The fifth season of the American competitive reality television series MasterChef Junior premiered on Fox on February 9, 2017 and concluded on May 18, 2017.[1] The season is hosted by regular judges Gordon Ramsay and Christina Tosi, accompanied by a rotating series of guest judges.[2]
MasterChef Junior | |
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Season 5 | |
Judges |
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No. of contestants | 20 |
Winner | Jasmine Stewart |
Runner-up | Justise Mayberry |
No. of episodes | 15 |
Release | |
Original network | Fox |
Original release | February 9 May 18, 2017 | –
Season chronology |
The winner was Jasmine Stewart, an 11-year-old from Milton, Georgia, with Justise Mayberry from Sugar Hill, Georgia being the runner-up. This marks the first time a contestant who was eliminated has ever won the competition.
Top 20
editContestant | Age[2] | Hometown | Status |
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Jasmine Stewart[3] | 11 | Milton, Georgia | Winner May 18 Returned March 30 Eliminated March 23 |
Justise Mayberry[3] | 11 | Sugar Hill, Georgia | Runner-Up May 18 |
Adam Wadhwani[4] | 12 | Sacramento, California | Eliminated May 18 |
Shayne Wells[5] | 13 | Spring, Texas | |
Cydney Sherman[3] | 10 | Brooklyn, New York | Eliminated May 11 |
Evan Robinson[6] | 10 | Chicago, Illinois | |
Afnan Ahmad[7] | 12 | Jonesboro, Georgia | Eliminated April 20 |
Peyton Copeland[8] | 10 | Ringoes, New Jersey | |
Avani Shah[6] | 8 | Chicago, Illinois | Eliminated April 13 |
Mark Coblentz[3] | 13 | Starkville, Mississippi | |
Gonzalo Ingram[3] | 11 | Whitestone, New York | Eliminated April 6 Returned March 30 Eliminated March 9 |
Lila Deluca[9] | 9 | Rockport, Massachusetts | Eliminated April 6 |
Sydney "Syd" Neuser[3] | 9 | West Bend, Wisconsin | Eliminated March 23 |
Donovan Millstein[3] | 9 | Brooklyn, New York | Eliminated March 16 |
Mashu Nishi[10] | 13 | Thousand Oaks, California | |
Charlie Hans[6] | 9 | Chicago, Illinois | Eliminated March 9 |
Eddie Levine[11] | 9 | New York, New York | Eliminated March 2 |
Sam Brock[12] | 9 | Concord, Massachusetts | |
Elisabeth Wingo[3] | 9 | Sweetwater, Texas | Eliminated February 23 |
Solomon Yero[13] | 10 | Houston, Texas |
Elimination table
editPlace | Contestant | Episode | ||||||||||||||||||||
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3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | ||||||||||
1 | Jasmine | IN | IN | IMM | IN | WIN | IN | IN | IN | ELIM | RET | PT | IN | IN | IN | WIN | WIN | HIGH | WIN | WIN | IN | WINNER |
2 | Justise | IN | IN | WIN | IMM | WIN | WIN | IMM | WIN | IMM | IMM | PT | IN | IN | WIN | IN | LOW | HIGH | WIN | IN | IN | RUNNER-UP |
3 | Adam | IN | WIN | IMM | WIN | LOW | IN | IN | IN | IN | IMM | WIN | IN | WIN | HIGH | WIN | LOW | LOW | LOW | IN | ELIM | |
Shayne | IN | IMM | IMM | WIN | WIN | IN | IMM | IN | LOW | IMM | LOW | IN | IN | IN | IN | WIN | LOW | WIN | IN | ELIM | ||
5 | Cydney | HIGH | IN | IMM | LOW | WIN | IN | IN | IN | IN | IMM | WIN | WIN | IMM | IN | LOW | LOW | LOW | ELIM | |||
Evan | IN | IN | WIN | IMM | IN | IN | LOW | WIN | IMM | IMM | WIN | IN | LOW | IN | LOW | WIN | HIGH | ELIM | ||||
7 | Afnan | WIN | IMM | IMM | IN | IN | IN | WIN | WIN | IMM | IMM | WIN | IN | WIN | HIGH | ELIM | ||||||
Peyton | IN | IN | IN | IN | WIN | HIGH | IN | IN | IN | IMM | PT | WIN | IMM | IN | ELIM | |||||||
9 | Avani | IN | IMM | IMM | LOW | IN | IN | IN | IN | WIN | IMM | WIN | IN | ELIM | ||||||||
Mark | IN | IN | IMM | IN | WIN | IN | IMM | IN | LOW | IMM | WIN | IN | ELIM | |||||||||
11 | Gonzalo | IN | LOW | IN | IN | ELIM | RET | ELIM | ||||||||||||||
Lila | IN | IN | IN | IN | WIN | HIGH | IN | IN | IN | IMM | ELIM | |||||||||||
13 | Syd | IN | IN | IMM | IN | IN | IN | IN | IN | ELIM | ||||||||||||
14 | Donovan | IN | IN | IMM | IN | IN | IN | ELIM | ||||||||||||||
Mashu | HIGH | IN | IMM | IN | WIN | IN | ELIM | |||||||||||||||
16 | Charlie | IN | IN | IMM | IN | ELIM | ||||||||||||||||
17 | Eddie | IN | IMM | IN | ELIM | |||||||||||||||||
Sam | IN | LOW | IMM | ELIM | ||||||||||||||||||
19 | Elisabeth | IN | ELIM | |||||||||||||||||||
Solomon | 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, Elimination Test, or Skills Challenge).
- (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 the individual challenge but didn't 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 the competition and was safe from elimination.
- (IMM) The cook was selected by the Mystery Box Challenge winner and didn't have to compete in the Elimination Test.
- (RET) The cook won the Reinstation Challenge and returned to the competition.
- (LOW) The cook was one of the bottom entries in an individual challenge or Pressure Test and advanced.
- (LOW) The cook was one of the bottom entries in a Team Challenge, and advanced.
- (PT) The cook was on the losing team in the Team Challenge, competed in the Pressure Test, and advanced.
- (ELIM) The cook was eliminated.
Guest judges
edit- Aarón Sanchez (episodes 3 and 10)
- Mayim Bialik (episode 4)
- Julie Bowen (episode 6)
- Richard Blais (episodes 7 and 8)
- Edward Lee (episode 11)
- Wolfgang Puck and Martha Stewart (episode 15)
Main guest appearances
edit- Michelle Obama (episode 6)
- Muppets Miss Piggy and Swedish Chef (episode 12)
Episodes
editNo. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date | U.S. viewers (millions) | |
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35 | 1 | "The Quest for an Apron Part 1" | February 9, 2017 | 4.21[14] | |
40 junior chefs will be competing for a white apron and a spot in the Top 20. The kids will be divided into groups of four, and each group will be cooking a similarly-themed dish, with only two advancing from each group. Gordon Ramsay and Christina Tosi are the sole judges for these qualifiers. The first group consists of Elisabeth, Barbara, Cydney, and Na'imah, who are all bakers and must make tartlets. Elisabeth and Cydney advance. The next group consists of Donovan, Kamryn, Sydney, and Logan, who are making salmon dishes. Sydney and Donovan advance. The third group consists of Liani, Jasmine, Mark, and Kaitlyn, who are making pork chop dishes. Mark and Jasmine advance. The fourth group consists of Gonzalo, Madyson, Emma, and Justise, who are making a scallop dish identical to one prepared by Gordon. Justise and Gonzalo advance. | |||||
36 | 2 | "The Quest for an Apron Part 2" | February 16, 2017 | 3.72[15] | |
The next group to compete is Adam, Jazzy, Dredyan, and Peyton, who are making cupcakes. Adam and Peyton advance. Next up, Anna, Nicholas, Shayne, and Solomon are all from Texas and are making steaks. Shayne and Solomon advance. Avani, Eddie, Grace, and Londyn are the next group making chicken dishes. Eddie and Avani advance. Charlie, Evan, Afnan, and Mashu are shown advancing, but they are not shown competing. Finally, Jake, Sam, Jayda, and Lila, who are all from Massachusetts, make lobster dishes. Lila and Sam advance. | |||||
37 | 3 | "Just Like Gordon" | February 23, 2017 | 3.83[16] | |
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38 | 4 | "Batter Hurry Up" | March 2, 2017 | 3.63[17] | |
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39 | 5 | "Kitchen Emergency" | March 9, 2017 | 3.79[18] | |
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40 | 6 | "A Presidential Mystery Box" | March 16, 2017 | 3.96[19] | |
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41 | 7 | "Pie-Eyed" | March 23, 2017 | 3.81[20] | |
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42 | 8 | "Winner, Winner, Chicken Dinner" | March 30, 2017 | 3.58[21] | |
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43 | 9 | "Scouts Honor" | April 6, 2017 | 3.21[22] | |
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44 | 10 | "Winter Wonderland" | April 13, 2017 | 3.28[23] | |
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45 | 11 | "Tag Team" | April 20, 2017 | 3.59[24] | |
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46 | 12 | "The Muppets Take MasterChef" | May 4, 2017 | 3.34[25] | |
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47 | 13 | "Pop-Up Restaurant" | May 11, 2017 | 2.95[26] | |
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48 | 14 | "The Semi Finals" | May 18, 2017 | 3.52[27] | |
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49 | 15 | "Finale" | May 18, 2017 | 3.52[27] | |
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