"This Is a Real Test of Teamwork" — Alton's After-Show

Hear from Alton and Simon as they look back on the sabotages from the Evilicious tournament finale.

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Simon Majumdar and Alton Brown

Hosts Alton Brown and Simon Majumdar on the sabotage element, "See Saw Prep and Cook", as seen on Food Network's Cutthroat Kitchen, Season 7.

Photo by: Eddy Chen ©2014, Television Food Network, G.P. All Rights Reserved

Eddy Chen, 2014, Television Food Network, G.P. All Rights Reserved

What with its penchant for ruthless sabotage, Cutthroat Kitchen is surely an every-chef-for-himself-or-herself competition, but that doesn’t stop host Alton Brown from auctioning off a few strategically chosen team challenges. These unexpected tests force the rivals to learn to work together in the midst of their efforts at self-preservation, as was the case tonight during the fifth and final round of the Evilicious tournament, in which four previous victors came back for the chance to score the ultimate win and take home an additional $50,000.

With not one but two team sabotages up for grabs throughout the battle, the contestants quickly realized that their success was dependent on someone else's agenda during the prep time. "This is a real test of teamwork," Simon Majumdar noted of the Round 2 seesaw sabotage during the After-Show. He wondered how the two rivals split their time between working on their own dish and waiting for the other person to prep, and Alton told him simply, "They had to work it out." Both Chef Yaku and Chef Jernard indeed managed to complete their dishes despite their teeter-tottering high above the arena, though Alton admitted, "This does explain why both of those chefs delivered the small amount of food they did."

Click the play button on the video above to hear more from Alton and Simon, and get their takes on the Evilicious winner.

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