Episode
Iron Chef: Michiba vs Lin Kunbi Overtime (Sweet Potato Battle)
Overview
Overtime Battle to Potato Battle After 60 minutes of battle, the scores are tied at 71. This may have been the first overtime battle in Kitchen Stadium. Judges: Nagisa Ohshima (Director), Yoshiko Ishii (Singer), Mayuko Takata (Actress), Asako Kishi (Critic)
Details
- Series
- Iron Chef
- Season
- Season 3
- Episode
- Episode 42
- Air date
- 1995-11-24
- Runtime
- 30 min
Episode context
Michiba vs Lin Kunbi Overtime (Sweet Potato Battle) is Episode 42 in Season 3 of Iron Chef. It aired on 1995-11-24. The runtime is 30 min.
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