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MasterChef Season 1 Episodes
Season 1 Episode Guide
13 Episodes 2010 - 2010
Episode 1
Auditions #1
Tue, Jul 27, 2010 42 mins
Talented home cooks begin their quest to be real chefs in the opener of the series that has them competing for $250,000 and the chance to publish their own cookbook. Their culinary creations will be judged by chefs Gordon Ramsay and Graham Elliot Bowles, and restaurateur Joe Bastianich.
Episode 2
Auditions #2
Tue, Aug 3, 2010 42 mins
More amateur chefs prepare their signature dishes for the judges in the second set of auditions.
Episode 3
Top 14 Revealed
Tue, Aug 10, 2010 42 mins
Half of the 30 hopefuls are eliminated after they're tested on basic kitchen techniques, from slicing onions to cooking eggs.
Episode 4
Top 14 Compete - Part 1
Wed, Aug 18, 2010 42 mins
Part 1 of 2. A team challenge has the 14 remaining hopefuls working together to feed hundreds of marines at California's Camp Pendleton.
Episode 5
Top 14 Compete - Part 2
Wed, Aug 18, 2010 42 mins
Conclusion. A team challenge has the 14 remaining hopefuls working together to feed hundreds of Marines at California's Camp Pendleton.
Episode 6
Top 11 Compete - Part 1
Wed, Aug 25, 2010 42 mins
Part 1 of 2. The contestants are tasked with making a single cupcake, which proves to be more difficult than it sounds.
Episode 7
Top 11 Compete - Part 2
Wed, Aug 25, 2010 42 mins
Conclusion. Iron Chef Cat Cora takes the hopefuls to a truck stop for a team challenge.
Episode 8
Top 9 Compete - Part 1
Wed, Sep 1, 2010 42 mins
Part 1 of 2. The remaining hopefuls are tasked with catering a high-end wedding.
Episode 9
Top 9 Compete - Part 2
Wed, Sep 1, 2010 42 mins
Conclusion. The remaining hopefuls are tasked with catering a high-end wedding, and when the main course goes missing, the judges are not impressed.
Episode 10
Top 6 Compete - Part 1
Wed, Sep 8, 2010 42 mins
Part 1 of 2. The remaining contestants are tasked with fishing and using only their catches to create an entrée.
Episode 11
Top 6 Compete - Part 2
Wed, Sep 8, 2010 42 mins
Conclusion. The remaining contestants are tasked with fishing and using only their catches to create an entrée.
Episode 12
Winner Revealed - Part 1
Wed, Sep 15, 2010 42 mins
Part 1 of 2. Gordon Ramsay announces the winner in the Season 1 finale. At stake: $250,000, a cookbook deal and the title of "America's Best Home Cook."
Episode 13
Winner Revealed - Part 2
Wed, Sep 15, 2010 42 mins
Conclusion. Gordon Ramsay announces the winner in the Season 1 finale. At stake is $250,000, a cookbook deal and the title of "America's Best Home Cook."