In this show there are three amateur chefs who each start with 25000 and they have two rounds where they compete to try to make the best dish to impress a famous chef. In the first round each chef makes a bid for which box of ingredients they want. The chef with the lowest bid gets the "save" box which has low costing ingredients that test a chef and make them elevate these items. The chef with the highest bid gets the "spend" box that includes luxury ingredients that should be easy to make an amazing dish out of. And the chef with the middle bid gets the "surprise" box which has some unique ingredients that make the chef think on their feet.
In the second round the winner the spend box is 8000, the surprise box is 6000 and the save box is 4000 and the winner of the first round gets to choose which box they have and which box their competitors have, price tags included. Then the winner of this round gets to take all the money left in their bank. But the show would be better if the winner of the first round won something like a 1000.
Also during each round the chefs get to bid on upgrades. These upgrades add some comedy to the show because the chefs bid ridiculous amounts of money for ingredients that should be cheap. For example one chef bids about 1000 on some potatoes. It also adds bidding wars to the show which are good to watch as well.
These auctions also introduce some blind bids where the chefs can bid on an item but they don't know what it is. The chefs also get to bid on unique things like 3 minutes of hell from the host who is also a professional chef.
I also like this show because it's a game show that's not too complicated and that you can just watch in the background whilst doing some housework or relaxing after a long day at work. But I would like to see a British and/or celebrity version of this show. I would also like to know which dish came 2nd and 3rd, then you could introduce 2nd place prizes such as food hampers, restaurant vouchers or a chance to do some fun cooking lessons. With this addition you could really drive home the point that you don't need to spend loads on luxury ingredients to try to cook some adventurous, tasty dishes.
