Top Chef announce a New Winner said 'It Was Always Win or Nothing'

Season 19 is now officially over, and the winner was an Australian-Chinese chef and Buddha Lo took the crowned.

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Buddha Lo make the judges took their decision with a four-course meal inspired by his family members.

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Buddha Lo spoke with PEOPLE ahead of his big win about how he had been through all the tasks in the show.

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Buddha Lo final course, a pumpkin mille-feuille, was an ode to his new home in America.

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Lo won the $250,000 cash prize that comes with the title to plan a trip and he said "It's probably going to be able to help me live a little more comfortably."

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"I set this goal a long time ago to win Top Chef. I never entered in it just to come second, or third, or participate," he continues

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