List of Chopped episodes (season 41–present)
This is the list of episodes for the Food Network competition reality series Chopped, beginning with season 41. New episodes are broadcast on Tuesdays at 8 p.m. ET.
Series overview
[edit]| Season | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
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| 1 | 13 | January 13, 2009 | April 7, 2009 | |
| 2 | 13 | June 16, 2009 | September 29, 2009 | |
| 3 | 13 | October 13, 2009 | March 9, 2010 | |
| 4 | 13 | April 6, 2010 | July 13, 2010 | |
| 5 | 13 | July 20, 2010 | November 28, 2010 | |
| 6 | 12 | January 4, 2011 | April 26, 2011 | |
| 7 | 10 | May 3, 2011 | July 5, 2011 | |
| 8 | 9 | July 12, 2011 | December 6, 2011 | |
| 9 | 13 | August 30, 2011 | December 13, 2011 | |
| 10 | 13 | December 20, 2011 | May 29, 2012 | |
| 11 | 13 | February 7, 2012 | November 25, 2012 | |
| 12 | 13 | June 5, 2012 | November 20, 2012 | |
| 13 | 12 | September 4, 2012 | February 26, 2013 | |
| 14 | 13 | January 6, 2013 | May 5, 2013 | |
| 15 | 13 | April 2, 2013 | July 23, 2013 | |
| 16 | 13 | June 2, 2013 | November 12, 2013 | |
| 17 | 13 | August 13, 2013 | December 3, 2013 | |
| 18 | 13 | November 26, 2013 | May 13, 2014 | |
| 19 | 13 | February 4, 2014 | June 10, 2014 | |
| 20 | 13 | March 18, 2014 | November 25, 2014 | |
| 21 | 13 | July 15, 2014 | January 13, 2015 | |
| 22 | 13 | October 14, 2014 | June 30, 2015 | |
| 23 | 13 | December 16, 2014 | June 16, 2015 | |
| 24 | 13 | April 28, 2015 | December 8, 2015 | |
| 25 | 13 | August 25, 2015 | December 1, 2015 | |
| 26 | 8 | October 6, 2015 | December 17, 2015 | |
| 27 | 13 | January 5, 2016 | March 17, 2016 | |
| 28 | 13 | March 29, 2016 | June 21, 2016 | |
| 29 | 13 | August 7, 2016 | September 27, 2016 | |
| 30 | 8 | September 22, 2016 | December 20, 2016 | |
| 31 | 20 | October 13, 2016 | December 29, 2016 | |
| 32 | 12 | January 3, 2017 | May 2, 2017 | |
| 33 | 8 | March 21, 2017 | May 30, 2017 | |
| 34 | 13 | May 9, 2017 | November 7, 2017 | |
| 35 | 20 | July 18, 2017 | March 6, 2018 | |
| 36 | 13 | December 12, 2017 | June 5, 2018 | |
| 37 | 13 | March 13, 2018 | June 11, 2019 | |
| 38 | 13 | May 15, 2018 | May 28, 2019 | |
| 39 | 13 | June 26, 2018 | May 14, 2019 | |
| 40 | 13 | July 17, 2018 | July 16, 2019 | |
| 41 | 13 | December 11, 2018 | March 31, 2020 | |
| 42 | 8 | November 20, 2018 | June 2, 2020 | |
| 43 | 13 | July 9, 2019 | February 25, 2020 | |
| 44 | 13 | September 24, 2019 | August 4, 2020 | |
| 45 | 13 | January 21, 2020 | July 28, 2020 | |
| 46 | 13 | July 14, 2020 | October 27, 2020 | |
| 47 | 13 | April 7, 2020 | May 25, 2021 | |
| 48 | 13 | December 15, 2020 | March 30, 2021 | |
| 49 | 13 | November 10, 2020 | May 18, 2021 | |
| 50 | 18 | June 1, 2021 | March 22, 2022 | |
| 51 | 13 | December 28, 2021 | April 5, 2022 | |
| 52 | 13 | April 12, 2022 | October 25, 2022 | |
Episodes
[edit]Season 41 (2018–20)
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| 510 | 1 | "Ultimate Redemption" | Chris Santos, Maneet Chauhan, and Marc Murphy | December 11, 2018 | |
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Notes: This episode featured runners-up from various multi-episode Chopped tournaments who did not win their final rounds. | |||||
| 511 | 2 | "Game On!" | Scott Conant, Amanda Freitag, and Geoffrey Zakarian | January 29, 2019 | |
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| 512 | 3 | "Three Cheers for Chocolate!" | Martha Stewart, Alex Guarnaschelli, and Geoffrey Zakarian | February 5, 2019 | |
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Notes: This was a special all-desserts episode with pastry chefs. There was chocolate in every basket; the first round was dark chocolate, the second round was milk chocolate, and the third round was white chocolate. The first round was extended to 30 minutes. | |||||
| 513 | 4 | "Bacon, Burgers and Beer!" | Angie Mar, Maneet Chauhan, and Marcus Samuelsson | May 21, 2019 | |
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Notes: The theme of this episode was bacon in the appetizer round, burger ingredients with a requirement to make burgers in the entree round, and beer in the dessert round. | |||||
| 514 | 5 | "Just Add Cheese!" | Alex Guarnaschelli, Marcus Samuelsson, and Liz Thorpe | June 4, 2019 | |
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Notes: This was a cheese themed episode with cheese in every basket. The lemon soda in the first round was an Italian-style "limonata". The ants in the second round were dried and flavored with basil. | |||||
| 515 | 6 | "Holy Bologna!" | Geoffrey Zakarian, Amanda Freitag, and Maneet Chauhan | June 18, 2019 | |
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| 516 | 7 | "Plum Fantastic" | Scott Conant, Geoffrey Zakarian, and Marcus Samuelsson | June 25, 2019 | |
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Notes: In the second round, "'O pere e 'o musso" is described by the judges as a Naples street food made of boiled pig snout and pig foot. | |||||
| 517 | 8 | "Culinary Fireworks" | Scott Conant, Geoffrey Zakarian, and Marcus Samuelsson | July 2, 2019 | |
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Notes: The baskets in this episode celebrated American summertime food. The patriotic eggs in Round 1, the star spangled spaghetti in Round 2, and the candy chocolates in Round 3 were dyed red, white, and blue. | |||||
| 518 | 9 | "Take the Cake" | Geoffrey Zakarian, Alex Guarnaschelli, and Marcus Samuelsson | July 23, 2019 | |
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| 519 | 10 | "So Sumac Me!" | Marcus Samuelsson, Alex Guarnaschelli, and Chris Santos | August 13, 2019 | |
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| 520 | 11 | "Tendon Loving Care" | Marcus Samuelsson, Maneet Chauhan, and Chris Santos | February 11, 2020 | |
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| 521 | 12 | "Poutine Cuisine" | Chris Santos, Alex Guarnaschelli, and Marc Murphy | March 17, 2020 | |
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| 522 | 13 | "Frying Times" | Geoffrey Zakarian, Maneet Chauhan, and Marc Murphy | March 31, 2020 | |
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Notes: The chefs had to fry at least one item in each round. To accommodate the theme, a second fryer was put into the Chopped kitchen. | |||||
Season 42 (2018–20)
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| 523 | 1 | "Thanksgiving Pie, Oh My!" | Martha Stewart, Amanda Freitag, and Marc Murphy | November 20, 2018 | |
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Notes: This a Thanksgiving themed episode. The rounds were modified to fit the theme: the first round was "sides," the second round was "turkey," and the third round was "pie." This is the first episode where all three rounds were given extended time limits: the first round was 30 minutes to accommodate multiple side dishes, the second round was extended to 45 minutes to give enough time to butcher and cook the turkey, and the third round was 45 minutes to give enough time to bake a pie. | |||||
| 524 | 2 | "Weird, Wacky, and Wild!" | Geoffrey Zakarian, Amanda Freitag, and Marcus Samuelsson | September 17, 2019 | |
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Notes: The theme of this episode was weird ingredients in every basket. The "unicorn barf" in round three was a colorful marshmallow treat. | |||||
| 525 | 3 | "Sweet and Salty Success" | Chris Santos, Martha Stewart, and Maneet Chauhan | January 7, 2020 | |
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Notes: In this episode, the chefs had to pair sweet and salty ingredients that were featured in each basket. | |||||
| 526 | 4 | "Chopped U" | Scott Conant, Martha Stewart, and Amanda Freitag | January 14, 2020 | |
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| 527 | 5 | "B.L.D: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner!" | Scott Conant, Chris Santos, and Maneet Chauhan | January 28, 2020 | |
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Notes: In this special episode, the three rounds (appetizer, entrée, and dessert) were replaced by breakfast, lunch, and dinner. | |||||
| 528 | 6 | "Smokin' Skills" | Marc Murphy, Alex Guarnaschelli, and Geoffrey Zakarian | February 4, 2020 | |
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Notes: The theme of this episode was smoke. The chefs were required to smoke something in every dish and they were provided stovetop smokers, smoking guns, and various flavored wood chips. | |||||
| 529 | 7 | "Clambake Stakes" | Marc Murphy, Alex Guarnaschelli, and Geoffrey Zakarian | February 18, 2020 | |
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Notes: The theme of this episode was "clambakes" with associated clambake and summery, beach ingredients in every basket. | |||||
| 530 | 8 | "Poke Power" | Amanda Freitag, Tiffani Faison, and Scott Conant | June 2, 2020 | |
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Season 43 (2019–20)
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| 531 | 1 | "Grills On! Game On!" | Maneet Chauhan, Amanda Freitag, and Moe Cason | July 9, 2019 | |
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Notes: This was a grilling episode where the ovens and the fryer could not be used. | |||||
| 532 | 2 | "Beef Cake Mistake" | Geoffrey Zakarian, Amanda Freitag, and Chris Santos | July 30, 2019 | |
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Notes: The beef cake in the first round was cooked steak, skewered onto a cake prop, and covered in edible flowers. | |||||
| 533 | 3 | "Epic Burgers!" | Maneet Chauhan, Marc Murphy, and Angie Mar | August 6, 2019 | |
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Notes: This episode focused on "epic burgers" with a pantry full of burger toppings and every basket containing a burger or burger ingredient. | |||||
| 534 | 4 | "Hot Dog Hot Shots" | Maneet Chauhan, Alex Guarnaschelli, and Scott Conant | August 20, 2019 | |
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| 535 | 5 | "A Very Brady Chopped" | Maureen McCormick, Christopher Knight, and Susan Olsen | August 27, 2019 | |
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Notes: This is the first of two special "Brady Bunch" themed episodes with basket ingredients inspired by Brady Bunch episodes and the 1970s. Home cooks competed and were judged by three of the six kids from the show. | |||||
| 536 | 6 | "Brady Bunch Bash" | Barry Williams, Eve Plumb, and Mike Lookinland | September 3, 2019 | |
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Notes: This is the second special "Brady Bunch" episode. The basket ingredients were inspired by the Brady Bunch Hawaiian episodes. Home cooks competed and were judged by three of the six kids from the show. The edible tiki in Round 1 was a sugar cookie decorated with edible ink to look like a tiki. The burned beans in round three were French-style candy covered peanuts. | |||||
| 537 | 7 | "Ooey, Gooey Cheese!" | Marc Murphy, Maneet Chauhan, and Geoffrey Zakarian | September 10, 2019 | |
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Notes: The chefs were required to make melty, "ooey, gooey" cheese dishes, and there was cheese in every basket. | |||||
| 538 | 8 | "Sweets Showdown: Chocolate!" | Chris Santos, Amanda Freitag, and Valerie Bertinelli | October 1, 2019 | |
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Notes: This is the first part of a five-part sweet-focused tournament with a different dessert in every episode of the tournament. The winner of each preliminary round advanced to the finale, whey they competed for a grand prize of $50,000. This episode centered around chocolate and the pantry was filled with various different chocolates and sweet ingredients. The chefs had 30 minutes for each of three dessert rounds; the first round had spicy chocolate desserts, the second round had salty chocolate desserts, and the third round had sweet chocolate desserts. | |||||
| 539 | 9 | "Sweets Showdown: Doughnuts!" | Maneet Chauhan, Scott Conant, and Zac Young | October 8, 2019 | |
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Notes: This is the second part of a five-part sweet-focused tournament. This episode centered around doughnuts. The pantry was filled with various decorative toppings, and there was preheated oil on each stove and an extra fryer. The chefs had 30 minutes for each dessert round; the first round had to feature sweet doughnuts, the second round had to feature savory doughnuts, and the third round had to feature filled doughnuts. The toe jam jelly in round 3 was made of tangerine, orange, and elderberries. | |||||
| 540 | 10 | "Sweets Showdown: Cake!" | Alex Guarnaschelli, Chris Santos, and Sylvia Weinstock | October 15, 2019 | |
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Notes: This is the third part of a five-part sweet-focused tournament. This episode centered around cake and the pantry was filled with various edible decorations. The chefs had 30 minutes for the first round, 45 minutes for the second round, and one hour for the third round. The first round featured cupcakes, the second round was bundt cakes, and the third round was layer cakes. | |||||
| 541 | 11 | "Sweets Showdown: Ice Cream!" | Marc Murphy, Maneet Chauhan, and Florian Bellanger | October 22, 2019 | |
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Notes: This is the fourthpart of a five-part sweet-focused tournament. This episode centered around ice cream. The pantry was filled with various sweet toppings and extra ice cream machines were provided. The chefs made an ice cream dessert each round; the first round had to feature milkshakes, the second round had to feature ice cream sandwiches, and the third round had to feature ice cream sundaes. | |||||
| 542 | 12 | "Sweets Showdown: Grand Finale!" | Marc Murphy, Alex Guarnaschelli, and Martha Stewart | October 29, 2019 | |
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Notes: This is the final part of a five-part sweet-focused tournament and all three rounds were 30 minutes. The pantry had several types of baked goods and sweet toppings, as well as extra ice cream machines and a cotton candy machine. The first round dessert had to include a whipped element. The second round dessert had to feature an icy element. The third round dessert had to feature a flambéd element; and the third round's final basket ingredient was a lighted "candelabra" made of white chocolate candles filled with vanilla pudding. | |||||
| 543 | 13 | "Give it a Nest!" | Chris Santos, Geoffrey Zakarian, and Eduardo Garcia | February 25, 2020 | |
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Notes: The bird's nests in the first round were chocolate "nests" with candy "eggs" inside. | |||||
Season 44 (2019–20)
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| 544 | 1 | "Horror Flick Halloween" | Marc Murphy, Amanda Freitag, and Rose McGowan | September 24, 2019 | |
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Notes: This was a Halloween themed episode. The ingredients in every basket were inspired by horror films. The pea soup in Round 1 was meant to evoke 'The Exorcist'. The "maggots" on the Round 1 cupcakes were made of fondant. The liver, fava beans and the chianti in round 2 were a reference to 'The Silence of the Lambs'. The "severed fingers" in Round 2 were shortbread cookies shaped and colored to look like fingers. The "eyeball dip" in Round 3 was a scoop of sweetened cream cheese with a kiwi and blueberry iris and pupil in a pool of raspberry coulis. | |||||
| 545 | 2 | "No Meat? No Problem!" | Chris Santos, Alex Guarnaschelli, and Kimbal Musk | November 5, 2019 | |
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Notes: This was a vegetarian and vegan-themed episode where the chefs had to make meatless dishes. The tomato macarons in Round 3 were actually strawberry flavored, made to look like tomatoes with green icing vines. | |||||
| 546 | 3 | "Thanksgiving Champions" | Scott Conant, Alex Guarnaschelli, and Marc Murphy | November 12, 2019 | |
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Notes: Four chefs who won past episodes and competed in Chopped tournaments return to win money for their charity of choice in this Thanksgiving episode. Food Network made a donation to the charities of each eliminated chef. | |||||
| 547 | 4 | "Thanksgiving Heroes" | Marc Murphy, Maneet Chauhan, and Scott Conant | November 19, 2019 | |
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| 548 | 5 | "Meat Fight" | Scott Conant, Chris Santos, and Angie Mar | November 26, 2019 | |
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Notes: This episode featured beef in every basket. The iceberg wedge in the first round was a fully dressed salad with bacon, tomatoes, and blue cheese dressing. | |||||
| 549 | 6 | "Holiday Sweethearts" | Amanda Freitag, Alex Guarnaschelli, and Scott Conant | December 3, 2019 | |
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Notes: This was a holiday episode where Chopped judges competed in teams with their significant others for their charity of choice. The appetizer round lasted 30 minutes instead of the usual 20 minutes. | |||||
| 550 | 7 | "Holiday Sugar and Spice" | Geoffrey Zakarian, Alex Guarnaschelli, and Amanda Freitag | December 10, 2019 | |
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Notes: Returning Chopped champions compete in an all-desserts episode for their charity of choice. Every basket contained at least one sugary ingredient and a spice. Each round was 30 minutes, the time limit for dessert rounds. | |||||
| 551 | 8 | "New Year's Party" | Geoffrey Zakarian, Maneet Chauhan, and Marc Murphy | December 17, 2019 | |
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Notes: This was a New Year's Eve themed episode with festive basket ingredients that had a luxurious slant. The caviar waffle bites in the first round were waffle sticks topped with caviar, creme fraiche, and chives. | |||||
| 552 | 9 | "Dine On A Dime" | Chris Santos, Marc Murphy, and Giorgio Rapicavoli | December 17, 2019 | |
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Notes: The basket ingredients in this episode were inexpensive and budget-friendly; some of the more expensive ingredients normally found in the pantry were removed. This originally aired as a second new episode immediately following the 'New Year's Party' episode above. | |||||
| 553 | 10 | "Eyes on the Prize" | Chris Santos, Amanda Freitag, and Geoffrey Zakarian | March 3, 2020 | |
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| 554 | 11 | "A Pretty Pickle Pizza" | Chris Santos, Maneet Chauhan, and Geoffrey Zakarian | March 10, 2020 | |
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| 555 | 12 | "Lighten Up!" | Maneet Chauhan, Alex Guarnaschelli, and Marc Murphy | May 19, 2020 | |
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| 556 | 13 | "Raise Your Game" | Geoffrey Zakarian, Scott Conant, and Nick Mangold | August 4, 2020 | |
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Notes: The theme of this episode was gameday, with sports themed foods in every basket. Guest judge Nick Mangold is a retired American football player. The edible beef shooters were little ground beef "cups" filled with a Bloody Mary-based sauce. | |||||
Season 45 (2020)
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| 557 | 1 | "$50,000 Champs Challenge: Part 1" | Chris Santos, Maneet Chauhan, and Jamie Bissonnette | January 21, 2020 | |
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Notes: Sixteen past Chopped Champions compete in this five-part tournament where the winner gets $50,000. Guest judge Jamie Bissonnette won his season 6 episode ('Chefs on a Mission'). | |||||
| 558 | 2 | "$50,000 Champs Challenge: Part 2" | Scott Conant, Chris Santos, and Angie Mar | January 28, 2020 | |
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Notes: This was part two of a five-part tournament. Guest judge Angie Mar won the second Chopped: Grill Masters tournament. The salad cake in the third round was made up of green sugar wafer paper "lettuce" and shaved white chocolate "parmesan" with vanilla cake croutons. | |||||
| 559 | 3 | "$50,000 Champs Challenge: Part 3" | Marc Murphy, Chris Santos, and Ayesha Nurdjaja | February 4, 2020 | |
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| 560 | 4 | "$50,000 Champs Challenge: Part 4" | Scott Conant, Alex Guarnaschelli, and Christian Petroni | February 11, 2020 | |
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Notes: This was part four of a five-part tournament. Christian Petroni has been a competitor and a guest judge previously. The chocolate fish in the second round was all dark chocolate. The dessert pizza in the third round was a crust topped with chocolate icing and shavings, a cherry, churros, cookies, and doughnuts. | |||||
| 561 | 5 | "$50,000 Champs Challenge: Grand Finale" | Scott Conant, Amanda Freitag, and Giorgio Rapicavoli | February 18, 2020 | |
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| 562 | 6 | "Chock-full of Chocolate" | Geoffrey Zakarian, Alex Guarnaschelli, and Thiago Silva | March 24, 2020 | |
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Notes: Pastry chefs competed in this special all-desserts episode with chocolate in every round. In the first round they had to make "crunchy" desserts, in the second round they had to make "gooey" desserts, and in the third round they had to make "fruity" desserts. Guest judge Thiago Silva won his the baking episode season 22, Fabulous Baker Boys. | |||||
| 563 | 7 | "High on the Hog" | Marc Murphy, Amanda Freitag, and Chris Santos | May 26, 2020 | |
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| 564 | 8 | "Soda Flop" | Marc Murphy, Amanda Frietag, and David Burtka | June 16, 2020 | |
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| 565 | 9 | "Terrine Cuisine" | Chris Santos, Scott Conant, and Erik Ramirez | June 23, 2020 | |
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Notes: The burger meal mix in round 1 was Salisbury flavored. The beer ramen in round 2 was actually ramen in a glass with a "beer" broth and egg whites "foam". | |||||
| 566 | 10 | "Time and Turmoil" | Amanda Freitag, Maneet Chauhan, and Scott Conant | June 30, 2020 | |
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| 567 | 11 | "Jarring Jars" | Scott Conant, Geoffrey Zakarian, and Ray Garcia | July 7, 2020 | |
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Notes: The guest judge in this episode was Chef Ray Garcia. Chef Siricharoen works at Beauty & Essex, which is run by Chopped judge Chris Santos. The cupcake in the second round was a vanilla cupcake with fondant on top shaped to look like lo mein noodles. | |||||
| 568 | 12 | "Cauliflower Power" | Maneet Chauhan, Marc Murphy, and Esther Choi | July 21, 2020 | |
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| 569 | 13 | "Quail Without Fail" | Chris Santos, Maneet Chauhan, and Geoffrey Zakarian | July 28, 2020 | |
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Season 46 (2020)
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| 570 | 1 | "Beasts and Bourbon" | Geoffrey Zakarian, Maneet Chauhan, and Eduardo Garcia | July 14, 2020 | |
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| 571 | 2 | "Here to Persevere!" | Amanda Freitag, Marc Murphy, and Kristen Kish | August 11, 2020 | |
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| 572 | 3 | "Skilfish Coping Skills" | Geoffrey Zakarian, Amanda Freitag, and Scott Conant | August 18, 2020 | |
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| 573 | 4 | "Booza Blues" | Marc Murphy, Amanda Freitag, and Geoffrey Zakarian | August 25, 2020 | |
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| 574 | 5 | "Sweet and Sour Notes" | Maneet Chauhan, Geoffrey Zakarian, and Amanda Freitag | September 1, 2020 | |
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| 575 | 6 | "Pass the Popcorn Shoots" | Alex Guarnaschelli, Maneet Chauhan, and Chris Santos | September 8, 2020 | |
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| 576 | 7 | "Plumb Loco Moco" | Marc Murphy, Maneet Chauhan, and Scott Conant | September 15, 2020 | |
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| 577 | 8 | "Soup and Sandwich Savvy" | Scott Conant, Alex Guarnaschelli, and Tiffani Faison | September 22, 2020 | |
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| 578 | 9 | "Want a Gnocchi Sandwich?" | Amanda Freitag, Alex Guarnaschelli, and Giorgio Rapicavoli | September 29, 2020 | |
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Notes: The gnocchi sandwich in Round 2 consisted of a gnocchi tossed in a cheese sauce stuffed inside a mozzarella lined pizza dough. | |||||
| 579 | 10 | "Finer Diner Dining" | Scott Conant, Geoffrey Zakarian, and Neil Patrick Harris | October 6, 2020 | |
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Notes: This episode featured diner food in every basket with the requirement to plate it in an upscale manner. Neil Patrick Harris was a celebrity guest judge for this episode. Chef Horgan previously worked with regular Chopped judge Alex Guarnaschelli. | |||||
| 580 | 11 | "Pancake Panic" | Chris Santos, Alex Guarnaschelli, and Tiffani Faison | October 13, 2020 | |
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| 581 | 12 | "Fries and Thighs" | Scott Conant, Maneet Chauhan, and Tiffani Faison | October 20, 2020 | |
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| 582 | 13 | "Dressed for Success" | Alex Guarnaschelli, Maneet Chauhan, and Chris Santos | October 27, 2020 | |
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Season 47 (2020–21)
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| 583 | 1 | "Beat the Judge: Alex" | Scott Conant, Amanda Freitag, and Marc Murphy | April 7, 2020 | |
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| 584 | 2 | "Beat the Judge: Scott" | Amanda Freitag, Geoffrey Zakarian, and Tiffani Faison | April 14, 2020 | |
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| 585 | 3 | "Beat the Judge: Tiffani" | Marc Murphy, Maneet Chauhan, and Scott Conant | April 21, 2020 | |
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| 586 | 4 | "Beat the Judge: Amanda" | Marc Murphy, Geoffrey Zakarian, and Scott Conant | April 28, 2020 | |
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Notes: This is the fourth of a series of special episodes where three past Chopped Champions competed for a chance to cook against a Chopped judge in the final round. This episode featured Amanda Freitag as the Chopped judge to beat. The fish heads in round 1 were from cod. In the third round, they made savory courses instead of dessert. | |||||
| 587 | 5 | "Beat the Judge: Marc" | Scott Conant, Amanda Freitag, and Geoffrey Zakarian | May 5, 2020 | |
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| 588 | 6 | "Beat the Judge: Maneet" | Amanda Freitag, Geoffrey Zakarian, and Tiffani Faison | May 12, 2020 | |
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| 589 | 7 | "Beat Bobby Flay: Battle 1" | Geoffrey Zakarian, Marc Murphy, and Bobby Flay | August 9, 2020 | |
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| 590 | 8 | "Beat Bobby Flay: Battle 2" | Scott Conant, Chris Santos, and Bobby Flay | August 16, 2020 | |
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| 591 | 9 | "Beat Bobby Flay: Battle 3" | Christian Petroni, Amanda Freitag, and Bobby Flay | August 23, 2020 | |
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Notes: Part three of a five-part tournament. The chefs in this heat previously competed in the finales of past champions tournaments, with Chef Chapman being the only past grand champion. The rainbow cookie cake in Round 1 was reminiscent of an Italian rainbow cookie with red, white, and green colors made with almond and topped with chocolate and raspberry jam in-between each layer. The "lemon dessert" in Round 2 consisted of an edible shell made to look like a lemon filled with lemon gelee and a mousse that contained lemongrass and green cardamom. | |||||
| 592 | 10 | "Beat Bobby Flay: Battle 4" | Tiffani Faison, Marc Murphy, and Bobby Flay | August 30, 2020 | |
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Notes: Part four of a five-part tournament. All four contestants in this episode previously competed in the first Chopped "Beat Bobby Flay" tournament. The "dirty fries" in round 2 included tortilla chips, chili, beans, sour cream, and jalapeños. The "head cheese" in Round 3 was made from the head of a pig. | |||||
| 593 | 11 | "Beat Bobby Flay: Finale Fight" | Christian Petroni, Tiffani Faison, Chris Santos, and Marcus Samuelsson, Maneet Chauhan, Scott Conant** | September 6, 2020 | |
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Notes: Part five of a five-part tournament. Because the episode was 60 minutes and but four chefs versus three, two chefs were eliminated in the entreé round, and only the entreé round factored into the judges' decision. The stuffed doughnuts in Round 1 were stuffed with vanilla ice cream that was covered in rainbow sprinkles. The potted meat in Round 2 was made with chicken and pork. The deep-fried milk in Round 3 was sweet custard thickened with corn starch, then breaded and deep-fried. This round simulated the format of Beat Bobby Flay, with a 45 minute final round. Lobster ravioli was Stephen's choice in Round 3. At the end of Round 3, the judges in Rounds 1 and 2 were replaced with new judges for a blind taste test; Ted presented each dish. | |||||
| 594 | 12 | "Pickle Panic" | Amanda Freitag, Scott Conant, and Eddie Jackson (chef) | December 29, 2020 | |
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| 595 | 13 | "PB and J" | Maneet Chauhan, Geoffrey Zakarian, and Tiffani Faison | May 25, 2021 | |
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Season 48 (2020–21)
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| 596 | 1 | "Burgers and Bravado" | Geoffrey Zakarian, Maneet Chauhan, and Scott Conant | December 15, 2020 | |
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| 597 | 2 | "Grudge Match: Battle 1" | Michelle Bernstein, Nilou Motamed, and Christian Petroni | January 5, 2021 | |
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Notes: This is the first part of a five-part champions vs. judges tournament featuring eight chefs and eight Chopped judges, all of whom are past winners. Two chefs and two judges will compete in the finale for the largest prize offered in the show thus far: $100,000, to be donated to "Turn Up! Fight Hunger" if a judge wins. This episode had four chef competitors from "Beat The Judge". | |||||
| 598 | 3 | "Grudge Match: Battle 2" | Michelle Bernstein, Nilou Motamed, and Christian Petroni | January 12, 2021 | |
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| 599 | 4 | "Grudge Match: Battle 3" | Nilou Motamed, Christian Petroni, and Geoffrey Zakarian | January 19, 2021 | |
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| 600 | 5 | "Grudge Match: Battle 4" | Nilou Motamed, Christian Petroni, and Geoffrey Zakarian | January 26, 2021 | |
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Notes: This is the fourth part of a five-part tournament. This episode featured three Chopped judges from past "Beat the Judge" episodes and the winner of the "Beat Bobby Flay" Chopped tournament. The "hootenanny" dish in Round 1 is a baked dessert similar to a German pancake. The "zen garden" in Round 3 was edible rocks (candy) on sugar "sand". | |||||
| 601 | 6 | "Grudge Match: $100,000 Finale!" | Nilou Motamed, Christian Petroni, and Geoffrey Zakarian | February 2, 2021 | |
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Notes: This is the final part of the champions vs. judges tournament with two appetizer knockout rounds and a final entree round. The chefs competed head to head in the first round and the judges competed head to head in the second round with both rounds featuring the same ingredients; that guaranteed a judge and a champion in the third entree round. A coin toss decided which group chose the order for the first two rounds; the judges won the toss and chose to go second. All rounds lasted 30 minutes. Although the judges losing, a smaller donation was made to Turn Up! Fight Hunger in honor of Chef Marc's performance. | |||||
| 602 | 7 | "Meat Fight: Goat!" | Chris Santos, Amanda Freitag, and Eddie Jackson (chef) | February 9, 2021 | |
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| 603 | 8 | "Meat Fight: Pork!" | Chris Santos, Amanda Freitag, and Eddie Jackson (chef) | February 16, 2021 | |
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| 604 | 9 | "Meat Fight: Beef!" | Chris Santos, Amanda Freitag, and Eddie Jackson (chef) | February 23, 2021 | |
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Notes: This is the third in a series of meat-themed episodes. Beef was the featured protein in every round. The tri-tip in the first round was given to the chefs intact. The beef fudge in the third round was chocolate fudge made with beef fat instead of butter. | |||||
| 605 | 10 | "Meat Fight: Bison!" | Chris Santos, Amanda Freitag, and Eddie Jackson (chef) | March 2, 2021 | |
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| 606 | 11 | "Hangry Baskets: Dumped" | Maneet Chauhan, Tiffani Faison, and Chris Santos | March 16, 2021 | |
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Notes: This is the first of four episodes featuring what we eat when we're "hangry" (hungry & angry). The baskets in this episode include ingredients that we eat after a heartbreak. | |||||
| 607 | 12 | "Hangry Baskets: Hungover" | Maneet Chauhan, Tiffani Faison, and Chris Santos | March 23, 2021 | |
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Notes: This is the second of four episodes featuring what we eat when we're "hangry". The baskets in this episode had fast food, alcohol-related ingredients, and/or remedies for hangovers. The judges claimed they drank the night before to accurately portray being hungover for the show. | |||||
| 608 | 13 | "Hangry Baskets: Hot & Hangry" | Maneet Chauhan, Tiffani Faison, and Chris Santos | March 30, 2021 | |
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Notes: This is the third of four episodes featuring things we eat when we're "hangry". The baskets in this episode featured hot and spicy ingredients. | |||||
Season 49 (2020–21)
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| 609 | 1 | "Comfort Food Feud: Bacon" | Maneet Chauhan, Chris Santos, and Tiffani Faison | November 10, 2020 | |
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Notes: This is the first part of a five-part outdoor tournament in Maine, centered around comfort foods. The winner of each episode advanced to the finale for a chance at $25,000. Each episode had a different theme; this one is bacon-related dishes with bacon in every basket. The bacon beer cheese in the first round was beer cheese with cheddar and swiss, in a bacon wrapped beer mug. The gelatin shots in the second round had vodka, caramel, and bacon bits inside with a gummy candy egg on top. A rainstorm interrupted the final round judging, shutting off power and limiting filming of the judge's discussion to vertical phone cameras. | |||||
| 610 | 2 | "Comfort Food Feud: Burgers" | Maneet Chauhan, Chris Santos, and Tiffani Faison | November 17, 2020 | |
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Notes: This is the second part of a five-part outdoor tournament. The theme of this episode is burgers, with some form of burgers in every basket. The chefs didn't have to make burgers in every round but they did have to make rich, comforting, burger-inspired dishes. The canned burger in Round 2 was a cheeseburger with ketchup, mayonnaise, and pickles. | |||||
| 611 | 3 | "Comfort Food Feud: Mac and Cheese" | Maneet Chauhan, Chris Santos, and Tiffani Faison | November 24, 2020 | |
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Notes: This is the third part of a five-part outdoor tournament. The theme of this episode is macaroni and cheese, with a different type of cheese, in every basket. In the first round, the "mactini" was mac and cheese inside a large martini glass. The corndog sushi was a corndog, but with a smoked salmon roll instead of a hot dog. The lava cake in the third round was a large mac & cheese fritter with a hot cheddar cheese center. | |||||
| 612 | 4 | "Comfort Food Feud: Pizza" | Maneet Chauhan, Chris Santos, and Tiffani Faison | December 1, 2020 | |
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Notes: This is the fourth part of a five-part outdoor tournament. The theme of this episode is pizza, both as a basket ingredient and as a dish in each round. The four meat pizza in Round 1 consisted of pepperoni, ham, sausage and bacon. The spaghetti pizza in Round 2 was meatballs, cheese, and sauce on top of a baked spaghetti crust. The cereal pizza in Round 3 was a pizza crust topped with cream cheese icing and colorful cereal. | |||||
| 613 | 5 | "Comfort Food Feud: Finale" | Maneet Chauhan, Chris Santos, and Tiffani Faison | December 8, 2020 | |
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Notes: This is the final part of a five-part outdoor tournament and each past themed ingredient (pizza, bacon, burger, mac & cheese) was featured in the baskets. The "hot butt cappy" in Round 1 was capicola presented in a long Italian-style sub sandwich. The "pizza cocktail" in Round 2 was a Bloody Mary with tomato and mozzarella garnish. The cinna burger in Round 3 was a quadruple bacon cheeseburger with cinnamon rolls instead of burger buns. | |||||
| 614 | 6 | "Cooked with Care!" | Marc Murphy, Amanda Freitag, and Marcus Samuelsson | March 9, 2021 | |
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Notes: This episode featured amateur cooks and paid tribute to nurses on the front lines during the COVID-19 pandemic. The nurses were adorned in rare Chopped nurse medical scrubs rather than chef jackets. | |||||
| 615 | 7 | "Hangry Baskets: Late Night" | Geoffrey Zakarian, Tiffani Faison, and Chris Santos | April 6, 2021 | |
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Notes: This is the last of four episodes featuring things we eat when we're "hangry". The baskets in this episode had typical late night food staples. | |||||
| 616 | 8 | "Martha Rules: Pantry Surprise!" | Martha Stewart, Marcus Samuelsson, and Marc Murphy | April 13, 2021 | |
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Notes: This is the first of a special five part, outdoor tournament in Maine for $50,000. Unlike past Chopped tournaments, this tournament features various special challenges doled out by Martha Stewart. For this episode, Martha reduced the pantry to a basic 20 ingredients. She swapped out the 20 ingredients in the first two rounds for pastry-based ingredients in the third round. | |||||
| 617 | 9 | "Martha Rules: Tick Tock!" | Martha Stewart, Marcus Samuelsson, and Marc Murphy | April 20, 2021 | |
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Notes: This is the second part of the Martha Rules tournament. In this episode, Martha changed the amount of cook time partway into each round. The appetizer round was reduced to 15 minutes. The entrée round had an extra 5 minutes (35 minutes total) but there was also an extra ingredient in the form of a margarita made by Martha. The dessert round lasted for as long as it took Martha to make a lemon meringue pie (their time ended up being a little over 25 minutes). | |||||
| 618 | 10 | "Martha Rules: Blade and Switch!" | Martha Stewart, Marcus Samuelsson, and Marc Murphy | April 27, 2021 | |
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| 619 | 11 | "Martha Rules: Mystery Competitor!" | Martha Stewart, Marcus Samuelsson, and Marc Murphy | May 4, 2021 | |
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Notes: This is the fourth part of the Martha Rules tournament. In this episode, the chefs were told they could be eliminated mid-round. Martha taste-tested components from everyone's stations and eliminated a chef in the middle of Round 1. A chef was also eliminated at the end of the first round. In the third round, Martha brought in a runner-up chef from a previous Martha Rules round. | |||||
| 620 | 12 | "Martha Rules: Grand Finale!" | Martha Stewart, Marcus Samuelsson, and Marc Murphy | May 11, 2021 | |
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Notes: This is the final part of the Martha Rules tournament where the winner receives $50,000. In the first round Martha let each contestant pick a fourth ingredient from Maine's Earth Farm garden (Eric got mustard greens, Vlad got celery, Saba got kale, and Jennifer got lettuce). In the second round, they were directed to a separate table where Martha and the judges presented five cooked ingredients in a lobster bake and the contestants had to use at least three of them in their dish. In the third round, the finalists had to milk cows to get their fresh milk. There was no elimination in Round 1 followed by a double elimination in Round 2. | |||||
| 621 | 13 | "Taco Brawl" | Marc Murphy, Amanda Freitag, and Scott Conant | May 18, 2021 | |
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Season 50 (2021–22)
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| 622 | 1 | "Time Capsule: '60s Foods!" | Marc Murphy, Amanda Freitag, and Marcus Samuelsson | June 1, 2021 | |
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| 623 | 2 | "Time Capsule: '90s Foods!" | Marc Murphy, Amanda Freitag, and Scott Conant | June 8, 2021 | |
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Notes: This was one of a series of episodes where chefs cooked with foods popular during a given time period; this episode highlighted foods from the 1990s. The lunch kit in the appetizer round contained crackers, mozzarella, and pepperoni. The canned pasta in the entree round was macaroni in a tomato sauce. In addition, Chef Tribble competed twice on Hell's Kitchen, finishing in third place in its fourteenth season, and winning its seventeenth season. | |||||
| 624 | 3 | "Time Capsule: Future Foods!" | Marc Murphy, Amanda Freitag, and Scott Conant | June 15, 2021 | |
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| 625 | 4 | "Alton's Maniacal Baskets: Part 1" | Alton Brown, Maneet Chauhan, and Marcus Samuelsson | June 22, 2021 | |
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Notes: This is first part of a five-part tournament where Alton Brown selected an outrageous basket ingredient for each round suggested by viewers on social media. The winner of each heat went on to the finale where they competed for $25,000. The M.R.E. in round 2 was chicken teriyaki. | |||||
| 626 | 5 | "Alton's Maniacal Baskets: Part 2" | Alton Brown, Maneet Chauhan, and Marcus Samuelsson | June 29, 2021 | |
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| 627 | 6 | "Alton's Maniacal Baskets: Part 3" | Alton Brown, Maneet Chauhan, and Marcus Samuelsson | July 6, 2021 | |
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| 628 | 7 | "Alton's Maniacal Baskets: Part 4" | Alton Brown, Maneet Chauhan, and Marcus Samuelsson | July 13, 2021 | |
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| 629 | 8 | "Alton's Maniacal Baskets: Finale" | Alton Brown, Maneet Chauhan, and Marcus Samuelsson | July 20, 2021 | |
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| 630 | 9 | "Chef's Best Friend" | Chris Santos, Amanda Freitag, and Sunny Anderson | July 27, 2021 | |
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Notes: This episode featured a dog-related theme, and was produced on a new "summertime" set. The competing chefs were all dog lovers whose dishes included a separate treat, using at least one basket ingredient, for a golden retriever named James. To do so, the chefs were given an extra 10 minutes in each round, and all the baskets had ingredients that were safe for dogs to eat. The "doggie beer" in the second round was bone broth and the "cappuccino" in the third round was just whipped heavy cream. | |||||
| 631 | 10 | "Ballpark Baskets" | Amanda Freitag, Marc Murphy, and Jordan Andino | August 3, 2021 | |
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| 632 | 11 | "Playing with Fire: Wild Things" | Alex Guarnaschelli, Tiffani Faison, and Eduardo Garcia | August 10, 2021 | |
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Notes: This is the first part of a five-part grilling tournament with 16 chefs competing for a $25,000 prize. Each episode in the tournament had a theme; the baskets in this episode featured wild game. Unlike past grilling tournaments, this one was held indoors on the new set and the chefs had large, open-fire grills. | |||||
| 633 | 12 | "Playing with Fire: Hog Heaven" | Alex Guarnaschelli, Chris Santos, and Eric Adjepong | August 17, 2021 | |
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| 634 | 13 | "Playing with Fire: High Stakes" | Alex Guarnaschelli, Tiffani Faison, and Eduardo Garcia | August 24, 2021 | |
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| 635 | 14 | "Playing with Fire: Surf and Turf" | Alex Guarnaschelli, Tiffani Faison, and Eric Adjepong | August 31, 2021 | |
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| 636 | 15 | "Playing with Fire: Finale" | Alex Guarnaschelli, Chris Santos, and Eric Adjepong | September 7, 2021 | |
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| 637 | 16 | "Shakes and Fries" | Maneet Chauhan, Scott Conant, and Darnell Ferguson | September 14, 2021 | |
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| 638 | 17 | "Cooking for Love" | Scott Conant, Marc Murphy, and Maneet Chauhan | February 8, 2022 | |
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Notes: This was a blind date team competition. Two private chefs were paired up based on their interests and what they were looking for in a romantic partner. They met for the first time on the show and had to work together. | |||||
| 639 | 18 | "Deep-Fried Deliciousness" | Scott Conant, Amanda Freitag, and Millie Peartree | March 22, 2022 | |
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Season 51 (2021–2022)
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| 640 | 1 | "Pasta, Pasta, Pasta" | Scott Conant, Amanda Freitag, and Nilou Motamed | December 28, 2021 | |
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| 641 | 2 | "Casino Royale: Battle 1" | Scott Conant, Tiffani Faison, and Christian Petroni | January 4, 2022 | |
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Notes: This was the first part of a five-part casino-themed tournament where the grand prize was a minimum of $25,000 with a chance to win more. In each round chefs rolled the dice to change one of their basket ingredients for a mystery ingredient under a cloche. Odd numbers were "unlucky" (bad) ingredients and even numbers were "lucky" (good) ingredients. In round 1, Chef Zane rolled dice to swap out his rattlesnake and got duck tongues (odd number). Chef Monique rolled to replace her rattlesnake and she got Japanese eggplant (even number). In round 2, Chef Zane rolled to swap his goat leg for snow peas (even), Chef Kaleena rolled to swap her cheese for saffron (even), and Chef Graham rolled to replace his cheese with gelatin tuna salad (odd). In round 3, Chef Zane rolled to swap his vegan turkey for a century egg. | |||||
| 642 | 3 | "Casino Royale: Battle 2" | Scott Conant, Tiffani Faison, and Christian Petroni | January 11, 2022 | |
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Notes: This was the second part of a five-part casino-themed tournament where each chef had the option to roll the dice to switch out an ingredient. Chef Andrew swapped out his cookie dough doughnut and got canned haggis with lamb (odd number), Chef Grace swapped out her cod milt and got wagyu ribeyes (even number), Chef Corey swapped out his cocktail sauce and got Jonah crab claws (even), and Chef Jenessa swapped out cod milt and got natto (odd). In round two, Chef Grace swapped her cherry wax lips and got fish heads (odd), Chef Andrew swapped his sea cucumber and got alligator ribs (odd), and Chef Corey swapped his breakfast bowl and got bitter melon (odd). In round three, Chef Grace swapped her bottarga and got pear brandy, and Chef Andrew swapped his ketchup seasoning and got whacky flavored jelly beans (odd). | |||||
| 643 | 4 | "Casino Royale: Battle 3" | Chris Santos, Tiffani Faison, and Christian Petroni | January 18, 2022 | |
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Notes: This was part three of a five-part casino-themed tournament. In round 1 all the chefs rolled dice to swap their pork bung: Chef Zoe got chili dogs (odd number). Chef Nick got kohlrabi (even number), Chef Tajahi got pork brains in gravy (odd), and Chef Raquel got black garlic (even). In round two, Chef Zoe rolled to swap her spaghetti ring eggs for broccoli rabe (even). Chef Nick cut himself in the middle of the second round. In round three, both chefs rolled to swap their relish. Chef Tajahi got tomato soup (odd), and Chef Zoe got chocolate-covered strawberries (even) | |||||
| 644 | 5 | "Casino Royale: Battle 4" | Chris Santos, Amanda Freitag, and Christian Petroni | January 25, 2022 | |
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Notes: This was part four of a five-part casino-themed tournament. In round one, Chef Tiffani rolled to swap her purple noodles and she got Iberico ham (even number). In round two, Chef Nichole and Chef Nicholas rolled to swap their ambrosia salad. Nichole got sake (even), while Nicholas got sweet breads (odd). Also, Chef Tiffani rolled to swap her slot machine candy and got colatura di alici (even). In round three, Chef Nichole rolled to swap her tuna jerky and got whiskey truffles (even), while Chef Tiffani swapped her candy burrito and got blood pancakes (odd). With Nichole's victory, this marks the first Chopped tournament to have a woman win every preliminary round, thus ensuring an all-female tournament finale. | |||||
| 645 | 6 | "Casino Royale: Finale" | Amanda Freitag, Tiffani Faison, and Christian Petroni | February 1, 2022 | |
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| 646 | 7 | "Black History Month Celebration" | Kwame Onwuachi, Tiffany Derry, and Justin Sutherland | February 15, 2022 | |
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| 647 | 8 | "Chocolate Frenzy" | Amanda Freitag, Tiffani Faison, and Claudia Sandoval | February 22, 2022 | |
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| 648 | 9 | "Greater Gator" | Chris Santos, Maneet Chauhan, and Antonia Lofaso | March 1, 2022 | |
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| 649 | 10 | "Meal of Fortune" | Geoffrey Zakarian, Maneet Chauhan, and Brooke Williamson | March 8, 2022 | |
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| 650 | 11 | "Takeout Takedown" | Chris Santos, Amanda Freitag, and Antonia Lofaso | March 15, 2022 | |
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| 651 | 12 | "In the Fans' Hands" | Scott Conant, Nilou Motamed, and Marc Murphy | March 29, 2022 | |
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| 652 | 13 | "Epic BLT Battle" | Marc Murphy, Justin Sutherland, and Brooke Williamson | April 5, 2022 | |
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Season 52 (2022)
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| 653 | 1 | "Pie in the Sky" | Geoffrey Zakarian, Maneet Chauhan, and Stephanie Izard | April 12, 2022 | |
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| 654 | 2 | "Pickled Tricks" | Maneet Chauhan, Tiffany Derry, and Stephanie Izard | April 19, 2022 | |
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| 655 | 3 | "Deli Duel" | Chris Santos, Antonia Lofaso, and Kwame Onwuachi | April 26, 2022 | |
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| 656 | 4 | "Taco Throwdown" | Tiffani Faison, Amanda Freitag, and Claudia Sandoval | May 3, 2022 | |
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| 657 | 5 | "Sexy Feast" | Amanda Freitag, Tiffani Faison, and Eric Adjepong | May 10, 2022 | |
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| 658 | 6 | "Pride and Pea Tendrils" | Marc Murphy, Brooke Williamson, and Justin Sutherland | May 17, 2022 | |
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| 659 | 7 | "Chuck Wagon Cook-Off" | Amanda Freitag, Chris Santos, and Maneet Chauhan | May 24, 2022 | |
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| 660 | 8 | "Desperately Seeking Sous-Chef: Battle 1" | Scott Conant, Maneet Chauhan, and Chris Santos | May 31, 2022 | |
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| 661 | 9 | "Desperately Seeking Sous-Chef: Battle 2" | Scott Conant, Maneet Chauhan, and Chris Santos | June 7, 2022 | |
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| 662 | 10 | "Desperately Seeking Sous-Chef: Battle 3" | Scott Conant, Maneet Chauhan, and Chris Santos | June 14, 2022 | |
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| 663 | 11 | "Desperately Seeking Sous-Chef: Battle 4" | Scott Conant, Maneet Chauhan, and Chris Santos | June 21, 2022 | |
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| 664 | 12 | "Desperately Seeking Sous-Chef: Finale" | Scott Conant, Maneet Chauhan, and Chris Santos | June 28, 2022 | |
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| 665 | 13 | "Tiny But Mighty" | Marc Murphy, Amanda Freitag, and Justin Sutherland | October 25, 2022 | |
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Season 53 (2022–2023)
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| 666 | 1 | "Grilling on the Edge" | Marc Murphy, Tiffani Faison, and Cliff Crooks | October 18, 2022 | |
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| 667 | 2 | "Social Showdown" | Geoffrey Zakarian, Maneet Chauhan, and Joe Sasto | November 1, 2022 | |
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| 668 | 3 | "More Cheese, Please!" | Geoffrey Zakarian, Amanda Freitag, and Millie Peartree | November 8, 2022 | |
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| 669 | 4 | "Thankful for Teachers!" | Tiffani Faison, Cliff Crooks, and Maneet Chauhan | November 15, 2022 | |
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| 670 | 5 | "Buzzworthy Bizarre Baskets" | Geoffrey Zakarian, Maneet Chauhan, and Joe Sasto | November 22, 2022 | |
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| 671 | 6 | "Gargantuan Surprises" | Geoffrey Zakarian, Amanda Freitag, and Millie Peartree | November 29, 2022 | |
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| 672 | 7 | "Grandmas' Grand Holiday" | Marc Murphy, Amanda Freitag, and Justin Sutherland | December 6, 2022 | |
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| 673 | 8 | "Gluten for Punishment" | Marc Murphy, Tiffani Faison, and Cliff Crooks | February 28, 2023 | |
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| 674 | 9 | "All-American Showdown: West" | Geoffrey Zakarian, Alex Guarnaschelli, and Gregory Gourdet | July 11, 2023 | |
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| 675 | 10 | "All-American Showdown: North" | Scott Conant, Alex Guarnaschelli, and Eric Adjepong | July 18, 2023 | |
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| 676 | 11 | "All-American Showdown: South" | Geoffrey Zakarian, Alex Guarnaschelli, and Gregory Gourdet | July 25, 2023 | |
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| 677 | 12 | "All-American Showdown: East" | Scott Conant, Alex Guarnaschelli, and Cassidee Dabney | August 1, 2023 | |
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| 678 | 13 | "All-American Showdown: Finale" | Scott Conant, Alex Guarnaschelli, and Amanda Freitag | August 8, 2023 | |
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Season 54 (2022–2023)
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| 679 | 1 | "Noodle-palooza" | Scott Conant, Esther Choi, and Danny Bowien | December 27, 2022 | |
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| 680 | 2 | "Casino Royale XL: Battle One" | Chris Santos, Maneet Chauhan, and Tiffani Faison | January 3, 2023 | |
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Notes: This was part one of a five-part tournament in which the grand prize was a minimum of $25,000 (with a chance to win more). This casino-themed tournament allowed chefs to bet on and play a game of roulette to exchange one of their basket ingredients for new ingredients hidden under golden (lucky) or black (unlucky) cloches. Unsuccessful bets on red or black resulted in choosing from "unlucky" (bad) ingredients, while successful bets resulted in choosing from "lucky" (good) ingredients. However, the dessert round became a "double down" round with a twist. In addition to the roulette wheel, the chefs were given a second chance if they lost at it. They could either choose an unlucky ingredient or instead play the slots at a slot machine for another chance at choosing a lucky ingredient. But if they lost at the slots, as well, then they would be given the worst, unluckiest possible ingredient available. In the appetizer round, Chef Sami spun the wheel to swap out his playing card cookies for yuzu (by successfully betting on red), and Chef Kat spun the wheel to replace her ravioli in a can with croissants (by successfully betting on black). In the entrée round, Chef Kat spun the wheel to swap her pork uterus for black chicken (by unsuccessfully betting on black), Chef Day spun the wheel to swap her hoisin sauce for a charcuterie board (by successfully betting on red), and Chef Andy spun the wheel to replace his pork uterus with limburger cheese (by unsuccessfully betting on black). In the dessert round, Chef Andy spun the wheel to swap his rotisserie chicken for fermented butter (by unsuccessfully betting on black), and Chef Kat spun the wheel to swap her own rotisserie chicken for cow eyeballs (by first unsuccessfully betting on red and then losing at the slot machine). | |||||
| 681 | 3 | "Casino Royale XL: Battle Two" | Chris Santos, Maneet Chauhan, and Tiffani Faison | January 10, 2023 | |
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Notes: This was part two of a five-part tournament. In the appetizer round, all four chefs chose to swap out their pork blood, with Chef Terri swapping hers for roasted bone marrow (by successfully betting on red), Chef Alexandra swapping hers for Chinese broccoli (by successfully betting on red), Chef Kirsten swapping hers for Cornish hens (by successfully betting on black), and Chef Alex swapping his for heirloom tomatoes (by successfully betting on black). In the entrée round, Chef Alexandra swapped her chitlins for circus peanuts (by unsuccessfully betting on red), Chef Kirsten swapped her chitlins for chocolate-covered onions (by unsuccessfully betting on red), and Chef Alex swapped his cotton candy burrito for Hen of the Woods mushrooms (by successfully betting on black). In the dessert round, both chefs chose to swap out their garlic juice, with Chef Kirsten swapping hers for vanilla bean paste (by successfully betting on red), and Chef Alexandra swapping hers for salted caramels (by successfully betting on black). | |||||
| 682 | 4 | "Casino Royale XL: Battle Three" | Chris Santos, Tiffani Faison, and Nilou Motamed | January 17, 2023 | |
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Notes: This was part three of a five-part tournament. In the appetizer round, Chef Sam swapped her marshmallows for skirt steak (by successfully betting on red), Chef Jim swapped his twenty-four-karat chicken wings for lamb leg steaks (by successfully betting on black), Chef Josh swapped his stargazy pie for opah (by successfully betting on black), and Chef Brittany swapped her marshmallows for olive soup (by unsuccessfully betting on black). In the entrée round, all three chefs chose to swap out their cured tuna hearts, with Chef Brittany swapping hers for freeze-dried ice cream sandwiches (by unsuccessfully betting on red), Chef Josh swapping his for pork belly (by successfully betting on red), and Chef Sam swapping hers for gummy sushi (by unsuccessfully betting on red). In the dessert round, Chef Josh swapped out his pork and gelatin for a whole chicken in a can (by unsuccessfully betting on red and then losing at the slots). | |||||
| 683 | 5 | "Casino Royale XL: Battle Four" | Tiffani Faison, Christian Petroni, and Nilou Motamed | January 24, 2023 | |
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Notes: This was part four of a five-part tournament. In the appetizer round, Chef Ann swapped her goat water for tuna casserole (by unsuccessfully betting on red), Chef Jorge swapped his vodka cranberry for branzino (by successfully betting on black), and Chef Natascha swapped her wasabi root for duck confit (by successfully betting on red). In the entrée round, all three chefs chose to swap out their eel, with Chef Ann swapping hers for Kauai sweet prawns (by successfully betting on red), Chef Natascha swapping hers for twice-baked potatoes (by successfully betting on red), and Chef Jorge swapping his for baby corn (by successfully betting on black). In the dessert round, both chefs chose swap out their aloe vera leaves, with Chef Ann swapping hers for pears (by unsuccessfully betting on red, but then winning at the slots), and Chef Jorge swapping his for a crepe cake (by successfully betting on black). | |||||
| 684 | 6 | "Casino Royale XL: Grand Finale" | Tiffani Faison, Christian Petroni, and Nilou Motamed | January 31, 2023 | |
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Notes: This is the final part of a five-part tournament. In every round, the chefs played the slots to add to or subtract from the grand prize. Dollar signs would add $5,000 to the pot, while cleavers would subtract just as much from it. In the appetizer round, the chefs got three dollar signs, adding $15,000 total. In the entrée round, the chefs got two dollar signs and a cleaver, adding $5,000 total. In the dessert round, the chefs got two dollar signs and an empty payline, adding $10,000 total and bringing the final pot to a grand total of $55,000. In the appetizer round, Chef Kat swapped her money mints for halibut filets (by successfully betting on red), Chef Kirsten swapped her buffalo chicken fries for alligator hearts (by unsuccessfully betting on black), Chef Sam swapped her buffalo chicken fries for duck bills (by unsuccessfully betting on red), and Chef Ann swapped her buffalo chicken fries for broccoli rabe (by successfully betting on red). In the entrée round, Chef Kirsten swapped her fish maw for brownie hotdogs (by unsuccessfully betting on red). In the dessert round, Chef Ann swapped her liver cheese for mustard ice cream (by unsuccessfully betting on red). | |||||
| 685 | 7 | "Pig Candy" | Darnell Ferguson, Amanda Freitag, and Esther Choi | February 7, 2023 | |
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| 686 | 8 | "Blind Date Night" | Chris Santos, Amanda Freitag, and Tiffani Faison | February 14, 2023 | |
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| 687 | 9 | "Good Ole Creole Cookin'" | Kardea Brown, Amanda Freitag, and Kwame Onwauchi | February 21, 2023 | |
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| 688 | 10 | "Flamin' Hot" | Maneet Chauhan, Fariyal Abdullahi, and Amanda Freitag | March 7, 2023 | |
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| 689 | 11 | "A Bunch of Abalone!" | Geoffrey Zakarian, Tiffani Faison, and JJ Johnson | March 14, 2023 | |
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| 690 | 12 | "Uncommon Ramen" | Geoffrey Zakarian, Amanda Freitag, and Tiffani Faison | March 21, 2023 | |
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| 691 | 13 | "Wanna Pizza Me?" | Scott Conant, Ann Kim, and Christian Petroni | March 28, 2023 | |
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Season 55 (2023)
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| 692 | 1 | "Fry of the Beholder" | Scott Conant, Amanda Freitag, and Eric Adjepong | April 4, 2023 | |
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| 693 | 2 | "Fiesta Mexicana" | Chris Santos, Tiffani Faison, and Daniela Soto-Innes | April 11, 2023 | |
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| 694 | 3 | "Ribeye on the Prize" | Chris Santos, Nilou Motamed, and Joe Sasto | April 18, 2023 | |
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| 695 | 4 | "Military Salute: Navy" | Marc Murphy, Alex Guarnaschelli, and Sunny Anderson | April 25, 2023 | |
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| 696 | 5 | "Military Salute: Air Force" | Marc Murphy, Alex Guarnaschelli, and Sunny Anderson | May 2, 2023 | |
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| 697 | 6 | "Military Salute: Marines" | Marc Murphy, Sunny Anderson, and Cliff Crooks | May 9, 2023 | |
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| 698 | 7 | "Military Salute: Army" | Scott Conant, Sunny Anderson, and Cliff Crooks | May 16, 2023 | |
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| 699 | 8 | "Military Salute: Finale" | Cliff Crooks, Sunny Anderson, and Scott Conant | May 23, 2023 | |
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Notes: Final part of the military tournament. The four finalists competed as a team in each round, against a different Chopped judge. A $25,000 donation was made in the name of the winner of each round. Chef Freitag won the first round, and the remaining two were won by the military team. First Lady Jill Biden made an appearance during the final round's judging to thank the military chefs for their service. | |||||
| 700 | 9 | "Get Your Geoducks in a Row" | Geoffrey Zakarian, Maneet Chauhan, and Eric Adjepong | May 30, 2023 | |
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| 701 | 10 | "FAN-atics" | Scott Conant, Amanda Freitag, and Geoffrey Zakarian | June 6, 2023 | |
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| 702 | 11 | "Home on the Range" | Maneet Chauhan, Tiffani Faison, and Eddie Jackson | June 13, 2023 | |
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| 703 | 12 | "Too Yacht to Handle" | Scott Conant, Nilou Motamed, and Eric Adjepong | June 20, 2023 | |
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| 704 | 13 | "Meat and Taters!" | Marc Murphy, Tiffani Faison, and Eddie Jackson | June 27, 2023 | |
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| 705 | 14 | "Oh My Squash!" | Chris Santos, Maneet Chauhan, and Eric Adjepong | August 15, 2023 | |
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| 706 | 15 | "Julia Child's Kitchen: Part 1" | Scott Conant, Amanda Freitag, and Nilou Motamed | November 14, 2023 | |
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| 707 | 16 | "Julia Child's Kitchen: Part 2" | Scott Conant, Amanda Freitag, and Michael Voltaggio | December 5, 2023 | |
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| 708 | 17 | "Julia Child's Kitchen: Part 3" | Scott Conant, Alex Guarnaschelli, and Isabella Rossellini | November 21, 2023 | |
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| 709 | 18 | "Julia Child's Kitchen: Part 4" | Scott Conant, Alex Guarnaschelli, and Susan Feniger | November 28, 2023 | |
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| 710 | 19 | "Julia Child's Kitchen: Finale" | Scott Conant, Alex Guarnaschelli, and Susan Feniger | December 12, 2023 | |
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Season 56 (2023–2024)
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| 711 | 1 | "Burger: Impossible" | Geoffrey Zakarian, Tiffany Derry, and Justin Sutherland | August 22, 2023 | |
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| 712 | 2 | "Gummy-Side Up" | Marc Murphy, Maneet Chauhan, and Brooke Williamson | August 29, 2023 | |
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| 713 | 3 | "Beef Knuckle Down" | Marc Murphy, Brooke Williamson, and Tiffany Derry | September 5, 2023 | |
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| 714 | 4 | "Mouth of the South" | Darnell Ferguson, Maneet Chauhan, and Kelsey Nixon | September 12, 2023 | |
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| 715 | 5 | "Halloween Spooktacular" | Chris Santos, Amanda Freitag, and Sunny Anderson | September 19, 2023 | |
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| 716 | 6 | "Friendsgiving" | Scott Conant, Nilou Motamed, and Chris Santos | November 7, 2023 | |
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| 717 | 7 | "Grand Champs' Holiday Hurrah" | Scott Conant, Maneet Chauhan, and Eric Adjepong | December 19, 2023 | |
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| 718 | 8 | "Uni Versed?" | Marc Murphy, Tiffany Derry, and Stephanie Izard | December 26, 2023 | |
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| 719 | 9 | "Neck and Neck" | Geoffrey Zakarian, Fariyal Abdullahi, and Marc Murphy | January 2, 2024 | |
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| 720 | 10 | "Don't Lose Heart" | Geoffrey Zakarian, Esther Choi, and Justin Sutherland | January 9, 2024 | |
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| 721 | 11 | "Make No "Misteak"" | Geoffrey Zakarian, Nilou Motamed, and Cliff Crooks | January 16, 2024 | |
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| 722 | 12 | "Double-Edged Swordfish" | Geoffrey Zakarian, Amanda Freitag, and Kwame Onwuachi | January 23, 2024 | |
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| 723 | 13 | "Claws Out!" | Marc Murphy, Fariyal Abdullahi, and Geoffrey Zakarian | January 30, 2024 | |
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Season 57 (2024)
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| 724 | 1 | "Spin It to Win It: Battle 1 Part 1" | Amanda Freitag, Christian Petroni, and Maneet Chauhan | February 6, 2024 | |
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| 725 | 2 | "Spin It to Win It: Battle 2" | Maneet Chauhan, Brian Malarkey, and Amanda Freitag | February 6, 2024 | |
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| 726 | 3 | "Spin It to Win It: Battle 3" | Amanda Freitag, Brian Malarkey, and Tiffani Faison | February 13, 2024 | |
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| 727 | 4 | "Spin It to Win It: Battle 4" | Tiffani Faison, Christian Petroni, and Amanda Freitag | February 20, 2024 | |
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| 728 | 5 | "Spin It to Win It: Final Battle!" | Amanda Freitag, Christian Petroni, and Maneet Chauhan | February 27, 2024 | |
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| 729 | 6 | "A Taste of China" | Maneet Chauhan, Danny Bowien, and Shirley Chung | March 5, 2024 | |
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| 730 | 7 | "As Duck Would Have It" | Maneet Chauhan, Marcus Samuelsson, and Nilou Motamed | March 12, 2024 | |
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| 731 | 8 | "Truffle Kerfuffle" | Geoffrey Zakarian, Ann Kim, and Christian Petroni | March 19, 2024 | |
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| 732 | 9 | "Breakfast Baskets!" | Brooke Williamson, Geoffrey Zakarian, and Maneet Chauhan | March 26, 2024 | |
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| 733 | 10 | "Avocado Bravado" | Marc Murphy, Alex Guarnaschelli, and Daniela Soto-Innes | July 9, 2024 | |
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| 734 | 11 | "Crustacean Craze" | Nilou Motamed, Marcus Samuelsson, and Esther Choi | July 16, 2024 | |
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| 735 | 12 | "Heart and Sole" | Marc Murphy, Alyse Whitney, and Geoffrey Zakarian | July 23, 2024 | |
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| 736 | 13 | "Celtuce Setbacks" | Marc Murphy, Tiffani Faison, and Joe Sasto | August 13, 2024 | |
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Season 58 (2024)
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| 737 | 1 | "Squidding Around" | Geoffrey Zakarian, Brooke Williamson, and Alyse Whitney | April 2, 2024 | |
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| 738 | 2 | "Trash into Treasure" | Marc Murphy, Tiffany Derry, and Fariyal Abdullahi | April 9, 2024 | |
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| 739 | 3 | "Abalone Absurdities" | Maneet Chauhan, Geoffrey Zakarian, and Shirley Chung | April 16, 2024 | |
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| 740 | 4 | "Easy Breezy, Mac and Cheesy" | Maneet Chauhan, Geoffrey Zakarian, and Brooke Williamson | April 23, 2024 | |
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| 741 | 5 | "Battle Italiano: Emilia-Romagna" | Scott Conant, Alex Guarnaschelli, and Gabe Bertaccini | April 30, 2024 | |
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| 742 | 6 | "Battle Italiano: Veneto" | Scott Conant, Tiffany Derry, and Gabe Bertaccini | May 7, 2024 | |
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| 743 | 7 | "Battle Italiano: Puglia" | Scott Conant, Alex Guarnaschelli, and Gabe Bertaccini | May 14, 2024 | |
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| 744 | 8 | "Battle Italiano: Tuscany" | Scott Conant, Tiffany Derry, and Gabe Bertaccini | May 21, 2024 | |
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| 745 | 9 | "Battle Italiano: Finale" | Scott Conant, Alex Guarnaschelli, and Gabe Bertaccini | May 28, 2024 | |
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| 746 | 10 | "Gimme Guilty Pleasures" | Eddie Jackson, Chris Santos, and Kelsey Barnard Clark | June 4, 2024 | |
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| 747 | 11 | "Drag Brunch" | Tiffani Faison, Miss Ginger, and Gabe Bertaccini | June 11, 2024 | |
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| 748 | 12 | "Tickled Pink Pineapple" | Tiffany Derry, Marc Murphy, and Daniela Soto-Innes | June 18, 2024 | |
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| 749 | 13 | "Southwestern Strength" | Chris Santos, Kelsey Nixon, and Eddie Jackson | June 25, 2024 | |
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Season 59 (2024–)
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| 750 | 1 | "Basket Antics" | Tiffani Faison, Joe Sasto, and Stephanie Boswell | August 20, 2024 | |
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| 751 | 2 | "Death Is Not An Option" | Geoffrey Zakarian, Maneet Chauhan, and Jet Tila | August 27, 2024 | |
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| 753 | 3 | "Legends: Scott Conant" | Scott Conant, Marc Murphy, and Amanda Freitag | September 3, 2024 | |
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| 754 | 4 | "Legends: Chris Santos" | Chris Santos, Tiffani Faison, and Marc Murphy | September 10, 2024 | |
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| 754 | 5 | "Legends: Alex Guarnaschelli" | Alex Guarnaschelli, Marcus Samuelsson, and Eric Adjepong | September 17, 2024 | |
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| 752 | 6 | "Legends: Maneet Chauhan" | Maneet Chauhan, Amanda Freitag, and Eric Adjepong | September 24, 2024 | |
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| 752 | 7 | "Legends: Grand Finale" | Tiffani Faison, Marcus Samuelsson, and Amanda Freitag | October 1, 2024 | |
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| 753 | 8 | "Celebrating Hispanic Heritage" | Franco Noriega, Daniela Soto-Innes, and Claudette Zepeda | October 8, 2024 | |
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| 754 | 9 | TBA | , , and | TBA | |
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Season 60 (2024–)
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| TBA | 1 | "Fermented Rice Rice Baby" | Chris Santos, Maneet Chauhan, and Elena Besser | October 15, 2024 | |
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Notes: Chef Tahiz cut herself during the appetizer round. Her bandage had to be reapplied at one point. She had lost a considerable amount of time. Chef Eliza had to help her plate, and the dish was not correctly plated. Though the judges were still able to taste the dish, the plating led to Chef Tahiz’s elimination that round. | |||||
| TBA | 2 | "Big Fat Greek Kitchen" | Amanda Freitag, George Pagonis, and Nilou Motamed | October 22, 2024 | |
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| TBA | 3 | "Zhoug-topia" | Kwame Onwuachi, Marc Murphy, and Esther Choi | October 29, 2024 | |
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Specials
[edit]Food Networks Stars! (2012)
[edit]| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Judges | Original air date | |
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| S1 | TBA | "Food Network Stars!" | Alton Brown, Giada De Laurentiis, and Bobby Flay | July 22, 2012 | |
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Notes: This episode featured four contestants that were previous winners of Food Network Star that were competing for $10,000 for the charity of their choice. The judges were the mentors for Season 8 of Food Network Star. | |||||
Grill Masters Tournament (2012)
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| S2 | TBA | "Grill Masters: Part One" | Aarón Sánchez, Amanda Freitag, and Marc Murphy | July 22, 2012 | |
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Notes: This was the first Chopped Grill Masters tournament ever. This is part 1 of a 5 episode series of episodes, where sixteen "pro" grillers competed. The winner of each preliminary round advanced to the finale, where they competed for $50,000. The "Grill Masters" episodes were taped outdoors at Old Tucson Studios near Tucson, AZ. Jennifer and Tommy Duncan are husband and wife. The yak steaks in the first basket appeared to be top sirloin steaks. | |||||
| S3 | TBA | "Grill Masters: Part Two" | Aarón Sánchez, Amanda Freitag, and Marc Murphy | July 29, 2012 | |
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| S4 | TBA | "Grill Masters: Part Three" | Aarón Sánchez, Amanda Freitag, and Marc Murphy | August 5, 2012 | |
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| S5 | TBA | "Grill Masters: Part Four" | Aarón Sánchez, Amanda Freitag, and Marc Murphy | August 12, 2012 | |
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| S6 | TBA | "Grill Masters: Finale" | Aarón Sánchez, Amanda Freitag, and Marc Murphy | August 19, 2012 | |
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Grill Masters Tournament (2015)
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| S7 | TBA | "Grill Masters: Episode One" | Chris Santos, Amy Mills, and Scott Conant | July 14, 2015 | |
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Notes: This is the second grill masters tournament, taking place a few years after the first one, and in a different location: Queens County Farm in Queens, New York. This tournament would kick start an annual, summer competition special for every year after this one. Just like the first tournament, there are 5 episodes, with 4 episodes being preliminary rounds and the winners of all four rounds competing in the finale for a $50,000 prize. Chef Chris forgot the ricotta in round 3, but was given the win based on the performance of his entire meal. | |||||
| S8 | TBA | "Grill Masters: Episode Two" | Tim Love, Alex Guarnaschelli, and Scott Conant | July 21, 2015 | |
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Notes: Part 2 of a 5 part series. While Chopped normally obscures brand names, the Worcestershire sauce in the second round is a product of tournament sponsor Lea & Perrins. | |||||
| S9 | TBA | "Grill Masters: Episode Three" | Tim Love, Alex Guarnaschelli, and Scott Conant | July 28, 2015 | |
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Notes: Part 3 of a 5 part series. The fruit skewers included purple grapes, pineapple, strawberries, and cantaloupe. Donna and Harry were engaged at the time of filming. | |||||
| S10 | TBA | "Grill Masters: Episode Four" | Chris Santos, Amy Mills, and Scott Conant | August 4, 2015 | |
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| S11 | TBA | "Grill Masters: Episode Five" | Chris Santos, Alex Guarnaschelli, and Scott Conant | August 11, 2015 | |
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Notes: The final part of a 5 part series, in which the winner earned $50,000. The contestants were given 40 minutes in the entree round rather than the usual 30 to allow proper time to prep the goat. | |||||
Chopped: Impossible (2015)
[edit]| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Judges | Original air date | |
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| S12 | TBA | "Chopped: Impossible, Part 1" | Chris Santos, Alex Guarnaschelli, and Robert Irvine | October 22, 2015 | |
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Notes: Part one of a four-part tournament. Four returning Chopped Champions face off for a spot in the finale for a chance to win a grand prize of up to $40,000. Diane Dimeo was also in the first Chopped Champions event in season 2, and Marc Anthony Bynum was a finalist in the second Chopped Champions event in season 5. The edible flowers in the entree round included pansies, snapdragons, and nasturtiums. The apple teeth in the dessert round were made from apple slices, peanut butter, and marshmallows. | |||||
| S13 | TBA | "Chopped: Impossible, Part 2" | Geoffrey Zakarian, Maneet Chauhan, and Robert Irvine | October 29, 2015 | |
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Notes: Part two of a four-part tournament. Four returning Chopped Champions face off for a spot in the finale. A hammer and screwdriver was provided in the dessert basket to help the chefs crack open the ostrich egg. | |||||
| S14 | TBA | "Chopped: Impossible, Part 3" | Geoffrey Zakarian, Aarón Sánchez, and Robert Irvine | November 5, 2015 | |
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Notes: Part three of a four-part tournament. Four returning Chopped Champions face off for a spot in the finale. Leslie Roark Scott was a finalist in the 2015 Chopped Grill Masters Tournament. | |||||
| S15 | TBA | "Chopped: Impossible, Grand Finale" | Scott Conant, Aarón Sánchez, and Amanda Freitag | November 12, 2015 | |
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Notes: Part four of a four-part tournament. Winners of the three previous episodes faced off for $15,000 in two rounds: appetizer and entree. Judging after the second round held both the first and second rounds in consideration to determine the tournament winner. In the third round, the winner faced celebrity chef Robert Irvine in an additional entrée round for a chance to increase the winnings from $15,000 to $40,000. This is the first episode where three chefs compete in the Appetizer round and the two chefs compete in the Entree round. | |||||
Secrets of Winning (2015)
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| S16 | TBA | "Secrets of Winning" | N/A, N/A, and N/A | December 22, 2015 | |
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Grill Masters Napa (2016)
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| S17 | TBA | "Grill Masters Napa: Part 1" | Marc Murphy, Amanda Freitag, and Michael Chiarello | July 5, 2016 | |
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Notes: This is the third summer grilling tournament. This time around, the winner of the first episode received $10,000 and a spot in the $50,000 grand finale. The tournament was held at Beringer Vineyards in Napa Valley, California. Instead of an oven and stove, contestants were provided with a gas grill, charcoal grill, and smoker. In addition, some other equipment such as a blast chiller and ice cream machine were not available. | |||||
| S18 | TBA | "Grill Masters Napa: Part 2" | Marc Murphy, Amanda Freitag, and Michael Chiarello | July 12, 2016 | |
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Notes: Part 2 of a 5 part tournament. The winner received $10,000 and a spot in the $50,000 grand finale. While Chopped normally obscures brand names, the baked beans in the first basket were Bush's Smokehouse Tradition Grillin' Beans - a product of a Chopped sponsor. | |||||
| S19 | TBA | "Grill Masters Napa: Part 3" | Marc Murphy, Amanda Freitag, and John Koch | July 19, 2016 | |
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Notes: Part 3 of a 5 part tournament. Due to the extensive time required to prepare abalone, the abalone in the first basket was cleaned ahead of time. To save time in the third round, both chefs agreed to use pre-shelled pistachios from the pantry instead of ones from the basket; the judges permitted this since both chefs had the same advantage. | |||||
| S20 | TBA | "Grill Masters Napa: Part 4" | Marc Murphy, Amanda Freitag, and Geoffrey Zakarian | July 26, 2016 | |
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Notes: Part 4 of a 5 part tournament. While Chopped normally obscures brand names, the cheddar cheese in the third basket was Sargento 4 State Cheddar - a product of a Chopped sponsor. | |||||
| S21 | TBA | "Grill Masters Napa: Grand Finale" | Marc Murphy, Amanda Freitag, and Geoffrey Zakarian | August 2, 2016 | |
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Notes: Last part of the 5 part tournament. The winners of the four previous episodes competed for an additional $50,000. The tortillas in the first basket were given to the chefs as uncooked masa. While Chopped normally obscures brand names, the Cabernet Sauvignon in the third basket was a product of tournament sponsor and host Beringer Vineyards. | |||||
Grill Masters Tournament (2017)
[edit]| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Judges | Original air date | |
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| S22 | TBA | "Grill Masters: Battle 1" | Marc Murphy, Alex Guarnaschelli, and Myron Mixon | August 1, 2017 | |
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Notes: Part 1 of a 5 part grilling tournament featuring 16 pro grillers. The winner of each preliminary round advanced to the finals to compete for $50,000 and a trip for 2 to Beringer Vineyards in Napa Valley, California. Like past grilling tournaments, this was an outdoor competition where the chefs had to grill. Filming returned to Queens County Farm for this year's tournament. While Chopped normally obscures brand names, the Cabernet Sauvignon in the first basket was a product of tournament sponsor Beringer Vineyards. Chef Andy competed on Season 6 of Gordon Ramsay's Hell's Kitchen in 2009, finishing in 8th place. | |||||
| S23 | TBA | "Grill Masters: Battle 2" | Scott Conant, Tiffani Faison, and Marc Murphy | August 8, 2017 | |
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Notes: Part 2 of 5. Chopped normally obscures brand names but the third basket specifically identified Bush's baked beans, a sponsor of the tournament. | |||||
| S24 | TBA | "Grill Masters: Battle 3" | Marc Murphy, Alex Guarnaschelli, and Marcus Samuelsson | August 15, 2017 | |
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Notes: Part 3 of 5. Chopped normally obscures brand names but the first basket features Sargento cheese, a longtime sponsor of Chopped. | |||||
| S25 | TBA | "Grill Masters: Battle 4" | Chris Santos, Maneet Chauhan, and Aaron Franklin | August 22, 2017 | |
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Notes: Part 4 of 5. While Chopped normally obscures brand names, the lamb loin chops in the first basket were provided by tournament sponsor Walmart. Chef Joanna competed on Season 3 of Gordon Ramsay's Hell's Kitchen in 2007, finishing in 9th place. | |||||
| S26 | TBA | "Grill Masters: Finale Battle" | Marc Murphy, Amanda Freitag, and Chris Santos | August 29, 2017 | |
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Notes: Part 5 of 5; the finale. The qualifying chefs competed for $50,000 and a trip for 2 to Beringer Vineyards in Napa Valley, CA. | |||||
Just Desserts (2018)
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| S27 | TBA | "Just Desserts: $50,000 Desserts" | N/A, N/A, and N/A | TBA | |
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Notes: Compilation episode featuring highlights from five dessert rounds from previously-aired episodes. | |||||
| S28 | TBA | "Just Desserts: All-Stars" | N/A, N/A, and N/A | June 4, 2018 | |
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| S29 | TBA | "Just Desserts: Outrageous Baskets" | N/A, N/A, and N/A | June 25, 2018 | |
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| S30 | TBA | "Just Desserts: Dessert Dream Teams" | N/A, N/A, and N/A | June 25, 2018 | |
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| S31 | TBA | "Just Desserts: Redemption Wars" | N/A, N/A, and N/A | TBA | |
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| S32 | TBA | "Just Desserts: Viewers' Choice Baskets" | N/A, N/A, and N/A | TBA | |
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Grill Masters Tournament (2018)
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| S33 | TBA | "Grill Masters: Kansas City" | Geoffrey Zakarian, Amanda Freitag, and Moe Cason | July 31, 2018 | |
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Notes: For the first time, the 5 part grilling tournament was hosted indoors; on the Chopped set (redecorated to suit the grill theme, though it's not the first time the show has had all-grilling episodes). Each episode features four chefs from a region known for their barbecue; this episode featured Kansas City, MO. The winner of this episode would go on to the finale to compete for $50,000. Guest judge Moe Cason was a contestant in the 2017 Chopped Grill Masters Tournament. The entree round obscured the soda pop brand (which appeared to be ‘’Dr. Pepper’’) but featured Bush's spicy black beans (a long-time sponsor of Chopped). | |||||
| S34 | TBA | "Grill Masters: North Carolina" | Marc Murphy, Chris Santos, and Elizabeth Karmel | August 7, 2018 | |
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Notes: This is part 2 of a 5 part grilling competition. Each episode features four chefs from a region known for their barbecue; this episode featured North Carolina. The "sonker" in the third round is a type of deep-dish cobbler with a lattice pie crust on top, with a "milk dip" on the side that mimics crème anglaise. | |||||
| S35 | TBA | "Grill Masters: Memphis" | Chris Santos, Scott Conant, and Melissa Cookston | August 14, 2018 | |
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Notes: This is part 3 of a 5 part grilling competition. Each episode features four chefs who specialize in a specific region's barbecue; this episode featured Memphis, TN. Chef Campbell is the sister of former Chopped contestant Erin Campbell. A basket item in the appetizer round (BBQ nachos) was originated by chef Mellor. The winner, despite currently working in New York, grew up with ‒ and cooks ‒ Memphis style barbecue. | |||||
| S36 | TBA | "Grill Masters: Texas" | Alex Guarnaschelli, Chris Santos, and Ernest Servantes | August 21, 2018 | |
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Notes: This is part 4 of a 5 part grilling competition. Each episode features four chefs from a region known for their barbecue; this episode featured Texas. The third judge in this episode, Ernest Servantes, is a Texas native and winner of the first Chopped Grill Masters Tournament. Chopped normally obscures brand names, but the third basket featured Blue Moon wheat ale (a sponsor of the tournament). | |||||
| S37 | TBA | "Grill Masters: Final Showdown" | Chris Santos, Amanda Freitag, and Myron Mixon | August 28, 2018 | |
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Notes: This is the finale of 2018's grilling competition. The finalists represented Missouri, North Carolina, Tennessee, and Texas, all competing for a chance at $50,000. The piñata in the dessert basket was shaped like a red chili pepper and filled with caramel squares, malt balls, strawberry hard candies, and taffy. | |||||
Just Desserts (2020)
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| S38 | TBA | "Just Desserts: Celebrities" | N/A, N/A, and N/A | March 30, 2020 | |
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Notes: Compilation episode featuring highlights from five dessert rounds from previously-aired episodes. | |||||
A Very Chopped Holiday (2020)
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| S39 | TBA | "A Very Chopped Holiday" | N/A, N/A, and N/A | December 22, 2020 | |
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Notes: Ted Allen hosted this special Holiday themed compilation episode featuring highlights from previously-aired episodes, both holiday and non-holiday. Throughout the episode, Ted opened baskets featuring tongue-in-cheek ingredients for simple holiday treats: the first basket was for a holiday variant on the Moscow Mule cocktail, the second basket was for a simple affogato, and the third basket allowed for Ted to simply use the cleaver to chop off the top of the champagne bottle. | |||||
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