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MasterChef Junior Season 6 Episodes
Season 6 Episode Guide
16 Episodes 2018 - 2018
Episode 1
Girls Just Wanna Have Fun
Fri, Mar 2, 201844 mins
40 junior home cooks come to Los Angeles, ready to compete. The junior home cooks are split up into two groups - girls and boys, and all 20 girls are tasked with making a flawless medium-rare filet mignon dish. Find out who moves on and who goes home.
Episode 2
The Boys Are Back in Town
Fri, Mar 2, 201843 mins
40 junior home cooks come to Los Angeles, ready to compete. The junior home cooks are split up into two groups - girls and boys. All 20 girls are tasked with making a flawless medium-rare filet mignon dish, while the boys must prepare the perfect chicken breast dish. Only 12 winners from each group will earn an apron and a chance to move on. The competition is tougher than ever as the judges separate the best junior chef-testants from all the rest.
Episode 3
Culinary ABC's
Fri, Mar 9, 201843 mins
The Top 24 face their first mystery box challenge of the season, during which they must cook dishes using ingredients that start with each letter of the alphabet. The winner receives a huge advantage in the elimination challenge. Later in the MASTERCHEF kitchen, the contestants must prove their technical skills as they are tasked with crafting a French classic - fruit tart. Then, it is up to the judges to decide who stays and who goes home.
Episode 4
American Classics
Fri, Mar 16, 201843 mins
The Top 22 split up into teams and must prepare as many perfect-looking milkshakes as they can in just 10 minutes. The winning teams will be safe from elimination and one unlucky judge will get a sweet surprise! Then, the rest of the junior cooks will each have to put their own personal twist on a classic chicken-and-waffles dish. It is then up to the judges to decide who stays and goes home.
Episode 5
Recipe for Love
Fri, Mar 23, 201843 mins
The Top 20 face their toughest team challenge yet: preparing lunch service for a wedding of 75 guests. Both sides will be cooking racks of lamb and pan-seared halibut, and it will be up to the judges to decide which team wins and who from the losing team will head home.
Episode 6
No Sugar, Sugar
Fri, Mar 30, 201844 mins
Mystery Box Challenge: After having a massive amount of sugar poured onto them, the kids must make a dessert in 60 minutes with the mystery box ingredients of various natural sweeteners and without processed sugar. The winning recipe will also be published in Family Circle magazine. The top three dishes belong to Pierce, Maria and Remy. Remy wins this challenge and is immune for the next challenge. Pierce and Maria also earn immunity. Challenge Winner/Immune: Remy Bond. Immune: Maria Dakis and Pierce Cleaveland. Elimination Challenge: With the judges dressed in costume, the remaining kids must make a dish based on their cultural heritage within 60 minutes. The best dishes belong to Ariana, Anthony, and Beni who is declared the overall winner. The bottom four dishes belong to Quani, Cade, Mackenzie, and Sophia. Winner: Beni Cwiakala. Bottom four: Cade Ortego, Mackenzie Patten, Quani Fields and Sophia Stark. Quani and Cade are saved, sending Mackenzie and Sophia home. Eliminated: Mackenzie Patten and Sophia Stark.
Episode 7
Donut Sweat It
Fri, Apr 6, 201843 mins
Team Challenge: The kids randomly select from a box of donuts and six of them will be paired up into teams to compete. Emily and Olivia are the Red Team, Beni and Quani are the Yellow Team, and Mikey and Pierce are the Green Team. The teams will have ten minutes to make as many perfectly decorated donuts as possible, but they must do so while having one of each of their legs tied together in the style of a three-legged race. The top two teams will earn immunity. The Red Team wins the challenge with the Yellow Team finishing second, and the judges have frosting and sprinkles dumped on them. Winners/Immune: Emily Chavez and Olivia Bond. Immune: Beni Cwiakala and Quani Fields. Elimination Challenge: Gordon's daughter, Matilda Ramsay, demonstrates her rendition of a burger and fries which the remaining contestants must replicate in 45 minutes. Evan wins the challenge with Mikey called out as a top cook as well. The bottom four cooks are Camson, Avery, Maria and Remy. Winner: Evan Estrada. Bottom four: Avery Meadows, Camson Alevy, Maria Dakis and Remy Bond. Avery and Remy are saved, sending Camson and Maria home. Eliminated: Camson Alevy and Maria Dakis.
Episode 8
Room Service
Fri, Apr 13, 201843 mins
The junior home cooks split into two teams and take over the kitchen at an upscale hotel in Los Angeles, where they will be in charge of running room service during breakfast for guests at the hotel. Then, the remaining junior chef-testants have 45 minutes to create dishes inspired by their families using farm fresh ingredients. Find out who stays and who goes.
Episode 9
Tag Team
Fri, Apr 13, 2018
The junior cooks mystery box challenge - create a recipe for a national meal delivery service, the winner then selects one other cook to be safe and divides the remaining 10 cooks into teams of two for an Asian platter tag-team challenge.
Episode 10
Crackin' Under Pressure
Fri, Apr 20, 201843 mins
Team Challenge: The kids pick random eggs that have had their yolks colored and smash them against their heads to determine teams. The Red Team is Mikey, Olivia, Henry and Anthony; the Green Team is Avery, Evan, Ariana and Sammy; and the Blue Team is Remy, Quani, Beni and Cade. Teams must make as many perfect dishes of eggs Benedict as possible in 15 minutes. The Blue Team wins with 9 dishes while the other two teams get eggs dumped on them. Challenge Winners/Immune: Beni Cwiakala, Cade Ortego, Quani Fields and Remy Bond. Elimination Challenge: The remaining kids have 30 minutes to make an egg-yolk ravioli dish as demonstrated by Joe. The two best dishes belong to Olivia and Avery. The bottom dishes belong to Henry, Anthony, Ariana and Sammy. Winners: Avery Meadows and Olivia Bond. Bottom four: Anthony Martino, Ariana Feygin, Henry Hummeldorf and Sammy Vieder. The judges save only Anthony, thus eliminating the other three. Eliminated: Ariana Feygin, Henry Hummeldorf and Sammy Vieder.
Episode 11
A Can Do Attitude
Fri, Apr 20, 201844 mins
Mystery Box Challenge: The boxes contain canned ingredients without labels and the kids have one hour to make a dish using at least one of the canned goods with the help of staple pantry ingredients. The top three dishes belong to Quani, Evan and Avery, and Avery has the winning dish. Challenge Winner/Immune: Avery Meadows. Elimination Challenge: The remaining kids have one hour to make a dish featuring chocolate, and the winner will be immune from elimination all the way to the semi-finals. Avery is given the option to give up her immunity to compete for this larger immunity but she declines. Mikey wins the challenge and the immunity while Anthony, Remy, Evan and Cade are the bottom four. Winner/Immune Through Semi-Finals: Mikey DiTomasso. Bottom four: Anthony Martino, Cade Ortego, Evan Estrada and Remy Bond. The judges eliminate Anthony and Cade. Eliminated: Anthony Martino and Cade Ortego.
Episode 12
Pop Up Restaurant
Fri, May 4, 201843 mins
Team Challenge: The kids are taken to a pop-up restaurant location where they have been split into teams. Quani captains the Red Team with Avery and Beni while Olivia captains the Blue Team with Remy and Evan. Since Mikey is immune, he does not have to compete. The kids will cook a branzino and clams meal for 30 former MasterChef Junior contestants, including every previous season winner. The judges will determine the winning team based on overall performance. The Red Team wins the challenge. Immune: Mikey DiTomasso. Challenge Winners/Immune: Avery Meadows, Beni Cwiakala and Quani Fields. Pressure Test: Season five winner Jasmine Stewart returns to the kitchen to introduce the challenge dish which is a box of French macarons. The Blue Team members must make their own box of macarons in 75 minutes. Bottom three: Evan Estrada, Olivia Bond and Remy Bond. Evan and Olivia are eliminated. Eliminated: Evan Estrada and Olivia Bond.
Episode 13
Grandma Gordon
Fri, May 4, 201843 mins
Individual Challenge: The judges dress as senior citizens and have the kids joined by their respective grandmothers. The kids must make a dish in 60 minutes inspired by their grandmothers. The winner will automatically advance into the finals which will have three contestants this year. Quani wins this challenge. Winner/Finalist: Quani Fields. Elimination Challenge: The remaining kids are assigned different types of fish by Quani and must make a dish with that fish in 45 minutes. Quani gives salmon to Remy, striped bass to Mikey, sardines to Avery and mackerel to Beni. Bottom four: Avery Meadows, Beni Cwiakala, Mikey DiTomasso and Remy Bond. Avery and Beni advance to the finals, eliminating Mikey and Remy. Finalists: Avery Meadows and Beni Cwiakala. Eliminated: Mikey DiTomasso and Remy Bond.
Episode 14
Road To the Finale
Tue, May 15, 201844 mins
Season Finale: The three finalists must prepare their best appetizer, entrée, and dessert. They will have 60 minutes to prepare each course and will be judged at the end of each course. Appetizer: Avery serves grilled lobster with avocado crema, salsa de tejas and a blue corn crisp. Quani serves grilled spot prawns with a crispy grit cake, fried green tomato and crab chow-chow. Beni serves smoked salmon with corn blini, pickled radishes and a lemon-herb créme fraíche. The entrées begin cooking as the episode ends.
Episode 15
The Finale Part 1
Fri, May 18, 201843 mins
After a season's worth of challenges that tested the cooking abilities of young contestants from across the nation, only three junior home cooks remain. The finalists face one last battle, during which they must prepare a three-course meal that will impress the judges.
Episode 16
The Finale, Part 2 - The Winner
Fri, May 18, 2018
Entrée: Avery serves seared ribeye cap with mustard greens, glazed onions, chimichurri and bone marrow butter. Quani serves duck fat fried catfish with spicy greens, pickled okra and corn purée. Beni serves grilled veal chop with beet-potato fondant, red cabbage sauerkraut and mustard cream sauce. Dessert: Beni serves deconstructed apple tartlet with walnut crumble, apple-brandy cream and cranberry coulis. Quani serves blueberry tart with marshmallow meringue, blueberries and lemon poppy seed tuile. Avery serves tres leches cake with salted caramel sauce, kettle corn and whipped cream. Final three: Avery Meadows, Beni Cwiakala and Quani Fields. Winner Announced: Beni is announced as the sixth MasterChef Junior winner, taking home the trophy and the $100,000 prize. MasterChef Junior Winner: Beni Cwiakala.