Tournament of Champions VI
A place to talk about TOC
Hi readers!
I have a confession to make: I have a soft spot for Guy Fieri1.
It started during the pandemic, when he used his ginormous platform to help small restaurants in need.
He also did it after the Maui fires. He also quietly fed first responders during the fires in both Northern and Southern California.
He might be a bit of a douchebag, but he’s a lovable douchebag for good, and I respect that.
Dude also knows how to make money, and I’ve definitely tried to watch and learn.
The Man and I have tuned in to our share of Diners, Drive Ins, and Dives — and then I started watching Guy’s Grocery Games because it was entertaining, about cooking, and The Man thought it was ok.
We would see commercials for Tournament of Champions and laugh at them because it was so over the f-ing top.
The giant belts, the ridiculously hyped up music, Guy being Guy.
After we made fun of TOC for a few seasons, I was bored between Seasonal Baking Championships and football season was over for The Man, so we decided to check out TOC IV.
For comedic value.
What we found instead was bar-none the best cooking competition on tv.
Well done, Guy. There’s a reason he’s the Hundred Million Dollar Man.
One of my favorite things about TOC is that all five seasons have been won by powerhouse women. Interesting how that blind tasting works out.
We are so stoked for TOC VI.
There is only one rule in our house: ALWAYS ROOTING FOR JET TILA.
If you, like us, look forward to Tournament of Champions all year — I created this space for you.
A place where we can all get together, shoot the shit about TOC, and have some fun.
I’ll send out a weekly post for the duration of Tournament of Champions VI for us to discuss the weekly drama and crazy randomizers.
Am I the only one who thinks that Guy designed that thing to look like the big wheel on The Price is Right?2
The second round of the Qualifiers is tonight — so the action is really heating up.
We were happy to see Jonathon Sawyer win his qualifying round last weekend — he’s never won a first round battle but he always barely loses to extremely tough opponents.
Can’t wait to see what happens tonight — and when the Tournament bracket starts next Sunday!
Who are you rooting for this year?3 Let’s talk TOC!
The Hilariously Grumpy Frenchman would make so much fun of me if he knew. I’d be such a pedestrian American 😂😂😂
He’s so hilariously Gen X.
Already told you: ALWAYS ROOTING FOR JET TILA.
Go Antonia! She's a fighter.
Richmond chef wins in the qualifiers tonight! Go RVA!