Top Moments of Guy's Grocery Games, Season 1

Host Guy Fieri with the chefs Eric Tonips, and Jill Sharpe, during the start of the shopping part of Game 3, Out of Stock, Steak and Potatoes, no animal proteins or potatoes, 25 minute time limit, as seen on Food Network's Guy's Grocery Games, Season 1.

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Great Minds Think Alike

Have you ever found yourself shopping for the same ingredients as someone else? Guy asked Chris and Jill to cook steak and potatoes, but with the market out of stock on both, the chefs each grabbed sausage and boxed mashed potatoes. Jill made her dish slightly different in puff pastry pockets, edging her the win.

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Host Guy Fieri with the chef Nick Wilson, during the cooking part of Game 1, 5 Ingredients Or Less, Asian Stir Fry, 20 minute time limit, as seen on Food Network's Guy's Grocery Games, Season 1.

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Hasty Choice, Bad Choice

In a Five Items or Less challenge, Guy asked the contestants to cook an Asian stir-fry. Nick risked cooking tofu and decided to deep-fry it, but it ended up dissolving in the oil. It turned out he grabbed silken tofu. He proved you've got to read labels when you're out shopping.

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Chefs Karen Forsberg and Stanley Hagerman during the cooking part of Game 1, Out of Stock, Spaghetti and Meatballs, No pasta or Ground beef, 30 min time limit, as seen on Food Network's Guy's Grocery Games, Season 1.

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Out of Stock, Out of Luck

Guy asked the contestants to make spaghetti and meatballs without pasta or meat. Karen decided to make matzo ball soup using egg noodles, but ran out of time before she could get them into the bowls. The bigger blunder for her was using chicken stock concentrate, which made the broth too salty.

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Paying It Back with Prize Money

Chef Geo made it all the way to the Super Shopping Spree after cooking a successful steakhouse dinner using Guy's Grocery list. Geo said he'd give his winnings to his parents for believing in him and funding his culinary education. The sentiment left Guy and the judges in tears.

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Host Guy Fieri poses with chef Samuel Monsour, winner of Episode 105, Game 3, No Carts Allowed, Breakfast, 35 minute time limit, during the end of the shopping spree with a chance to win $20,000 by grabbing all the items on the grocery list within 2 minutes, as seen on Food Network's Guy's Grocery Games, Season 1. Chef Samuel Monsour wins $20,000.

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A Triumphant Win

After surviving all three games, Samuel made it to the Super Shopping Spree. With speed the show had never before seen, he nabbed all 10 items in two minutes, earning the entire $20,000. Samuel's advice: "Look at the clock as your friend and not as your enemy." It's a strategy that put him in the winner's circle.

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Chef Lenny McNab and chef Cristina Topham during the cooking part of Game 3, Grocery Bag secretly Bag Swap after shopping, Comfort Meal, 3 min to shop and 25 min cooking time, as seen on Food Network's Guy's Grocery Games, Season 1.

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Supermarket Connection

Can love be found in the aisles of the supermarket? Guy seemed to think so when he tried setting up Lenny and Christina in the final round. After shopping for their dishes, Guy did a Bag Swap so the two had to cook with the other's ingredients. In the end Lenny and Christina learned a lot about one another.

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Host Guy Fieri with judges Richard Blais, DC Crenshaw, and Catherine McCord during the judging of Game 3, 5 Ingredients Or Less, Upscale Chicken Dinner, 35 min cooking time, with judges Richard Blais, DC Crenshaw, and Catherine McCord, as seen on Food Network's Guy's Grocery Games, Season 1.

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Make the Most with What You Have

In a Five Items or Less challenge, Guy asked the final two contestants to cook an elevated chicken dinner using whole chicken. What got judge Richard upset is that no one utilized the entire bird. Both David and Phillip used only the chicken breast and liver. That's a lesson in how not to be a smart shopper.

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Host Guy Fieri with chef Daniel Vercher during the cooking part of Game 1, Can Can, Italian Feast, 30 min time limit, as seen on Food Network's Guy's Grocery Games, Season 1.

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Canned Creativity

Guy had the contestants do the Can Can challenge, making an Italian feast using all canned foods. Daniel, the self-proclaimed "happy chef," decided to do a Texas-Italian fusion dish, which left the judges confused but showed off his creativity, a necessary trait when it comes to cooking with canned goods.

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Host Guy Fieri with chef Luca Paris as he reacts to the Bag Swap during start of Game 3, Grocery Bag secretly Bag Swap after the shopping, Gourmet Lunch, 3 min to shop and 30 min cooking time, as seen on Food Network's Guy's Grocery Games, Season 1.

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To Each His Own

Guy surprised the contestants with a Bag Swap in the final round, but it worked to one chef's advantage. Luca got Stephan's gourmet bag, whereas Stephan got Luca's disastrous combination of ingredients. It just goes to show someone else's grocery cart — or bag — is oftentimes more interesting than your own.

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Do We Have To?

In Round 2 of a No Carts Allowed challenge, Guy asked the contestants to make a healthy kids' meal. But these chefs weren't too happy with the idea of having to shop for what they could carry. It was a challenge, but nothing that hadn't been done before — sometimes there just aren't any carts available!

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Chef Jay Kean during the cooking part of Game 1, Out of Stock, Taco Night, No taco shells, tortillas, seasoning, and ground beef, 30 min cooking time, as seen on Food Network's Guy's Grocery Games, Season 1.

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Persistence Pays Off

Jay went at the Out of Stuck taco night game with such enthusiasm that he also went at his finger. Even though he needed stitches for his injury, he got back to cooking and put out three rounds of impressive dishes — and left with the win. He kept on going no matter what.

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Host Guy Fieri with chef Claude Baltran, winner of $21,000, after the shopping spree with a chance to win $20,000 by grabbing all the items on the grocery list within 2 minutes, as seen on Food Network's Guy's Grocery Games, Season 1.

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A Special Shopping Spree

Claude made it all the way to the Super Shopping Spree, and for the first time, a special prize awaited him, if he could find it. Luckily Claude located the red box, which contained $5,000 in cash, a holiday bonus from Guy's Grocery Games.

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