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December 16, 2001

Season 1

01. Showdown in Las Vegas

Dungeness Crab battle

Kerry Simon – Challenger – chef at Prime restaurant in the Bellagio Hotel

Bruce Vilanch – Judge – comedian with regular appearances on the game show Hollywood Squares

Elise Neal – Judge – actress, perhaps best known as Yvonne Hughley from the TV series The Hughleys

Brande Roderick – Judge – 2001 Playboy Playmate of the Year

Mark Famiglietti – Judge – actor, who played Scout Calhoun on the Dawson's Creek spin-off series Young Americans

December 16, 2001

02. Holiday Showdown

Turkey battle

Marcus Samuelsson – Challenger – chef and co-owner of Restaurant Aquavit

Ron Popeil – Judge – inventor of many products sold through infomercials

Loretta Devine – Judge – actress best known as Marla Hendricks on the TV series Boston Public

Kelly Hu – Judge – actress; notable roles as Deathstrike from the movie X2 or Rae Chang from the TV series Sunset Beach

Steven Schirripa – Judge – actor, perhaps best known as Bobby "Bacala" Baccalieri from the TV series The Sopranos

December 26, 2001