MasterChef (American TV series) season 6
Appearance
MasterChef | |
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Season 6 | |
![]() Promotional poster for season 6, featuring (L to R) Christina Tosi, Gordon Ramsay, and Graham Elliot. | |
Judges | |
No. of contestants | 22 |
Winner | Claudia Sandoval |
Runner-up | Derrick Peltz |
No. of episodes | 20 |
Release | |
Original network | Fox |
Original release | May 20 September 16, 2015 | –
Season chronology |
The sixth season of the American competitive reality television series MasterChef premiered on Fox on May 20, 2015 and concluded on September 16, 2015.
Gordon Ramsay and Graham Elliot returned as judges. Joe Bastianich left the show after five seasons and was replaced by Christina Tosi.[1][2]
The season was won by Claudia Sandoval, with Derrick Peltz becoming the runner-up.[3]
Top 22
[edit]Source for names, hometowns, and occupations.[4] Ages and nicknames as given on air or stated in cites.
Contestant | Age | Hometown | Occupation | Status |
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Claudia Sandoval | 31 | La Mesa, California | Events Manager | Winner September 16 |
Derrick Peltz | 28 | Fort Myers, Florida | Drummer | Runner-Up September 16 |
Stephen Lee | 47 | Palm Springs, California | Urban Gardener | Eliminated September 16 |
Nick Nappi | 31 | San Diego, California | Dishwasher Sales Rep | Eliminated September 9 |
Katrina Kozar | 34 | Milwaukee, Wisconsin | Administrative Assistant | Eliminated September 2 |
Hetal Vasavada | 27 | Bloomfield, New Jersey | Startup Developer | Eliminated August 26 |
Tommy Walton | 53 | Chicago, Illinois | Fashion Designer | Eliminated August 19 |
Olivia Crouppen | 25 | Thousand Oaks, California | Fashion Stylist | Eliminated August 12 |
Shelly Flash | 32 | Brooklyn, New York | Kitchen Assistant | Eliminated August 5 |
Christopher Lu | 30 | Los Angeles, California | Restaurant Manager | Eliminated July 29 |
Sara Zacek | 29 | Baileys Harbor, Wisconsin | Mobile Home Park Manager | Eliminated July 15 |
Kerry Prince | 37 | Greensboro, North Carolina | Human Resources Rep | Eliminated July 8 |
Amanda Saab | 25 | Seattle, Washington | Social Worker | Eliminated July 1 |
Charlie Chapman | 25 | New Orleans, Louisiana | HVAC Technician | |
Jesse Romero | 29 | Baton Rouge, Louisiana | Petroleum Landman | Eliminated June 24 |
Veronica Cili | 58 | Key West, Florida | Beauty Consultant | |
Ailsa von Dobeneck | 27 | Norfolk, Virginia | Assistant Railroad Manager | Eliminated June 17 |
Dan Collado | 29 | Chicago, Illinois | Engineer and Model | Withdrew June 17 |
Justin Banister | 18 | New Caney, Texas | High School Student | Eliminated June 10 |
Darah Carattini | 29 | Irvine, California | Amusement Park Guide | Eliminated June 3 |
Brianna Watson | 24 | Worcester, Massachusetts | Hairstylist | Eliminated May 27 |
Mateo McConnell | 38 | Atlanta, Georgia | High School Teacher |
Elimination table
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3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | ||||||||||||||
1 | Claudia | IN | IMM | NPT | IN | IN | PT | IN | IN | PT | IN | IMM | HIGH | IN | WIN | WIN | IN | LOW | PT | IN | IN | WIN | WIN | IMM | PT | PT | WINNER | ||||
2 | Derrick | IN | IN | NPT | IN | IN | PT | WIN | IMM | WIN | LOW | LOW | IN | IN | WIN | NPT | IN | IN | LOW | HIGH | WIN | PT | HIGH | LOW | WIN | WIN | RUNNER-UP | ||||
3 | Stephen | IN | IN | WIN | IN | WIN | WIN | IN | IN | NPT | IN | IMM | IN | IN | PT | WIN | WIN | IMM | WIN | IN | WIN | WIN | HIGH | HIGH | WIN | ELIM | |||||
4 | Nick | IN | IMM | WIN | IN | IN | WIN | HIGH | WIN | PT | LOW | PT | IN | IMM | WIN | PT | IN | IN | WIN | WIN | IMM | WIN | IN | WIN | ELIM | ||||||
5 | Katrina | HIGH | IMM | PT | IN | IN | NPT | HIGH | IN | WIN | LOW | LOW | IN | WIN | WIN | WIN | HIGH | IN | WIN | IN | LOW | PT | IN | ELIM | |||||||
6 | Hetal | HIGH | IMM | PT | IN | IN | NPT | IN | LOW | WIN | IN | IMM | HIGH | WIN | PT | WIN | IN | WIN | LOW | HIGH | IN | ELIM | |||||||||
7 | Tommy | IN | IMM | LOW | IN | IN | WIN | IN | IN | WIN | IN | IMM | WIN | IMM | WIN | LOW | HIGH | WIN | WIN | IN | ELIM | ||||||||||
8 | Olivia | IN | LOW | PT | HIGH | IN | WIN | IN | WIN | WIN | LOW | IMM | IN | IN | NPT | PT | IN | IN | ELIM | ||||||||||||
9 | Shelly | IN | IMM | WIN | IN | WIN | NPT | IN | IN | LOW | LOW | IMM | IN | LOW | PT | WIN | IN | ELIM | |||||||||||||
10 | Christopher | IN | WIN | WIN | IN | IN | LOW | IN | IN | WIN | IN | IMM | IN | IN | PT | ELIM | |||||||||||||||
11 | Sara | IN | IN | NPT | IN | IN | WIN | IN | IN | PT | IN | IMM | IN | ELIM | |||||||||||||||||
12 | Kerry | IN | IMM | WIN | IN | IN | WIN | IN | IN | WIN | LOW | ELIM | |||||||||||||||||||
13 | Amanda | IN | IMM | WIN | HIGH | IN | WIN | IN | IN | ELIM | |||||||||||||||||||||
Charlie | IN | IN | WIN | IN | LOW | WIN | IN | IN | ELIM | ||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | Jesse | IN | IMM | WIN | WIN | IMM | WIN | IN | ELIM | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Veronica | IN | IN | WIN | IN | LOW | NPT | IN | ELIM | |||||||||||||||||||||||
17 | Ailsa | IN | IMM | NPT | IN | IN | ELIM | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
18 | Dan | WIN | IMM | NPT | IN | IN | WDR | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
19 | Justin | IN | IMM | WIN | IN | ELIM | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
20 | Darah | IN | IMM | ELIM | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
21 | Brianna | IN | ELIM | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mateo | IN | ELIM |
- (WINNER) This cook won the competition.
- (RUNNER-UP) This cook finished in second place.
- (WIN) The cook won the 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 Mystery Box Challenge winner and didn't have to compete in the Elimination Test.
- (PT) The cook was on the losing team in the Team Challenge, competed in the Pressure Test, and advanced.
- (NPT) The cook was on the losing team in the Team Challenge, did not compete in the Pressure Test, and advanced.
- (LOW) The cook was one of the bottom entries in an individual challenge or Pressure Test, and advanced.
- (LOW) The cook was one of the bottom entries in the Team Challenge, and advanced.
- (WDR) The cook withdrew from the competition.
- (ELIM) The cook was eliminated from MasterChef.
Guest appearances
[edit]- Leslie Gilliams - Episode 8
- Daniel McGuffey - Episode 8
- Ahran Cho - Episode 8
- Becky Reams - Episode 8
- Felix Fang - Episode 8
- Christine Ha - Episode 17
- Luca Manfé - Episode 17
- Courtney Lapresi - Episode 17
Episodes
[edit]No. | Title | Original air date | U.S. viewers (millions) | |
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1 | "Let the Battle Commence (Top 40)" | May 20, 2015 | 3.39 | |
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2 | "The Battle Continues (Top 40)" | May 20, 2015 | 3.39 | |
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3 | "You're the Apple of My Eye (Top 22)" | May 27, 2015 | 4.72 | |
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4 | "Cinnamon Roll-er Coaster (Top 20)" | June 3, 2015 | 4.70 | |
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5 | "Clawing to Victory (Top 19)" | June 10, 2015 | 4.83 | |
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6 | "What Happens in Vegas Steaks in Vegas (Top 18)" | June 17, 2015 | 4.83 | |
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7 | "Bring Home the Bacon (Top 16)" | June 24, 2015 | 4.73 | |
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8 | "Happy Birthday MasterChef (Top 14)" | July 1, 2015 | 4.40 | |
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9 | "Gordon's Greatest Hits (Top 12)" | July 8, 2015 | 4.93 | |
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10 | "Rice Rice Baby (Top 11)" | July 15, 2015 | 4.86 | |
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11 | "Moo-vers and Bakers (Top 10)" | July 22, 2015 | 4.44 | |
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12 | "Family Reunion (Top 10)" | July 29, 2015 | 4.73 | |
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13 | "A Little Southern Flare (Top 9)" | August 5, 2015 | 4.94 | |
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14 | "Getting A-Head in the Competition (Top 8)" | August 12, 2015 | 4.76 | |
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15 | "A Storm's a Brewing (Top 7)" | August 19, 2015 | 4.66 | |
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16 | "The Restaurant Takeover (Top 6)" | August 26, 2015 | 4.61 | |
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17 | "Return of the Champions (Top 5)" | September 2, 2015 | TBD | |
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18 | "Think Inside the Box (Top 4)" | September 9, 2015 | TBD | |
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19 | "Team Gordon Ramsay (Top 3)" | September 16, 2015 | TBD | |
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20 | "The Finale (Top 2)" | September 16, 2015 | TBD | |
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Ratings
[edit]U.S. Nielsen ratings
[edit]No. | Episode | Original air date |
Rating/share 18–49 |
U.S. viewers (million) |
Rank (Timeslot) |
Rank (Nightly) |
Rank (Weekly) |
Source(s) |
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1 | "Let the Battle Commence" (Top 40) | May 20, 2015 | 1.2/4 | 3.39 | 3 | 8 | <25 | [5][6] |
2 | "The Battle Continues" (Top 40) | |||||||
3 | "You're the Apple of My Eye" (Top 22) | May 27, 2015 | 1.6/6 | 4.72 | 1 | 1 | 5 | [7][8] |
4 | "Cinnamon Roll-er Coaster" (Top 20) | June 3, 2015 | 1.5/6 | 4.70 | 2 | 2 | 12 | [9][10] |
5 | "Clawing to Victory" (Top 19) | June 10, 2015 | 1.5/6 | 4.83 | 1 | 1 | 13 | [11][12] |
6 | "What Happens in Vegas Steaks in Vegas" (Top 18) | June 17, 2015 | 1.5/6 | 4.83 | 1 | 1 | 10 | [13] |
7 | "Bring Home the Bacon" (Top 16) | June 24, 2015 | 1.5/6 | 4.73 | 2 | 2 | 9 | [14][15] |
8 | "Happy Birthday MASTERCHEF" (Top 14) | July 1, 2015 | 1.4/6 | 4.40 | 2 | 2 | 11 | [16][17] |
9 | "Gordon's Greatest Hits" (Top 12) | July 8, 2015 | 1.7/6 | 4.93 | 2 | 2 | 8 | [18][19] |
10 | "Rice Rice Baby" (Top 11) | July 15, 2015 | 1.5/6 | 4.86 | 3 | 3 | 11 | [20][21] |
11 | "Moo-vers and Bakers" (Top 10) | July 22, 2015 | 1.5/6 | 4.44 | 2 | 3 | 10 | [22][23] |
12 | "Family Reunion" (Top 10) | July 29, 2015 | 1.5/6 | 4.73 | 3 | 3 (tie) | UNKNOWN | [24] |
13 | "A Little Southern Flare" (Top 9) | August 5, 2015 | 1.5/6 | 4.94 | 2 (tie) | 2 (tie) | 10 | [25][26] |
14 | "Getting A-Head in the Competition" (Top 8) | August 12, 2015 | 1.4/6 | 4.76 | 3 | 3 | 10 | [27][28] |
15 | "A Storm's a Brewing" (Top 7) | August 19, 2015 | 1.4/5 | 4.66 | 3 | 3 | 10 | [29][30] |
16 | "The Restaurant Takeover" (Top 6) | August 26, 2015 | 1.4/5 | 4.61 | 3 | 3 | TBD | [31] |
17 | "Return of the Champions" (Top 5) | September 2, 2015 | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | |
18 | "Think Inside the Box" (Top 4) | September 9, 2015 | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | |
19 | "Team Gordon Ramsay" (Top 3) | September 16, 2015 | 1.5/5 | 4.65 | 2 | 3 | TBD | |
20 | "The Finale" (Top 2) |
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