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High Stakes
For the first time in the competition, one chef will be sent home following the Chairman's Challenge, Alton announces. Similarly, the altar brings with it a first as well: the first non-ingredient Secret Ingredient. The chefs can fill up their baskets with any five ingredients they like, but they can't use anything other those picks to prep their dishes. It's a lesson in simplicity, Alton says, which causes mixed feelings from the challengers.