The fix was obviously in for Whit. While watching in slow motion, noticed that the head mentor of the red team did some of plating and definitely some of the cooking for Whit's dish.
Thought those home owners were really naive and unrealistic in the finishes they picked out for that job. Totally agree with your assessment regarding starting demo without permits in place. And I thought the new paint job on the outside of the home was ugly.
I liked how they showed Allison gloating about the sale of the Atlanta condo and how the inflated sales price was going to show everyone. "Oh, how the mighty have fallen".
Have to wonder where the wealth came from. Her husband was a college professor and they don't make the kind of salary that warrants a chauffeur and that huge house.