Host Jeff Mauro challenges the three remaining teams to reveal what will happen when the kids finally catch Santa while he's delivering their toys. The cake artist is in the hot seat as each display must incorporate an anti-gravity element made entirely of cake! Judges Shinmin Li and Aarti Sequeira determine which two teams are sledding into the finale where they will battle it out for the title of Holiday Wars champion and $25,000!
Three all-star judges -- Beau MacMillan, Aarti Sequeira and Justin Warner -- and their moms are ready to shop and cook their way to a $20,000 victory for charity. First, Guy Fieri's mom gives the judge/mom duos a list of mandatory ingredients to feature in a Mother's Day dinner. Next, the chefs throw it back to their childhoods when Guy has them do all the shopping for their childhood favorite using kiddie carts. Mamma mia!
Guy Fieri is at the ranch with his chef friends celebrating the bounty of the Golden State with a Cali-style brunch spread. Eric Greenspan makes delicate and delicious Lemon Ricotta Pancakes with Stone Fruit Compote, and Aaron May prepares a West Coast Dungeness Crab Benedict with Avocado Salad. Carl Ruiz piles up some Tallegio and Asparagus Paninis, while Aarti Sequeira's bright and spicy Israeli Shakshouka bursts with the flavor of just-harvested local tomatoes.
Guy Fieri invites two of GGG's winningest chefs to call out the all-star chefs who they believe played a part in their unexpected loss for a shot at winning $10,000. First, Laura Fonner takes on judge Aarti Sequeira, who claimed her red plating wasn't upscale enough. Then, Crista Luedtke calls out Stephanie Izard, who defeated her in tournament play. The chef who makes the best comfort classic using frozen ingredients earns $10,000.
At the Museum of Unnatural History, a malevolent spirit is reanimating the taxidermy in the Great Animal Hall, and it's terrifying. So, for the haunted heat, host John Henson challenges the nine bakers to create reanimated taxidermy desserts to win $1,000. Then, the bottom six bakers must create possessed pest desserts inspired by a demonic insect exhibit. In the end, judges Stephanie Boswell, Aarti Sequeira, and Zac Young send one baker home.
The final two teams face off in an epic, spine-tingling showdown as Zak Bagans takes them to Paris, the City of Lights, and the dark and haunted catacombs that sit under the streets. Host Eddie Jackson, along with fellow judges Shinmin Li and Aarti Sequeira, crown a winner to claim the title of Halloween Wars champions and take the trip of a lifetime to one of the most haunted cities in the world!
At the Museum of Unnatural History, a malevolent spirit is reanimating the taxidermy in the Great Animal Hall, and it's terrifying. So, for the haunted heat, host John Henson challenges the nine bakers to create reanimated taxidermy desserts to win $1,000. Then, the bottom six bakers must create possessed pest desserts inspired by a demonic insect exhibit. In the end, judges Stephanie Boswell, Aarti Sequeira, and Zac Young send one baker home.
The five remaining teams of amazingly talented cake, pumpkin and sugar artists face off for the first time! Host Jonathan Bennett tasks the teams with creating a scene of two of Halloween's biggest monsters competing against each other in various sports. Plus, the teams must highlight one team member's skill in their display -- first up, sugar artists! Judges Shinmin Li and Aarti Sequeira evaluate the designs and ultimately, one team is eliminated.
Three new teams face off as host Jonathan Bennett challenges them to create their own crime scene. Given a case file that indicates the who and the where, the teams must imagine the what and the why. Plus, in tribute to all the crime solvers out there, the teams make tasting elements that include coffee and doughnuts. Judges Shinmin Li and Aarti Sequeira move two more teams through, and one team is eliminated.
Host Jonathan Bennett welcomes the first four teams of talented cake, sugar and pumpkin artists and challenges them to create a scene depicting their favorite monsters when they were in school. To up the stakes, teams must have at least two characters on their board and use a classic school snack in their tasting element. Judges Shinmin Li and Aarti Sequeira decide which three teams move on and which team is eliminated.