Week 1
Everyone watches week 1 of the season, no picks happen this week.
Week 2
Weekly Table Points begin during week 2.
Picks are submitted 1 Hour before the episode airs on the East Coast.
Each week everyone will pick a 4 person team of any 4 chefs; 3 chefs to place and 1 chef to be eliminated. If anyone from your 3 chef team wins a challenge they get points. You MUST pick 4 individual chefs.
If the Elimination Challenge is a team challenge with multiple winners, then you will only get a max of 10+ by choosing a winning chef.
Weekly Table Points: Points are given out based on Quick Fire wins, Elimination wins, Judges’ Table Appearances and Elimination deductions.
Quick Fire Win: +5 Points
Elimination Challenge Win: +10 Points
Eliminated Chef: +3 Points (Must choose a specific chef in advance)
Episode Sweep Bonus (Same Chef Wins both QF and EC): +3
Top Judges’ Table: +1 points
Bottom Judges’ Table : -1 points
Winner Pick being Eliminated: -3 points
You receive +1 point if one of your weekly chefs are in the top judges table group, excluding your Eliminated Chef pick. For the chef that is chosen as the Elimination Challenge winner, those points are added on top of your Top Judges Table points. For example: If all three of your weekly pick, excluding Eliminated Chef pick, are in the Top Judges Table you will receive +3 points. If one of these chefs are chosen as the Elimination Challenge winner, you would get an additional +10 points for a total of +13.
You receive -1 point for weekly chefs in the bottom Judges Table. If the bottom table consists of more then 3 people, all of those chefs are subject to the -1 point that you have chosen.
You receive -3 points if one of your weekly chefs are sent home during any given week. Your Eliminated Chef pick cannot earn you a negative point. That means that you can potentially receive -6 in one week if all three of your chefs are in the Bottom Judges Table and one of them also gets sent home. For example: If all two of your weekly pick, excluding Eliminated Chef pick, are in the Bottom Judges Table you will receive -2 points. If one of these chefs are also Eliminated, you would get an additional -3 points for a total of -5.
Final Table is chosen after week 2.
Final Table Scoring: Everyone pick a final four after the second episode for the finale. You must pick 4 different chefs. From this final four you will pick one of your chefs to be your Top Chef pick. These submissions will be confidential until all picks have been submitted and locked in.
Last Chance Kitchen Additional Pick: Everyone can choose one chef after the second episode to make it through Last Chance Kitchen. This can be one of the veteran's that are still an option (depending on season) OR one of the chefs that you think could come back after being eliminated.
If your chef wins Last Chance Kitchen you will receive an additional +15 points at the end of the season to your points total. Your Last Chance Kitchen Chef can also be you Top Chef choice. These means you could have 4 finalists + use your LCK pick as your Top Chef pick.
You DO NOT need to specify placement of the final four chefs, simply chose 4 and pick one (1) to be your TOP CHEF (or pick your LCK as your Top Chef).
Finalist: +15 Points (MAX 60)*
Top Chef: +30 Points
Last Chance Kitchen: +15
*An additional +5 points bonus on top of the 15 for each chef will be given for those that make the final 2.
For Example: If you pick the Top Chef correctly that pick will be worth a MAX of 50 Points (15 Finalist Points + 30 Top Chef Points + 5 Final 2 Bonus).
Week 3 - RESTAURANT WARS
Watch Top Chef and make Weekly Picks!
RESTAURANT WARS
Final Table Substitutions: Between the two Restaurant War episodes (or after if only one episode) you may trade out one of your 4 finalists for a -5 point deduction. If this chef makes the finals, you receive another -5 point deduction. (Please Note: you can not trade out an eliminated chef).
RESTAURANT WARS - Pre Finals Episode
Watch Top Chef and make Weekly Picks!
FINALS
Sit back, relax and enjoy the Top Chef Finale.
SEASON ENDS
Most total points overall is crowned top fantasy chef!