MasterChef

Season
  • Winner Chosen

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    Season 3, Episode 20 - Aired 09/10/2012

    The remaining cooks make a final effort to impress the judges; one contestant wins the grand prize.

  • Top 3 Compete

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    Season 3, Episode 19 - Aired 09/04/2012

    The final three contestants are asked to reflect on their culinary experiences and create a dish that embodies their personality and passion; the top two contestants are chosen.

  • Top 4 Compete

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    Season 3, Episode 18 - Aired 08/28/2012

    The cooks split into two teams to prepare a meal for the judges and three respected chefs; the cooks on the losing team compete against each other.

  •  Top 5 Complete

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    Season 3, Episode 17 - Aired 08/21/2012

    The cooks select mystery box ingredients that represent who they are; the judges surprise the cooks with a twist; the cooks re-create a dish that Graham Elliot served to the president.

  •  Top 6 Compete, Part 3

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    Season 3, Episode 16 - Aired 08/14/2012

    The cooks split into two teams to replicate signature dishes at an award-winning restaurant; the contestants must prepare steak three ways.

  • Top 6 Compete, Part 2

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    Season 3, Episode 15 - Aired 07/24/2012

    The cooks face a mystery box challenge featuring shrimp, with the winner choosing a savory item the hopefuls will have to use in a dessert dish.

  • Top 6 Compete, Part 1

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    Season 3, Episode 14 - Aired 07/23/2012

    Eight previously eliminated contestants return to compete for a chance to rejoin the competition.

  • Top 7 Compete

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    Season 3, Episode 13 - Aired 07/17/2012

    Chef Paula Deen selects items for the mystery box challenge, which includes Southern staples and a surprise for the contestants; the challenge winner pairs the remaining contestants, who must prepare a Japanese dish as a team.

  • Top 8 Compete

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    Season 3, Episode 12 - Aired 07/16/2012

    The eight finalists must prepare, cook and serve a hearty meal to 101 cowboys; the challenge losers must prepare six eggs four different ways in only 20 minutes.

  • Top Nine Compete

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    Season 3, Episode 11 - Aired 07/09/2012

    The cooks must incorporate sea urchin into their creations; the winner of the mystery box challenge assigns the others one of eight different types of fish.

  • Top 11 Compete

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    Season 3, Episode 10 - Aired 07/03/2012

    Graham Elliot joins the amateur cooks in a mystery box challenge; two contestants are eliminated.

  • Top 12 Compete

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    Season 3, Episode 9 - Aired 07/02/2012

    The contestants are divided into three teams for a food truck challenge; the challenge losers face a pressure test.

  • Top 13 Compete

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    Season 3, Episode 8 - Aired 06/26/2012

    The cooks must prepare a high quality dish using $20 worth of ingredients; during the elimination round the cooks try to recreate their favorite desserts.

  • Top 14 Compete

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    Season 3, Episode 7 - Aired 06/25/2012

    The judges split the cooks into teams to prepare breakfast for hotel guests; the members of the losing team must prove they deserve to stay in the competition.

  • Top 15 Compete

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    Season 3, Episode 6 - Aired 06/19/2012

    The cooks must create a unique dish using unconventional cuts of meat.

  • Top 16 Compete

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    Season 3, Episode 5 - Aired 06/18/2012

    The contestants travel to Camp Pendleton, Calif., where they work in teams to prepare a meal for 200 servicemen and women.

  • Top 18 Compete

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    Season 3, Episode 4 - Aired 06/12/2012

    The top 18 contestants must create a dish using duck and bananas; the judges challenge the cooks to use unusual ingredients.

  • Auditions No. 3; Top 36 Bootcamp

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    Season 3, Episode 3 - Aired 06/11/2012

    The contestants compete in a ground beef challenge.

  • Auditions No. 2

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    Season 3, Episode 2 - Aired 06/05/2012

    The judges critique the food and eliminate contestants.

  • Auditions No. 1

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    Season 3, Episode 1 - Aired 06/04/2012

    The hopefuls prepare their signature dishes for the judges.