The tenth season of the American competitive reality television series MasterChef premiered on Fox on May 29, 2019,[1] and concluded on September 18, 2019. Gordon Ramsay, Aarón Sánchez, and Joe Bastianich all returned as judges. The season was won by creeler Dorian Hunter, with former Army interrogator Sarah Faherty finishing second, and college student Nick DiGiovanni placing third.
MasterChef
Season 10
Promotional poster for season 10, featuring (L to R) Gordon Ramsay, Aarón Sánchez, and Joe Bastianich
Auditions Round 1: The judges welcome all of the potential contestants and inform them that in addition to the regular prizes of $250,000 and the MasterChef trophy, the winner will also receive training at restaurants owned by the three respective judges. All judges must agree to allow the contestant to earn an apron and advance, but each judge also has one pass they can give a contestant to give them a second chance at the audition process. The auditions are assisted by previous winners Shaun O'Neale, Christine Hà, and Jennifer Behm. Allen and Sabina are the first candidates and neither advances. Dorian is next and she advances. Nick, Liz and Keturah audition and all advance. Some more unnamed contestants fail but Subha advances. Kenny advances next. Jamie and Sam are the next group and they both advance. Sarah becomes the next to advance. Micah is next to compete but only gets Gordon to say yes, but Gordon gives him his pass and Micah will battle again for a shot at an apron.
Auditions Round 2: Noah begins this day of auditions by earning an apron. Shari earns the next apron. A group of contestants is shown all missing the cut. Charli does not earn an apron but does earn a pass from Joe. Wuta and Evan are the next to earn aprons. Mollie is next and does not get an apron but Aarón gives his pass to her for a chance at the battle round. Fred earns the last regular apron. Micah, Charli and Mollie compete in the battle round for the last apron, and they have 45 minutes to make a different dish. Micah earns the final apron.
Skills Test: For their first challenge, the Top 20 had 10 minutes to dice three onions, filet a fish, and separate two dozen eggs. Bri, Deanna, Dorian, Evan, Kenny, Kimberly, Liz, Micah, Shari, and Wuta all failed to impress the judges, while the rest of the chefs were sent to safety.
Challenge Winners/Immune: Fred Chang, Jamie Hough, Keturah King, Michael Silverstein, Nick DiGiovanni, Noah Sims, Renee Rice, Sam Haaz, Sarah Faherty and Subha Ramiah
Mystery Box Challenge/Elimination Test: The remaining ten chefs had one hour to cook a dish using one of Ramsay's three favorite proteins; pork chop, scallops, and rack of lamb. Deanna, Evan, Kenny, Liz, and Wuta were in the bottom, and before another look at the dishes, Joe revealed that two chefs would be going home.
Bottom five: Deanna Colon, Evan Tesiny, Kenny Palazzolo, Liz Linn and Wuta Onda
Team Challenge: The contestants were taken to a mansion in Los Angeles where they are split into teams. Noah captains the Blue Team while Sarah captains the Red Team. The contestants assigned to the Blue Team are Bri, Evan, Fred, Keturah, Liz, Nick, Sam and Subha; all other contestants are assigned to the Red Team. Both teams must cook dishes for 100 VIP's and former MasterChef contestants and winners. The Blue Team were voted by the judges as the winners.
Challenge Winners: Bri Baker, Evan Tesiny, Fred Chang, Keturah King, Liz Linn, Nick DiGiovanni, Noah Sims, Sam Haaz and Subha Ramiah.
Noah is asked to nominate one member of his team to also face elimination along with the Red Team and he chooses Subha. The episode ends before the challenge airs.
Immune: Bri Baker, Evan Tesiny, Fred Chang, Keturah King, Liz Linn, Nick DiGiovanni, Noah Sims and Sam Haaz
Pressure Test Part 1: For the first part of the pressure test, the Red Team and Subha had five minutes to perfectly cut a whole chicken. Dorian, Jamie and Michael had the best attempts and they were deemed safe.
Immune: Dorian Hunter, Jamie Hough and Michael Silverstein
Pressure Test Part 2: The remaining home cooks had 45 minutes to cook a chicken dish with the chicken they just cut. Wuta, Renee, and Kimberly were in the bottom three.
Bottom three: Kimberly White, Renee Rice and Wuta Onda
Mystery Box Challenge:Alessandra Ambrosio joined the judges to introduce the challenge. The contestants had one hour to cook a dish featuring at least one of Latin American cuisine's staple proteins. After thirty minutes of cooking time, the judges also asked them to make a ceviche to accompany their dish. Fred, Sam, and Liz were declared as having the worst dishes while Evan, Michael, Shari, Nick, Bri, and Wuta were called to the front for having the best dishes of the night. The judges granted Shari, Nick, and Wuta immunity while the rest had to face elimination next episode.
Challenge Winners/Immune: Nick DiGiovanni, Shari Mukherjee and Wuta Onda.
Elimination Test: The remaining contestants had one hour to bake a fruit tarte tatin. Michael’s dish was deemed the best. Bri, Dorian, Liz, Renee, Noah, Jamie and Micah also did well enough to move on. The bottom three dishes belonged to Evan, Fred and Sam.
Challenge Winner: Michael Silverstein
Bottom three: Evan Tesiny, Fred Chang and Sam Haaz
Team Challenge: The judges select team captains; Michael captains the Blue Team and Nick captains the Red Team. The Blue Team members are Dorian, Liz, Noah, Sam, Sarah, Shari and Subha; while the Red Team members are Bri, Fred, Jamie, Keturah, Micah, Renee and Wuta. The captains are taken to one of Bastianich's restaurants where they are given lessons and instructions on preparing a three-course meal. The captains are then taken back to their teams and they must teach the teams how to make the dishes. The teams must cook three portions of each course within one hour. The Red Team wins the challenge.
Challenge Winners/Immune: Bri Baker, Fred Chang, Jamie Hough, Keturah King, Micah Yaroch, Nick DiGiovanni, Renee Rice and Wuta Onda.
Team Challenge/Elimination Test: The remaining eight contestants have 75 minutes to replicate a platter of six dishes and make a dish of their own in pairs with the teammates switching out every ten minutes in a tag team challenge. Nick gets to decide the pairs. Sam is paired with Shari, Dorian with Subha, Noah with Sarah and Liz with Michael. Noah and Sarah along with Dorian and Subha were deemed safe. The remaining pairs were in the bottom four.
Bottom four: Liz Linn, Michael Silverstein, Sam Haaz and Shari Mukherjee
Team Challenge: The judges select team captains; Bri captains the Blue Team and Wuta captains the Red Team. Wuta chooses Noah, Jamie, Micah, Sarah, Dorian and Keturah; while Bri chooses Fred, Nick, Shari, Sam, Renee and Subha. The contestants cater for the wedding reception of season nine winner Gerron Hurt to be held in the MasterChef kitchen. They are required to prepare dishes for 45 guests in 90 minutes. The Blue Team wins the challenge.
Challenge Winners/Immune: Bri Baker, Fred Chang, Nick DiGiovanni, Renee Rice, Sam Haaz, Shari Mukherjee and Subha Ramiah.
Elimination Test: The remaining contestants have 60 minutes to cook a beef dish using an outdoor gas grill. The winning dish will be featured on the Beef. It's What's for Dinner website. After 30 minutes of cooking time, the judges also asked them to make a grilled dessert to accompany their dish. Sarah’s dish was deemed the best. Dorian, Jamie and Micah also did well enough to move on. The bottom three dishes belonged to Keturah, Noah and Wuta.
Challenge Winner: Sarah Faherty
Bottom three: Keturah King, Noah Sims and Wuta Onda
Skills Test:Masaharu Morimoto joined the judges to introduce the challenge. The contestants had one hour to cook a dish featuring Alaskan king crab. The home cook who makes the winning dish will receive an invitation from Morimoto to dine in one of his restaurants. Wuta, Nick, Shari, Fred, Dorian and Micah were called to the front for having the best dishes of the night. Fred’s dish was deemed the best. The judges granted Shari, Micah, and Fred immunity while the rest had to face elimination next episode.
Mystery Box Challenge/Elimination Test: The remaining ten home cooks had one hour to cook a savory dish and a sweet dish featuring bread. Dorian’s dishes were deemed the best. The bottom three dishes belonged to Bri, Renee and Sam. The remaining contestants were deemed safe.
Skills Test/Elimination Test: The judges announce one home cook will be eliminated in this challenge. The contestants randomly draw numbered candles to pick a cake of their choice. They have 75 minutes to replicate their specific cake. The home cook who makes the winning dish will receive $5,000 worth of Breville countertop appliances. Dorian’s dish was deemed the best and the judges granted her immunity while the rest had to face elimination next episode. The bottom three dishes belonged to Bri, Nick and Renee.
Challenge Winner/Immune: Dorian Hunter
Bottom three: Bri Baker, Nick DiGiovanni and Renee Rice
Elimination Test:Candace Nelson joins the judges for this challenge. The chefs have one hour to make one dozen macarons with at least two different flavors. Noah, Bri, Micah, Nick, Wuta and Subha all fail to impress while the remaining contestants are sent to safety.
Bottom six: Bri Baker, Micah Yaroch, Nick DiGiovanni, Noah Sims, Subha Ramiah and Wuta Onda
Team Challenge: The contestants were taken to the Irwindale Speedway, where the home cooks themselves have to split into teams. Shari captains the Blue Team and chooses Bri, Fred, Nick and Noah, while Micah captains the Red Team with Dorian, Jamie, Sarah and Subha. After a guest appearance from driver Bobby Labonte, both teams had 75 minutes to cook dishes for 100 race car drivers and crew members. The Red Team were voted by the judges as the winners.
Challenge Winners: Dorian Hunter, Jamie Hough, Micah Yaroch, Sarah Faherty and Subha Ramiah.
Micah is asked to nominate one member of his team to also face elimination along with the Blue Team. The episode ends before Micah's decision airs.
Mystery Box Challenge/Elimination Test: Micah chooses to send Subha to the elimination test. The rest of the Red Team is safe. The Blue Team chefs and Subha have 45 minutes to create a dish that incorporates langoustines, a filet mignon, and black truffle. Subha, Noah, Shari, and Nick are all sent to safety.
Immune: Dorian Hunter, Jamie Hough, Micah Yaroch and Sarah Faherty
Skills Test: Grant Achatz joins the judges for this episode. The contestants are told to make any dish they want in one hour but they must make it with unique and outstanding plating. The top three dishes belonged to Nick, Dorian and Bri, and Nick's dish is declared the winner. Nick also wins dinner for two at Achatz's restaurant Alinea.
Mystery Box Challenge/Elimination Test:Daphne Oz joins the judges in this episode. Joe notes that all of the top eight will be up for elimination this challenge. The contestants are asked to make a dish using only one cast-iron skillet in an hour, with the prize of their recipe being published on the Family Circle website. At 30 minutes remaining, Gordon joins the cooks and makes his own dish. Subha wins this challenge.
Challenge Winner/Immune: Subha Ramiah
Nick, Sarah, and Shari also gained immunity and were praised for their dishes. Dorian is sent to safety next. The bottom three are Bri, Noah, and Micah.
Bottom three: Bri Baker, Noah Sims, and Micah Yaroch
Immunity Challenge: The contestants received a visit from their loved ones. They had one hour to create a dish inspired by their loved ones, with three of them immune from the next challenge. Dorian, Sarah, and Shari had the best dishes and were sent to safety.
Challenge Winners/Immune: Dorian Hunter, Sarah Faherty, and Shari Mukherjee
Elimination Challenge: The remaining chefs had to recreate Ramsay's potato crusted sea bass dish, and had to follow his exact instructions and speed as he cooked alongside them. The chefs had to complete their dishes within 60 seconds of Ramsay finishing his. Micah and Subha were in the bottom two.
Team Challenge: The contestants are flown to London, England where they are split into teams. Sarah captains the Blue Team with Dorian and Noah, while Nick captains the Red Team with Subha and Shari. They have 45 minutes to prepare and serve appetizers and another 45 minutes to prepare and serve entrees to a restaurant of 36 diners. The losing team will be up for elimination. The Blue Team wins the challenge.
Challenge Winners/Immune: Dorian Hunter, Noah Sims and Sarah Faherty
Bottom three: Nick DiGiovanni, Shari Mukherjee and Subha Ramiah
Elimination Challenge: The contestants are taken to Hatfield House where they meet with Nigella Lawson. They have one hour to cook a venison dish. After 30 minutes, the judges announce that they must also prepare a trifle.
Bottom four: Dorian Hunter, Nick DiGiovanni, Noah Sims, and Sarah Faherty
Finale: The three finalists will have one hour for each course to prepare three portions of their best appetizer, entrée, and dessert.
Appetizer: Nick serves a soft-shell crab with tomato and caper relish, pomme souffle and a tomato party cup. Dorian serves seared scallops with cornmeal tuille, sweet corn puree and pickled swiss chard. Sarah serves braised octopus with chorizo ragu, piquillo pepper puree and assyrtiko-chili vinaigrette.
The entrées begin cooking as the first hour ends with the judges announcing another twist to the format.
The surprise announcement is that one chef will be eliminated immediately after the entrée round.
Entrée: Dorian serves applewood smoked short rib with a potato and horseradish gratin. Nick serves steamed bass with squid ink and celery root puree and a black truffle and white asparagus salad. Sarah serves herb crusted rack of lamb with spring vegetable fricassee, fava bean puree and burgundy sauce.
Eliminated: Nick DiGiovanni
Dessert: Dorian serves a lemon blueberry tart with blueberry and cream cheese filling, a toasted meringue topping and pecan crust. Sarah serves a chocolate torte with orange zest ganache, cocoa nib tuile and blackberry port reduction.
Final two: Dorian Hunter and Sarah Faherty
Both Dorian and Sarah are awarded a complete set of Viking Range appliances and kitchenware. Dorian is named the winner of this year's MasterChef, winning her the $250,000, the trophy, and training at the three judges' restaurants.
MasterChef Winner: Dorian Hunter
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The tenth season of the American competitive reality television series MasterChef premiered on Fox on May 29 2019 1 and concluded on September 18 2019 Gordon Ramsay Aaron Sanchez and Joe Bastianich all returned as judges The season was won by creeler Dorian Hunter with former Army interrogator Sarah Faherty finishing second and college student Nick DiGiovanni placing third MasterChefSeason 10Promotional poster for season 10 featuring L to R Gordon Ramsay Aaron Sanchez and Joe BastianichJudgesGordon Ramsay Aaron Sanchez Joe BastianichNo of contestants20WinnerDorian HunterRunner upSarah FahertyCountry of originUnited StatesNo of episodes25ReleaseOriginal networkFoxOriginal releaseMay 29 2019 05 29 September 18 2019 2019 09 18 Season chronology PreviousSeason 9Next Season 11 Contents 1 Top 20 2 Elimination table 3 Episodes 4 ReferencesTop 20 editExcept where otherwise cited source for names hometowns and occupations 2 Ages and nicknames as given on air Contestant Age Hometown Occupation StatusDorian Hunter 45 Cartersville Georgia Creeler Winner September 18Sarah Faherty 31 San Diego California Former Army Interrogator Runner up September 18Nick DiGiovanni 22 Barrington Rhode Island College Student Eliminated September 18Noah Sims 32 Epworth Georgia Septic Service Technician Eliminated September 11Shari Mukherjee 34 Rochester Minnesota Stay at Home Mom Eliminated September 4Subha Ramiah 54 West Nyack New York R amp D DirectorMicah Yaroch 19 Grand Rapids Michigan Kitchen Porter Eliminated August 28Brielle Bri Baker 3 24 Dallas Texas Cocktail Server Eliminated August 21Jamie Hough 42 Pawleys Island South Carolina Fisherman Eliminated August 15Fred Chang 24 Redondo Beach California Revenue Analyst Eliminated August 8Wuta Onda 30 Bronx New York English Teacher Eliminated August 1Renee Rice 33 Ada Oklahoma Receptionist Eliminated July 31Samuel Sam Haaz 4 35 Philadelphia Pennsylvania Attorney Eliminated July 25Keturah King 30 London England Freelance Writer Eliminated July 18Elizabeth Liz Linn 5 53 Durand Michigan Events Consultant Eliminated July 11Michael Silverstein 31 Pittsburgh Pennsylvania Real Estate FlipperEvan Tesiny 36 Brooklyn New York Sales Coordinator Eliminated June 27Kimberly White 31 New York New York Shoe Designer Eliminated June 20Deanna Colon 45 Simi Valley California Vocal Coach Eliminated June 12Kenneth Kenny Palazzolo 6 46 Boston Massachusetts CarpenterElimination table editPlace Contestant Episode3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 251 Dorian IN IN LOW PT IMM IN HIGH LOW IN LOW IN HIGH WIN WIN IMM WIN IMM HIGH IN IN WIN IMM WIN IN WINNER2 Sarah WIN IMM LOW LOW PT IN IN LOW IN LOW WIN IN IN IN IN WIN IMM IN IN HIGH WIN IMM WIN IN RUNNER UP3 Nick WIN IMM WIN IMM IMM WIN IMM WIN IMM WIN IMM HIGH IN LOW LOW LOW IN WIN IMM HIGH IN IN LOW IN ELIM4 Noah WIN IMM WIN IMM IMM IN HIGH LOW IN LOW LOW IN IN IN LOW LOW IN IN IN LOW IN IN WIN ELIM5 Shari IN IN LOW LOW PT WIN IMM LOW LOW WIN IMM HIGH IMM IN IN LOW IN IN IN 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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 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 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 they advanced LOW The cook was one of the bottom entries in the Team Challenge and they advanced ELIM The cook was eliminated from MasterChef Note 1 This contestant was on the winning team but was selected to compete in the elimination test by their team captain Episodes editNo Title 7 Original air date 7 U S viewers millions 1 The Epic 10th Season Auditions Pt 1 May 29 2019 2019 05 29 3 14 8 Auditions Round 1 The judges welcome all of the potential contestants and inform them that in addition to the regular prizes of 250 000 and the MasterChef trophy the winner will also receive training at restaurants owned by the three respective judges All judges must agree to allow the contestant to earn an apron and advance but each judge also has one pass they can give a contestant to give them a second chance at the audition process The auditions are assisted by previous winners Shaun O Neale Christine Ha and Jennifer Behm Allen and Sabina are the first candidates and neither advances Dorian is next and she advances Nick Liz and Keturah audition and all advance Some more unnamed contestants fail but Subha advances Kenny advances next Jamie and Sam are the next group and they both advance Sarah becomes the next to advance Micah is next to compete but only gets Gordon to say yes but Gordon gives him his pass and Micah will battle again for a shot at an apron 2 Auditions Pt 2 The Battle Round June 5 2019 2019 06 05 2 73 9 Auditions Round 2 Noah begins this day of auditions by earning an apron Shari earns the next apron A group of contestants is shown all missing the cut Charli does not earn an apron but does earn a pass from Joe Wuta and Evan are the next to earn aprons Mollie is next and does not get an apron but Aaron gives his pass to her for a chance at the battle round Fred earns the last regular apron Micah Charli and Mollie compete in the battle round for the last apron and they have 45 minutes to make a different dish Micah earns the final apron 3 Gordon s Mystery Box June 12 2019 2019 06 12 2 81 10 Skills Test For their first challenge the Top 20 had 10 minutes to dice three onions filet a fish and separate two dozen eggs Bri Deanna Dorian Evan Kenny Kimberly Liz Micah Shari and Wuta all failed to impress the judges while the rest of the chefs were sent to safety Challenge Winners Immune Fred Chang Jamie Hough Keturah King Michael Silverstein Nick DiGiovanni Noah Sims Renee Rice Sam Haaz Sarah Faherty and Subha Ramiah Mystery Box Challenge Elimination Test The remaining ten chefs had one hour to cook a dish using one of Ramsay s three favorite proteins pork chop scallops and rack of lamb Deanna Evan Kenny Liz and Wuta were in the bottom and before another look at the dishes Joe revealed that two chefs would be going home Bottom five Deanna Colon Evan Tesiny Kenny Palazzolo Liz Linn and Wuta Onda Eliminated Deanna Colon and Kenny Palazzolo4 10th Season Pool Party June 19 2019 2019 06 19 2 74 11 Team Challenge The contestants were taken to a mansion in Los Angeles where they are split into teams Noah captains the Blue Team while Sarah captains the Red Team The contestants assigned to the Blue Team are Bri Evan Fred Keturah Liz Nick Sam and Subha all other contestants are assigned to the Red Team Both teams must cook dishes for 100 VIP s and former MasterChef contestants and winners The Blue Team were voted by the judges as the winners Challenge Winners Bri Baker Evan Tesiny Fred Chang Keturah King Liz Linn Nick DiGiovanni Noah Sims Sam Haaz and Subha Ramiah Noah is asked to nominate one member of his team to also face elimination along with the Red Team and he chooses Subha The episode ends before the challenge airs Immune Bri Baker Evan Tesiny Fred Chang Keturah King Liz Linn Nick DiGiovanni Noah Sims and Sam Haaz5 The Blind Chicken Show June 20 2019 2019 06 20 2 84 12 Pressure Test Part 1 For the first part of the pressure test the Red Team and Subha had five minutes to perfectly cut a whole chicken Dorian Jamie and Michael had the best attempts and they were deemed safe Immune Dorian Hunter Jamie Hough and Michael Silverstein Pressure Test Part 2 The remaining home cooks had 45 minutes to cook a chicken dish with the chicken they just cut Wuta Renee and Kimberly were in the bottom three Bottom three Kimberly White Renee Rice and Wuta Onda Eliminated Kimberly White6 Hot amp Spicy June 26 2019 2019 06 26 2 61 13 Mystery Box Challenge Alessandra Ambrosio joined the judges to introduce the challenge The contestants had one hour to cook a dish featuring at least one of Latin American cuisine s staple proteins After thirty minutes of cooking time the judges also asked them to make a ceviche to accompany their dish Fred Sam and Liz were declared as having the worst dishes while Evan Michael Shari Nick Bri and Wuta were called to the front for having the best dishes of the night The judges granted Shari Nick and Wuta immunity while the rest had to face elimination next episode Challenge Winners Immune Nick DiGiovanni Shari Mukherjee and Wuta Onda 7 Gordon Takes on a Tarte June 27 2019 2019 06 27 2 93 14 Elimination Test The remaining contestants had one hour to bake a fruit tarte tatin Michael s dish was deemed the best Bri Dorian Liz Renee Noah Jamie and Micah also did well enough to move on The bottom three dishes belonged to Evan Fred and Sam Challenge Winner Michael Silverstein Bottom three Evan Tesiny Fred Chang and Sam Haaz Eliminated Evan Tesiny8 Joe Takes a Risk July 10 2019 2019 07 10 3 10 15 Team Challenge The judges select team captains Michael captains the Blue Team and Nick captains the Red Team The Blue Team members are Dorian Liz Noah Sam Sarah Shari and Subha while the Red Team members are Bri Fred Jamie Keturah Micah Renee and Wuta The captains are taken to one of Bastianich s restaurants where they are given lessons and instructions on preparing a three course meal The captains are then taken back to their teams and they must teach the teams how to make the dishes The teams must cook three portions of each course within one hour The Red Team wins the challenge Challenge Winners Immune Bri Baker Fred Chang Jamie Hough Keturah King Micah Yaroch Nick DiGiovanni Renee Rice and Wuta Onda 9 Tag Team Tears amp Tantrums July 11 2019 2019 07 11 3 12 16 Team Challenge Elimination Test The remaining eight contestants have 75 minutes to replicate a platter of six dishes and make a dish of their own in pairs with the teammates switching out every ten minutes in a tag team challenge Nick gets to decide the pairs Sam is paired with Shari Dorian with Subha Noah with Sarah and Liz with Michael Noah and Sarah along with Dorian and Subha were deemed safe The remaining pairs were in the bottom four Bottom four Liz Linn Michael Silverstein Sam Haaz and Shari Mukherjee Eliminated Liz Linn and Michael Silverstein10 Gerron s Wedding July 17 2019 2019 07 17 3 09 17 Team Challenge The judges select team captains Bri captains the Blue Team and Wuta captains the Red Team Wuta chooses Noah Jamie Micah Sarah Dorian and Keturah while Bri chooses Fred Nick Shari Sam Renee and Subha The contestants cater for the wedding reception of season nine winner Gerron Hurt to be held in the MasterChef kitchen They are required to prepare dishes for 45 guests in 90 minutes The Blue Team wins the challenge Challenge Winners Immune Bri Baker Fred Chang Nick DiGiovanni Renee Rice Sam Haaz Shari Mukherjee and Subha Ramiah 11 Backyard BBQ July 18 2019 2019 07 18 2 98 18 Elimination Test The remaining contestants have 60 minutes to cook a beef dish using an outdoor gas grill The winning dish will be featured on the Beef It s What s for Dinner website After 30 minutes of cooking time the judges also asked them to make a grilled dessert to accompany their dish Sarah s dish was deemed the best Dorian Jamie and Micah also did well enough to move on The bottom three dishes belonged to Keturah Noah and Wuta Challenge Winner Sarah Faherty Bottom three Keturah King Noah Sims and Wuta Onda Eliminated Keturah King12 King of the Crabs July 24 2019 2019 07 24 3 25 19 Skills Test Masaharu Morimoto joined the judges to introduce the challenge The contestants had one hour to cook a dish featuring Alaskan king crab The home cook who makes the winning dish will receive an invitation from Morimoto to dine in one of his restaurants Wuta Nick Shari Fred Dorian and Micah were called to the front for having the best dishes of the night Fred s dish was deemed the best The judges granted Shari Micah and Fred immunity while the rest had to face elimination next episode Challenge Winner Immune Fred Chang Immune Micah Yaroch and Shari Mukherjee13 Someone s Toast July 25 2019 2019 07 25 3 24 20 Mystery Box Challenge Elimination Test The remaining ten home cooks had one hour to cook a savory dish and a sweet dish featuring bread Dorian s dishes were deemed the best The bottom three dishes belonged to Bri Renee and Sam The remaining contestants were deemed safe Challenge Winner Dorian Hunter Bottom three Bri Baker Renee Rice and Sam Haaz Eliminated Sam Haaz14 Let Them Eat Cake July 31 2019 2019 07 31 3 11 21 Skills Test Elimination Test The judges announce one home cook will be eliminated in this challenge The contestants randomly draw numbered candles to pick a cake of their choice They have 75 minutes to replicate their specific cake The home cook who makes the winning dish will receive 5 000 worth of Breville countertop appliances Dorian s dish was deemed the best and the judges granted her immunity while the rest had to face elimination next episode The bottom three dishes belonged to Bri Nick and Renee Challenge Winner Immune Dorian Hunter Bottom three Bri Baker Nick DiGiovanni and Renee Rice Eliminated Renee Rice15 Small Dessert Big Problems August 1 2019 2019 08 01 3 34 22 Elimination Test Candace Nelson joins the judges for this challenge The chefs have one hour to make one dozen macarons with at least two different flavors Noah Bri Micah Nick Wuta and Subha all fail to impress while the remaining contestants are sent to safety Bottom six Bri Baker Micah Yaroch Nick DiGiovanni Noah Sims Subha Ramiah and Wuta Onda Eliminated Wuta Onda16 NASCAR Finish Line Feed August 7 2019 2019 08 07 3 39 23 Team Challenge The contestants were taken to the Irwindale Speedway where the home cooks themselves have to split into teams Shari captains the Blue Team and chooses Bri Fred Nick and Noah while Micah captains the Red Team with Dorian Jamie Sarah and Subha After a guest appearance from driver Bobby Labonte both teams had 75 minutes to cook dishes for 100 race car drivers and crew members The Red Team were voted by the judges as the winners Challenge Winners Dorian Hunter Jamie Hough Micah Yaroch Sarah Faherty and Subha Ramiah Micah is asked to nominate one member of his team to also face elimination along with the Blue Team The episode ends before Micah s decision airs 17 Box in a Box in a Box August 8 2019 2019 08 08 2 85 24 Mystery Box Challenge Elimination Test Micah chooses to send Subha to the elimination test The rest of the Red Team is safe The Blue Team chefs and Subha have 45 minutes to create a dish that incorporates langoustines a filet mignon and black truffle Subha Noah Shari and Nick are all sent to safety Immune Dorian Hunter Jamie Hough Micah Yaroch and Sarah Faherty Bottom two Bri Baker and Fred Chang Eliminated Fred Chang18 Mind Blowing Food August 14 2019 2019 08 14 2 94 25 Skills Test Grant Achatz joins the judges for this episode The contestants are told to make any dish they want in one hour but they must make it with unique and outstanding plating The top three dishes belonged to Nick Dorian and Bri and Nick s dish is declared the winner Nick also wins dinner for two at Achatz s restaurant Alinea Challenge Winner Immune Nick DiGiovanni19 Pigging Out August 15 2019 2019 08 15 3 00 26 Elimination Test The remaining contestants had one hour to make their own sausage and create a dish featuring their sausage Eliminated Jamie Hough20 One Pan Wonder August 21 2019 2019 08 21 3 14 27 Mystery Box Challenge Elimination Test Daphne Oz joins the judges in this episode Joe notes that all of the top eight will be up for elimination this challenge The contestants are asked to make a dish using only one cast iron skillet in an hour with the prize of their recipe being published on the Family Circle website At 30 minutes remaining Gordon joins the cooks and makes his own dish Subha wins this challenge Challenge Winner Immune Subha Ramiah Nick Sarah and Shari also gained immunity and were praised for their dishes Dorian is sent to safety next The bottom three are Bri Noah and Micah Bottom three Bri Baker Noah Sims and Micah Yaroch Eliminated Bri Baker21 Family Reunion August 28 2019 2019 08 28 3 28 28 Immunity Challenge The contestants received a visit from their loved ones They had one hour to create a dish inspired by their loved ones with three of them immune from the next challenge Dorian Sarah and Shari had the best dishes and were sent to safety Challenge Winners Immune Dorian Hunter Sarah Faherty and Shari Mukherjee Elimination Challenge The remaining chefs had to recreate Ramsay s potato crusted sea bass dish and had to follow his exact instructions and speed as he cooked alongside them The chefs had to complete their dishes within 60 seconds of Ramsay finishing his Micah and Subha were in the bottom two Bottom two Micah Yaroch and Subha Ramiah Eliminated Micah Yaroch22 London Calling Pt 1 September 4 2019 2019 09 04 3 16 29 Team Challenge The contestants are flown to London England where they are split into teams Sarah captains the Blue Team with Dorian and Noah while Nick captains the Red Team with Subha and Shari They have 45 minutes to prepare and serve appetizers and another 45 minutes to prepare and serve entrees to a restaurant of 36 diners The losing team will be up for elimination The Blue Team wins the challenge Challenge Winners Immune Dorian Hunter Noah Sims and Sarah Faherty Bottom three Nick DiGiovanni Shari Mukherjee and Subha Ramiah Eliminated Shari Mukherjee and Subha Ramiah23 London Calling Pt 2 September 11 2019 2019 09 11 3 32 30 Elimination Challenge The contestants are taken to Hatfield House where they meet with Nigella Lawson They have one hour to cook a venison dish After 30 minutes the judges announce that they must also prepare a trifle Bottom four Dorian Hunter Nick DiGiovanni Noah Sims and Sarah Faherty Eliminated Noah Sims24 The Finale Pt 1 September 18 2019 2019 09 18 3 17 31 Finale The three finalists will have one hour for each course to prepare three portions of their best appetizer entree and dessert Appetizer Nick serves a soft shell crab with tomato and caper relish pomme souffle and a tomato party cup Dorian serves seared scallops with cornmeal tuille sweet corn puree and pickled swiss chard Sarah serves braised octopus with chorizo ragu piquillo pepper puree and assyrtiko chili vinaigrette The entrees begin cooking as the first hour ends with the judges announcing another twist to the format 25 The Finale Pt 2 September 18 2019 2019 09 18 3 17 31 The surprise announcement is that one chef will be eliminated immediately after the entree round Entree Dorian serves applewood smoked short rib with a potato and horseradish gratin Nick serves steamed bass with squid ink and celery root puree and a black truffle and white asparagus salad Sarah serves herb crusted rack of lamb with spring vegetable fricassee fava bean puree and burgundy sauce Eliminated Nick DiGiovanni Dessert Dorian serves a lemon blueberry tart with blueberry and cream cheese filling a toasted meringue topping and pecan crust Sarah serves a chocolate torte with orange zest ganache cocoa nib tuile and blackberry port reduction Final two Dorian Hunter and Sarah Faherty Both Dorian and Sarah are awarded a complete set of Viking Range appliances and kitchenware Dorian is named the winner of this year s MasterChef winning her the 250 000 the trophy and training at the three judges restaurants MasterChef Winner Dorian HunterReferences edit FOX Announces Summer Premiere Dates The Futon Critic March 27 2019 Retrieved May 25 2019 The Milestone 10th Season of MasterChef 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