MasterChef: United Tastes of America

Amateur chefs compete in a series of cooking challenges overseen by a panel of accomplished chefs to survive elimination and become a culinary master, earning the title MasterChef.

The auditions continue with the Midwest chefs.

The auditions continue with chefs from the west.

Chefs from the south wrap up the audition round.

The top 20 take on their first challenge.

The chefs tackle a mystery ingredient.

The chefs fire up the grill.

The top 17 home chefs return to the kitchen for their second Mystery Box Challenge, but this time with a twist – one region will begin the challenge 10 minutes behind the rest.

The chefs split into two teams to prepare a lunch for over 100 kids at Dodger Stadium.

The chefs split into two teams to prepare a lunch for over 100 kids at Dodger Stadium.

In this week’s challenge, the Mystery Box is back and the chefs must individually face the challenge of preparing a gourmet meal out of army rations.

The chefs face their toughest Mystery Box challenge yet – fish! When the chefs with immunity are able to switch up the other contestants’ fish, the competition starts to fire up.

In this week’s challenge, the Mystery Box is back and the chefs must individually face the challenge of preparing a gourmet meal out of army rations.

The remaining nine home cooks are tasked with firing up their grills and preparing a restaurant quality barbecue plate that is guaranteed to impress the judges.

The chefs face their biggest challenge yet: a 55-foot wall.

With Gordon Ramsay’s reputation on the line, the top six chefs face the ultimate challenge of taking over the world's largest Hell's Kitchen restaurant.

The remaining five home cooks take on two rounds of challenges that determine who will move on to the Finals.

The final three home cooks take on their last challenge in the MasterChef kitchen in front of a live audience.

The final three home cooks take on their last challenge in the MasterChef kitchen in front of a live audience.