Shortly after the teams are picked, the judges abruptly force the captains to switch teams, making Julia now the Red Team captain and Juni the Blue Team captain. At the end of the hour, Joe announced that the chef with the worst dish would be eliminated. Gordon gave his last apron to Ashley and Aarón gave his to Juni.
RUNNER-UP This cook finished in second place.
The remaining eight contestants have 30 minutes to cook. All five contestants were called up and Bowen wins the challenge.
NextCesar gets to form the teams for having the most Mystery Box wins.
IN The cook wasn't selected as a top or bottom entry in a team challenge.
Samantha and Ashley were declared safe.
As the home cooks take on their first Mystery Box Challenge of the , Chef Mina shared a little insight on how to master that iconic duality dish. Chef Choi says adding pepper would go a long way. The concept is to find the flavor counterpoint and highlight the balance between the two components.
NextThe votes tie, however the judges pick the Red Team to win because the feedback was better.
Michael goes back to his roots before becoming vegan and plans to serve up fancy fish tacos. Michael Mina suggests that home cooks are willing to step a cut beyond the norm. They are required to prepare a scallop appetizer and a duck entrée.
NextSamantha and Gerron are called out as the bottom two.
Bowen chose Gordon while Jannie fails to advance. The judges each pick their respective contestant to name the top three dishes.
NextThey have 45 minutes to make a dish featuring a different classic American ingredient.
After Matt left, the judges name Bowen, Samantha, Ralph, Mark, Cesar, and Ryan as the top six of the Mystery Box Challenge. Samantha did the best, eliminating Bowen. A montage shows Aarón reward an apron to Lindsay, Gordon offer an apron to Stephanie and Joe gave his last apron to Sal.
NextBack in the MasterChef kitchen the bext morning, the judges announce there will be no pressure test and the contestants would face immediate elimination, being judged on their performance.