Webbut six of the participants we once rooted for are no longer with us. Here are the chefs who have died since appearing on the cooking series that first premiered in 2005: Webremembering 'hell's kitchen' chefs who have died, including season 2's rachel brown from suicide and keith greene from drowning. Webin addition to the glory of being crowned winner of hell’s kitchen, each season’s champion also collects a sweet $250,000 cash prize.