Cringing Matt's days HAVE to be numbered, right? I'm pretty convinced that his one strong week was just a complete fluke and have absolutely no idea how he made it all the way to the top seven. Knowing that he sucks, Matt profusely apologizes to Corey for letting her down. Corey tells us that she knows Matt enjoys cooking, but that he'd be better at something else, like a used car salesman. Or a professional cringer. But at least Matt knows that he's on borrowed time.

The following morning, the teams meet Chef Ramsay in the dining room. He says that one issue everyone is struggling with is timing, so today's challenge will test communication and timing. Each team will make three items off the menu -- chicken, John Dory and scallops. By the way, can I please say that I LOVE that this fish has both a first and last name! How sophisticated!

But the catch is that only one person from each team can be in the kitchen at a time. Each chef will have six minutes to cook; the next chef will come in and pick up where they left off with 15 seconds to communicate. So it's kinda like a modern day, wacko cooking relay race. You dig?

Because the Blue Team has an extra person, they have to decide who will sit out the challenge. Jen automatically starts flapping her gums, saying that she won't step out because she moves fast. Blah blah blah whatever Jen. Then she says that The General moves super fast too, and Petrozza is flawless on meat, so he should do the cooking. So that leaves Toilet Brush with the um, yeah. Nothing. Gordo says that TB moves quite fast in the kitchen, so he's surprised he's out. TB says that he's surprised too.

The relay begins! And up first are Matt and Petrozza. Matt looks HILARIOUS running across the dining room. He should definitely run more often because I love it! It's like if Grimace, the big purple guy from McDonald's, went for a jog or something. Chef says that the whole kitchen shakes when Matt runs. Both Matt and Petrozza start cooking all the meats and get the garnishes ready.

Next up are Christina and the General. The General really impresses me because he glides around with a cool head while everyone else is freaking out. But anyway, Christina takes the poached chicken out and it's raw. Maybe the people on this show should just work at raw food restaurants. I hear those are very trendy these days. And it's obvious that they all have some personal vendetta against actually heating things to a normal temperature.

Up last are Corey and Jen. They have to finish the chicken, sear the scallops and plate all the entrees. Jen says that Petrozza and the General set up everything perfectly for her. Toilet Brush says that because Jen always claims to be a beast in the kitchen, he's ready to see the proof. And with that, time is up.

Gordon starts with the scallops. The Red Team is missing the salad on the plate. And the Blue Team has presented overcooked eggs (Jen's fault). The Red Team's scallops are perfect and seasoned beautifully, and the Blue Team's scallops are raw in the center (Jen's fault). So round one goes to the Red.

Up next is the John Dory. The Red Team's tastes nice, but the sauce is too thick and the presentation is dreadful. The Blue Team's is missing the sauce because it was burned (Jen's fault). But it tastes good and the presentation is nice. So Ram chooses the Blue dish.

Last is the chicken. The Red Team's is well done, but the baby leek is missing. The Blue Team's is also nice except, again, the dish is missing the sauce (Jen's fault). Gordon selects the Red Team as winners because he can't eat two dishes without sauce (Again, JEN'S FAULT!).

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