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The Worst Episodes of The Great Food Truck Race

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The Worst Episodes of The Great Food Truck Race

The Great Food Truck Race is a reality television series, that originally aired on August 15, 2010, on Food Network, with Tyler Florence as the...
  1. Background image for Key Lime Clash
    0.0/10(1 votes)

    #1 - Key Lime Clash

    S10:E8

    Tyler Florence meets the final two food trucks as they go head-to-head in sunny Key West, Fla. A spiny lobster, a key lime challenge and an unexpected visitor galvanize the teams to give it their all in the final push. In the end, one team closes the doors of their food truck and one walks away with the grand prize of $50,000.(TD)

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  2. Background image for Hustle in the Heat
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    #2 - Hustle in the Heat

    S12:E3

    Things are getting hot in Palm Springs, Calif., where the food truck teams have to conquer the extreme heat as well as their fears to tackle an unprecedented aerial challenge from Tyler Florence. A mystery ingredient enhances all the teams' dishes, and the locals show the trucks big love. After two days of selling, however, one food truck will have to shut its doors forever.

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    #3 - Bad News in Newport News

    S18:E7

    The final three teams have no idea that host Tyler Florence is evaluating their food truck workflow in a secret surveillance challenge in Newport News, Va. He shuts the loser down for an hour, but his penalty comes with a silver lining. The top two teams both blow challenges they could have easily won, and one truck sets an all-time sales record.

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  4. Background image for Fairbanks Finale
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #4 - Fairbanks Finale

    S13:E6

    The final two teams meet up with Tyler Florence and go head-to-head in rugged Fairbanks, Alaska, where intense challenges and tough sell days test both food trucks like never before. With unparalleled grit and determination, one team will be named the champion and win the grand prize of $50,000, and one team will leave Alaska with only dashed food truck dreams.

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  5. Background image for Laguna Beach Heat
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #5 - Laguna Beach Heat

    S15:E1

    Tyler Florence welcomes nine food truck teams to Laguna Beach, Calif., where they begin the battle to win the hottest season ever. In their first challenge, Tyler dares the teams to light him up with their hottest dish, but only one team can bring enough heat to make him cry tears of spicy joy. Maybe Cheese Born With It, a mac 'n' cheese food truck team, starts off with stellar sales but gets less than stellar reviews. Meanwhile, Senoreata, a plant-based Cuban truck, instantly forms a rivalry with Mexican food truck Salsa Queen, pitting their head chefs against each other. The team with the lowest sales is sent home.

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  6. Background image for Hot Season, Cold Location
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #6 - Hot Season, Cold Location

    S15:E2

    Although eight teams arrive to compete, it's the Los Angeles heat that leads the race -- and not in a good way. Special guest and all-star season winner Lime Truck challenges the teams to an eye-opening, head-to-head selling competition. As if that weren't tough enough, all the teams struggle with finding good spots with enough crowds to sell in the City of Angels. Tensions come to a boiling point when one team's home field advantage adds fuel to the already smoldering rivalries.

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    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #7 - Dunes Day

    S15:E6

    The four remaining food trucks travel to Glamis, Calif., where they race down sand dunes to win their choice of protein. An innovation challenge from Tyler Florence puts everyone's creativity to the test, but the teams struggle to beat the heat while facing their biggest crowds yet.

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  9. Background image for Close to the Finish Line
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #8 - Close to the Finish Line

    S15:E7

    The three remaining food trucks meet Tyler Florence at the Grand Prix of Long Beach, Calif., where they must create a dish inspired by a chili cheese Coney dog. One team is awarded an extra hour of selling time, giving them a coveted head start. On day two, the trucks are challenged to create their own riff on a longtime Long Beach favorite -- chicken and waffles. The teams push themselves to the limit in hopes of winning the reward of tripling their sales total, but only one team can win -- and one team must head home.

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    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #9 - San Diego Showdown

    S15:E8

    The final two teams go head-to-head at a San Diego brewery where they must sell a dish based on the other team's signature menu item. After tasting a flight of craft beer, the teams create new specials to sell as a paring to brewery patrons. Next, Tyler Florence and Chef Ruffo Ibarra challenge the trucks to cook with the hottest chilies in the world. Both teams pull out all the stops, but only one team is awarded the $50,000 and crowned winner of the hottest season ever!

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    6.0/10(17 votes)

    #10 - Team-plosion

    S16:E3

    Tensions rise as seven teams face their third set of tough challenges in the city of Los Angeles. One truck attracts the attention of movie star Kumail Nanjiani, but inner turmoil between teammates pushes them towards imploding. The rookies still struggle to make it to the top rankings, and one pro team finally hits their stride while another plummets to the bottom two.

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    6.0/10(13 votes)

    #11 - Attack of the Tag Teams

    S17:E5

    Tyler Florence brings in All Elite Wrestling tag teams The Acclaimed and The Gunns to join the food trucks in Pascagoula, Mississippi, for an all-out brawl. One team thinks they're being clever by sitting out on Tyler's challenge, but they soon come to regret their choices.

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  13. Background image for Ready, Jet, Go
    6.7/10(14 votes)

    #12 - Ready, Jet, Go

    S16:E5

    World-renowned Chef Jet Tila helps Tyler Florence challenge the five teams to make dishes that reflect their culinary origin stories -- and his favorite gets a reward! The pro versus rookie rivalry intensifies with catastrophic consequences for one team in particular. Then, the rookies claim their first number one finish, and in a shocking elimination, one of the top-ranked teams tumbles to the bottom two.

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  14. Background image for Final Showdown
    6.8/10(11 votes)

    #13 - Final Showdown

    S16:E8

    With two trucks left to fight in the finale, each team steals one dish from the other's menu and crafts their own versions to sell at the Regarding Her Food Festival. Tyler Florence surprises them with a high-stakes rapid fire challenge judged by three renowned Los Angeles chefs, and he allows them to only sell one all-in entrée all day. Both teams scrap for their last sales, hoping to claim the grand prize of $50,000!

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  15. Background image for A Dessert in the Desert
    6.9/10(11 votes)

    #14 - A Dessert in the Desert

    S7:E4

    The final three teams brave the sweltering desert heat of Palm Springs, Calif. as they take on a challenge that tasks them with making something sweet to eat. The next day, they must become "human roadside attractions" and create a costume to draw customers to their truck. For one family, tempers flare as temperatures rise, and in the end, another team goes home while the last two family food trucks set course for the finale.

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  16. Background image for This Is Food Truck Heaven?
    6.9/10(18 votes)

    #15 - This Is Food Truck Heaven?

    S16:E1

    For the first time in The Great Food Truck Race's history, Tyler Florence pits four food truck pros against five food truck rookies in an epic David vs. Goliath battle to win $50,000. The nine teams arrive in Los Angeles ready to fight, but no one is prepared for the twists and turns Tyler has in store. With over 4,000 licensed food trucks already on streets, the competition in Los Angeles proves to be one of the toughest challenges.

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  17. Background image for What Happens in Vegas
    7.0/10(16 votes)

    #16 - What Happens in Vegas

    S2:E1

    Eight gourmet food trucks begin their cross-country quest for $100,000 in Malibu, Cal., in the Season 2 opener. The first challenge has the teams creating inventive dishes using one lobster and fresh produce. Then, the trucks move on to Las Vegas.

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  18. Background image for An Egg-cellent Adventure
    7.0/10(11 votes)

    #17 - An Egg-cellent Adventure

    S7:E3

    The four remaining family food truck teams head inland to the Santa Barbara Wine County, where they must face a challenge involving ostriches. Beginning to gel as food trucks, the teams sell in the Danish town of Solvang, Calif., where they're given a challenge steeped in the local culture that causes some setbacks. After a busy weekend of selling, one team is sent home after a very close elimination.

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  19. Background image for Back Nine Barbecue
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #18 - Back Nine Barbecue

    S10:E2

    Eight food truck teams arrive at the prestigious Harbour Town Golf Links on Hilton Head Island, S.C., where Tyler Florence awaits on the 18th hole with a putting challenge and a mandate to sell classic Carolina barbecue. Then the teams head to Shelter Cove for two days of selling to hungry locals and tourists alike. Tyler throws a wrench in their plans when he devises a challenge with a South Carolina treat: boiled peanuts.

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  20. Background image for Fast and Furious
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #19 - Fast and Furious

    S10:E3

    The seven remaining teams race toward the checkered flag of the Daytona International Speedway as Tyler Florence welcomes the food trucks to Florida. Tyler hits the teams with a doughnut-making challenge that could make or break them. A shrimp challenge on day two tests the teams, but with one team losing members unexpectedly and another incurring a health code violation, Daytona becomes anyone's race to win.

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  21. Background image for Tampa 911
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #20 - Tampa 911

    S10:E4

    Six food truck teams meet up with Tyler Florence in Tampa, Fla., and are shocked to see a squadron of police officers arrive with sirens blaring. The officers are there to judge a contest based on Tampa's gift to the culinary world: the Cuban sandwich. After the challenge, the teams struggle with stormy weather and finding a good location to sell in the city, leading to one truck's elimination.

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  22. Background image for Burger Brawl
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #21 - Burger Brawl

    S10:E5

    Tyler Florence gives the five remaining food truck teams a terrifying gator challenge in Fort Myers, Fla. They have to step up their game with a burger that takes creative risks and face a secret chef judge. One team breaks away from the pack to sell in an unexpected location, but the move could end up sending them home.

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  23. Background image for Shake Showdown
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #22 - Shake Showdown

    S10:E6

    Tyler Florence makes the four remaining food truck teams throw javelins to determine their protein in a skewer challenge, and the winner gets to choose the team to pair up with for the day of selling in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. A Sonic Drive-In shake challenge puts everyone's sweet skills to the test, and a thrilling elimination twist has the power to change everything.

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  24. Background image for Miami Meltdown
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #23 - Miami Meltdown

    S10:E7

    Tyler Florence finds out what makes the final three teams tick when he spends time with each food truck in Miami, Fla. Challenges to make a crowd-pleasing pork dish and an innovative coffee creation keep all the cooks on their toes, and with the $50,000 prize so close, tensions flare like never before.

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  25. Background image for Blizzard Brawl
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #24 - Blizzard Brawl

    S11:E1

    Five aspiring food truck teams kick off the season in snowy Wolfeboro, New Hampshire. Tyler Florence challenges the contestants with naughty and nice holiday ingredients, and they compete for sales while battling the elements in a winter wonderland.

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  26. Background image for Candy Cane Clash
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #25 - Candy Cane Clash

    S11:E2

    In Portsmouth, New Hampshire, Tyler Florence presents the four remaining food trucks with a fast-paced challenge to create holiday lunches for 70 VIP judges, who turn out to be their toughest critics yet.

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Worst Episodes Summary

"Key Lime Clash" is the worst rated episode of "The Great Food Truck Race". It scored 0/10 based on 1 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 7/28/2019. This episode scored 0.0 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Hustle in the Heat".