The day of the competition arrived. Alex, the restaurant manager for Magna, said he was confident... until he saw the promotion that Danny and Stephanie had created. Alex said that he was "horrified" by what he saw. The team's marketing campaign consisted of several cardboard boxes with pictures of burgers on them. In the center box a hole was cut where passersby could attempt to toss in a ball. Alex said it looked like drunk hippies threw some stuff together to make a little raft to float on. Even the neutral Carolyn called the display "sad." Danny also attempted to serenade people while wearing a pair of antennae to draw customers inside the restaurant. But Magna had another problem. During the lunch rush, the two candidates on cash registers couldn't keep up with the hungry customers. Alex said that Todd was floating around, but couldn't be of much help because he wasn't trained on anything in the restaurant. The wait got so bad that some customers left without ordering - and potential sales of the Triple Cheeseburger walked out with them. By contrast, Net Worth had adorned their restaurant's front with professionally printed signs that went along with their Dead or Alive theme. Tara and Brian dressed as a cowgirl and cowboy to lure people in. The team also promoted their trip giveaway. On the inside of the restaurant, the other women of Net Worth were working hard, pushing their Western burger and convincing those on the fence to give one a try.

After all of the hard work of selling their specialty burgers, the two teams met with Trump, Carolyn and George in the boardroom. George announced that Magna sold 139 units for a total of $553.22. But Carolyn said that Net Worth had sold 182 of their burgers for a total of $596.96. Net Worth, the "high school" team, had won! Trump said that he's a great believer in education, but that he may have to start reassessing his position. As the victors, Net Worth won the reward of a fine dinner with The Donald at the 21 Club, one of the most celebrated restaurants in New York. Magna would see Trump again too - back in the boardroom where someone would be fired.

At the 21 Club, Trump and Melania met the winning team. They were all escorted to a secret basement room, which was used to store liquor during Prohibition. While Net Worth was dining in style with The Donald, Magna had a team meeting at the suite. Todd announced that all of the team's frustration stemmed from the marketing and advertising. Danny, who was in charge of marketing and advertising, disagreed and pointed out that some customers left the restaurant without ordering because they weren't being served fast enough. Later, Todd told Alex privately that he would be bringing both Alex and Danny into the boardroom with him to face the firing. Alex told Todd that Todd should have controlled Danny. In an interview, Alex was even harsher: "Todd is a terrible leader. Danny is a steamroller with a drunk driver at the helm." Danny and Stephanie said they would protect each other in the boardroom. While Erin, who seemed upset that the group would have to say negative things about each other, cried on Todd's bed.

Judgment Day. Magna Corporation entered the boardroom and Trump said that, as a college graduate, he was a little embarrassed that the team of college grads was beaten by a team of high school grads. Trump got to the heart of the matter and said he heard that the team just didn't have enough people on the cash registers. Todd admitted that he had only two people trained to run the registers. George jumped in and said that the other team had three people trained on the cash registers. He said that Magna ought to be ashamed that they missed the basic point of having the ability to handle sales. Carolyn said she thought the promotion was "horrific." George said he couldn't tell what the team was trying to promote. Carolyn said that Danny looked like a street performer. Danny argued that he drew attention to the restaurant and got people in. But Carolyn countered that the job wasn't just to get people into the restaurant; it was to promote and sell the new burger the team had selected. Todd jumped in and called the marketing horrendous. Donald then questioned Danny's wardrobe and wondered if Danny could succeed in the Trump organization with the way he dresses. Verna agreed it would be a handicap. Erin said that while she loved the way Danny dresses, you have to dress in the right clothes to succeed in the corporate world. Trump went around the table and asked each candidate who they would fire. Todd, Verna, Bren, Alex, and even Stephanie (Danny's marketing partner) all said Danny. Kendra said Todd should be fired - but only because he couldn't control Danny. Danny said he would fire Todd because not enough people were trained on the cash registers. Todd picked Alex and Danny to come back to the boardroom to face the firing with him. The others on the team were safe... for at least one more week.

After Todd, Alex and Danny left, George said he thought that Danny was a loose cannon, but felt that Magna lost the task because they didn't have enough people trained on the cash registers - and that was ultimately Todd's responsibility as Project Manager. Carolyn agreed. Todd, Alex and Danny entered the boardroom again. Trump and Carolyn fired questions at Todd about how many of his team members were trained to run the cash registers. Again, Todd had to admit that only two out of the entire team of nine could operate them. But just as the pressure was building on Todd, Alex diverted some of it to himself when he admitted that, as the person in charge of the staff, he had made the decision to train just two people on the registers. Trump said that he first thought Alex was safe, but he didn't think so anymore. Trump said that all of a sudden Danny looked like he was coming back. Todd tried to shift some of the heat back to Danny by calling him "uncontrollable". But Trump and Carolyn said that Danny was Todd's failure because Todd couldn't manage him. Trump said Alex did a lousy job. Trump added that Todd didn't lead and failed to make sure enough people were trained on the cash registers. And Trump called Danny a "disaster". Finally, Trump said that this decision was hard for him, but he looked Todd in the eye and told him, "You didn't have the leadership. You're fired."

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