Chopped Castaways

Twelve chefs are split into teams on a remote island and must create three-course meals with no electricity; in round one, a venomous threat in the basket tests their nerve.

The remaining 11 chefs dig up their basket ingredients and must transform the mix of high-quality and low-quality items into five family-style dishes. One team rallies together, while the other begins to crack as individual agendas take over.

For a high-risk challenge, the 10 remaining chefs must dive into choppy waters to retrieve their basket ingredients. In the head-to-head elimination Gauntlet, a delicate protein meets unexpected flavours.

The nine remaining chefs must choose their weapons and hit their targets to earn high-value ingredients. In a relay-style cook, each team creates one cohesive dish built around a showstopping basket, and the losing team is sent to a brutal Gauntlet.

To locate their baskets, the chefs must navigate the dense jungle using only a compass, where every wrong turn costs valuable time. In round one, each chef is pushed to define their point of view.

In a test of primitive skill, the remaining six chefs wade into the lagoon to secure their protein and must elevate their fresh catch using only what the island provides.