By ADAM DRAPCHO, The Laconia Daily Sun
WOLFEBORO — It took 12 episodes, but local contestant Nicole “Nikki” Hanna’s run on the 19th season of “Hell’s Kitchen” finally came to an end. She was eliminated during Thursday’s grueling “Black Jacket” episode, when the remaining six chefs break out of the Red and Blue Team jackets to form one Black Team for the final run of episodes.
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