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* There was a very nice bit of sportsmanship in the episode themed around upscale brunch ingredients. In the appetizer round, Chef Joyce forgot to use her caviar until the final seconds, and then could not open the package to save her life. Chef Nick -- directly to Joyce's right -- hadn't used all of his caviar and handed his opened package to her, and she managed to at least get the ingredient on all four plates before time ran out. Chef Joyce's dish got a lukewarm reception from the judges, and later they explicitly confirmed that she'd have been chopped if the caviar hadn't made it onto the plate (Marc Murphy thought to ask Chef Nick whether he remembered that $10,000 was at stake). These two wound up facing each other in the dessert round[[spoiler: -- Chef Nick was the winner]].
* Pretty much the whole "Grandma vs. Grandma" episode, in which four grandmothers competed, but the crowner has to be the conversation between the final two contestants holding hands and wishing they could both win. Then, for the grandma who ''does'' win, [[spoiler:they have her husband make a surprise visit with flowers at the very end]]. Awwww!

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* There was a very nice bit of sportsmanship in the episode themed around upscale brunch ingredients. In the appetizer round, Chef Joyce forgot to use her caviar until the final seconds, and then could not open the package to save her life. Chef Nick -- directly to Joyce's right -- hadn't used all of his caviar and handed his opened package to her, and she managed to at least get the ingredient on all four plates before time ran out. Chef Joyce's dish got a lukewarm reception from the judges, and later they explicitly confirmed that she'd have been chopped if the caviar hadn't made it onto the plate (Marc Murphy thought to ask Chef Nick whether he remembered that $10,000 was at stake). These two wound up facing each other in the dessert round[[spoiler: round -- Chef Nick was the winner]].
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* Pretty much the whole "Grandma vs. Grandma" episode, in which four grandmothers competed, but the crowner has to be the conversation between the final two contestants holding hands and wishing they could both win. Then, for the grandma who ''does'' win, [[spoiler:they they have her husband make a surprise visit with flowers at the very end]].end. Awwww!



* While also doubling as somewhat of a TearJerker, in an episode where all the contestants were college students (called "College Challenge"), one of the contestants was a girl who was a sophomore at New York University, and she said that part of the reason she was competing on the show was to honor one of her older brothers; the girl explained that she came from a large family, and that this particular brother of hers worked as a professional and even auditioned to be on a bunch of different cooking shows. Unfortunately, he died in a car accident before he could see it happen, and the girl explained that she wanted "to finish what [her brother] started." [[spoiler: [[SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome She went on to win the episode]].]]

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* While also doubling as somewhat of a TearJerker, in an episode where all the contestants were college students (called "College Challenge"), one of the contestants was a girl who was a sophomore at New York University, and she said that part of the reason she was competing on the show was to honor one of her older brothers; the girl explained that she came from a large family, and that this particular brother of hers worked as a professional and even auditioned to be on a bunch of different cooking shows. Unfortunately, he died in a car accident before he could see it happen, and the girl explained that she wanted "to finish what [her brother] started." [[spoiler: [[SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome She went on to win the episode]].]]



* In a Thanksgiving special where all the contestants were people who worked and/or volunteered in soup kitchens, one of the contestants was [[CoolOldLady an elderly woman]] who cooked for an [=LGBTQ+=] youth shelter. She made it to the entrée round, but accidentally left an ingredient off one of the plates. When she was asked to make the case as to why she ought to go onto the next round and an opponent should be chopped? Well, most chefs point out flaws in their opponents' dishes while pointing out the highlights of their own. She held her head up high and ''praised her opponents' work'', saying she was fine with being chopped because the other two were better. The old lady did get chopped, but [[GracefulLoser she walked out with her head held high and a smile]]. [[spoiler: The episode's winner? A Franciscan nun!]]

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* In a Thanksgiving special where all the contestants were people who worked and/or volunteered in soup kitchens, one of the contestants was [[CoolOldLady an elderly woman]] who cooked for an [=LGBTQ+=] youth shelter. She made it to the entrée round, but accidentally left an ingredient off one of the plates. When she was asked to make the case as to why she ought to go onto the next round and an opponent should be chopped? Well, most chefs point out flaws in their opponents' dishes while pointing out the highlights of their own. She held her head up high and ''praised her opponents' work'', saying she was fine with being chopped because the other two were better. The old lady did get chopped, but [[GracefulLoser she walked out with her head held high and a smile]]. [[spoiler: The episode's winner? A Franciscan nun!]] nun!



* During the Season 44 episode ''Meat Fight'', Chef Chris Coleman cut his hand with only a minute left in the dessert round, before he starts plating. His opponent, Chef Mac Moran, steps in and plates the dish for him, even though it may cost him the round, [[spoiler: which it did]].

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* During the Season 44 episode ''Meat Fight'', Chef Chris Coleman cut his hand with only a minute left in the dessert round, before he starts plating. His opponent, Chef Mac Moran, steps in and plates the dish for him, even though it may cost him the round, [[spoiler: which it did]].did.



** In the same episode, [[spoiler: Christopher winning, and pledging to use the 25,000 dollar prize to save his grandmother's home. His winning recipe? His grandmother's cornbread]]

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** In the same episode, [[spoiler: Christopher winning, and pledging to use the 25,000 dollar prize to save his grandmother's home. His winning recipe? His grandmother's cornbread]]cornbread.
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* In the 2021 "Playing With Fire" competition, all of the competitors have clear respect and admiration for each other. The final two competitors, both Latina women, were hugging and complimenting each other both before and after the final round, glowing with pride that their heritage was being represented in the contest.
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* During the Season 44 episode ''Meat Fight'', Chef Chris Coleman cut his hand with only a minute left in the dessert round, before he starts plating. His opponent, Chef Mac Moranm steps in and plates the dish for him, even though it may cost him the round, [[spoiler: which it did]].

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* During the Season 44 episode ''Meat Fight'', Chef Chris Coleman cut his hand with only a minute left in the dessert round, before he starts plating. His opponent, Chef Mac Moranm Moran, steps in and plates the dish for him, even though it may cost him the round, [[spoiler: which it did]].

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