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13 Episodes 2020 - 2020
Episode 1
When America's best home cooks travel to Los Angeles to compete in a challenge, they will face off against each other in an attempt to earn a place in the top 20.
Episode 2
The remaining competing home cooks vie for the chance to earn one of only nine aprons available to progress onto the Top 20 by impressing the judges.
Episode 3
The cooks create a dish using 12 of the most popular ingredients on any American's shopping list; the challenge winner gains an advantage moving forward.
Episode 4
The chefs prepare fresh fish for 101 lifeguards, who then vote for their favorite dish. The losing team competes in a pressure test.
Episode 5
The top 18 face a mystery box challenge that includes cooking some of the finest shellfish in the world. The lowest performing home cooks compete in an elimination challenge, during which they must create a Gordon Ramsay classic.
Episode 6
The cooks must prepare racks of lamb with fine artistry and those who fail to impress the judges must re-create Ramsay's signature lamb chop dish in an elimination challenge.
Episode 7
Contestants take over breakfast service at the Peninsula Beverly Hills hotel; the failing team faces the pressure test and cooks a battered fish and chips dish.
Episode 8
In the mystery box challenge, the top 15 cook randomly chosen parts of a cow; the winner receives a huge advantage moving forward; those who didn't impress must face off in an elimination challenge.
Episode 9
The remaining home cooks are divided into two teams. The losing team faces a pressure test to create a classic Italian dessert, the cannoli.
Episode 10
The cooks prepare dishes using ingredients chosen by Shaun O'Neale, the reigning champion; a coconut-themed elimination challenge.
Episode 11
The top 12 cook for 50 entertainment and hospitality VIPs at the Caesars Palace 50th anniversary party; the losing team competes in the pressure test.
Episode 12
The top 11 home cooks are tasked with extracting the most meat possible from craw-fish, and the six weakest cooks compete in an elimination challenge.
Episode 13
The top ten cooks compete in a chicken-and-potato team challenge.