List of Chopped episodes (seasons 21–40)
This is the list of episodes (Seasons 21–40) for the Food Network competition reality series Chopped.
Series overview
Season | Episodes | Premiere | Finale | |
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See overview of seasons 1–20 | ||||
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 | |
See overview of season 41 onwards |
Season 21 (2014–15)
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252 | 1 | "Teen Tournament: Part One" | July 15, 2014 |
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Episode notes: Part 1 of 5. Teenagers compete in this tournament for a spot in the finale where they would win $25,000 and a $40,000 culinary school scholarship. For the whole Teen Tournament, chefs were given 30 minutes for the appetizer round, instead of the usual 20 minutes. | |||
253 | 2 | "Teen Tournament: Part Two" | July 22, 2014 |
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254 | 3 | "Teen Tournament: Part Three" | July 29, 2014 |
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255 | 4 | "Teen Tournament: Part Four" | August 3, 2014 |
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Episode notes: Part 4 of 5. Morgan cut herself in the second round. | |||
256 | 5 | "Teen Tournament: Grand Finale" | August 12, 2014 |
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Episode notes: Part 5 of 5. The previous four winners competed for a chance at $25,000 and a $40,000 culinary school scholarship. All the other contestants received a $1,000 gift card to FoodNetwork.com. Four of the teen chefs that did not win this season's Teen Tournament would return for a teen chef redemption episode in season 25 ('Teen Redeem' | |||
257 | 6 | "Food Truck Fight" | August 19, 2014 |
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Episode notes: Contestants are chefs who operate food trucks and carts. The suckling pig in the entrée basket was precooked. | |||
258 | 7 | "Ultimate Champions: Professionals" | August 26, 2014 |
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Episode notes: Part 1 of a 5-part tournament featuring 16 past champions(4 professional chefs and 12 amateur champions) divided into 4 divisions of 4 contestants. The winner of each preliminary round advanced to the finale, whey they competed for a grand prize of $50,000, plus a new car. All contestants are professional chefs who were Chopped champions from other episodes. Fatima Ali had competed 2 other times before this (Episode 12.3 – "A Guts Reaction") and (Episode 14.3 – "Chopped Champions: Part 2"). This episode had a 30-minute "Chopped: After Hours" special that aired directly after the episode, consisting of previously online clips where judges engaged in friendly pseudo competition tackling one of the round's basket ingredients. Giorgio forgot an ingredient in the appetizer round but the judges loved his dish so he moved on. | |||
259 | 8 | "Ultimate Champions: Amateur Champs" | September 2, 2014 |
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Episode notes: Part 2 of 5. All contestants are Chopped champions from other episodes featuring amateur cooks. | |||
260 | 9 | "Ultimate Champions: Heroes" | September 9, 2014 |
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Episode notes: Part 3 of 5. All contestants are Chopped champions from other episodes featuring heroes(people who help others in some way). Two firefighters, a US army veteran, and a police officer are the hero contestants in this episode. | |||
261 | 10 | "Ultimate Champions: Celebrities" | September 16, 2014 |
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Episode notes: Part 4 of 5. All the chefs are celebrities who formerly competed on Chopped for charity, each being a finalist in the tournament they originally competed in. Brandi, Carnie, and Gillian had competed against each other before when they were finalists in Season 19's Tournament Of Stars | |||
262 | 11 | "Ultimate Champions: Grand Finale" | September 23, 2014 |
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Episode notes: Part 5 of 5. The 4 preliminary round winners were competing for a grand prize of $50,000, plus a new car of the winner's choice from Buick. | |||
263 | 12 | "Short Order Cooks" | September 30, 2014 |
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Episode notes: The contestants in this special episode were children. Instead of the usual 20 minutes, they were given 30 minutes in the appetizer round. Due to the small height of the contestants, Ted had to help them reach for something at various times. This episode was dedicated to the memory of Lily Nichols' father, Jeffrey Nichols, who died just prior to the airing of this episode. | |||
264 | 13 | "Money Saver" | January 13, 2015 |
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Episode notes: The basket ingredients all cost less than $10; contestants were limited to using two parts of the pantry that were stocked with low-priced goods. |
Season 22 (2014–15)
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265 | 1 | "Mummies and Gummies" | October 14, 2014 |
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Episode notes: The basket ingredients were Halloween-themed. The graveyard dirt pudding in the entree round was crumbled chocolate cake "dirt" over whipped cream with white wafer cookie "headstones" on top. The witch's brew in the dessert round was made from: limeade, ginger ale and lime sorbet. | |||
266 | 2 | "Chopped Family Thanksgiving" | November 11, 2014 |
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Episode notes: This was a special Thanksgiving episode where the competitors were regular Chopped judges who were playing to win money for the charity No Kid Hungry. This is the first episode to have four judges on the judging panel instead of the usual three so the contestants had to make five plates instead of the usual four. | |||
267 | 3 | "Meatball Madness" | December 2, 2014 |
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268 | 4 | "The Holiday Kitchen" | December 9, 2014 |
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Episode notes: This was a holiday themed episode featuring four of the hosts of The Kitchen as contestants, playing for charity. All the contestants, except Katie Lee, had competed before on Chopped. All four contestants received donations for their charities, win or lose. | |||
269 | 5 | "Family Food Fight" | December 23, 2014 |
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270 | 6 | "Bizarre Baskets" | January 20, 2015 |
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Episode notes: Judge Andrew Zimmern is the host of several programs on the Travel Channel featuring "bizarre" foods. All baskets featured a series of highly unusual ingredients. Chef Peterson works at Beauty & Essex, which is run by Chopped judge Chris Santos. | |||
271 | 7 | "Reality TV Stars" | February 17, 2015 |
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272 | 8 | "Late Night Food Brawl" | February 24, 2015 |
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273 | 9 | "Amateurs' Brawl" | April 7, 2015 |
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Episode notes: The contestants were all home cooks. Drew Magary, a science fiction novelist and humor columnist for the sports website Deadspin, had previously posted a satirical application for the show in 2012.[1] | |||
274 | 10 | "Fabulous Baker Boys" | April 21, 2015 |
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Episode notes: This was a baking themed episode featuring four professional bakers. The contestants wore Chopped T-shirts and aprons rather than the traditional chef's coats. Contestants were required to bake something in each round, with each basket containing a type of baking dough. The chefs had 30 minutes in the appetizer round instead of 20 due to the extra time needed for baking. | |||
275 | 11 | "Hot Stuff" | June 2, 2015 |
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276 | 12 | "Thrill of the Grill" | June 23, 2015 |
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Episode notes: Contestants were required to use the grill each round and could not use the ovens. Chef Witcher was the teacher of Dante Foggy, runner-up of the 2014 Chopped Teen Tournament. Chef French and Chef Bettinger knew each other prior to this episode, Jason being Ben's boss at one point. | |||
277 | 13 | "Scoops On!" | June 30, 2015 |
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Episode notes: The baskets in each round contained ice cream and in keeping with the ice cream theme, each chef was provided with a tray of assorted toppings. An extra ice cream machine was brought in so that both chefs could each make a mandatory ice cream creation in the dessert round. |
Season 23 (2014–15)
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278 | 1 | "Every 'Wich Way" | December 16, 2014 |
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Episode notes: Contestants were required to make a sandwich for every course. In round 1, Chef Susie Blue forgot a basket ingredient and Chef Leigh Ann flat-out refused to serve a basket ingredient because she didn't cook it properly. | |||
279 | 2 | "Viewers' Choice Ingredients" | January 6, 2015 |
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Episode notes: The mystery baskets were filled with ingredients suggested by fans via social media. The first round was from Twitter; the second from Facebook; and the third from Instagram. Chef Hahn and Chef Vanderwarker were in a relationship prior to competing on this episode. | |||
280 | 3 | "Chopped Again!" | January 27, 2015 |
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281 | 4 | "Say Cheese!" | February 3, 2015 |
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282 | 5 | "Chocolate Rush!" | February 10, 2015 |
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283 | 6 | "Double Trouble" | March 3, 2015 |
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284 | 7 | "T.G.I. Fry-Day" | March 10, 2015 |
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Episode notes: The contestants were required to fry something in every round. In addition to the deep fryer, each chef was provided with a pot of oil preheated to frying temperature at the start of each round. Catherine forgot an ingredient in both Round 1 and Round 2 resulting in her elimination. | |||
285 | 8 | "Amateurs Redemption" | March 17, 2015 |
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286 | 9 | "Let's Do Lunch" | March 24, 2015 |
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Episode notes: The three rounds (appetizer, entrée, and dessert) were replaced by breakfast, lunch, and dinner, respectively. Chef Kavourakis works at Beauty & Essex, which is run by Chopped judge Chris Santos. | |||
287 | 10 | "Fake Cake, Real Stakes" | March 31, 2015 |
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Episode notes: This was an April Fools' Day competition where the ingredients in the baskets were actually something else in disguise and small pranks were pulled (e.g. hiding a rubber snake in a blender; having someone in a bear costume waiting in the break room between rounds.) | |||
288 | 11 | "First Responders" | April 14, 2015 |
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289 | 12 | "Judges' Face-Off" | June 9, 2015 |
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290 | 13 | "Big Barbecue Bout" | June 16, 2015 |
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Episode notes: Baskets were barbecue themed, with a different regional variety of barbecue sauce in every basket. All the chefs were from different areas of Charleston, South Carolina, and the third judge, Ray "Dr. BBQ" Lampe, was a finalist in the first Chopped Grill Masters Tournament. Due to the extensive time required to cook ribs, the ribs in the entree basket were pre-roasted. |
Season 24 (2015)
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291 | 1 | "All Stars Tournament: Part 1" | April 28, 2015 |
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Episode notes: The first in a five-part All-Stars tournament series, where the winner takes home $75,000 for a charity of their choice. Madison Cowan had previously won the 2010 Champions tournament. Chef Cowan is also the first chef to have competed as both a civilian and celebrity contestant. | |||
292 | 2 | "All Stars Tournament: Part 2" | May 5, 2015 |
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293 | 3 | "All Stars Tournament: Part 3" | May 12, 2015 |
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294 | 4 | "All Stars Tournament: Part 4" | May 19, 2015 |
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295 | 5 | "All Stars Tournament: Grand Finale" | May 26, 2015 |
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Episode notes: Finale of a five-part All-Stars tournament, with a $75,000 prize for the charity of the winning chef's choice. The fish carcasses were from catfish heads and cod. The seafood tower included clams, oysters, lobster, and shrimp. Due to the heat of the ghost peppers, goggles were provided in the dessert basket. | |||
296 | 6 | "Tendon Intentions" | July 7, 2015 |
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Episode notes: The "trash fish" in round 2 was scut fish (specifically 'porgy', as stated in the Chopped: After Hours segment for this episode). Chef Almodovar has competed in various food competitions including Cutthroat Kitchen and Hell's Kitchen. | |||
297 | 7 | "Rock Stars" | August 18, 2015 |
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298 | 8 | "Wild Ride" | September 3, 2015 |
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Episode notes: Baskets were carnival themed, with each basket containing two deep fried items. Chef Derrick works for fellow Chopped judge Chris Santos, who did not appear as a judge in this episode. In the entree round, Chef Eileen forgot a basket ingredient (fried ravioli). In the dessert round, Chef Derrick cut himself but did not know about it until he was alerted by the medic. Blood was found in enough places that the judges could not taste his dish due to possible contamination. | |||
299 | 9 | "College Challenge" | September 10, 2015 |
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Episode notes: Four college students are the contestants. The instant ramen in the appetizer round consisted of dried ramen noodles and a flavoring packet, but the chefs were not required to use both components of the ramen | |||
300 | 10 | "Light Makes Right" | October 20, 2015 |
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Episode notes: Lighter and healthier ingredients were featured in the baskets. Chef Poindexter is the personal chef of Texas Rangers player Prince Fielder. | |||
301 | 11 | "Tailgate Fate" | November 3, 2015 |
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302 | 12 | "Chopped Gastropub" | November 26, 2015 |
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Episode notes: Contestants were asked to prepare dishes that one might find at a gastropub. Each round featured at least two gastropub-themed mystery ingredients. Juan Borjas works for Chopped judge Chris Santos, who did not appear as a judge in this episode. | |||
303 | 13 | "Holiday Cooking" | December 8, 2015 |
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Episode notes: This was a holiday-themed episode and all the competing chefs were hosts of shows on Cooking Channel playing for charity. Kelsey cut herself in the appetizer round and her food overcooked on the stove while she was getting bandaged, contributing to her being eliminated. Chef Corcos also competed in the 2013 All-Stars tournament prior to this episode. The gingersnap cocktail in the second round was mixed from vodka, ginger-scented apéritif, allspice, and clove. |
Season 25 (2015)
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304 | 1 | "Teen Tournament: Episode One" | August 25, 2015 |
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305 | 2 | "Teen Tournament: Episode Two" | September 1, 2015 |
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306 | 3 | "Teen Tournament: Episode Three" | September 8, 2015 |
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307 | 4 | "Teen Tournament: Episode Four" | September 15, 2015 |
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308 | 5 | "Viewers' Baskets" | September 17, 2015 |
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309 | 6 | "Teen Tournament: Grand Finale" | September 22, 2015 |
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310 | 7 | "Teen Redeem" | September 24, 2015 |
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311 | 8 | "Sitcom Moms" | September 29, 2015 |
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312 | 9 | "Bizarre Battle" | October 8, 2015 |
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313 | 10 | "Oktoberfest!" | October 13, 2015 |
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314 | 11 | "Thanksgiving Soup-er Stars" | November 9, 2015 |
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315 | 12 | "Cooking with Bass" | November 24, 2015 |
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316 | 13 | "Mac and Cheese" | December 1, 2015 |
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Season 26 (2015)
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317 | 1 | "A Chopped Halloween" | October 6, 2015 |
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318 | 2 | "Chopped Catwalk" | October 15, 2015 |
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319 | 3 | "Food Truck Kitchen" | October 27, 2015 |
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320 | 4 | "Military Vets" | November 10, 2015 |
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321 | 5 | "Chopped Desserts!" | November 23, 2015 |
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Episode notes: Four pastry chefs competed in this episode where all 3 rounds were dessert rounds. Each round focused on a different dessert: chocolate, candy, and cake. The 1st round was extended to 30 minutes instead of the usual 20 minutes. The 3rd round was 60 minutes instead of 30 to allow the chefs enough time to bake and decorate their cakes. | |||
322 | 6 | "In-Laws, in Teams!" | December 10, 2015 |
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323 | 7 | "Family Affair" | December 15, 2015 |
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324 | 8 | "Battle of the Grandpas" | December 17, 2015 |
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Episode notes: All competitors were amateur cooks and grandfathers. The contestants were given 30 minutes in the appetizer round instead of the usual 20. Gary Stamm is the father of former Chopped contestant April Stamm. |
Season 27 (2016)
- Chopped regular Marc Murphy did not appear as a judge in any episode this season.
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325 | 1 | "Knife Strife" | January 5, 2016 |
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326 | 2 | "Healthy Rivalry" | January 12, 2016 |
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327 | 3 | "Brunch Battle" | January 19, 2016 |
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328 | 4 | "Chinese New Year" | January 26, 2016 |
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329 | 5 | "Tailgate Party" | February 2, 2016 |
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330 | 6 | "Bacon Boys" | February 7, 2016 |
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331 | 7 | "Love Bites" | February 9, 2016 |
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332 | 8 | "Ready for Redemption" | February 16, 2016 |
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333 | 9 | "Cooking Caribbean" | February 23, 2016 |
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334 | 10 | "Truck Stop Stars" | March 1, 2016 |
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335 | 11 | "Beg, Borrow or Eel" | March 8, 2016 |
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336 | 12 | "Chopped: College" | March 15, 2016 |
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337 | 13 | "The Bold and the Baconful" | March 17, 2016 |
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338 | 1 | "Chopped Champions: Battle 1, Best of the Best" | March 29, 2016 |
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339 | 2 | "Chopped Champions: Battle 2, Fighting Shape" | April 5, 2016 |
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340 | 3 | "Chopped Champions: Battle 3, Chefs in Control" | April 12, 2016 |
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341 | 4 | "Chopped Champions: Battle 4, Kitchen Storm" | April 19, 2016 |
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342 | 5 | "Chopped Champions: Conclusion, $50,000 Pay Day" | April 26, 2016 |
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343 | 6 | "Cinco de Mayo Fiesta" | May 3, 2016 |
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344 | 7 | "Tortellini Trials" | May 10, 2016 |
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345 | 8 | "Hungry for Love" | May 17, 2016 |
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346 | 9 | "Summer Heat" | May 24, 2016 |
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347 | 10 | "Deadliest Baskets" | May 31, 2016 |
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348 | 11 | "Chopping Block Blues" | June 7, 2016 |
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349 | 12 | "San Franchopco" | June 14, 2016 |
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350 | 13 | "Leap of Faith" | June 21, 2016 |
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Season 29 (2016)
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351 | 1 | "Fried Chicken Time" | August 7, 2016 |
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352 | 2 | "Snail Snafus" | August 9, 2016 |
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353 | 3 | "Hot Doggin'" | August 14, 2016 |
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354 | 4 | "Souper Chefs" | August 16, 2016 |
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355 | 5 | "Chili Cook-Off" | August 21, 2016 |
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356 | 6 | "Teen Tournament: Battle 1" | August 23, 2016 |
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357 | 7 | "Teen Tournament: Battle 2" | August 30, 2016 |
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358 | 8 | "Teen Tournament: Battle 3" | September 6, 2016 |
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359 | 9 | "Twins for the Win" | September 8, 2016 |
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360 | 10 | "Teen Tournament: Battle 4" | September 13, 2016 |
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361 | 11 | "Naan the Wiser" | September 15, 2016 |
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362 | 12 | "Teen Tournament: Finale Fight" | September 20, 2016 |
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363 | 13 | "Worst Cooks Challenge" | September 27, 2016 |
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Season 30 (2016)
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364 | 1 | "Kefir and Loathing" | September 22, 2016 |
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365 | 2 | "Sweetbread Dread" | September 29, 2016 |
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366 | 3 | "Best Halloween Ever" | October 3, 2016 |
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Episode notes: This was a Halloween themed episode with all amateur cooks dressed in costumes. The zombie hand was meatloaf in the shape of a hand and mashed potatoes. The jack o' lantern peppers were orange bell peppers cut to resemble jack o' lanterns. The bloodshot eyeballs were dyed hard-boiled eggs. The salty fingers were sea beans. The worms in dirt were gummy worms and chocolate sandwich cookies. | |||
367 | 4 | "On the Quack Burner" | October 6, 2016 |
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368 | 5 | "Web Stars" | October 11, 2016 |
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369 | 6 | "Turkey Day Heroes" | November 14, 2016 |
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370 | 7 | "Holiday Reality Check" | December 5, 2016 |
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371 | 8 | "New Year's Bash" | December 20, 2016 |
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Season 31 (2016)
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372 | 1 | "Smorgastarta Your Engines" | October 13, 2016 |
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373 | 2 | "Tailgate Greats" | October 18, 2016 |
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374 | 3 | "Chopped: Beat Bobby Flay, Part 1" | October 20, 2016 |
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Episode notes: First part of a 4-part tournament featuring twelve returning Chopped champions. Each episode's winner progressed to the finale, where the three episode winners competed to determine the tournament finalist. The finalist would choose a dish and compete for $40,000 against Bobby Flay in making a better version of the dish. For the whole tournament, one item in each basket was chosen by Bobby Flay. | |||
375 | 4 | "Midnight Snack Attack" | October 25, 2016 |
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376 | 5 | "Chopped: Beat Bobby Flay, Part 2" | October 27, 2016 |
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Episode notes: Second part of a 4-part tournament. Chef Thomas is the youngest competitor in this tournament, having won the first all-teen episode back in season 13. In round 1, the can of fruit contained peaches, grapes, pears, and cherries. Also, due to the extensive prep time required, the abalone in round 1 was pre-cleaned. | |||
377 | 6 | "Chaudin Chow (aka Hearty Party)" | November 1, 2016 |
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378 | 7 | "Chopped: Beat Bobby Flay, Part 3" | November 3, 2016 |
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Episode notes: Third part of a 4-part tournament. Contestants Matt Romine and Mike Romine previously competed together in a twins' team competition episode, but competed individually in this episode. The "ultimate milkshake" in the third round was reminiscent of "unicorn milkshakes" that are overloaded with rainbow candies, rainbow cereal, and colorful cookies in a large mug. | |||
379 | 8 | "Cheap Eats" | November 8, 2016 |
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380 | 9 | "Chopped: Beat Bobby Flay, Finale" | November 10, 2016 |
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381 | 10 | "Battle of the Butchers" | November 17, 2016 |
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382 | 11 | "Beast Feast" | November 22, 2016 |
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383 | 12 | "Back in Time" | November 24, 2016 |
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384 | 13 | "Viewers' Vengeance" | November 29, 2016 |
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385 | 14 | "Entree Basket Blues" | December 1, 2016 |
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386 | 15 | "Taco Time!" | December 8, 2016 |
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387 | 16 | "Sweet Heat" | December 13, 2016 |
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388 | 17 | "Betting on the Farm" | December 15, 2016 |
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389 | 18 | "Million Dollar Baskets" | December 22, 2016 |
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390 | 19 | "Basket Buzz" | December 27, 2016 |
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391 | 20 | "Wild Times" | December 29, 2016 |
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Season 32 (2017)
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392 | 1 | "Clean Eatin'" | January 3, 2017 |
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393 | 2 | "Whiskey and Wings" | January 10, 2017 |
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394 | 3 | "Celebrating Veterans" | January 17, 2017 |
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Episode notes: All four contestants were military veterans. While Chopped normally obscures brand names, the pot pie in the entrée basket was Marie Callender's brand. Each of the chopped chefs had $5000 donated in their name from Marie Callender's to a different charity. The winner also received a $10,000 donation to charity in addition to the usual $10,000 prize. | |||
395 | 4 | "Oodles of Noodles" | January 24, 2017 |
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396 | 5 | "Game Day Party" | January 31, 2017 |
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397 | 6 | "Chocolate Obsession" | February 7, 2017 |
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398 | 7 | "Blue Plate Fate" | February 14, 2017 |
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399 | 8 | "Chefs in a Pickle" | February 21, 2017 |
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400 | 9 | "Raw Deal" | February 28, 2017 |
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401 | 10 | "Something Dumpling" | March 7, 2017 |
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402 | 11 | "Latin Cuisine Dream" | March 14, 2017 |
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403 | 12 | "Jump for Bok Choy" | May 2, 2017 |
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Season 33 (2017)
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404 | 1 | "Best Laid Pans" | March 21, 2017 |
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405 | 2 | "Star Power: Web Stars!" | March 28, 2017 |
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406 | 3 | "Star Power: Culinary Muscle!" | April 4, 2017 |
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407 | 4 | "Star Power: The Last Laugh!" | April 11, 2017 |
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408 | 5 | "Star Power: Screen Sensations!" | April 18, 2017 |
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409 | 6 | "Star Power: Grand Finale" | April 25, 2017 |
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410 | 7 | "The Newlywed Game" | May 16, 2017 |
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411 | 8 | "An Ugly Turn" | May 30, 2017 |
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412 | 1 | "Thanks, Mom!" | May 9, 2017 |
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413 | 2 | "Grill Game" | May 23, 2017 |
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414 | 3 | "Greater Tater" | June 6, 2017 |
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415 | 4 | "Father's Day" | June 13, 2017 |
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416 | 5 | "Got Your Goat?" | June 20, 2017 |
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417 | 6 | "Snap Pea to It!" | June 27, 2017 |
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418 | 7 | "Bangin' Backyard Cookout" | July 4, 2017 |
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419 | 8 | "Flour Power" | July 11, 2017 |
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420 | 9 | "Alton's Challenge, Part 1" | October 10, 2017 |
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421 | 10 | "Alton's Challenge, Part 2" | October 17, 2017 |
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422 | 11 | "Alton's Challenge, Part 3" | October 24, 2017 |
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423 | 12 | "Alton's Challenge, Part 4" | October 31, 2017 |
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424 | 13 | "Alton's Challenge, Grand Finale" | November 7, 2017 |
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425 | 1 | "Clam Clash" | July 18, 2017 |
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426 | 2 | "Clock Shock" | July 25, 2017 |
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427 | 3 | "Food Truck Luck" | September 5, 2017 |
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428 | 4 | "Waffles for the Win" | September 12, 2017 |
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429 | 5 | "Comfort Zone" | September 19, 2017 |
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430 | 6 | "The Beets Go On" | September 26, 2017 |
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431 | 7 | "Spooked" | October 3, 2017 |
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432 | 8 | "Feel the Burn" | October 19, 2017 |
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433 | 9 | "Gimme Gator" | October 26, 2017 |
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434 | 10 | "Flavor Savor" | November 2, 2017 |
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435 | 11 | "Pie Jinks" | November 9, 2017 |
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436 | 12 | "An Iron Chef Thanksgiving" | November 14, 2017 |
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Episode notes: This was a Thanksgiving themed episode. All four contestants were Chopped Champions returning to win money for their charity of choice. Judging them were three Iron Chefs from Iron Chef America (with Alex also being a regular Chopped judge). By winning this episode, Chef Chapman becomes the first four-time Chopped champion. | |||
437 | 13 | "Espresso Express" | November 21, 2017 |
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438 | 14 | "Weird Twist" | November 28, 2017 |
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439 | 15 | "Chopped Grand Holiday" | December 5, 2017 |
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440 | 16 | "True Grits" | December 7, 2017 |
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441 | 17 | "Cocktail Party" | December 19, 2017 |
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442 | 18 | "Amped for Ramps" | December 26, 2017 |
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443 | 19 | "Mardi Gras Goals" | February 6, 2018 |
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444 | 20 | "Dim Sum Yum" | March 6, 2018 |
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445 | 1 | "Better Duck Next Time" | December 12, 2017 |
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446 | 2 | "Gold Medal Games: Frying" | January 2, 2018 |
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Episode notes: Part 1 of a 5-part tournament. Each heat features chefs with a particular specialty, and their specialties would be the theme for their respective heat. Winner of this episode moves on to compete for $50,000 in the grand finale. In this episode, all four chefs are known for their expertise in frying and were required to fry something in every round. Unlike past frying episodes, there was an extra deep fryer in the kitchen instead of providing each chef a preheated pot of oil. | |||
447 | 3 | "Gold Medal Games: Grilling" | January 9, 2018 |
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Episode notes: Part 2 of a 5-part tournament. The winner of this episode moves on to compete for $50,000 in the grand finale. In this episode, all four contestants are known for their skill on the grill and were required to grill something in every round. The stove tops were outfitted with grill sheets, but the chefs were permitted to use the ovens. | |||
448 | 4 | "Gold Medal Games: Fast!" | January 16, 2018 |
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Episode notes: Part 3 of a 5-part tournament. The winner of this episode moves on to compete for $50,000 in the grand finale. In this episode, all four competitors are known for their speed in the kitchen. Keeping in line with this theme, each round was 5 minutes shorter than normal (the appetizer round was 15 minutes, while the entrée and dessert rounds were 25 minutes each). | |||
449 | 5 | "Gold Medal Games: Baking" | January 23, 2018 |
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Episode notes: Part 4 of a 5-part tournament. The winner of this episode moves on to compete for $50,000 in the grand finale. In this episode, all four contestants were pastry chefs who specialized in desserts and baking, and were required to bake something in every round. The roasted head of cauliflower was topped with pomegranate seeds and mint. In the dessert round, Chef Gillet failed to bake anything in his dish. This led to his elimination. | |||
450 | 6 | "Gold Medal Games: Grand Finale" | January 30, 2018 |
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451 | 7 | "Chocolate, Chocolate, Chocolate!" | February 13, 2018 |
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452 | 8 | "The Light Stuff" | February 20, 2018 |
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453 | 9 | "Epic Eats" | February 27, 2018 |
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454 | 10 | "Pork on the Brain" | March 20, 2018 |
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455 | 11 | "Fat Chance" | March 27, 2018 |
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456 | 12 | "You've Been Canned" | April 10, 2018 |
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457 | 13 | "Million-Dollar Meals" | June 5, 2018 |
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Episode notes: Each basket had high-end, expensive ingredients. This was the first episode that touted Martha Stewart as a new Chopped judge (though she has guest judged on Chopped Junior in the past). The high-roller bagel was topped with cream cheese, Riesling gelee, and gold leaf. The Wagyu bacon cheeseburger was topped with lettuce and goose pate. The camel milk chocolate was provided by Martha Stewart from her trip to Dubai. Chef Scallion has competed on the 11th season of Hell's Kitchen and placed 3rd. |
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458 | 1 | "Luck of the Irish" | March 13, 2018 |
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459 | 2 | "Wild Game Plan" | April 3, 2018 |
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460 | 3 | "A Frog Leg Up" | April 17, 2018 |
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461 | 4 | "Sensational Sandwiches" | April 24, 2018 |
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462 | 5 | "Leftover Takeover" | May 1, 2018 |
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463 | 6 | "Hush Puppy Love" | May 8, 2018 |
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464 | 7 | "Surf and Turf" | May 29, 2018 |
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465 | 8 | "Under the Cuban Sun" | September 11, 2018 |
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466 | 9 | "Tacos and Tequila" | September 25, 2018 |
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467 | 10 | "Rocky Mountain Masters" | December 25, 2018 |
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468 | 11 | "Chicken Challenge" | February 19, 2019 |
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469 | 12 | "Beer and Brats" | February 26, 2019 |
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470 | 13 | "Team Ice Cream" | June 11, 2019 |
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Episode notes: The theme of this episode was ice cream in every round, with the chefs having to make ice cream in the dessert round. The cheeseburger in round 1 had a fried ice cream ball as one of the toppings (along with lettuce, cheese and tomato). Chef Brant forgot one of his ingredients which led to his elimination. A second ice cream machine was brought in for the dessert round. |
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471 | 1 | "Plum Luck" | May 15, 2018 |
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472 | 2 | "Hot Off the Grill!" | May 22, 2018 |
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473 | 3 | "Bowled Over" | June 12, 2018 |
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474 | 4 | "Doughnut Dash" | June 19, 2018 |
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475 | 5 | "Room for 'Shrooms" | July 10, 2018 |
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476 | 6 | "Beach Bites" | July 24, 2018 |
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477 | 7 | "Bar Fight" | January 1, 2019 |
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478 | 8 | "Nourish and Flourish" | January 8, 2019 |
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479 | 9 | "Deadly Catch" | January 15, 2019 |
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480 | 10 | "Wonton Wonder" | February 12, 2019 |
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481 | 11 | "Meat Your Match" | March 5, 2019 |
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482 | 12 | "Gefilte Dish" | March 12, 2019 |
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483 | 13 | "Dill Dilemma" | May 28, 2019 |
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484 | 1 | "Think Small!" | June 26, 2018 |
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485 | 2 | "Lamb Slam" | July 3, 2018 |
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486 | 3 | "Wellington Woes" | September 18, 2018 |
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487 | 4 | "Breakfast Battle" | December 18, 2018 |
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488 | 5 | "Pizza Poetry" | March 19, 2019 |
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489 | 6 | "Dollar Dishes" | March 26, 2019 |
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490 | 7 | "Pasta Possibilities" | April 2, 2019 |
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491 | 8 | "You've Got Snail" | April 9, 2019 |
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492 | 9 | "Squab Goals" | April 16, 2019 |
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493 | 10 | "Viewers Rule" | April 23, 2019 |
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494 | 11 | "Belly of the Beast" | April 30, 2019 |
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495 | 12 | "Brunch Brilliance" | May 7, 2019 |
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496 | 13 | "Eat Your Veggies" | May 14, 2019 |
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497 | 1 | "Fire it Up!" | July 17, 2018 |
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498 | 2 | "Whiz Kid Cooks" | September 4, 2018 |
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499 | 3 | "Halloween Hijinks" | October 2, 2018 |
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Episode notes: This was a Halloween themed episode with Halloween themed basket ingredients. In the first round: the "rat" meatballs were just regular meatballs with edible fake rat ears and eyes on it, the "mac o'lanterns" were orange bell peppers carved into jack o'lantern faces and filled with mac and cheese, and the eye-tini was a martini with a fake eyeball (lychee with blueberry) stuck in it. In the second round: the shrimp cocktail was served in chilled gelatin inside a prop head bust, and the loaded mashed potatoes had a spider web design piped on with sour cream. In the third round: the "creepy crawlies" were dates cut to resemble bugs, and the meringue was in the shape of bones. Chef Hazel also appeared on Season 14 of Hell's Kitchen. | |||
500 | 4 | "Chopped Champs Throwdown: Battle 1" | October 9, 2018 |
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Episode notes: This was the first of a five-part tournament, where sixteen past champions competed. The winner of each preliminary round advanced to the finale, where they competed for $50,000. In the appetizer round, Chef Johnson did not cook her smelt. The judges did not eat her dish as a result, citing the risks of parasites from freshwater fish. | |||
501 | 5 | "Chopped Champs Throwdown: Battle 2" | October 16, 2018 |
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502 | 6 | "Chopped Champs Throwdown: Battle 3" | October 23, 2018 |
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503 | 7 | "Chopped Champs Throwdown: Battle 4" | October 30, 2018 |
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504 | 8 | "Chopped Champs Throwdown: Finale" | November 6, 2018 |
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505 | 9 | "Thankful Siblings" | November 13, 2018 |
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Episode notes: This was a Thanksgiving themed episode where three Chopped judges, and Ted Allen, were joined by their siblings to compete for their charities of choice. Since Ted was competing, the judges took turns performing his hosting duties, and unveiling who got chopped each round (Scott presented the first round, Tiffani presented the second round, and Chris presented the third round). | |||
506 | 10 | "Tea Eggs and Sympathy" | November 27, 2018 |
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507 | 11 | "Holly Jolly Grandmas" | December 4, 2018 |
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Episode notes: This was a holiday-themed episode where grandmothers competed, all of them working or having worked in the kitchen professionally. The first round was increased to 30 minutes instead of the usual 20 minutes. | |||
508 | 12 | "It's a Sibling Thing" | January 22, 2019 |
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Episode notes: This was a team cook episode where the duos were young siblings. As with most other child-themed Chopped episodes, the first round was extended to 30 minutes. | |||
509 | 13 | "Hotdog Hotshots" | July 16, 2019 |
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Episode notes: Every basket in this episode featured hot dogs and there were several different types of hot dogs in the pantry (from venison sausage to cocktail weenies). The "wieners in a quilt" in the third round were just hot dogs rolled in crescent dough. |
See also
- List of Chopped: Canada episodes
References
- Chou, Jessica (2012-07-10). "The Best 'Chopped' Application You'll Read All Day". The Daily Meal. Retrieved 20 August 2016.