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Food Network Winner Sues Chicken Guy Over Unpaid Salary and Expenses

He says a contract award included a $100,000 salary along with operational expense coverage that was never delivered.

August, 30, 2018; Disney Springs, FL, USA; Chef Guy Fieri was at Chicken Guy! at Disney Springs Monday for a special ribbon-cutting ceremony.
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Guy Fieri at the opening of his new restaurant "Chicken Guy!" in Times Square on Feb. 26, 2025, in New York City.
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Overview

  • Kevin Cooper filed a breach-of-contract lawsuit on June 27 in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania against Chicken Guy LLC and Earl Enterprises.
  • He alleges he never received the guaranteed $100,000 first-year salary from his 2022 win on Guy’s Chance of a Lifetime.
  • Cooper also claims roughly $68,933 in operational expenses went unpaid after his King of Prussia Mall franchise closed in February 2025.
  • His suit notes that waived franchise fees and a $10,000 legal stipend promised as part of his prize were not honored.
  • Neither Chicken Guy LLC nor Earl Enterprises has issued a public response to the pending lawsuit.