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'' aired on the same network. Announced in January 2014 as ''Top Chef Extreme'', the series features eighteen contestants who have previously competed in ''Top Chef'' and ''

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''. During each episode, two of the contestants face each other in various culinary tasks. The winner is picked at the end of an episode to compete in the championship finale. The series is hosted by

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. Besides hosting, Stone is also a judge together with Gail Simmons, while

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and other celebrity guest judges make numerous appearances throughout the series. CJ Jacobson won the series and was awarded $100,000, and an opportunity to appear on the '' Food & Wine'' magazine.

Episodes

''Winners are listed in bold''

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Duels A duel is an arranged engagement in combat between two people, with matched weapons, in accordance with agreed-upon rules. During the 17th and 18th centuries (and earlier), duels were mostly single combats fought with swords (the rapier and lat ...

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