Chef Antonia Lofaso gives four of Guy Fieri's superfans the opportunity of a lifetime: to cook their favorite chef's recipes on his home turf! But Guy and Antonia aren't going easy on them, serving up some twisted games, including a burger recipe with blanked-out instructions in round one and a ton of different recipes to choose from in round two. The superfan who cooks the most delicious dishes gets to cook for Guy and win a big money prize!

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It's burger night in Flavortown Market, and four chefs who specialize in making baller burgers are going head-to-head to find out which burger expert reigns supreme. Guy Fieri starts things off strong by having the chefs make a double burger, but they have to get creative because all the burger buns in Flavortown Market are out of stock! Then the chefs go all out to make an epic loaded spicy burger -- plus a shake to cool the judges down. The chef who makes the most bodacious burgers will get a shot at winning up to $20,000!

Burgers or Bust

Guy Fieri invites four great chefs -- and even greater dads -- whose joints he's visited on DDD down to Flavortown Market to show off their mad dad chefin' skills. First, they shop for ingredients for a family favorite, but not before their kids call in with some strange ingredient requests! Then Guy treats the dads to a full-on father's fun zone of games to determine the details of their guilty pleasure dish. The dad who cooks up the most delicious dishes will shop the market for up to $20,000!

DDD Dads

Three awesome food truck teams are rolling into Flavortown Market to show off the food that made their trucks a hit. First, Guy Fieri challenges the teams to cook their bestseller, but they must incorporate instant coffee and doughnuts into the recipe. In a surprise twist, the team that wins round one gets an automatic $10,000 and the chance to take on GGG champs and food truck icons the Billionaire Burger Boyz. In round two, the teams must divide and conquer as each partner shops a different half of the store for the ingredients to make their secret menu special. Whoever wins this off-the-hook showdown will claim a guaranteed $10,000!

Food Truck Teams

Guy Fieri invites all-star pizza maestro Chef Christian Petroni to Flavortown to help officiate a throwdown between three pizza-making pros. After making a special delivery of whammy pizza ingredients, Guy and Christian put in an order for the competitors' signature pizzas. Then, Guy brings out the Pizza Wheels of Doom to determine the type of pizza the chefs have to make, and the one with the highest-scoring pies will get the chance to win some serious dough!

Pizza Masters

Guy Fieri is celebrating summer with a splash! He invites eight GGG winners back for an epic five-week tournament featuring cool new games, bold summer flavors and some killer grillin'. In round one, the chefs prepare a signature summer dish with only the ingredients they can fit in a beach bag! The best dish earns an instant $5,000, but the bottom two chefs go head-to-head to make the grilled chicken dinner of their lives. One chef will be eliminated, and the remaining chefs will stay in the running to become the ultimate summer champ and win $25,000!

Guy's Summer Games 1

It's time for a beach bash as Guy Fieri challenges the seven remaining summer tournament chefs to make seafood sandwiches featuring mystery ingredients they find in cans buried in the sand. The top-ranked sandwich wins an instant $5,000, and the bottom two chefs battle to see whose smoothie-inspired dish will save them from elimination. One competitor's summer plans end early, while the remaining chefs continue their run at becoming the summer champ and winning $25,000!

Guy's Summer Games 2

It's fun in the park for the six remaining summer tournament chefs! Guy Fieri asks the chefs to partner up and create team picnic plates, with each teammate first shopping a different half of the store using picnic baskets. The top-ranked team splits $5,000, but the members of the bottom team must go head-to-head in a bodacious burger battle, featuring pickled ingredients they score in a GGG version of pickle ball. One chef will be eliminated, and the remaining chefs will stay in the running to become the summer champ and win $25,000!

Guy's Summer Games 3

Guy Fieri invites the five remaining chefs on a summer getaway as they use flavors from around the world courtesy of international sample tables to make the best grilled meat dish for a $5,000 prize. In round two, the bottom two chefs take a road trip to a family fun zone to play midway games that handicap their handheld dishes. One chef will be eliminated, and the remaining chefs will stay in the running to become the summer champ and win $25,000!

Guy's Summer Games 4

The final four chefs end the tournament with a nostalgic trip to summer camp. Guy Fieri asks the competitors to net the fish to use in their fish dinner, which must also incorporate the rice cereal they receive in a care package from home. Then, they show off their archery skills to pick a whammy for their grilled winner's feast. The winning champion earns a trophy, a donation in their name to No Kid Hungry and a shopping spree worth up to $25,000!

Guy Fieri is joined by fellow Food Network icon and Chopped host Ted Allen in the first-ever GGG/Chopped mashup. Ted presents four Chopped champions with baskets full of wild ingredients he selected himself, and Guy serves up a diabolical game, making them shop for all their other ingredients in the frozen food aisle! Then, Guy and Ted challenge the chefs to flip Ted's basket full of dessert ingredients into a high-end dinner. The Chopped champ who creates the best dishes will shop Flavortown Market for up to $20,000!

Guy Fieri invites four GGG superfans to Flavortown Market for a night of twisted games and mischievous shenanigans! For the first round, Guy serves up a whole grocery list of games for the chefs to play while they cook up their signature dishes. Then the chefs face some of the judges' most feared ingredients, using them to make an epic dish. The superfan with the highest overall score will get the once-in-a-lifetime chance to shop Flavortown for up to $20,000!

Supermarket of Mischief

Guy Fieri sends four talented chefs running through the aisles in a high stakes, high skills, grocery store cooking competition. The chefs are hit by real-world challenges like finding workarounds when all the essential ingredients are suddenly "out-of-stock" or having to create a masterpiece when you can only cook with "5 items or less" or on a $10 budget. In the end, the food does the talking, as the last chef standing has the chance to make some serious dough!

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