MasterChef

A group of 43 talented home cooks participate in the battle of the apron challenge, where they will compete for a position in the top 24.

The judges each will have eight aprons to hand out to the home cooks whom they deem worthy.

The final home cooks compete for the last 9 aprons to fill the final spots of the field of 24 competing for the Master Chef title.

In the first mystery box challenge of the season the top 24 must cook one dish featuring an ingredient unique to each of their home states.

Gordon teaches the home cooks how to properly break down a crab before the contestants must replicate his work.

The Top 20 chefs face the first team challenge of the season at the Anheuser Busch brewery.

This week on MASTERCHEF, the contestants face a mystery box challenge where they must create a dish using one common ingredient – walnuts.

The contestants face a mystery box filled with fresh seafood and must create a dish using 2 items from it.

The remaining home cooks pair up for a skills test to create a restaurant-quality dish featuring five ingredients.

The Top 14 contestants are split into two teams to compete in a fine dining challenge.

Contestants face a mystery box challenge with a stockpot and cooking oil and are tasked with making a dish that features a deep-fried element.

The Top 12 face their third skills test in the MasterChef kitchen and replicate the proper way to break down a halibut.

The remaining home cooks take on their 5th Mystery Box challenge, using "Ingredients America Was Built On."

The 8 remaining home cooks divide into 2 teams and race against the clock to serve restaurant-quality dishes to 25 California firefighters.

The eight remaining home cooks will divide into two teams and race against the clock to serve restaurant-quality dishes to 25 California firefighters.

The remaining contestants face a Mystery Box challenge filled with waste – literally.

The Top Six face the Restaurant Takeover Challenge at Providence in Los Angeles.

The remaining five home cooks receive a heart-warming mystery box challenge, in which the contestants will create a dish inspired by their loved-ones.

The Top Five home cooks face a series of pressure-filled skills tests using an incredibly common protein – beef.

The Top Four home cooks are split into two teams and need to cook one incredible entrée for Chefs Daniel Boulud, Jonathan Waxman and Lidia Bastianich.

The three remaining home cooks will face their final challenge when they are each asked to prepare a three-course menu for the judges.

The home cook with the best overall menu is crowned the winner wih a prize of a quarter of a million dollars and the coveted title of MasterChef.