# ‘Knives Out: Wake Up Dead Man’ Cast Test Their Basic Culinary Skills | Epicurious Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jDk3BECypCM Recap page: https://rapidrecap.app/video/jDk3BECypCM Generated: 2025-12-10T17:47:02.654+00:00 --- ## Quick Overview 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. ![Screenshot at 1:28: Cailee Spaeny reacts with surprise and excitement after the Orange Juice Challenge concludes, right before the next challenge is introduced, showing the competitive but playful atmosphere.](https://ss.rapidrecap.app/screens/jDk3BECypCM/00-01-28.png) **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. ## Detailed Analysis The video features the cast of 'Knives Out: Wake Up Dead Man'—Mila Kunis, Josh O'Connor, and Cailee Spaeny—competing in three culinary challenges: The Orange Juice Challenge, The Sushi Challenge, and The Cake Challenge. The Orange Juice Challenge required contestants to squeeze a specific volume of orange juice into a bowl, with points awarded based on speed and measurement accuracy; Josh O'Connor won this round with 2 points, Cailee got 1 point, and Mila got 0 points. The Sushi Challenge tested their ability to roll tuna, avocado, and nori; Cailee scored highest with 6 points, followed by Mila with 3 points, and Josh with 2 points. Before the final challenge, Josh O'Connor was eliminated, having accumulated the lowest score (2 points total). The final Cake Challenge required contestants to cut their Red Velvet cakes exactly in half by weight, with the smallest difference from perfect halves winning the round. Mila's first slice weighed 60.1g and her second weighed 59.8g (a difference of 0.3g), while Cailee's slices weighed 61.7g and 60.3g (a difference of 1.4g). Based on the cumulative scores, Cailee Spaeny won the overall competition with 10 points, Mila Kunis placed second with 9 points, and Josh O'Connor was eliminated with 2 points. ### Orange Juice Challenge Results - Josh O'Connor: 2 points (1st) - Cailee Spaeny: 1 point (2nd) - Mila Kunis: 0 points (3rd) - Challenge involved juicing oranges into a bowl within 30 seconds. ### Sushi Challenge Results - Cailee Spaeny: 6 points (1st) - Mila Kunis: 3 points (2nd) - Josh O'Connor: 2 points (3rd) - Task required making a tuna, avocado, and nori roll using a bamboo mat. ### Elimination - Josh O'Connor was eliminated after the Sushi Challenge with a cumulative score of 2 points. ### Cake Challenge Scoring - Contestants cut a Red Velvet cake in half by weight; Mila's slices weighed 60.1g and 59.8g (0.3g difference). Cailee's slices weighed 61.7g and 60.3g (1.4g difference). ### Final Results - Cailee Spaeny won with 10 total points - Mila Kunis scored 9 total points - Josh O'Connor was eliminated with 2 total points. ### Awards Presentation - Mila Kunis presented the winner with a gold-handled chef's knife in a black presentation box. ![Screenshot at 00:03: The three cast members, Mila Kunis, Josh O'Connor, and Cailee Spaeny, stand ready to begin the culinary challenges.](https://ss.rapidrecap.app/screens/jDk3BECypCM/00-00-03.png) ![Screenshot at 00:24: The 'Orange Juice Challenge' is announced, setting up the first timed task where contestants must juice oranges.](https://ss.rapidrecap.app/screens/jDk3BECypCM/00-00-24.png) ![Screenshot at 03:02: The 'Sushi Challenge' is introduced, where the host demonstrates the required ingredients for the tuna, avocado, and nori roll.](https://ss.rapidrecap.app/screens/jDk3BECypCM/00-03-02.png) ![Screenshot at 08:05: The host uses a digital scale to measure the weight of the two cake halves to determine precision in the Cake Challenge.](https://ss.rapidrecap.app/screens/jDk3BECypCM/00-08-05.png) ![Screenshot at 10:23: Mila Kunis and Cailee Spaeny react as Josh O'Connor checks the measurement for the cake cutting challenge.](https://ss.rapidrecap.app/screens/jDk3BECypCM/00-10-23.png)