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MasterChef (American TV series) season 14

The fourteenth season of the American competitive reality television series MasterChef (also known as MasterChef: Generations[1]) premiered on Fox on May 29, 2024.[1] Gordon Ramsay, Aarón Sánchez, and Joe Bastianich all returned as judges.

MasterChef: Generations
Season 14
Promotional poster for season 14, featuring (L to R) judges Aarón Sánchez, Gordon Ramsay, and Joe Bastianich
Judges
No. of contestants20
No. of episodes13
Release
Original networkFox
Original releaseMay 29, 2024 (2024-05-29) –
present
Season chronology
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Season 13

Production

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The series was confirmed for a fourteenth season renewal on August 9, 2023.[2] On March 4, 2024, it was announced that the fourteenth season would premiere on May 29, 2024, with judges Bastianich, Ramsay, and Sánchez announced to be returning as well.[1][3] This season's theme featured contestants representing four various generations of cooking talent − Baby Boomers, Generation X, Millennials and Generation Z.

Contestants

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Note: Contestant details are as shown in graphics in the show except where cited.

Contestant Age Hometown Occupation Generation Status
Adam Hart[4] 23 Sedalia, Colorado Dude ranch worker Gen Z Top 10
Becca Gibb[5] 24 Provo, Utah Customer experience manager Gen Z
Hallie Clark[6] 24 Berry, Alabama Professional cornhole player Gen Z
Horacio Tucunduva[7] 62 Nashville, Tennessee Retired auto industry executive Baby Boomers
Kamay Lafalaise[8] 34 Washington, D.C. Attorney Millennials
Kimberly Karver[9] 52 Auburn, California High school teacher Gen X
Michael Leonard[10] 27 Myrtle Beach, South Carolina Business owner Millennials
Christopher "Murt" Murton[11] 27 Fort Lauderdale, Florida Commercial real estate broker Gen Z
Rebecka Evans[12] 63 Castle Rock, Colorado Retired opera singer Baby Boomers
Warren Coleman[13] 70 Neptune, New Jersey Retired flight attendant Baby Boomers
Daniela Peregrina[14] 52 Tehachapi, California Reiki master Gen X Eliminated August 28
Jeet Kaur Sawant[15] 32 Portland, Oregon Senior HR specialist Millennials
Arthur Chan[16] 49 Malibu, California Agency managing partner Gen X Eliminated August 21
Fatima Ayotunde[17] 26 Queens, New York Doctor Gen Z
Christopher Walinski[18] 59 Hope, New Jersey Dentist Baby Boomers Eliminated August 14
Anna Johnson[19] 37 Dallas, Texas Tax director Millennials
Christopher "Geags" Geagon[20] 60 Bradenton, Florida Personal trainer Baby Boomers
Christopher "Chris" Musgrove[21] 45 Mobile, Alabama Real estate investor/contractor Gen X Eliminated July 17
Sunshine Carlos[22] 50 Portland, Oregon Yoga instructor Gen X Eliminated July 10
Si Envytnc Nguyen[23] 30 San Francisco, California Biotech manager Millennials Eliminated June 26

Elimination table

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Place Contestant Episode
5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
TBA Adam HIGH IN LOW IMM IN IMM WIN LOW LOW TBA TBA
Becca IN HIGH LOW WIN IMM IN WIN LOW IN TBA TBA
Hallie IN IN IN IMM HIGH IN WIN IN IN TBA TBA
Horacio IMM IN WIN IN HIGH IMM WIN IN IN TBA TBA
Kamay HIGH IMM WIN HIGH IMM HIGH IN LOW WIN TBA TBA
Kimberly IN HIGH IN HIGH IN IN IN WIN IMM TBA TBA
Michael IN IMM WIN IN WIN IMM IN WIN IMM TBA TBA
Murt LOW IN IN IMM LOW HIGH WIN LOW HIGH TBA TBA
Rebecka WIN IMM WIN IN IN WIN IMM LOW LOW TBA TBA
Warren IMM HIGH WIN IN IN IMM WIN IN HIGH TBA TBA
11 Daniela LOW IN IN IN HIGH LOW LOW IN ELIM
12 Jeet IN IMM WIN IN IMM LOW LOW ELIM
13 Arthur IN IN IN LOW LOW HIGH ELIM
14 Fatima IN LOW IN IMM IN ELIM
15 Christopher IMM LOW WIN HIGH ELIM
16 Anna IN WIN IMM ELIM
Geags IMM IN WIN ELIM
18 Chris IN IN ELIM
19 Sunshine HIGH ELIM
20 Si ELIM
  (WINNER) This cook won the competition.
  (RUNNER-UP) This cook finished as a runner-up in the finals.
  (WIN) The cook won the individual challenge (Mystery Box Challenge/Skills Test or Elimination Test).
  (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.
  (HIGH) The cook was one of the top entries in the Team Challenge.
  (IN) The cook wasn't selected as a top or bottom entry in an individual challenge.
  (IN) The cook wasn't selected as a top or bottom entry in a team challenge.
  (IMM) The cook didn't have to compete in that round of the competition and was safe from elimination.
  (IMM) The cook had to compete in that round of the competition but was safe from elimination.
  (LOW) The cook was one of the bottom entries in an individual challenge, and was the last person to advance.
  (LOW) The cook was one of the bottom entries in the Team Challenge and they advanced.
  (ELIM) The cook was eliminated from MasterChef.

Episodes

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No.
overall		No. in
season		Title [24][25]Original air date [24][25]Prod.
code [24]		U.S. viewers
(millions)
2641"Millennials Auditions"May 29, 2024 (2024-05-29)MCH-14011.81[26]
Food journalist Priya Krishna is this week's guest judge for the season premiere. The contestants must get at least three yes votes to advance. They will audition by generation and first up is Millennials. The first contestant to audition is Jeet; she gets three yeses earning her this season's first white apron. Lexi auditions next and she does not earn a white apron. Kamay auditions next and she gets three yeses earning her an apron. Tori fails her audition. Next up is Si who earns three yeses. Anna auditions next and becomes the first contestant to advance with four yes votes. The final audition of the day is Michael. He gets four yes votes earning him the last millennial apron.
2652"Baby Boomers Auditions"June 5, 2024 (2024-06-05)MCH-14021.91[27]
Joe's mother Lidia Bastianich joins the judging panel for the second round of auditions, which features Baby Boomers. Rebecka earns four yeses and the first white apron of the evening. Derak is next, and he fails his audition. Warren, Horacio and Geags each receive three yeses. Alan is next; he does not receive an apron. The last to audition of the day is Christopher. He ends up being the final Boomer given an apron.
2663"Gen Z Auditions"June 12, 2024 (2024-06-12)MCH-14031.75[28]
Internet personality and MasterChef Season 10 finalist Nick DiGiovanni returns to judge the Gen Z contestants. Becca auditions first and receives four yeses and an apron. Violet auditions next but does not get an apron. Fatima also earns four yeses, while Matt fails his audition. Adam gets three out of four yeses and the next apron. Sophie auditions next; she only gets one yes so she does not advance. Hallie and Murt each earn three yeses and the last two Gen Z aprons.
2674"Gen X Auditions"June 19, 2024 (2024-06-19)MCH-14041.83[29]
Season 3 winner Christine Hà returns to judge the final round of auditions, featuring Gen X. The first audition of the night is Scott. He only gets two yeses which does not earn him a white apron. Kimberly is next and she gets three yeses which earns her a white apron. Arthur auditions next and receives four yeses giving him a white apron. Soren auditions next and fails after accidentally dropping her dish, however Sunshine earns three out of four yes votes giving her a white apron. Marie fails her audition. Chris is next and he receives a white apron getting three out of four yeses. The final audition is Daniela. She gets four out of four yeses earning her the last spot in the competition. Additionally, she gets engaged at the end of the episode.
2685"Back to the Future - Mystery Box"June 26, 2024 (2024-06-26)MCH-14051.97[30]

  • Mystery Box Challenge: The contestants open their mystery box to find childhood photos of themselves. Their challenge is to take a comfort food from their childhood and recreate it in an elevated style. The winner earns immunity for themself next week and immunity for their entire generation tonight, while the worst contestant will be eliminated. They have 60 minutes to prepare their dish. The top dishes belong to Kamay, Adam, Sunshine and Rebecka, and Rebecka wins the challenge, earning immunity for all of the Baby Boomers. The worst dishes belong to Murt, Si and Daniela, and Si is eliminated.
  • Challenge winner/Immune: Rebecka Evans
  • Immune: Christopher Walinski, Christopher "Geags" Geagon, Horacio Tucunduva and Warren Coleman
  • Bottom three: Daniela Peregrina, Christopher "Murt" Murton and Si Envytnc Nguyen
  • Eliminated: Si Envytnc Nguyen
2696"Age Is Just a Number"July 10, 2024 (2024-07-10)MCH-14061.84[31]

  • Elimination Challenge: Rebecka is immune and does not have to compete due to winning last week's competition. The contestants are given one hour to make a dish featuring at least two fermented foods in the pantry. Halfway through the challenge, the judges reveal a third, mystery ingredient, Stilton cheese, and Rebecka gets to decide which generation must incorporate it into their dishes; she chooses Gen X. The top four are Anna, Becca, Kimberly and Warren, and Anna wins the challenge, winning immunity for the Millennials and the immunity pin for herself next week. The bottom three are Fatima, Sunshine and Christopher, and Sunshine is eliminated.
  • Immune: Rebecka Evans
  • Challenge winner/Immune: Anna Johnson
  • Immune: Jeet Kaur Sawant, Kamay Lafalaise and Michael Leonard
  • Bottom three: Christopher Walinski, Fatima Ayotunde and Sunshine Carlos
  • Eliminated: Sunshine Carlos
2707"LAFC Field Challenge"July 17, 2024 (2024-07-17)MCH-14071.83[32]

  • Team Challenge: For their next challenge, the contestants travel to BMO Stadium. Anna is immune this week, and she is allowed to decide which generations will work together; she pairs the Millennials with the Baby Boomers, forming the Red Team with Anna as captain, leaving Gen X and Gen Z as the Blue Team, with Becca as captain. The teams are asked to prepare 101 portions of a healthy dinner, consisting of a protein, vegetable side, starch and sauce, for the players, coaches and VIPs of Los Angeles FC, and must present a sample plate in 30 minutes. The Red Team is declared the winner, and Anna receives an advantage in the following challenge. Becca, Chris and Adam are singled out for being the three weakest performers, and Chris is eliminated.
  • Immune: Anna Johnson
  • Challenge winners: Anna Johnson, Christopher Walinski, Christopher "Geags" Geagon, Horacio Tucunduva, Jeet Kaur Sawant, Kamay Lafalaise, Michael Leonard, Rebecka Evans and Warren Coleman
  • Bottom three: Adam Hart, Becca Gibb and Christopher "Chris" Musgrove
  • Eliminated: Christopher "Chris" Musgrove
2718"Birthday Bakes"August 14, 2024 (2024-08-14)MCH-14081.49[33]

  • Elimination Challenge: The contestants have 90 minutes to bake a birthday cake featuring at least two layers. Anna is required to compete in the challenge, but she is allowed to decide which generation must bake their cakes without a stand mixer; she picks Gen Z. Becca, Kamay, Kimberly and Christopher are selected as the top four, and Becca wins, winning the immunity pin for herself and immunity for Gen Z. Anna, Arthur and Geags are the bottom three, and Anna and Geags are both eliminated.
  • Challenge winner/Immune: Becca Gibb
  • Immune: Adam Hart, Fatima Ayotunde, Hallie Clark and Christopher "Murt" Murton
  • Bottom three: Anna Johnson, Arthur Chan and Christopher "Geags" Geagon
  • Eliminated: Anna Johnson and Christopher "Geags" Geagon
2729"Memory Lane - Mystery Box"August 14, 2024 (2024-08-14)MCH-14091.49[33]

  • Mystery Box Challenge: The contestants are presented with four mystery boxes containing ingredients representing the four generations. In addition to being safe from elimination, Becca is allowed to assign the boxes to each generation. She gives the Millennial box to Gen Z, the Baby Boomer box to the Millennials, and allows Gen X to keep their box, leaving the Gen Z box with the Baby Boomers by default. They are then given 45 minutes to cook a dish using at least four ingredients inside their assigned box. Horacio, Hallie, Daniela and Michael are named the top four, and Michael wins, earning the pin and immunity for the Millennials. Arthur, Christopher and Murt are called out as the bottom three, and Christopher is eliminated.
  • Immune: Becca Gibb
  • Challenge winner/Immune: Michael Leonard
  • Immune: Jeet Kaur Sawant and Kamay Lafalaise
  • Bottom three: Arthur Chan, Christopher Walinski and Christopher "Murt" Murton
  • Eliminated: Christopher Walinski
27310"Beer Necessities"August 21, 2024 (2024-08-21)MCH-14101.28[34]

  • Elimination Challenge: The contestants are joined by Season 13 winner Grant Gillon. They have 45 minutes to make a dish infused with Blue Moon beer. As well as being immune from elimination, Michael is allowed to save one member of a generation other than the Millennials 30 minutes into the challenge, and he selects Adam. Murt, Arthur, Rebecka and Kamay are chosen as the top four, and Rebecka wins, winning the pin and immunity for the Baby Boomers. Daniela, Fatima and Jeet are named the bottom three, and Fatima is eliminated.
  • Immune: Adam Hart and Michael Leonard
  • Challenge winner/Immune: Rebecka Evans
  • Immune: Horacio Tucunduva and Warren Coleman
  • Bottom three: Daniela Peregrina, Fatima Ayotunde and Jeet Kaur Sawant
  • Eliminated: Fatima Ayotunde
27411"Quarry Field Challenge"August 21, 2024 (2024-08-21)MCH-14111.28[34]

  • Team Challenge: The contestants travel to a rock quarry for their next challenge. The judges pair Gen Z with the Baby Boomers, forming the Blue Team with Rebecka as captain, leaving Gen X and the Millennials as the Red Team with Arthur as captain. The teams are tasked with preparing a hearty lunch, consisting of a protein, side and sauce, for 101 quarry workers, and are required to present a sample plate in 30 minutes. Rebecka is given the ability to select the proteins; she chooses the chicken sandwich for the Blue Team and gives the hamburger to the Red Team. The Blue Team is named the winner, and Rebecka receives an advantage in the following challenge. Arthur, Daniela and Jeet are deemed the bottom three, and Arthur is eliminated.
  • Immune: Rebecka Evans
  • Challenge winners: Adam Hart, Becca Gibb, Hallie Clark, Horacio Tucunduva, Christopher "Murt" Murton, Rebecka Evans and Warren Coleman
  • Bottom three: Arthur Chan, Daniela Peregrina and Jeet Kaur Sawant
  • Eliminated: Arthur Chan
27512"Tag Team"August 28, 2024 (2024-08-28)MCH-14121.45[35]

  • Team Challenge: The judges announce that the contestants will no longer be competing in generations. They face the annual tag team challenge, and Rebecka gets to form the teams. She pairs Warren and Hallie (Orange Team); Daniela and Horacio (Green Team); Murt and Kamay (Maroon Team); Jeet and Adam (Red Team), and Michael and Kimberly (Blue Team), leaving Becca and herself to form the Grey Team. They are given 75 minutes to make a four-course meal featuring dishes representative of each generation while taking turns cooking and giving directions. The Blue Team wins, winning two pins and an advantage in the upcoming challenge. The Grey, Maroon, and Red Teams are singled out as the bottom three teams, and Jeet is eliminated.
  • Challenge winners/Immune: Michael Leonard and Kimberly Karver
  • Bottom six: Adam Hart, Becca Gibb, Jeet Kaur Sawant, Kamay Lafalaise, Christopher “Murt” Murton, and Rebecka Evans
  • Eliminated: Jeet Kaur Sawant
27613"Storm's a Brewin'"August 28, 2024 (2024-08-28)MCH-14131.45[35]

  • Elimination Challenge: The contestants are tasked with cooking a dish highlighting coffee in at least two different ways in 45 minutes, after receiving a demonstration from Gordon. Michael and Kimberly, who are safe from elimination, get to force three contestants to prepare a dessert; they choose Adam, Rebecka and Becca. The top three dishes belong to Kamay, Murt and Warren, and Kamay earns the final immunity pin of the season. Adam, Daniela and Rebecka present the bottom three dishes, and Daniela is eliminated.
  • Immune: Michael Leonard and Kimberly Karver
  • Challenge winner/Immune: Kamay Lafalaise
  • Bottom three: Adam Hart, Daniela Peregrina and Rebecka Evans
  • Eliminated: Daniela Peregrina
27714"Feel the Burn - Mystery Box"September 4, 2024 (2024-09-04)MCH-1414TBD
27815"The Wall"September 4, 2024 (2024-09-04)MCH-1415TBD
27916"Ramsay’s Rooftop Restaurant Takeover"September 11, 2024 (2024-09-11)MCH-1416TBD
28017"Semi Final"September 11, 2024 (2024-09-11)MCH-1417TBD

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