MasterChef (American TV series) season 12
MasterChef: Back to Win | |
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Season 12 | |
![]() Promotional poster for season 12, featuring (L to R) judges Aarón Sánchez, Gordon Ramsay, and Joe Bastianich | |
Judges | |
No. of contestants | 20 |
Winner | Dara Yu |
No. of episodes | 20 |
Release | |
Original network | Fox |
Original release | May 25 September 14, 2022 | –
Season chronology |
The twelfth season of the American competitive reality television series MasterChef (also known as MasterChef: Back to Win[1]) premiered on Fox on May 25, 2022, and concluded on September 14, 2022. Gordon Ramsay, Aarón Sánchez, and Joe Bastianich all returned as judges.
The season was won by MasterChef Junior season one runner-up Dara Yu, with season five fifth-place finisher Christian Green and season 10 15th-place finisher Michael Silverstein as the runners-up.
Production
On August 18, 2021, it was announced that the series had been renewed for a twelfth season, with judges Ramsay, Sánchez, and Bastianich announced to be returning as well.[2][3] On April 5, 2022, it was announced that the season would premiere on May 25, 2022.[4][1]
Contestants
The season featured 20 returning former MasterChef contestants, including two former MasterChef Junior contestants who competed as adults.[4][1]
Sources for all contestants and previous seasons:[5][6] Ages are as shown in graphics on the show.
Contestant | Age | Hometown | Previous Season |
Previous Season Placing |
Status |
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Dara Yu | 20 | Los Angeles, California | 1 (Junior) | 2nd | Winner September 14 |
Christian Green | 36 | New Orleans, Louisiana | 5 | 5th | Runners-up September 14 |
Michael Silverstein | 34 | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | 10 | 15th | |
Shanika Patterson | 38 | Miami, Florida | 9 | 8th | Eliminated September 7 |
Emily Hallock | 31 | Neenah, Wisconsin | 9 | 10th | |
Willie Mike | 33 | Houston, Texas | 5 | 7th | Eliminated August 31 |
Amanda Saab | 32 | Seattle, Washington | 6 | 13th | |
Derrick (Peltz) Fox | 35 | Fort Myers, Florida | 6 | 2nd | |
Bowen Li | 29 | Tianjin, China | 9 | 5th | Eliminated August 24 |
Brandi Mudd | 33 | Irvington, Kentucky | 7 | 2nd | |
Fred Chang | 26 | Redondo Beach, California | 10 | 10th | Eliminated August 17 |
Gabriel Lewis | 24 | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | 8 | 7th | |
Brielle "Bri" Baker | 27 | Dallas, Texas | 10 | 8th | Eliminated August 10 |
Shelly Flash | 38 | Brooklyn, New York | 6 | 9th | Eliminated August 3 |
Tommy Walton | 59 | Chicago, Illinois | 6 | 7th | Eliminated July 27 |
Shayne Wells | 18 | Spring, Texas | 5 (Junior) | 3rd | Eliminated July 20 |
Samantha Daily | 23 | West Des Moines, Iowa | 9 | 4th | Eliminated July 13 |
Alejandro Valdivia | 40 | Atlanta, Georgia | 11 | 4th | Eliminated June 29 |
Caitlin "Cate" Meade | 30 | Chicago, Illinois | 8 | 4th | Eliminated June 22 |
Stephen Lee | 54 | Palm Springs, California | 6 | 3rd | Eliminated June 15 |
Elimination table
Place | Contestant | Episode | ||||||||||||||||
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4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19/20 | |||
1 | Dara | IN | LOW | WIN | IN | IN | WIN | IMM | HIGH | LOW | HIGH | IN | IN | LOW | WIN | WIN | HIGH | WINNER |
2 | Christian | IN | HIGH | WIN | IN | WIN | IMM | IN | HIGH | IN | IN | WIN | IMM | WIN | WIN | WIN | HIGH | RUNNERS-UP |
Michael | IN | IN | IN | IN | IN | HIGH | WIN | WIN | IMM | HIGH | LOW | IN | HIGH | IN | LOW | LOW | ||
4 | Shanika | HIGH | IN | IN | IN | IN | IN | IN | IN | WIN | IMM | WIN | IMM | LOW | IN | IN | ELIM | |
5 | Emily | WIN | IMM | IN | IN | HIGH | IN | IN | LOW | LOW | IN | IN | WIN | HIGH | WIN | ELIM | ||
6 | Willie | HIGH | IN | WIN | IN | IN | IN | IN | IN | IN | LOW | LOW | IN | WIN | ELIM | |||
7 | Amanda | IN | IN | WIN | WIN | IMM | HIGH | IN | IN | IN | IN | IN | HIGH | ELIM | ||||
Derrick | IN | IN | WIN | HIGH | IN | IN | WIN | IN | HIGH | WIN | IMM | LOW | ELIM | |||||
9 | Bowen | IN | IN | IN | HIGH | LOW | IN | WIN | IN | WIN | IMM | HIGH | ELIM | |||||
10 | Brandi | IN | HIGH | WIN | IN | IN | IN | IN | LOW | IN | IN | ELIM | ||||||
11 | Brooklyn | IN | WIN | IMM | LOW | IN | IN | WIN | IN | LOW | ELIM | |||||||
12 | Gabriel | LOW | IN | IN | IN | IN | IN | WIN | IN | ELIM | ||||||||
13 | Bri | IN | IN | IN | IN | LOW | LOW | WIN | ELIM | |||||||||
14 | Shelly | IN | IN | WIN | LOW | HIGH | LOW | ELIM | ||||||||||
15 | Tommy | LOW | LOW | WIN | IN | IN | ELIM | |||||||||||
16 | Shayne | IN | IN | WIN | IN | ELIM | ||||||||||||
17 | Samantha | IN | IN | IN | ELIM | |||||||||||||
18 | Alejandro | IN | IN | ELIM | ||||||||||||||
19 | Cate | IN | ELIM | |||||||||||||||
20 | Stephen | 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.
- (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 [7][8] | Original air date [7][8] | Prod. code [7] | U.S. viewers (millions) |
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224 | 1 | "Back to Win - Audition Battles" | May 25, 2022 | MC-1201 | 1.75[9] |
The judges invite back former contestants for a second chance to win the competition, with only 20 white aprons being handed out. The winner will receive $250,000 and the trophy, as well as a set of appliances from Viking Range. The contestants will have 45 minutes to prepare a redemption dish in a head-to-head battle. Former runners-up Adrien, Brandi, Derrick, and Natasha compete against each other, and Brandi and Derrick both earn an apron. The second group features season nine alums Emily, Julia, Lindsey and Shanika. Emily and Shanika advance. The next group consists of Amanda, Christian, Lexy, and Wuta. Amanda and Christian also advance. | |||||
225 | 2 | "Back to Win - Audition Battles (Part 2)" | June 1, 2022 | MC-1202 | 2.25[10] |
The auditions continue with former seventh-place finishers Derrick, Micah, Tommy and Willie. Tommy and Willie earn an apron each. Next, Cate, Daniel, Michael and Sarah cook against each other. Cate and Michael advance. The third group consists of Brien, Bowen, Newton and Stephen. Bowen and Stephen also advance. The last group of the day features MasterChef Junior alums Dara, Shayne and Tae-ho. Dara and Shayne receive the next two aprons. | |||||
226 | 3 | "Back to Win - Audition Battles (Part 3)" | June 8, 2022 | MC-1203 | 2.17[11] |
The final rounds of the audition commence as Bri, Olivia, Fred, and Felix compete. Bri and Fred earn their aprons. Next, Keturah, Alejandro, Samantha, and Jaimee cook against each other. Alejandro and Samantha advance. The final competing group is Gabriel, Malcolm, Sheetal, and Shelly. Shelly and Gabriel receive their aprons, rounding out the Top 20. | |||||
227 | 4 | "Dish That Sent You Home" | June 15, 2022 | MC-1204 | 2.38[12] |
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228 | 5 | "Winners Mystery Box - Spirit of Vegas" | June 22, 2022 | MC-1205 | 2.35[13] |
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229 | 6 | "Back to Win: Feeding the U.S. Coast Guard" | June 29, 2022 | MCH-1206 | 2.23[14] |
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230 | 7 | "Gordon Ramsay Loves Vegans!" | July 13, 2022 | MCH-1207 | 2.23[15] |
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231 | 8 | "Southern Fusion with Guest Chef Tiffany Derry" | July 20, 2022 | MCH-1208 | 2.38[16] |
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232 | 9 | "Bake to Win" | July 27, 2022 | MCH-1209 | 2.35[17] |
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233 | 10 | "Cooking for Horse Town U.S.A." | August 3, 2022 | MCH-1210 | 2.22[18] |
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234 | 11 | "Winners Mystery Box - Christine Ha" | August 10, 2022 | MCH-1211 | 2.09[19] |
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235 | 12 | "Tag Team" | August 17, 2022 | MCH-1212 | 1.97[20] |
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236 | 13 | "GrubHub Challenge" | August 17, 2022 | MCH-1213 | 1.97[20] |
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237 | 14 | "Gas Station Gourmet" | August 24, 2022 | MCH-1214 | 2.33[21] |
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238 | 15 | "Winners Mystery Box - Gerron Hurt" | August 24, 2022 | MCH-1215 | 2.33[21] |
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239 | 16 | "The Wall" | August 31, 2022 | MCH-1216 | 2.12[22] |
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240 | 17 | "Restaurant Takeover - Spago" | August 31, 2022 | MCH-1217 | 2.12[22] |
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241 | 18 | "Semi Finals" | September 7, 2022 | MCH-1218 | 2.32[23] |
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242 | 19 | "Finale Part 1 - Special Guest Graham Elliot" | September 7, 2022 | MCH-1219 | 2.32[23] |
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243 | 20 | "Finale Part 2 - Special Guest Christina Tosi" | September 14, 2022 | MCH-1220 | 2.53[24] |
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References
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