Take a drink if:
- Contestant uses a blender (immersion blenders count)
- Contestant cuts him/herself
- Scott Conant complains about red onions
- An ingredient is left off only one plate and that plate goes to Chris Santos
- Alex Guarnaschelli starts her remark as a compliment, then switches gears
- Ted Allen says the word "cloche"
- Contestant mentions lack of culinary education
- Contestant forgets a mandatory ingredient
- Contestant cries
- One contestant uses ricotta in their dessert
Finish your drink if:
- Contestant needs an appliance or tool that another contestant is using
- Two contestants produce what is essentially the same dish
- All three judges are the same gender
- One of the mystery ingredients is still alive
- Contestant can't handle the pressure of talking to Ted Allen while cooking
- Ted Allen calls the cloche a "cover"
- Alex Guarnaschelli cries
- Both contestants use ricotta in their desserts