Hot as Hell Kitchen

1. Choose one Chef to reach the Season Finale (you're not selecting if they win or lose).

2. Choose the Chef that will face your first selection in the Season Finale.

3. From the 2 Chefs you selected, choose the Season Finale Winner. This is for tiebreaker purposes only.

Both Your Chefs Reach the Season Finale.

The player that correctly predicts the 2 Chefs to reach the Season Finale, regardless of which Chef wins, is the sole winner and the game is over.

Tiebreaker: If two or more players correctly predict the final 2 Chefs, the tiebreaker is to correctly predict theSeason Finale Winner. If there are multiple players with the same Season Finale Winner, it will end as a tie, there will be multiple winners and the game is over.

1st Tiebreaker: Correctly Predict the Winner

If no player correctly predicts both Chefs to reach the Season Finale, the player that correctly predicts the Winner will be declared the winner and the game is over.

Tiebreaker: If two or more players correctly predict the Winner, the player with best Combined Ranking Score (Total of ranking position of both Chefs. If multiple players have the same Combined Ranking Score, it will end as a tie, there will be multiple winners and the game is over.

2nd Tiebreaker: Best Combined Ranking Score - Must have a Chef in the Season Finale to Qualify

If no player correctly predicts the Season Finale Winner, the player that correctly predicts a Chef in the Last 2 and has the best Combined Ranking Score will be declared the winner and the game is over. If multiple players have the same Combined Ranking Score, it will end as a tie, there will be multiple winners and the game is over.

Final Tiebreaker: Best Combined Ranking Score.

If no player has a Chef to reach the Season Finale, the final tiebreaker is the player with the best Combined Ranking Score. If multiple players have the same Combined Ranking Score, it will end as a tie, there will be multiple winners and the game is over.

1. You change your picks as often as you wish prior to each deadline. No one can see your selections prior to each deadline.

2. After each deadline, no other changes can be made. The Game Manager will not be able to change or add picks for you after a deadline has passed.

3. If you fail to make a pick for the first deadline, the system will automatically remove you from the Game.

4. If you miss the second or third Staggered deadline, you are not eliminated from the Game.

5. If you miss the second deadline when Staggered Deadlines are used, the system will assign No Pick. The Ranking Score assigned is equal to the worst value within the game.

6. If the tiebreaker deadline is missed, the system will automatically assign the second selection for the tiebreaker selection also. If the second selection was a No Pick, the system will assign the first selection for the tiebreaker selection.

Negative points (or scores) are assigned in the order the 18 Chefs are eliminated from the show. The first to leave will earn the worst score of -18. The scoring is as follows:

Overall Winner
Score = 0

Season Finale Loser
Score = -2

No Pick
Score = -18

Scoring will not be updated until after each episode airs in the Pacific Time Zone.

NOTE: This numeric scoring is used ONLY for tiebreakers. Choosing both or one of the correct 2 Teams, or the overall winner takes priority over this scoring when determining the order of team finishes.