Season 9 · Episode 22 — The Finale (1)

Judges Gordon Ramsay, Aarón Sánchez and Joe Bastianich each will have eight aprons to hand out to the home cooks whom they deem worthy – an…

The three judges each choose eight home cooks to mentor throughout the competition.

Forty-three of America’s finest home cooks compete in the Battle of the Apron challenge, during which they will face off against each other…

In the first mystery box challenge of the season, the Top 24 must prep, cook, and plate one dish featuring an ingredient unique to each of…

In the first skills test of the season, MASTERCHEF host/judge/executive producer Gordon Ramsay teaches the home cooks how to properly break…

The Top 20 venture out of the kitchen and head to the historic Anheuser Busch brewery in Los Angeles for their first team challenge of the…

The contestants face a mystery box challenge where they must create a dish using one common ingredient—walnuts. The winner will receive thr…

The contestants cook for Season 7 winner Shaun O'Neale's wedding.

The contestants face a mystery box filled with fresh seafood and must create a dish using two items from it. The chefs who fail to impress…

The remaining home cooks pair up for a skills test to create a restaurant-quality dish featuring five ingredients—only to leave one contest…

The Top 14 contestants are split into two teams to compete in a fine dining challenge and are to cook 39 dishes for a group of very discern…

The contestants must make a dish that features a deep-fried element as the judges cook alongside them; the elimination challenge features a…

The Top 12 face their third skills test and replicate the proper way to break down a halibut. Those who fail to impress the judges are then…

The cooks split into two teams and must serve 100 dishes to airmen in celebration of the 100th anniversary of the March Air Reserve Base.

The contestants learn they will be competing in the Tag Team Challenge.

The remaining home cooks must serve restaurant-quality dishes to 25 California firefighters.

A mystery box challenge involving food scraps; a mystery box challenge involving fresh ingredients.

The Top Six face the Restaurant Takeover Challenge at Providence in Los Angeles. The home cooks split into two teams and must feed a dining…

Then, the remaining five receive a heart-warming mystery box challenge in which contestants will create a dish inspired by their loved-one.

The cooks face a series of pressure-filled skills tests using beef; the two weakest contestants go head-to-head.

The final four split into two teams to cook one entrée for the judges' mentors: chefs Daniel Boulud, Jonathan Waxman and Lidia Bastianich;…

The three remaining home cooks must each prepare a three-course menu for the judges; the home cook with the best overall menu wins the priz…