MasterChef Junior (U.S. season 2)

MasterChef Junior (U.S. season 2)
Country of origin United States
No. of episodes 7
Release
Original network Fox
Original release November 4 (2014-11-04) – December 16, 2014 (2014-12-16)
Season chronology

Season 2 of the American competitive reality television series MasterChef Junior premiered on Fox on November 4, 2014.

The winner was Logan Guleff, an 11-year-old from Memphis, Tennessee, with 12-year-old Samuel Stromberg from Greenbrae, California being the runner-up.

Top 16

Contestant Age Hometown Status Winnings
Logan Guleff[1] 11 Memphis, Tennessee Winner December 16 4
Samuel Stromberg [2] 12 Greenbrae, California Runner-Up December 16 2
Abby Major [3] 8 Winchester, Virginia Eliminated December 9 2
Adaiah Stevens[4] 12 Danbury, Connecticut 4
Sean Le [5] 12 Santa Ana, California Eliminated December 2 4
Oona Yaffe[6] 9 New Haven, Connecticut 1
Levi Eirinberg[7] 12 Highland Park, Illinois Eliminated November 25 2
Josh Reisner[8] 10 Forest Hills, New York 0
Mitchell Vasquez[9] 12 Paso Robles, California Eliminated November 18 0
Sam Karpinski 9 Reseda, California 0
Natalie Jawher[10] 12 Greenbrae, California Eliminated November 11 1
Jessica Stephens [11] 10 Grand Prairie, Texas 0
Berry Nakash[12] 11 Beverly Hills, California Eliminated November 4 0
Coco Welch[13] 10 Aquilla, Texas 0
Isabella Velez[14] 12 New York, New York 0
Nasir Lomax[15] 10 Chicago, Illinois 0

Elimination Table

Place Contestant Episode
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
1 Logan IN IN IMM IN WIN IMM IN IN WIN IN WIN WINNER
2 Samuel IN WIN IN IN IN IN IN WIN LOW IN IN RUNNER-UP
3 Abby IN IN IMM IN HIGH IN IN WIN WIN IN ELIM
4 Adaiah IN IN IMM WIN HIGH WIN IN IN WIN WIN ELIM
5 Sean IN WIN WIN IMM WIN IMM WIN LOW ELIM
6 Oona HIGH WIN IN IN IN LOW IN LOW ELIM
7 Josh IN IN IMM LOW IN IN IN ELIM
8 Levi IN IN IMM WIN IN WIN IN ELIM
9 Mitchell HIGH IN IMM IMM HIGH ELIM
10 Sam IN IN IMM LOW HIGH ELIM
11 Jessica IN IN IMM ELIM
12 Natalie WIN IMM IMM ELIM
13 Berry IN ELIM
14 Coco IN ELIM
15 Isabella IN ELIM
16 Nasir 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 didn't 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 the competition and was safe from elimination.
     (IMM) The cook was selected by the Mystery Box Challenge winner and didn't have to compete in the Elimination Test.
     (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 the Team Challenge, and their team was last to advance.
     (LOW) The cook was one of the bottom entries in the Team Challenge, and they were 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)
81"The Next Generation"November 4, 2014 (2014-11-04)5.09[16]

  • Mystery Box Challenge: The kids were given one hour to make a restaurant quality dish using the given ingredients. The top three dishes were Natalie's, Mitchell's, and Oona's, and Natalie's was declared the best.
  • Challenge Winner/Immune: Natalie Jawher
  • Elimination Challenge: Natalie was given immunity from the Elimination Challenge and had to pick what the other kids will be cooking in the elimination challenge from three different types of birds. She chose chicken. The best dishes created was Oona's, Samuel's, and Sean's. The bottom four were Nasir, Berry, Isabella, and Coco.
  • Winners: Oona Yaffe, Samuel Stromberg & Sean Le
  • Bottom four: Berry Nakash, Coco Welch, Isabella Velez & Nasir Lomax
  • All four were sent home.
  • Eliminated: Berry Nakash, Coco Welch, Isabella Velez & Nasir Lomax
92"Flip It"November 11, 2014 (2014-11-11)4.89[17]

  • Individual Challenge: Oona, Sean and Samuel are given premade pancake batter and are told to make as many pancakes as they could in six minutes. The person who made the most pancakes would get an advantage in the next challenge, as well as saving their respective judge from being drenched from a huge jar of syrup. Sean won the challenge with nineteen pancakes, and still poured the syrup on his judge, Joe, anyway.
  • Challenge Winner/Immune: Sean Le
  • Elimination Challenge: Sean was immune from the following elimination challenge, and was shown three types of cream pie. Sean picked the citrus pie. Sean was also given the ability to save a contestant from facing the challenge. Sean picked Mitchell. Levi and Adaiah made the two best pies. Jessica, Josh, Natalie, and Sam became the bottom four.
  • Immune: Mitchell Vasquez
  • Winners: Adaiah Stevens & Levi Eirinberg
  • Bottom four: Jessica Balabona, Josh Reisner, Natalie Jawher & Sam Karpinski
  • Sam was saved and Josh did just enough to save himself, so Jessica and Natalie were sent home.
  • Eliminated: Jessica Balabona & Natalie Jawher
103"Mom Knows Best"November 18, 2014 (2014-11-18)4.27[18]

  • Mystery Box Challenge: A mystery box on the judges' table has cupcakes, and they each take a cupcake. There are 5 pairs of cupcakes, meaning this is a team challenge. The teams are: Adaiah and Sam, Samuel and Levi, Abby and Mitchell, Oona and Josh, and Sean and Logan. They have to make 12 cupcakes, however, they have to make them with their legs tied up. The three standout cupcakes are Adaiah and Sam, Abby and Mitchell, and Sean and Logan. Logan and Sean win the Mystery box.
  • Challenge Winners/Immune: Logan Guleff & Sean Le
  • Elimination Challenge: Logan and Sean are safe from elimination, and will choose what everyone has to cook. They have to choose among Gordon's three favorite dishes from his childhood. They choose shepherd's pie. Levi and Adaiah were deemed to have the best dishes of the night. The worst three dishes belonged to Oona, Sam, and Mitchell.
  • Winners: Adaiah Stevens & Levi Eirinberg
  • Bottom three: Mitchell Vasquez, Oona Yaffe & Sam Karpinski
  • The judges send Oona to safety, eliminating Sam and Mitchell.
  • Eliminated: Mitchell Vasquez & Sam Karpinski
114"An "Egg-Sellent" Adventure"November 25, 2014 (2014-11-25)4.06[19]

  • Mystery Box Challenge: The home cooks must make as many perfect sunny-side-up eggs as they can. Sean has ten, giving him the win.
  • Challenge Winner: Sean Le
  • Elimination Challenge: Sean is not immune from elimination. The contestants have to cook a signature dish with only the number of ingredients of how many eggs they cooked. Samuel and Abby are the winners and are made team captains in the upcoming challenge. Josh, Levi, Oona and Sean were declared as the bottom four.
  • Winners: Abby Major & Samuel Stromberg
  • Bottom four: Josh Reisner, Levi Eirinberg, Oona Yaffe & Sean Le
  • The judges send Oona and Sean to safety, leading to the elimination of Josh and Levi.
  • Eliminated: Josh Reisner & Levi Eirinberg
125"Pop-Up Restaurant"December 2, 2014 (2014-12-02)4.82[20]

  • Team Challenge: The cooks were divided into two teams led by Samuel and Abby, with Samuel getting the first pick. Samuel chooses Sean and Oona, forming the Blue Team, while Abby chooses Adaiah and Logan, forming the Red Team. Then they were whisked off to Malibu to cook in an outdoor pop-up restaurant. Gordon, Graham and Joe gave cooking demonstrations of the required menu preparation. Forty culinary experts were invited to sample the menu. The guests wrote down their preferences and based on these results plus overall performance, one team would advance and two from the losing team would go home. The winning team was the Red Team.
  • Team Challenge Winners: Abby Major, Adaiah Stevens & Logan Guleff
  • Bottom three: Oona Yaffe, Samuel Stromberg & Sean Le
  • The judges send Samuel to safety, leading to the elimination of Oona and Sean.
  • Eliminated: Oona Yaffe & Sean Le
136"A Cut Above the Rest"December 9, 2014 (2014-12-09)4.93[21]

  • Mystery Box Challenge: The contestants must filet a salmon on this challenge. Ramsay gives them a quick overview. They are given forty minutes on the clock. Adaiah wins this challenge.
  • Challenge Winner: Adaiah Stevens
  • Elimination Challenge: Adaiah is not immune from elimination but instead gets to choose which refrigerator of ingredients each contestants can work with when cooking their salmon fillets. Abby gets the fridge with 100 ingredients, Adaiah chooses the fridge with 50 ingredients, Samuel gets the fridge with 25 ingredients and Logan gets the fridge with 5 ingredients. With the best salmon dish, Logan was the first to secure a place in the finale.
  • Winner: Logan Guleff
  • The judges send Samuel to a head-to-head finale with Logan, eliminating Abby and Adaiah.
  • Eliminated: Abby Major & Adaiah Stevens
147"The Finale"December 16, 2014 (2014-12-16)5.61[22]

  • Season Finale: Logan and Samuel must each cook a three-course meal for the finale.
  • Appetizer: Samuel’s first course was southeast Asian chicken oysters with pickled cucumber, radish, and crispy rice. Logan’s first course was a spot prawns dish with grilled romaine and smoked saffron aioli.
  • Entrée: Samuel’s second course was an seared Arctic Char with baby bok choy and mushrooms in a coconut saffron curry, Logan’s second course was a salt-crusted Branzino stuffed with lemon and thyme served with chimichurri sauce and roasted vegetables.
  • Dessert: Samuel’s dessert was a Kaffir Lime panna cotta with passion fruit and raspberry served with a ginger anise dust. Logan’s dessert was a meyer lemon madeleine with a berry compote and goat cheese mousse.
  • Final Two: Logan Guleff & Samuel Stromberg
  • Winner Revealed: Logan is announced as the second MasterChef Junior winner, taking home the trophy and the $100,000 prize, making Samuel the runner-up.[23]
  • MasterChef Junior Winner: Logan Guleff

References

  1. ↑ Phillips, Bianca (December 17, 2014). "Memphis' Logan Guleff Wins MasterChef Junior". Memphis Flyer. Retrieved March 21, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Greenbrae boy, 12, places second on MasterChef Junior television show". December 17, 2014. Retrieved February 28, 2015.
  3. ↑ "Abby Major, 9, competes on 'MasterChef Junior'". December 29, 2014. Retrieved February 28, 2015.
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  7. ↑ "VIDEO: WGN Radio's Green Room – MasterChef Junior Contestant Levi Eirinberg". November 20, 2014. Retrieved February 28, 2015.
  8. ↑ "'MasterChef Junior': Finalist Josh Reisner On Oona, School Lunches and That Adorable Voice". November 25, 2014. Retrieved February 28, 2015.
  9. ↑ "Local 12-year-old will be on MasterChef Junior Nov. 4 - Paso Robles Daily News". pasoroblesdailynews.com. Retrieved 3 August 2015.
  10. ↑ "'MasterChef Junior': Natalie's Other Skills Will Amaze You!". TheTVPage.com. Retrieved 3 August 2015.
  11. ↑ http://www.star-telegram.com/news/local/community/arlington-citizen-journal/article3911191.html
  12. ↑ http://www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-photo/masterchef-junior-berry-nakash-attends-foxs-masterchef-news-photo/457808670
  13. ↑ "Coco Welch". IMDb. Retrieved 3 August 2015.
  14. ↑ "Meet the Local Contenders on MasterChef Junior Season 2". nymetroparents.com. Retrieved 3 August 2015.
  15. ↑ "Meet the Chicago-area kids turning up the heat on Master Chef Junior". Chicago. 3 November 2014. Retrieved 3 August 2015.
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  18. ↑ Kondolojy, Amanda (November 19, 2014). "Tuesday Final Ratings: 'The Voice', 'The Flash' & 'Chicago Fire' Adjusted Up; 'Marry Me' Adjusted Down". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved November 19, 2014.
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  23. ↑ http://heavy.com/entertainment/2014/12/logan-guleff-winner-masterchef-junior-2014-jr-who-won-finale-contestants/
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