Chopped: Volume 2

Regional rivals from the Kansas City barbecue world compete for a spot in the Grill Masters grand finale. They start off with double cut pork chops in the appetizer round and are surprised by something bubbly in the second basket.

Regional rivals deeply devoted to North Carolina-style barbecue battle for a spot in the Grill Masters finale. The pork-loving pitmasters face fish in the first basket, and the dessert round features Southern favorites.

Chefs who live and breathe Memphis-style barbecue compete for a spot in the Grill Masters finale. The competitors are stunned to see a gigantic sandwich in the second basket, and peaches in the dessert basket seem like a gift.

Four barbecue pitmasters compete to be the Lone Star State representative in the Grill Masters grand finale. A state fair treat shows up in the second basket, and the final basket holds Texas-inspired ingredients.

Grill Masters champs represent their regional styles -- Texas, Memphis, North Carolina and Kansas City -- in the grand finale with $50,000 on the line.

Four young competitors prove they're forces to be reckoned with by finding creative ways to use ground chicken in the first round, combining fries and cauliflower in the second and finding fermented beverages in the final round.

Four chefs with personal connections to Cuba cook with a variety of Cuban foods. Butchering a whole fish gives one chef a lot of trouble in round one, and a jarred version of a favorite Cuban sauce appears in the entree basket.

The competitors bring their best to the kitchen to impress Martha Stewart. In the appetizer round, they take on beef Wellington and an iconic canned meat. In the entree round, they use one of Martha's favorite ingredients.

It's fiesta time and the chefs are taking on tacos and tequila-themed baskets.

Martha Stewart is thrilled to celebrate her favorite holiday, Halloween, as a judge in the Chopped kitchen. All manner of frightening fun is found in the first basket, including a scary sight in a martini glass and macaroni and cheese in a clever package.

Four Chopped champions are back in pursuit of $50,000. The appetizer round is as exciting as they come, and a fire extinguisher is used for the first time in Chopped history. The dessert basket gets a "wow" from everyone.

Four Chopped champs come back fiercer than ever and create wildly different appetizers from a basket that includes black garlic. A novelty candy in the second basket requires a hammer and some culinary imagination.

The judges grapple with how to chop champions when four talented winners return to the Chopped Kitchen. The chefs face a delicacy from the sea, a plain vanilla treat and a giant, chocolaty surprise.

Chopped champs compete for a chance to make it to the grand finale to fight for $50,000. Red snapper in the entree basket must be filleted in a snap, and pastries and pops in the dessert basket challenge the remaining competitors.

Four repeat champs are back for the chance to win $50,000. The first basket has a seafood delicacy that requires thoughtfulness, and the two remaining chefs face off in a dessert round with a basket that is fittingly difficult.