MasterChef Junior (American TV series) season 1
Appearance
MasterChef Junior | |
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Season 1 | |
![]() Promotional poster for season 1, featuring (2nd row, L to R) judges Graham Elliot, Joe Bastianich, and Gordon Ramsay | |
Judges | |
No. of contestants | 12 |
Winner | Alexander Weiss |
Runner-up | Dara Yu |
No. of episodes | 7 |
Release | |
Original network | Fox |
Original release | September 27 November 8, 2013 | –
Season chronology |
The first season of the American competitive reality television series MasterChef Junior premiered on Fox on September 27, 2013 and concluded on November 8, 2013.
The winner was Alexander Weiss, a 13-year-old from New York City, New York, with Dara Yu from Los Angeles, California being the runner-up. Dara later returned to MasterChef as an adult and won its 12th season.
Top 12
[edit]Contestant | Age | Hometown | Status |
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Alexander Weiss[1] | 13 | New York City, New York | Winner November 8 |
Dara Yu[2] | 12 | Los Angeles, California | Runner-Up November 8 |
Jack Hoffman[3] | 10 | East Rockaway, New York | Eliminated November 1 |
Troy Glass[2] | 12 | Thousand Oaks, California | |
Gavin Pola[4] | 10 | San Francisco, California | Eliminated October 25 |
Sarah Lane[2] | 9 | Pacific Palisades, California | |
Kaylen Alfred[5] | 11 | Culver City, California | Eliminated October 18 |
Sofia Hublitz[3] | 12 | Brooklyn, New York | |
Jewels Gold[6] | 12 | Santa Ana, California | Eliminated October 11 |
Roen Guerin[7] | 12 | Brooklyn, New York | |
Molly Round[8] | 12 | Pasadena, California | Eliminated October 4 |
Tommy Peters[9] | 11 | Palos Verdes Estates, California |
Elimination table
[edit]Place | Contestant | Episode | |||||||||
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2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | ||||||
1 | Alexander | HIGH | WIN | WIN | IN | HIGH | LOW | WIN | IN | WIN | WINNER |
2 | Dara | IN | IN | IMM | WIN | IN | WIN | WIN | IN | IN | RUNNER-UP |
3 | Jack | WIN | IMM | IMM | LOW | IN | IN | WIN | IN | ELIM | |
Troy | HIGH | IN | IMM | IN | HIGH | LOW | LOW | WIN | ELIM | ||
5 | Gavin | IN | WIN | IN | IN | IN | WIN | ELIM | |||
Sarah | IN | IN | IMM | WIN | WIN | IMM | ELIM | ||||
7 | Kaylen | IN | WIN | IN | LOW | IN | ELIM | ||||
Sofia | IN | IN | IMM | IN | IN | ELIM | |||||
9 | Jewels | IN | LOW | IMM | ELIM | ||||||
Roen | IN | IN | IMM | ELIM | |||||||
11 | Molly | IN | ELIM | ||||||||
Tommy | IN | ELIM |
- (WINNER) This cook won the competition.
- (RUNNER-UP) This cook finished in second place.
- (WIN) The cook won an individual challenge (Mystery Box Challenge or Elimination Test).
- (WIN) The cook was on the winning team in the Team Challenge and directly advanced to the next round.
- (HIGH) The cook was one of the top entries in an individual challenge but did not win.
- (IN) The cook was not selected as a top or bottom entry in an individual challenge.
- (IN) The cook was not selected as a top or bottom entry in a Team Challenge.
- (IMM) The cook did not have to compete in that round of competition and was safe from elimination.
- (LOW) The cook was one of the bottom entries in an individual challenge, and advanced.
- (LOW) The cook was one of the bottom entries in a Team Challenge, advanced.
- (ELIM) The cook was eliminated.
Episodes
[edit]No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date | U.S. viewers (millions) | |
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1 | 1 | "Here Come the Kids" | September 27, 2013 | 4.29[10] | |
Twenty-four child chefs compete for a spot in the top twelve. The children are split up into three groups of eight. The first group is assigned to create a seafood dish of their choosing. Sofia, Roen, Jack, and Molly advance into the top twelve, while Mina, Justin, Daniel, and Franco are eliminated. The second group is assigned to create a plate of fresh pasta. Dara, Tommy, Jewels, Troy, and Gavin advance to the next round, while Noah, Sage, and Sara are eliminated. The final group has to create a dessert. Alexander, Sarah, and Kaylen finish up the top twelve lineup, while Amanda, Lishai, Hana, Nathan, and Ethan are eliminated. | |||||
2 | 2 | "School's Out... But the MasterChef Kitchen is Open!" | October 4, 2013 | 3.95[11] | |
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3 | 3 | "Whip It" | October 11, 2013 | 3.92[12] | |
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4 | 4 | "Bad Food Bares" | October 18, 2013 | 3.96[13] | |
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5 | 5 | "Restaurant Takeovers" | October 25, 2013 | 3.87[14] | |
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6 | 6 | "Finale, Part 1" | November 1, 2013 | 4.01[15] | |
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7 | 7 | "Finale, Part 2" | November 8, 2013 | 4.14[16] | |
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References
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- ^ Mills, Michelle (December 26, 2013). "Local 'MasterChef Junior' contestants show that kids can have fun in the kitchen". San Gabriel Valley Tribune. Archived from the original on April 3, 2015. Retrieved February 27, 2015.
- ^ O'Hare, Kate (October 13, 2013). "'MasterChef Junior': Tommy Peters always has to remember the salt". Zap2it.com. Archived from the original on April 3, 2015. Retrieved February 27, 2015.
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