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While Robin totally expected to be in the bottom, Mattin is totally surprised. Uh oh. That's the second rule he's broken. The last thing you want to do is profess that you actually thought that your dish tasted good when the judges found it disgusting, because then the judges will think that you have no right to even be in the competition.

But alas, that's what he does. He says that he was happy with the dish and is stunned that he's in the bottom.

"Did you taste the ceviche?" Tom asks. Mattin says he did. "Some cod was raw and some was cooked," Tom points out. "It was a poorly put together dish." Tim Love chimes in with the fact that eating Mattin's food made him feel physically sick.

Lastly, Ron had a pretty good ceviche, though it was a little sweet, but his mojito was disgusting. Ron tries to make the excuse that he doesn't drink and didn't want the coconut juice to go to waste. Gail calls it "Really, really bad. Bitter and acidic."

It's not even a question in my mind as to which chef goes home. The most egregious mistake made in this challenge was not made during cooking, but was made by Mattin as he stood up for his ceviche, saying that he thought it was a strong dish. Gail said that Robin's dish was a soggy mess and that her shrimp had a strange sourness. Tom and Tim knock Ron's drink, but almost every judge was outraged that Mattin actually thought he put out good food. Gail found it shocking that he was so clueless as to what he did wrong. Tom thought that the dish was way out of his capabilities. Tim Love had a big problem that Mattin thought that it tasted good.

And yes, Mattin is going home. Mattin has been one of the bubbliest competitors on the show to date and the fact that he's getting sent home doesn't seem to dampen his spirits. He's still smiling and still happy. Robin, on the other hand, looks completely defeated. I think she knows that she put out a horrible dish and feels bad that someone else is going home instead of her. Well, there's nothing to do but to put your cowboy hat back on and gear up for next week's challenge.

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