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Scores Episode 7

Noah: 390
Kristen: 350
Mike: 340
Nikki: 300
Brittany: 140
Tegan: 90
Shirley: 0
Shyla: -110

Victory Prize

My vanquished competitors can buy my these awesome sunglasses when I win FTC. You know, as a prize.

Top Chef Powerankings: Episode Seven

This is a snapshot of how the contestants rank against each other after seven episodes.

1. Dale - Notching his second win in a row, Dale has more momentum than any other contestant right now.
2. Stephanie - This was a close call between Stephanie and Richard. Although Stephanie had been the best chef all season up until this week, she displayed some seriously flawed judgment on her last dish. Although Jennifer gets credit for the bread, the dish was pretty weak all around.
3. Richard - With two quickfires to his name to go along with one elimination challenge, Richard seems poised to jump into first place.
4. Spike - He came through like a champ with his butternut squash soup, much to Antonia's chagrin. Now if he could only ditch the hat . . .
5. Andrew - He probably rode Spike's coattails out of the middle of the pack where he's remained since his episode two win. Although, he doesn't seem to make very many mistakes, so he could stick around for a while, much to Shyla's chagrin.
6. Mark - After a strong start, Mark has fallen off dramatically. He needs to pull things together ASAP if he wants to stick around, or else his free fall could send him home soon.
7. Lisa - Take this down, chorizo is not the same thing as polish sausage. Lisa's attitude is going to get her axed at the judges table pretty soon if she doesn't pull it together.
8. Antonia - Almost lost it when Spike pulled off the butternut squash soup. Although she did win a quickfire in episode five, her performance has been pretty lackluster to date. Again, chorizo is not the same thing as polish sausage.
9. Nikki - Its like watching a car wreck in slow motion. She hasn't made that one mistake that warrants getting sent home, but she's been close on a few occasions. She hid out in the middle in episode seven, but she should keep her knives packed and ready to go.

Scores Episode 6

Noah: 300
Kristen: 300
Mike: 290
Nikki: 270
Brittany: 140
Tegan: 90
Shirley: 0
Shyla: -30

Stephanie is a better cook than you are.

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There have been two standout performances this year in FTC. One for all the right reasons and one for all the wrong. Stephanie is destroying the competition. She's a machine and pretty much the LaDainian Tomlinson of Top Chef. Meanwhile, Nikki has struggled mightily, lending a comparison to Chicago's most inept quarterback, Rex Grossman. I realize these comparisons are lost on everyone but me, so the picture below pretty much sums up Nikki's performance to date. This picture came up when I googled Rex Grossman's name.

Scores Episode 5

Shyla: -30
Shirly: 60
Brittany: 80
Tegan: 80
Nikki: 190
Kristen: 210
Noah: 240
Mike: 250

Bowed?

I can't help but notice that we have ALL (including Shyla) been left speechless by the scores...

Scores Episode 4

Shyla: -60
Shirley: 60
Brittany: 70
Tegan:90
Nikki: 150
Kristen: 180
Noah: 210
Mike: 220

Bloody but Unbowed

Wow Noah. I never suspected you were the type of person to kick someone while they were down. Top Chef is revealing a disturbing new side to your personality.

I have no hesitation in admitting my choice of Erik was a mistake. I am not so prideful that I need to delude myself or pretend that all of my choices are flawless. For instance, if I had picked Andrew, I would freely admit his failure to present a dish that could be tasted and judged deserves a point deduction.

So, you raised the question that I am sure is on everyone’s mind. Do I now wish I had chosen Andrew? Answer: Hell no.

First, I would like to note Andrew did not singlehandedly outscore my team. He is only responsible for 10 of the 90 points you earned. What really made the difference is that you chose Richard and I chose Erik.

Second, I would like to note what Erik lacked in skill, he made up for in personality. He took the criticisms and his elimination with class. He also took the opportunity to stick up for another team member, Zoi. Contrarily, Andrew’s approach to the judging table was to repeatedly assert he didn’t think the other team should win and then to express his refusal to leave if eliminated. To be more specific, what he actually did was look Tom in the eyes and declare that this was his house and they would have to drag him out with security guards. I was just glad he didn’t look at the four judges and tell them he had won in his mind anyway.

As of yet, my prediction has not fully come true. But there is still plenty of time left for Andrew to destroy your team. As for embarrassing your team, if you don’t feel embarrassment over Andrew, your integrity is more questionable than I thought.

In conclusion, I am losing . . . by a lot. But I am a Freestone and it is still early in the game. More importantly, my integrity is intact. So beat me down all you want people (by people I mean Brittany and Noah). But don’t be surprised if sometime soon you are eating your words!

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What happened to Shyla's team?

Shyla mocked me for picking Andrew. She confidently declared that he would singlehandedly destroy and embarrass my team. Then, she docked Andrew 20 points for the challenge 2 quickfire for "failing to present a dish" when he used too many ingredients.

Apparently, there is justice in the world. With a 50 point stranglehold on last place, I feel confident in saying that Shyla secretly wishes she would have picked Andrew for her team. Even with the
shady 20 point deduction, Andrew has singlehandedly outscored Shyla's team.

Here's hoping the antipode starts to sink Mike's team soon, or we may all be playing for second place.

Scores after Episode 3

Shyla: -30
Brittany: 20
Shirley: 40
Tegan:40
Kristen: 60
Nikki: 70
Noah: 100
Mike: 140

Wowza