Editing Iron Chef (section)

===Ties===
In the case of a deadlock (as was possible during the era of the four-judge panel), first place is awarded to the chef with the greater number of points. On the rare occasions that the scores were also tied, an immediate "overtime battle" was held to determine the winner. In overtime, the chefs are given 30 minutes to prepare dishes with a different key ingredient, having to make do with what remains of their pantry or with items that were previously prepared for the main battle. The overtime battles are aired as a separate episode. On one occasion, the overtime battle itself resulted in a tie, prompting Chairman Kaga to declare both the Iron Chef and challenger winners.<ref>This occurred during a challenge between Iron Chef Chen Kenichi and French challenger Dominique Corby of the [[Tour d'Argent]] in episode #IC1C16, where the main theme was ''[[foie gras]]'', and in episode #IC1C17 (overtime), where the theme was asparagus.</ref>