| ACTION: | NUMBER OF DRINKS: |
 | |
| Introduction | |
| If it is some sort of team battle | 1 drink |
| If the challenger is a woman | 1 drink |
| If the challenger has/had a show on Food Network or Cooking Channel | 1 drink |
If Alton mentions that the challenger
has been a James Beard Foundation Award winner | 1 drink |
| If the challenger has been on before | 2 drinks |
| If the challenger has not been classically trained | 3 drinks |
| |
| Iron Chef Selection | |
| If the chosen Iron Chef is Bobby Flay, Mario Batalo or Cat Cora | 1 drink |
| If the chosen Iron Chef is Masaharu Morimoto or Michael Symon | 2 drinks |
If the chosen Iron Chef is Jose Garces, Marc Forgione,
Geoffrey Zakarian or Alex Guarnaschelli | 3 drinks |
| When the ingredient is announced | 1 drink |
| If the ingredient is seafood | 1 drink |
| |
| Battle | |
| When the Chairman says "Allez Cuisine" | 1 drink |
| If Flay uses blue corn in anything | 1 drink |
| If either chef hurts themselves | 1 drink |
| If Kevin interviews someone in the audience | 2 drinks |
| If Ted Allen is the second floor reporter | 2 drinks |
| Anytime Alton asks the chefs a question | 1 drink |
| Anytime the time is shown or mentioned | 1 drink |
| If someone makes their own pasta | 1 drink |
Anytime a chef pulls a lobster out of nowhere
(and it's not the secret ingredient) | 1 drink |
| If Alton says that said lobster and the secret ingredient make a good pair | 2 drinks |
| Each time the ice cream machine or deep fryer is shown | 1 drink |
| Anytime the Chairman is shown during the battle | 1 drink |
| If the Chairman is eating something during that airtime | 2 drinks |
| If Alton gets a sample from the chefs | 3 drinks |
| |
| Judgement | |
| If the challenger has more dishes than the Iron Chef | 1 drink per additional dish |
| If one of the judges is Jeffrey Steingarten | 1 drink |
| If one of the judges is Ted Allen | 1 drink |
| If one of the judges is Marc Ecko | 1 drink |
| If a judge says a dish is "outstanding" or "can I have more?" | 1 drink |
| If a judge flat out says, "I don't like it" | 3 drinks |
| |
| Verdict | |
| If the Iron Chef wins | 1 drink |
| If the challenger wins | 2 drinks |
| If the loser loses by 7 points or more | 1 drink for each point over 7 |
