S06:E01 - Top 40 Compete
Forty of America's best home cooks present their signature dishes to the judges: Gordon Ramsay, Graham Elliot and the newest addition to the panel, Christina Tosi.
S06:E02 - Top 22 Compete
Some of America's best home cooks present their signature dishes to the judges: Gordon Ramsay, Graham Elliot and the newest addition to the panel, Christina Tosi.
S06:E03 - You're the Apple of My Eye
The contestants faced their first mystery box challenge; in a pressure test, contestants must prepare their version of an apple pie.
S06:E04 - Cinnamon Roll-Er Coaster
The teams create their own versions of an amusement park burger and a fish and chips dish for park guests; the losing team faces a cinnamon roll pressure test.
S06:E05 - Clawing to Victory
In the next mystery box challenge, the home cooks will have to come out of their shells when they must prepare unique crab dishes for the judges.
S06:E06 - What Happens in Vegas Steaks in Vegas
In the second field challenge of the season, the cooks take a surprise trip to Vegas, where they split into two teams to take over Drai's Nightclub and feed 101 Vegas performers.
S06:E07 - Bring Home the Bacon
In the next challenge, it's proven Breakfast is indeed the most important meal of the day when the home cooks are each tasked to create an elevated breakfast dish in 45 minutes
S06:E08 - Happy Birthday MasterChef
Each team prepares a two-course menu for a 100th-episode celebration; contestants must make a three-layer birthday cake in the pressure test.
S06:E09 - Gordon's Greatest Hits
The cooks must taste and then re-create Ramsay's signature beef Wellington; the cooks with the worst dishes compete in a test featuring another one of Ramsay's signature dishes.
S06:E10 - Rice Rice Baby
In the next mystery box challenge, the remaining home cooks will be faced with an assortment of rice. Each contestant must create a rice dish in 60 minutes.
S06:E11 - Moo-Vers and Bakers
The cooks create steak meals for 101 cowboys and ranchers; the losing team participates in a pressure test baking tarts.
S06:E12 - Family Reunion
The Top 10 home cooks will cook family style when they face their next team challenge and create family style meals for VIP diners.
S06:E13 - A Little Southern Flare
The contestants must prepare a flambe; the challenge winner selects which Southern dish the contestants will cook.
S06:E14 - Getting A-Head in the Competition
In the next team challenge, the remaining home cooks will split into teams to prepare vegetarian meals for guests of the MASTERCHEF restaurant.
S06:E15 - A Storm's a Brewing
The cooks must create a dish that features coffee as one of the main ingredients; during the pressure test, the contestants team up to re-create an elaborate party platter.
S06:E16 - The Restaurant Takeover
In the next team challenge, the Top Six home cooks will face the wildly popular restaurant takeover.
S06:E17 - Return of the Champions
In the next mystery box challenge, the Top Five home cooks must create a dish using pear, blue cheese, tomato, portabella mushroom and chocolate.
S06:E18 - Think Inside the Box
The teams must create a unique appetizer and entree 3 times by using special ingredients; the pressure test has the chefs re-creating Christina Tosi's chocolate malted layer cake.
S06:E19 - Team Gordon Ramsay
With help from a few other home cooks, the remaining three contestants will create dishes for 30 restaurant guests who serve an important role in the judges culinary world.
S06:E20 - The Finale
Two of the cooks create a three-course meal; the winner is revealed.