The BEST episodes of Guy's Grocery Games season 42
Every episode of Guy's Grocery Games season 42, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Guy's Grocery Games season 42!
Guy Fieri sends four talented chefs running through the aisles in a high stakes, high skills, grocery store cooking competition. The chefs are hit by real-world challenges like finding workarounds when all the essential ingredients are suddenly "out-of-stock" or having to create a masterpiece when you can only cook with "5 items or less" or on a $10 budget. In the end, the food does the talking, as the last chef standing has the chance to make some serious dough!
#1 - Beat the Judges: Grill Masters
Season 42 - Episode 3 - Aired 6/24/2026
Three experienced grill masters are ready to fight fire with fire in hopes of defeating each other, and ultimately an all-star GGG judge, in an epic grill-off. First, Guy Fieri asks the chefs to shop for ingredients for a hometown grill-down using heavy-duty grill mitts. The winning chef earns an automatic $15,000 and a shot at earning up to $5,000 more, but only if they can beat the GGG judge of their choice in a high-end grilled dinner cook-off, featuring colorful ingredients dictated by Guy's color wheel.
#2 - Red, White, and Food
Season 42 - Episode 4 - Aired 7/1/2026
Guy Fieri invites three GGG winners to celebrate America's 250th birthday with a cook-off. First, the chefs make a picnic plate with ingredients like apple pie and corn dogs. Then, a game of cornhole determines the ingredients for a grilled dinner.
#3 - Fan Write-in
Season 42 - Episode 1 - Aired 6/10/2026
Guy Fieri asks GGG fans what grocery games they want to see, and the results are wild! First, four unsuspecting chefs must make their signature dish using only the canned, packaged and processed ingredients found on the middle aisles of the store. Then, chefs shop for ingredients for a Winner Winner Chicken Dinner, only to discover that the fans' favorite game is cart swap! The chef who makes the best dinner with another chef's groceries gets to shop the market for up to $20,000.
#4 - Best Noodles Ever
Season 42 - Episode 2 - Aired 6/17/2026
Guy Fieri welcomes all-star chefs Joe Sasto, Lee Anne Wong, and Justin Warner to an intense noodle competition. First, the chefs must make a spicy noodle dish featuring big flavors despite having to shop using the smallest of bags. Then, the remaining two all-stars spin the color wheel to determine whether their upscale noodle dish must feature black, purple, green, or red noodles.
#5 - GGG Global Games, Part 1
Season 42 - Episode 5 - Aired 7/8/2026
Guy Fieri invites eight all-star masters of world cuisines to compete in a five-part GGG Global Games for $50,000! After dividing the chefs into two groups, Guy asks Group A to make their best international street food that includes pumpernickel bread.
#6 - GGG Global Games, Part 2
Season 42 - Episode 6 - Aired 7/15/2026
The Global Games continue as Guy Fieri asks the chefs to make their best international fried dish that also includes Haitian peanut butter. Then, the bottom two chefs fight for survival by preparing their best noodle dish using only 8 lbs. of ingredients.