The chefs go to Montauk to catch some dinner and face a double elimination challenge.
Things don't go well in a Chinese food challenge.
The cheftestants prepare a meal for a professional tennis player. Also Blais decides Jamie has created "a story" for herself.
The chefs all have opinions on Jen's leaving and Jamie's hospital visit, but it's another week and two more of them are going home.
Joe Jonas is a guest judge, and the cheftestants take to the museum for a challenge.
The best of the best come together to compete again, but their first challenge won't let them forget the past.
Jamie Lauren and Tiffani Faison will compete alongside 16 other past contestants on the new season.
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