MasterChef Junior (U.S. season 3)

MasterChef Junior (U.S. season 3)
Country of origin United States
No. of episodes 8
Release
Original network Fox
Original release January 6 (2015-01-06) – February 24, 2015 (2015-02-24)
Season chronology

Season 3 of the American competitive reality television series MasterChef Junior premiered on Fox on January 6, 2015.

The winner was Nathan Odom, a 12-year-old from San Diego, California, with 11-year-old Andrew Zappley from West Deptford, New Jersey being the runner-up.

Top 19

Contestant[1] Age Hometown Status Winnings
Nathan Odom[2] 12 San Diego, California Winner February 24 5
Andrew Zappley[2] 11 West Deptford, New Jersey Runner-Up February 24 4
Jimmy Warshawsky [3] 12 Santa Clarita, California Eliminated February 17 5
Jenna Kloner[4] 12 New York, New York 5
Ayla Destiny[5] 11 St. Louis, Missouri Eliminated February 10 1
Kayla Mitchell[6] 11 Center Moriches, New York[6] 1
Riley Hahn[7] 8 Carrollton, Texas Eliminated February 3 0
Ryan Kate Brandenburg[8] 11 Coppell, Texas 1
Jack Lembeck [9] 12 Chicago, Illinois Eliminated January 27 1
Cory Nieves[10] 9 Englewood, New Jersey 1
Kyler Bock[11] 10 Coto de Caza, California Eliminated January 20 0
Mia Wurster[12] 10 Menlo Park, California 1
Alexis Higgins[13] 8 Gilroy, California Eliminated January 13 0
Micah Sanders[14] 9 Detroit, Michigan 0
AJ Espinoza 10 Freeport, New York Eliminated January 6 0
Jianna Garcia[15] 9 Providence Village, Texas 0
Parker LaRocco[16] 11 New Buffalo, Michigan 0
Philly Vazzana[17] 9 Chicago, Illinois 0
Quincy Jamieson[11] 12 Los Angeles, California 0

Elimination table

Place Competitor Episode
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
1 Nathan IN IN IMM IN IN WIN IN IN WIN IMM WIN IN WIN WINNER
2 Andrew IN WIN IN LOW WIN IMM IMM IN IN WIN WIN IN IN RUNNER-UP
3 Jimmy IN WIN WIN IN IN LOW IMM WIN IN WIN LOW WIN ELIM
4 Jenna WIN IMM IMM WIN IN WIN WIN LOW HIGH IN WIN IN ELIM
5 Ayla IN IN IMM IN IN IN IMM WIN IN IN ELIM
6 Kayla WIN IMM IMM IN IN IN IMM LOW IN LOW ELIM
7 Riley IN IN IMM IN HIGH IN IMM IN IN ELIM
8 Ryan Kate IN WIN IN IN IN IN IMM IN HIGH ELIM
9 Cory IN IN IMM LOW IN WIN IN ELIM
10 Jack WIN IMM IMM IN HIGH IN IMM ELIM
11 Kyler IN IN IMM IN IN ELIM
12 Mia IN IN IMM WIN IN ELIM
13 Alexis IN IN IMM ELIM
14 Micah IN IN IMM ELIM
15 AJ IN ELIM
16 Jianna IN ELIM
17 Parker IN ELIM
18 Philly IN ELIM
19 Quincy 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 the 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 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)
151"The Class of 2015"January 6, 2015 (2015-01-06)5.33[18]

  • Mystery Box Challenge: The kids open their mystery boxes and must create dish using the ingredients. The top three dishes are Jenna's, Jack's, and Kayla's. All three contestants end up winning the challenge.
  • Challenge Winners/Immune: Jack Lembeck, Jenna Kloner & Kayla Mitchell
  • Elimination Challenge: The theme of the Elimination Challenge was Pasta. Jenna, Jack, and Kayla are safe from elimination, do not have to participate in this challenge, and get to choose which pasta the other contestants got to make. They chose the pappardelle. The judges called down Jianna, Quincy, Parker, Philly, AJ, Ryan Kate, Jimmy, and Andrew. The Judges say that Jimmy, Ryan Kate, and Andrew had the best dishes of the night, thus eliminating Jianna, Quincy, Parker, Philly, and AJ.
  • Winners: Andrew Zappley, Jimmy Warshawsky & Ryan Kate Brandenburg
  • Eliminated: AJ Espinoza, Jianna Garcia, Parker LaRocco, Philly Vazzana & Quincy Jamieson
162"Easy as Pie"January 13, 2015 (2015-01-13)4.93[19]

  • Individual Challenge: Andrew, Jimmy, and Ryan Kate participated in this challenge while the other contestants sat out. They had to whip up enough meringue for twelve lemon meringue pies. The first person to finish not only gets an advantage in the next challenge, but the winner gets to throw their pie with the most meringue either on Gordon, Graham, or Joe's face. Jimmy wins and gets to throw his pie onto Graham's face.
  • Challenge Winner: Jimmy Warshawsky
  • Team Challenge: The contestants compete in a team challenge to make sausages and prepare them. Jimmy got to choose the teams. He pairs Andrew with Cory, then asks Kyler to join him. The other teams consisted of Mia and Jenna, Ayla and Riley, Jack and Nathan, Ryan Kate and Kayla, and Micah and Alexis. Mia and Jenna were declared as the winners of this challenge.
  • Team Challenge Winners: Jenna Kloner & Mia Wurster
  • Bottom four: Alexis Higgins, Andrew Zappley, Cory Nieves & Micah Sanders
  • Micah and Alexis were eliminated.
  • Eliminated: Alexis Higgins & Micah Sanders
173"Grandad Gordon!"January 20, 2015 (2015-01-20)5.53[20]

  • Mystery Box Challenge: This week's Mystery Box contained ingredients that get better with age. The top three dishes were Jack's, Riley's, and Andrew's. Andrew was declared as the winner of the Mystery Box.
  • Challenge Winner/Immune: Andrew Zappley
  • Elimination Challenge: Andrew is immune from elimination. The theme for the elimination test is "scary reptiles". Andrew chose alligator. Jenna's, Cory's, and Nathan's were deemed to be the best three dishes.
  • Winners: Cory Nieves, Jenna Kloner & Nathan Odom
  • Bottom three: Jimmy Warshawsky, Kyler Bock & Mia Wurster
  • The judges save Jimmy, eliminating Kyler and Mia.
  • Eliminated: Kyler Bock & Mia Wurster
184"Raw Talent"January 27, 2015 (2015-01-27)5.15[21]

  • Individual Challenge: Cory, Nathan, and Jenna race to find the most ingredients in a pantry full of unlabeled items within two minutes. They are each given a list of twenty random items to find. Jenna wins the challenge by correctly finding ten of the twenty items.
  • Challenge Winner: Jenna Kloner
  • Team Challenge: Jenna gets to pick the teams for the team challenge. She picks Kayla as her own teammate, then pairs Andrew with Riley, Ryan Kate with Nathan, Jack with Cory, and Jimmy with Ayla. The teams compete in an hour-long tag-team challenge to cook the best sushi platter. Only one teammate can cook at a time; the other can only watch and give advice. Teammates swap roles with each other every ten minutes. Jimmy and Ayla win the team challenge.
  • Team Challenge Winners: Ayla Destiny & Jimmy Warshawsky
  • Bottom four: Cory Nieves, Jack Lembeck, Jenna Kloner & Kayla Mitchell
  • Jack and Cory are eliminated.
  • Eliminated: Cory Nieves & Jack Lembeck
195"Family Style"February 3, 2015 (2015-02-03)4.96[22]

  • Mystery Box Challenge: The top eight home cooks must make banana dishes. The top three dishes were Jenna's, Nathan's, and Ryan Kate's. The judges declared Nathan as the winner of the Mystery Box challenge.
  • Challenge Winner/Immune: Nathan Odom
  • Elimination Challenge: Nathan was given immunity. The remaining contestants were required to make a salmon en croute, with help from Matilda Ramsay, Gordon's daughter. Andrew and Jimmy have the best dishes and are made team captains in the next challenge. Jenna and Ayla also did well enough to move on to the next round.
  • Winners: Andrew Zappley & Jimmy Warshawsky
  • Bottom three: Kayla Mitchell, Riley Hahn & Ryan Kate Brandenburg
  • The judges save Kayla, eliminating Riley and Ryan Kate.
  • Eliminated: Riley Hahn & Ryan Kate Brandenburg
206"Restaurant Takeover"February 10, 2015 (2015-02-10)4.57[23]

  • Team Challenge: The contestants have to cook in the restaurant takeover. Andrew and Jimmy are team captains, with Andrew getting first pick. Andrew chooses Nathan and Jenna for his Blue Team, and Jimmy chooses Ayla and Kayla for his Red Team. Each team must create appetizers and entrées for the customers. The Blue Team was deemed to take the win.
  • Team Challenge Winners: Andrew Zappley, Jenna Kloner & Nathan Odom
  • Bottom three: Ayla Destiny, Jimmy Warshawsky & Kayla Mitchell
  • The judges save Jimmy, leading to the elimination of Ayla and Kayla.
  • Eliminated: Ayla Destiny & Kayla Mitchell
217"The Crème De La Crème…Brulee"February 17, 2015 (2015-02-17)5.48[24]

  • Mystery Box Challenge: The remaining contestants must make as many crème brûlées as they can. Nathan has only one perfect crème brûlée, Jenna only has four. Jimmy makes eight perfect, and Andrew only has four, giving Jimmy the win.
  • Challenge Winner: Jimmy Warshawsky
  • Elimination Challenge: Jimmy is not safe from elimination. The elimination theme is raspberries. For winning the mystery box challenge, Jimmy gets to choose his and the other's raspberry dishes. Two cooks will be sent home after this challenge. Nathan gets the raspberry tart, Andrew the raspberry mousse, Jenna the raspberry Napoleon, and Jimmy is left with the raspberry trifle. Nathan becomes the first finalist for having the best dish in the challenge.
  • Winner: Nathan Odom
  • Bottom three: Andrew Zappley, Jenna Kloner & Jimmy Warshawsky
  • The judges send Andrew to the final as well, eliminating Jimmy and Jenna.
  • Eliminated: Jenna Kloner & Jimmy Warshawsky
228"The Finale"February 24, 2015 (2015-02-24)4.83[25]

  • Season Finale: The judges want the finalists to prepare and present a seamless, stylistic three-course dinner in 90 minutes.
  • Appetizer: Nathan makes roasted fennel and gruyere cheese au gratin topped with french ham and a side of shaved fennel and grapefruit cream salad. Andrew produces a home-made herbed ricotta cheese with roasted beets and pumpernickel bread.
  • Entree: Nathan makes a herb crusted lamb chop with fresh morales and fava beans,shaved asparagus and white asparagus puree. Andrew produces a beef-cheek ravioli with a pan sauce and shaved parmesan cheese.
  • Dessert: Nathan makes an Earl Grey tea and Meyer lemon Tart with candied orange peel, match pretzel and a side of blood orange coulis. Andrew produces a sweet arborio rice risotto with a verjus reduction and figs.
  • Final Two: Andrew Zappley & Nathan Odom
  • Winner Revealed: Nathan is announced as the third MasterChef Junior winner, taking home the trophy and the $100,000 prize, making Andrew the runner-up.
  • Masterchef Junior Winner: Nathan Odom

References

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