Dave Mack

The top 18 contestants must create a dish using duck and bananas; the judges challenge the cooks to use unusual ingredients.

The contestants are divided into three teams for a food truck challenge; the challenge losers face a pressure test.

The cooks must prepare a high quality dish using $20 worth of ingredients.

The mystery box challenge has the cooks trying to incorporate sea urchin into their creations.

The contestants travel to Camp Pendleton, Calif., where they work in teams to prepare a meal for 200 servicemen and women.

The eight finalists must prepare, cook and serve a hearty meal to 101 cowboys.