In the dessert round, Chef Gonzales accidentally used salt instead of sugar in his dish, asserting that this resulted in his elimination.
The previous winner lost in the dessert basket, meaning a new chef earned the chance to potentially add more money to their winnings in the next special episode (up to $30,000).
Once again, the previous winner was knocked out (in the entrée basket) so a new chef earned the chance to potentially add more money to their winnings in the next special episode (up to $20,000).
Ingredients: Contestants: Notes: Chef Jodway left kiwi out of some of the dishes he plated in the appetizer round and forgot a cranberry vinaigrette off of all his entrées; both mistakes were due to time constraints.
Ingredients: Contestants: Notes: This was the first episode to feature four past runners-up competing for a chance to redeem themselves and win.
The chefs were given 40 minutes in the entrée round rather than the normal 30 in order to allow time to properly cook the goose.
Ingredients: Contestants: Notes: Chef Balducci forgot her french dressing in the appetizer and didn't get her clementines on all the plates.
Ingredients: Contestants: Notes: Chef Ramirez refused to plate the duck hearts because they weren't cooked in time, resulting in his elimination.
Chef Magris slipped and fell during the entrée round, spilling boiling water on herself and causing second-degree burns on both her legs.
Chef Lai cut his palm during the appetizer round but did not tend to the wound because he thought the blood on the plate was a smudge of harissa; the judges did not taste his dish as a result and he was eliminated.
[1] Judge Sam Kass is an assistant chef in the White House as well a senior policy advisor on healthy food initiatives.
Ingredients: Contestants: Notes: This was the first of a five-part series of episodes in which groups of chefs competed to win $50,000 for charity.
Ingredients: Contestants: Notes: This is the second part of a five-part tournament featuring celebrity chefs competing for charity.
Ingredients: Contestants: Notes: This is the third part of a five-part tournament featuring celebrity chefs competing for charity.
Ingredients: Contestants: Notes: This is the fourth part of a five-part tournament featuring celebrity chefs competing for charity.
Ingredients: Contestants: Notes: This is the fifth part of a five-part tournament featuring celebrity chefs competing for charity.
Michael Symon forgot a basket ingredient (Chinese okra) in the appetizer round, leading to his being eliminated.
The chefs were given 40 minutes instead of the usual 30 in the entrée round to allow time to adequately butcher and cook the turkey.
Unlike past redemption episodes, fans chose the competitors they wanted to see come back, via an online poll.
Chef Ali cut her finger badly in the entree round; while being treated her squab overcooked, and she was late starting her quinoa, leading to her elimination.
Ingredients: Contestants: Notes: This is the final part of a five-part tournament where sixteen past champions competed.
The contestants wore regular clothes during the competition but winner Marisa Biaggi received a Chopped chef's coat at the end, in addition to the prize money.
Chef Cain works at Red Rooster Harlem, owned by Chopped judge Marcus Samuelsson.
Ingredients: Contestants: Notes: Each of the chefs had lost significant amounts of weight through better diet and exercise, and were tasked with making light dishes.
Ingredients: Contestants: Notes: Chef Harriott cut herself in the appetizer round and put on a glove but removed it prior to plating, contaminating her dish in the process.
Ingredients: Contestants: Notes: Chef Marino works for Chopped judge Alex Guarnaschelli at The Darby.
As a food safety measure, at the start of the entrée round the competitors were informed that rosca de reyes contained several small baby Jesus figurines.
Ingredients: Contestants: Notes: Chef Tek previously competed on Gordon Ramsay's Hell's Kitchen Season 6, Placing 12th.
Because of the change in format, the first round was 30 minutes instead of the usual 20 to allow proper time to make multiple dishes.
Before starting the entrée round, Ted had the chefs light the saganaki with some alcohol and a lighter provided in the basket.