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It's so funny. I honestly thought every one of those people on the show could beat anyone at any time anywhere. You just have to have a slightly off day or moment or two or you missed a touch of acid. It has nothing to do with credentials. Anyone could've chopped anyone at any time. I had to look at myself as the one who could lose this the most.

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Geoffrey Zakarian
Age: 65
Born: 1959
Born: July 25
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Restaurateur
Worcester
Massachusetts
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