A "virtual alphabet soup of letters" is how Guy Fieri describes the game known as ABC, which requires chefs to feature ingredients that start with the letter drawn out of his jar. When judge Melissa d'Arabian drew the letter F for pro chefs Alex Guarnaschelli, Cat Cora, Marc Murphy and Marcel Vigneron, the ingredients in their dishes varied from fennel and feta cheese to filet mignon, flatbread and farro.

Here a spin of the wheel determines the ingredients that each chef must feature in his or her dish. The tricky part: It's accompanied by a second wheel that specifies another required component. Though Tanya and Guy (contestant) were happy to have whole chicken as their protein, they were not so thrilled when the second spin determined that they could shop in only the canned-food aisle.

As the ultimate test of smart grocery shopping, Budget Battle stretches contestants and their pockets to the limit; they can buy only the ingredients that fit within Guy's budget. In this Game 1 challenge, contestants were given $10.25, plus advantageous coupons for their barbecue blowout. It takes a savvy shopper to win this challenge, and when Jamarr (far left) stayed $5 under budget, he was sent home.

In this fun (though dreaded) game, chefs face a last-minute curve ball when Guy makes them swap carts. Each chef is forced to cook with a competitor's ingredients and minimal preparation to plan his or her dish; this game has the chefs thinking fast on their feet. Triple D chefs Domenica and John tackled a Cart Swap in Game 3, right after they were given a popcorn Red Light Special — "a double whammy," Guy said.