Rachael vs. Guy: Celebrity Cook-Off
Rachael vs. Guy: Celebrity Cook-Off is an American cooking competition series that premiered on Food Network on January 1, 2012. The series pits Team Captains Rachael Ray and Guy Fieri against each other in determining who is the best cooking mentor toward their team of four celebrities. Each week, one celebrity will be eliminated, with the "last star standing" winning a $50,000.00 cash donation toward their charity. The series premiere earned 3.524 million viewers, and a rating of 1.1; it ranked 3rd overall in the cable ratings that night. The second season  premiered on January 6, 2013, the third season on January 13, 2014. Season One. Participating celebrities. In the premiere episode, Guy & Rachael played "roshambo" to determine who would pick first for their teams. Guy won (paper beating rock) and chose first. Here are how the teams were chosen, and what charity each celebrity was supporting: Episodes. Episode One: Celebrity Food Festival. As described above, the teams are chosen and given their first task: supply food for the first ever Celebrity Cook-Off Food Festival, to be attended by 150 people. Each person is given a token to give to the  celebrity who, in their opinion, made the best dish. The team with the most tokens wins the task and is safe from elimination. The two members of the losing team with the least tokens will have a 10-minute "secret ingredient" cook-off to determine who advances and who is eliminated (similar to the "Secret Ingredient Showdown" in the 2011 "" competition). Each team had a 90-minute brainstorming session with their coach to determine the overall theme for their dishes, then was given two hours to cook their dishes before serving them to the Festival-goers. Episode Two: Let Them  Eat Cake. The contestants make desserts judged by 13 pastry students and instructors. Each of the 13-student panel would grade the contestants' dishes on four different scores. Episode Three: Chopping Block. The remaining six have one-on-one battles, to prepare favorite dishes of three judges from "Chopped". (Note: winners' names appear in bold) Episode Four: Food Lunch Trucks. The remaining five are asked to run food trucks Episode Five: Friends and Family Favorites. The remaining four are asked to cater a three-course dinner for ten. Episode Six: Restaurant Battle. The final two are asked to run their  own restaurants, to be judged by Tim and Nina Zagat, based on comments of 40 diners. Season Two. Episodes. Episode One: The Show Must Go On. Teams are chosen, and the teams' first challenge is to prepare a tasting menu. Each team must produce four individual dishes plus one team dessert, and put on a skit. Episode Two: Hollywood Walk of Farm. The two teams visit a farm to learn about fresh cooking. For their challenge, each team member must create a dish with a specific meat product, such as salmon or lamb chops, along with a side dish that  includes vegetables that they must pick on their own as a team. Episode Three: Bright Lights, Big Classics. The teams run their own diners with the help of wait staff. Each team member is responsible for one of three diner classics: the tuna melt, the cheeseburger, or the club sandwich. One member must also entertain the crowd. Episode Four: Picky Palates. The remaining five have to create a child's birthday party menu Episode Five: Lights, Camera, Lunch Trucks. The remaining four are asked to run food trucks and are judged individually. Season Three. Episodes. Episode One: Chefs of the  Roundtable. Teams are chosen, and the teams' first challenge is to prepare a medieval themed meal. Episode Two: Leis in the Fray. The teams must prepare a meal for a luau. Episode Four: Big Game Grub. The episode is set in a sports center. In the first challenge, the celebrities must make chicken wings (vegetarian Vanilla Ice was allowed to instead make a similar game day food out of tofu). Based on that, each team's MVP gets chosen who also gains immunity from elimination. In the next challenge, they have to cook elevated stadium food. Episode Five: Boardwalk Bites . First, in a mini-challenge to win a 10-minute advantage in the main challenge, the celebrities must make French fries. In the main challenge they must make hot dogs. The finalists therefore are Herschel Walker, Tiffany, Penn Jillette and Florence Henderson. Episode Six: Sink or Swim. Aboard a ship, the finalists have to cook three-course dinners with Vanilla Ice and Judy Gold assisting them. They have to give five-minute presentations. Penn was the runner-up and was given $5,000 for his charity from Rachael and Guy's own money. Rachael vs. Guy: Celebrity Cook-Off Rachael