- Elimination Houdini: For the first 20 seasons of the show, the judges voted to eliminate each round and it wasn't uncommon for the chef with the most criticized dish to move on because another chef failed in the "gameplay" aspect (by, for example, forgetting a required ingredient) or making their dish inedible (by, for example, undercooking chicken or failing to clean shrimp) so that it couldn't be judged. After the show returned to the store following the Home Delivery season caused by the COVID-19 Pandemic, they retained the more objective cumulative scoring system from the home show making it much harder for these chefs to win.
- Harsher in Hindsight: The "Ghosts of GGG Past" episode, with the contestant dressed up as "new" Carl Ruiz, and Ruiz dressed up as a baby. It turned out to air the same week as Ruiz's passing.
- Heartwarming Moments: The two finalists in the budget episode where each round had a $12 limit were almost dead evenly matched in every round and ended up friends in the aftermath. They come back in a rematch episode and clearly adore each other even when competing.
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