After lunch, Ramsay revealed himself and announced the grand prize for that season--the executive chef position at the first-ever Hell's Kitchen restaurant at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas.

The problems continued on entrees as Jose served a raw halibut, Chris wrote down cooking times instead of helping Mia on meat, and a communication breakdown occurred when nobody could recite an order correctly.

The menu included entrees that represented the air, land, and sea: chicken parmesan with angel hair pasta, New York strip and fritters, and fish and chips.

Ramsay offered Bret the chance to join them using his punishment pass from the risotto challenge, and he accepted, irritating his teammates, who were tasked with preparing calamari for a tableside appetizer.

On entrees, Jen served bland mashed potatoes for the first table, argued about it with Heather and Sous-Chef Jocky when they tasted for her, and when Ramsay came in to check on the team, snidely asked what he was about to yell at her for.

Ramsay dropped the pan on the floor in a fit of rage and escorted the veterans to the pantry room while Jen unleashed a verbal tirade, continuing to insist that he had set her up to look bad.

Reward/punishment: The rookies were rewarded with a day and night of pampering at L'Horizon Resort & Spa in Palm Springs and dinner at Sopa, while the veterans had to shovel out the snow and prepare both kitchens for service.

On the next ticket, Kevin brought overcooked and undercooked lamb chops to the pass while rejecting Trev's assistance, leading Ramsay to march the entire Blue Team into the pantry.

He then asked Marino and the sous-chefs to drop a giant fish from the ceiling, in order to introduce today's challenge: the seven chefs on each team would cook halibut in a different manner.

But T brought up another raw steak on the very next ticket, driving Ramsay past the breaking point, and he proceeded to kick the women out of the kitchen and task them with naming two nominees for elimination.

He then gave them 40 minutes to cook five entrees from the menu: spaghetti meatball marinara, veal scallopini piccata, crispy fried chicken, shrimp & grits, and cioppino.

Before leaving, Ramsay told Gizzy that while she came into the competition strong, she soon lost her confidence later on (as evidenced by her decision to sit out of the team challenge and the lack of creativity and conviction in her dish), but urged her not to give up on her dreams.

Motto's confetti tuna and Kanae's Asian kebabs scored over Roe's and Scotley's scallops (due to being served with ricotta cheese and being raw, respectively) on appetizers.

Reward/punishment: The women spent the day at a Malibu mansion with a drive-by from the Van Leeuwen artisan ice cream truck, much to Mia's delight, while the men had to make folding paper decorations along with the four-layered cakes Tilly asked for, and also set up a mobile photo booth for the party guests.

Dinner service: Guests in attendance included Olympic gold medalists David Plummer and Allison Schmitt, and Los Angeles Kings players Tanner Pearson and Tyler Toffoli, as well as a ten-top occupied by Beacher’s Madhouse performers that both teams had to serve at the same time.

As one chef from each team tasted, one of their teammates sat on a stool and would have spaghetti, marinara sauce, and Parmesan cheese dumped on them respectively should the taster get multiple incorrect answers.

Reward/punishment: The women went to Descanso Garden Spa in Southern California for a day of pampering, while the men had to clean up the mess in the dining room, set up the 12-tops, polish all the silverware for the private dinner service, and make gelato by hand.

Trev suffered a crisis of confidence as a result of costing his team the challenge, believing he couldn't win without showing he had a decent palate but was calmed down and encouraged by Heather in the dorms.

The men cooked for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, whose table featured TV personality Sabrina Soto, and actors Kevin Zegers and Parker Young.

Motto's s'mores-inspired bread pudding, gave the men an early seven-three lead, but Bret's white chocolate and vanilla arancini balls were severely undercooked and Trev's chocolate-avocado "kisses" tasted awful, each scoring the minimum two.

Reward/punishment: The women had lunch at the Joey Woodland Hills restaurant with Sous-Chef Jocky, and then went on a $2,000 shopping spree ($500 per team member) to the high-end culinary store Sur La Table.

Much to the relief of Bret and Motto, Trev was eliminated for his third consecutive nomination, downward spiral over the past three services, refusal to take responsibility for his mistakes, and failure to gain the respect of his teammates.

Heather burned her hand late in the challenge but managed to finish, presenting a filet mignon and lobster tail with broccoli rabe and mashed potatoes, while Kanae made an Asian-inspired pork chop and prawns with coconut cilantro rice.

Service: Actors Kelli Berglund and Drew Van Acker were in attendance in addition to Los Angeles Rams players Rodger Saffold, Tyler Higbee, and Jared Goff.

Mia froze on garnish and did not respond when Bret asked for a time, while Heather stalled the kitchen on the Rams' table when the salmon skin broke off, requiring Motto to help her out again.

Reward/punishment: While Ariel and Bret enjoyed a day at the beach, horseback riding, and a personal massage session in Malibu, Mia and Motto had to wash, peel, zest, and juice citrus fruits at the bar to make sangrias for the upcoming dinner service.

Bret caught Christina making a carbonara with spaghetti instead of tagliatelle and rejected Ariel's undercooked scallops, but ironically missed orzo pasta being used in place of rice in his own risotto.

After he announced this decision at the elimination ceremony, Ramsay was disappointed, but he nonetheless praised his tenacity and sincerity, asked Motto to call him to discuss opportunities when he was finished, and allowed him to keep his jacket.

Continuing from the previous episode, Ramsay named Mia as the second finalist and eliminated Bret, but praised him for his unmatched passion, reminded him how proud of him his parents would have been, and allowed him to keep his jacket.

Ramsay brought in guest judges Mary Sue Milliken, Rick Moonen, Josiah Citrin, Hubert Keller, and Michael Cimarusti for each course who would rate each dish on a scale from one to 10.