MasterChef Junior (U.S. season 1)

MasterChef Junior (U.S. season 1)
Country of origin United States
No. of episodes 7
Release
Original network Fox
Original release September 27 (2013-09-27) – November 8, 2013 (2013-11-08)

Season 1 of the American competitive reality television series MasterChef Junior premiered on Fox on September 27, 2013.

The winner was Alexander Weiss, a 13-year-old from New York City, New York, with Dara Yu from Los Angeles, California being the runner-up.

Top 12

Contestant Age Hometown Status Winnings
Alexander Weiss[1] 13 New York City, New York Winner November 8 5
Dara Yu[2] 12 Los Angeles, California Runner-Up November 8 3
Jack Hoffman[3] 10 East Rockaway, New York Eliminated November 1 2
Troy Glass[2] 12 Thousand Oaks, California 1
Gavin Pola[4] 10 San Francisco, California Eliminated October 25 2
Sarah Lane[2] 9 Pacific Palisades, California 2
Kaylen Alfred[5] 11 Culver City, California Eliminated October 18 1
Sofia Hublitz[3] 12 Brooklyn, New York 0
Jewels Gold[6] 13 Santa Ana, California Eliminated October 11 0
Roen Guerin[7] 12 Brooklyn, New York 0
Molly Round[8] 12 Pasadena, California Eliminated October 4 0
Tommy Peters[9] 11 Palos Verdes Estates, California 0

Elimination table

Place Contestant Episode
2 3 4 5 6 7
1 Alexander HIGH WIN WIN IN HIGH LOW WIN IN WIN WINNER
2 Dara IN IN IMM WIN IN WIN WIN IN IN RUNNER-UP
3 Jack WIN IMM IMM LOW IN IN WIN IN ELIM
4 Troy HIGH IN IMM IN HIGH LOW LOW WIN ELIM
5 Gavin IN WIN IN IN IN WIN ELIM
6 Sarah IN IN IMM WIN WIN IMM ELIM
7 Kaylen IN WIN IN LOW IN ELIM
8 Sofia IN IN IMM IN IN ELIM
9 Roen IN IN IMM ELIM
10 Jewels IN LOW IMM ELIM
11 Tommy IN ELIM
12 Molly IN ELIM
     (WINNER) This cook won the competition.
     (RUNNER-UP) This cook finished in second place.
     (WIN) The cook won an individual challenge (Mystery Box Challenge or Elimination Test).
     (WIN) The cook was on the winning team in the Team Challenge and directly advanced to the next round.
     (HIGH) The cook was one of the top entries in an individual challenge but did not win.
     (IN) The cook wasn't selected as a top or bottom entry in an individual challenge.
     (IN) The cook wasn't selected as a top or bottom entry in a Team Challenge.
     (IMM) The cook didn't have to compete in that round of competition and was safe from elimination.
     (LOW) The cook was one of the bottom entries in an individual challenge, but wasn't the last person to advance.
     (LOW) The cook was one of the bottom entries in an individual challenge, and was the last person to advance.
     (LOW) The cook was one of the bottom entries in a Team Challenge, and their team was last to advance.
     (LOW) The cook was one of the bottom entries in a Team Challenge, and the only person from their team to advance.
     (ELIM) The cook was eliminated.

Episodes

No. in
series		 No. in
season		 Title Original air date U.S. viewers
(millions)
11"Top 24 Compete"September 27, 2013 (2013-09-27)4.29[10]
Twenty-four child chefs compete for a spot in the top twelve. The children are split up into three groups of eight. The first group is assigned to create a seafood dish of their choosing. Sofia, Roen, Jack, and Molly advance into the top twelve while Mina, Justin, Daniel and Franco are eliminated. The second group is assigned to create a plate of fresh pasta. Dara, Tommy, Jewels, Troy, and Gavin advance to the next round while Noah, Sage, and Sara are eliminated. The final group has to create a dessert. Alexander, Sarah, and Kaylen finish up the top twelve lineup while Amanda, Lishai, Hana, Nathan and Ethan are eliminated.
22"Top 12 Compete"October 4, 2013 (2013-10-04)3.95[11]

  • Mystery Box Challenge: The top three for the mystery box are Alexander's, Jack's, and Troy's. Jack's dish is deemed the best.
  • Challenge Winner/Immune: Jack Hoffman
  • Elimination Challenge: Jack gains immunity from the Elimination Challenge. The theme of the Elimination Challenge is the judges' childhood favorite meals. Jack is given the opportunity to choose what the rest of the contestants would have to cook. The eleven competing contestants are given an hour to create a restaurant quality burger. The three best meals are Alexander's, Gavin's, and Kaylen's. The bottom three are Jewels', Molly's, and Tommy's.
  • Winners: Alexander Weiss, Gavin Pola & Kaylen Alfred
  • Bottom three: Jewels Gold, Molly Round & Tommy Peters
  • The judges send Jewels to safety, eliminating Molly and Tommy.
  • Eliminated: Molly Round & Tommy Peters
33"Top 10 Compete"October 11, 2013 (2013-10-11)3.92[12]

  • Individual Challenge: Alexander, Gavin, and Kaylen, are each given a quart of heavy cream and told to whip it to stiff peaks. Whoever had the thickest cream - measured by holding the bowl upside-down over one of the judges' heads - would get an advantage for the next team challenge. Alexander is judged the winner, after which he dumps the contents of his bowl over Graham's head anyway.
  • Challenge Winner: Alexander Weiss
  • Team Challenge: Alexander has the task of dividing the top ten into five groups of two; he selects Troy to join him, pairs Gavin with Sofia, Jack with Kaylen, Roen with Jewels, and Dara with Sarah. The task for this challenge is to recreate Gordon Ramsay's Beef Wellington and have 65 minutes to complete it. Dara and Sarah are judged to have the best meal. The weakest two meals are those of Jack and Kaylen, and Jewels and Roen.
  • Winners: Dara Yu & Sarah Lane
  • Bottom four: Jack Hoffman, Jewels Gold, Kaylen Alfred & Roen Guerin
  • The judges decide that Jack and Kaylen would be safe, leading to the elimination of Jewels and Roen.
  • Eliminated: Jewels Gold & Roen Guerin
44"Top 8 Compete"October 18, 2013 (2013-10-18)3.96[13]

  • Mystery Box Challenge: The mystery box consists of foods kids hate. The top three are Troy's, Alexander's, and Sarah's. Sarah wins the challenge.
  • Challenge Winner/Immune: Sarah Lane
  • Elimination Challenge: Sarah gains immunity from the Elimination Challenge. The theme of the Elimination Challenge is desserts. Sarah is able to choose what the rest of the contestants would have to cook. The rest of the competing contestants are given one and one-half hours to create a three-layer cake. The two best cakes are Dara's and Gavin's. The four worst cakes are Troy's, Alexander's, Kaylen's, and Sofia's. * Winners: Dara Yu & Gavin Pola
  • Bottom four: Alexander Weiss, Kaylen Alfred, Sofia Hublitz & Troy Glass
  • Troy and Alexander survive, leading to the elimination of Kaylen and Sofia.
  • Eliminated: Kaylen Alfred & Sofia Hublitz
55"Top 6 Compete"October 25, 2013 (2013-10-25)3.87[14]

  • Team Challenge: The contestants travel to Drago Centro in Los Angeles. Joe announces they will be competing in the restaurant takeover challenge. Dara and Gavin are named team captains. Dara chooses Alexander and Jack for her Red Team while Gavin chooses Troy and Sarah for his Blue Team. The teams have to prepare two appetizers and entrees from the menu. The teams have an hour of prep and 75 minutes of lunch service. Back in the MasterChef kitchen, the judges declare the Red Team the winner.
  • Team Challenge Winners: Alexander Weiss, Dara Yu & Jack Hoffman
  • Bottom three: Gavin Pola, Sarah Lane & Troy Glass
  • The judges save Troy, while Gavin and Sarah are sent home.
  • Eliminated: Gavin Pola & Sarah Lane
66"Top 4 Compete"November 1, 2013 (2013-11-01)4.01[15]

  • Individual Challenge: All four remaining contestants are asked to make a perfect soft-boiled egg but are refused any sort of timer. Troy's egg is named the winner.
  • Challenge Winner: Troy Glass
  • Elimination Challenge: Troy's advantage is to assign himself and the other cooks one of four cuts of chicken. He chooses thigh for himself, gives Alexander the liver, Dara the wings and Jack the breast. Alexander is named the first finalist leaving Dara and Jack at the bottom two.
  • Winner: Alexander Weiss
  • The judges make Dara the other finalist, leading to the elimination of Jack and Troy.
  • Eliminated: Jack Hoffman & Troy Glass
77"Season Finale"November 8, 2013 (2013-11-08)4.14[16]

  • Season Finale: The two finalists each have one and one-half hours in which to make a three-course meal, and are allowed to cook anything they want.
  • Appetizer: Dara serves an Ahi tuna duo, while Alexander serves basil lemon shrimp with heirloom tomato crostini.
  • Entree: Dara's dish is fried spot prawns with scallop-shrimp wontons and Thai coconut curry sauce, and Alexander's is a pan-seared veal chop with potato gnocchi and butter sauce.
  • Dessert: Dara's is poached pears in lemon ginger miso sauce, while Alexander's is a deconstructed cannoli Napoleon.
  • Final Two: Alexander Weiss & Dara Yu
  • Winner Revealed: Alexander is announced as the first MasterChef Junior winner, taking home the trophy and the $100,000 prize, making Dara the runner-up.
  • MasterChef Junior Winner: Alexander Weiss

References

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  2. 1 2 3 O'Hare, Kate (February 8, 2014). "'MasterChef Junior' Season 2: Graham Elliot and Dara Yu discuss casting, and could Troy Glass return?". Zap2it.com. Retrieved February 27, 2015.
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  9. ↑ O'Hare, Kate (October 13, 2013). "'MasterChef Junior': Tommy Peters always has to remember the salt". Zap2it.com. Retrieved February 27, 2015.
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