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 | |
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Season 10 | |
Judges | |
No. of contestants | 20 |
Winner | Dorian Hunter |
Runner-up | Sarah Faherty |
No. of episodes | 25 |
Release | |
Original network | Fox |
Original release | May 29 September 18, 2019 | –
Season chronology |
Top 20
editExcept where otherwise cited, source for names, hometowns and occupations:[2] Ages and nicknames as given on air.
Contestant | Age | Hometown | Occupation | Status |
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Dorian Hunter | 45 | Cartersville, Georgia | Creeler | Winner September 18 |
Sarah Faherty | 31 | San Diego, California | Former Army Interrogator | Runner-up September 18 |
Nick DiGiovanni | 22 | Barrington, Rhode Island | College Student | Eliminated September 18 |
Noah Sims | 32 | Epworth, Georgia | Septic Service Technician | Eliminated September 11 |
Shari Mukherjee | 34 | Rochester, Minnesota | Stay-at-Home Mom | Eliminated September 4 |
Subha Ramiah | 54 | West Nyack, New York | R&D Director | |
Micah Yaroch | 19 | Grand Rapids, Michigan | Kitchen Porter | Eliminated August 28 |
Brielle "Bri" Baker[3] | 24 | Dallas, Texas | Cocktail Server | Eliminated August 21 |
Jamie Hough | 42 | Pawleys Island, South Carolina | Fisherman | Eliminated August 15 |
Fred Chang | 24 | Redondo Beach, California | Revenue Analyst | Eliminated August 8 |
Wuta Onda | 30 | Bronx, New York | English Teacher | Eliminated August 1 |
Renee Rice | 33 | Ada, Oklahoma | Receptionist | Eliminated July 31 |
Samuel "Sam" Haaz[4] | 35 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Attorney | Eliminated July 25 |
Keturah King | 30 | London, England | Freelance Writer | Eliminated July 18 |
Elizabeth "Liz" Linn[5] | 53 | Durand, Michigan | Events Consultant | Eliminated July 11 |
Michael Silverstein | 31 | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | Real Estate Flipper | |
Evan Tesiny | 36 | Brooklyn, New York | Sales Coordinator | Eliminated June 27 |
Kimberly White | 31 | New York, New York | Shoe Designer | Eliminated June 20 |
Deanna Colon | 45 | Simi Valley, California | Vocal Coach | Eliminated June 12 |
Kenneth "Kenny" Palazzolo[6] | 46 | Boston, Massachusetts | Carpenter |
Elimination table
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3 | 4/5 | 6/7 | 8/9 | 10/11 | 12/13 | 14/15 | 16/17 | 18/19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24/25 | |||||||||||||
1 | 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 | WINNER |
2 | 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-UP |
3 | 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 | ELIM |
4 | Noah | WIN | IMM | WIN | IMM | IMM | IN | HIGH | LOW | IN | LOW | LOW | IN | IN | IN | LOW | LOW | IN | IN | IN | LOW | IN | IN | WIN | ELIM | |
5 | Shari | IN | IN | LOW | LOW | PT | WIN | IMM | LOW | LOW | WIN | IMM | HIGH | IMM | IN | IN | LOW | IN | IN | IN | HIGH | WIN | IMM | ELIM | ||
Subha | WIN | IMM | WIN1 | LOW | PT | IN | IN | LOW | IN | WIN | IMM | IN | IN | IN | LOW | WIN1 | IN | IN | IN | WIN | IN | LOW | ELIM | |||
7 | Micah | IN | IN | LOW | LOW | PT | IN | HIGH | WIN | IMM | LOW | IN | HIGH | IMM | IN | LOW | WIN | IMM | IN | IN | LOW | IN | ELIM | |||
8 | Bri | IN | IN | WIN | IMM | IMM | HIGH | HIGH | WIN | IMM | WIN | IMM | IN | LOW | LOW | LOW | LOW | LOW | HIGH | IN | ELIM | |||||
9 | Jamie | WIN | IMM | LOW | PT | IMM | IN | HIGH | WIN | IMM | LOW | IN | IN | IN | IN | IN | WIN | IMM | IN | ELIM | ||||||
10 | Fred | WIN | IMM | WIN | IMM | IMM | LOW | LOW | WIN | IMM | WIN | IMM | WIN | IMM | IN | IN | LOW | ELIM | ||||||||
11 | Wuta | IN | LOW | LOW | LOW | LOW | WIN | IMM | WIN | IMM | LOW | LOW | HIGH | IN | IN | ELIM | ||||||||||
12 | Renee | WIN | IMM | LOW | LOW | LOW | IN | HIGH | WIN | IMM | WIN | IMM | IN | LOW | ELIM | |||||||||||
13 | Sam | WIN | IMM | WIN | IMM | IMM | LOW | LOW | LOW | LOW | WIN | IMM | IN | ELIM | ||||||||||||
14 | Keturah | WIN | IMM | WIN | IMM | IMM | IN | IN | WIN | IMM | LOW | ELIM | ||||||||||||||
15 | Liz | IN | LOW | WIN | IMM | IMM | LOW | HIGH | LOW | ELIM | ||||||||||||||||
Michael | WIN | IMM | LOW | PT | IMM | HIGH | WIN | LOW | ELIM | |||||||||||||||||
17 | Evan | IN | LOW | WIN | IMM | IMM | HIGH | ELIM | ||||||||||||||||||
18 | Kimberly | IN | IN | LOW | LOW | ELIM | ||||||||||||||||||||
19 | Deanna | IN | ELIM | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Kenny | IN | 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.
- (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) | |
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1 | "The Epic 10th Season Auditions - Pt. 1" | May 29, 2019 | 3.14[8] | |
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2 | "Auditions - Pt. 2 / The Battle Round" | June 5, 2019 | 2.73[9] | |
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3 | "Gordon's Mystery Box" | June 12, 2019 | 2.81[10] | |
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4 | "10th Season Pool Party!" | June 19, 2019 | 2.74[11] | |
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5 | "The Blind Chicken Show" | June 20, 2019 | 2.84[12] | |
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6 | "Hot & Spicy" | June 26, 2019 | 2.61[13] | |
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7 | "Gordon Takes on a Tarte" | June 27, 2019 | 2.93[14] | |
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8 | "Joe Takes a Risk" | July 10, 2019 | 3.10[15] | |
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9 | "Tag Team Tears & Tantrums" | July 11, 2019 | 3.12[16] | |
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10 | "Gerron's Wedding" | July 17, 2019 | 3.09[17] | |
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11 | "Backyard BBQ" | July 18, 2019 | 2.98[18] | |
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12 | "King of the Crabs" | July 24, 2019 | 3.25[19] | |
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13 | "Someone's Toast" | July 25, 2019 | 3.24[20] | |
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14 | "Let Them Eat Cake" | July 31, 2019 | 3.11[21] | |
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15 | "Small Dessert, Big Problems" | August 1, 2019 | 3.34[22] | |
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16 | "NASCAR - Finish Line Feed" | August 7, 2019 | 3.39[23] | |
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17 | "Box in a Box in a Box" | August 8, 2019 | 2.85[24] | |
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18 | "Mind Blowing Food" | August 14, 2019 | 2.94[25] | |
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19 | "Pigging Out" | August 15, 2019 | 3.00[26] | |
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20 | "One Pan Wonder" | August 21, 2019 | 3.14[27] | |
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21 | "Family Reunion" | August 28, 2019 | 3.28[28] | |
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22 | "London Calling - Pt. 1" | September 4, 2019 | 3.16[29] | |
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23 | "London Calling - Pt. 2" | September 11, 2019 | 3.32[30] | |
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24 | "The Finale - Pt. 1" | September 18, 2019 | 3.17[31] | |
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25 | "The Finale - Pt. 2" | September 18, 2019 | 3.17[31] | |
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