document_title: List of The Great Food Truck Race episodes

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text: List of The Great Food Truck Race episodes

text: Season 1: 2010[edit]

text: There are seven truck teams competing in the race for a grand prize of $50,000.[2] Each truck team consists of a driver and two crew members who must staff the truck and are responsible for cooking, shopping, orders and publicity. Every week they start off with no food to make things fair for all the teams who must make do with whatever cash Tyler Florence provides (seed money) at the start of each episode, in each new city. The trucks all convene in Los Angeles, CA.

text: Truck Teams[edit]

text: Austin Daily Press - This team from Austin, TX serves hot, grilled sandwiches. In episode three in Fort Worth, TX, they set up on a little league baseball field and donated 15% of their profits (~$200) to the little league. They were eliminated in week 4 in New Orleans, LA due to slow business and generator troubles.

text: Crepes Bonaparte - From Fullerton, CA, this team is headed by a business savvy couple and their best friend who serve Parisian-style crepes. They were eliminated in week 3 in Fort Worth, TX after a bad decision on their location cost them customers, and because many Texans were apparently unfamiliar with crepes.

text: Grill 'Em All - With a name and logo inspired by the Metallica album "Kill 'Em All", this Los Angeles team serves gourmet hamburgers. Despite being at the bottom in most of the eliminations, they made it to the finale, and raced to the top of the Flatiron Building, winning the $50,000 grand prize.[3]

text: Nana Queens - Banana pudding and chicken wings are the specialty of this team from Compton, CA, which attracts people by having someone dressed up in a banana costume. They were eliminated in the first week in San Diego, CA thanks to fryer issues and having to pay a $300 vendor fee to get into a festival.

text: Nom Nom Truck - This team from Los Angeles serves Vietnamese sandwiches. Their strategy primarily focused on partnering with local businesses in each city. They consistently made the most money in sales, every single week, earning them a spot in the final two. However, they were eliminated in the final week in New York, NY.

text: Ragin' Cajun - Using generations old family recipes, this team hails from Lafayette, LA and they specialize in Cajun food. They were eliminated in week 2 in Santa Fe, NM after a failure to properly promote themselves.

text: Spencer on the Go - This restaurant-trained team from San Francisco serves high end, authentic French cuisine, going so far as to set up a folding table so patrons can enjoy a sit-down dining experience. They were eliminated in week 5 in Jonesborough, TN in a close battle for small town sales.

text: Truck Stops[edit]

text: The "Truck Stop" is a challenge described by Tyler as a twist to keep things interesting that will make them "stop what [they're] doing and take a new direction".

text: Week 1: The trucks started out at Los Angeles but are sent to San Diego to sell their food. (This was meant to level the playing field because some of the food trucks were already from Los Angeles and had a loyal customer base.)

text: Week 2: During the competition, teams had to add chili peppers and make a new dish with it. A mystery shopper was sent around to taste all the chili dishes and pick the best one. Winner received immunity from elimination. Winner: Spencer on the Go

text: Week 3: Teams had to butcher a quarter cow and make a new dish with it. Like the previous week, a mystery shopper selected which dish was the best one. Winner received a Texan Rodeo Buckle, which represents $1,000 that will be added towards their final tally. Winner: Grill 'Em All

text: Week 4: After told to close up in the middle of late night sales, the teams woke up early for a challenge at the docks. Each team was given 30 minutes to fillet a catfish and create a dish from it. A judge chef selected the best dish that would win $500 toward their final tally. The other three teams had to work together to fillet 700 lbs of catfish before they were allowed to start selling again. Winner: Spencer on the Go

text: Week 5: At a rustic farm, the teams had to create a five-course meal using frontier-era cooking utensils and supplies. A pair of judges determined who created the best overall meal. The winner received a spot at a nearby auto show and access to thousands of potential clients. Winner: Grill 'Em All

text: Week 6: This was a two-part challenge. The remaining two teams had to sell $500 in each of the five boroughs, unable to move to the next borough until they hit the 500 limit in each (first the Bronx, then Queens, Brooklyn, Staten Island, & finally Manhattan where the sales needed were doubled to $1,000). Tyler calls the teams mid-race and brings them back to Brooklyn where they have an hour to prepare the opposing team’s signature dish for judge Chef Nate Appleman. Chef Appleman awards a $500 bonus to the Nom Nom crew for their Asian-inspired burger which allowed them to skip the Staten Island stop. Winner: Nom Nom Truck

text: Results[edit]

text:
Food Truck Elimination Table

Truck
Week 1
San Diego,
CA
Week 2
Santa Fe,
NM
Week 3
Fort Worth,
TX
Week 4
New Orleans,
LA
Week 5
Jonesborough,
TN
Week 6
New York,
NY

Grill 'Em All
6th ($632)
3rd ($1,306)
3rd ($1,776)
2nd ($1,307)
2nd ($2,763)
WINNERS

Nom Nom Truck
1st ($1,078)
1st ($3,045)2
1st ($2,390)
1st ($2,103)
1st ($3,117)
RUNNERS-UP

Spencer on the Go
5th ($667)
5th ($1,058)
2nd ($2,096)
3rd ($1,170)
3rd ($2,726)

Austin Daily Press
3rd ($727)
4th ($1,096)
4th ($1,669)
4th ($809)

Crepes Bonaparte
2nd ($940)
2nd ($1,717)
5th ($1,465)

Ragin' Cajun
4th ($706)
6th ($745)

Nana Queens
7th ($440)

text: ^Note 1 : The team that makes the most money each week receives plane tickets and hotel accommodations to return to that week's city, courtesy of sponsor Orbitz.

text: ^Note 2 : The Nom Nom Truck opted not to do the Truck Stop challenge this week, confident they made the most sales and didn't need the prize (they ended up being correct).

text: Season 2: 2011[edit]

text: This time around, eight truck teams competed. They all met in Malibu, California but were immediately sent to Las Vegas, Nevada to officially start the race. The Truck Stops are outlined as little competitions to offer an advantage and Speed Bumps are introduced as twists meant to provide a disadvantage and force the teams to think on their feet. The grand prize was raised to $100,000[4] for this season only.

text: Truck Teams[edit]

text: Cafe Con Leche - (Van Nuys, CA) features Cuban cuisine and coffee. They were eliminated in week 3 in Denver, CO after they had to pay premium prices for supplies they received from a restaurant they partnered with.

text: Devilicious - (San Diego, CA) specializes in self-described "twisted" comfort food. They were eliminated in week 2 in Salt Lake City, UT after a $1-off promotion cut deeply into their profits.

text: Hodge Podge - (Cleveland, OH) serves "grab-bag" comfort food. Despite being in last place in week five, they were saved because Korilla BBQ was disqualified due to cheating. They made it to the finale in Miami but ultimately lost.

text: Korilla BBQ - (New York, NY) serves Korean grill and barbecue. They were disqualified in week 5 in Memphis, TN after they were caught adding $2700 of their own money to the cash box.

text: The Lime Truck - (Orange County, CA) serves California beach cuisine that is ingredient-driven. They advanced all the way into the finale in Miami and ultimately won the Great Food Truck Race.[5]

text: Roxy's Grilled Cheese - (Boston, MA) features gourmet grilled cheese. Roxy's was eliminated in week six in Atlanta, GA; despite winning $1000 in the Truck Stop, they came up short by over $1300.

text: Seabirds - (Orange County, CA) a vegan food truck. They were eliminated in week 4 in Manhattan, KS after slow service on their first day prevented them from taking advantage of the prime location they won in the Truck Stop.

text: Sky's Gourmet Tacos - (Los Angeles, CA) serves Mexican/soul fusion cuisine. They were eliminated in the first week in Las Vegas, NV after experiencing a tire blowout that cost them an exclusive appearance at a festival.

text: Truck Stops[edit]

text: The "Truck Stop" is an early challenge that gives an advantage to one truck in the main elimination challenge.

text: Week 2: The trucks were required to make a dish using sausage that they made themselves and five ingredients from an ingredient table. The winning truck earned an additional $100, doubling their seed money to $200, and immunity from the Speed Bump. Winner: Hodge Podge

text: Week 3: The trucks were required to forage for wild mushrooms in the mountains outside Denver and create a dish featuring the local mushrooms. The winning truck earned an exclusive interview with the local ABC affiliate and $200 of seed money; the remaining trucks received no seed money at all. Winner: The Lime Truck

text: Week 4: The trucks were required to make a meal based on the local cuisine for $5 or less. The winning truck would be the only team allowed to park in Aggieville, a popular restaurant area near the university campus. Winner: Seabirds

text: Week 5: The trucks were required to butcher and prepare a 100-pound pig, and prepare a barbecue sauce to go along with their dish. The winning truck earned an additional $500, doubling their seed money to $1000. In addition, the winning truck was allowed to leave the Truck Stop immediately, while the other teams, as a punishment, had to butcher the remainder of the pork (including the winning truck's) to donate to a local food bank, before leaving. Winner: Roxy's Grilled Cheese

text: Week 6: The trucks had one hour to find both peaches and peanuts in downtown Atlanta, and to combine them with the ingredients in a random basket. A local chef judged who best used the peanuts and peaches. The winning truck received $1,000. Winner: Roxy's Grilled Cheese

text: Week 7: The trucks were required to venture out 5 miles into the Atlantic Ocean by boat and go fishing. They had 30 minutes to catch a fish and 30 minutes to prepare it. The winning truck received $1,500. Winner: The Lime Truck

text: Speed Bumps[edit]

text: A speed bump is a challenge that requires all the teams to handle a sudden, unpleasant twist in a creative way.

text: Week 1: The trucks were required to stop using propane with only six hours of the day left.

text: Week 2: The trucks were required to relocate at least one mile away from their current location.

text: Week 3: The trucks were required to be handled by only one truck member.

text: Week 4: The trucks were required to sell everything on their menus for less than $1.00

text: Week 5: The trucks were required to serve only vegetarian food.

text: Week 6: The lead chefs on each truck were sidelined, with their two remaining teammates having to man the truck. With approximately one hour left, they were allowed to return.

text: Week 7, Speed Bump 1: The teams had 5 minutes to grab whatever they needed off their trucks before they were towed. To get the truck back, they needed to make $200 from the food they had.

text: Week 7, Speed Bump 2: The teams were required to shut down for the rest of Day 2. For the first 2 hours of business the next day, the trucks only sold desserts.

text: Results[edit]

text:
Food Truck Elimination Table

Truck
Week 1
Las Vegas,
NV
Week 2
Salt Lake City,
UT
Week 3
Denver,
CO
Week 4
Manhattan,
KS
Week 5
Memphis,
TN
Week 6
Atlanta,
GA
Week 7
Miami Beach,
FL

The Lime Truck
1st ($3,145)
4th ($3,281)
1st ($6,919)
4th ($2,768)
2nd ($5,377)1
2nd ($8,447)
WINNERS

Hodge Podge
3rd ($1,970)
3rd ($3,646)
3rd ($6,118)
3rd ($2,880)
4th ($4,961)2
1st ($8,937)
RUNNERS-UP

Roxy's Grilled Cheese
7th ($1,177)
6th ($3,006)
4th ($5,316)
2nd ($5,132)
1st ($6,254)
3rd ($7,121)

Korilla BBQ
2nd ($2,550)
1st ($5,665)
2nd ($6,831)
1st ($5,245)
3rd ($5,258)2

Seabirds
4th ($1,471)
5th ($3,036)
5th ($3,322)
5th ($2,332)

Cafe Con Leche
6th ($1,327)
2nd ($3,709)
6th ($3,235)

Devilicious
5th ($1,364)
7th ($2,847)

Sky's Gourmet Tacos
8th ($943)

text:
^Note 1 : Independent of the Speed Bump, a local food blogger, "The Chubby Vegetarian," visited each truck. The truck that received the best review was granted immunity. The Lime Truck won immunity.
^Note 2 : Although Korilla had the third highest sales, they were disqualified for cheating when one of the team members added $2700 of their own money to the cash box.

text: Season 3: 2012[edit]

text: This season, eight truck teams compete but none of them own a food truck. Instead they're all amateurs who want their own food truck business. Food Network designed each team's truck based on their proposed concept.[6] The winning team will earn $50,000 and keep the truck.

text: Truck Teams[edit]

text: Barbie Babes is from Los Angeles, CA and serves traditional Australian barbecue. Barbie Babes was eliminated in week two in Flagstaff, AZ, after a mishap with an underpriced menu, that affected them greatly. They lost out to Momma's Grizzly Grub by $170 and were only eliminated because of the immunity Pop-A-Waffle received.

text: Coast of Atlanta is from Atlanta, GA and serves fresh local seafood. Coast of Atlanta was eliminated in week four in Fayetteville, AR, after three other trucks were parked at a thriving local farmer's market, and they were not allowed to park there. They lost out to Momma's Grizzly Grub by just $24.

text: Momma's Grizzly Grub is from Wasilla, AK and serves homestyle comfort food dishes. Momma's Grizzly Grub was penalized $250 in week four in Fayetteville, AR because they broke a streetlamp; they barely survived elimination as a result. Momma's Grizzly Grub was eliminated in week five in Nashville, TN after they parked at a cupcake shop and could not get any business; they had to scramble to find customers.

text: Nonna's Kitchenette is from Parsippany, NJ and features traditional Italian recipes passed down from their grandmothers. Nonna's Kitchenette was penalized $250 in week five in Nashville, TN after they accidentally hit somebody's car with their truck; however, they still ended up in second place. Nonna's Kitchenette made it all the way to the finale, winning the truck stop, but still coming up $103 short to Seoul Sausage.

text: Pizza Mike's is from Columbus, OH and serves pizza and Italian food. Pizza Mike's was eliminated in week three in Amarillo, TX, because of parking at a dog park temporarily for an event, only to be forced to remain in the park for the rest of the day with the day's speed bump, which made them lose customers.

text: Pop-A-Waffle is from Los Angeles, CA and creates waffles ranging from strawberry shortcake to fajitas. Pop-A-Waffle was eliminated in week six in Cleveland, OH, after a bad decision, with one hour left in the day, to park at a concert down the road, through traffic.

text: Seoul Sausage is from Los Angeles, CA and serves Korean-style burgers and kimchi-fried-rice-balls. Seoul Sausage made it to the finale and beat out Nonna's Kitchenette. They won $50,000 and got to keep their truck.

text: Under the Crust is from San Diego, CA and serves gourmet sweet and savory pies. Under the Crust was eliminated in week one in Los Angeles, CA after they could not park at L.A. Live and could not sell anything fast enough, once they parked on Hollywood Boulevard. After they were eliminated, Tyler Florence announced that Food Network would donate $5,000 to the American Cancer Society in honor of team member Hannah's deceased fiancé, Keith.

text: Truck Stops[edit]

text: Week 2: The teams have to make a dish out of cactus and put it on their menu and be judged by a local judge, Beau MacMillan. The winner gets immunity. Winner: Pop-A-Waffle

text: Week 3: The teams have to include a ballpark special on their menu, an item that would be available at any stadium anywhere in the country, and are judged by stadium concessionaire, John Ciarrachi. The winning team earned $500 and a mysterious key, which turned out to be the key to unlock the boot that was put on their truck during the Speed Bump. Winner: Seoul Sausage

text: Week 4: The teams must create a breakfast item that included a secret ingredient: Pop-Tarts to be judged by an acclaimed teen chef, Jeremy Salamon. The winner receives a token, that is worth $750. Winner: Nonna's Kitchenette

text: Week 5: The teams must create a picnic basket, featuring their takes on classic Southern dishes. The winner earns $1,000 toward their till and the exclusive rights to serve 1,500 people at an event hosted by Joey + Rory. Winner: Pop-A-Waffle

text: Week 6: The teams must make a dish featuring an Ohio locally-grown beefsteak tomato, judged by Outback Steakhouse founder, J. Timothy Gannon. The winner gets $250 added to their till, and gets to sell for three hours, while the other teams have to shut down their trucks. Winner: Pop-A-Waffle

text: Week 7: The teams must make a "New England Style" dish featuring lobster. The winner gets $500 added to their till, and gets to move on to the next city, while the other team has to shuck 6 bushels (600 pounds) of clams. Winner: Nonna's Kitchenette[7]

text: Speed Bumps[edit]

text: Week 1: With six hours left, the teams must all relocate to Hollywood Boulevard to compete against each other in a sell-off.

text: Week 2: The trucks were required to serve only vegan food.

text: Week 3: The trucks were given boots on their wheels and were immobilized for the whole day. ( Except Seoul Sausage because when they won the truck stop in week 3 they got a key to unlock the boot )

text: Week 4: The teams were required to close their doors for the rest of the day, and start selling at 1:00 AM that night.

text: Week 5: The teams were required to have two members sit out while their other teammates trained culinary students to do their jobs.

text: Week 6: The teams were required to close their doors and sell on foot from a hot dog cart until 6:00 PM.

text: Week 7: When the teams got to Lubec, they were required to sell everything for under $2.

text: Results[edit]

text:
Food Truck Elimination Table

Truck
Week 1
Los Angeles,
CA
Week 2
Flagstaff,
AZ
Week 3
Amarillo,
TX
Week 4
Fayetteville,
AR
Week 5
Nashville,
TN
Week 6
Cleveland,
OH
Week 7
Boston, MA,
Portland, ME &
Lubec, ME

Seoul Sausage
1st ($1,896)
1st ($2,330)
1st ($4,561)
2nd ($2,907)
3rd ($2,297)
1st ($5,202)
WINNERS ($6,670)

Nonna's Kitchenette
3rd ($983)
3rd ($1,410)
3rd ($3,661)
1st ($3,005)
2nd ($2,321)4
2nd ($4,292)
RUNNERS-UP ($6,570)

Pop-A-Waffle
6th ($654)
7th ($745)1
4th ($3,575)
3rd ($1,936)
1st ($3,173)
3rd ($3,408)

Momma's Grizzly Grub
4th ($916)
5th2
2nd ($3,911)
4th ($1,842)3
4th ($1,919)

Coast of Atlanta
5th ($802)
4th ($1,280)
5th ($3,176)
5th ($1,818)

Pizza Mike's
2nd ($1,284)
2nd ($2,157)
6th ($2,764)

Barbie Babes
7th ($531)
6th12

Under the Crust
8th ($195)

text: ^Note 1 : Even though Pop-A-Waffle came in last place, they won immunity in the Truck Stop Challenge, and Barbie Babes were the ones who were sent home.

text: ^Note 2 : Dollar amounts were not announced, but the host said that the Momma's Grizzly Grub total exceeded Barbie Babes by $170.

text: ^Note 3 : Momma's Grizzly Grub would have finished in 3rd place, but $250 was removed from their till to pay the insurance deductible for a destroyed city streetlamp.

text: ^Note 4 : Nonna's Kitchenette had $250 removed from their till to pay the insurance deductible for hitting a car.

text: Season 4: 2013[edit]

text: Just like the previous season, there are eight teams competing, none of whom own a food truck. Food Network designed each team's truck based on their proposed concept. The winning team will earn $50,000 and keep their truck.

text: Truck Teams[edit]

text: Aloha Plate is from Los Angeles, CA, Maui and Oahu, HI and serves classic Hawaiian plate lunches. After making it to the finale, Aloha plate beat Tikka Tikka Taco and won The Great Food Truck Race.[8]

text: Boardwalk Breakfast Empire is from Sea Bright, NJ and serves comfort food with a breakfast twist. Boardwalk Breakfast Empire was eliminated in week two in Portland, Oregon after narrowly missing out on winning the $500 truck stop. If they had won, they would have been pushed into fourth for the round; instead, they lost to The Frankfoota Truck by $72.

text: Bowled and Beautiful is from Los Angeles, CA and creates California style bowls. Bowled and Beautiful was eliminated in week four in Rapid City, South Dakota after a poor location choice on the first day of sales ending up putting them behind on day two. They weren't able to place in the Truck Stop and narrowly lost to Philly's Finest Sambonis.

text: The Frankfoota Truck is from New York City, NY and serves uniquely topped hot dogs. The Frankfoota Truck was eliminated in week three in Pocatello, Idaho after poor location decisions cost them customers and they were penalized $50 for selling outside the city limits.

text: Murphy's Spud Truck is from Los Angeles, CA and serves gourmet stuffed potatoes with an Irish twist. Murphy's Spud Truck was eliminated in week one in San Francisco after failing to properly get their propane working in time to sell their initial dish.

text: Philly's Finest Sambonis is from Philadelphia, PA and serves Philly cheesesteaks and sandwiches known as sambonis. After making it to the final three Philly was eliminated because of poor sales in Chicago and losing the Truck Stop to Aloha Plate.

text: The Slide Show is from Los Angeles, CA and serves sliders of every kind. The Slide Show was eliminated in week five in Saint Paul, Minnesota after failing to complete either Truck Stop and finished $1,076 behind Philly's Finest Sambonis.

text: Tikka Tikka Taco is from St. Louis, MO and serves modern Indian tacos. Tikka made it to the final 2 but lost by more than $3,000 to Aloha Plate.

text: Truck Stops[edit]

text: Week 2: The teams have to create all of their dishes out of a local delicacy, geoduck. They then must put them on their menu and sell $200 worth. As teams meet the $200 threshold, they are required to race to Council Crest Park to find a token. The first team to retrieve the token wins $500 toward their till. Winner: Bowled and Beautiful

text: Week 3: The teams are required to go dig up their own potatoes and then reopen their trucks as a potato truck. After selling $750 worth of food with their potato menus, the teams race to the City Creek Trailhead for the chance to win one of three tokens that will add to their till; one large token worth $500, one medium token worth $250, and one small token worth $50. Winner: Bowled and Beautiful, 1st Runner Up: Aloha Plate, 2nd Runner Up: Philly's Finest Sambonis

text: Week 4: The teams are required to go the Wild Idea Buffalo Company, one by one by 15 minutes increments based on how much money they had made the day before, to spend 15 minutes butchering their own quarter rack of buffalo. Aloha Plate was the first team to get going, followed by The Slide Show, Tikka Tikka Taco, Bowled and Beautiful, and lastly, Philly's Finest Sambonis. After selling $1,500 of worth of food with their buffalo menus, the teams race to Vista Point for the chance to win one of the three tokens to add to their till: one large token worth $750, one medium token worth $500, and one small token worth $250. Winner: Aloha Plate, 1st Runner Up: Tikka Tikka Taco, 2nd Runner Up: The Slide Show

text: Week 5, Truck Stop 1: The teams must serve all of their menu items on a stick, but they must sell $1,500 worth of food by 8PM. As teams complete the Truck Stop, they must race to Stone Arch Bridge for the chance to win one of the two tokens to add to their till: one large token worth $750 and one small token worth $250. However, no team completes the challenge.

text: Week 5, Truck Stop 2: The teams must create a special dish on their menu out of Spam. After selling $500 worth of food with their Spam menus, the teams race to the Peace Officers Memorial at the Minnesota State Capitol. The first team to arrive wins immunity and the other teams that complete the challenge by 8:30PM win $500 toward their till. Immunity Winner: Aloha Plate, $500 Winners: Tikka Tikka Taco, Philly's Finest Sambonis

text: Week 6, Truck Stop 1: The teams have to create their own deep dish Chicago-style pizza using a portable wood-fired oven to be judged by Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel. The winning team receives a prize of a proclamation from the Mayor and earns $1,000 toward their till. Winner: Tikka Tikka Taco

text: Week 6, Truck Stop 2: The teams are required to add a sixth item to their menu, an authentic Chicago-style hot beef Polish sausage sandwich for $7 each, which are the same ones Mike Ditka sells in his restaurant. After selling 300 sausage sandwiches, the teams race to Mike Ditka's restaurant. The first team to arrive wins a five-hour head start to the next city: Annapolis, Maryland. Winner: Tikka Tikka Taco

text: Week 7: The teams travel to Kent Island, Maryland, where they are required to haul their own crab and create an original crab dish. The winning team receives $1,500 toward their till. Winner: Aloha Plate

text: Speed Bumps[edit]

text: Week 1: The trucks were required to close down and head to San Francisco, but in 15 minute increments based on how much money they earned in Beverly Hills.

text: Week 2: The trucks were required to go their entire first day without restocking their supplies.

text: Week 3: The teams were required to remove all items containing starch from their trucks and donate them.

text: Week 4: The teams were required to only have two people in their food truck while mobilized, and with each team's car being towed, they were required to find new ways to get to their locations while restocking their trucks with only $50 of seed money. At the end of the day, each team had $100 taken out of their till to get their car back.

text: Week 5: The teams were required to move from Minneapolis to Saint Paul.

text: Week 6: The teams were required to keep a minimum of five dishes on their menu for the rest of the race.

text: Week 7: The teams were required to each add a special dish to their menu that honored the other team. Tikka Tikka Taco was required to add a Teriyaki burger to their menu, while Aloha Plate was required to add chicken tikka tacos with yogurt sauce. Both must be priced at $10, and if they sell 50 specials before the race ends, they will earn an extra $1,000 to their till.

text: Results[edit]

text:
Food Truck Elimination Table

Truck
Week 1
Beverly Hills, CA &
San Francisco, CA
Week 2
Portland,
OR
Week 3
Pocatello,
ID
Week 4
Rapid City,
SD
Week 5
Minneapolis, MN &
St. Paul, MN
Week 6
Chicago,
IL5
Week 7
Annapolis,
MD
Week 8
Arlington,
VA & Washington,
D.C.

Aloha Plate
5th ($812)
1st ($2,505)
2nd ($2,744)1
1st ($6,841)
1st ($4,550)
N/A
2nd ($8,562)
WINNERS ($14,850)

Tikka Tikka Taco
3rd ($1,160)
3rd ($1,219)
3rd ($2,339)
3rd ($5,865)
2nd ($4,549)
N/A
1st ($9,129)
RUNNERS-UP ($11,774)

Philly's Finest Sambonis
1st ($1,321)
5th ($961)
5th ($1,912)3
4th ($3,800)
3rd ($3,084)4
N/A
3rd ($5,685)

The Slide Show
4th ($860)
4th ($1,121)
4th ($2,004)
2nd ($6,199)
4th ($2,008)

Bowled and Beautiful
2nd ($1,284)
2nd ($1,662)
1st ($3,643)
5th ($3,678)

The Frankfoota Truck
7th ($486)
6th ($727)
6th ($1,668)2

Boardwalk Breakfast Empire
6th ($723)
7th ($655)

Murphy's Spud Truck
8th ($420)

text: ^Note 1 : Aloha Plate had $150 removed from their till for being outside of Pocatello city limits for three hours.

text: ^Note 2 : The Frankfoota Truck had $50 removed from their till for being outside of Pocatello city limits for one hour.

text: ^Note 3 : Philly's Finest Sambonis would have finished in 3rd place, but $500 was removed from their till to pay the insurance deductible for hitting a sign.

text: ^Note 4 : Philly's Finest Sambonis had $120 removed from their till to pay for loaves of bread they ordered, but didn't pick up from the store.

text: ^Note 5 : Week 6 did not feature the elimination of a team, but the third place team was instead eliminated at the start of week 7's leg.

text: Season 5: 2014[edit]

text: Once again, eight teams of novice chefs and home cooks compete for a chance to open their own food truck business. Food Network designed each team's truck based on their proposed concept. The winning team will earn $50,000 and keep the truck.

text: Truck Teams[edit]

text: Beach Cruiser is from Venice, CA and serves authentic, fresh California cuisine dishes. Beach Cruiser was eliminated in week five in St. Louis, Missouri after charging only $5 for tacos and narrowly losing the Truck Stop to Lone Star Chuck Wagon.

text: Chatty Chicken is from Chattanooga, TN and serves fried chicken with sweet tea sauce and southern dishes. Chatty Chicken was eliminated in week one in Venice, CA after initially failing to purchase enough oil to deep-fry their chicken and then losing time having to double-back to their truck twice while buying more.

text: Let There Be Bacon is from Cleveland, OH and serves bacon-inspired dishes. Let There Be Bacon was eliminated in week six in Mobile, Alabama after spending an excess amount of time prepping and taking more than two hours to open their truck for business.

text: Lone Star Chuck Wagon is from Houston, TX and serves BBQ, Tex-Mex, and much more. Lone Star Chuck Wagon were eliminated in the finale in Key West, Florida after their loss in the Truck Stop gave them only half the seed money The Middle Feast earned. Lone Star Chuck Wagon ran out of ingredients and were not able to restock, losing business and ultimately the race to The Middle Feast.

text: Madres Mexican Meals is from Norwalk, CA and serves authentic Mexican dishes. Madres Mexican Meals was eliminated in week four in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma after a poor location choice led to lagging sales and clogging their meat grinder so they couldn't make enough burgers to compete in the Truck Stop.

text: Military Moms is from Fort Drum, NY and is made of moms whose husbands or sons are deployed in military. They serve comfort food. Military Moms was eliminated in week three in Austin, Texas after picking a bad location and not pushing sales. They were beaten by Madres Mexican Meals by only $6, after Madres won $100 in the Truck stop truck swap.

text: The Middle Feast is from Los Angeles, CA and serves Middle Eastern food dishes. After seven weeks and more than 4,000 miles, The Middle Feast won season five of The Great Food Truck Race.[9]

text: The Gourmet Graduates is from Providence, RI and, true to their name, are recent graduates from culinary school. They serve cafeteria food with a gourmet twist. The Gourmet Graduates were eliminated in week two in Tucson, Arizona for being unable to market their team very well and for their overconfidence for choosing to not sell during their last hours.

text: Truck Stops[edit]

text: Week 1: The teams are required to serve their best dish to the operators of Cousins Maine Lobster, often regarded as the best food truck in Los Angeles. The two operators, Sabin and Jim, pick their top three favorites; the first place team gets an extra $500 in their till, the second place team gets an extra $200, and the third place team gets $100. Winner: Madres Mexican Meals, 1st Runner Up: Beach Cruiser, 2nd Runner Up: Gourmet Graduates

text: Week 2: The teams are required to add a Sonoran hot dog as a fourth menu item, and cannot sell anything else until they shop and put the hot dog on the menu. The team that sells the most Sonoran hot dogs is awarded $500 toward their till, the second-highest seller gets $250, and third place gets $100. Winner: Beach Cruiser, 1st Runner Up: Military Moms, 2nd Runner Up: The Middle Feast

text: Week 3: The trucks must switch trucks with their assigned partners for a portion of day two, and cook only the opponent's menu; but into their own cash till. Lone Star swapped with Military Moms, Let There Be Bacon swapped with Middle Feast, and Beach Cruiser swapped with Madres. The team selling the most of their opponent's food will earn $500 toward their till, second gets $250, and third gets $100. Winner: Let There be Bacon, 1st Runner Up: Beach Cruiser, 2nd Runners Up: The Middle Feast and Madres Mexican Meals

text: Week 4: The trucks must only sell fried onion burgers for the rest of the day. They received fresh ingredients from a local burger joint. The first team to sell 50 burgers gets $500 and the second team gets $250. Winner: Beach Cruiser, Runner Up: The Middle Feast

text: Week 5: On the first day, Tyler visited each of the trucks and said they all needed improvement, so they were asked to make their new best dish on the second day. The winner gets whatever they made so far, doubled. Winner: Lone Star Chuck Wagon with $5,000

text: Week 6: The teams had to make a brunch dish which was bought by a secret shopper and judged by Tyler. The best two dishes (Let There Be Bacon and Lone Star Chuck Wagon) got to compete a Gulf Seafood dish. The winner gets $1,000 toward their till. Winner: Let There Be Bacon

text: Week 7: The teams had to create a dish using Everglades-inspired ingredients of alligator and frog's legs from Captain Gerald's House, judged by Tyler. The winning dish got their seed money for the final two days doubled (from $184.50 to $369). Winner: The Middle Feast

text: Speed Bumps[edit]

text: Week 1: The teams have to move from Santa Barbara, CA to Venice Beach, CA.

text: Week 2, Speed Bump 1: The teams must move from their current locations and move to a local folk festival, where an entire street has been blocked off and all trucks will sell adjacent to each other.

text: Week 2, Speed Bump 2: The teams are required to create a jingle within a 30-minute timeframe, and then perform in front of a large crowd at the previously-mentioned folk festival.

text: Week 3: The teams must relocate to a dating event until 7 p.m. and sell to participants.

text: Week 4: The teams are required to shut down and reopen in 15 minutes of increments in the order that they opened to start selling. They opened in this order: Madres Mexican Meals, Lone Star Chuck Wagon, Middle Feast, Let There Be Bacon, and lastly, Beach Cruiser. As a reward for opening first, Madres was never required to close.

text: Week 5: The teams are given no seed money to start with, so they have to make their money by selling toasted raviolis.

text: Week 6: The teams had to estimate 100 pounds of shrimp. Whoever got closest got it for free. The other teams could purchase it with seed money.

text: Week 7: In Naples, the teams had to sell pre-given ingredients and their seed money was the difference split.

text: Topics[edit]

text: In Season 5, the teams went into a "food-truck boot camp". Each week has a different topic.

text: Week 1: Branding the Truck

text: Week 2: Marketing

text: Week 3: Partnerships

text: Week 4: Time Management

text: Week 5: Food Quality

text: Week 6: Local Ingredients

text: Week 7: All of the Above: Marketing and Branding in the commercial, Partnerships in selling for their seed money, Local Ingredients in the Truck Stop, and Time Management and Food Quality in their final city.

text: Results[edit]

text:
Food Truck Elimination Table

Truck
Week 1
Santa Barbara, CA &
Venice, CA
Week 2
Tucson,
AZ
Week 3
Austin,
TX
Week 4
Oklahoma City,
OK
Week 5
St. Louis,
MO
Week 6
Mobile,
AL
Week 76
Tampa, FL,
Bonita Springs, FL,
Naples, FL,
Alligator Alley,
Key West, FL

The Middle Feast
4th ($764)
6th1
2nd ($2,248)
1st ($6,220)
3rd5
1st ($10,058)
WINNERS

Lone Star Chuck Wagon
1st ($1,511)
2nd ($3,238)
4th ($1,724)
4th ($4,646)
1st ($10,418)
2nd ($7,742)
RUNNERS-UP

Let There Be Bacon
7th ($337)
4th ($2,376)
3rd ($2,175)
3rd ($5,072)
2nd ($5,056)
3rd ($7,160)

Beach Cruiser
2nd ($1,319)
1st ($3,685)
1st ($2,808)
2nd ($5,580)
4th5

Madres Mexican Meals
3rd ($1,221)
5th ($2,290)
5th2
5th4

Military Moms
5th ($591)
3rd ($2,716)
6th23

The Gourmet Graduates
6th ($517)
7th1

Chatty Chicken
8th ($277)

text: ^Note 1 : Dollar amounts went unannounced for The Middle Feast and The Gourmet Graduates in Week 2; however, Tyler Florence announced the differential between the two teams was $184. Keese said after the top 2 were announced that they "didn't even break $2,000".

text: ^Note 2 : Dollar amounts went unannounced for Madres Mexican Meals and Military Moms in Week 3; however Florence announced that the difference was only $6.

text: ^Note 3 : The Military Moms briefly mentioned counting "over $1000" before the show moved to the final results scene. Florence announced that their weekly earnings would be donated to the Wounded Warrior Project.

text: ^Note 4 : Dollar amounts for Madres Mexican Meals were not announced.

text: ^Note 5 : Dollar amounts for Middle Feast and Beach Cruiser were not announced, but they were separated by $160.

text: ^Note 6 : Although they visited 5 cities, they only sold in 2. They arrived in Tampa, recorded a commercial in Bonita Springs, sold to make their seed money in Naples, had the Truck Stop in Alligator Alley, Florida, and sold for two days in Key West.

text: Season 6: 2015[edit]

text: In this season, the format switches back to bringing in professional food truck operators.[10] Seven truck teams will ride along route 66, making stops along the way. The winning team will earn $50,000 for their business.

text: Truck Teams[edit]

text: Diso's Italian Sandwich Society is from New York City, NY and serves fresh, quality Italian sandwiches. They were eliminated week 2 in Sedona, AZ for not being able to sell enough sausage dishes.

text: GD Bro Truck is from Orange County, CA and serves gourmet burgers and fries. They were eliminated week 5 in Tulsa, OK for not attracting enough customers with their roadside attraction.

text: Pho Nomenal Dumplings is from Raleigh, NC and serves dumplings, pho, and sloppy joes. Despite their truck's engine failure, which forced them to rent a new one, they ended up winning the season and became the first all-girl team to win.[11]

text: Postcards is from Los Angeles, CA and serves soul food. They were eliminated week 4 in Amarillo, TX for taking too long to prep, which cost them 2 hours.

text: Spice It Up is from Phoenix, AZ and serves international dishes. They were eliminated week 3 in Santa Fe, NM for not buying enough food, and having to close with 4 hours to go.

text: The Guava Tree Truck is from Dallas, TX and serves Cuban food. They were eliminated week 1 in Lake Havasu City, AZ because their generator blew, which delayed them from selling.

text: Waffle Love is from Provo, UT and serves waffle dishes. They became the runner-up for this season.

text: Truck Stops[edit]

text: Week 1: The teams had to serve their twist on fish and chips. First team to get to 20 orders received an additional $500 for their till. Winner: Diso's Italian Sandwich Society

text: Week 2: The teams had to sell rattlesnake rabbit sausage dishes using pink jeeps as their food trucks. At 2pm that day, the competition ended, and they had to pay $100 for the sausage. Profits from selling the sausage dishes would be doubled. "Winner:" Spice It Up

text: Week 3: The teams had to create a dish using local peppers and other ingredients from the Santa Fe area. The winner would get $1000 for their till. Winner: Postcards

text: Week 4: This episode's truck stop had several parts to it. The teams were only given $50 of seed money, having to earn the rest by eating The Big Texan Steak Dinner Challenge: 72 oz of steak, a salad, a baked potato, three fried shrimp, and a dinner roll. Teams were given $50 if they ate all the sides and $200 if they finished the entire steak in 20 minutes. The first to finish was Pho-Nomenal Dumplings, followed by GD Bro, and Waffle Love. They received an extra $250 each. Postcards did not finish 11 oz of their steak and therefore only earned $150 for the steak and $50 for the sides. There were two additional contests. They had to create an extra steak dish to sell. The team that sold the most steak dishes would win an extra $500. Winner: GD Bro. The second contest was the steak dish was secretly judged by Bobby Lee, an owner of one of the biggest steak restaurants in Amarillo. The best steak dish also won an extra $500. Winner: Pho-Nomenal Dumplings.

text: Week 5: At a car show in Tulsa, the teams had 20 minutes to pitch a special dish to the attendees. Then each club member utilized a $25 chip to buy their preferred meal. Winner: Waffle Love.

text: Week 6: This final truck stop took place in St. Louis, MO. The teams were given chicken, ground beef, and pork steak and 90 minutes to create winning dishes for each. Judges were from Adam's Smokehouse in St. Louis. The winner got to sell 30 fewer dishes in Chicago, IL. Winner: Pho-Nomenal Dumplings.

text: Speed Bumps[edit]

text: Week 1: The teams had to close their doors by 8 p.m.

text: Week 2: None. There was an early quick fire challenge instead which consisted of the teams competing to get the most in sales from their signature dish. The winner got an hour advantage the next day.

text: Week 3, First Speed Bump: The teams were forced to go to the grocery store an hour before closing and get all of the food for their trucks for the entire weekend. They were not allowed to grocery shop again even if they sold out.

text: Week 3, Second Speed Bump: The teams were given spots next to each other at the Santa Fe Railyard Farmers Market and were required to stay until the farmers market closed.

text: Week 4: The teams were told that two of their team members had to go shopping for new supplies for 30 minutes while the last team member continued to run the food truck by themselves.

text: Week 5: The teams had their cell phones taken away from them and were required to have roadside attractions to market their trucks instead of utilizing social media.

text: Week 6: In Springfield, Illinois, the two teams were only allowed to collect $5 bills as the form of payment, requiring all dishes to be priced at either $5, $10, or $15. The final stop was in Chicago, Illinois. The final challenge was to sell 50 dishes customized to each neighborhood in Chinatown, Little Italy, and Greektown. After selling all 150 dishes (120 dishes in Pho Nomenal Dumplings' case), they had to be first across the finish line at Buckingham Fountain.

text: Results[edit]

text:
Food Truck Elimination Table

Truck
Week 1
Santa Monica Pier, CA &
Lake Havasu City, AZ
Week 2
Flagstaff,
AZ
Week 3
Santa Fe,
NM
Week 4
Amarillo,
TX
Week 5
Tulsa,
OK
Week 6
St. Louis, MO,
Springfield, IL,
Chicago, IL

Pho-Nomenal Dumplings
6th ($2,318)
5th2
3rd ($4,658)
3rd ($12,310)
2nd ($5,107)
WINNERS 6

Waffle Love
1st ($4,977)
2nd ($4,864)
1st ($5,017)
2nd ($12,673)
1st ($5,150)
RUNNERS-UP

GD Bro Truck
3rd ($3,103)
3rd ($3,470)
4th ($4,654)
1st ($13,124)
3rd 5

Postcards
2nd ($3,215)
4th ($3,209)
2nd ($4,688)3
4th (~$9,893)4

Spice It Up
5th ($2,643)
1st ($5,279)
5th ($4,574)

Diso's Italian Sandwich Society
4th ($2,955)
6th2

The Guava Tree Truck
7th1

text: ^Note 1 : Dollar amounts went unannounced for The Guava Tree Truck in week 1

text: ^Note 2 : Dollar amounts went unannounced for Diso's Italian Sandwich Society and Pho Nomenal Dumplings in Week 2; however, Tyler Florence announced the differential between the two teams was $15.

text: ^Note 3 : Would have been 1st place, but they incurred a $500 total fine for hitting a parked car to cover the deductible and for not taking ownership of the accident.

text: ^Note 4 : Final amount for Postcards was not mentioned. However, Tyler did mention that this was the most revenue from all the food trucks garnered on any episode of this series with an amount of $48,000.

text: ^Note 5 : Final amount for GD Bro was not mentioned.

text: ^Note 6 : Pho-Nomenal Dumplings won despite having parked and sold their 50 Greektown plates two blocks away from the designated Greektown boundaries. They were required to go back and sell another 50 plates within the designated Greektown boundaries.

text: Season 7: 2016[edit]

text: This season's theme is "Family Face-off".[12] There are six teams competing all of whom are families (or at least have two family members within the team). The race also stays mainly in the state of California. The "Speed Bump" and "Truck Stop" challenges are no longer identified as such, but there's still at least one inter-truck competition in each episode. The winners receive $50,000.

text: Truck Teams[edit]

text: Carretto Siciliano is noted for having Vinny[13] from The Jersey Shore, competing with his mother and uncle, serving up Italian home cooking. They are runners-up in week 5.

text: Grilled Cheese All-Stars is headed by twin brothers and their college friend. They specialize in cheesy foods but mainly grilled cheese. They win this season of The Great Food Truck Race.

text: Lei-Away Leidies is helmed by a mother, her sister, and her daughter, all from Laie, Hawaii. They dish up authentic Hawaiian food. They are eliminated in week 4, in Palm Springs, CA after taking too long trying to find a place to set up on the first day, and being the only team who didn't win $200 in their till.

text: BigMista's Fatty Wagon is led by a barbecue master, his wife, and their BBQ pseudo-son. The trio serve up southern food, with an emphasis on BBQ. They are eliminated in week 2 in Oxnard CA after a delayed second day thanks to propane tank troubles and then closing early.

text: Fortune Cooking is led by a self-proclaimed samurai chef and his wife along with their best friend. They specialize in Southeast Asian cuisine. They are eliminated in week 1 in Los Angeles, CA after clipping two food trucks and having to pay for repairs.

text: Sweet Southern Soul is another all-female truck with two sisters and a friend who serve up southern soul food despite not having culinary experience. They are eliminated in week 3 in Solvang, CA because they had lower prices than the other trucks on the first day.

text: Challenges[edit]

text: Week 1

text: First Challenge: Starting off at Six Flags Magic Mountain, the families are each faced with 12 plates of loaded funnel cakes. The key to their trucks are under one plate and if there's no key under one, they have to eat the funnel cake and choose another plate. Sweet Southern Soul gets their key first and Grilled Cheese All Stars are last to find their key, after eating 11 funnel cakes.

text: Second Challenge: Later on, Tyler offers a spot for one food truck inside Six Flags and each team must bid for the spot, in the hopes they'll be able to make back the money they spent for exclusive access inside the theme park. Carretto Siciliano bid $400 and get the spot. The gamble pays off because they end up with first place at the elimination.

text: Week 2

text: Challenge: After getting $200 seed money, the teams must buy strawberries from the local Oxnard strawberry festival and make two dishes, one sweet and one savory. Bonnie Atmore, a spokeswoman for the strawberry festival, visits each truck to taste their strawberry dishes and the one she deems the best will win $300 towards their till. The winner was Sweet Southern Soul.

text: Week 3

text: First Challenge: The teams are invited to OstrichLand USA for an egg hunt wherein they each have to find one egg that's dyed a specific color related to their team. Once they find their three ostrich eggs, Tyler will give them $300 seed money and they can go start selling. Sweet Southern Soul find their eggs first, followed by Carretto Siciliano, Lei-Away Leidies, and last again is Grilled Cheese All-Stars.

text: Second Challenge: Each truck must make a family recipe dish using their three collected ostrich eggs. A secret shopper is sent around the trucks to try the dishes. The winner is Carretto Siciliano who gets immunity.

text: Third Challenge: Partway through the second day, an additional challenge (akin to a "Speed Bump") comes in the form of little aebleskiver pans that are delivered to all the food trucks. All the teams' pots and pans are replaced with the special Danish pans for a few hours.

text: Week 4

text: First Challenge: The teams must sell desserts priced at $6 but they have to bid on chocolate, fresh fruit, and nuts with the winners of their bid getting exclusive use of the ingredient. Grilled Cheese All-Stars win exclusive use of chocolate for $25, Lei-Away Leidies pay $45 for fresh fruit, and Carretto Siciliano are left with nuts for $25. The winners get $200 towards their till, and that's Grilled Cheese All-Stars.

text: Second Challenge: Inspired by the Cabazon Dinosaurs roadside attraction, the three teams are challenged to become human roadside attractions for their food trucks. The team who takes the most photos with people (taking the most selfies) gets an additional $200 towards their till, and that's Carretto Siciliano.

text: Week 5

text: Challenge: The two remaining teams have one hour to shop, prep, and load their trucks onto a barge heading to Catalina Island. While their trucks set sail, they'll have to sell hot dogs out of carts in San Pedro. The team who makes the most money selling hot dogs are taken to Catalina Island by helicopter, earning them an hour head start, while the other team must travel by boat. The winners of the hot dog challenge are Grilled Cheese All-Stars.

text: Results[edit]

text:
Food Truck Elimination Table

Truck
Week 11
Los Angeles, CA
Week 2
Oxnard, CA
Week 3
Solvang, CA
Week 45
Palm Springs, CA
Week 5
San Pedro, CA &
Catalina Island, CA

Grilled Cheese All-Stars
2nd ($86)
4th3
3rd ($2,944)
1st ($4,934)
WINNERS

Carretto Siciliano
1st ($219) 2
2nd ($878)
1st ($3,409)
2nd ($4,645)
RUNNERS-UP6

Lei-Away Leidies
4th (-$18)
1st ($1,198)
2nd ($3,130)
3rd ($4,288)

Sweet Southern Soul
3rd ($72)
3rd ($731)
4th4

BigMista's Fatty Wagon
5th (-$74)
5th3

Fortune Cooking
6th (-$456)

text: ^Note 1 : For the first time, not counting the $300 seed money, only three teams made a profit. Despite being in the red, two teams in the bottom three still moved on.

text: ^Note 2 : The winner of this "challenge" actually spent money (via bid) for a prime spot and ended up making the most sales.

text: ^Note 3 : Dollar amounts were not disclosed but there was a $125 difference between the bottom two.

text: ^Note 4 : No dollar amount was disclosed for Sweet Southern Soul.

text: ^Note 5 : This is the only episode with two challenges worth money towards a team's till.

text: ^Note 6 : Although they lost, Vinny and his mother from Carretto Siciliano got their own miniseries on Food Network called Vinny & Ma Eat America.

text: Season 8: 2017[edit]

text: Billed as a "Battle for the South", the eighth season features seven teams of food truck novices traveling across the southern states.[14] For the first time in the series, they're not starting off in California, rather they begin the race in Louisiana and end in Georgia. Once again, there's no "Speed Bumps" and "Truck Stops" but there are still challenges worth money and occasional curveballs. The winning team gets a $50,000 prize courtesy of Farmer's Insurance.

text: Truck Teams[edit]

text: Stick 'Em Up is a Tennessee family trio whose food is described as a variety of bites on a stick. The group's menu includes chicken and quick biscuits, a low country boil and tornado dogs. They were eliminated in week 3 in Tuscaloosa, AL.

text: The Breakfast Club is a Philadelphia-based breakfast entrant featuring three young, self-proclaimed "millennials". Their brunch-centric menu includes chicken and waffles, breakfast quesadillas and eggs Benedict sliders. They were eliminated in week 5, in Athens, GA.

text: Braised in the South is made up of a trio of trained Charleston chefs serving elevated Southern cuisine in street food for, with offerings such as barbecue shrimp tacos and Cajun chicken “tatchos”. They were the winners of the season.

text: Mr. Po' Boys features a pair of chefs from a popular food booth at the Dallas Farmer’s Market. Their menu is almost exclusively Cajun-inspired Louisiana-style po' boy sandwiches. They were the runners-up in week 6, in Savannah, GA.

text: The Southern Frenchie is a entrant hailing from Little Rock, Arkansas. The team's theme is eclectic Southern fusion cooking, with dishes such as Italian-inspired pimento grilled cheese and French Canadian-inspired Southern poutine. They were eliminated in week 4 in Nashville, TN.

text: Wicked Good Seafood is a group of Massachusetts friends serving New England-style seafood. The team's offerings include stuffed quahogs, lobster rolls and codfish sandwiches. They were the first eliminated in New Orleans, LA.

text: Papi Chulo's Empanadas is a Dominican-American family team hailing from New Jersey. Its menu features a number of Caribbean dishes, but focuses on the Dominican staple empanada. They were eliminated in week 2 in Pensacola, FL.

text: Challenges[edit]

text: Week 1

text: First Challenge: Each food truck must sell their version of a decadent beignet in New Orleans. Ingredients are provided and any money they make is added to their $300 seed money. The truck who made the most selling beignets was Stick Em Up ($131) and the least sold was Wicked Good Seafood ($35).

text: Second Challenge: The food truck teams must make a special of the day using ingredients from the popular New Orleans "Hurricane" drink (passion fruit, orange, and lime). Chef Susan Spicer will go to each food truck and try their special dishes and choose the best one. The winner was Mr Po' Boy and they get $100 towards their till.

text: Week 2

text: First Challenge: The food truck teams are paired up and tasked to work together to make cohesive dishes that'll be served to 50 aviation service members at Pensacola Naval Air Station. The two teams who get the most votes both get $200 towards their till. The Breakfast Club choose to work with Stick 'Em Up, Braised in the South pick Southern Frenchie, and the remaining Mr. Po' Boys are paired with Papi Chulo's Empanadas. The winning teams are Braised in the South and Southern Frenchie.

text: Second Challenge: The mayor of Pensacola, Ashton Hayward, wanted the teams to incorporate a red snapper into a dish. The truck that makes the most money from one red snapper wins immunity. The winner of immunity is Stick Em' Up.

text: Week 3

text: First Challenge: Two people from each food truck team have 15 minutes to crack pecans. The team who cracks the most pecans in 15 minutes will get mentored by baker Jan Potter, for the upcoming dessert challenge. Braised in the South cracked the most pecans and win.

text: Second Challenge: Everyone must add pecan desserts to their menu. The team who sells the most pecan dessert dishes gets $300 towards their till. On the second day, Tyler assigns them a "happy hour" special where they have to sell their pecan desserts for $1. The winning team of the pecan dessert challenge is The Breakfast Club.

text: Week 4

text: First Challenge: After tasting some spicy chicken from a restaurant known for it, the teams have to make their version of hot chicken but the catch is they cannot use chicken. Chef Aqui Hines will go to each truck and try their version of hot "chicken", and choose the best dish. The winning team gets $500 in their till, and that is Mr. Po' Boys.

text: Second Challenge: The teams are challenged to do self-promotion for their truck. Tyler and country singer Craig Wayne Boyd will go around and judge which team is best representing and promoting their truck. The winning team gets immunity, and that is The Breakfast Club.

text: Week 5

text: First Challenge: The teams have to make a savory peach appetizer in 30 minutes for Tyler and Chef Mimi Maumus to judge. The winners are Braised in the South, and their prize is the ability to shut down both their competitors for one hour at any point during their time in Georgia.

text: Second Challenge: Tyler challenges the teams to change their menus; they're not allowed to make anything they've sold in the last four cities.

text: Week 6

text: First Challenge: The teams have to sell their food out of pedicabs for one hour. The team that sells the most get $500 in their till. The winners are Braised in the South.

text: Second Challenge: Every few hours, Tyler will give both teams a new location where they'll compete head to head. At each location, the two trucks will get a different type of shellfish that they have to use. The team who sells the most shellfish dishes get an additional $500 in their till. Braised in the South also won this challenge.

text:
1st location - Johnson Square (shrimp)
2nd location - Savannah Civic Center (scallops)
3rd location - Forsyth Park (clams)

text: Results[edit]

text:
Food Truck Elimination Table

Truck
Week 1
New Orleans, LA
Week 2
Pensacola, FL
Week 3
Tuscaloosa, AL
Week 4
Nashville, TN
Week 5
Athens, GA
Week 6
Savannah, GA

Braised in the South
2nd ($413)
5th1
1st ($3,261)
1st ($3,223)
1st4 ($2,276)
WINNERS5

Mr. Po' Boys
3rd ($384)
1st ($1,725)
4th
2nd ($963)
2nd
RUNNERS-UP

The Breakfast Club
1st ($420)
2nd ($1,438)
3rd ($2,237)
3rd3 ($413)
3rd

Southern Frenchie
5th ($345)
3rd1 ($1,430)
2nd ($2,447)
4th (more than $413)

Stick Em Up
4th ($370)
4th2
5th

Papi Chulo's Empanadas
6th ($208)
6th

Wicked Good Seafood
7th ($192)

text: ^Note 1 : Braised in the South and Southern Frenchie both won money towards their till because it was a team challenge.

text: ^Note 2 : Stick Em' Up won immunity this week so they moved on to the next city.

text: ^Note 3 : The Breakfast Club won immunity this week so they moved on to the next city.

text: ^Note 4 : Braised in the South were able to close down their competitors for 1 hour.

text: ^Note 5 : Braised in the South won both the selling challenges, adding $1,000 to their till, and helping them win the whole race.


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text: Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Road

text: Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Road (formerly known as Aurangzeb road) is a road in New Delhi's Lutyen's bungalow zone in Delhi, India. It lies at the north-east end, stretching from the 'Taj Mansingh Hotel' at the roundabout of Mansingh Road, Shahjahan Road, Humayun Road, Prithviraj Road and a road to Khan Market in the north-east. At the south-west end it stretches up to the crossing at Mustafa Kemal Ataturk Marg and Safdarjung Road junction. Abdul Kalam road is home to several Indian billionaires such as ArcelorMittal's L N Mittal, K P Singh of DLF and Max Healthcare's Analjit Singh.[1]

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text: Junction[edit]

text: A single junction is formed at the crossing of Tughlaq road, land on this road is worth ₹ 500 Crore (roughly $80 million) per acre.[2]

text: 2014 Renaming[edit]

text: Dr APJ Abdul Kalam road was earlier called Aurangzeb road, named so by the British after the controversial Mughal emperor, Aurangzeb. In November 2014, Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee petitioned the Prime Minister of India to change the name of Aurangzeb road after Guru Tegh Bahadur, the ninth Sikh guru, as a tribute to him on his martyrdom anniversary observed on 24 November.[3] Guru Tegh Bahadur was executed in Delhi on the orders of the Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb, who was known for his religious oppression. Canadian writer and activist of Pakistani origin, Tarek Fatah, suggested renaming Aurangzeb Road to Dara Shikoh road, after Dara Shikoh, the secular brother of Aurangzeb, who was executed by the latter.[4]

text: Aurangzeb road was renamed to Dr APJ Adbul Kalam Road by NDMC on request of Maheish Girri (BJP Member of the India Parliament for East Delhi) on 29 August 2015.

text: "As a tribute to the People's President, I propose to rename the 'Aurangzeb Road' in New Delhi to 'Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Road'. In my opinion, this will be a great way of preserving his memories and legacy forever," wrote Maheish Girri for changing the name of the Road.

text: The Renaming of Aurangzeb road to Dr APJ Adbul Kalam Road also got criticism from various sections of historians[5] and politicians, such as Sharad Yadav of Janata Dal (United),[6] Bahujan Samaj Party president Mayawati,[7][8] Tariq Anwar of Nationalist Congress Party[9] and Asaduddin Owaisi of AIMIM.[10][11]


document_title: Health & Social Care in the Community

question_text: health and social care in the community abbreviation

text: Health & Social Care in the Community

text:
Health & Social Care in the Community

ISO 4 abbreviation

Health Soc. Care Community

Discipline
Community health, public health, social work

Language
English

Edited by
Karen Luker

Publication details

Publisher

John Wiley & Sons

Publication history

1993-present

Frequency
Bimonthly

Impact factor
(2016)

2.047

Indexing

ISSN
0966-0410 (print)
1365-2524 (web)

LCCN
95007448 sn 95007448

CODEN
HSCCEL

OCLC no.
27415487

Links

Journal homepage
Online access
Online archive

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text: Health & Social Care in the Community is a bimonthly peer-reviewed academic journal covering all aspects community health, health care, and social work. It was established in 1993 and is published by John Wiley & Sons. The editor-in-chief is Karen Luker (University of Manchester). According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2016 impact factor of 2.047, ranking it 6th out of 42 journals in the category "Social Work".[1]


document_title: Shot clock

question_text: when was the shot clock added to basketball

text: Shot clock

text: History[edit]

text: Background[edit]

text: The NBA (National Basketball Association) had problems attracting fans (and positive media coverage) before the shot clock's inception.[2] This was due to teams running out the clock once they were leading in a game; without the shot clock, teams passed the ball nearly endlessly without penalty. If one team chose to stall, the other team (especially if behind) would often commit fouls to get the ball back following the free throw. Very low-scoring games with many fouls were common, which bored fans. The most extreme case occurred on November 22, 1950, when the Fort Wayne Pistons defeated the Minneapolis Lakers by a record-low score of 19–18, including 3–1 in the fourth quarter.[3] The Pistons held the ball for minutes at a time without shooting (they attempted 13 shots for the game) in order to limit the impact of the Lakers' dominant George Mikan. The Pistons' performance led the St. Paul Dispatch to write "[The Pistons] gave pro basketball a great black eye."[4] NBA President Maurice Podoloff said, "In our game, with the number of stars we have, we of necessity run up big scores."[5] A few weeks after the Pistons/Lakers game, the Rochester Royals and Indianapolis Olympians played a six-overtime game with only one shot in each overtime - in each overtime period, the team who had the ball first held the ball for the entirety of the period before attempting a last-second shot. The NBA tried several rule changes in the early 1950s to speed up the game and reduce fouls before eventually adopting the shot clock.

text: Creation[edit]

text: The shot clock first came to use in 1954 in Syracuse, New York, where Syracuse Nationals (now the Philadelphia 76ers) owner Danny Biasone and general manager Leo Ferris experimented using a 24-second version during a scrimmage game.[6] According to Biasone, "I looked at the box scores from the games I enjoyed, games where they didn't screw around and stall. I noticed each team took about 60 shots. That meant 120 shots per game. So I took 2,880 seconds (48 minutes) and divided that by 120 shots. The result was 24 seconds per shot."[3][7] Biasone and Ferris then convinced the NBA to adopt it for the 1954–55 season, a season in which the Nationals won the NBA Championship.

text: Syracuse Nationals General Manager Leo Ferris has emerged in the discussion as one of those involved in the creation and development of the shot clock. Along with Danny Biasone and Emil Barboni, a scout for the Nats, Leo Ferris was a key figure in developing the 24-second clock.[8] Jack Andrews, longtime basketball writer for The Syracuse Post-Standard, often recalled how Ferris would sit at Danny Biasone's Eastwood bowling alley, scribbling potential shot clock formulas onto a napkin.[9] Ferris, who loved mathematics, ended up dividing the number of seconds in a 48-minute game (2,880) by the average number of shots taken in a game (120) to get to the 24-second time limit per possession.[10] While he and Biasone often share in the credit for the shot clock, it was Ferris who was singled out by business manager Bob Sexton at the 1954 team banquet for pushing the shot clock rule.

text: Use and reaction[edit]

text: When it was first introduced by the NBA, the 24-second shot clock made players so nervous that it hardly came into play, as players were taking fewer than 20 seconds to shoot. According to Syracuse star Dolph Schayes, "We thought we had to take quick shots – a pass and a shot was it – maybe 8–10 seconds... But as the game went on, we saw the inherent genius in Danny's 24 seconds – you could work the ball around [the offensive zone] for a good shot."[7]

text: The shot clock, together with some rule changes concerning fouls, revolutionized NBA basketball. In the last pre-clock season (1953–54), teams averaged 79 points per game; in the first year with the clock (1954–55), the average was 93 points,[3] which went up to 107 points by its fourth year in use (1957–58).[11] The advent of the shot clock (and the resulting increase in scoring) coincided with an increase in attendance, which increased 40% within a few years to an average of 4,800 per game.[12]

text: The shot clock received near-universal praise for its role in improving the style of play in the NBA. Coach and referee Charley Eckman said, "Danny Biasone saved the NBA with the 24-second rule."[13] Boston Celtic all-star Bob Cousy said, "Before the new rule, the last quarter could be deadly. The team in front would hold the ball indefinitely, and the only way you could get it was by fouling somebody. In the meantime, nobody dared take a shot and the whole game slowed up. With the clock, we have constant action. I think it saved the NBA at that time. It allowed the game to breathe and progress."[14] League president Maurice Podoloff called the adoption of the shot clock "the most important event in the NBA."[3] The league itself states, "Biasone's invention rescue[d] the league."[13]

text: Adoption by other leagues[edit]

text: Two later pro leagues that rivaled the NBA adopted a modified version of the shot clock. The American Basketball League used a 30-second shot clock for its two years in existence (1961–1963). The American Basketball Association also adopted a 30-second clock when it launched in 1967–68, switching to the NBA's 24-second length for its final season (1975–76).

text: In the 1969–70 season, women's collegiate basketball (at the time sanctioned by the Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics for Women) used a 30-second shot clock on an experimental basis, officially adopting it for the 1970–71 season.[15] Unlike the women's side, there was initial resistance to the implementation of a shot clock for men's NCAA basketball, due to fears that smaller colleges would be unable to compete with powerhouses in a running game. However, after extreme results like an 11–6 Tennessee win over Temple in 1973, support for a men's shot clock began to build.[16] The NCAA introduced a 45-second shot clock for the men's game in the 1985–86 season, reducing it to 35 seconds in the 1993–94 season[17] and 30 seconds in the 2015–16 season.[18] The NAIA also reduced the shot clock to 30 seconds for men's basketball starting in 2015–16.[19]

text: From its inception in 1975, the Philippine Basketball Association adopted a 25-second shot clock. This was because the shot clocks then installed at the league's main venues, the Araneta Coliseum and Rizal Memorial Coliseum (the latter no longer used by the league), could only be set at 5-second intervals. The league later adopted a 24-second clock starting from the 1995 season. The Metropolitan Basketball Association in the Philippines used the 23-second clock from its maiden season in 1998. In Filipino college basketball, the NCAA Basketball Championship (Philippines) and the UAAP Basketball Championship adopted a 30-second clock; they switched to 24 seconds starting with the 2001–02 season, the first season to start after the FIBA rule change in 2001.

text: Operation[edit]

text: In the NBA (since 1954), Women's National Basketball Association (since 2006), and FIBA play (since 2000; 30-second from 1956 to 2000), the shot clock counts down 24 seconds, thus often being called the "24-second clock." If a shot is attempted and hits or enters the rim, or if the defensive team gains possession via a rebound, steal, or out-of-bounds play, the shot clock resets. Failure by the offense to attempt a shot that hits the rim within the prescribed time results in a "shot clock violation" and a loss of possession to the other team. Three signals indicate when the shot clock expires—a shot clock signal, illuminated lights on the shot clock (NBA, FIBA, Euroleague, and many venues using an NBA-style transparent shot clock), and in the NBA and FIBA play (starting in July 2018), a yellow LED light strip on the backboard. In the 2011–12 NBA season and 2014–15 Euroleague, the last five seconds of the shot clock were modified to include tenths of a second, allowing offensive players to see precisely how much time they have to shoot and officials to determine any last-second shots easily. The rule has been adopted by FIBA starting in 2018.[20] In the 2016-17 NBA season, a new 'official timekeeper' deal for the NBA with Swiss watch manufacturer Tissot introduced a new united official game clock/shot clock system, putting both timing systems under the same system for the first time.[21] Tissot also became official timekeeper for the WNBA in the 2017 season.

text: Furthermore, the shot clock is not reset on a foul in the frontcourt. Rule changes in the NBA since 1998, and in FIBA after 2010 state the shot clock will be reset only if 13 seconds or fewer are on the shot clock, after which it is reset to 14 seconds.

text: The NBA and Euroleague have different rules on the shot clock reset on jump balls; while both leagues have jump balls retained by the offense are reset to 14 seconds (if 13 seconds or fewer are on the shot clock), in the NBA, if the defense causes the jump ball, the shot clock is not reset if the offense keeps control of the ball unless under 5.0 seconds of time remain, where it is reset to 5.0 seconds.

text: Also in FIBA play, if the offense retains control of a ball following a rebound, the shot clock is reset to 14 seconds.

text: Since the 2015–16 season, all American college basketball uses a 30-second shot clock, while Canadian university basketball uses a 24-second clock. The American women's game has used a 30-second clock since the 1970s, but the men's game did not adopt a shot clock until 1985. The men's limit was originally 45 seconds, and was shortened to 35 seconds in 1993 before going to 30 seconds in 2015. The National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS), which sets rules for high school basketball in the U.S., does not mandate the use of a shot clock, instead leaving the choice to use a clock and its duration up to each individual state association. Proposals to adopt a national shot clock for high school basketball have been voted down by the NFHS as recently as 2011.[22] Currently, eight U.S. states require the use of a shot clock of 30/35 seconds in high school competition: California, Maryland, Massachusetts, New York, North Dakota, Rhode Island, South Dakota, and Washington.[22]

text:
Organization
Duration

NBA
24 seconds
14 seconds (offensive retains control after fouls)

WNBA

U Sports (Canadian universities)

NCAA, NAIA
30 seconds

United States high school basketball
30/35 seconds (some states only)

FIBA
24 seconds (full-court game)
14 seconds (reset when offense retains ball)
12 seconds (3x3 half-court)[23]

text:
Sport
Organization
Duration

Lacrosse
MLL
60 seconds

NLL
30 seconds

Ringette
N/A
30 seconds

Water polo
FINA
30 seconds

Canoe polo
ICF
60 seconds

Ten-pin bowling
PBA
25 seconds

Korfball
IKF
25 seconds

Snooker
Snooker Shoot-Out
15 seconds (first five minutes)
10 seconds (last five minutes)

Carom billiards
(Three-cushion billiards)
World Championship
European Championship
World Cup
40 seconds[24]
(3 time-outs (40 sec.) possible)

text: Similar rules in basketball[edit]

text: The shot clock and its enforcement is used in concert with the rule that requires an offensive team to advance the ball across half-court and into the offensive zone (or front court) within a referee's count (this rule was first introduced in 1933, predating the shot clock by over 2 decades). In men's college basketball, the offense must advance the ball to the front court within 10 seconds, the same length used by FIBA and the NBA until they adopted an 8-second limit in 2000 and 2001, respectively. Failure by the offense to advance the ball to the front court within the time limit results in a turnover to the other team.

text: Generally, the 10-second (or 8-second) count is independent from the shot clock's operation; in fact, a referee may count the 8 or 10 seconds through a visible motion of his hand or arm. Women's college basketball introduced the 10-second limit in 2013–2014, and provided that officials will not count the ten seconds but "will use the shot clock to determine if a 10-second violation has occurred." As a general reference, it refers to the shot clock reaching 15 (FIBA/[W]NBA; because the NBA shot clock registers tenths in the final five seconds, the violation occurs once the clock registers 15.9 seconds on the console, which is posted as 15 on the clock) or 20 (college) before a violation can be called.[25]


document_title: Letter (paper size)

question_text: what is half of 8 1/2 x 11 paper

question_tokens: what is half of 8 1/2 x 11 paper

text: Letter (paper size)

text: Letter or ANSI Letter is a paper size commonly used as home or office stationery in the United States, Canada, Chile, Mexico, the Dominican Republic and the Philippines. It measures 8.5 by 11 inches (220 by 280 mm). US Letter-size paper is a standard defined by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI, paper size A), in contrast to A4 paper used by most other countries, and adopted at varying dates, which is defined by the International Organization for Standardization, specifically in ISO 216.

text: Details[edit]

text: The Reagan administration made Letter-size paper the norm for U.S. federal forms in the early 1980s; previously, the smaller "official" Government Letter size, 8 by 10.5 inches (200 by 270 mm), was used in government, while 8.5-by-11-inch (220 by 280 mm) paper was standard in most other offices.[1]

text: In the U.S., paper density is usually measured in "pounds per ream" (of 500 sheets). Typical Letter paper has a basis weight of paper of 20 or 24 pounds (9.1 or 10.9 kg) – the weight of 500 sheets (a ream) of 17-by-22-inch (432 by 559 mm) paper at 70 °F (21 °C) and at 50% humidity.[2] One ream of 20-pound Letter-sized paper weighs 5 pounds (2.3 kg), and a single Letter-sized sheet of 20-pound paper weighs 0.16 ounces (4.536 g), which is equivalent to 75.19 g/m2. Some metric information is typically included on American ream packaging. For example, 20-pound paper is also labeled as 75 g/m2. The most common density of A4 paper is 80 g/m2.

text: The precise origins of the dimensions of US letter-size paper (8.5 × 11 in) are not known. The American Forest & Paper Association says that the standard US dimensions have their origin in the days of manual paper making, the 11" length of the standard paper being about a quarter of "the average maximum stretch of an experienced vatman's arms".[1] The letter size falls within the range of the historical quarto size, which since pre-modern times refers to page sizes of 8 to 9 inches (200 to 230 mm) wide and 10 to 11 inches (250 to 280 mm) high, and it is indeed almost exactly one quarter of the old Imperial (British) paper size known as Demy 4to - 17 1⁄2 by 22 1⁄2 inches (440 by 570 mm) - allowing a 1⁄2 inch (13 mm) for trimming.[3]

text: The related paper size known as half letter, statement, or organizer L is exactly one half of the US Letter size: 8.5 by 5.5 inches (220 by 140 mm) (8.5 × 5.5 in).


document_title: Kingsman: The Secret Service

question_text: who is the princess in kingsman secret service

text: Kingsman: The Secret Service

text: Plot[edit]

text: Probationary secret agent Lee Unwin sacrifices himself to protect his superior Harry Hart while on mission in the Middle East in 1997. Hart, blaming himself, returns to London to give Lee's widow Michelle and her young son Gary "Eggsy" a medal of valour, telling them to call the number on the back of it should they need help. Seventeen years later, Eggsy lives with his mother, his abusive step-father Dean, and infant half-sister, and has become a stereotypical chav,[8][9] having dropped out of training for the Royal Marines despite his intelligence and capability.

text: After being arrested for stealing a car, Eggsy calls the number. Hart arranges his release. Hart goes on to explain that he is a member of the Kingsmen, a private intelligence service founded by wealthy British individuals who lost their heirs in World War I. Hart, code name "Galahad", explains there is a vacancy, as agent "Lancelot" was killed by the assassin Gazelle while trying to rescue Professor James Arnold from kidnappers. Eggsy becomes Hart's candidate. Other candidates are eliminated through dangerous training tests run by operative "Merlin", until only Eggsy and Roxy, a candidate he befriended, are left. Eggsy is unable to complete the final test, shooting a dog he has raised through the training process, unaware that the gun holds blanks, and Roxy is named the new "Lancelot".

text: Meanwhile, the Kingsmen discover Arnold has returned to work as if nothing had happened. Hart attempts to interrogate him, but a chip in Arnold's neck explodes, killing him. The Kingsmen trace the detonation signal to a facility owned by Internet billionaire and philanthropist Richmond Valentine, who has recently offered everyone in the world SIM cards that grant free lifetime calling and Internet connections. Hart, impersonating a billionaire potential investor, meets Valentine face-to-face. Hart learns of Valentine's connection to an obscure hate group's church in Kentucky, and travels there, wearing glasses that transmit back to the Kingsmen; Eggsy watches. Valentine triggers the SIM cards of those in the church which emit a signal that causes them to become uncontrollably violent, starting a bloodbath. Hart is the only survivor, but he is shot in the face by Valentine.

text: Eggsy asks the Kingsmen leader, Chester "Arthur" King, to let him join, but notices King has a scar on his neck just like Arnold's. Tipped off, he switches drinks undetected, causing King to poison himself. Before he dies, King reveals that Valentine plans to transmit his "neurological wave" worldwide via satellite network in the next few hours, believing this culling of the human race will avert its extinction. Only those Valentine has chosen, willing and unwilling, will be unaffected.

text: Eggsy, Merlin and Roxy set out to stop Valentine. Roxy uses a high-altitude balloon to destroy one of Valentine's satellites and break up the network, though Valentine is soon able to secure a replacement from a business associate. Merlin flies Eggsy to Valentine's base, where he masquerades as King. Eggsy is discovered by a failed Kingsman recruit, but manages to return to the jet, as Valentine activates the signal and triggers worldwide pandemonium. Eggsy suggests that Merlin try to activate the implanted chips' failsafe, while he tries to find Valentine. Merlin does so, killing all of Valentine's people, except Valentine, Gazelle, and a number of captives who rejected Valentine's offer. Eggsy kills Gazelle and uses her sharpened prosthetic leg to impale Valentine and kill him, stopping the worldwide mayhem.

text: In a mid-credits scene, Eggsy, now a full Kingsman agent, offers his mother and half-sister a new home away from Dean, who flatly objects to Eggsy's suggestion. Eggsy then dispatches him in exactly the same manner that Hart dealt with one of Dean's henchmen earlier.

text: Cast[edit]

text:
Colin Firth as Harry Hart / Galahad
Samuel L. Jackson as Richmond Valentine
Mark Strong as Merlin
Taron Egerton as Gary "Eggsy" Unwin
Michael Caine as Chester King / Arthur
Sophie Cookson as Roxanne "Roxy" Morton / Lancelot
Sofia Boutella as Gazelle
Samantha Womack as Michelle Unwin
Geoff Bell as Dean Baker
Edward Holcroft as Charles "Charlie" Hesketh
Mark Hamill as Professor James Arnold
Jack Davenport as James Spencer / Lancelot
Jack Cutmore-Scott as Rufus Saville
Lily Travers as Lady Sophie
Hanna Alström as Crown Princess Tilde of Sweden
Bjørn Floberg as Morten Lindström, the Swedish Prime Minister

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text: Jonno Davies played Lee Unwin, Eggsy's father and a former Kingsman candidate who sacrificed himself to save Hart. Nicholas Banks, Nicholas Agnew, Rowan Polonski and Tom Prior portrayed, respectively, Digby Barker, Nathaniel, Piers and Hugo Higins, the other four Kingsman candidates. Fiona Hampton played Amelia, a Kingsman employee who masquerades as a candidate in order to "die" during the first test. Richard Brake played the interrogator during the penultimate test, Ralph Ineson the police interviewer after Eggsy's arrest, whereas Corey Johnson starred as a fanatic church leader, and Velibor Topić portrayed the biggest goon in the bar fight scene. Tobias Bakare and Theo Barklem-Biggs play Eggsy's friends Jamal and Ryan.

text: Production[edit]

text: The project originated when Mark Millar and Vaughn were at a bar discussing spy movies, lamenting that the genre had become too serious over the years and deciding to do "a fun one."[10] To have the time to make the film, Vaughn had to opt out of directing X-Men: Days of Future Past, which he called "a really tough decision".[10] He reasoned that if he did not do it, "somebody else ... [would] wake up and do a fun spy movie. Then I would have written a bloody screenplay that no one would want to make."[10] Colin Firth joined the cast to lead the film on 29 April 2013.[11] It was initially reported in 2013 that Leonardo DiCaprio was in talks to play a villain,[12] although Vaughn himself later denied that he was ever considered stating that he came as close to playing the role "as I am to becoming the Pope."[13] Instead the role of the villain went to Samuel L. Jackson, Jackson took the role, in part because of a career long dream to be in a James Bond movie. As he felt that this was unlikely to come true he took on the role stating "I felt like this was an opportunity to play a really great Bond villain.” [14] Jackson's character has a notable lisp, a choice he decided to make based partially on the stutter he had as a kid. [14]In September 2013, Vaughn cast Sophie Cookson for the female lead, preferring a newcomer over more obvious candidates like Emma Watson and Bella Heathcote.[15] Mark Hamill was cast as Professor James Arnold, a reference to his character in the source comic book being named "Mark Hamill".[16]

text: Filming[edit]

text: Principal photography began 6 October 2013 in Deepcut, Surrey,[17][18][19] on a budget reported to be one-third of the $200 million budget of Skyfall.[20] The Alexandra Road Estate in Camden[21] was used for Eggsy's home area, and some scenes were filmed at Imperial College London. The Black Prince Pub in Kennington, South London, was used for various fight scenes and the car chase. Savile Row in Mayfair was also employed as a location and the exterior of tailors Huntsman, which provided the clothes and James Lock & Co. in St James's which provided the hats.[22] While rumours of several celebrity cameo parts were published, including Adele,[23] Elton John,[23][24] Lady Gaga,[25][26] and David Beckham,[23] none of these rumours proved to be true.

text: Music[edit]

text: In May 2014, it was reported that Henry Jackman and Matthew Margeson would be composing the music for the film,[27] while in July it was announced that Gary Barlow would be writing the music for the film. Additionally, a song from Take That's seventh studio album III, "Get Ready for It", played during the end credits.[28]

text: Release[edit]

text: The film's premiere was held in London on 14 January 2015, with director Vaughn and stars Firth, Egerton, and Strong attending, and Take That performing the film's theme live.[29] A regional premiere was held in Glasgow at exactly the same time as the London event, and live footage was streamed from the premiere to Glasgow.[30] Mark Millar also hosted a charity screening of the film ahead of its release in Glasgow to raise money for his old school, St. Bartholomews.[31] The film opened in the United Kingdom on 29 January 2015.[32] In the United States 20th Century Fox planned to release the film on 14 November 2014,[33] but later delayed it to 6 March 2015.[34] It was later moved up to 24 October 2014,[35] before being delayed again to 13 February 2015.[36] The film was released in most of Latin America and Indonesia, with the action scene set in the church removed. The scene, considered vital by the director and film critics, was excised almost completely, leaving only the set-up and immediate consequences.[37][38][39][40]

text: Marketing[edit]

text: The trade paperback collecting the comics miniseries was released on 14 January 2015.[41] Vaughn teamed up with luxury retailer Mr Porter to create a 60-piece clothing line based on the film. Mr Porter worked with the film's costume designer, Arianne Phillips, to design the bespoke suiting, while everything from the ties and shirts to eyewear, umbrellas, shoes and watches were designed by heritage brands such as Cutler and Gross, George Cleverley, Mackintosh and Bremont. The collaboration is the first of its kind, making Kingsman: The Secret Service the first film from which customers can buy all of the outfits they see.[42][43] The film also includes significant product placement for Adidas Originals.[44]

text: Home media[edit]

text: The film was released on digital HD on 15 May 2015 and on Blu-ray Disc and DVD on 9 June.[45][46]

text: Reception[edit]

text: Box office[edit]

text: Kingsman: The Secret Service grossed $414.4 million worldwide; $24.2 million of the takings were generated from the UK market and $128.3 million from North America.[4]

text: Kingsman opened on 30 January 2015 in Sweden, UK, Ireland and Malta. In the UK the film opened with $6.5 million and debuted at second place (behind Big Hero 6).[47] The following weekend it opened in two additional countries: Australia and New Zealand. It debuted atop the box office in both countries and had a successful opening in Australia with $3.6 million.[48] In its third weekend, it earned $23 million from 4,844 screens in 39 countries. It topped the box office in three countries; Singapore, Hong Kong, and Thailand, the rest of which were dominated by Fifty Shades of Grey.[49] In its fourth weekend, it expanded to a total of 54 countries and grossed $33.4 million from 5,940 screens.[50] Its biggest opener outside of North America was in China where it earned $27.9 million.[51] Other high openings occurred in South Korea ($5.3 million)[49] Russia and the CIS ($3.6 million),[49] Taiwan ($3.4 million),[50] and France ($3.3 million).[50]

text: In the United States and Canada, the film opened on 13 February and was predicted to debut to around $28 million.[52] The film opened in 3,204 cinemas and grossed $10.4 million on its first day, $15.4 million on its second day and $10.4 million on its third day,[53] for a weekend gross of $36.2 million (an $11,300 per-cinema average), finishing second at the box office behind Fifty Shades of Grey.[54] During the four-day Presidents Day weekend it grossed $41.8 million.[55][56]

text: Critical response[edit]

text: The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes sampled 230 critics and judged 74% of the reviews as positive, with an average rating of 6.8/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "Stylish, subversive, and above all fun, Kingsman: The Secret Service finds director Matthew Vaughn sending up the spy genre with gleeful abandon."[57] On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 58 out of 100, based on 39 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[58] The Movie Review Query Engine (MRQE) rates the film at 63 out of 100, based on 108 film critic reviews.[59] According to CinemaScore, audiences gave the film a grade of "B+" on an A+ to F scale.[60]

text: Peter Travers of Rolling Stone said of the film, "This slam-bang action movie about British secret agents is deliriously shaken, not stirred ... Even when it stops making sense, Kingsman is unstoppable fun".[61] Jordan Hoffman, writing for The Guardian, said of the film, "The spirit of 007 is all over this movie, but Vaughn's script ... has a licence to poke fun. ... no one involved in the production can believe they're getting away with making such a batshit Bond." Comparing the film to those of Christopher Nolan, Hoffman said, "Despite the presence of grandfatherly Michael Caine, Kingsman's tone is about as far from the Christopher Nolan-style superhero film as you can get. Verisimilitude is frequently traded in for a rich laugh".[62]

text: Some reviewers were critical of the film's depiction of violence, which was considered to be too graphic for a comedy. Anthony Lane of The New Yorker stated, "Few recent movies have fetched quite as far as "Kingsman", and countless viewers will relish the brazen zest of its invention." However, Lane was critical of the film's use of stereotypes.[63] Manohla Dargis of The New York Times enjoyed the film, but criticised Vaughn's use of violence as a cinematic tool, calling it "narrative overkill".[64] Jason Ward of The Guardian wrote that "[e]verything about Kingsman exists to disguise the fact that it is solidly conservative". His examples include "[t]he depiction of Valentine's plan as a throwback to a less serious era of spy movies [which] is revealed as a feint, with the ulterior motive of undermining environmentalists".[65] Likewise, The A.V. Club's Ignatiy Vishnevetsky commented that, "Far from being a Team America-style send-up of gentleman spy movies, Kingsman is actually even more reactionary than the movies it's referencing; it traffics in the kind of Tory values Bond flicks merely suggest [...] the thing is, the movie is fun, at least from a visual design standpoint, even though it’s hard to separate its bespoke fashions, future-vintage gadgets, and aristocratic décor from its fusty worldview".[66] Peter Sobczynski of rogerebert.com, who gave the film two out of four stars, likened Vaughn's script to the spy film equivalent of Scream and also criticised the overuse of graphic violence, despite its cartoonish rendering.[67] Vaughn has faced some criticism for an anal sex gag at the end of the film that was a reference to the James Bond films.[68][69]

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text: #TBT to That Time Archer Met Kingsman[edit]

text: #TBT to That Time Archer Met Kingsman, also known as Throwback to That Time Archer Met Kingsman, is a 2017 animated short film set between Kingsman: The Secret Service and Kingsman: The Golden Circle. The short was unveiled at the 2017 Comic-Con’s Kingsman: The Golden Circle panel in Hall H, showing a meeting between Taron Egerton’s Eggsy and H. Jon Benjamin's Sterling Archer, who stumbles into the Kingsmen’s secret arsenal hidden in the bespoke suit shop. There, he helps himself to guns and alcohol. Fighting to reclaim the goods, Eggsy challenges Archer to “the most gentlemanly of competitions”: a drinking contest, while planning to kill him with a drugged glass. However, Archer instead drinks the bottle and passes out. Eggsy, insulted by Archer's behaviour, vows to go to America and "teach them a lesson".[70]

text: Kingsman: The Golden Circle[edit]

text: Millar and Vaughn stated that a sequel was possible if the film performs well at the box office, and Vaughn expressed interest in directing the sequel.[71][72] Vaughn also noted that he hoped to have Firth back in the sequel, and that Strong was interested in returning as well.[73][74] It was confirmed that Taron Egerton is contracted for the sequel.[75] When asked how they would incorporate Firth’s character into the sequel, Millar stated that various ideas have been discussed, including giving Harry Hart an evil brother, or perhaps turning the character into a ghost. Fox announced a sequel was in the works, but it was unclear if Vaughn would return to direct.[76] On 11 June 2015, it was confirmed Vaughn had begun writing the sequel, and that he might return to direct it.[77][78] Principal photography was set to begin in April 2016, with an October 6, 2017,[7] release date.[79] It was reported that Julianne Moore was in talks to star as the new villain, and Halle Berry might sign on as the Head of the CIA.[80][81] On 18 March 2016, Edward Holcroft was also confirmed to reprise his role as Charles "Charlie" Hesketh.[82]

text: Vaughn later revealed the sequel's title to be Kingsman: The Golden Circle. The plot follows Eggsy and Merlin joining forces with "Statesman", their American counterpart after Kingsman was destroyed by the film's villain Poppy, played by Moore.[83] On 7 April 2016, Egerton revealed the first poster for the film, which strongly hinted that Firth would return for the film; the poster features Harry Hart's trademark pair of glasses with one of the eyes missing below the tagline (a borrowed quote from Mark Twain) stating "reports of my death have been greatly exaggerated."[84][85] Sophie Cookson will also reprise her role as Roxy Morton in the sequel.[86] The next day, Deadline reported that Pedro Pascal was in talks for the role of Jack Daniels.[87] On 12 April 2016, Elton John was in talks about joining the cast of the upcoming sequel.[88] The next day, Channing Tatum announced on his Twitter account that he was joining the cast.[89][90]