Guy's Grocery Games

Guy's Grocery Games
Genre Reality, Cooking
Starring Guy Fieri
Country of origin United States
Original language(s) English
No. of seasons 4
No. of episodes 51
Production
Running time 60 Minutes
Production company(s) Relativity Television
Broadcast
Original channel Food Network
Original run October 20, 2013 – present
External links
Official Website

Guy's Grocery Games (often nicknamed Triple G) is a reality cooking show hosted by Guy Fieri on Food Network. It features four chefs competing in a grocery store and there are special twists and challenges. There are 3 rounds and one chef is eliminated after each round. The last person left can win up to $20,000 in a shopping spree.

Format

There are three rounds where the chefs have a specific amount of time to shop and cook a dish with one chef being eliminated after each round. There also can be a culinary quiz in which a chef can get an advantage in the next round. The winner then goes on a two minute shopping spree where they are given a list of ten items. Each item obtained is worth $2,000 for a maximum total of $20,000.

Special challenges and episodes

In "Holly, Jolly Meals", there was a special box in the shopping spree that was worth $5,000 increasing the max total to $25,000.

"Moms Know Best" is a special Mother's Day challenge where 4 moms competed and Guy's mom made an appearance.

"Grocery Grillin'" was a special episode (dubbed Guy's Grocery Grilling Games or Quadruple G) for Food Network's Grilling Week where the contestants had to make grilled dishes.

In "Food Network Stars Take Over Flavortown", former Food Network Star winners Jeff Mauro, Aaron McCargo Jr., Melissa d'Arabian, and Justin Warner competed for charities of their choice. Aaron won with $20,000 and the runner-ups' charities each got $3,500.

"Food Network All-Stars Take to the Aisles" has Chopped judges Marc Murphy and Alex Guarnaschelli, Iron Chef Cat Cora, and TV Host Marcel Vigneron competing. The winner was Alex with $18,000 and the runner-ups each got $5,000 for their charities.

Notable Contestants

Lenny McNab, the winner of Season 10 of Food Network Star was in the Episode "The Ol' Switcheroo .

Set

Season 1 was shot inside of an actual grocery store, Field's Market in West Hills, California. For Season 2, the market was built in a 15,500 square foot warehouse in Santa Rosa, CA. It was built over two weeks and stocked with over $700,000 of food.[1] After each episode, the perishable items were donated to local food banks and local farmers; non-perishable items are being kept in the event Food Network orders another season beyond Season 3.

Episodes

Season 1

No. in
series 		No. in
season 		Episode Title Original Air Date Episode/Production #[2]
1 1 Wild in the Aisles October 20, 2013 GK0103H
2 2 Frozen Feats October 27, 2013 GK0102H
3 3 The Ol' Switcheroo November 3, 2013 GK0106H
4 4 Surf's Up November 10, 2013 GK0104H
5 5 Feisty Fiesta November 17, 2013 GK0105H
6 6 Cart Your Engines November 24, 2013 GK0101H
7 7 It's Egg-cellent December 1, 2013 GK0109H
8 8 Five Star Frozen Feud December 8, 2013 GK0110H
9 9 Holly, Jolly Meals December 15, 2013 GK0112H
10 10 Game Day Rush January 5, 2014 GK0107H
11 11 Yes, Chefs Can January 12, 2014 GK0108H
12 12 Cart Wars January 19, 2014 GK0111H

Season 2

No. in
series 		No. in
season 		Episode Title Original Air Date Episode/Production #[3]
13 1 Moms Know Best May 11, 2014 GK0205H
14 2 Caught in the Middle May 18, 2014 GK0203H
15 3 Grocery Grillin' May 25, 2014 GK0208H
16 4 Cut the Cheese June 8, 2014 GK0209H
17 5 Free Samples June 15, 2014 GK0202H
18 6 Marshmallow Madness June 22, 2014 GK0305H
19 7 Produce and Cons June 29, 2014 GK0210H
20 8 If at First You Don't Succeed, Fry, Fry Again July 6, 2014 GK0312H
21 9 Cart to Table July 13, 2014 GK0304H
22 10 Weight for It! July 20, 2014 GK0211H

Season 3

No. in
series 		No. in
season 		Episode Title Original Air Date Episode/Production #[4]
23 1 Around the World in Three Carts July 27, 2014 GK0302H
24 2 Patiently Weighing August 3, 2014 GK0207H)
25 3 Food Network All Stars take to the Aisles August 10, 2014 GK0310H
26 4 Triple D Takes on Triple G September 28, 2014 GK0307H
27 5 Aisle of Terror October 5, 2014 GK0313H
28 6 Pasta La Vista, Baby October 12, 2014 GK0213H
29 7 Fan-Tastic Food October 19, 2014 GK0311H
30 8 Not Going to Budge It October 26, 2014 GK0308H
32 10 Thanksgiving Grocery Trot November 9, 2014 GK0306H
33 11 Aisle and Error November 16, 2014 GK0206H
34 12 Pressed for Time November 23, 2014 GK0301H
35 13 The Weighting Game November 30, 2014 GK0309H
36 14 Let Them Eat Toast December 7, 2014 GK0204H
37 15 Dashing Through the Aisles December 14, 2014 GK0212H

Season 4

No. in
series 		No. in
season 		Episode Title Original Air Date Episode/Production #[5]
38 1 Family Style: Kids Rule! January 4, 2015 GK0401H
39 2 Family Style: Sibling Rivalry January 11, 2015 GK0403H
40 3 Family Style: Food Feud January 18, 2015 GK0404H
41 4 Family Style: Kids' Choice January 25, 2015 GK0402H
42 5 Love is in the Aisle February 8, 2015 GK0411H
43 6 Something Spells Good February 15, 2015 GK0412H
44 7 Chefs Ham It Up February 22, 2015 GK0408H
45 8 Triple D Takes on Triple G...Again! March 1, 2015 GK0415H
46 9 Don't Skimp on the Shrimp March 8, 2015 GK0407H
47 10 James Beard Nominees on Triple G March 15, 2015 GK0414H
48 11 Music and Meatloaf March 22, 2015 GK0405H
49 12 Winner, Winner Chicken Dinner March 29, 2015 GK0406H
50 13 Chefs Take the High/Low Road April 5, 2015 GK0413H
51 14 Triple G a la No Cart April 12, 2015 GK0409H

References

  1. ↑ "Flavortown Market Built from Scratch: Guy's Grocery Games". Food Network. Retrieved 15 June 2014.
  2. ↑ "Guy's Grocery Games Episodes: Season 1". Food Network. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
  3. ↑ "Guy's Grocery Games Episodes: Season 2". Food Network. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
  4. ↑ "Guy's Grocery Games Episodes: Season 3". Food Network. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
  5. ↑ "Guy's Grocery Games Episodes: Season 4". Food Network. Retrieved 8 February 2015.