The six chefs have 30 minutes to whip up their best backyard burger and must randomly choose a cooler with an ingredient to use in their dish; the winner of the best backyard burger receives a key advantage in the next round.

Eddie Jackson reveals the theme to the five remaining chefs: seafood; for their first challenge, the chefs have 30 minutes to prepare an outrageous six-foot-long lobster roll; in the second challenge, the chefs must present a 60-minute seafood fest.

The four remaining chefs return to the summer house for summer-themed challenges; the chefs must serve one tropical fruit two ways, but no two chefs can use the same fruit; judges Damaris Phillips, Jamika Pessoa and Genius Kitchen's Courtney Rada.

Eddie Jackson greets the last three chefs for the big finale: preparing for the ultimate summer party; in their first challenge, the chefs create three kabobs with summer party themes; the judges skewer one chef early.