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Guy's Grocery Games: Season 9

12 episodes Premiered Mar 20, 2016 Updated Oct 2, 2026
Previously on Guy's Grocery Games

Season 9 Lore Primer

Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.

  • ⚡ Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of Guy's Grocery Games Season 8.
  • ⚡ Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
  • ⚡ Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
  • ⚡ Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
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Season 9 Episodes

Episode Guide

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Season 9: Filler vs. Essential Canon

Filter episodes by narrative weight. Focus on essential mytharc and skip standalone side quests.

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Mytharc (7): Crucial lore & season climaxes
Core (5): Character development & subplots
Side Quest (0): Standalone / filler
S9·E1 Mytharc

Budget Games Blowout

Mar 20, 2016 · 60 min

In this episode featuring the most extreme budget games, the chefs must start by making an elevated sandwich using only ingredients that are under $4. Next, the Food Wheel determin

S9·E2 Core

Big Bacon Battle

Mar 27, 2016 · 60 min

Four chefs try to prove that everything goes better with bacon, beginning with a delicious bacon lunch using only ingredients that start with the letter "B." Next, chefs have to cr

S9·E3 Mytharc

Redemption Tournament: Part 1

Apr 3, 2016 · 60 min

Four chefs who left Flavortown early in their first appearance are staging a comeback! First, chefs have to make an Italian feast with nine items or less. Next, it's substitution t

S9·E4 Mytharc

Redemption Tournament: Part 2

Apr 10, 2016 · 60 min

Four previously eliminated chefs are back for another shot at victory as the GGG Redemption Tournament kicks off. First, chefs must turn German chocolate cake ingredients into a de

S9·E5 Mytharc

Redemption Tournament: Part 3

Apr 17, 2016 · 60 min

Four chefs return to GGG for redemption in this special tournament. First, a roll of the dice determines that chefs must make a chicken dinner featuring tofu and radishes with just

S9·E6 Core

Redemption Tournament: Part 4

Apr 24, 2016 · 60 min

Four chefs who've been defeated in the Flavortown market before are back for redemption! First, chefs must create a fried feast using grocery bags that keep getting smaller. Next,

S9·E7 Mytharc

Redemption Tournament: Finale

May 1, 2016 · 60 min

The final four chefs vie for the ultimate comeback, starting with a redemption dinner using the same ingredients that caused their downfall the first time! Next, chefs play a GGG a

S9·E8 Core

Grill or Be Grilled

May 29, 2016 · 60 min

In this special all-grilling edition of GGG, the chefs' first dish is determined by Guy Fieri's dice and must include wasabi, chocolate and two buns. Next, chefs must grill a bount

S9·E9 Core

Food Network Star Showdown

Jun 5, 2016 · 60 min

It's a star-studded event as Food Network Stars Eddie Jackson, Aaron McCargo Jr., Damaris Phillips and Justin Warner descend on Flavortown Market. First, the stars must create a de

S9·E10 Core

Food Wheel Free-For-All

Jun 12, 2016 · 60 min

The chefs are taking a big spin around the market with three rounds of Food Wheel games! First, chefs spin the budget wheel to win a paltry $9.04 for their pork dish. Next, chefs w

S9·E11 Mytharc

Dueling Dads

Jun 19, 2016 · 60 min

Dads are ready to duke it out in the GGG kitchen, but they aren't all smiley faces when they have to decipher a grocery list made up of emoji symbols to make their guilty pleasure.

S9·E12 Mytharc

Guy's Dessert Games

Jun 26, 2016 · 60 min

Pastry chefs invade Flavortown along with special celebrity judges Ron Ben-Israel, Duff Goldman and Jackie Sorkin-Fernandez for an all-dessert competition! In round one, chefs roll

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