In the third and final qualifying heat of Guy Fieri's tag-team tournament, the GGG Judges take on Team Next Gen. The first chef on each team searches the market for a shopping cart containing a combination of mandatory global ingredients and a specific food adjective they think they can turn into a winner winner chicken dinner. Their teammate must then incorporate a second global ingredient, while the third chef must bring it all together. The winning team will move one step closer to the $60,000 championship.
While the team that won their initial heat gets an automatic free pass to the tournament finale, the winners of the other two heats must face off in a semifinal event to determine who will move on. The teams create a party platter featuring something raw, something fried and something cheesy. The first chefs in the relay can't shop for more than eight pounds of ingredients, and the second chefs get to grab an additional item, only to be told they must swap! Then, the third chef plates and presents the finished platters in hopes of moving on to the big $60,000 finale!
Guy and Hunter Fieri have sent three chef competitors $50 to shop for their own ingredients at their own grocery stores, but the chefs have no idea what dishes they're going to be making, so they have to shop wisely and make their ingredients stretch over two rounds. First Guy asks the chefs to make brunch, but he pushes their creativity to the limit by restricting their ingredients even more. Then Guy and Hunter send the chefs a delivery of whammies that they must incorporate in their high-end dinner. Only one chef will turn $50 worth of groceries into a shot at a $20,000 payday.
Three GGG competitors are returning to Flavortown to compete in teams with their mothers! They have two rounds of Guy Fieri's games to prove that they have chemistry in the kitchen. First, things get nostalgic when they have to update a childhood favorite food -- only to have Guy throw a wrench in their plans. Then, the teams must make Mom's dream meal on a budget of less than $14. In the end, only one pair will beat out the rest and earn a shopping spree worth up to $20,000.