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MasterChef is a reality TV series that premiered on FOX on July 27, 2010. It has 16 seasons and 313 episodes so far and is still airing new episodes. The latest episode, Season 16 Episode 18 "Finale (2)", aired on September 16, 2026.
This hit cooking competition series sees award-winning chef Gordon Ramsay and other celebrity chefs put a group of contestants through a series of challenges and elimination rounds, in order to turn one home cook into a culinary master.
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313 episodes · 16 seasons
Season 1
2010 · 8 episodes · Last episode: 16 years ago
Season 1 of the American competitive reality television series MasterChef, which ran from July 27 to September 15, 2010, on Fox.
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7. Top 6 Compete
The contestants undergo a Mystery Box challenge and an Invention Test.
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6. Top 9 Compete
The home cooks cater a high-end wedding.
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5. Top 11 Compete
The cooks impress with just one cupcake.
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4. Top 14 Compete
The contestants enter the kitchen for the first time.
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3. Top 14
The Top 14 are revealed.
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2. Auditions (2)
The home cooks endure an intense grilling.
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1. Auditions (1)
The search for a culinary master begins.
Season 2
2011 · 20 episodes · Last episode: 15 years ago
Season 2 of the American competitive reality television series MasterChef had a two-night premiere on Fox on June 6 and 7, 2011. At the end of the third episode, which aired on June 13, 2011, the judges had tasted all 100 dishes and given white MasterChef aprons to 38 contestants. In the fourth episode that aired on June 14, 2011, the judges cut that number down to 18 contestants.
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20. Winner Revealed
FinaleThe Top 3 chefs face off in a grueling final challenge, and the judges determine the winner in the Season 2 finale. At stake is $250,000 and the coveted title of MasterChef.
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19. Top 3 Compete
The Top 3 chefs face off in a grueling final challenge, and the judges determine the winner in the Season 2 finale. At stake is $250,000 and the coveted title of MasterChef.
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18. Top 4 Compete
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17. Top 5 Compete
The final five home cooks in the competition gather in the "MasterChef" kitchen, where judges Gordon Ramsay, Graham Elliot, and Joe Bastianich reveal the latest Mystery Box Challenge. The contestants have to prepare, cook, and present an incredible dish using all or some of the ingredients inside a wooden crate: a variety of ground meats and an assortment of vegetables, rice, and potatoes.
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16. Top 6 Compete
The remaining six home cooks arrive at the acclaimed Los Angeles restaurant Patina at Walt Disney Concert Hall. Chef Gordon Ramsay tells them that they won't be eating in the restaurant; they'll be cooking there.
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15. Top 8 Compete Again
After no elimination last night, the Top 8 home cooks again flex their culinary muscles in another grueling challenge to prove to the judges they have the passion and skill it takes to advance to the next round. Find out which contestants wow the judges and who winds up on the chopping block in the next elimination round.
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14. Top 8 Compete
The contestants will need to prepare a slider and a side for each kid. But there's a catch: They cannot use beef or potatoes. And the kids aren't just the guests; they are the judges, too.
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13. Top 9 Compete
The Top 9 home cooks flex their culinary muscles in another grueling challenge to prove to the judges they have the passion and skill it takes to advance to the next round. Find out which contestants wow the judges and who winds up on the chopping block in the next elimination round.
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12. Top 10 Compete
The Top 10 cook for the judges' mothers. Later, they must prepare eggs Benedict.
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11. Top 11 Compete
The hopefuls cook lobsters. Later, they compete in an aphrodisiac challenge.
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10. Top 12 Compete
The Top 12 prepare food for a celebrity cocktail party
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9. Top 13 Compete
Vegetarian meals are made by the 13 remaining hopefuls. Then, Season 1 winner Whitney Miller shows up and challenges the wannabe chefs to prepare a dish from her cookbook.
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8. Top 14 Compete
The remaining contestants compete in order to advance to the next round.
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7. Top 15 Compete
The contestants compete, and try to advance to the next round.
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6. Top 16 Compete
The contestants are split into two teams, each team creating a five course meal. One person is eliminated.
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5. Top 16 Revealed
The contestants have one hour to make a dish using mystery ingredients. The winner picks the main ingredient in the elimination round.
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4. Top 18 Revealed
The contestants must show the judges that they can pass two culinary stress tests before moving onto the next round. First, slicing apples consistently, and with as little waste as possible, and second, creating the best chicken dish they can in order to impress the judges, and move onto the next round.
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3. Audition 3 & Top 38 Revealed
The field has been narrowed down, and the top 38 are revealed.
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2. Audition 2
Round 2 begins with the amateur chefs trying to impress the judges with their signature dishes. Contestants compete for a chance to win the MasterChef apron which guarantees them a spot in the next round.
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1. Audition 1
100 amateur chefs are flown to Los Angeles to see if they have what it takes to be the next MasterChef. The contestants prepare their signature dishes for the panel of judges. Only those who impress the judges with their presentation, creativity, and originality will get an apron and move onto the next round.
Season 3
2012 · 20 episodes · Last episode: 14 years ago
Season 3 of the American competitive reality television series MasterChef had a two-night premiere on Fox on June 4 and 5, 2012. By the third episode, which aired on June 11, 2012, the judges had tasted all 100 dishes and given white MasterChef aprons to 36 contestants. In the same episode, the judges cut that number down to 18 contestants. The season concluded on September 10, 2012 with the first blind contestant Christine Ha winning the MasterChef title.
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20. Winner Chosen
FinaleIn their final challenge in the kitchen, the two home cooks will conceptualize and prepare the most important three-course meal of their lives. Later, the judges will reveal America's next, and the deserving home cook will walk away with a book deal and the $250,000 grand prize. Find out whose culinary dreams will turn into a reality.
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19. Top 3 Compete
Part 1 of 2. Season 3 finale: The three remaining hopefuls are tasked with creating a dish that best embodies their personality and passion for food. Then, each prepares a pair of legs—chicken, lamb and frog—in hopes of scoring a spot in the Top 2.
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18. Top 4 Compete
Four hopefuls remain, and they must work in teams of two to prepare a gourmet meal for three world-renowned chefs: Daniel Boulud, Alain Ducasse and Guy Savoy. The winning pair will each earn a spot in the Top 3, while the losing team face off in a pressure test featuring soufflé.
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17. Top 5 Compete
A game-changing twist surprises the five remaining hopefuls during a mystery-box challenge. Later, the wannabe chefs are tasked with re-creating one of Graham Elliot's signature dishes that he served to President Obama at his flagship restaurant.
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16. Top 6 Compete, Pt. 3
Conclusion. The six remaining hopefuls compete in a team challenge at Hatfield's, a Hollywood hot spot, where they attempt to replicate the acclaimed restaurant's signature dishes. Later, members of the losing team face off in an elimination challenge that requires them to prepare steak three different ways.
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15. Top 6 Compete, Pt. 2
Part 2 of 3. The seven remaining hopefuls find shrimp in the mystery basket, and must make standout dishes with a very limited pantry. The winner then determines which savory ingredient the others will have to incorporate into desserts in the elimination round.
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14. Top 6 Compete, Pt. 1
Part 1 of 3. Eight previously eliminated contestants return and compete for a chance to win back their aprons and continue on in the competition. Each hopeful selects one ingredient to make up the mystery box, and then they are required to use all of the items to create a dish that proves they are worthy of a second chance.
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13. Top 7 Compete
Paula Deen is a guest judge for a Southern-inspired mystery-box challenge. Later, the hopefuls are paired up to cook a complicated Japanese dish.
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12. Top 8 Compete
The amateur chefs are taken to a Southern California rodeo, where they'll work in teams to feed a hearty meal to 101 hungry cowboys. Members of the winning team advance to the next round of competition, while the others face off in a pressure test that has them preparing six eggs in four different ways.
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11. Top Nine Compete
The amateur chefs must cook with exotic ingredients from the sea
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10. Top 11 Compete
Judge Graham Elliot joins the amateur cooks in the kitchen, taking part in a mystery-box challenge. Later, a double elimination sends two hopefuls home.
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9. Top 12 Compete
The 12 remaining hopefuls are split into three teams for a food-truck challenge that requires them to create budget-friendly meals for beachgoers.
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8. Top 13 Compete
A budget-friendly mystery-box challenge requires the wannabe chefs to create a gourmet meal using only $20 worth of ingredients. Later, another hopeful is sent packing.
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7. Top 14 Compete
The judges split the cooks into teams to prepare breakfast for hotel guests; the members of the losing team must prove they deserve to stay in the competition.
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6. Top 15 Compete
Fifteen hopefuls remain, and they're tasked with creating unique dishes using unconventional—and unappetizing—cuts of meat in a challenge that tests their resourcefulness.
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5. Top 16 Compete
Culinary boot camp awaits the 16 remaining hopefuls at California's Camp Pendleton Marine Corps Base, where they'll work in teams to prepare a healthy, balanced meal for 200 servicemen and women.
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4. Top 18 Compete
The Top 18 must create gourmet dishes using duck and bananas. Later, they're challenged to cook with unusual and intimidating ingredients.
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3. Auditions (3) and Top 36 Bootcamp
The final round of auditions is held in Los Angeles. Then, the 36 remaining hopefuls compete in a ground-beef challenge in hopes of earning a spot in the Top 18.
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2. Auditions (2)
The auditions continue as the judges critique the good and the bad and continue to winnow down the competition. Those who impress the judges will earn a coveted white apron and move one step closer to becoming the next MasterChef.
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1. Auditions (1)
After a nationwide search, only the best amateur cooks – including a stock broker, a professional opera singer, a plastic surgeon, as well as the first blind cook to enter the competition - were flown to Los Angeles for a chance to prepare their signature dishes and present them to the judges. The judges will taste for flavor, originality, creativity and presentation. But most importantly, the amateur cooks must demonstrate a genuine passion for food and a drive to win in order to earn a coveted white apron and move on to the next round.
Season 4
2013 · 25 episodes · Last episode: 13 years ago
Season 4 of the American competitive reality television series MasterChef had a premiere on Fox on May 22, 2013. Luca Manfè was the winner of this season, making him the first male contestant and previous season returnee to win MasterChef.
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25. Winner Chosen
FinaleThe final two cooks prepare three-course meals; the judges choose the winner.
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24. Top 3 Compete
The remaining three contestants cook more sophisticated versions of the dishes they made in their initial auditions.
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23. Top 4 Compete
The cooks split into two teams for the mystery box challenge.
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22. Top 5 Compete (2)
Two cooks advance to the finals while the remaining three face a pressure test.
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21. Top 5 Compete (1)
The judges are joined by their sons, who help critique a mystery box challenge; re-creating a dish.
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20. Top 6 Compete
The cooks must re-create popular dishes served at a fine-dining restaurant in downtown Los Angeles; the losing team must prepare a perfect plate of fried calamari with a side of marinara sauce.
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19. Top 7 Compete Again
The cooks must prepare a T-bone steak dish; the challenge winner assigns a type of poultry to the other contestants.
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18. Top 6 Compete
Previously eliminated contestants get the chance to get back in the competition by perfectly frying an egg and preparing a salmon dish.
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17. Top 7 Compete
The cooks create dishes inspired by loved ones; tag-team sushi challenge.
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16. Top 8 Compete
The cooks compete in an overnight challenge; the losing team faces a spun sugar dessert pressure test.
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15. Top 9 Compete
The nine remaining contestants make sausage link dishes using a sausage maker, with the winner choosing the ingredient to be used in the canned versus fresh challenge.
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14. Top 10 Compete
The contestants must prepare fish tacos for hungry surfers; in a pressure test, contestants must prepare a perfect chicken breast three different ways.
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13. Top 11 Compete
Restaurateur Eva Longoria selects Mexican-inspired ingredients for a mystery box challenge.
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12. Top 12 Compete
A meal is prepared for a wedding party.
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11. Top 13 Compete
The contestants deal with a mystery-box challenge that involves an unusual ingredient and a limited pantry; Season 3 winner Christine Ha surprises the chefs.
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10. Top 14 Compete
The contestants prepare a meal for the cast and crew of "Glee." Jane Lynch, Cory Monteith and Matthew Morrison serve as judges.
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9. Top 15 Compete
A mystery-box challenge involving foreign ingredients takes place; chef Lidia Bastianich judges pasta dishes.
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8. Top 16 Compete (2)
Four cooks prepare burger dishes at Gordon Ramsay BurGR in Las Vegas.
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7. Top 16 Compete (1)
The cooks prepare a steak meal for firefighters; the challenge losers cook eggs benedict.
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6. Top 17 Compete
The cooks must prepare a dish using mystery box ingredients, which include cod; two contestants are sent home.
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5. Top 18 Compete
The cooks must create a healthy meal for over 300 school children.
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4. Top 19 Compete
The top 19 contestants face a mystery box challenge; the contestants face elimination.
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3. Top 19 Revealed
The judges pare down the competition in the final round of auditions; the cooks take on a lamb challenge; the top 19 contestants face a mystery box challenge; the contestants face elimination.
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2. Auditions No. 2
Home cooks present dishes to the judges.
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1. Auditions No. 1
Home cooks present dishes to the judges.
Season 5
2014 · 19 episodes · Last episode: 12 years ago
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19. Winner Chosen
FinaleIn the Season 5 finale, the winner is chosen after the Top 2 compete for the trophy, a book deal and a $250,000 grand prize.
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18. Top 3 Compete
The Top 3 contestants create dishes for a panel of judges from all 50 U.S. states. The winner earns an automatic spot in the Top 2, while the other two chefs face a pressure test involving desserts.
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17. Top 4 Compete
A final team challenge establishes who will move on to the top three.
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16. Top 5 Compete
Joined by VIP kitchen guests, the cooks prepare dishes inspired by loved ones; the cooks face a challenge involving rare protein dishes.
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15. Top 6 Compete
Ramsay works alongside the cooks as they take over a high-end restaurant in Los Angeles; croquembouche pressure test.
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14. Top 7 Compete
The remaining contestants receive hometown encouragement as they prepare savory apple dishes; while the challenge winner is safe from elimination, the other contestants form teams of two and make a variety of potstickers.
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13. Top 8 Compete
The cooks split into teams of two and prepare a poultry dish using different parts of the chicken; two pairs face a pressure test with eggs.
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12. Top 10 Compete
The home cooks split into two teams and create menus of healthy football game concessions for an entire stadium; the cooks on the losing team must create three unique prawn dishes in a pressure test.
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11. Top 11 Compete
For the first time, the contestants get to choose between two mystery boxes: one filled with high-end ingredients and one containing ordinary items; the winner of the challenge chooses which type of stuffed pasta the remaining cooks make.
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10. Top 12 Compete
The cooks prepare romantic dinners for couples celebrating anniversaries; Ramsay's wife joins him for dinner; the losing team create their own truffle recipes for a box of chocolates.
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9. Top 13 Compete
The cooks must create a dish using Alaskan king salmon; during the elimination round, the cooks create a dish using one judge's favorite ingredients.
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8. Top 14 Compete
The remaining 14 cooks work in two sets of teams at a busy, iconic diner in Los Angeles; the members of the losing team must make a three-layer red velvet cake during a pressure test.
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7. Top 15 Compete
The contestants must put aside their difference as they pair up to create a surf-and-turf dish; the challenge losers face a pressure test featuring spring rolls.
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6. Top 16 Compete
A mystery-box challenge has the Top 16 chefs preparing dishes using canned foods. The winner will work with former "MasterChef" champion Luca Manfe and "MasterChef Junior" winner Alexander Weiss to select a specialty dish for the elimination round.
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5. Top 17 Compete
The contestants prepare a seafood menu for a beachfront wedding; one team faces a challenge featuring a meal with steak and fries.
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4. Top 18 Compete
The contestants tackle a seafood challenge, with the winner choosing what dessert the others will prepare in the elimination round.
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3. Top 20 Compete
The cooks compete to feed 500 male and female troops on a desert Army base; the losing team faces a pressure test featuring blueberry pie.
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2. Top 22 Compete
The contestants must prepare a unique dish in the first mystery box challenge -- which features ingredients typically used in desserts; in the next round, the contestants prepare a classic American dish.
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1. Top 30 Compete
Host award-winning chef Gordon Ramsay, along with fellow judges restaurateur Joe Bastianich and acclaimed chef Graham Elliot return for Season Five, putting the latest group of contestants through a series of challenging elimination rounds and turning one home cook into a culinary master.
Season 6
2015 · 20 episodes · Last episode: 11 years ago
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20. The Finale
FinaleIn the final challenge in the MasterChef kitchen, the Top Two home cooks will have one last chance to prove to the judges that they deserve the MasterChef title by creating a three-course meal. After evaluating the final dishes, the judges will reveal America's next MasterChef, and the deserving home cook will walk away with a MasterChef trophy, a book deal and the $250,000 grand prize.
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19. Team Gordon Ramsay
In the next challenge, with a little help from a few other home cooks, the remaining three contestants will create dishes for 30 restaurant guests who serve an important role in the judges' culinary world. The home cook with the most number of votes will move on in the competition, while the remaining two home cooks will face the next pressure test, during which they must complete three classic MasterChef dishes. The home cook with the best dishes will move on to the finals.
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18. Think Inside the Box
The 4 remaining contestants use special ingredients from Gordon and Graham in the next team challenge. Each team must create a unique appetizer and entrée, and create them 3 times. The losing pair face a pressure test in which they must recreate judge Christina Tosi's world-famous Chocolate Malted Layer Cake to see who will round out the Top 3.
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17. Return of the Champions
In the next mystery box challenge, the Top 5 home cooks must create a dish using pear, blue cheese, tomato, portabella mushroom, and chocolate. The winner receives both safety from elimination and the power to choose among 4 baskets of ingredients for the elimination challenge, baskets that were put together with the help of the 3 former MasterChef winners.
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16. The Restaurant Takeover
The remaining chefs are put into teams to take over a Los Angeles restaurant, where they have to come up with two appetizers and two entrées for dining customers. The losing team take part in a pressure test that sees them having to come up with three different pasta dishes.
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15. A Storm's A-Brewing
The cooks must create a dish that features coffee as one of the main ingredients; during the pressure test, the contestants team up to re-create an elaborate party platter.
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14. Getting A-Head in the Competition
n the next team challenge, the remaining home cooks will split into teams to prepare vegetarian meals for guests of the MasterChef restaurant. Teams will have access to any ingredients that they choose in the MasterChef pantry, as long as the dishes are vegetarian. The winning team will be safe from elimination, while the losing team must cook in the next pressure test and create delicious well-composed meals using various cuts from an animal head.
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13. A Little Southern Flare
The cooks prepare a flambé in a mystery box challenge, and the winner is safe from elimination and also gets to choose which Southern dish the contestants must make. The winner also receives two other significant advantages.
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12. Family Reunion
The Top 10 home cooks will cook family style when they face their next team challenge and create family style meals for VIP diners. After each team prepares their family style meals, they are greeted by the dinner guests, their family members. Each diner will vote for one team's meal and the team with the most votes will be safe from the next pressure test. In the pressure test, the losing team home cooks must create a gnocchi-in-brown-sage-butter-sauce dish. Find out who will go home and who will move on.
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11. Moo-vers And Bakers
The Top 10 home cooks enter the Wild West when they face their next team challenge and create steak meals for 101 cowboys and ranchers. The team that receives the most winning votes will moo-ve on in the competition, while the remaining home cooks will face the next pressure test. For the pressure test the losing team will bake tarts and see who can bake their way to victory.
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10. Rice Rice Baby
In the next mystery box challenge, the remaining home cooks must create a rice dish in 60 minutes. The contestant with the winning dish will be featured in Family Circle Magazine and will not have to participate in the next elimination challenge. Then, in the elimination challenge, contestants will be tasked with creating dishes based on dynamic duo ingredients. Find out who will make it into the Top 10 best home cooks in America.
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9. Gordon's Greatest Hits
The remaining home cooks will learn from the best as they enter a special taste-it-and-make-it challenge. Each contestant must recreate Gordon Ramsay's signature Beef Wellington. The home cooks with the worst dishes will compete in the next pressure test, featuring another Gordon Ramsay dish — scallops with puree of English peas, bacon, and quail eggs, finished with shaved truffles. Find out who can keep up with the master and who will be sent home for good.
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8. Happy Birthday MasterChef
Each team will prepare a two-course menu for the 100th episode celebration, during which VIP guests will dine on oyster and caviar appetizers and a duck breast entrée, followed by a special surprise dish by judge Christina Tosi. The losing team will face the next pressure test, in which contestants must create a three-layer birthday cake.
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7. Bring Home the Bacon
In the next challenge, it's proven that Breakfast is indeed the most important meal of the day when the home cooks are each tasked to create an elevated breakfast dish in 45 minutes. Not only will the winner have immunity in the next mystery box challenge, but they will also receive two additional advantages. Later, in the mystery box challenge, contestants must create TV dinners.
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6. What Happens in Vegas Steaks in Vegas
In the second field challenge of the season, the home cooks will take a surprise trip to Las Vegas, where they will be split into two teams to take over Drai's Nightclub and feed 101 Las Vegas performers. The team who receives the most winning votes from the Las Vegas performer diners will be safe from the next pressure test, while the losing team will be dealt with a deuce steak contest at Gordon Ramsay's Steak. In the pressure test, the home cooks will face two steak challenges testing temperature and taste, and one contestant will be sent home.
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5. Clawing to Victory
The next mystery box challenge has the home cooks come out of their shells and prepare unique crab dishes for the judges. The home cook who prepares the best crab dish will receive a significant advantage before the next elimination challenge. Then the remaining home cooks will create their versions of sweet or savory dishes, using the same surprise ingredient of corn.
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4. Cinnamon Roll-er Coaster
The remaining 20 home cooks will face their first team challenge of the season at an amusement park. Once teams are decided, each team will be tasked with creating its version of an amusement park burger and fish and chips dish for thousands of amusement park guests. The winning team will be safe from elimination, while the losing team will have to face the first pressure test of the season, during which the home cooks will make 12 cinnamon rolls.
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3. You're the Apple of My Eye
The Top 22 home cooks in America will face their first Mystery Box Challenge. Each contestant is given 20 staple ingredients that anyone could find in their home and tasked with preparing a dish for the judges -- were the judges to show up at their homes for dinner. The winner of the Mystery Box Challenge will receive a significant advantage in the season's first pressure test, during which contestants must make their versions of an apple pie.
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2. The Battle Continues
After the Battle for the Apron concludes, the Top 22 home cooks in America will face their first Mystery Box Challenge. Each contestant is given 20 staple ingredients that anyone could find in their home and tasked with preparing a dish for the judges -- were the judges to show up at their homes for dinner. The winner of the Mystery Box Challenge will receive a significant advantage in the season's first pressure test, during which contestants must make their versions of an apple pie.
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1. Let the Battle Commence
Season 7
2016 · 19 episodes · Last episode: 10 years ago
Throughout Season Seven, host and award-winning chef Gordon Ramsay and renowned pastry chef Christina Tosi will welcome a number of special guest judges, including Wolfgang Puck, Aarón Sánchez, Edward Lee, Kevin Sbraga and Richard Blais, to help search for America’s best home cook.
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19. The Finale (2)
FinaleThe contestants will have one hour to create entrees and an hour to create a dessert. After evaluating the final dishes, the judges will reveal America's next MASTERCHEF, and the deserving home cook will walk away with a MASTERCHEF trophy, a book deal and the $250,000 grand prize.
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18. The Finale (1)
In the next challenge, with help from some familiar home cooks, the remaining 3 will have one hour to prepare an amazing appetizer dish. The contestants will then have one hour to create entrees and one hour to create a dessert. After evaluating the final dishes, the judges will reveal America's next MasterChef, and the deserving home cook will walk away with the trophy, a book deal, and the $250,000 grand prize.
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17. Critics Choice
The 4 remaining contestants are given 90 minutes to prepare either a halibut or duck entrée for VIP food critics in the Studio Box challenge. The winning team will be exempt from the elimination challenge and the losing team will face the Pressure Test to recreate three pork dishes.
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16. Family Drama
The 5 remaining contestants are introduced to special culinary guest judge Richard Blais – chef, restaurateur, and cookbook author – who reveals the seventh Mystery Box challenge. The winner will avoid competing in the elimination challenge and the remaining contestants are given five minutes to shop for a basket full of twenty ingredients. With an unexpected twist in the competition, one is eliminated.
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15. Pop-Up Restaurant
The 6 remaining contestants compete in the series' classic pop-up restaurant challenge.
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14. Tag Team
Three basic utensils are used by the Top 7 contestants in a mystery-box challenge.
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13. Hot Potato
The Top Eight remaining contenders must battle through a three-part potato proficiency challenge.. Guest judge Kevin Sbraga.
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12. 5 Star Food
Guest judge Kevin Sbraga cooks alongside the Top 9 in the next Mystery Box Challenge, as they create an impressive dish using unique upscale ingredients. The contestants then go head-to-head in the elimination challenge, cooking with either fresh salmon or canned salmon.
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11. Sweet Surprise
The Top 10 cooks have one hour to make breakfast using a chocolate-hazelnut spread, and the winner gets to choose the dish for the next elimination challenge.
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10. The Weakest Links
The losing sweet-16 team members must bake a three-layer birthday cake in 90 minutes, and then the remaining contestants are taken to a vegetable patch for their next team challenge, where they'll cook for and serve 100 farmers.
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9. A Piece of Cake
The remaining 12 contestants are broken up into two teams to prep, cook and plate 30 dishes for teenagers celebrating their Sweet 16 birthdays.
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8. The Good, the Bad and the Offal
The contestants are introduced to special culinary guest judge Edward Lee, chef and owner of 610 Magnolia in Louisville, KY.
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7. Vets, Jets, and Home Cooks
The Top 15 home cooks are challenged to serve 101 hungry veterans!
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6. Gordon Ramsay Masterclass
The remaining 16 home cooks get a very special treat leading into the next challenge as Chef Ramsay demonstrates how to properly deconstruct a lobster.
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5. A Mexican Mystery
The remaining 17 home cooks are greeted by Chefs Ramsay and Tosi, as well as Season 6 winner Claudia Sandoval and guest culinary judge Aarón Sánchez.
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4. A MasterChef Wedding
The Top 18 home cooks prepare appetizers and entrees for season 6 contestant Nick Nappi on his wedding day!
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3. Wolfgang Puck
After the Battle of the Apron concludes, the Top 20 home cooks in America meet the first guest judge of the season – culinary icon Wolfgang Puck..
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2. Battle for a White Apron, Part 2
The chefs have use their culinary skills as the Battle of the Apron challenge continues.
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1. Battle for a White Apron, Part 1
Forty of the best home cooks in America travel to Los Angeles to compete in the Battle of the Apron challenge and attempt to move forward to compete for the title, a cookbook deal, and the $250,000 grand prize. Judging the battle rounds will be Ramsay and Tosi.
Season 8
2017 · 21 episodes · Last episode: 9 years ago
Throughout Season Eight, award-winning chef Gordon Ramsay and renowned pastry chef Christina Tosi will be joined by celebrated chef and restaurateur Aarón Sánchez on the judges’ panel, as they put the Top Forty contestants through a series of challenges and elimination rounds, in order to turn one home cook into a culinary master.
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21. The Finale (2)
FinaleThe remaining chefs compete for the trophy and the $250,000 prize with guest judge Joe Bastianich.
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20. The Finale (1)
The remaining chefs compete for the trophy and the $250,000 prize with guest judge Joe Bastianich.
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19. The Semi-Finals
The remaining home cooks will face a series of skills tests that will determine who will make it to the finale.
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18. Something Fishy
In this week's mystery box challenge, the Top 6 get a special treat as their family members join them in the MasterChef kitchen. The contestants will then have to cook a dish inspired by their families before competing in an elimination test that will send one or more of them home.
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17. Pop-Up Restaurant
The Top 6 split up in teams for a classic MasterChef challenge - to cook for food critics, writers, and chefs at a pop-up restaurant in a Southern California vineyard.
E16
16. Chopsticks & Pasta
In this week's mystery box challenge, the Top 7 must create an Asian-inspired dish that centers around one of the most prominent utensils in culinary history - chopsticks! The winner gets a huge advantage moving forward, leaving the remaining home cooks to compete in a pasta-themed elimination challenge.
E15
15. The Great Outdoors
The Top Eight head to Big Bear Lake to cook fresh fish.
E14
14. A Mexican Tag Team Challenge
In this week's mystery box challenge, the Top Nine must create a dish that is reminiscent of their favorite family breakfast, using Nutella as the key ingredient. The winner gets a huge advantage moving forward, leaving the rest of the chefs to pair up for a Mexican-themed tag team challenge.
E13
13. Gordon’s Game of Chicken
The six weakest cooks go head-to-head in an elimination challenge, during which they make a crawfish dish created by Gordon Ramsay. Then, the Top 10 face a chicken-and-potato team challenge.
E12
12. In a Pinch
The Top 11 are given a bag of live crawfish and have to cook them in order to extract the most meat possible. The six weakest cooks go head-to-head in an elimination challenge, during which they make a crawfish dish created by Gordon Ramsay. Then, the Top 10 face a chicken-and-potato team challenge.
E11
11. Vegas Deluxe & Oyster Shucks
The Top 12 head to Las Vegas for a team challenge in which they serve 50 VIPs in entertainment and hospitality at Caesars Palace for its 50th Anniversary party. Each guest will taste both teams' dishes and then cast a vote for their favorite dish.
E10
10. The MasterChef Returns
Reigning champion Shaun O'Neale returns and chooses ingredients from his cookbook to be part of the mystery-box challenge. The winner will receive an advantage moving forward, while the other chefs to battle in a coconut-theme elimination challenge.
E9
9. Holy Cannoli
The kitchen is transformed into a full dining room to welcome purveyors of local ingredients, including butchers, vegetable farmers, beekeepers and herb growers, when the contestants split up for a team challenge using their guests' products. Later, the losing team must prepare cannoli as part of a pressure test.
E8
8. Whole-y Cow!
The Top 15 are given a mystery box challenge that tasks them with creating a dish featuring a different body part of a cow.
E7
7. Breakfast, Lunch & Winner
The home cooks travel for The Belvedere restaurant in Beverly Hills, to take over the dining room breakfast service in two teams.
E6
6. Silenced by the Lambs
This week on MASTERCHEF, the cooks take part in a challenging skills test, during which they must prepare racks of lamb with fine artistry. Those who fail to impress the judges will face an elimination challenge that includes recreating Gordon Ramsay's signature lamb chop dish. It is then up to the judges to decide who will leave the kitchen.
E5
5. Shell-Shocked & Scrambled
The Top 18 home chefs must cook some of the world's finest shellfish for their mystery box challenge.
E4
4. Feeding the Lifeguards
The top 19 chefs will have to prepare and cook fresh fish for 101 lifeguards who will then vote on their favorite dish.
E3
3. America's Grocery Bag
Top 20 will have to take 12 of the most popular ingredients found on any American home cook’s shopping list and make the judges a MASTERCHEF-worthy dish.
E2
2. Battle for a White Apron, Pt. 2
In Part Two of the Battle for a White Apron, the remaining chefs compete for a spot in the Top 20. Only nine aprons remain and it will be up to the judges to decide who makes it and who goes home.
E1
1. Battle for a White Apron, Pt. 1
In the Season Eight premiere episode, 40 of America's best home cooks travel to Los Angeles to compete in the MASTERCHEF Battle for a White Apron challenge, during which they will face off against each other to try to earn a place in the Top 20. Judging the battle rounds will be Gordon Ramsay, Christina Tosi, and new judge and award-winning chef Aarón Sánchez, who will taste for flavor, creativity and presentation. After each battle, the judges will decide whom they think deserves to make it to the next round and a chance to compete for the coveted title.
Season 9
2018 · 23 episodes · Last episode: 8 years ago
- E23
23. The Finale (2)
FinaleThe three remaining home cooks must each prepare a three-course menu for the judges; the home cook with the best overall menu wins the prize and the coveted title of MasterChef.
- E22
22. The Finale (1)
The three remaining home cooks must each prepare a three-course menu for the judges.
- E21
21. The Semi Final
The final four split into two teams to cook one entrée for the judges' mentors: chefs Daniel Boulud, Jonathan Waxman and Lidia Bastianich; an elimination leaves three cooks moving on to the finale.
- E20
20. Battle of the Beef
The cooks face a series of pressure-filled skills tests using beef; the two weakest contestants go head-to-head.
- E19
19. Cooking With Heart
Then, the remaining five receive a heart-warming mystery box challenge in which contestants will create a dish inspired by their loved-one.
- E18
18. Restaurant Takeover
The Top Six face the Restaurant Takeover Challenge at Providence in Los Angeles. The home cooks split into two teams and must feed a dining room filled with 48 guests.
- E17
17. Waste Not Want Not
A mystery box challenge involving food scraps; a mystery box challenge involving fresh ingredients.
- E16
16. American Heroes
The remaining home cooks must serve restaurant-quality dishes to 25 California firefighters.
- E15
15. Tag Team
The contestants learn they will be competing in the Tag Team Challenge.
- E14
14. Sky's the Limit
The cooks split into two teams and must serve 100 dishes to airmen in celebration of the 100th anniversary of the March Air Reserve Base.
- E13
13. Just for the Halibut
The Top 12 face their third skills test and replicate the proper way to break down a halibut. Those who fail to impress the judges are then tasked with creating a stunning original dish using their broken-down fish. Some contestants yield a bountiful filet, while others offer up a poor portion of protein.
- E12
12. Frying Tonight; Just for the Halibut Part 1
The contestants must make a dish that features a deep-fried element as the judges cook alongside them; the elimination challenge features a citrus-centered dish.
- E11
11. The Kids Are Alright
The Top 14 contestants are split into two teams to compete in a fine dining challenge and are to cook 39 dishes for a group of very discerning judges who have big expectations. Contestants are surprised when diners are revealed and forced to scramble and alter their dishes to accommodate the guests. Ultimately the winning team’s recipe will be printed in Family Circle Magazine. The losing team will compete in a cupcake pressure test with special guest and pastry chef Christina Tosi.
- E10
10. Rise or Fall
The remaining home cooks pair up for a skills test to create a restaurant-quality dish featuring five ingredients—only to leave one contestant without a pair. The contestant cooking solo gets a huge advantage in the challenge and gets the opportunity to cook alongside his-her mentor.The chefs who fail to impress the judges will face an elimination challenge and create the ever-challenging cheese soufflé in just 40 minutes.
- E9
9. The Big Not Easy
The contestants face a mystery box filled with fresh seafood and must create a dish using two items from it. The chefs who fail to impress the judges will face an elimination challenge and be asked to upgrade one of the most popular frozen dinner dishes, Salisbury Steak.
- E8
8. A Gordon Ramsay Wedding
The contestants cook for Season 7 winner Shaun O'Neale's wedding.
- E7
7. World Cup Dishes
The contestants face a mystery box challenge where they must create a dish using one common ingredient—walnuts. The winner will receive three huge advantages. Later, the kitchen welcomes American soccer legend and Fox Sports soccer analyst Alexi Lalas, who will introduce a street food-themed elimination challenge that involves popular food among soccer fans in various countries.
- E6
6. Trouble Brewing
The Top 20 venture out of the kitchen and head to the historic Anheuser Busch brewery in Los Angeles for their first team challenge of the season. The two teams must cook a beer-infused lunch for more than 100 employees at the brewery who will each place a vote on his or her favorite dish. The team that receives the least amount of votes will head back to the kitchen for a banana cream pie pressure test that will determine who will be eliminated.
- E5
5. Gordon Ramsay Masterclass
In the first skills test of the season, MASTERCHEF host/judge/executive producer Gordon Ramsay teaches the home cooks how to properly break down a crab, before the contestants must replicate his work. The contestants whose skills don't cut it, face an elimination challenge during which Ramsay will show them how to make his signature Crab Benedict dish. It is then up to the judges to decide who stays and who goes home.
- E4
4. Home State Heroes
In the first mystery box challenge of the season, the Top 24 must prep, cook, and plate one dish featuring an ingredient unique to each of their home states.
- E3
3. The Judges Do Battle (3)
Forty-three of America’s finest home cooks compete in the Battle of the Apron challenge, during which they will face off against each other to earn a spot in the Top 24.
- E2
2. The Judges Do Battle (2)
The three judges each choose eight home cooks to mentor throughout the competition.
- E1
1. The Judges Do Battle (1)
Judges Gordon Ramsay, Aarón Sánchez and Joe Bastianich each will have eight aprons to hand out to the home cooks whom they deem worthy – and they then will mentor those contestants throughout the competition.
Season 10
2019 · 25 episodes · Last episode: 7 years ago
This season is more exciting than ever with a surprise-filled journey that takes the contestants on the trip of a lifetime. Ramsay and the judges will serve as mentors to these skilled home chefs as they compete to claim the title of MasterChef and the $250,000 grand prize on MasterChef’s milestone 10th season.
MasterChef Season 10 release dates →- E25
25. The Finale (2)
FinaleThe finalists must execute a superior three-course meal for the judges. Only one will win the title of MASTERCHEF, an opportunity to learn hands-on in each of the judges’ restaurants and the $250,000 grand prize.
- E24
24. The Finale (1)
Returning from their home towns after a whirlwind trip across the pond, the Top Three home cooks are ready to tackle their final dishes in hopes of crossing the finish line and coming out on top!
- E23
23. London Calling (2)
The top four chefs travel to the historic Hatfield House, where they must cook a venison dish.
- E22
22. London Calling (1)
The top six chefs travel to London and must feed 36 diners; two chefs face elimination.
- E21
21. Family Reunion
Loved ones of the top seven watch the contestants make their favorite family-inspired dishes.
- E20
20. One Pan Wonder
TV host Daphne Oz reveals the contents of the week's mystery box challenge to the top eight, leaving the contestants 60 minutes to create an elevated one-pan dish using the cast iron pan.
- E19
19. Pigging Out
The cooks produce a dish with their own version of homemade sausage in less than an hour.
- E18
18. Mind Blowing Food
The cooks are introduced to Grant Achatz, who shows the them the art of unconventional plating.
- E17
17. Box in a Box in a Box
The contestants face a mystery box challenge with more mystery ingredients than ever before.
- E16
16. NASCAR Finish Line Feed
The top 10 contestants test their speed in a special team challenge at the Irwindale Speedway, where they have 75 minutes to cook for 101 race car crew members.
E15
15. Small Dessert, Big Problems
Special guest judge Candace Nelson gives the home cooks 75 minutes to create one dozen macarons.
E14
14. Let Them Eat Cake
In under 75 minutes, the contestants must replicate a cake for the judges.
- E13
13. Someone's Toast
Contestants must create a sweet dish and a savory dish from a surprise ingredient; an elimination.
- E12
12. King of The Crabs
The top 13 must break down Alaskan king crabs; the contestants cook for chef Masaharu Morimoto.
- E11
11. Backyard BBQ
The cooks have 60 minutes to present their best beef dish to the judges.
- E10
10. Gerron's Wedding
The home cooks split into two teams to prepare 45 meals for Gerron Hurt's wedding.
- E9
9. Tag Team Tears & Tantrums
With two eliminations on the line, the pressure is on for the losing team in the tag-team challenge.
- E8
8. Joe Takes a Risk
The top 16 cooks fight for immunity in a challenge to create an authentic three-course Italian meal.
- E7
7. Gordon Takes on a Tarte
The remaining home cooks face another elimination challenge in which they have 60 minutes to closely replicate the dish du jour, tarte Tatin that must be prepared with silky crème anglaise sauce, or risk surrendering their apron and going home.
- E6
6. Hot & Spicy
Model Alessandra Ambrosio offers input for the Top 17's next mystery box challenge, which includes an additional twist that throws some cooks off balance, but only 15 home cooks can be chosen to continue on to the next round.
- E5
5. The Blind Chicken Show
The team who failed to impress the pool party guests are given only 45 minutes to completely break down a chicken and prepare it into a delectable dish, but one contestant will be forced to surrender their apron after the timer runs out.
- E4
4. 10th Season Pool Party!
In two teams of nine cooks, the Top 18 prepare for a 10th anniversary-themed pool party by preparing food for 100 important guests that include former "MasterChef" winners and contestants, but only one team can earn immunity.
- E3
3. Gordon's Mystery Box
The Top 20 must quickly demonstrate their culinary expertise before they encounter their first mystery box challenge, where they must create a Ramsay-inspired dish, but only 18 home cooks can progress further in the competition.
- E2
2. Auditions - Pt. 2 / The Battle Round
Only eight aprons are left for the hopeful home cooks to earn so they can pass through the audition rounds, where they have less than 45 minutes to prepare their signature dish and leave the judges wanting for more before the Top 20 are chosen.
- E1
1. The Epic 10th Season Auditions - Pt. 1
Thirty-six home cooks arrive with the intent of being placed in the Top 20, but the contestants must pass the audition rounds and impress the judges to earn the coveted apron; the contestants hope to earn a valuable "Judges' Pass."
Legends
2021 · 18 episodes · Last episode: 5 years ago
- E18
18. Finale: Michael Cimarusti (2)
FinaleMichelin star chef Michael Cimarusti is the final legend to grace the MasterChef kitchen and it's the finalists last chance to impress with their entrée and dessert dishes. Only one will be crowned the winner and earn the coveted title of MasterChef.
- E17
17. Finale: Curtis Stone (1)
Legendary Chef Curtis Stone returns as a guest judge for the semi-finals when the Top Three battle for a spot in the finale in the appetizer round.
E16
16. Semi-Final: 3 Chef Showdown (2)
The remaining four semi-finalists are challenged to a "3 Chef Showdown" - a brand-new culinary triathlon that sees the home cooks making three dishes back-to-back - alongside three different Legendary chefs. This is a window into the fast-paced world of a professional chef, with each round's prize being a guaranteed spot in the finale.
E15
15. Semi-Final - 3 Chef Showdown (1)
The remaining four semi-finalists are challenged to a "3 Chef Showdown" - a brand-new culinary triathlon that sees the home cooks making three dishes back-to-back - alongside three different Legendary chefs. This is a window into the fast-paced world of a professional chef, with each round's prize being a guaranteed spot in the finale.
E14
14. Ludo Lefebvre: Timed Out Mystery Box
Legendary French chef Ludo Lefebvre joins to guest judge a Mystery Box challenge with a twist. The home cooks are challenged to make two elevated French Bistro-style dishes in 90 minutes to guarantee themselves a spot in the semi-finals.
E13
13. Legends Dinner
Four legendary chefs grace the MasterChef kitchen for a one-of-a-kind Chef's Table team challenge that pits boys against girls. It's an intimidating Michelin Star lineup as Val Cantu, Jonathan Yao, Sherry Yard and Tanya Holland take a seat in the MasterChef restaurant, to judge a two-course menu created by the home cooks.
E12
12. Niki Nakayama: Kaiseki
Legendary chef Niki Nakayama gives the cooks a taste of Japan.
E11
11. Dominique Crenn: The Wall
Dominique Crenn, the only female chef in America to attain three Michelin Stars, visits the MasterChef kitchen with a brand-new team challenge - the cooks must pair up and make the same exact dish... without being able to see one another.
E10
10. Cook for Your Legend
Chef Ramsay challenges the home cooks to create a dish for the most important legend yet - their own personal legends. Their personal legends could be someone they look up to, a personal hero, or even a family member who inspires them.
E9
9. Roy Choi: Elevated Street Food
The pioneering king of the food truck revolution, Roy Choi, tasks the home cooks with making a street food dish worthy of a Michelin star restaurant.
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8. Jonathan Waxman: California Mystery Box
The top 10 home cooks take on a Californian Mystery Box Challenge, with Michelin Star Chef Jonathan Waxman as guest judge. It's the highest stakes challenge yet with an elimination no one sees coming.
E7
7. Nancy Silverton: Pasta Challenge
With the top 10 at their fingertips and an elimination on the table, Michelin Star chef Nancy Silverton challenges the home cooks with a fresh pasta challenge. The cooks must prove they can master this Italian staple and impress with a pasta dish of their own.
E6
6. Michael Mina: Meat Roulette
In the first Mystery Box challenge chef Michael Mina is the guest judge. The cooks must create a beef dish without knowing what cut of beef they will be cooking until the mystery box is opened.
E5
5. Sherry Yard: Dessert Challenge
Chef Sherry Yard visits the kitchen. With elimination on the line, a dessert challenge puts the spotlight on the home cooks' baking skills for the first time.
E4
4. Chef Morimoto: Monkfish Challenge
Chef Masaharu Morimoto sets the bar high with his monkfish demonstration, leaving the cooks desperate to impress in their first elimination challenge.
E3
3. Paula Deen: Auditions Round 3
The final audition round of the season; guest judge Paula Deen.
E2
2. Curtis Stone: Auditions Round 2
The cooks have 45 minutes to impress the judges, including Curtis Stone.
E1
1. Emeril Lagasse: Auditions Round 1
Home cooks serve up their signature dishes to the judges; guest judge Emeril Lagasse.
Back to Win
2022 · 20 episodes · Last episode: 4 years ago
- E20
20. Finale - Special Guest Christina Tosi (2)
FinaleThe three remaining chefs rush against the clock to complete their final entree and whip up a gourmet dessert with the help of former judge Christina Tossi; a new champion is crowned.
- E19
19. Finale - Special Guest Graham Elliot (1)
The chefs who advance to the finals prepare an appetizer and entree with the support of Graham Elliot.
- E18
18. Semi Finals
The top five chefs are faced with tow separate elimination challenges in the semifinals: a baked Alaska and an intricate lobster tortellini.
- E17
17. Restaurant Takeover - Spago
The chefs must take over Wolfgang Puck's kitchen at Spago restaurant in Los Angeles.
- E16
16. The Wall
The top eight chefs are paired together and must communicate on opposite sides of a wall to create identical dishes.
- E15
15. Winners Mystery Box - Gerron Hurt
The Top Nine chefs are faced with another Winner's Mystery Box challenge, this time from MasterChef Season Nine winner Gerron Hurt. With no more immunity pins up for grabs, each contestant must create a dish that packs heat using an assortment of chilies and peppers.
- E14
14. Gas Station Gourmet
Keeping up with culinary trends and tapping into nostalgia, Chef Ramsay brings a new challenge to the kitchen. The Top 10 chefs are tasked with elevating traditional gas station and road trip snacks into gourmet dishes.
- E13
13. GrubHub Challenge
In order to secure a spot in the Top 10, the remaining chefs partner with GrubHub to elevate a traditional take-out dish into a gourmet concoction.
- E12
12. Tag Team
The Top 12 chefs are challenged to a tag-team cook-off, as they approach the halfway point in the competition. They're tasked with choosing a partner and cooking three menu items from Gordon Ramsay's Michelin-starred restaurants, taking turns against the clock.
- E11
11. Winners Mystery Box - Christine Ha
The remaining chefs are challenged with a "Winner's Mystery Box," curated by the Season 3 Champion, Christine Ha. The contestants are tasked with creating a Michelin-starred Vietnamese dish, but there's a catch - they must use every ingredient given to them.
- E10
10. Cooking for Horse Town U.S.A.
More than 100 cowboys and cowgirls in Horse Town, U.S.A., gather for the MasterChef rodeo, where the Top 14 chefs divide into two teams to create the best steak and sides. The team that doesn't live up to the cowboys' standards faces the possibility of elimination.
E9
9. Bake to Win
One chef selects a dessert for each of his or her fellow competitors to bake to perfection. Anything less will force the contestants to face elimination.
E8
8. Southern Fusion with Guest Chef Tiffany Derry
The 16 remaining chefs are challenged to cook a Southern cuisine dish inspired by complex flavors from countries around the world. Award-winning chef and Southern fusion restaurateur Tiffany Derry also stops by the kitchen.
E7
7. Gordon Ramsay Loves Vegans!
Chef Gordon Ramsay shares his secret love for meatless, dairy-free dishes by demonstrating his famous Beef Wellington transformed into a vegan dish made out of beets. Chef Ramsay then challenges the contestants to create a top-notch vegan dish, using their knowledge of flavors and techniques.
E6
6. Feeding the U.S. Coast Guard
For their first team challenge, the top 18 travel to the U.S. Coast Guard Base in Los Angeles. The chefs must collaborate to create a hearty and delicious lunch for more than 100 brave women and men. One contestant will be eliminated.
E5
5. Winners Mystery Box - Spirit of Vegas
This week, the chefs face their first mystery box challenge of the season. Season Seven winner, Vegas restaurant owner and cocktail connoisseur Shaun O'Neale, returns to the MASTERCHEF kitchen to dish out the challenge. The chefs have 60 minutes to cook three identical dishes using the spirits they receive in their mystery box. On the line are immunity or elimination, as the chefs compete to create a dish with their respective spirit as the star.
E4
4. Dish That Sent You Home
In the first elimination round of the season, all 20 chefs must cook something inspired by the dish that originally sent them home. The chef that recreates their elimination dish in the most elevated, refined and skillful way will win immunity.
E3
3. Audition Battles (3)
With only six aprons left, the judges round out auditions and give a lucky few chefs a chance to return to the MasterChef kitchen. Each 45-minute audition battle brings the contestants one step closer to being in the top 20.
E2
2. Audition Battles (2)
The audition battles continue this week on the most competitive season of MASTERCHEF yet. For those who fell short in past seasons, these auditions are a chance to fulfill their culinary dreams. This week, three chefs who competed on MASTERCHEF JUNIOR enter the kitchen for the first time as adults.
E1
1. Audition Battles (1)
Season 12 of MASTERCHEF is all about redemption, when All-Star competitors from the last 11 seasons return to the show to see if they have learned from their past mistakes. For the first time ever, MASTERCHEF is re-opening the door to some of the most memorable and talented cooks in the competition's history, including two MASTERCHEF Junior Edition cooks now competing as adults! 40 chefs get called back to audition, but only 20 will claim a coveted white apron. The returning chefs compete in groups of four in head-to-head audition battles. In each round, the two chefs that create the most impressive comeback dish will secure a spot this season.
United Tastes of America
2023 · 20 episodes · Last episode: 3 years ago
E20
20. Finale (2)
FinaleJudges Gordon Ramsay, Aarón Sánchez and Joe Bastianich crown the next MasterChef champion.
E19
19. Finale (1)
The final three home cooks take on their last challenge in the MasterChef kitchen in front of a live audience. Each chef has to whip up a spectacular three-course meal, knowing only one deliberation stands between them and the $250,000 prize.
E18
18. Semi-Finals: Pasta & Keeping Up with Gordon
The remaining five home cooks take on two rounds of challenges that determine who moves on to the finals.
E17
17. Restaurant Takeover Hell's Kitchen
The top six chefs face the ultimate challenge of taking over the world's largest Hell's Kitchen restaurant.
E16
16. The Wall
The chef with immunity must pair contestants to cook on opposite side of the wall, where they must rely on great communication to save themselves from elimination.
E15
15. Patio Grilling Challenge
The remaining nine home cooks must prepare a restaurant quality barbecue plate.
E14
14. Kelsey's Stadium Food
The Contestants must cater to the average sports fan while incorporating elements from their region to elevate their dish.
E13
13. Fish Out of Water Mystery Box
The chefs face their toughest mystery box challenge yet -- fish.
E12
12. Tag Team
The remaining home chefs must tackle a classic MasterChef test -- the tag team challenge; the contestants take turn preparing a delicious three-course meal.
E11
11. Military Rations Mystery Box
The chefs must prepare a gourmet meal out of Army rations. Chef Andre Rush guest judges.
E10
10. Dodgers Stadium Field Challenge
The chefs split into two teams to prepare a lunch for over 100 kids at Dodger Stadium; the chef with immunity gets to choose one member from each team who must swap sides and work with the other regions.
E9
9. United Cakes Of America
The remaining home chefs face the hardest challenge yet in this celebration of "MasterChef's" 250th episode; the kitchen heats up when the chef with immunity is tasked to assign each contestant with an iconic cake to re-create.
E8
8. Birds of a Feather Mystery Box
The top 17 home chef's return to the kitchen for their second mystery box challenge, but this time with a twist -- one region begins the challenge 10 minutes behind the rest.
E7
7. Trial By Fire: Field Challenge
The home chefs face their first team challenge when they're tasked with pairing up with another region and grilling a delicious meal for 101 firefighters and emergency personnel.
E6
6. Apple Mystery Box
The remaining home chefs face their first mystery box challenge -- apples; with both sweet and savoury flavours on the table, the chef with immunity is tasked with assigning each region which kind of dish to cook.
E5
5. State Fair Food
The home chefs enter the kitchen for their first challenge: creating a state fair-inspired dish; whoever wins the challenge grants the rest of their region immunity from going home.
E4
4. Regional Auditions - The South
The South region is the final region for auditions, and this week Tiffany Derry joins the judges for the voting. Reagan starts off the auditions and gets four yes votes and the first apron of the night. Austyn is up next but gets two immediate no votes, so she fails. Kendal is next and gets four yes votes for the evening's second apron. Jessica attempts her audition next but she gets two no votes and does not pass. Michele follows with her audition and also gets two no votes thus failing. Jennifer is next and gets three yes votes, breaking the streak of failures and earning the night's third apron. Sav follows with her audition and gets an overwhelming four yes votes and the fourth apron. When Kolby auditions, Gordon brings his grandfather in to taste the dish and witness Kolby being awarded the fifth and final apron.
E3
3. Regional Auditions - The West
The West region contestants begin their auditions. This week the guest judge is Susan Feniger. Lizzie is the first contestant to audition and she earns four yes votes earning her the night's first apron. Both GiGi and Tyson fail their auditions. Amanda is next earning three out of four yes votes earning her the next apron. Megan auditions next and only gets two yes votes. Madame Donut is the next contestant and she gets four yes votes earning her the next apron. Kennedy also gets an apron with four yes votes. James and Calvin have their auditions intermingled; Calvin does not win an apron but James does.
E2
2. Regional Auditions - The Midwest
The Midwest region contestants begin their auditions, with Graham Elliot joining as the guest judge. Grant is the first contestant up and gets three yes votes and the first apron. Sarah is next and also gets three yes votes and an apron. Kevin gets two no votes to start with and does not advance. Yomira is next, and while it is not stated how many no votes she received, she does not earn an apron. Marquela is next and has the same negative result. Charles is next and gets four yes votes and the third apron of the night. Wayne is next and also gets four yes votes and an apron. Kyle and Trevor have their auditions shown intermingled with each other, in the end Trevor does not earn an apron but Kyle does.
E1
1. Regional Auditions - The Northeast
The contestants must get at least three yes votes this season to earn an apron, and in today's episode it is contestants from the Northeast region. Daphne Oz is the guest judge. The first contestant competing for an apron is Carla and she does not advance. Richie is the next contestant and he advances with three yes votes. Nina is next and earns three yes votes and an apron. Purvi is next and her dish impressed all four judges earning her an apron. Eddie is next and only gets two yes votes therefore he did not advance; however, Joe offers him training in some of his restaurants after the show. Ross also fails his audition. Brynn is next and earns four yes votes and an apron. Ryan is the day's last auditionee and gets three yes votes earning him the final apron for the Northeast region.
Generations
2024 · 19 episodes · Last episode: 2 years ago
Culinary titan Gordon Ramsay, acclaimed chef Aarón Sánchez and renowned restaurateur Joe Bastianich return for the ultimate cook-off, as the top home cooks from four generations (Gen Z, Millennials, Gen X and Baby Boomers) battle it out.
MasterChef Generations release dates →
E19
19. Finale: Part Two
The chefs must create entrée and dessert courses that highlight the generational backgrounds and culinary skill sets of each chef
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E18
18. Finale: Part One
The top three chefs must create a three-course meal, starting with an awe-inspiring appetizer
E17
17. Semi Final
The top five chefs face two challenges involving a mystery box and replicating a restaurant quality dish.
E16
16. Ramsay's Rooftop Restaurant Takeover
The top six home chefs get a break from the MasterChef kitchen to take over Ramsay's Rooftop, an exclusive pop-up restaurant open for one night only in the heart of Downtown Los Angeles.
E15
15. The Wall
The top 8 chefs face a surprise and discover that they must work in pairs to cook identical dishes from opposite sides of a wall.
E14
14. Feel The Burn - Mystery Box
The MasterChef kitchen heats up as the top ten contestants are faced with a fiery mystery box challenge.
E13
13. Storm's a Brewin'
The contestants have 45 minutes to prepare a restaurant quality dish that features coffee; Gordon Ramsay shares his own espresso-infused dish.
E12
12. Tag Team
The remaining chefs work in pairs and switch off cooking back-and-forth during the tag team challenge.
E11
11. Quarry Field Challenge
The chefs take on another field challenge as they are tasked with cooking a hearty lunch for over 100 workers.
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10. Beer Necessities
The chefs must incorporate the iconic beer, Blue Moon, into their dishes and ensure that the bright flavors are at the forefront of their creations.
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9. Memory Lane: Mystery Box
The chefs work in teams to create a dish using a mystery box filled with different food items from their generation.
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8. Birthday Bakes
This time, they will compete in a cake-making competition that promises to be a complete disaster
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7. LAFC Field Challenge
The four generations are split into teams as they take on their first field challenge - cooking a healthy and hearty meal for professional soccer players. The chefs must work together to cook over 100 portions of food and the pressure intensifies as the generations collide. Both teams compete head-to-head in hopes of scoring a win and earning the safety from elimination.
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6. Age Is Just a Number
The multigenerational chefs are tasked with creating a stunning dish using a variety of aged and fermented ingredients. With the safety of an immunity pin, the winner of last week's challenge chooses a generation to incorporate a surprise ingredient into their dishes. The chef with the best dish will earn an immunity pin and protect the remaining chefs within their generation from elimination.
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5. Back to the Future -- Mystery Box
The four generations go head-to-head as the top 20 enter the MasterChef kitchen. The chefs are faced with their first mystery box challenge where they are presented with a childhood photo of themselves and tasked with creating a restaurant-worthy dish that highlights their favorite nostalgic comfort foods from their youth. The most impressive dish grants an entire generation immunity from elimination while a chef from the remaining three teams risks going home.
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4. Gen X Auditions
The auditions conclude as the Gen X chefs take over the kitchen. Each contestant has 45 minutes to prepare a signature dish that will impress the judges and secure one of the final five spots in the competition.
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3. Gen Z Auditions
The Gen Z chefs are next up in the audition round. Each contestant has 45 minutes to prepare a signature dish that will impress the judges and secure a spot in the top 20.
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2. Baby Boomer Auditions
The auditions continue as the Baby Boomer chefs battle it out for a coveted spot in the top 20. Each contestant has 45 minutes to prepare a signature dish that impresses the judges in order to continue on in the competition.
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1. Millennials Auditions
Season 14 of MasterChef brings together amateur cooks from four generations - Millennials, Baby Boomers, Gen Z and Gen X - to prove that age does not matter in the kitchen. In the first round of auditions, the Millennial chefs prepare their signature dishes for judges Gordon Ramsay, Aarón Sánchez and Joe Bastianich and guest judge Priya Krishna. Five home cooks will receive a coveted white apron and move on in the hopes of claiming the title of the next MasterChef champion, a trophy and $250,000.
Dynamic Duos
2025 · 18 episodes · Last episode: 1 year ago
In the 15th season, pairs of home cooks participate together, in hopes of becoming America’s next MasterChefs. From married and dating couples, to mothers and daughters, siblings, best friends and even divorcees — relationships are tested in some of the toughest challenges to date.
MasterChef Dynamic Duos release dates →
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18. Grand Finale Part II
FinaleThe Top 3 duos must perform the best they ever have as a pair. Across a three course menu, every plate has to be exacting Michelin star standards and the victor be crowned as ‘America’s MasterChefs’.
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17. Grand Finale Part I
The Top 3 duos must perform the best they ever have as a pair. Across a three course menu, every plate has to be exacting Michelin star standards and the victor be crowned as ‘America’s MasterChefs’.
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16. Road To The Finale
Celebrating the highs and lows of the season with a look at the finalists.
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15. Keeping Up With Gordon - Tag Team Style!
In the Tag Team challenge, each duo make Gordon’s Michelin star dishes at the same speed as he makes it whilst taking turns to cook. It’s a chaotic culinary gauntlet that will send the duos flying.
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14. The Wall
The Top 5 duos face a MasterChef rite of passage - The Wall. Both cooks in each duo must make the exact same dish while divided by a high wall, meaning their only means of communication is shouting over it.
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13. Divide & Conquer
The three duos from last week’s losing team face the final Pressure Test of the season. It’s the toughest one yet, as each duo is challenged to make a daunting three course meal.
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12. Backyard BBQ
The MasterChef garden is decked out for a sunny backyard BBQ and the Top 6 duos feel the burn in their final team challenge. Split into two teams, they must serve a garden full of BBQ aficionados.
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11. Macaron Mayhem
Tonight's challenge is all about mastering one of the toughest desserts in the world - the beloved macaron. Not just a dozen macarons, but a giant tower of perfectly formed delicacies.
E10
10. The Great Ingredient Bid Off
The four duos on the losing team last time fight for survival in a Pressure Test. In a Gordon Ramsay style food auction, the duos must bid for their ingredients for their dish with time.
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9. Train to Table
The Top 8 duos face another intimidating team challenge - it’s a VIP dining experience with a difference - they must prepare dishes aboard a moving steam train and keep things from running off the rails.
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8. Recipe Telephone
The Top 9 duos face a brand new challenge ‘Recipe Telephone’. In a culinary relay, each duo is split up and one person must cook for the first half and they swap places with their partner to complete the dish.
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7. Mystery Box
The five duos on the losing team from the previous challenge face the first pressure test of the season; dessert mystery box challenge.
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6. Pier Pressure
The Top 10 duos, in a stunning pier-side setting, are tasked with feeding over 100 local fishermen and women; the worst performing team faces the dreaded pressure test.
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5. Mister-y & Mrs Box
In the first Mystery Box challenge of the season, the top 11 duos enter the kitchen to find two boxes at their station - one filled with sweet ingredients, the other with spicy ones.
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4. Dinner Party Dish
No one knows how to throw a dinner party better than couples! For their first challenge of the season, the Top 12 duos must impress the judges with their finest dinner party dish.
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3. Second Chance Battles
The duos who failed to get white aprons in the audition rounds, get a surprise second chance; four duos redeem themselves and join the top eight white apron winners, securing a prized place in the top 12.
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2. Audition Battles Continue
The remaining eight pairs of home cooks go head-to-head in the audition battles, for a chance to win coveted white aprons.
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1. The Audition Battles
Gordon Ramsay and Joe Bastianich welcome new judge, Award winning chef Tiffany Derry, as they embark on their search for America’s best home cook duos. And it all starts with Audition Battles, as eight pairs of home cooks go head-to-head fighting to win legendary white aprons.
Global Gauntlet
2026 · 18 episodes · Last episode: 1 month ago
Season 16, titled MasterChef: Global Gauntlet, pits 20 home cooks against each other in a World Cup-inspired competition where contestants represent four global regions tied to their heritage: the Americas, Europe, Africa, and Asia-Pacific.
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18. Finale (2)
The MasterChef finale continues as the finalists present dishes inspired by their journeys through the Global Gauntlet, showcasing the culinary skills and perspectives that brought them to this moment. With the competition nearing an end, every detail matters as they craft their most remarkable dishes in a final bid to impress the judges.
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17. Finale (1)
The top three home cooks face their biggest challenge yet in the MasterChef Grand Finale. With friends, family, and a packed audience cheering them on, and the judges watching every move, the finalists must deliver the performance of their lives. Tasked with creating an exceptional three-course menu inspired by their roots, every plate must meet the judges' exacting standards as they compete for the coveted title of America's MasterChef, and the $250,000 grand prize.
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16. Keeping Up with Gordon and Tiffany
Tonight, the top five home cooks battle for a place in the finale by keeping up with Chefs Gordon Ramsay and Tiffany Derry as they recreate their signature dishes in real time. Falling behind isn't an option as only three cooks will advance.
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15. Restaurant Takeover
Tonight, the Top 6 home cooks are split into teams to put their skills to the ultimate test and take over Cluny Bistro for a packed dinner service in the Restaurant Takeover challenge. The MasterChef kitchen has prepared them for this moment, but running a real restaurant leaves no room for error. By the end of the night, one cook will not survive the dinner rush.
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14. The Wall
Separated by an eight-foot barrier, the home cooks must partner up and rely solely on communication to create identical dishes. The pairs that stay in sync will rise to the top, while those who struggle the most under pressure are sent home in a double elimination.
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13. Tag Team
The remaining home cooks compete in pairs as they race to recreate dishes inspired by the judges' most cherished culinary memories. In the end, one team's journey comes to an end with a double elimination.
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12. Global Feed
Celebrity chef, social media icon, and past MasterChef contestant Nick DiGiovanni joins as a special guest to test the chefs' ability to turn their cultural roots into the next viral food sensation. With an exciting collaboration opportunity with DiGiovanni on the line, the contestants must strike the perfect balance between authenticity and social media appeal.
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11. Royal Wedding
The Top 12 home cooks head to a grand castle to cater the MasterChef Royal Wedding of Season 15 winners Jesse and Jessica. With 50 guests deciding their fate, the teams must deliver a feast worthy of the crown. In the end, not every fairytale gets a happy ending as one team finds themselves at risk of elimination.
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10. Wheel of Fusion
Tonight, the Top 14 home cooks face the Wheel of Fusion challenge. After spinning the wheel, each contestant is assigned a global cuisine that they must blend with the flavors and traditions of their own heritage. Pushed to showcase creativity and adaptability, the cooks must work with unfamiliar ingredients and techniques to create a successful fusion dish. As the judges sample their way around the world, only one team will come out on top and earn an immunity pin.
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9. Bittersweet Mystery Box
Tonight, using their second Mystery Box of the season, the Top Sixteen home cooks create chocolate confections inspired by their heritage. With a double elimination looming, the competition has never been sweeter or more intense.
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8. World Cup Cookoff
Mid-season finaleThe kitchen is transformed into a backyard barbecue, where the cooks must step up and prove that they can take their country's game time cravings to the next level.
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7. Team Pitch to Plate
In the season's first team challenge, chefs compete to see who will make the starting lineup, trading in their mystery ingredients for a chance to score big; coach Mauricio Pochettino makes a guest appearance.
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6. Eggs Benedict
The home cooks enter the kitchen to find mystery boxes at their stations, containing nothing but eggs. Each contestant must let their culture shine by creating a unique take on the iconic Eggs Benedict. There's a second immunity pin on the line, and one team is saddled with a major disadvantage that could cost them everything.
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5. Game Day Gourmet
Twenty standout home cooks from the audition rounds, five per region, face off in a World Cup-inspired challenge to create elevated versions of classic stadium foods infused with their own cultural flair. With the first immunity pin of the season on the line, protecting both the winning home cook and their region, the kitchen erupts into chaos and panic. One competitor ultimately faces elimination.
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4. Auditions Day 4: Americas
It’s the last round of auditions, and home cooks from the Americas vie for a chance to earn a white apron. Tonight’s auditions are packed with big personalities and one-of-a-kind dishes. Only five will walk away with a white apron and the opportunity to represent the Americas.
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3. Auditions Day 3: Africa
Tonight, the audition rounds continue with eight new home cooks facing off for a chance to represent Africa. The cooks must take risks and bring the flavor in order to earn a place in the competition. Only five cooks will secure an apron
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2. Auditions Day 2 (Asia-Pacific)
Eight home cooks compete to represent their heritage from the Asia-Pacific region.
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1. Auditions Day 1 (Europe)
Eight home cooks kick off the audition rounds inspired by Europe.
Cast & crew
Created by Franc Roddam
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Aarón Sánchez
Self - Judge
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Joe Bastianich
Self - Judge
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Daphne Oz
Self - Guest
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Nigella Lawson
Self - Guest Judge
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Alessandra Ambrosio
Self - Guest
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Masaharu Morimoto
Self - Guest
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Candace Nelson
Self - Guest Judge
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Grant Achatz
Self - Guest
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Eddie Jackson
Self
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Emeril Lagasse
Self - Guest Chef / Judge
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Paula Deen
Self - Guest Chef / Judge
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Michael Mina
Self - Guest Chef / Judge
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Nancy Silverton
Self - Guest Chef / Judge
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Jonathan Waxman
Self - Guest Chef / Judge
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Nick Nappi
Self - Judge
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Edward Lee
Self - Judge
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