Round Eight

Round Eight – (Aug 14th-21st)

-You MUST timestamp your entry photo. No timestamp, no vote. You only have to timestamp your completed dish photo, not multiple photos if you’re posting a set.
-The more photos you post, the better! We want to see your cooking. Detailing the cooking process/posting a recipe is encouraged (but not mandatory).
-If you are not one of the 13 contestants remaining, or have been eliminated already, don’t look at that as a reason to stop posting. You can still do challenges and post your meals, just be sure to remember to say that your submission is “Not for vote” or “For consideration only.”
-Elimination Rounds carry penalties and/or bonuses. Bonuses will apply to the top contestant or contestants for that round, and will usually involve some kind of perk or benefit for the next challenge. Penalties are for the bottom five contestants of any E-Round, and are meant to make the following challenge more difficult.

Voting will be carried out in this thread. Please read the voting guidelines below.

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VOTING GUIDELINES

Voting follows an 'Iron Chef' scoring system. This means you, the people of /ck/, will judge each entry individually instead of deciding on what you feel is the "best" dish.

Dishes are scored out of a total 20 points, based on 4 categories (worth a maximum of 5 points each); Presentation, Originality, Appeal and Challenge Goals. You may award 0's if you feel the contestant did not meet any expectations for a category.

-Presentation: The appearance of items on the plate; plating skills
-Originality: Creativity in composing the dish
-Appeal: How appetizing the food looks/whether or not the dish appeals to your personal taste as a voter
-Challenge Goals: How closely the entry followed the challenge goal(s)

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Copypasta Scoring Format for Lazymodo

Presentation: /5
Originality: /5
Appeal: /5
Challenge Goals: /5
Total: /20

The Round Eight Challenge Theme is:

Appetizers! Please prepare an amazing appetizer/first course/hors d'oeuvre!

Also, since there were a few late submissions last round, we'll leave the thread (>>3792410) up for another day for any last minute votes.

The winner of the last round will be posted sometime tomorrow once we get all of the last minute votes added to the scores.

The remaining thirteen contestants are:

(__)_) !!85yuEmNW1V4
304lurker
304lurkersbetterhalf
Anon no. 556 !!tpdJH4SQ2sE
BubbleBurst
deex
Derto !IKsWpMRP7A
John !96Ltn7sP..
Nettle !JroEoSHCIc
Smith the CIA Agent
stfuboosie !!/MEZC9Vdvfg
swot !!LO4EUS7dUiU
The Boyfriend !XAnCYOZBzk

The following five contestants are in the Penalty Box, and are restricted from using meat in their appetizers this Round:

304lurker
304lurkersbetterhalf
Anon no. 556 !!tpdJH4SQ2sE
deex
swot !!LO4EUS7dUiU

ELIMINATED: CookMe !cblpeYjY3s

Round Seven

Round Seven – (Aug 7th-14th)

-You MUST timestamp your entry photo. No timestamp, no vote. You only have to timestamp your completed dish photo, not multiple photos if you’re posting a set.
-The more photos you post, the better! We want to see your cooking. Detailing the cooking process/posting a recipe is encouraged (but not mandatory).
-Please use a tripname or some other way to distinguish you from the other contestants, like a gun or a jar of milk. Use the same name/signifier throughout the remainder of the competition.
***If you are not one of the 14 contestants remaining, or have been eliminated already, don’t look at that as a reason to stop posting. You can still do challenges and post your meals, just be sure to remember to say that your submission is “Not for vote” or “For consideration only.”

Voting will be carried out in this thread. Please read the voting guidelines below.

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VOTING GUIDELINES

Voting follows an 'Iron Chef' scoring system. This means you, the people of /ck/, will judge each entry individually instead of deciding on what you feel is the "best" dish.

Dishes are scored out of a total 20 points, based on 4 categories (worth a maximum of 5 points each); Presentation, Originality, Appeal and Challenge Goals. You may award 0's if you feel the contestant did not meet any expectations for a category.

-Presentation: The appearance of items on the plate; plating skills
-Originality: Creativity in composing the dish
-Appeal: How appetizing the food looks/whether or not the dish appeals to your personal taste as a voter
-Challenge Goals: How closely the entry followed the challenge goal(s)

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Copypasta Scoring Format for Lazymodo

Presentation: /5
Originality: /5
Appeal: /5
Challenge Goals: /5
Total: /20

The Round Seven Challenge Theme is:

Baking! Please prepare an exquisite baked dish; it can be entree or dessert.

*** Some new rules regarding Elimination Rounds: E-Rounds carry penalties and/or bonuses. Bonuses will apply to the top contestant or contestants for that round, and will usually involve some kind of perk or benefit for the next challenge. Penalties are for the bottom five contestants of any E-Round, and are meant to make the following challenge more difficult; you messed up somehow, so you’ll have to work extra hard to pull yourself out of that point hole!

If for some reason you are unable to participate in a Round, you are not automatically eliminated, but you are put at the very bottom of the penalty group, and you don’t get points of course. Failing to submit an entry two Rounds in a row will result in automatic elimination.

And once again, if you’re eliminated, please don’t take that to mean you shouldn’t post your food anymore. Just be sure to mention that your picture isn’t for voting on.

Congratulations to stfuboosie !!/MEZC9Vdvfg, winner of Round Six!

Since none of the three contestants who were tied for the 15th slot submitted a dish, they have been eliminated from the Challenge.

REMAINING CONTESTANTS:

(__)_) !!85yuEmNW1V4
304lurker
304lurkersbetterhalf
Anon no. 556 !!tpdJH4SQ2sE
BubbleBurst
CookMe !cblpeYjY3s
deex
Derto !IKsWpMRP7A
John !96Ltn7sP..
Nettle !JroEoSHCIc
Smith the CIA Agent
stfuboosie !!/MEZC9Vdvfg
swot !!LO4EUS7dUiU
The Boyfriend !XAnCYOZBzk


PENALTY BOX:

☢ !2fiREZiSTw
CookMe !cblpeYjY3s
304lurkersbetterhalf
deex
swot !!LO4EUS7dUiU

*** For the five contestants with the lowest scores, a penalty will be applied occasionally to the next round. Contestants must fulfill the penalty requirements or risk losing points on Challenge Goal votes!

The Round Seven Penalty is: NO EGGS

Your baked dish must not contain eggs.

Round 6 - First Elimination Round

Round Six – First Elimination Round (July 30th-Aug 6th)

-You MUST timestamp your entry photo. No timestamp, no vote. You only have to timestamp your completed dish photo, not multiple photos if you’re posting a set.
-The more photos you post, the better! We want to see your cooking. Detailing the cooking process/posting a recipe is encouraged (but not mandatory).
-Please use a tripname or some other way to distinguish you from the other contestants, like a gun or a jar of milk. Use the same name/signifier throughout the remainder of the competition.
***If you weren’t chosen as one of the 15 finalists, or get eliminated along the way, don’t look at that as a reason to stop posting. You can still do challenges and post your meals, just be sure to remember to say that your submission is “Not for vote” or “For consideration only.”

Voting will be carried out in this thread. Please read the voting guidelines below.

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VOTING GUIDELINES

Voting follows an 'Iron Chef' scoring system. This means you, the people of /ck/, will judge each entry individually instead of deciding on what you feel is the "best" dish.

Dishes are scored out of a total 20 points, based on 4 categories (worth a maximum of 5 points each); Presentation, Originality, Appeal and Challenge Goals. You may award 0's if you feel the contestant did not meet any expectations for a category.

-Presentation: The appearance of items on the plate; plating skills
-Originality: Creativity in composing the dish
-Appeal: How appetizing the food looks/whether or not the dish appeals to your personal taste as a voter
-Challenge Goals: How closely the entry followed the challenge goal(s)

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Copypasta Scoring Format for Lazymodo

Presentation: /5
Originality: /5
Appeal: /5
Challenge Goals: /5
Total: /20

The Round Six Challenge Theme is:

Eggs!
This is the first of the Elimination Rounds, which will carry us through to the end of the /ck/ Challenge, and ultimately decide who among us is worthy of the highest seat in the ranks of the great online cooking masters.

Please create a dish showcasing eggs as the main ingredient. It can be entrée, dessert, or appetizer, as long as egg is the primary ingredient.

*** Some new rules regarding Elimination Rounds: E-Rounds carry penalties and/or bonuses. Bonuses will apply to the top contestant or contestants for that round, and will usually involve some kind of perk or benefit for the next challenge. Penalties are for the bottom five contestants of any E-Round, and are meant to make the following challenge more difficult; you messed up somehow, so you’ll have to work extra hard to pull yourself out of that point hole!
If for some reason you are unable to participate in a Round, you are not automatically eliminated, but you are put at the very bottom of the penalty group, and you don’t get points of course. Failing to submit an entry two Rounds in a row will result in automatic elimination.
And again, if you’re eliminated, please don’t take that to mean you shouldn’t post your food anymore. Just be sure to mention that your picture isn’t for voting on.

Our Fifteen Contestants (In alpha order, not by points):

(__)_) !!85yuEmNW1V4

304lurker

304lurkersbetterhalf

Anon no. 556 !!tpdJH4SQ2sE

BubbleBurst

CookMe !cblpeYjY3s

deex

Derto !IKsWpMRP7A

John !96Ltn7sP..

Nettle !JroEoSHCIc

Smith the CIA Agent

stfuboosie !!/MEZC9Vdvfg

swot !!LO4EUS7dUiU

The Boyfriend !XAnCYOZBzk

TIE FOR 15th - The first/best/only of these three to post during Round 6 will get the 15th slot.

-JapanAnon
-sage Anon (from the previous round)
-theFarvito

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The final fifteen were chosen based on cumulative scores as well as consistent participation.

 Round Six Entries:

$10 added to the Grand Prize pot

Grand Prize is now $60, thanks to contestant John !96Ltn7sP.., who won $10 in Round Five but declined to accept the money.

Round Five

Round Five (July 15-22nd)

-You MUST timestamp your entry photo. No timestamp, no vote. You only have to timestamp your completed dish photo, not multiple photos if you’re posting a set.
-The more photos you post, the better! We want to see your cooking. Detailing the cooking process/posting a recipe is encouraged (but not mandatory).
-Please use a tripname or some other way to distinguish you from the other contestants, like a gun or a jar of milk. Use the same name/signifier throughout the remainder of the competition.
-Just because you missed the first four rounds doesn’t mean you shouldn’t submit an entry! Eliminations begin after Round Five, and as long as your average score is high, you may move on to become one of the final fifteen.

Voting will be carried out in this thread. Please read the voting guidelines below.

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VOTING GUIDELINES

Voting follows an 'Iron Chef' scoring system. This means you, the people of /ck/, will judge each entry individually instead of deciding on what you feel is the "best" dish.

Dishes are scored out of a total 20 points, based on 4 categories (worth a maximum of 5 points each); Presentation, Originality, Appeal and Challenge Goals. You may award 0's if you feel the contestant did not meet any expectations for a category.

-Presentation: The appearance of items on the plate; plating skills
-Originality: Creativity in composing the dish
-Appeal: How appetizing the food looks/whether or not the dish appeals to your personal taste as a voter
-Challenge Goals: How closely the entry followed the challenge goal(s)

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Copypasta Scoring Format for Lazymodo

Presentation: /5
Originality: /5
Appeal: /5
Challenge Goals: /5
Total: /20

The Round Five Challenge Theme is:

Grilled! Time for a summer challenge. Your dish must be an entree, not a side, but can be meat or vegetarian, as long as it's grilled. If you don't own a grill, check out a public park, beach, or large apartment complex; they usually have free grills you can use.

***Submissions for Round 4 will be accepted for an additional day this time, since it seems like it took a few people more time than we thought to get their stuff together. We'll leave the thread (>>3709395) up for another 24 hours, in case you haven't had a chance to submit your entry, or vote for some of the later entries.
When you vote, please sage your post, so we don't have more than one Challenge thread on the front page. Thanks everyone!