Desafío de chefs

There were so many chefs clamoring to get into the bracket that Guy Fieri expanded the Tournament of Champions to include two wild card play-in rounds. Four incredible chefs from the West compete for the coveted 8th seed in the West bracket.

Guy Fieri welcomes four of the best chefs from the East to vie for the 8th seed in the East bracket of the main tournament. They must face the dreaded Randomizer and survive the blind judging, and the last chef standing makes it into the main bracket.

Guy Fieri welcomes the final 16 chefs to the Tournament of Champions arena and reveals their seeds and matchups. The first round battles begin, and after one-on-one sudden death battles, three chefs move on to the quarterfinals and three chefs go home.

Guy Fieri hosts as Tournament of Champions continues with first round battles. In one-on-one sudden death confrontations, three chefs conquer their opponents and the Randomizer to move on to the quarterfinals, and three chefs are eliminated.

The final two battles of round one get underway. Guy Fieri welcomes the two winners to the final eight and reveals who will compete in the first quarterfinal battle. Three chefs move one step closer to winning the title, and three others head home.

Guy Fieri is joined by the six remaining quarterfinal chefs to contend with the dreaded Randomizer and face off against each other in sudden death battles. By the end, the top four chefs should be ready for battle in the finale, but anything can happen!

Guy Fieri welcomes the last remaining chefs for the tournament's semifinal battles. The two chefs left standing face off in one more head-to-head battle, with the winner taking home the championship belt, a brand-new SUV and a special mystery prize.