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As Padma Lakshmi reminds us in her torpid speech patterns at the beginning of every Top Chef, the winner is awarded "$100,000 in seed money" (which, presumably, might also be spent on any other herbs, seasonings, or condiments of their choice), and a feature in Food & Wine magazine. Between 3 p.m. and 3:15 p.m. today on Food & Wine's website, that article, entitled, "Bravo's New Top Chef Tells All," accidentally went live, thus spoiling the outcome of a particularly engrossing season that came down to the final pairing of Marcel "The Hip-Hop Outcast" Vigneron, and his chief adversary, Ilan "Marcel's a virgin, everybody! Look at Marcel cook his virgin food! Ha ha!" Hall. We daren't reveal the outcome, but for those of you who simply cannot wait, Eater LA is happy to spoil it for you, with a post featuring the full text of the article. All you have to do is click here.

[Photo Illustration: Ilan Hall's My Space page]