List of Chopped Junior episodes
This is a list of Chopped Junior episodes.
Chopped Junior Season 1 (2015-16)
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J1 | 1 | "Curd Is the Word" | October 27, 2015 |
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J2 | 2 | "Chasing Rainbow Bagels" | November 3, 2015 |
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J3 | 3 | "Shake It Up" | November 10, 2015 |
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J4 | 4 | "A Chopped Junior Thanksgiving" | November 17, 2015 |
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J5 | 5 | "Fungi Times" | November 24, 2015 |
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J6 | 6 | "Adorably Ambitious" | December 1, 2015 |
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J7 | 7 | "Culinary Elves" | December 8, 2015 |
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J8 | 8 | "Cereal Miracles" | December 15, 2015 |
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J9 | 9 | "Future Stars" | December 22, 2015 |
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J10 | 10 | "Birthday Cake Crush" | December 29, 2015 |
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Episode notes: Lyla and Emily are twin sisters. | |||
J11 | 11 | "Cuteness Overload" | January 5, 2016 |
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Episode notes: This is the first episode where all the contestants were under the age of eleven. | |||
J12 | 12 | "Candy Rock Bottom" | January 12, 2016 |
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J13 | 13 | "Batter Hurry Up!" | January 19, 2016 |
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Episode notes: All 4 contestants have previously appeared on Rachael Vs. Guy: Kids Cook-Off. Sean and Lauren were both on season 2, and Cole and Jack were both on season 1. |
Chopped Junior Season 2 (2016)
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J14 | 1 | "Dough Business" | April 26, 2016 |
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J15 | 2 | "Love You, Mom!" | May 3, 2016 |
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Episode notes: In the dessert round, as a surprise from Ted, each contestant was assisted by their own mother. | |||
J16 | 3 | "Quail Quest" | May 10, 2016 |
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J17 | 4 | "Go Fish!" | May 17, 2016 |
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Episode notes: The popcorn gift set in the third round contained three different flavors of popcorn, including: plain, caramel, and cheddar. | |||
J18 | 5 | "Grill It!" | May 24, 2016 |
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Episode notes: Every course required a grilled element; there was no oven use in any round. | |||
J19 | 6 | "Pasta Love" | May 31, 2016 |
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J20 | 7 | "Trail Mix and Match" | June 7, 2016 |
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J21 | 8 | "Dinner for Dad" | June 14, 2016 |
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Episode notes: Each round the contestants had to make a dish their fathers would enjoy. Also, in the Dessert Round, the two contestant's dads competed alongside their children as sous chefs. | |||
J22 | 9 | "Pancake Pop Power" | June 21, 2016 |
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J23 | 10 | "The Big Stink" | June 28, 2016 |
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J24 | 11 | "Summer Sizzle" | July 5, 2016 |
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J25 | 12 | "Goat Gumption" | July 12, 2016 |
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J26 | 13 | "Boared Silly" | July 19, 2016 |
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Chopped Junior Season 3 (2016)
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J27 | 1 | "Sloppy Apps" | July 26, 2016 |
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J28 | 2 | "Rattled" | August 2, 2016 |
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J29 | 3 | "Beginner's Duck" | August 30, 2016 |
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J30 | 4 | "Think Fig" | September 6, 2016 |
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J31 | 5 | "Curry Hurry" | September 13, 2016 |
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J32 | 6 | "A Hot Minute" | September 20, 2016 |
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J33 | 7 | "Halloween Party!" | October 4, 2016 |
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Episode notes: This was a Halloween themed episode, featuring the contestants dressed in costumes. | |||
J34 | 8 | "Ears for Fears" | October 11, 2016 |
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J35 | 9 | "Fish Tale" | October 18, 2016 |
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J36 | 10 | "Snapper Snafus" | October 25, 2016 |
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Episode notes: Kemp Guas is the son of former Chopped Contestant David Guas. | |||
J37 | 11 | "S'more Determination" | November 8, 2016 |
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J38 | 12 | "Basket Brawl" | November 22, 2016 |
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J39 | 13 | "Snack Attack" | December 13, 2016 |
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Episode notes: This is the first episode where all the contestants were under the age of ten. Due to the height of the contestants, each contestant was provided with a footstool to help them reach their prep table and stove. |
Chopped Junior Season 4 (2016-17)
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J40 | 1 | "Cup of Glee" | August 9, 2016 |
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J41 | 2 | "Nest Test" | August 16, 2016 |
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J42 | 3 | "Nugget? Fuhgettaboutit!" | August 23, 2016 |
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J43 | 4 | "Donut Sweat It" | September 27, 2016 |
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J44 | 5 | "Bug Bites" | November 1, 2016 |
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J45 | 6 | "Thanks Kidding" | November 15, 2016 |
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Episode notes: This was a thanksgiving-themed episode with seasonal ingredients in each basket. | |||
J46 | 7 | "Fries Wise" | November 29, 2016 |
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J47 | 8 | "Yay Holidays!" | December 6, 2016 |
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Episode notes: This is a special Christmas-themed episode. The lumps of coal and holiday lights in the dessert round were ground up cookies mixed with marshmallows and chocolate-covered strawberries respectively. | |||
J48 | 9 | "Got Elk?" | December 20, 2016 |
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J49 | 10 | "Hot Potato, Not Potato" | December 27, 2016 |
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Episode notes: This was the first time on Chopped Junior a boy won against three girls. | |||
J50 | 11 | "Lemon Meringue Why?" | January 3, 2017 |
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J51 | 12 | "Pinwheel Meals" | January 10, 2017 |
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J52 | 13 | "Chia Frets" | January 17, 2017 |
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Chopped Junior Season 5 (2017)
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J53 | 1 | "Pizza Party" | January 31, 2017 |
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Episode notes: This was a pizza themed episode. All contestants were required to make pizza in every round. Peggy Fischer is a contestant from season two of Kids Baking Championship. | |||
J54 | 2 | "Chicken and Do-Nots" | January 31, 2017 |
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J55 | 3 | "Chocoholics" | February 7, 2017 |
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Episode notes: This was a chocolate themed episode. There was chocolate in every baskets. Denali Schijvens is the first Chopped Junior Contestant from Alaska. | |||
J56 | 4 | "Rise and Cook!" | February 14, 2017 |
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Episode notes: This was a breakfast themed episode. Each basket contained breakfast themed ingredients. | |||
J57 | 5 | "Heads Will Roll" | February 21, 2017 |
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J58 | 6 | "Turn Up the Beet" | March 1, 2017 |
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J59 | 7 | "Why So Blue?" | April 4, 2017 |
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J60 | 8 | "Three Ring Kitchen" | April 11, 2017 |
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Episode notes: The theme of this episode was circus. Each basket contained circus themed ingredients. | |||
J61 | 9 | "Rescue Mission!" | April 18, 2017 |
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Episode notes: Each basket in this episode contained wasted food that almost ended up in the trash. | |||
J62 | 10 | "Fry Fans" | April 25, 2017 |
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Episode notes: This was a fried theme episode. Each contestant was required to fry something in each round. | |||
J63 | 11 | "Let's Taco 'Bout It" | May 2, 2017 |
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Episode notes: The theme of this episode was tacos. Each contestant was required to make tacos in each round. | |||
J64 | 12 | "Dinner Is Served" | May 9, 2017 |
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Episode notes: This was a breakfast, lunch & dinner competition. The appetizer, entree & dessert courses were replaced with breakfast, lunch & dinner. This was the first Chopped Junior episode to feature four girls. | |||
J65 | 13 | "Mac and Cheese, Please!" | May 16, 2017 |
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Episode notes: Each basket contained mac and cheese. This was the first time on Chopped Junior a girl won against three boys. |
Chopped Junior Season 6 (2017)
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J66 | 1 | "Make Me A Judge: Episode 1" | March 8, 2017 |
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Episode notes: This was Part 1 of a 4-part tournament where 12 contestants compete to become 1 of 3 judges in the finale where they judge regular judges' dishes. The theme of this part was burgers. | |||
J67 | 2 | "Make Me A Judge: Episode 2" | March 15, 2017 |
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Episode notes: Part 2 of 4. The theme of this part was barbecue. Jacob Scott is the son of Chopped champion and two time Chopped tournament competitor Leslie Roark Scott. | |||
J68 | 3 | "Make Me A Judge: Episode 3" | March 22, 2017 |
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J69 | 4 | "Make Me A Judge: Finale" | March 29, 2017 |
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Episode notes: This is the finale. Four judges on Chopped compete for $25,000 to donate to their favorite charities. Their dishes were judged by the three contestants who won the first three parts. Each basket was reused from the first three parts, but with one ingredient substituted for a different ingredient. This was Chris Santos' first win on Chopped. | |||
J70 | 5 | "Grillin' And Chillin'" | May 23, 2017 |
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J71 | 6 | "Cookin' for a Cookout" | July 4, 2017 |
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J72 | 7 | "Farm Fun" | August 29, 2017 |
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J73 | 8 | "Fast Food Face-Off" | September 12, 2017 |
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J74 | 9 | "Tropical Vibes" | September 26, 2017 |
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J75 | 10 | "Sibling Showdown" | October 3, 2017 |
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Episode notes: Two sets of siblings competed against each other individually. Guest judges Bryan & Michael Voltaggio are twin brothers. | |||
J76 | 11 | "Stick With It!" | October 10, 2017 |
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J77 | 12 | "Play Nice With Spice" | October 17, 2017 |
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J78 | 13 | "Kids With Chops" | October 24, 2017 |
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Episode notes: Alex Portis is a contestant from season two of Kids Baking Championship. |
Chopped Junior Season 7 (2017)
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J79 | 1 | "Champions: Part 1" | May 30, 2017 |
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Episode notes: This was the first of a five-part series of episodes, where sixteen past champions competed in their chef coats. The winner of each preliminary round advanced to the finale, where they competed for $25,000. This was the first Chopped Junior Champions tournament. Kristen Kish was a judge in Tavia Isaac's previous episode. | |||
J80 | 2 | "Champions: Part 2" | June 6, 2017 |
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J81 | 3 | "Champions: Part 3" | June 13, 2017 |
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Episode notes: Part 3 of 5. This was the youngest group of champions in the tournament. | |||
J82 | 4 | "Champions: Part 4" | June 20, 2017 |
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J83 | 5 | "Champions: Grand Finale" | June 27, 2017 |
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Episode notes: This was the finale of the 5 episodes which featured the last four champions standing. The winner of this episode received $25,000. With his win in this tournament, Buck Milligan is the youngest overall Chopped Grand Champion. | |||
J84 | 6 | "Weird, Feared" | September 19, 2017 |
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Episode notes: Each basket contained really unusual ingredients. Despite its lethal reputation, the pufferfish tails did not contain any poison. |