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The Best Episodes of Wildcard Kitchen Season 3

Every episode of Wildcard Kitchen Season 3 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Wildcard Kitchen Season 3!

Three chefs bring $5,000 each to play three hands of an underground culinary poker game, creating dishes based on the cards they are dealt and betting with their own money. With unpredictable challenges and wildcard

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Wildcard Kitchen Season 3 Episode 1 - Alex vs America's Champs
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    #1 - Alex vs America's Champs

    S3:E1

    Host Eric Adjepong challenges his longtime friend Alex Guarnaschelli to bring $5,000 of her own money to the kitchen -- only to pit her against two of her fiercest rivals, Chef Kevin Lee and Chef Arnold Myint. Both have bested Alex on "Alex vs America," and Eric clearly relishes watching her face off against these formidable foes. It's the ultimate culinary ambush with an epic ending that no one sees coming.

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  2. Wildcard Kitchen Season 3 Episode 2 - Asian Night Market
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    #2 - Asian Night Market

    S3:E2

    Three generations of Asian cuisine's finest throw down some heat in the Wildcard Kitchen. Host Eric Adjepong challenges Asian American legends Chef Jet Tila, Chef Dale Talde, and Chef Nini Nguyen in a raucous, irreverent, late-night street fight where the winner could go home with $15,000 and bragging rights over their peers.

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  3. Wildcard Kitchen Season 3 Episode 3 - NY vs LA vs CHI: Best Food City
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    #3 - NY vs LA vs CHI: Best Food City

    S3:E3

    Host Eric Adjepong welcomes Chef Anne Burrell of New York, Chef Joe Sasto of Chicago, and Chef Chris Oh of Los Angeles to his late-night poker game. These celebrated chefs are here to settle which city's culinary scene reigns supreme. With $30,000 of their own money on the line, these competitors will stop at nothing to make sure their city is crowned the best.

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  4. Wildcard Kitchen Season 3 Episode 4 - 24
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    #4 - 24

    S3:E4

    Pride is on the line in Eric Adjepong's late-night culinary poker showdown as "24 in 24: Last Chef Standing" hosts Michael Symon and Esther Choi are joined by Season 2 champion Jonathon Sawyer to battle for a pot of $24,000. It's a no-holds-barred contest with a final diabolical wildcard putting the chefs' cooking skills to the ultimate test.

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  5. Wildcard Kitchen Season 3 Episode 5 - Champs
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    #5 - Champs

    S3:E5

    Host Eric Adjepong invites three proven champions to put their reputations and $5,000 of their own money on the line. Tournament of Champions winner Tiffani Faison, Food Network Star winner Christian Petroni, and MasterChef winner Kelsey Murphy throw down, talk trash, and have a rollicking good time while they prove they still have what it takes to win big. It's the clash of the champs as these three friends have a wild, unforgettable night.

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  6. Wildcard Kitchen Season 3 Episode 6 - Winner Takes All
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    #6 - Winner Takes All

    S3:E6

    Chef Maneet Chauhan returns to defend her title as the winningest player in Wildcard Kitchen history as Eric Adjepong hosts an unprecedented night of winner-takes-all culinary poker action. To defend her crown, she'll have to take down fellow Tournament of Champions winner Chef Mei Lin and acclaimed competition judge Chef Aaron Sanchez. Their knives are sharpened, and the heat is on, because when the smoke clears, two chefs will bust out without a dime to their names while one of these legendary competition champions will walk away with a massive haul of $30,000 -- the highest payout in Wildcard Kitchen history.

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  8. Wildcard Kitchen Season 3 Episode 7 - Alex Turns the Table
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    #7 - Alex Turns the Table

    S3:E7

    After years of host Eric Adjepong tormenting Alex Guarnaschelli on "Alex vs America," the tables have turned as Alex takes over Wildcard Kitchen. It's Eric's turn in the hot seat when Alex invites two champion chefs who have beaten Eric in the past, Sara Bradley and Kelsey Barnard Clark. Eric will put up $5,000 of his own money to cook head-to-head against his old rivals, but can he defend his house and claim a potential pot of $15,000?

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  9. Wildcard Kitchen Season 3 Episode 8 - Go for Broke
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    #8 - Go for Broke

    S3:E8

    Eric Adjepong welcomes back three chefs who lost all their money the last time they played in Food Network kitchen's late-night culinary poker game.

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  10. Wildcard Kitchen Season 3 Episode 9 - Wilder Cards
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    #9 - Wilder Cards

    S3:E9

    Host Eric Adjepong brings three of the wildest chefs he knows to throw down in his late-night culinary poker game.

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  11. Wildcard Kitchen Season 3 Episode 10 - Sweeten the Pot
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    #10 - Sweeten the Pot

    S3:E10

    The pot is sweet, but the food is savory when host Eric Adjepong brings a trio of dessert legends to his table.

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Season 3 Ratings Summary

"Alex vs America's Champs" is the best rated episode of "Wildcard Kitchen" season 3. It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 1/6/2026. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "Asian Night Market".