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Look, let's be honest, there's only one thing to talk about in this episode. Also, don't worry: Ify texted us right after we recorded this to let us know that he didn't know what day it was.

This week's scoring:
make it to judges’ table: Sherry, Laurence, Rhoda +1
elimination challenge win: Rhoda +2
“I make this dish all the time” + fail it: Sieger -0.25

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In this episode, we uncover the meaning of Sprudge, and get a boots-on-the-ground report from Laurence's restaurant. Stay tuned after the credits for an exclusive statement from a missing Try Guy!

This week's scoring:

quickfire “favorite dish”: Laurence, Rhoda, Sieger +0.5
quickfire win: Rhoda +1
make it to judges’ table: Sherry, Sieger +1
elimination challenge win: Sherry +2
using store-bought/pre-made ingredients: Laurence -0.25
“I miss my kids/partner/family”: Jonathan +0.25

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Gabe spills the beans (no pun intended) on Duyen's barista championship, and we take a moment to appreciate Sieger's sly sense of humor.

This week's scoring:

quickfire “favorite dish”: Duyen & Rhoda +0.5
quickfire win: Rhoda +1
make it to judges’ table: Rhoda, Anthony, Jonathan, Laurence +1
elimination challenge win: Laurence +2
crying: Rhoda +0.5

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It's another late-night episode. Come fill out a big-ass wedding RSVP card with us!

This week's scoring:

quickfire “favorite dish”: Anthony, Oscar, Jonathan +0.5
quickfire win: Anthony +1
make it to judges’ table: Jonathan, Laurence +1
elimination challenge win: Laurence +2
crying: Rhoda +0.5

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If you're a server on Restaurant Wars, a graphic designer on Restaurant Wars, or a member of the Universal Studios Orlando culinary team, we wanna hear from you!

This week's scoring:

make it to judges’ table: Carolina Queen (Duyen, Sherry, Laurence, Anthony) +1
elimination challenge win: Duyen +2
last chance kitchen challenge win: Rhoda +0.5
last chance kitchen champion/re-enter competition: Rhoda +4
crying: Rhoda +0.5

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Ify tells a story about throwing up hot dogs and then promptly falls asleep. Sierra's wearing 2 pairs of pants. Mike wants Kristen Kish's suit. We recorded this in the dead of night. Let's get weird.

This week's scoring:

quickfire “favorite dish”: Anthony, Brandon, Jonathan, Laurence, Oscar, Sherry +0.5
quickfire win: Anthony, Brandon, Jonathan +1
make it to judges’ table: Laurence, Anthony, Sherry +1
elimination challenge win: Anthony +2
scripple double: Anthony +1
last chance kitchen challenge win: Rhoda +0.5
crying: Justin +0.5

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A small preview of our MaxFunDrive 2026 bonus episode! We sit down with Kat Turner (Top Chef: Destination Canada) and chat about doing what scares you, private chef-ing for famous people, and which chef isn't in the group chat anymore. No fuckin' losers!

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Put on your tin foil hats, we've got ourselves a conspiracy theory about Jen, Sieger, and Last Chance Kitchen.

This week's scoring:

elimination challenge win: Laurence +2
make it to judges’ table: Anthony, Laurence, Brandon, Sherry, Duyen +1
last chance kitchen challenge win: Nana +0.5

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