One thing I think you're missing, Drew, is Jamie's a recovering drug addict, and as such honesty and integrity is something crucial to his ongoing sobriety, as is taking responsibility for his actions. He might have felt that by not offering himself up he was not being honest and taking responsibility, and therefore…

This show tends to trip people up through gimmicks and less than ideal food options, thinking it makes the powers that be look clever. Instead, it makes them look petty. I think the scallops were just out a bit too long, but then again, why weren't they in dry ice or something similar? Or, how about this? Instead…

You're right about what Emily said in rebuttal to John's comments. It could be due to the editing (wouldn't put it past Bravo to do so), but it seemed like it was John's idea to give the worst ingredients to Jaime rather than Jamie offering it. I don't think it made any difference in the end as far as the decision…