MasterChef (American TV series) season 13
MasterChef: United Tastes of America | |
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Season 13 | |
![]() Promotional poster for season 13, featuring (L to R) judges Joe Bastianich, Gordon Ramsay, and Aarón Sánchez | |
Judges | |
No. of contestants | 20 |
Winner | Grant Gillon |
No. of episodes | 20 |
Release | |
Original network | Fox |
Original release | May 24 September 20, 2023 | –
Season chronology |
The thirteenth season of the American competitive reality television series MasterChef (also known as MasterChef: United Tastes of America[1]) premiered on Fox on May 24, 2023,[1] and concluded on September 20, 2023. Gordon Ramsay, Aarón Sánchez, and Joe Bastianich all returned as judges.
The season was won by brewery sales director Grant Gillon, with lifestyle blogger Jennifer Maune and festival vendor Kennedy U. finishing as co-runners-up.
Production
On September 14, 2022, it was announced that the series had been renewed for a thirteenth season, with judges Bastianich, Ramsay, and Sánchez announced to be returning as well.[2][3] On March 29, 2023, it was announced that the season would premiere on May 24, 2023.[4] The season's theme featured the contestants competing in groups representing four regions of the United States — West, Northeast, Midwest and South.[1]
Contestants
Contestant | Age | Hometown | Occupation | Region | Status |
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Grant Gillon[5] | 32 | Altoona, Iowa | Brewery sales director | Midwest | Winner September 20 |
Jennifer Maune[6] | 42 | Little Rock, Arkansas | Lifestyle blogger | South | Runners-up September 20 |
Kennedy U.[7][a] | 26 | Denver, Colorado | Festival vendor | West | |
Reagan Sidney[8] | 44 | New Orleans, Louisiana | Paralegal | South | Eliminated September 13 |
Wayne Lewis[9] | 51 | Columbus, Ohio | Media company owner | Midwest | |
Savannah "Sav" Miles[10] | 26 | Gadsden, Alabama | Farm owner | South | |
Brynn Weaver[11] | 33 | Providence, Rhode Island | Bartender | Northeast | Eliminated September 6 |
Kolby Chandler[12] | 30 | Houston, Texas | Entrepreneur | South | |
Steve "Townsend" Townsend[13] | 25 | Sacramento, California | Percussionist | West | |
Lizzie Hartman[14] | 29 | Fairbanks, Alaska | Preschool teacher's aid | West | Eliminated August 30 |
James Barfield[15] | 31 | Portland, Oregon | Mushroom jerky manufacturer | West | |
Charles Calvino[9] | 34 | Columbus, Ohio | Hairstylist | Midwest | Eliminated August 23 |
Nina Interlandi Bell[16] | 44 | Woolwich, Maine | Marketing manager | Northeast | |
Kendal Adair[17] | 27 | Olive Branch, Mississippi | Trucking company owner | South | Eliminated August 16 |
Kyle Hopkins[18] | 41 | Kansas City, Missouri | Cicerone | Midwest | Eliminated August 9 |
Purvi Dogra[19] | 48 | East Windsor, New Jersey | Credit & collection manager | Northeast | Eliminated August 2 |
Sarah Fry[20] | 32 | Springfield, Missouri | Social media manager | Midwest | |
Ryan Walker[21] | 33 | Millstone Township, New Jersey | Construction superintendent | Northeast | Eliminated July 19 |
Richie Jones-Muhammad[22] | 28 | Silver Spring, Maryland | Music producer | Northeast | Eliminated July 12 |
Amanda Clark Katz[23] | 44 | Sherman Oaks, California | Stay-at-home mom | West | Eliminated June 21 |
Contestant details are as shown in graphics in the show except where cited.
- ^ Sources differ on Kennedy's last name. Kennedy's Instagram page has her name listed as Kennedy Grace, but the Parade.com source lists her last initial as starting with a U.
Elimination table
Place | Contestant | Episode | |||||||||||||||
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5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19/20 | |||
1 | Grant | IMM | IN | WIN | HIGH | IN | WIN | WIN | IMM | LOW | LOW | IN | WIN | IN | WIN | WIN | WINNER |
2 | Jennifer | IN | WIN | IMM | LOW | IMM | IN | IN | LOW | IN | HIGH | IN | LOW | IN | WIN | LOW | RUNNERS-UP |
Kennedy | IN | HIGH | IN | WIN | IMM | IN | IN | IN | HIGH | IN | LOW | HIGH | WIN | LOW | HIGH | ||
4 | Reagan | HIGH | IMM | WIN | IN | IMM | LOW | IN | IN | IN | IN | IMM | LOW | WIN | WIN | ELIM | |
5 | Wayne | IMM | HIGH | WIN | IN | HIGH | WIN | LOW | IN | WIN | IMM | WIN | WIN | WIN | ELIM | ||
6 | Sav | IN | IMM | WIN | IN | IMM | LOW | IN | WIN | IMM | IN | LOW | HIGH | ELIM | |||
7 | Brynn | IN | IN | LOW | HIGH | HIGH | WIN | HIGH | IN | IN | WIN | IMM | ELIM | ||||
Kolby | IN | IMM | WIN | IN | WIN | IMM | HIGH | HIGH | HIGH | LOW | IN | ELIM | |||||
9 | MD | IN | IN | IN | IMM | LOW | WIN | IN | WIN | IMM | HIGH | ELIM | |||||
10 | Lizzie | IN | LOW | IN | IMM | HIGH | WIN | IN | HIGH | LOW | ELIM | ||||||
11 | James | HIGH | IN | LOW | IMM | IN | WIN | IN | IN | ELIM | |||||||
12 | Charles | IMM | LOW | WIN | IN | IN | WIN | LOW | ELIM | ||||||||
13 | Nina | HIGH | HIGH | IN | IN | LOW | IN | ELIM | |||||||||
14 | Kendal | LOW | IMM | WIN | HIGH | IMM | ELIM | ||||||||||
15 | Kyle | WIN | IMM | WIN | IN | ELIM | |||||||||||
16 | Purvi | IN | IN | IN | ELIM | ||||||||||||
Sarah | IMM | IN | WIN | ELIM | |||||||||||||
18 | Ryan | IN | IN | ELIM | |||||||||||||
19 | Richie | LOW | ELIM | ||||||||||||||
20 | Amanda | ELIM |
- (WINNER) This cook won the competition.
- (RUNNER-UP) This cook finished as a runner-up in the finals.
- (WIN) The cook won the individual challenge (Mystery Box Challenge/Skills Test 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.
- (HIGH) The cook was one of the top entries in the Team Challenge.
- (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 had to compete in that round of the competition but was safe from elimination.
- (IMM) The cook was selected by the winner of the previous challenge and didn't have to compete in the Elimination Test.
- (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 they advanced.
- (ELIM) The cook was eliminated from MasterChef.
Episodes
No. overall | No. in season | Title [24][25] | Original air date [24][25] | Prod. code [24] | U.S. viewers (millions) |
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244 | 1 | "Regional Auditions - The Northeast" | May 24, 2023 | MCH-1301 | 1.63[26] |
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. | |||||
245 | 2 | "Regional Auditions - The Midwest" | May 31, 2023 | MCH-1302 | 2.25[27] |
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. | |||||
246 | 3 | "Regional Auditions - The West" | June 7, 2023 | MCH-1303 | 2.29[28] |
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. | |||||
247 | 4 | "Regional Auditions - The South" | June 14, 2023 | MCH-1304 | 2.28[29] |
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. | |||||
248 | 5 | "State Fair Food" | June 21, 2023 | MCH-1305 | 2.27[30] |
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249 | 6 | "Apple Mystery Box" | July 12, 2023 | MCH-1306 | 2.10[31] |
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250 | 7 | "Trial by Fire: Field Challenge" | July 19, 2023 | MCH-1307 | 1.90[32] |
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251 | 8 | "Birds of a Feather Mystery Box" | August 2, 2023 | MCH-1308 | 1.99[33] |
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252 | 9 | "United Cakes of America" | August 9, 2023 | MCH-1309 | 2.11[34] |
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253 | 10 | "Dodgers Stadium Field Challenge" | August 16, 2023 | MCH-1310 | 1.91[35] |
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254 | 11 | "Military Rations Mystery Box" | August 23, 2023 | MCH-1311 | 1.98[36] |
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255 | 12 | "Tag Team" | August 23, 2023 | MCH-1312 | 1.98[36] |
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256 | 13 | "Fish Out of Water Mystery Box" | August 30, 2023 | MCH-1313 | 1.98[37] |
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257 | 14 | "Kelsey's Stadium Food" | August 30, 2023 | MCH-1314 | 1.98[37] |
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258 | 15 | "Patio Grilling Challenge" | September 6, 2023 | MCH-1315 | 2.17[38] |
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259 | 16 | "The Wall" | September 6, 2023 | MCH-1316 | 2.17[38] |
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260 | 17 | "Restaurant Takeover - Hell's Kitchen" | September 13, 2023 | MCH-1317 | 2.05[39] |
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261 | 18 | "Semi-Finals: Pasta & Keeping Up With Gordon" | September 13, 2023 | MCH-1318 | 2.05[39] |
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262 | 19 | "Finale Part One" | September 20, 2023 | MCH-1319 | 2.44[40] |
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263 | 20 | "Finale Part Two" | September 20, 2023 | MCH-1320 | 2.44[40] |
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