The six candidates continue their training, enrolling in Chicken Guy! University to master all aspects of the menu and how to create it in the kitchen. Day 1 of training is exhausting and emotional. Guy Fieri checks in, and candidate Phil reveals that he needs to leave for one day to save his job at home. Guy allows it, but Phil's sudden departure and the stakes of the competition take an emotional toll on everyone. The other candidates question Phil's choice to leave, and he returns to infighting and harsh confrontational words before the final Chicken Guy! University challenge. They each have five minutes to work the line solo and prepare three full meals to be judged for accuracy and taste. The culinary challenge threatens to push the candidates to their breaking point and stand in the way of their graduation from Chicken Guy! University.