranges, rolling sushi, and cutting a cake exactly in half by weight. Josh O'Connor was ultimately eliminated mid-competition.