The eighth season of the American competitive reality television series MasterChef premiered on Fox on May 31, 2017 and concluded on September 20, 2017.[1]
MasterChef | |
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Season 8 | |
Judges | |
No. of contestants | 20 |
Winner | Dino Angelo Luciano |
Runners-up |
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No. of episodes | 21 |
Release | |
Original network | Fox |
Original release | May 31 September 20, 2017 | –
Season chronology |
Gordon Ramsay and Christina Tosi returned as judges. Aarón Sánchez joined the cast this season as the third judge.[2]
This season was won by Dino Angelo Luciano with Eboni Henry and Jason Wang finishing as co-runners-up.
Top 20
Source for names, hometowns and occupations:[3] Ages and nicknames as given on air.
Contestant | Age | Hometown | Occupation | Status |
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Dino Angelo Luciano | 28 | Bensonhurst, New York | Dancer | Winner September 20 |
Eboni Henry | 33 | Chicago, Illinois | Addiction Counselor | Runners-Up September 20 |
Jason Wang | 34 | Newton, Massachusetts | High School Music Teacher | |
Caitlin "Cate" Meade | 25 | Chicago, Illinois | Nutritionist | Eliminated September 13 |
Jeff Philbin | 29 | Tampa, Florida | Marketing Director | |
Yachecia Holston | 43 | Detroit, Michigan | Minister | |
Gabriel Lewis | 19 | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | Fast Food Server | Eliminated September 6 |
Daniel Pontes-Macedo | 31 | Medford, Massachusetts | Substitute Teacher | Eliminated August 30 |
Caitlin Jones | 24 | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | Dancer | |
Adam Wong | 21 | Cambridge, Massachusetts | Harvard Student | Eliminated August 23 |
Jenny Cavellier | 25 | Cincinnati, Ohio | Special Needs Therapist | |
Mike "Newton" Newton | 53 | Lipan, Texas | Ranch Owner | Eliminated August 161 |
Reba Billingsley | 48 | Carthage, Texas | Stay-at-home Mom | Eliminated August 9 |
Brien O'Brien | 32 | Redding, California | Magazine Ad Sales | Eliminated August 2 |
Necco Ceresani | 26 | Newberry, South Carolina | Marketing Manager | Eliminated July 26 |
Jennifer Williams | 25 | Chalmette, Louisiana | Debt Collector | Eliminated July 19 |
Sam Reiff-Pasarew | 37 | Washington, D.C. | Creative Writing Teacher | Eliminated July 12 |
Heather Dombrosky | 37 | Miami, Florida | Registered Nurse | Eliminated June 28 |
Paige Jimenez | 18 | Honolulu, Hawaii | Swimsuit Model | Eliminated June 21 |
Mark Togni | 43 | Portland, Oregon | Stay-at-home Dad | Eliminated June 14 |
^Note 1 While Mike Newton's elimination occurred from the events on Episode 11 (August 16), his elimination was not revealed until Episode 12 (August 23).
Elimination table
Place | Contestant | Episode | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20/21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | Dino | IN | IMM | PT | IN | LOW | IN | IN | IMM | NPT | IN | IMM | PT | IN | WIN | WIN | IN | IMM | IN | IMM | IN | WIN | PT | WIN | IMM | WIN | IN | IN | IN | IN | WIN | WINNER | |||||||||||||||
2 | Eboni | IN | IMM | WIN | IN | IN | IMM | LOW | IN | WIN | IN | IN | PT | IN | IN | WIN | LOW | IN | WIN | IMM | IN | IN | WIN | IN | WIN | PT | HIGH | IN | IN | WIN | IMM | RUNNERS-UP | |||||||||||||||
Jason | IN | IMM | WIN | WIN | IMM | IMM | IN | IMM | NPT | IN | LOW | WIN | IN | IN | WIN | IN | IMM | IN | IMM | WIN | IMM | WIN | HIGH | WIN | WIN | IN | IN | WIN | IMM | IMM | |||||||||||||||||
4 | Cate | IN | IMM | WIN | IN | IN | IMM | WIN | IMM | WIN | IN | WIN | WIN | WIN | IMM | WIN | IN | IMM | WIN | IMM | HIGH | WIN | WIN | IN | IN | PT | WIN | IMM | IN | IN | ELIM | ||||||||||||||||
5 | Jeff | IN | IMM | NPT | HIGH | LOW | IN | IN | IMM | NPT | HIGH | IN | LOW | IN | LOW | NPT | LOW | IN | IN | IMM | IN | LOW | LOW | HIGH | IN | PT | IN | ELIM | |||||||||||||||||||
Yachecia | HIGH | IMM | WIN | IN | LOW | IN | WIN | IMM | LOW | IN | WIN | NPT | HIGH | IN | LOW | IN | IMM | IN | IMM | IN | IN | LOW | IN | LOW | WIN | HIGH | ELIM | ||||||||||||||||||||
7 | Gabriel | IN | IMM | PT | IN | IN | IMM | IN | IMM | WIN | IN | LOW | WIN | IN | IN | NPT | LOW | IN | IN | IMM | HIGH | IN | WIN | IN | ELIM | ||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | Daniel | IN | IMM | NPT | IN | IN | IMM | IN | IMM | WIN | IN | IMM | WIN | IN | WIN | NPT | IN | IMM | IN | IMM | IN | IN | ELIM | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | Caitlin | IN | IMM | PT | IN | LOW | IN | LOW | IN | NPT | IN | IMM | WIN | HIGH | LOW | NPT | LOW | IN | LOW | LOW | IN | ELIM | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | Adam | IN | IMM | WIN | IN | IN | IMM | IN | IMM | WIN | IN | IMM | LOW | IN | IN | WIN | LOW | LOW | LOW | ELIM | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | Jenny | IN | IMM | PT | IN | IN | IMM | LOW | IN | NPT | IN | IMM | WIN | IN | IN | WIN | LOW | ELIM | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | Newton | IN | IMM | WIN | IN | IN | IMM | LOW | LOW | WIN | WIN | IMM | PT | IN | LOW | ELIM | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | Reba | IN | IMM | NPT | IN | IN | IMM | IN | IMM | NPT | IN | IMM | WIN | IN | ELIM | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | Brien | WIN | IMM | WIN | IN | IN | IMM | IN | IMM | WIN | HIGH | IMM | ELIM | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | Necco | IN | IMM | WIN | HIGH | IN | IMM | IN | IMM | WIN | IN | ELIM | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | Jennifer | HIGH | IMM | LOW | IN | IN | IMM | LOW | IN | ELIM | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
17 | Sam | LOW | IN | WIN | IN | LOW | LOW | LOW | ELIM | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
18 | Heather | LOW | IN | WIN | IN | LOW | ELIM | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
19 | Paige | IN | IMM | ELIM | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
20 | Mark | LOW | 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.
- (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 was selected by Mystery Box Challenge winner and didn't have to compete in the Elimination Test.
- (PT) The cook was on the losing team in the Team Challenge, competed in the Pressure Test, and advanced.
- (NPT) The cook was on the losing team in the Team Challenge, did not compete in the Pressure Test, and advanced.
- (LOW) The cook was one of the bottom entries in an individual challenge or the Pressure Test, but advanced.
- (LOW) The cook was one of the bottom entries in the Team Challenge, but advanced.
- (ELIM) The cook was eliminated from MasterChef.
Episodes
No. | Title | Original air date | U.S. viewers (millions) | |
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1 | "Battle for a White Apron, Part 1" | May 31, 2017 | 3.67[4] | |
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2 | "Battle for a White Apron, Part 2" | June 7, 2017 | 3.19[5] | |
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3 | "America's Grocery Bag" | June 14, 2017 | 3.73[6] | |
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4 | "Feeding the Lifeguards" | June 21, 2017 | 3.34[7] | |
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5 | "Shell-Shocked & Scrambled" | June 28, 2017 | 3.55[8] | |
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6 | "Silenced by the Lambs" | July 12, 2017 | 3.50[9] | |
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7 | "Breakfast, Lunch & Winner" | July 19, 2017 | 3.45[10] | |
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8 | "Whole-y Cow!" | July 26, 2017 | 3.47[11] | |
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9 | "Holy Cannoli" | August 2, 2017 | 3.75[12] | |
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10 | "The MasterChef Returns" | August 9, 2017 | 3.32[13] | |
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11 | "Vegas Deluxe & Oyster Shucks" | August 16, 2017 | 3.11[14] | |
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12 | "In a Pinch" | August 23, 2017 | 3.47[15] | |
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13 | "Gordon's Game of Chicken" | August 23, 2017 | 3.47[15] | |
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14 | "A Mexican Tag Team Challenge" | August 30, 2017 | 3.65[16] | |
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15 | "The Great Outdoors" | August 30, 2017 | 3.65[16] | |
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16 | "Chopsticks & Pasta" | September 6, 2017 | 3.80[17] | |
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17 | "Pop-Up Restaurant" | September 6, 2017 | 3.80[17] | |
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18 | "Something Fishy" | September 13, 2017 | 4.10[18] | |
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19 | "The Semi-Finals" | September 13, 2017 | 4.10[18] | |
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20 | "The Finale, Pt. 1" | September 20, 2017 | 3.95[19] | |
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21 | "The Finale, Pt. 2" | September 20, 2017 | 3.95[19] | |
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References
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