Plot Synopsis

Hosted by Ted Allen, CHOPPED: STAR POWER is a five-part, star-studded CHOPPED tournament event, where celebrities who are famous in different fields take over the kitchen for a shot at scoring $50,000 for charity. In each of the first four episodes, four celebs compete for a chance to be in the finale. Then, in the fifth and final episode, the four winning celebrities return for a chance to win the championship.

In the first competition (March 28), web stars who shine online for millions of followers will shine on TV, including Josh Elkin, Justine Ezarik, Hilah Johnson and Lazarus Lynch. In the appetizer round, the Internet phenoms seek to dazzle the judges with their blood sausage appetizers. Dealing with duck could be the biggest obstacle in the entree round, then a Japanese frozen dessert and an instant breakfast food challenge two web stars in the dessert round. Judges: Scott Conant, Amanda Freitag, Geoffrey Zakarian.

In the second preliminary competition (April 4), four star athletes -- Dorothy Hamill, Paige VanZant, LaMarr Woodley and Mariel Zagunis -- battle it out in the kitchen. An exceptionally weird flavor of soda and a pleasingly cheesy dish are two of the basket stumpers that they face in round one. The judges get three distinct lamb dishes from a threesome of sports stars in the entree round, then the two athletes who get to rock dessert get rock candy as one of their mandatory ingredients. udges: Scott Conant, Alex Guarnaschelli, Eddie Jackson.

In the third competition (April 11), four funny actors engage in a rowdy display of cooking improv, featuring Illeana Douglas, Ron Funches, Jonathan Sadowski and Julie White. In a frenzied first round, a South American flatbread and a beautiful seafood product take the spotlight. Taming the sweet factor becomes important in an entree round with marshmallows in the basket. Then, premade dough seems to give the final two cooks a head start in the dessert round, but will they know what to do with it? Judges: Scott Conant, Amanda Freitag, Marc Murphy.

Four famous stars of film and TV light up the fourth and final preliminary competition (April 18). In the appetizer round, actors Rick Fox, Jodi Lyn O'Keefe, Alysia Reiner and Alan Thicke must find a role for bass and ice pops in their dishes. The judges are entertained by one competitor's liberal use of a particular pantry ingredient in round two. Finally, the ice cream machine is a hot commodity for making cold treats in the dessert round. Judges: Scott Conant, Amanda Freitag, Marcus Samuelsson.

On April 25, four celebrity champions return to try to reap a $50,000 win for their favorite charity in the grand finale of the Star Power tournament! The finale drama revs up after the competitors find a breakfast pastry and a pretty but bland fruit in their appetizer baskets. A pineapple transformed into something extra special is at the center of an exhilarating second round, then the last round of the tournament features a basket with a tower of cookies and a tropical fruit. Judges: Scott Conant, Alex Guarnaschelli, Geoffrey Zakarian.