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List of Chopped episodes (seasons 1–20)
This is the list of episodes (Seasons 1–20) for the Food Network competition reality series Chopped.
Series overview
| Season | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
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| First aired | Last aired | |||
| 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
Season 1 (2009)
- This season is known for its straight-forward episode titles (listing foods found in the baskets) and the variance of basket ingredients (some rounds had three ingredients while some rounds had five ingredients).
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Judges | Original air date | |
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| 1 | 1 | "Octopus, Duck, Animal Crackers" | Marc Murphy, Alex Guarnaschelli, and Aarón Sánchez | January 13, 2009 | |
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Notes: This is the first episode with only three official ingredients in a basket (dessert round). There would be no hard-set limit until season 4. Chef Rosenhouse would later compete on Sweet Genius. Chef Pollaci would later be a repeat winner on Cutthroat Kitchen. | |||||
| 2 | 2 | "Tofu, Blueberries, Oysters" | Aarón Sánchez, Alex Guarnaschelli, and Marc Murphy | January 20, 2009 | |
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Notes: This is the first of a few episodes with five official ingredients in a basket (entrée round), as well as three ingredients in the appetizer round. | |||||
| 3 | 3 | "Avocado, Tahini, Bran Flakes" | Aarón Sánchez, Alex Guarnaschelli, and Marc Murphy | January 27, 2009 | |
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| 4 | 4 | "Banana, Collard Greens, Grits" | Scott Conant, Amanda Freitag, and Geoffrey Zakarian | February 3, 2009 | |
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Notes: In the appetizer round, Chef Chuboda refused to use bananas in his dish due to his plan failing, leading to his elimination. In the dessert round, Chef Gonzales accidentally used salt instead of sugar in his dish, asserting that this resulted in his elimination. Chef Admony also competed on Throwdown with Bobby Flay and would later compete on Beat Bobby Flay. | |||||
| 5 | 5 | "Yucca, Watermelon, Tortillas" | Geoffrey Zakarian, Alex Guarnaschelli, and Marc Murphy | February 10, 2009 | |
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| 6 | 6 | "Canned Peaches, Rice Cakes, Beets" | Chris Santos, Alex Guarnaschelli, and Aarón Sánchez | February 17, 2009 | |
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Notes: Chef Burmeister later competed on Cutthroat Kitchen and Food Network Star. | |||||
| 7 | 7 | "Quail, Arctic Char, Beer" | Scott Conant, Alex Guarnaschelli, and Amanda Freitag | February 24, 2009 | |
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Notes: In the appetizer Chef Dorn did not get her quail on 1 plate. As a result, she was eliminated. | |||||
| 8 | 8 | "Coconut, Calamari, Donuts" | Aarón Sánchez, Alex Guarnaschelli, and Chris Santos | March 3, 2009 | |
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Notes: In the appetizer round, Chef LePape failed to get any food onto his plates. The judges allowed him to bring the pan from the oven to the tasting table after the other competitors offered their permission. Despite this, Chef LePape was eliminated. | |||||
| 9 | 9 | "Mac & Cheese, Cola, Bacon" | Chris Santos, Amanda Freitag, and Marc Murphy | March 10, 2009 | |
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Notes: Chef William later competed on Season 9 of Gordon Ramsay's Hell's Kitchen in 2011, and finished as the runner-up. | |||||
| 10 | 10 | "String Cheese, Jicama, Gingersnaps" | Scott Conant, Amanda Freitag, and Geoffrey Zakarian | March 17, 2009 | |
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Notes: This is the first episode to feature four male chefs. Chef Phojanakong later competed on Cutthroat Kitchen and Kitchen Crash. | |||||
| 11 | 11 | "Jumbo Shrimp, Pepperoncini, Cereal" | Geoffrey Zakarian, Alex Guarnaschelli, and Amanda Freitag | March 24, 2009 | |
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Notes: Chef Eisenhauer would later compete on Sweet Genius and Beat Bobby Flay. | |||||
| 12 | 12 | "Chocolate, Mussels and Figs" | Aarón Sánchez, Alex Guarnaschelli, and Geoffrey Zakarian | March 31, 2009 | |
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| 13 | 13 | "Strawberries, Turkey and Gummi Bears" | Scott Conant, Amanda Freitag, and Aarón Sánchez | April 7, 2009 | |
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Season 2 (2009)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Judges | Original air date | |
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| 14 | 1 | "A Prickly Situation" | Aarón Sánchez, Alex Guarnaschelli, and Chris Santos | June 14, 2009 | |
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Notes: The judges caught Chef Lemoine plating past time limits. As a result, the judges eliminated him. Chef Lemoine also competed on Food Network Star. Chef Machado would later compete on Sweet Genius. | |||||
| 15 | 2 | "Salty Veggies & Heated Battles" | Chris Santos, Alex Guarnaschelli, and Marc Murphy | June 16, 2009 | |
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Notes: Chef Perry dropped her tongs on the floor in Round 1 and continued cooking, but moved on because Chef Knipschildt made an undrinkable Bloody Mary. In the entree round, Chef Perry was caught double-dipping but was chopped for serving raw artichokes. Chef Knipschildt later competed on a dessert spinoff of the show called Chopped Sweets. | |||||
| 16 | 3 | "High Hopes" | Scott Conant, Amanda Freitag, and Marc Murphy | June 23, 2009 | |
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Notes: Chef Puzio did not finish her plates in Round 1 resulting in her elimination. The judges also were very disappointed in every first course. The bison in the second basket was a thick-cut sirloin steak. Chef Ferraro later competed on Iron Chef America. | |||||
| 17 | 4 | "Floundering Around" | Scott Conant, Amanda Freitag, and Aarón Sánchez | June 30, 2009 | |
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Notes: Chef Lazzarini later competed on Beat Bobby Flay. | |||||
| 18 | 5 | "Pride on the Plate" | Chris Santos, Alex Guarnaschelli, and Marc Murphy | July 7, 2009 | |
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Notes: Throughout each course, Chef Giuliano failed to complete any of his dishes. Chef Roshni later competed on Season 10 of Gordon Ramsay's Hell's Kitchen in 2012 (under the surname Gurnani), finishing in 12th place. Chef Roshni and Chef Giuliano both later competed on Beat Bobby Flay on separate seasons, but lost to Bobby Flay. | |||||
| 19 | 6 | "Pretty Please with a Pepper on Top" | Geoffrey Zakarian, Alex Guarnaschelli, and Chris Santos | July 14, 2009 | |
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Notes: Chef Anderson went on to compete on Beat Bobby Flay and Top Chef | |||||
| 20 | 7 | "Pods, Grills and Sticky Fingers" | Scott Conant, Amanda Freitag, and Geoffrey Zakarian | July 28, 2009 | |
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Notes: Chef Orchid got eliminated in the Appetizer for only getting shrimp on 1 plate and forgetting to plate the raisins. | |||||
| 21 | 8 | "A Wish Upon A Starfruit" | Aarón Sánchez, Alex Guarnaschelli, and Marc Murphy | August 11, 2009 | |
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Notes: Chef Diáz later competed on Cutthroat Kitchen. | |||||
| 22 | 9 | "Buckwheat Blunders and Twists of Fate" | Chris Santos, Alex Guarnaschelli, and Aarón Sánchez | August 25, 2009 | |
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Notes: Chef Amitzur cut himself in Round 1 and continued making his dish with no gloves, or band-aid however the producer made him throw his dish away forcing him to redo his dish. Chef DiMeo later competed on Beat Bobby Flay. | |||||
| 23 | 10 | "Chopped Champions Event, Round One: The Ultimate Face-off" | Geoffrey Zakarian, Alex Guarnaschelli, and Marc Murphy | September 8, 2009 | |
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Notes: This is the first "Chopped Champions" event, featuring winners of past episodes. There were four loosely connected parts, wherein the winner of this episode got $10,000 and the chance to compete in the next special episode against three new past champions, potentially winning up to $40,000 with each round they get through. | |||||
| 24 | 11 | "Chopped Champions Event, Round Two: Best of the Best" | Scott Conant, Jody Williams, and Aarón Sánchez | September 15, 2009 | |
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Notes: Three new Chopped champions competed against the winner of the Chopped Champions Event, Round One. The winner of this episode got $10,000 and the chance to compete in the next episode against three different past champions. The previous winner lost in the dessert basket, meaning a new chef got the chance to potentially add more money to their winnings in the next special episode (up to $30,000). | |||||
| 25 | 12 | "Chopped Champions Event, Round Three: All-Stars Showdown" | Chris Santos, Geoffrey Zakarian, and Marc Murphy | September 22, 2009 | |
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Notes: Three new Chopped champions competed against the winner of the Chopped Champions Event, Round Two. The winner of this episode got $10,000 and the chance to compete in the next episode against three different past champions. Once again, the previous winner got knocked out (in the entrée basket) so a new chef got the chance to potentially add more money to their winnings in the next special episode (up to $20,000). | |||||
| 26 | 13 | "Chopped Champions Event, Round Four: Bring It!" | Scott Conant, Alex Guarnaschelli, and Aarón Sánchez | September 29, 2009 | |
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Notes: This is the last of the special Chopped Champion Event episodes. Three Chopped champions competed against the winner of the Chopped Champions Event, Round Three. A new champion dethroned the previous winner in the appetizer round meaning none of the winners in all four episodes won more than one episode. The winner of this episode got $10,000. | |||||
Season 3 (2009–10)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Judges | Original air date | |
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| 27 | 1 | "When Chefs Collide" | Geoffrey Zakarian, Scott Conant, and Aarón Sánchez | October 13, 2009 | |
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Notes: Chef Shaghaghi later competed on Cutthroat Kitchen. | |||||
| 28 | 2 | "Oh My Goshy, Umeboshi" | Aarón Sánchez, Jody Williams, and Geoffrey Zakarian | October 20, 2009 | |
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Notes: Chef Esmonde cut herself during the entrée round. After attempting to put on a glove that did not fit, she took it off and tossed her salad with her hands despite her open wound. As a result, the judges did not eat the salad and chopped her for her poor sanitation. Chef Baruch is a sous chef for semi-regular Chopped judge Sue Torres. | |||||
| 29 | 3 | "Judge Knows Best" | Chris Santos, Scott Conant, and Marc Murphy | October 27, 2009 | |
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Notes: Chef Dobias did not get his plantain cake on the plate in the dessert round despite getting all 4 ingredients on the plate. The judges offered he could bring up his cakes. However, his competitor had to offer his consent and said no. Despite this Chef Dobias won due to the mistakes his opponent made throughout the meal. Chef Dobias would later compete on Beat Bobby Flay. | |||||
| 30 | 4 | "A Nori Story" | Josh Capon, Alex Guarnaschelli, and Geoffrey Zakarian | November 3, 2009 | |
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| 31 | 5 | "Sticking To It" | Geoffrey Zakarian, Alex Guarnaschelli, and Chris Santos | November 10, 2009 | |
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| 32 | 6 | "Season's Choppings" | Scott Conant, Alex Guarnaschelli, and Aarón Sánchez | December 8, 2009 | |
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Notes: In the appetizer round Chef Bignelli made a puree after Chef Tilmann made one, and Chef Bignelli did not clean out the blender. Chef Tilmann wanted Chef Bignelli to be disqualified however the judges decided that Chef Bignelli's puree tasted different enough to avoid elimination and they eliminated Chef Fells due to a lack of eggnog and undercooked quince. The chefs were given 45 minutes in the entrée round rather than the normal 30 to allow time to properly cook the turkey. | |||||
| 33 | 7 | "Flower Power" | Geoffrey Zakarian, Sue Torres, and Marc Murphy | March 14, 2010 | |
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Notes: Chef Jodway left kiwi out of some of the dishes he plated in the appetizer round and forgot a cranberry vinaigrette off of all his entrées; both mistakes were due to time constraints. | |||||
| 34 | 8 | "Sweet Redemption" | Aarón Sánchez, Scott Conant, and Marc Murphy | March 21, 2010 | |
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Notes: This was the first episode to feature four past runners-up competing for a chance to redeem themselves and win. | |||||
| 35 | 9 | "Winging It" | Geoffrey Zakarian, Sue Torres, and Chris Santos | March 28, 2010 | |
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Notes: Chef Gaines later competed on Beat Bobby Flay. | |||||
| 36 | 10 | "In A Pinch" | Scott Conant, Alex Guarnaschelli, and Marc Murphy | April 5, 2010 | |
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Notes: This was the first episode where two female chefs faced each other in the final round. | |||||
| 37 | 11 | "Raw Enthusiasm" | Scott Conant, Alex Guarnaschelli, and Aarón Sánchez | April 12, 2010 | |
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| 38 | 12 | "Against the Tide" | Mark Bittman, Amanda Freitag, and Aarón Sánchez | April 19, 2010 | |
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Notes: This was the first episode to feature an ingredient, violet mustard, that the judges were not familiar with. | |||||
| 39 | 13 | "Chopped Liver" | Scott Conant, Alex Guarnaschelli, and Chris Santos | May 2, 2010 | |
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Season 4 (2010)
- Starting in this season, having four ingredients in every basket became the standard instead of the occasional round with five and/or three ingredients of the previous three seasons.
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Judges | Original air date | |
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| 40 | 1 | "Rattle & Roll" | Chris Santos, Alex Guarnaschelli, and Geoffrey Zakarian | April 6, 2010 | |
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Notes: Chef Sollitto only managed to make 1 plate in the first round resulting in her elimination. | |||||
| 41 | 2 | "My Froggy Clementine" | Scott Conant, Amanda Freitag, and Aarón Sánchez | April 13, 2010 | |
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| 42 | 3 | "Jitters & Giant Eggs" | Scott Conant, Jody Williams, and Marc Murphy | April 20, 2010 | |
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Notes: Chef Mogardo later competed on Sweet Genius. | |||||
| 43 | 4 | "Dr. Deckle & Mr. Fried" | Scott Conant, Amanda Freitag, and Aarón Sánchez | April 27, 2010 | |
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Notes: Later reruns of this episode were dedicated to the memory of Michael Siry who died from cancer in June 2013. Chef Hitchcock forgot an ingredient (corn chips) in the appetizer round. As a result, she was chopped. | |||||
| 44 | 5 | "Mussels Mastery & Cotton Candy Can-Do" | Marcus Samuelsson, Alex Guarnaschelli, and Aarón Sánchez | May 4, 2010 | |
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Notes: This is Marcus Samuelsson's first episode as a judge. Chef Petroni competed on and won the fourteenth season of Food Network Star. Both he and Chef Hanlon later competed on Beat Bobby Flay. | |||||
| 45 | 6 | "First Things Worst" | Scott Conant, Alex Guarnaschelli, and Aarón Sánchez | May 11, 2010 | |
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Notes: Nadege was caught plating past limits in Round 1. As a result, she was chopped. Rebecca forgot 3 ingredients on 1 plate in the appetizer round but moved on based on how good her dish was. Chef DePersio later competed on Beat Bobby Flay. Chef Weitzman has competed on Beat Bobby Flay and Iron Chef America. Chef DePersio also competed on Beat Bobby Flay. | |||||
| 46 | 7 | "Fired Up!" | Chris Santos, Amanda Freitag, and Aarón Sánchez | June 1, 2010 | |
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Notes: This was a grilling-themed episode. The stovetops were outfitted with grill sheets and the ovens were off-limits. Chef Jenkins is a chef at Butter, which is co-owned by regular Chopped judge, Alex Guarnaschelli. He has also competed on Beat Bobby Flay and Cutthroat Kitchen | |||||
| 47 | 8 | "Quahog Quandaries and Pickle Puzzles" | Amanda Freitag, Alex Guarnaschelli, and Jody Williams | June 8, 2010 | |
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Notes: This was the first episode to feature an all-female panel of judges. During the appetizer Chef Muller realized with a minute left she couldn't finish and gave up. The judges had to encourage her to finish her dish. She ended up failing to get her cookies on the plate and only 1 judge got a clam. Chef Ploszaj later competed on Beat Bobby Flay. | |||||
| 48 | 9 | "Turbot Powered" | Scott Conant, Geoffrey Zakarian, and Aarón Sánchez | June 15, 2010 | |
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Notes: Chef Harris later competed on Beat Bobby Flay. | |||||
| 49 | 10 | "Keep On Cook'n On" | Chris Santos, Amanda Freitag, and Scott Conant | June 22, 2010 | |
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Notes: Chef Weiss forget her membrillo in the appetizer resulting in her elimination. Chef Yeaple was the 1st chef in Chopped history to use the ice cream maker. Chef Yeaple cut his hand in the dessert round but he finished his dish. | |||||
| 50 | 11 | "Green Apps and Lamb" | Chris Santos, Scott Conant, and Marc Murphy | June 29, 2010 | |
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| 51 | 12 | "Crunch Time" | Scott Conant, Amanda Freitag, and Marc Murphy | July 6, 2010 | |
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Notes: This was the first appearance of Madison Cowan, who would go on to appear on various Food Network shows as a contestant and a judge including Iron Chef America, Beat Bobby Flay, and Guy's Grocery Games. Chef Nitahara served as sous chef for Chef Cowan on Iron Chef America. Chef Ragussis later competed on Food Network Star and Beat Bobby Flay. | |||||
| 52 | 13 | "Rowdy With a Chance of Meatballs" | Geoffrey Zakarian, Alex Guarnaschelli, and Chris Santos | July 13, 2010 | |
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Season 5 (2010)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Judges | Original air date | |
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| 53 | 1 | ""Dream'n of Redeem'n"" | Geoffrey Zakarian, Alex Guarnaschelli, and Marc Murphy | July 20, 2010 | |
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Notes: This episode featured four past runners-up who returned for a second chance at the $10,000 prize. This is the 1st time since Season 3 that there were 3 ingredients in a basket. Chef Garand cut herself in Round 1 | |||||
| 54 | 2 | "Wok This Way" | Geoffrey Zakarian, Alex Guarnaschelli, and Marc Murphy | July 27, 2010 | |
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| 55 | 3 | "Squashed" | Marcus Samuelsson, Alex Guarnaschelli, and Geoffrey Zakarian | August 10, 2010 | |
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Notes: This was the first episode to feature four female chefs. Chef Magris forgot banana chips in Round 1 but moved on because Chef Wilson served raw squash seeds which were like chewing wood according to the judges. | |||||
| 56 | 4 | "$50,000 Tournament: Round One" | Chris Santos, Amanda Freitag, and Marc Murphy | August 31, 2010 | |
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Notes: This was the first tournament with four preliminary heats leading up to a finale; it would set the precedent for future Chopped tournaments. This is a five-part series where sixteen past champions competed. The winner of each episode advanced to the finale, where they competed for $50,000. | |||||
| 57 | 5 | "$50,000 Tournament: Round Two" | Geoffrey Zakarian, Amanda Freitag, and Marc Murphy | September 7, 2010 | |
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| 58 | 6 | "$50,000 Tournament: Round Three" | Geoffrey Zakarian, Alex Guarnaschelli, and Marc Murphy | September 14, 2010 | |
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| 59 | 7 | "$50,000 Tournament: Round Four" | Chris Santos, Alex Guarnaschelli, and Marc Murphy | September 21, 2010 | |
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| 60 | 8 | "$50,000 Tournament: Grand Finale" | Geoffrey Zakarian, Alex Guarnaschelli, and Marc Murphy | September 28, 2010 | |
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Notes: This is the final part of the first Chopped tournament. The chefs were given 50 minutes in the dessert round rather than the normal 30 to allow adequate time to bake. | |||||
| 61 | 9 | "Spouting Off" | Amanda Freitag, Alex Guarnaschelli, and Geoffrey Zakarian | October 5, 2010 | |
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Notes: In the dessert round, Ted warned the contestants that cherimoya seeds were poisonous. | |||||
| 62 | 10 | "When Octopuses Attack" | Aarón Sánchez, Alex Guarnaschelli, and Marc Murphy | October 12, 2010 | |
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Notes: Chef Anton later competed on Season 12 of Gordon Ramsay's Hell's Kitchen in 2014, finishing in 8th place. | |||||
| 63 | 11 | "Fright Bites" | Chris Santos, Amanda Freitag, and Geoffrey Zakarian | October 19, 2010 | |
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Notes: This was the first Halloween-themed episode of the series. Chef Mike forgot an ingredient, malted milk balls, in round 1 which led to his elimination. Chef Michael forgot his tortillas in round 2 but moved on because Chef Marja cross-contaminated her tortillas. Chef Michael is the first contestant in Chopped history to completely forget an ingredient and still win the competition. | |||||
| 64 | 12 | "Cornuchopia" | Chris Santos, Sue Torres, and Marc Murphy | November 16, 2010 | |
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Notes: This was a Thanksgiving-themed episode with corresponding, seasonal ingredients in the baskets. The chefs had to stick to a Thanksgiving theme for all three courses. | |||||
| 65 | 13 | "Yes, Virginia, There is a Chopping Block" | Aarón Sánchez, Alex Guarnaschelli, and Marc Murphy | November 28, 2010 | |
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Notes: This was a holiday-themed episode. The chefs were directed to prepare holiday-themed dishes for each course. The chefs were given 40 minutes in the entrée round rather than the normal 30 in order to allow time to properly cook the goose. | |||||
Season 6 (2011)
- This is the first season where less than 13 episodes aired.
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Judges | Original air date | |
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| 66 | 1 | "Victory on the Brain" | Scott Conant, Geoffrey Zakarian, and Aarón Sánchez | January 4, 2011 | |
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Notes: The fish heads used in the entrée round were from northeastern cod. | |||||
| 67 | 2 | "Prove it on the Plate" | Scott Conant, Maneet Chauhan, and Geoffrey Zakarian | January 11, 2011 | |
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Notes: This is Maneet Chauhan's first episode as a judge. Chef Levine would later compete on Beat Bobby Flay. | |||||
| 68 | 3 | "Marrowly We Roll Along" | Scott Conant, Amanda Freitag, and Marc Murphy | January 18, 2011 | |
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| 69 | 4 | "Doughs and Don'ts" | Scott Conant, Amanda Freitag, and Chris Santos | January 25, 2011 | |
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Notes: Chef Santorelli cut herself badly in the appetizer round and as a result was severely handicapped for the rest of the competition. Both she and Chef Gillespie later competed on Beat Bobby Flay. | |||||
| 70 | 5 | "Step Right Up!" | Scott Conant, Alex Guarnaschelli, and Aarón Sánchez | February 1, 2011 | |
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Notes: Chef Clark later competed on Throwdown with Bobby Flay. Chef Coleman later competed on Beat Bobby Flay and Iron Chef Showdown. | |||||
| 71 | 6 | "All-Stars Tournament: Round One – Competitors from The Next Food Network Star" | Marcus Samuelsson, Alex Guarnaschelli, and Marc Murphy | March 6, 2011 | |
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Notes: This was the first of a 5-part series of episodes in which categorical groups of celebrity chefs competed to win $50,000 for charity. This was also the first time celebrities competed on Chopped. Lisa Garza forgot 3 ingredients in round 1 making her get chopped. | |||||
| 72 | 7 | "All-Stars Tournament: Round Two – Food Network Personalities" | Marc Murphy, Alex Guarnaschelli, and Marcus Samuelsson | March 13, 2011 | |
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Notes: This is part 2 of a 5-part tournament. Anne Burrell and Robert Irvine had worked together (on Worst Cooks in America) and competed against each other (on Iron Chef America), bringing a familiar rivalry to this episode. In the appetizer round, Anne got hot oil in her eye but continued on to complete the competition. Claire Robinson forgot venison and sauce on one of the plates in the entrée round. | |||||
| 73 | 8 | "All-Stars Tournament: Round Three – Notable Chefs" | Marc Murphy, Alex Guarnaschelli, and Marcus Samuelsson | March 20, 2011 | |
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| 74 | 9 | "All-Stars Tournament: Round Four – Chopped Judges" | Chris Santos, Alex Guarnaschelli, and Marc Murphy | March 27, 2011 | |
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| 75 | 10 | "All-Stars Tournament: Grand Finale" | Marc Murphy, Alex Guarnaschelli, and Marcus Samuelsson | April 3, 2011 | |
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| 76 | 11 | "A Cornish Mess" | Scott Conant, Maneet Chauhan, and Chris Santos | April 10, 2011 | |
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Notes: In the entrée round, Chef Duverney committed cross-contamination by cutting her cooked hens on the same cutting board where she put her raw hens without flipping or changing the board. Chef Greco served undercooked, raw hen due to the time constraints. The judges allowed both of them to bring over the other components of the dish from their stations. The judges ultimately decided to eliminate chef Duverney because she committed cross-contamination, whereas chef Greco did not. In the dessert round, Ted warned the chefs that Cherimoya Seeds were poisonous. However, Chef Greco got two seeds on one plate. He did not get them in his dish so it was still edible however that resulted in his elimination. Chef Greco previously competed on Throwdown With Bobby Flay and won (ironically, the dish was eggplant parmesan.) | |||||
| 77 | 12 | "Chefs on a Mission" | Scott Conant, Amanda Freitag, and Chris Santos | April 26, 2011 | |
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Season 7 (2011)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Judges | Original air date | |
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| 78 | 1 | "The Icing on the Steak" | Chris Santos, Amanda Freitag, and Marc Murphy | May 3, 2011 | |
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| 79 | 2 | "Canned Cheese, Please!" | Chris Santos, Amanda Freitag, and Aarón Sánchez | May 10, 2011 | |
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| 80 | 3 | "Saying Sayonara" | Geoffrey Zakarian, Amanda Freitag, and Aarón Sánchez | May 17, 2011 | |
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| 81 | 4 | "Have a Heart" | Aarón Sánchez, Alex Guarnaschelli, and Ken Oringer | May 24, 2011 | |
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| 82 | 5 | "Gotta Grill!" | Amanda Freitag, Alex Guarnaschelli, and Geoffrey Zakarian | May 31, 2011 | |
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| 83 | 6 | "Get it Together" | Aarón Sánchez, Amanda Freitag, and Marc Murphy | June 7, 2011 | |
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| 84 | 7 | "Bite Your Pickled Beef Tongue" | Chris Santos, Maneet Chauhan, and Geoffrey Zakarian | June 14, 2011 | |
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| 85 | 8 | "Go For It!" | Geoffrey Zakarian, Amanda Freitag, and Aarón Sánchez | June 21, 2011 | |
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| 86 | 9 | "Thyme Flies" | Aarón Sánchez, Alex Guarnaschelli, and Marc Murphy | June 28, 2011 | |
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Notes: In the entrée round, Chef Claude-Mendy forgot an ingredient (anchovies), but didn´t get chopped, because Chef Lee cut himself, but continued cooking and touching the ingredients despite bleeding through several layers of gloves. The judges considered this unsanitary, so they did not taste his entrée. This resulted in Chef Lee being eliminated. | |||||
| 87 | 10 | "Nopales, No Problem" | Geoffrey Zakarian, Amanda Freitag, and Marc Murphy | July 5, 2011 | |
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Season 8 (2011)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Judges | Original air date | |
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| 88 | 1 | "Easy Peasy?" | Geoffrey Zakarian, Amanda Freitag, and Marc Murphy | July 12, 2011 | |
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| 89 | 2 | "Ladies First!" | Zakary Pelaccio, Amanda Freitag, and Geoffrey Zakarian | July 19, 2011 | |
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| 90 | 3 | "Sweet Second Chance!" | Geoffrey Zakarian, Amanda Freitag, and Marc Murphy | July 26, 2011 | |
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Notes: This episode featured four past non-winners. This was the first "redemption" episode to feature a non-runner-up as well as the first to feature two chefs from the same previous episode. Chef Magris slipped and fell during the entrée round, spilling boiling water on herself and causing second-degree burns on both her legs. The judges gave Chef Magris the option to bow out of the competition but she elected to continue. Although Chef Nitahara won, he offered to pay for Chef Magris to visit her ill grandmother in France (the main reason she needed the prize money). | |||||
| 91 | 4 | "Chard & True" | Aarón Sánchez, Alex Guarnaschelli, and Geoffrey Zakarian | August 2, 2011 | |
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| 92 | 5 | "My Way" | Aarón Sánchez, Geoffrey Zakarian, and Marc Murphy | August 9, 2011 | |
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| 93 | 6 | "A is for Apple. U is for Udon" | Aarón Sánchez, Amanda Freitag, and Geoffrey Zakarian | August 16, 2011 | |
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| 94 | 7 | "Trick or Treat, Chicken Feet!" | Chris Santos, Alex Guarnaschelli, and Geoffrey Zakarian | October 16, 2011 | |
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| 95 | 8 | "Give It Your All" | Aarón Sánchez, Alex Guarnaschelli, and Marc Murphy | November 15, 2011 | |
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| 96 | 9 | "Can't Catch Me, I'm the Gingerbread Lobster!" | Aarón Sánchez, Alex Guarnaschelli, and Marc Murphy | December 6, 2011 | |
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Notes: This was a holiday-themed episode. The chefs were directed to prepare holiday-themed dishes for each course. Chef Lai cut his palm during the appetizer round but did not tend to the wound because he thought the blood on the plate was a smudge of harissa; the judges did not taste his dish as a result and he was eliminated. | |||||
Season 9 (2011)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Judges | Original air date | |
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| 97 | 1 | "Champions' Tournament: Part 1" | Geoffrey Zakarian, Alex Guarnaschelli, and Marcus Samuelsson | August 30, 2011 | |
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Notes: This was the first of a five-part series of episodes, where sixteen past champions competed. The winner of each preliminary round advanced to the finale, where they competed for $50,000. Chef Wayne didn't get 2 ingredients on the plate in time in Round 1 resulting in his elimination. | |||||
| 98 | 2 | "Champions' Tournament: Part 2" | Geoffrey Zakarian, Maneet Chauhan, and Aarón Sánchez | September 6, 2011 | |
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| 99 | 3 | "Champions' Tournament: Part 3" | Marc Murphy, Alex Guarnaschelli, and Susan Feniger | September 13, 2011 | |
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| 100 | 4 | "Champions' Tournament: Part 4" | Geoffrey Zakarian, Alex Guarnaschelli, and Maneet Chauhan | September 20, 2011 | |
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| 101 | 5 | "Champions' Tournament: Grand Finale" | Marc Murphy, Alex Guarnaschelli, and Aarón Sánchez | September 27, 2011 | |
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| 102 | 6 | "Time & Space" | Scott Conant, Amanda Freitag, and Chris Santos | October 4, 2011 | |
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| 103 | 7 | "Everything's Rosy" | Scott Conant, Maneet Chauhan, and Marc Murphy | October 11, 2011 | |
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| 104 | 8 | "Make A Splash!" | Marc Murphy, Amanda Freitag, and Seamus Mullen | October 25, 2011 | |
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| 105 | 9 | "One in a Hundred" | Chris Santos, Maneet Chauhan, and Marc Murphy | November 1, 2011 | |
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Notes: Chef Jackie later competed on Season 11 of Gordon Ramsay's Hell's Kitchen in 2013, finishing in 13th place. | |||||
| 106 | 10 | "Blood Orange Sorbet, Sweat, & Tears" | Scott Conant, Alex Guarnaschelli, and Chris Santos | November 8, 2011 | |
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| 107 | 11 | "Class Acts" | Marc Murphy, Amanda Freitag, and Sam Kass | November 22, 2011 | |
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| 108 | 12 | "Yakety Yak, Yak, Yak" | Scott Conant, Geoffrey Zakarian, and Marcus Samuelsson | November 29, 2011 | |
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| 109 | 13 | "Duck for Dinner" | Scott Conant, Alex Guarnaschelli, and Zakary Pelaccio | December 13, 2011 | |
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Season 10 (2011–12)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Judges | Original air date | |
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| 110 | 1 | "The Big Scoop" | Chris Santos, Alex Guarnaschelli, and Marcus Samuelsson | December 20, 2011 | |
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| 111 | 2 | "Chop on Through" | Scott Conant, Geoffrey Zakarian, and Marcus Samuelsson | January 3, 2012 | |
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Notes: Chef Nichols is a chef at Landmarc, owned by Chopped judge Marc Murphy. Chef McLaughlin later competed on Cutthroat Kitchen. | |||||
| 112 | 3 | "Far Far Out!" | Chris Santos, Alex Guarnaschelli, and Maneet Chauhan | January 10, 2012 | |
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| 113 | 4 | "Frozen Fries with That?" | Chris Santos, Amanda Freitag, and Maneet Chauhan | January 17, 2012 | |
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Notes: By coincidence, Chef Barlowe used to work under Chef Giusti. Chef Barlow later competed on Beat Bobby Flay | |||||
| 114 | 5 | "Redemption Competition" | Chris Santos, Amanda Freitag, and Marc Murphy | January 24, 2012 | |
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| 115 | 6 | "On the Line" | Marc Murphy, Missy Robbins, and Aarón Sánchez | January 31, 2012 | |
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| 116 | 7 | "Viewers' Choice!" | Geoffrey Zakarian, Alex Guarnaschelli, and Chris Santos | April 3, 2012 | |
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| 117 | 8 | "All-Stars: Iron Chefs Do Battle" | Scott Conant, Geoffrey Zakarian, and Aarón Sánchez | April 8, 2012 | |
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| 118 | 9 | "All-Stars: Prime Time vs. Day Time" | Geoffrey Zakarian, Amanda Freitag, and Aarón Sánchez | April 15, 2012 | |
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| 119 | 10 | "All-Stars: Food Network Star Contestants" | Scott Conant, Amanda Freitag, and Aarón Sánchez | April 22, 2012 | |
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| 120 | 11 | "All-Stars: Judge Remix" | Geoffrey Zakarian, Amanda Freitag, and Aarón Sánchez | April 29, 2012 | |
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| 121 | 12 | "All-Stars: Grand Finale" | Amanda Freitag, Chris Santos, and Anne Burrell | May 6, 2012 | |
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Notes: This is the fifth and final part of a five-part tournament featuring celebrity chefs competing for charity. The winners of the four previous heats competed head to head for a chance at $50,000 for their charity. Michael Symon forgot a basket ingredient (Chinese okra) in the appetizer round, leading to him being eliminated. Marcus Samuelsson was the first Chopped judge to win Chopped. | |||||
| 122 | 13 | "Grilltastic!" | Chris Santos, Elizabeth Karmel, and Marc Murphy | May 29, 2012 | |
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Season 11 (2012)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Judges | Original air date | |
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| 123 | 1 | "I'm Your Huckleberry" | Scott Conant, Maneet Chauhan, and Seamus Mullen | February 7, 2012 | |
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Notes: Chef O'Neill forgot his plantains in the appetizer leading to his elimination. During the entrée round, the chefs were given a hammer to open the coconut. Chef Anderson works at Landmarc, which is owned by Chopped judge Marc Murphy. Chef Anderson also cut herself in Round 2 but she was fine. | |||||
| 124 | 2 | "Chewing the Caul Fat" | Scott Conant, Marcus Samuelsson, and Aarón Sánchez | February 14, 2012 | |
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| 125 | 3 | "Good Chop, Bad Chop?" | Scott Conant, Zakary Pelaccio, and Aarón Sánchez | February 21, 2012 | |
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| 126 | 4 | "Leftovers Extravaganza!" | Chris Santos, Amanda Freitag, and Marcus Samuelsson | March 6, 2012 | |
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| 127 | 5 | "Plenty of Fish" | Scott Conant, Geoffrey Zakarian, and Aarón Sánchez | March 13, 2012 | |
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| 128 | 6 | "Sound the Alarm!" | Scott Conant, Alex Guarnaschelli, and Aarón Sánchez | March 20, 2012 | |
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| 129 | 7 | "Ready, Set, Escargot!" | Marc Murphy, Zakary Pelaccio, and Aarón Sánchez | April 10, 2012 | |
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| 130 | 8 | "Own It!" | Chris Santos, Alex Guarnaschelli, and Marcus Samuelsson | April 17, 2012 | |
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| 131 | 9 | "Yuzu Never Know" | Seamus Mullen, Amanda Freitag, and Missy Robbins | May 1, 2012 | |
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| 132 | 10 | "Reversal of Fortune" | Geoffrey Zakarian, Chris Santos, and Marcus Samuelsson | May 8, 2012 | |
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| 133 | 11 | "A Very Piggy Halloween" | Chris Santos, Amanda Freitag, and Marc Murphy | October 16, 2012 | |
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| 134 | 12 | "Happy Turkey Gizzards Day!" | Maneet Chauhan, Amanda Freitag, and Marc Murphy | November 13, 2012 | |
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Notes: This was a Thanksgiving-themed episode. The chefs were directed to prepare holiday-themed dishes for each course. The chefs were given 40 minutes instead of the usual 30 in the entrée round to allow time to adequately butcher and cook the turkey. Chef Bullfrog later competed on Cutthroat Kitchen and Beat Bobby Flay. Chef Canlon later competed on Kitchen Crash. | |||||
| 135 | 13 | "Chopping in a Winter Wonderland" | Geoffrey Zakarian, Alex Guarnaschelli, and Marc Murphy | November 25, 2012 | |
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Season 12 (2012)
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| 136 | 1 | "Sunny Side Apps" | Aarón Sánchez, Amanda Freitag, and Maneet Chauhan | June 5, 2012 | |
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Notes: Each basket included a type of candy. All four chefs were male. Chef Bahr later competed on Food Network Star. | |||||
| 137 | 2 | "A Guts Reaction" | Geoffrey Zakarian, Amanda Freitag, and Marc Murphy | June 12, 2012 | |
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| 138 | 3 | "Chocolate Challenge" | Marc Murphy, Alex Guarnaschelli, and Amanda Freitag | June 19, 2012 | |
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Notes: Each basket included a chocolate ingredient. Chef Meloy competed on Beat Bobby Flay. | |||||
| 139 | 4 | "Pride of New Orleans" | Marc Murphy, Alex Guarnaschelli, and Amanda Freitag | June 26, 2012 | |
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| 140 | 5 | "All-American Competition" | Marc Murphy, Amanda Freitag, and Elizabeth Karmel | July 3, 2012 | |
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| 141 | 6 | "Orzo It Seemed" | Geoffrey Zakarian, Alex Guarnaschelli, and Amanda Freitag | July 17, 2012 | |
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| 142 | 7 | "Belly Dance!" | Chris Santos, Maneet Chauhan, and Claudia Fleming | July 31, 2012 | |
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| 143 | 8 | "Cake Walk?" | Geoffrey Zakarian, Chris Santos, and Aarón Sánchez | August 7, 2012 | |
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| 144 | 9 | "Oui, Oui, Confit" | Geoffrey Zakarian, Alex Guarnaschelli, and Marc Murphy | August 14, 2012 | |
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Notes: Chef Peck forgot his carrots in Round 1. However, he did use the carrots in the water for his couscous, but was still eliminated because the judges couldn't taste them. In Round 2 Chef Velez cut her finger twice and she had to restart her dish the 2nd time. Chef Velez competed on and won Cutthroat Kitchen and was previously featured on Kitchen Nightmares. | |||||
| 145 | 10 | "Drawing a Flank" | Chris Santos, Maneet Chauhan, and Marcus Samuelsson | August 21, 2012 | |
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Notes: Chef Tariga has competed on Cutthroat Kitchen and Beat Bobby Flay. In round 1, Chef Huval forgot the caperberries, leading to his elimination. In round 2, Chef Giffen was caught plating after time was called, but moved on Chef Tariga served overcooked steak and undercooked rice. | |||||
| 146 | 11 | "A Bunny Thing Happened" | Marc Murphy, Alex Guarnaschelli, and Amanda Freitag | September 11, 2012 | |
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| 147 | 12 | "Charge!" | Chris Santos, Alex Guarnaschelli, and Aarón Sánchez | October 9, 2012 | |
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| 148 | 13 | "For Sake's Sake" | Chris Santos, Amanda Freitag, and Marc Murphy | November 20, 2012 | |
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Notes: Chef Boudreaux cut himself at the end of the appetizer round and forgot to plate 2 ingredients because he was getting bandaged. The judges could still taste his dish. However, he was eliminated. | |||||
Season 13 (2012–13)
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| 149 | 1 | "Stacking Up" | Scott Conant, Geoffrey Zakarian, and Aarón Sánchez | September 4, 2012 | |
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| 150 | 2 | "Class Acts, Too" | Scott Conant, Alex Guarnaschelli, and Sam Kass | September 25, 2012 | |
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Notes: This episode featured four school cafeteria cooks. The three cooks who were chopped each received $5,000, and all four competitors, along with the four cooks from the first "Class Acts" episode, were invited by Sam Kass to the White House to meet its chefs and tour its garden. | |||||
| 151 | 3 | "No Kidding!" | Chris Santos, Alex Guarnaschelli, and Marcus Samuelsson | October 2, 2012 | |
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| 152 | 4 | "Pigging Out!" | Aarón Sánchez, Alex Guarnaschelli, and Marcus Samuelsson | October 23, 2012 | |
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| 153 | 5 | "Unsung Heroes" | Scott Conant, Alex Guarnaschelli, and Chris Santos | November 6, 2012 | |
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| 154 | 6 | "Bird in the Pan" | Scott Conant, Marco Canora, and Marcus Samuelsson | November 27, 2012 | |
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| 155 | 7 | "Thirsty for Victory" | Scott Conant, Lee Anne Wong, and Marcus Samuelsson | December 11, 2012 | |
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| 156 | 8 | "Trout Bout" | Scott Conant, Alex Guarnaschelli, and Chris Santos | December 18, 2012 | |
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| 157 | 9 | "Belly Up" | Scott Conant, Amanda Freitag, and Jet Tila | January 1, 2013 | |
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Notes: Chef Klette-Kolton is the best friend and business partner of Lauren Gerrie, runner-up of the second Chopped Champions tournament. In the entrée round, Chef Sell dropped his pork belly on the floor and still put it on the plate. The judges did not taste that part of his dish. | |||||
| 158 | 10 | "Hecho en the Chopped Kitchen" | Chris Santos, Aarón Sánchez, and Marc Murphy | February 7, 2013 | |
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| 159 | 11 | "Make No Mistake" | Geoffrey Zakarian, Amanda Freitag, and Chris Santos | February 17, 2013 | |
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| 160 | 12 | "Untrained, Undaunted" | Scott Conant, Alex Guarnaschelli, and Marc Murphy | February 26, 2013 | |
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Season 14 (2013)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Judges | Original air date | |
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| 161 | 1 | "Leftovers Overload" | Marc Murphy, Amanda Freitag, and Maneet Chauhan | January 6, 2013 | |
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| 162 | 2 | "Chopped Champions: Part 1" | Geoffrey Zakarian, Alex Guarnaschelli, and Chris Santos | January 15, 2013 | |
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Notes: This was the first of a five-part series of episodes, where sixteen past champions competed. The winner of each preliminary round advanced to the finale, where they competed for $50,000. The fish heads used in the entrée round were from striped bass. In the entree round, Chef Sean forgot the crema, but moved on because Chef Sylvain's sauce was too thick. | |||||
| 163 | 3 | "Chopped Champions: Part 2" | Scott Conant, Amanda Freitag, and Aarón Sánchez | January 22, 2013 | |
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| 164 | 4 | "Chopped Champions: Part 3" | Scott Conant, Maneet Chauhan, and Geoffrey Zakarian | January 29, 2013 | |
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Notes: This is part 3 of a 5-part tournament where sixteen past champions competed. In round 2, Chef Jun accidentally dropped his frog legs, but his dish, albeit a small portion, impressed the judges enough for it to contribute to his ultimate victory. | |||||
| 165 | 5 | "Chopped Champions: Part 4" | Aarón Sánchez, Alex Guarnaschelli, and Amanda Freitag | February 5, 2013 | |
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| 166 | 6 | "Chopped Champions: Finale" | Geoffrey Zakarian, Alex Guarnaschelli, and Amanda Freitag | February 12, 2013 | |
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| 167 | 7 | "Just for the Halibut" | Marc Murphy, Lee Anne Wong, and Scott Conant | March 12, 2013 | |
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| 168 | 8 | "Redemption Intention" | Marc Murphy, Alex Guarnaschelli, and Amanda Freitag | March 19, 2013 | |
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| 169 | 9 | "Chopped All-Stars: Food Network vs. Cooking Channel" | Geoffrey Zakarian, Maneet Chauhan, and Chris Santos | April 7, 2013 | |
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| 170 | 10 | "Chopped All-Stars: Mega Chefs" | Chris Santos, Maneet Chauhan, and Marcus Samuelsson | April 14, 2013 | |
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| 171 | 11 | "Chopped All-Stars: Judges" | Geoffrey Zakarian, Marcus Samuelsson, and Aarón Sánchez | April 21, 2013 | |
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| 172 | 12 | "Chopped All-Stars: Celebrities" | Geoffrey Zakarian, Maneet Chauhan, and Marcus Samuelsson | April 28, 2013 | |
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Notes: This is part 4 of a 5-part charity tournament. This heat featured celebrities from television, music, and sports. Joey Fatone, Judy Gold, and Johnny Weir have all appeared on Rachael vs. Guy: Celebrity Cook-Off: Joey on Season 1, Johnny on Season 2, Judy on Season 3. Laila Ali and Joey Fatone have previously competed against each other on Dancing with the Stars with Ali placing third and Fatone placing second. | |||||
| 173 | 13 | "Chopped All-Stars: Finale!" | Geoffrey Zakarian, Aarón Sánchez, and Marcus Samuelsson | May 5, 2013 | |
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Notes: This is the final part of a 5-part charity tournament where winners of the previous four episodes battle to win $50,000 for their charity. The entrée cooking time was extended to 40 minutes to allow the chefs to butcher the goat. | |||||
Season 15 (2013)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Judges | Original air date | |
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| 174 | 1 | "Heads Up!" | Scott Conant, Amanda Freitag, and Aarón Sánchez | April 2, 2013 | |
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Notes: Chef Andino has also competed on Beat Bobby Flay and has been a judge on Chopped and Worst Cooks in America. Chef Kalman competed also on Beat Bobby Flay and Top Chef. Ironically, when they came back to Beat Bobby Flay, they were facing each other again. | |||||
| 175 | 2 | "Viewers Choice Baskets" | Scott Conant, Amanda Freitag, and Geoffrey Zakarian | April 9, 2013 | |
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Notes: This was the second viewers' choice episode. The basket ingredients were chosen by fans via social media (Pinterest, Facebook, and Twitter). Chef Herndon was chopped in Round 1 for forgetting to plate all his durian. Chef Ghoshal forgot his potato tots in Round 2 but moved on because Chef Philipson served undercooked steak. | |||||
| 176 | 3 | "Aussie Awesome" | Scott Conant, Marc Murphy, and John Li | April 16, 2013 | |
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| 177 | 4 | "Without Missing a Beet" | Marc Murphy, Chris Santos, and Aarón Sánchez | April 30, 2013 | |
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Notes: Chef Sadighi later competed on Cutthroat Kitchen. In round 2, Chef Angela dropped her bass on the floor. | |||||
| 178 | 5 | "Momumental" | Marc Murphy, Alex Guarnaschelli, and Maneet Chauhan | May 7, 2013 | |
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Notes: This was a special episode where the contestant were mothers (and amateur/home cooks). They wore street clothes rather than the customary chef coats while competing, but were given chef coats by Ted Allen at the end of the episode. Chef Sabater later competed on Cutthroat Kitchen. | |||||
| 179 | 6 | "Amazing Amateurs" | Geoffrey Zakarian, Alex Guarnaschelli, and Aarón Sánchez | May 14, 2013 | |
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Notes: This was an official amateurs episode which was preceded by an unofficial amateurs episode (Momumental). The contestants wore regular clothes during the competition but winner Marisa Biaggi received an authentic Chopped chef's coat at the end, in addition to the prize money. Nate did not clean his scallops in the appetizer resulting in his elimination. Nate also cut himself in Round 1. | |||||
| 180 | 7 | "Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner!" | Amanda Freitag, Aarón Sanchez, and Maneet Chauhan | May 21, 2013 | |
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Notes: In this episode, the appetizer course was replaced with a breakfast course, the entrée with lunch, and the dessert with dinner. Chef Cain works at Red Rooster Harlem, owned by Chopped judge Marcus Samuelsson. | |||||
| 181 | 8 | "Military Salute" | Scott Conant, Amanda Freitag, and Chris Santos | May 28, 2013 | |
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Notes: The contestants in this episode were retired members of the U.S. military with professional cooking experience. Each round featured an item that might be found in a military pantry. | |||||
| 182 | 9 | "Cook Your Butt Off!" | Scott Conant, Alex Guarnaschelli, and Marcus Samuelsson | May 30, 2013 | |
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Notes: Each of the chefs had lost significant amounts of weight through better diet and exercise, and were tasked with making light dishes. Chef Gargano later competed on Cutthroat Kitchen and Beat Bobby Flay. | |||||
| 183 | 10 | "Better Saffron Than Sorry" | Elizabeth Karmel, Maneet Chauhan, and Marcus Samuelsson | June 4, 2013 | |
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Notes: Chef Ramborger was the first deaf chef to participate in the show. He was accompanied by interpreter Lydia Callis, best known as the ASL interpreter for Michael Bloomberg during his Hurricane Sandy press conference. Chef Esquivel has also later on Cutthroat Kitchen. | |||||
| 184 | 11 | "Take Heart" | Marc Murphy, Maneet Chauhan, and Amanda Freitag | June 6, 2013 | |
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Notes: Chef Frish serves as sous chef for Iron Chef Marc Forgione on Iron Chef America. | |||||
| 185 | 12 | "Wheatgrass Roots" | Amanda Freitag, Marc Murphy, and Alex Guarnaschelli | June 18, 2013 | |
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Notes: This was a vegetarian and vegan-themed episode; the only animal product was the local honey. | |||||
| 186 | 13 | "Wurst Case Scenario" | Scott Conant, Maneet Chauhan, and Geoffrey Zakarian | July 23, 2013 | |
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Notes: Chef Harriott cut herself in the appetizer round and put on a glove but removed it prior to plating, contaminating her dish in the process. After the other chefs gave their consent, the judges allowed her to bring the non-contaminated components of her dish from her station to the judges' table. Chef Joshi works at Tertulia, under occasional Chopped judge Seamus Mullen. | |||||
Season 16 (2013)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Judges | Original air date | |
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| 187 | 1 | "Fry, Fry, Again" | Chris Santos, Amanda Freitag, and Geoffrey Zakarian | June 2, 2013 | |
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| 188 | 2 | "Cleaver Fever" | Scott Conant, Alex Guarnaschelli, and Elizabeth Karmel | June 11, 2013 | |
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Notes: In round 1, Chef Raquel roasted her tuna belly instead of serving raw, resulting in her elimination. Chef Clark cut his finger in the entree round severely but finished his dishes. Chef Abdessian has competed on Cutthroat Kitchen. | |||||
| 189 | 3 | "Mix and Mache" | Aarón Sánchez, Alex Guarnaschelli, and Marcus Samuelsson | June 16, 2013 | |
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| 190 | 4 | "Gyro We Go Again" | Marcus Samuelsson, Elizabeth Karmel, and Aarón Sánchez | June 25, 2013 | |
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| 191 | 5 | "Big Fish, Small Basket" | Scott Conant, Geoffrey Zakarian, and Aarón Sánchez | June 27, 2013 | |
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Notes: Chef Eakins works at Ditch Plains, which is owned by Chopped judge Marc Murphy. Chef Patel later competed on Beat Bobby Flay. | |||||
| 192 | 6 | "Teen Invasion" | Marc Murphy, Amanda Freitag, and Marcus Samuelsson | July 2, 2013 | |
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Notes: This was a special all-teen episode with teenage competitors. The first round was extended to 30 minutes instead of the usual 20 minutes. The eliminated contestants each received a $1,000 gift card. Chef Robins later competed on The Great Food Truck Race. | |||||
| 193 | 7 | "Mochi Obliged" | Scott Conant, Amanda Freitag, and Maneet Chauhan | July 9, 2013 | |
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Notes: Chef Quinn competed on The Great Food Truck Race. Chef Dickinson later competed on Cutthroat Kitchen. | |||||
| 194 | 8 | "Sweet Surprises" | Scott Conant, Alex Guarnaschelli, and Marcus Samuelsson | July 16, 2013 | |
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Notes: Each basket had a special sweet confection hidden under a separate cloche that had to be used in their dish. | |||||
| 195 | 9 | "Break a Crab Leg!" | Marc Murphy, Maneet Chauhan, and Geoffrey Zakarian | July 30, 2013 | |
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Notes: Chef Marino works with Chopped judge Alex Guarnaschelli at The Darby. | |||||
| 196 | 10 | "Walk on the Whelk Side" | Geoffrey Zakarian, Maneet Chauhan, and Aarón Sánchez | August 6, 2013 | |
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Notes: Chef Pogrebinsky has competed on Beat Bobby Flay. Chef Tanabe competed on Top Chef. | |||||
| 197 | 11 | "Chopped Family Feud" | Marc Murphy, Amanda Freitag, and Geoffrey Zakarian | August 11, 2013 | |
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Notes: The contestants were two pairs of brothers who have each appeared together on Iron Chef America. They were competing head to head in this episode for a chance to win $10,000 for charity. Both Campanaro brothers forgot a basket ingredient in their round 1 dishes (Lou forgot the falooda glass noddles and Joey forgot the cape gooseberries), but both moved on due to Chef Kent's dish reading as too salty and his usage of the cape gooseberries as a garnish like almost having left off the ingredient as well, as cited by the judges. | |||||
| 198 | 12 | "Extreme Halloween" | Marc Murphy, Alex Guarnaschelli, and Chris Santos | October 6, 2013 | |
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Notes: This was a Halloween-themed episode. During the appetizer round, Ted warned the chefs that the eel had to be fully cooked due to the toxic nature of the eel's blood if left raw. Chef Creger, who never cooked eel before, ignored Ted's warning and served his eel raw, which led to his elimination in the appetizer round. The episode originally aired prior to Halloween Wars. Chef Wahl previously competed on Throwdown with Bobby Flay and Cupcake Wars. | |||||
| 199 | 13 | "A Chopped Thanksgiving" | Chris Santos, Maneet Chauhan, and Geoffrey Zakarian | November 12, 2013 | |
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Notes: This was a Thanksgiving-themed episode. The chefs were given 40 minutes in the entrée round to allow them to properly prepare the turkey. | |||||
Season 17 (2013)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Judges | Original air date | |
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| 200 | 1 | "Wasted!" | Geoffrey Zakarian, Alex Guarnaschelli, and Marcus Samuelsson | August 13, 2013 | |
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Notes: All of the ingredients of the baskets were scraps - ingredients that are normally thrown away. The fish carcass used in the appetizer were from cod. | |||||
| 201 | 2 | "Keep On Trucking" | Geoffrey Zakarian, Maneet Chauhan, and Marc Murphy | August 18, 2013 | |
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Notes: The original airing of this episode was as a lead-in to Food Network's The Great Food Truck Race. All the chefs competing operated food trucks. In the first round, Chef Tagan cut herself and then forgot an ingredient, leading to her getting eliminated. Hop Phan also appeared on Cutthroat Kitchen. | |||||
| 202 | 3 | "Sports Stars" | Chris Santos, Alex Guarnaschelli, and Marcus Samuelsson | September 3, 2013 | |
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| 203 | 4 | "Hero Chefs" | Marc Murphy, Amanda Freitag, and Cheryl Barbara | September 10, 2013 | |
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Notes: All of the competitors in this episode are heroes in their community. Judge Cheryl Barbara was the winner of the first school chef episode, Class Acts (in season 9). | |||||
| 204 | 5 | "We Love Leftovers!" | Scott Conant, Chris Santos, and Geoffrey Zakarian | September 17, 2013 | |
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| 205 | 6 | "Count Your Chickens" | Aarón Sánchez, Amanda Freitag, and Marcus Samuelsson | September 24, 2013 | |
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Notes: This episode's baskets had chicken products in every round. Chef Tsao also competed on Beat Bobby Flay. | |||||
| 206 | 7 | "Liver and Learn" | Chris Santos, Amanda Freitag, and Geoffrey Zakarian | October 1, 2013 | |
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Notes: Chef Peacock's brother Darius Peacock is a two-time Chopped winner (in season 1 and in season 2's "Chopped Champions" event). The turnips used in the entrée were baby turnips. | |||||
| 207 | 8 | "Brunch Boxes" | Marc Murphy, Alex Guarnaschelli, and Aarón Sánchez | October 15, 2013 | |
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| 208 | 9 | "Circus Spectacular" | Scott Conant, Chris Santos, and Ron Ben-Israel | October 24, 2013 | |
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Notes: Each basket included something with a circus theme. Chef Olson is the grandson of singer Glen Campbell. Chef Atkinson competed on Guy's Grocery Games. | |||||
| 209 | 10 | "Competition Italiano" | Scott Conant, Alex Guarnaschelli, and Maneet Chauhan | October 29, 2013 | |
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Notes: This was an Italian-themed episode. Chef Savage advanced to the entree round despite leaving off Pasta Dough, and Limoncello because Chef Meoli cut himself and contaminated his dish. In the entree round Chef Savage left off her bottarga resulting in her elimination. | |||||
| 210 | 11 | "Redeemed or Re-chopped?" | Marc Murphy, Alex Guarnaschelli, and Aarón Sánchez | November 5, 2013 | |
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Notes: This episode featured four past runners-up. In the Entree Chef Rollins cut himself but finished his dishes. In the dessert round, Chef Rollins cut his finger again, contaminating his station enough where the judges found it unsafe to eat his dish, and the judges did not like Zoe's Dessert at all. However, they sent Kent home for not highlighting flavors as well as Zoe did and his cut finger cost him the win due to contamination. | |||||
| 211 | 12 | "Cloche Call" | Marcus Samuelsson, Maneet Chauhan, and Aarón Sánchez | November 19, 2013 | |
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| 212 | 13 | "Celebrity Holiday Bash" | Geoffrey Zakarian, Maneet Chauhan, and Amanda Freitag | December 3, 2013 | |
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Notes: This special holiday episode featured celebrities competing for a charity. As a food safety measure, at the start of the entrée round the competitors were informed that rosca de reyes contained several small baby Jesus figurines.. | |||||
Season 18 (2013–14)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Judges | Original air date | |
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| 213 | 1 | "No Pain, No Shame" | Marc Murphy, Geoffrey Zakarian, and Aarón Sánchez | November 26, 2013 | |
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Notes: Chef Tek competed on Season 6 of Gordon Ramsay's Hell's Kitchen in 2009, finishing in 12th place. Chef Kristen cut herself in the appetizer round, slowing her down. Chef Kristen later competed on Cutthroat Kitchen. | |||||
| 214 | 2 | "Teen Talent" | Joseph Brown, Alex Guarnaschelli, and Marcus Samuelsson | December 10, 2013 | |
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Notes: The contestants in this episode were teenagers competing to win a $40,000 scholarship to attend culinary school. The runner-up received a $20,000 scholarship, while the other two chefs each received a $5,000 scholarship. The contestants had 30 minutes in the appetizer round instead of the usual 20 minutes. Hunter Zampa is the youngest contestant to win a Teen Chopped episode. Judge Joseph Brown is from the culinary schools at The Art Institutes, who sponsored the scholarship. Simona forgot her strawberry mints in round 3. | |||||
| 215 | 3 | "Tapas Time" | Amanda Freitag, Aarón Sánchez, and Michelle Bernstein | December 17, 2013 | |
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Notes: The chefs were required to make tapas in each round—two dishes in the appetizer round, three in the entrée round, and two in the dessert round. Because of the change in format, the first round was 30 minutes instead of the usual 20. Chef Gray burnt her hands badly in the entrée round when she ran across the kitchen holding a fiery grill. | |||||
| 216 | 4 | "Waste Not" | Aarón Sánchez, Marcus Samuelsson, and Hooni Kim | January 5, 2014 | |
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Notes: The baskets featured ingredients that are typically scrapped. The juicer pulp in the first round was beet pulp. Chef Gordon later competed on Beat Bobby Flay. | |||||
| 217 | 5 | "Firefighter Chefs" | Scott Conant, Alex Guarnaschelli, and Marcus Samuelsson | January 12, 2014 | |
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Notes: All the contestants in this episode were firefighters. Before starting the entrée round, Ted had the chefs light the saganaki with some alcohol and a lighter provided in the basket. The blow torch in the dessert basket was the first time a non-food item was featured in a basket. | |||||
| 218 | 6 | "Hoofin' It!" | Aarón Sánchez, Marcus Samuelsson, and Alex Stupak | January 21, 2014 | |
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Notes: Chef Fahr cut herself in the appetizer round, but failed to notice the cut until the round was over. Enough blood was found on her station that the judges felt her dish was unsafe to eat. | |||||
| 219 | 7 | "Pizza Perfect" | Amanda Freitag, Alex Guarnaschelli, and Bruno DiFabio | February 2, 2014 | |
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| 220 | 8 | "All-Burger Meal!" | Amanda Freitag, Alex Guarnaschelli, and Spike Mendelsohn | February 9, 2014 | |
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Notes: The chefs were required to make burgers in each round; each chef was given their own meat grinder to use. In the appetizer round, Chef Farnsworth did not make a burger, but moved on because Chef Logan served severely undercooked meat. In the entrée round Farnsworth and Chef Irland forgot quail eggs. | |||||
| 221 | 9 | "Chocolate Competition" | Aarón Sánchez, Maneet Chauhan, and Christina Tosi | February 11, 2014 | |
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Notes: All the baskets contained some kind of chocolate. Chef Lee is a multiple-episode winner of Guy's Grocery Games and also won Cutthroat Kitchen. In round 1, Fed cut himself. | |||||
| 222 | 10 | "Bacon Baskets!" | Scott Conant, Amanda Freitag, and Adam Sobel | February 16, 2014 | |
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Notes: Bacon appeared in every basket. | |||||
| 223 | 11 | "Beer Here!" | Scott Conant, Chris Santos, and Greg Koch | February 23, 2014 | |
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Notes: Beer appeared in every basket. Chef Kyles forgot to put fried pickles in round 1, but moved on because the judges couldn't taste 3 of the 4 basket ingredients in Chef Monaco's plate | |||||
| 224 | 12 | "Burn for the Worse" | Chris Santos, Alex Guarnaschelli, and Marc Murphy | April 7, 2014 | |
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| 225 | 13 | "An Egg Up" | Geoffrey Zakarian, Amanda Freitag, and Silvena Rowe | May 13, 2014 | |
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Season 19 (2014)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Judges | Original air date | |
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| 226 | 1 | "Ambitious Amateurs" | Scott Conant, Alex Guarnaschelli, and Geoffrey Zakarian | February 4, 2014 | |
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Notes: This was an official all-amateurs episode with four home cooks competing. Soraya forgot ginger preserves and Jackie forgot to plate fennel in the first round (Soraya got chopped), then Jackie forgot an ingredient again in the second round (leading to her getting chopped). | |||||
| 227 | 2 | "Return and Redeem" | Scott Conant, Amanda Freitag, and Geoffrey Zakarian | February 25, 2014 | |
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| 228 | 3 | "Grandma vs. Grandma" | Scott Conant, Amanda Freitag, and Chris Santos | March 4, 2014 | |
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Notes: All the contestants in this episode were grandmothers (some having experience in cooking professionally while others were home cooks/amateurs). The contestants had 30 minutes in the appetizer round instead of 20. The meatloaf mix was made of a mix of veal, pork, and beef. Nancy forgot her popovers in Round 1, and despite making a delicious dish the other grandmothers had very little mistakes so Nancy was chopped. | |||||
| 229 | 4 | "Chopped Tournament of Stars: Sports Stars!" | Geoffrey Zakarian, Alex Guarnaschelli, and Marc Murphy | March 9, 2014 | |
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Notes: Part 1 of a 5-part competition for $50,000 for a charity of the winner's choice. The competitors in this heat were all athletes. The green juice included kale and ginger. | |||||
| 230 | 5 | "Tournament of Stars: Rachael vs. Guy!" | Chris Santos, Maneet Chauhan, and Marc Murphy | March 16, 2014 | |
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Notes: Part 2 of a 5-part competition for $50,000 for a charity of the winner's choice. The competitors in this heat were on the show Rachel vs. Guy. In the appetizer round, Coolio was caught sneaking some lemon into his dish after time was called, and the judges cited this as a reason for his elimination. Lou forgot ranch dip in Round 2 and peanut caramel chocolate bars in Round 3 resulting in his elimination. | |||||
| 231 | 6 | "Chopped Tournament of Stars: Comedians!" | Chris Santos, Maneet Chauhan, and Geoffrey Zakarian | March 23, 2014 | |
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Notes: Part 3 of a 5-part competition for $50,000 for a charity of the winner's choice. The competitors in this heat were all comedians. | |||||
| 232 | 7 | "Chopped Tournament of Stars: Actors" | Maneet Chauhan, Alex Guarnaschelli, and Amanda Freitag | March 30, 2014 | |
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Notes: Part 4 of a 5-part competition for $50,000 for a charity of the winner's choice. The competitors in this heat were all actors. | |||||
| 233 | 8 | "Chopped Tournament of Stars: Finale" | Marc Murphy, Alex Guarnaschelli, and Geoffrey Zakarian | April 6, 2014 | |
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Notes: Part 5 of a 5-part competition. The winners of the previous four heats competed for $50,000 for their charity of choice. | |||||
| 234 | 9 | "Peri Peri Determined" | Marc Murphy, Maneet Chauhan, and Geoffrey Zakarian | April 22, 2014 | |
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| 235 | 10 | "Mother's Day" | Chris Santos, Alex Guarnaschelli, and Aarón Sánchez | May 6, 2014 | |
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Notes: This was a special mother's day episode featuring home cooks who were mothers (making this the third amateur-centric episode of this season). | |||||
| 236 | 11 | "Cool, Palm and Perfected" | Scott Conant, Maneet Chauhan, and Geoffrey Zakarian | May 27, 2014 | |
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Notes: Despite its lethal reputation, the blowfish tails were farm-raised and did not have any poison. Interestingly, all the contestants have had near-death experiences: Peter and Rose are both cancer survivors; Ariane suffered from carbon monoxide poisoning; and David was a witness of the 9/11 attacks. | |||||
| 237 | 12 | "There Will Be Bloody Marys" | Scott Conant, Alex Guarnaschelli, and Marc Murphy | June 3, 2014 | |
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Notes: Each round had an alcoholic beverage as a basket ingredient. Hayan forgot to plate seafood paella in round 2. Chef Fernandez previously competed on Cutthroat Kitchen. | |||||
| 238 | 13 | "Four Fathers" | Scott Conant, Maneet Chauhan, and Chris Santos | June 10, 2014 | |
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Notes: This was a special father's day episode featuring home cooks who were fathers (making this the fourth amateur-centric episode, complementing the mother's day episode). Keith previously competed on Throwdown with Bobby Flay. | |||||
Season 20 (2014)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Judges | Original air date | |
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| 239 | 1 | "Dread and Breakfast" | Scott Conant, Chris Santos, and Aarón Sánchez | March 18, 2014 | |
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Notes: In this episode, the appetizer course was replaced with a breakfast course, the entrée with lunch, and the dessert with dinner. In Round 2 Chef Frohne suffered a deep cut. He was given the option to withdraw and get stitches but he opted to do it after the show. | |||||
| 240 | 2 | "Leftovers Rescue Mission" | Chris Santos, Alex Guarnaschelli, and Aarón Sánchez | April 29, 2014 | |
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Notes: All the baskets contained leftovers. Chef Tran forgot an ingredient in the entree round. | |||||
| 241 | 3 | "G'day, Chefs!" | Aarón Sánchez, Chris Santos, and John Li | May 20, 2014 | |
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Notes: Most of the basket contents had an Australian theme. Each basket has a different type of moonshine. Chef Netro forgot the ribs and the sauce he made incorporating the moonshine on 2/3 of his plates in the first round. | |||||
| 242 | 4 | "Salt Pearls of Wisdom" | Alex Guarnaschelli, Aarón Sánchez, and Maneet Chauhan | June 17, 2014 | |
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| 243 | 5 | "Swai Not?" | Aarón Sánchez, Alex Guarnaschelli, and Geoffrey Zakarian | June 24, 2014 | |
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