'Tournament of Champions': What happened when OKC's Kevin Lee took on Shirley Chung?

Sunday night was another thrilling night of competition on Food Network and Oklahoma City's chef Kevin Lee survived to fight another round in "Tournament of Champions V" with a 90-86 win over Shirley Chung.

Dubbed the "Dragon Slayer" by Guy Fieri at the start of Sunday's battle, Lee's win means he moves on to face Antonia Lofaso, a skilled competitor from multiple shows.

Lofaso, also known as the Warrior Princess, boasts a resume that includes appearances on Guys Grocery Games, Chopped, Cutthroat Kitchen and more as well as successful restaurant ownership. Lofaso defeated chef Michael Voltaggio in Sunday's episode to advance.

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What happened when Kevin Lee took on Shirley Chung in 'Tournament of Champions?'

Lee and Chung both made it to the Super 16 after defeating their round one opponents to move on. Lee, who made it onto the show following a stint on Tournament of Champions: The Qualifiers, earned a single-point win over past champion Brooke Williamson to advance. Meanwhile, Chung, a two-time "Top Chef" competitor, also known as the Dumpling Mafia Queen defeated chef Joe Sasto.

Sunday's randomizer saw Lee and Chung tasked with creating dishes featuring sea trout and acorn squash, using a grill, in a Sunday Supper style in 35 minutes. The final wheel on the randomizer provided a produce re-spin, which landed on acorn squash a second time, locking the ingredient back in.

Lee made a soy sauce marinated sea trout bibimbap with acorn squash, banchan and gochujang sauce and Chung's dish was a grilled acorn squash and sea trout in duojiaobiang glaze served with acorn squash and napa cabbage silken stew.

Chung called Lee taking season one champ Brooke Williamson out in round one an "unbelievable accomplishment."

"I just have to beat him. There's so much more added pressure," she said.

However in the case of Lee, pressure seems to be making diamonds, even with a dropped pan that threw off his plan and cook slightly.

"I'm not just happy beating Brooke. That $150,000 at the end with the belt and the ring, that is what I'm here for," Lee said.

Judges: Marcus Samuelsson, Lorena Garcia, Scott Conant

The dishes were, as always, judged by culinary experts. This week it was restaurateurs Marcus Samuelsson, Lorena Garcia, and Scott Conant.

Lee's dish was presented to judges first.

"This [bibimbap] is amazing," Garcia said. "Packed, packed, packed with flavor. This sauce is money."

Samuelsson noted that the crispy bits of rice in Lee's dish and the smokiness in the trout could be the "tiny details" to make the difference.

"The extraction of flavor from each one of these ingredients that's inside here, it really does harken that love that you have for the people that you sit around," Conant said.

Chung's dish also received high praise from judges.

"There's so many great flavors and textures inside this dish," Conant said. "It's just such a pleasant happy plate of food."

However while Garcia and Samuelsson said the trout in Chung's dish was cooked perfectly, they both said it felt more like an elevated restaurant-quality dish than a Sunday supper.

In the end the judges gave Lee a 90 out of a possible 100 points, while Chung scored 86. The scores broke down to 46 out of 50 for taste, 36 out of 40 for use of the randomizer, 8 out of 10 for presentation for Lee, while Ching earned 44 out of 50 for taste, 34 out of 40 for use of the randomizer, 8 out of 10 for presentation.

Lee donates to Sedalia's Oyster and Seafood OKC

Lee's score was also the highest overall score of the night for the competition meaning he earned a $5,000 donation for a local Oklahoma City restaurant. Lee chose to donate the funds to Sedalia's Oysterand Seafood, 2727 NW 10 Street.

Lee will compete again in two weeks on Tournament of Champions V at 8 pm as he takes on Lofaso in the Great 8.

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