Supermarket Stakeout is an American cooking reality competition television series that airs on Food Network. It is presented by Iron Chef Alex Guarnaschelli.
Each episode begins with four chefs who have to create dishes from groceries they purchase from customers at a nearby supermarket with a budget of $500 each; the winning chef is awarded a year's worth of groceries.
Supermarket Stakeout premiered on August 13, 2019, and began airing its seventh season in July 2025.
Format
Chefs compete in a pop-up kitchen space in a grocery store parking lot. Over the course of three rounds, they must purchase ingredients from customers leaving the store, with different restrictions in each round. Additional staple ingredients are made available for chefs' use.
Each round lasts 45 minutes, including ingredient purchases, then preparing and plating three servings (one for each member of a two-judge panel and a "beauty plate"). After each round, the chef with the least satisfactory dish is eliminated and must forfeit their remaining money.
In the first round, chefs must buy groceries sight unseen, but may purchase from as many customers as they wish. In the second round, chefs may only buy one customer's groceries, but may look in the bags before making an offer. In the final round, chefs may only buy five items, but may buy from multiple customers and inspect their bags. During the final minutes, they may enter the market and purchase one additional item of their choice, if they have the money and time to do so. The last remaining chef wins the day's grand prize – enough cash to bring their total up to $10,000 in early seasons, a year's worth of free groceries in later ones.
Occasionally, judges instead participate in the competition, including a season 6 "Judges' Takeover" tournament.
Episodes
Season 1 (2019)
No. Title Themes Original air date Store Judges Contestant Result Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 1 "An Egg-Cellent Adventure" Breakfast sandwiches Southern favorites Decadent desserts Lazy Acres Molly Brandt WINNER Maudie Schmitt RUNNER-UP Matt Olley 3rd place Nick Jones 4th place 2 "Date Night Fry Day" Chinese takeout Fried foods Date night Gelson's Judy Cage WINNER Harrison Bader RUNNER-UP Brandon Williams 3rd place Britt Scholler 4th place 3 "Carnival Eats Feats" Ultimate burgers Italian Carnival treats Lazy Acres Suzyo Changa WINNER Rocko Payne RUNNER-UP Ronaldo Linares 3rd place Lance Kramer 4th place 4 "Midnight Snack Attack" Taco party Sunday brunch Midnight snacks Gelson's Allison Plumer WINNER Gabrielle McBay RUNNER-UP Robbie Mezanava 3rd place Leo Cervantes 4th place 5 "Stake Out Your Surf and Turf" Surf and turf Diner classics Summer desserts Bristol Farms Luigi Fineo WINNER Rachel Mitchell RUNNER-UP Justin Sinclair 3rd place Susie Fortman 4th place 6 "You Wanna Pizza Me?" Pizza party Backyard cookout Wraps Chris Walker WINNER Rosie O'Connor RUNNER-UP Bella Jones 3rd place Douglas Walls 4th place
Season 2 (2020)
No. Title Themes Original air date Store Judges Contestant Result Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 1 "Some Like It Spicy" Breakfast-to-Go Spicy Guilty pleasures Fry's Supermarket Logan Sandoval WINNER Beeta Mohajeri RUNNER-UP Will Brown 3rd place Sonia El-Nawal 4th place 2 "Sweet Gamble" Nacho platter Retro Goes Modern Sweet and salty Smith's Marketplace Brandon Rouge WINNER Dean Hiatt RUNNER-UP Niya "Jack" Williams 3rd place ML Carroll 4th place 3 "Sixty-Dollar Butter" Sandwiches Take Me to Italy Indulgent desserts Nichole Armstead WINNER Raphael Gamon RUNNER-UP Andrew Garrett 3rd place Tonia Gaskins 4th place 4 "Parking Lot Picnic" Sweet breakfast Family picnic Bring the Heat Darrell Alleyne WINNER Lulu Chustz RUNNER-UP Millie Fernandez 3rd place Beni Velazquez 4th place 5 "Luck Be a Shopper" Tailgate Candlelit dinner Fruit dessert Shehu Fitzgerald WINNER Amanda Morris RUNNER-UP Mat Schuster 3rd place Chelsea Smith 4th place 6 "Toast the Competition" Burrito Grandma's Best Toast Ralphs Andrea LeTard WINNER Otto Borsich RUNNER-UP Robert "Stew" Stewart 3rd place Anessa Sanchez 4th place 7 "Lay'er On Me" Noodles Ballpark bite Layered dessert Fry's Supermarket Steven Moore WINNER Vita Jarrin RUNNER-UP Alison Phillips 3rd place Greg Akahoshi 4th place 8 "Fishing for a Win" From the Sea Cheat Day Dish On a Stick Bashas' Nancy Manlove WINNER Cal Smith RUNNER-UP Natalie Lewis 3rd place Eric Acton 4th place 9 "Meet Your Mash" Make It Mediterranean Classic Mash-Ups Sweet and Saucy Bashas' Lauren Van Liew WINNER Mike Newton RUNNER-UP Charleen Caabay 3rd place Tony Bar 4th place 10 "Meat Me in the Parking Lot" Meat and potatoes Spin the Globe Stuff It Ralphs Crystal "Pink" DeLongpré WINNER Johnny Wang RUNNER-UP Danielle Duran-Zecca 3rd place Cash Murphy 4th place 11 "Trouble in Triple Decker" Barbecue Triple Decker Cinnamon and sugar Lauren Lawless WINNER Luke Rogers RUNNER-UP Leah Eveleigh 3rd place Bob Anthony 4th place 12 "Burger Night Bonanza" Burger Night Going Down South Midnight snack Bristol Farms Alisa Golenko WINNER Leilani Baugh RUNNER-UP Scott Clarke 3rd place Clark Frain 4th place 13 "Market Meltdown" Asian fusion Something Crunchy Melt Gail Huesmann WINNER Lisa Kiorkis RUNNER-UP Mike Williams 3rd place Roberto Cammarota 4th place 14 "What Would Alex Make?: Takeout Troubles"
Season 3 (2020–21)
No. Title Themes Original air date Store Judges Contestant Result Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 1 "Viva la Stakeout" Sky High Sandwiches Bon Appetit Something Cheesy Fields Market Allison Fasano WINNER Jay Powell RUNNER-UP Jamal Bland 3rd place Gabrielle Reyes 4th place 2 "Carnivores Unite" Meat Lovers Bento Box Something Nutty Harold Sims WINNER Samantha Mui RUNNER-UP Phillipe Sobon 3rd place Jamie Gilmore 4th place 3 "Cash Strapped" Caribbean Handheld Dish Cookie Crust Kris Wallenta WINNER Michael Gerbino RUNNER-UP Venoy Rogers 3rd place Bri Van Scotter 4th place 4 "Greek, Sweet Open-Faced Eats" All Greek To Me Fruity Dessert Open-Faced Jenn Fillenworth WINNER Julie Liebhoff RUNNER-UP Brandon Williams 3rd place Daniel Roy 4th place 5 "Parking Lot Party" Party Snacks Hearty Breakfast Decadent Desserts Abel Veulens WINNER Mel Martin RUNNER-UP Lex Grant 3rd place Shane Mcintosh 4th place 6 "Who's Hot, Who's Cold" Super Spicy Family Picnic Ice Cream Truck Ayo Cherry WINNER Danny Bullock RUNNER-UP Sayvepen Sengsavang 3rd place Tony Biggs 4th place 7 "Fun on a Bun" Pasta Night Fast Food Hot and Cold Desserts Dave Hadley WINNER Thierry Babet RUNNER-UP Brianna Sebasto 3rd place Mila Furman 4th place8"Going For Broke"February 16, 2021WINNERRUNNER-UP3rd place4th place9"Cheers!"February 23, 2021WINNERRUNNER-UP3rd place4th place
Season 4 (2022)
No. Title Themes Original air date Store Judges Contestant Result Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 1 "You Got Fries in That?With a Side of FriesFruit ForwardBittersweetMay 17, 2022 Bashas Stephanie Boswell Jet TilaWon Kim WINNERDavid Welch RUNNER-UPVanessa Lauren 3rd placeTova Sterling 4th place 2 "Buffet or Bust"Breakfast BuffetTurf and TurfWith a Cherry on TopMay 24, 2022Bashas Ignacio "Nacho" Aguirre Antonia LofasoDarian Bryan WINNERJason Brown RUNNER-UPDavid Yapo 3rd placeLindsay Dix 4th place 3 "Reelin' in the Right Shoppers"Fresh CatchSoup for the SoulChocoholicMay 31, 2022Bashas Stephanie Boswell Jason SmithSophia Harris WINNEREkhlas "Koko" Farjado RUNNER-UPJason Morse 3rd placeTiffany Williams 4th place 4 "Rule the Roost"Fly the CoopPizza DeliveryDiner DessertJune 7, 2022 Eddie Jackson Millie PeartreeNatalie Blake WINNERJon Kim RUNNER-UPBrie Hodges 3rd placeAngelo Landi 4th place 5 "Stew or Get Off the Lot"The Perfect PaniniStew ItCrustedJune 14, 2022 Jeremy McBryde Christian PetroniChloe Gould WINNERGerman Rizzo RUNNER-UPToni Sapienza 3rd placeKevin Johnson 4th place 6 "Blue Plate Blues"South of the BorderBlue Plate SpecialSweet TreatJune 21, 2022 Kalen Allen Maneet ChauhanLeon Gomez WINNERRayshun Parkman RUNNER-UPNina Sagoo 3rd placeKevin McMullen 4th place 7 "Vacation Nation"Beach VacationFrom the MidwestGlamping DessertJune 28, 2022 Eddie Jackson Christian PetroniMegan Gregory WINNERPat Marone RUNNER-UPKyle Hires 3rd placeCorbin Schiedermayer 4th place8"Parking at the Beach"Boardwalk BiteCalifornia CoastBeach Bonfire DessertJuly 5, 2022Kalen Allen Zac YoungIgor KrichmarWINNERSierra DavisRUNNER-UPJason Triail 3rd placeEvan Martin4th place9"Fry of the Tiger"Fried SandwichTomato Sauce SomethingOpposites AttractJuly 12, 2022Eddie Jackson Millie PeartreeTrevor RossWINNERChristine WendlandRUNNER-UPGeorge Giotsas3rd placeWhitney Miller4th place10"Chili Con Carte"Chili Cook OffBreakfast for DinnerThe Perfect BiteJuly 19, 2022Eric Adjepong Aarti SequeiraMatthew MooreWINNERCarlos MuliaRUNNER-UPToni Elkhouri3rd placeLaurie Wilkins4th place11"Globetrottin' Trouble"Coffee Shop BreakfastGlobetrotterFill ItJuly 26, 2022Scott Conant Antonia LofasoNick HunterWINNERLeslie RaineyRUNNER-UPLakendra Davis3rd placeDani Dubois4th place12"Steakout"StakeoutChoppedBerry GoodAugust 2, 2022BashasAli Khan Antonia LofasoCourtney WrightWINNERKevin WinstonRUNNER-UPSuzanne Lossia3rd placeDavid Crews4th place13"Grilled to Perfection"Grilled to PerfectionMake Me Feel BetterHerbaceousAugust 9, 2022BashasManeet Chauhan Scott ConantJanel FieldsWINNERRaul VasquezRUNNER-UPLou Supan3rd placeLori McLain4th place14"Homage to the Parking Lot"Parking Lot PortableOld FashionedSomething with CandyAugust 16, 2022Kalen Allen Aarti SequeiraIsamar De La CruzWINNERSummer PrescottRUNNER-UPKatie Chin3rd placeSantana Burriss4th place15"Cash for Carbs"Taste of the TropicsCarb LoaderCrunchy and SmoothAugust 23, 2022Ahmad Alzahabi Maneet ChauhanDavid WangWINNERAdjoa CourtneyRUNNER-UPAndrea Uzarowski3rd placeDemetrios Pyliotis4th place16"A Ricey Situation"Something with RicePub FoodFarmer's MarketAugust 30, 2022Tanya Fields Antonia LofasoAnja Lee WittelsWINNERMatt AlexanderRUNNER-UPElon Bridgett3rd placeJessie Lugo4th place17"Lots of Toppings, Lots of Surprises"Street FoodLots of Toppings (Double Elimination)Le DessertSeptember 6, 2022Eric Adjepong Antonia LofasoJeromy WrightWINNERNatasha ClementRUNNER-UPCasey Colaneri3rd placeAmber Williams3rd place18"Hearty and Happy"Hearty BreakfastHappy HourSugar and SpiceSeptember 13, 2022Stephanie Boswell Tanya FieldsCaylon AllenWINNERJoi FowlerRUNNER-UPTony Godbolt3rd placeRene Helit4th place19"Cooking for Sport"TailgateSomething CelebratoryDip ItSeptember 20, 2022Esther Choi Cliff CrooksAngie ShaghaghiWINNERSydian MasonRUNNER-UPJennifer Flanders3rd placeChris Morales4th place20"Boo Hoo in the Bayou"Down by the BayouHangover HelperWarm and ToastySeptember 20, 2022Eric Adjepong Alex GuarnaschelliEmily SullivanWINNERAshley DelRosarioRUNNER-UPJames Armstrong3rd placeBrandi Cooper4th place
Season 5 (2023) +No.TitleThemesOriginal air dateStore JudgesContestantResultRound 1Round 2Round 31"Passport to the Parking Lot"Italian CountrysideMoroccan BazaarParisian SidewalkApril 25, 2023Ralph's (Manhattan Beach, CA)Eric Adjepong Gabriele BertacciniMike WhiteWINNERKadra EvansRUNNER-UPDeAndra Shouse3rd placeTerri Terrell4th place2"Steak Your Claim"Steakhouse BoothPicnic Table PleaserDiner Counter DessertMay 2, 2023Fariyal Abdullahi Darnell FergusonJordan LLoydWINNERMichelle PolitanoRUNNER-UPJason Bruner3rd placeReniel Billups4th place3"A Bittersweet Tale"A Salty StartMiddle AgedA Bittersweet EndingMay 9, 2023Ralph's (Thousand Oaks, CA)Stephanie Boswell Christian PetroniBrooke GarliebWINNERNaren GosineRUNNER-UPDerricka Clayton3rd placeChristian Petita4th place4"Back to the Food-ture"The Good Ol' DaysWhen You Were YoungFood From the FutureMay 16, 2023Ralph's (Manhattan Beach, CA)Tiffani Faison Joe SastoJordan ArcuriWINNERChristopher OkorieRUNNER-UPAlison Grace3rd placeJeff Kraus4th place5"Parking Lots Are for Lovers"A Fancy DateA Cheap DateSeal the Deal DessertMay 23, 2023Ralph's (Thousand Oaks, CA)Maneet Chauhan