Chopped: Volume 1

With pride at stake and determination in their eyes, four previously defeated competitors return to the Chopped kitchen to prove that they are not second-best, after all.

The judges are curious to see what is in store for them when one of the competitors breaks out the wok. Then, creativity abounds in the entree round when the chefs get whole coconuts.

One chef's dream is squashed by her kabocha and sardines appetizer. In the entree round, when the chefs take too long getting the beef cooking, the judges worry that the food will not be ready to serve.

Four previous winners return to compete in the first leg of an extraordinary, five-part Chopped event. When the champs discover Rocky Mountain oysters in the appetizer basket, it looks like things might get off to a bumpy start.

Ready to repeat?! Four new returning champs compete for one of the prized spots in the $50,000 Grand Finale fight. A frightening entree basket, which includes alligator meat, has one of the chefs running scared.

Four previously unbeatable chefs compete to see who will win the chance to return to fight for $50,000! They find chicken in the entree basket, along with a surprise!

Four returning champs compete to see who can secure the very last place in the Grand Finale champions' contest. Appetizers include something fishy and something fizzy, and the dessert basket holds a Tex-Mex staple.

Who is the unstoppable, un-"choppable" champion? Four tenacious repeat winners fight it out for the three-peat and the biggest cash prize in Chopped history!

It is raining beer! One competitor shakes things up in the appetizer round when a sudsy spout of brew splashes over his cooking area.

Octopus attack! Given just 20 minutes to cook everyone's favorite cephalopod, the chefs scramble to get a leg up on the competition by drawing from their personal backgrounds. Japan meets Greece in the dessert round.

It's Halloween, Chopped-style! The mystery baskets are filled with treats, and the trick is on the four brave competitors who have to work with a daunting piece of meet and a stunner in the dessert basket.

The chefs are asked to create a meal with Thanksgiving in mind. But will they be counting their blessings when they open the first mystery basket and see a lowly cheese spread?

In honor of the holidays, the chefs are asked to keep with a seasonal theme. But gauging from the first basket, the competitors quickly learn they will need to veer from tradition.