Top Chef Finale Spoiler 2009: Did People Magazine Reveal Spoiler?

While Top Chef fans anxiously await tonight's Top Chef finale, People Magazine may have accidentally revealed the identity of the 2009 Top Chef winner. The Top Chef spoiler occurred after the magazine accidentally published a photo of the winner just before tonight Top Chef finale. 

In the December 21 issue of People--available Wednesday, Dec. 9--an article on page 134 shows the Top Chef winner with Tom Colicchio and Padma Lakshi. The People Magazine Top Chef article includes phrases such as "reigning Top Chef champ" and "[the winner]...beat out [the losers]."

If you want to see the Top Chef spoiler, you can check out the Dec. 21 issue of People on newsstands now. Or you can look at the Top Chef spoiler photo here and guess who is behind the blue dot.