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20 this season · 318 totals12e01 Back to Win - Audition Battles 2022-05-26 00:00
Back to Win - Audition Battles
Former 'Masterchef' contestants return; chefs compete in head-to-head audition battles.
s12e02 Back to Win - Audition Battles (Part 2) 2022-06-02 00:00
Back to Win - Audition Battles (Part 2)
Three chefs who competed in the junior edition return to compete for the first time as adults.
s12e03 Back to Win - Audition Battles (Part 3) 2022-06-09 00:00
Back to Win - Audition Battles (Part 3)
With only six aprons left, the judges give a lucky few chefs a chance to return to the kitchen.
s12e04 Dish That Sent You Home 2022-06-16 00:00
Dish That Sent You Home
All 20 chefs must cook something inspired by the dish that originally sent them home.
s12e05 Winners Mystery Box - Spirit of Vegas 2022-06-23 00:00
Winners Mystery Box - Spirit of Vegas
Cocktail connoisseur Shaun O'Neale gives the chefs their first mystery box challenge.
s12e06 Back to Win: Feeding the U.S. Coast Guard 2022-06-30 00:00
Back to Win: Feeding the U.S. Coast Guard
The top 18 travel to the U.S. Coast Guard base in Los Angeles for the first team challenge.
s12e07 Gordon Ramsay Loves Vegans! 2022-07-14 00:00
Gordon Ramsay Loves Vegans!
Gordon Ramsay transforms his infamous beef wellington into a vegan dish made out of beets.
s12e08 Southern Fusion with Guest Chef Tiffany Derry 2022-07-21 00:00
Southern Fusion with Guest Chef Tiffany Derry
The remaining chefs must cook a Southern dish inspired by flavors from countries around the world.
s12e09 Bake to Win 2022-07-28 00:00
Bake to Win
One chef selects a dessert for each of their fellow competitors to bake to perfection.
s12e10 Cooking for Horse Town U.S.A. 2022-08-04 00:00
Cooking for Horse Town U.S.A.
More than 100 cowboys and cowgirls gather for a rodeo; the chefs divide into two teams.
s12e11 Winners Mystery Box - Christine Ha 2022-08-11 00:00
Winners Mystery Box - Christine Ha
The chefs face a 'Winner's Mystery Box,' curated by the Season 3 champion, Christine Ha.
s12e12 Tag Team 2022-08-18 00:00
Tag Team
The top 12 chefs are challenged to a tag-team cook-off.
s12e13 GrubHub Challenge 2022-08-18 01:00
GrubHub Challenge
The chefs partner with GrubHub to elevate a traditional take-out dish into a gourmet concoction.
s12e14 Gas Station Gourmet 2022-08-25 00:00
Gas Station Gourmet
The chefs are challenged to turn traditional gas station and road trip snacks into gourmet dishes.
s12e15 Winner's Mystery Box - Gerron Hurt 2022-08-25 01:00
Winner's Mystery Box - Gerron Hurt
The top nine chefs face a Mystery Box Challenge from Season 9 winner Gerron Hurt.
s12e16 The Wall 2022-09-01 00:00
The Wall
The top eight chefs are paired together and must communicate on opposite sides of a wall to create identical dishes.
s12e17 Restaurant Takeover - Spago 2022-09-01 01:00
Restaurant Takeover - Spago
The chefs must take over chef Wolfgang Puck's kitchen at Spago restaurant in Los Angeles.
s12e18 Semi Finals 2022-09-08 00:00
Semi Finals
The top five chefs are faced with two separate elimination challenges in the semifinals: a baked Alaska and an intricate lobster tortellini.
s12e19 Finale Part 1 - Special Guest Graham Elliot 2022-09-08 01:00
Finale Part 1 - Special Guest Graham Elliot
The top three chefs have made it to the finals and are one challenge away from being crowned the 'MasterChef' champion; each chef has to prepare an appetizer and entrée in front of a live audience with the support of former judge Graham Elliot.
s12e20 Finale Part 2 - Special Guest Christina Tosi 2022-09-15 00:00
Finale Part 2 - Special Guest Christina Tosi
The three remaining chefs must complete their final entree and whip up a gourmet dessert.