MasterChef

The hopefuls prepare their signature dishes for the judges.

The judges critique the food and eliminate contestants.

The contestants compete in a ground beef challenge.

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

Chef Paula Deen selects items for the mystery box challenge, which includes Southern staples and a surprise for the contestants.

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

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.

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

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

The final four home cooks will split into two teams to prepare an exquisite three-course meal for the judges and three world-renowned chefs.

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.

The Top Two finalists have one last chance to prove to the judges that they have the passion, skill and drive worthy of the MASTERCHEF title.