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13 Episodes 2015 - 2015
Episode 1
The auditions begin as the first group of hopefuls serve their best dishes to the judges.
Episode 2
More hopefuls serve their best dishes to the judges in the hope of winning a MasterChef apron.
Episode 3
The contestants compete in a ground beef challenge.
Episode 4
The top 18 contestants must create a dish using duck and bananas; the judges challenge the cooks to use unusual ingredients.
Episode 5
The contestants travel to Camp Pendleton, Calif., where they work in teams to prepare a meal for 200 servicemen and women.
Episode 6
The cooks must create a unique dish using unconventional cuts of meat.
Episode 7
The judges split the cooks into teams to prepare breakfast for hotel guests; the members of the losing team must prove they deserve to stay in the competition.
Episode 8
The cooks must prepare a high quality dish using $20 worth of ingredients; during the elimination round the cooks try to recreate their favorite desserts.
Episode 9
The contestants are divided into three teams for a food truck challenge; the challenge losers face a pressure test.
Episode 10
Graham Elliot joins the amateur cooks in a mystery box challenge; two contestants are eliminated.
Episode 11
The cooks must incorporate sea urchin into their creations; the winner of the mystery box challenge assigns the others one of eight different types of fish.
Episode 12
The eight finalists must prepare, cook and serve a hearty meal to 101 cowboys; the challenge losers must prepare six eggs four different ways in only 20 minutes.
Episode 13
Chef Paula Deen selects items for the mystery box challenge, which includes Southern staples and a surprise for the contestants; the challenge winner pairs the remaining contestants, who must prepare a Japanese dish as a team.