MasterChef Junior (American TV series) season 6
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MasterChef Junior | |
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Season 6 | |
![]() Promotional poster for season 6, featuring (2nd row, L to R) judges Joe Bastianich, Christina Tosi, and Gordon Ramsay | |
Judges | |
No. of contestants | 24 |
Winner | Beni Cwiakala |
Runners-up | Avery Meadows Quani Fields |
No. of episodes | 15 |
Release | |
Original network | Fox |
Original release | March 2 May 18, 2018 | –
Season chronology |
The sixth season of the American competitive reality television series MasterChef Junior premiered on Fox on March 2, 2018 and concluded on May 18, 2018.[1][2] The season is hosted by regular judges Gordon Ramsay, Christina Tosi, and returning judge Joe Bastianich.[3]
The winner was Beni Cwiakala, a 9-year-old from Chicago, Illinois, with Avery Meadows from Kingwood, Texas and Quani Fields from Lawrenceville, Georgia being the runners-up. This marks the first time that three contestants have gone against each other in the finale.
Top 24
[edit]Contestant | Age[4] | Hometown | Status |
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Beni Cwiakala[5] | 9 | Chicago, Illinois | Winner May 18 |
Avery Meadows[6] | 8 | Kingwood, Texas | Runners-Up May 18 |
Quani Fields[7] | 11 | Lawrenceville, Georgia | |
Mikey DiTomasso[5] | 10 | Clarendon Hills, Illinois | Eliminated May 4 |
Remy Bond[8] | 12 | New York, New York | |
Evan Estrada[9] | 11 | San Diego, California | |
Olivia Bond[10] | 10 | New York, New York | |
Anthony Martino[11] | 10 | Old Bridge, New Jersey | Eliminated April 20 |
Cade Ortego[12] | 11 | Hattiesburg, Mississippi | |
Ariana Feygin[13] | 12 | Excelsior, Minnesota | |
Henry Hummeldorf[14] | 9 | Katy, Texas | |
Sammy Vieder[15] | 12 | Huntington Woods, Michigan | |
Emily Chavez[16] | 9 | Sylmar, California | Eliminated April 13 |
Pierce Cleaveland[17] | 10 | Oak Park, Illinois | |
Camson Alevy[18] | 13 | Fleming Island, Florida | Eliminated April 6 |
Maria Dakis[16] | 8 | Northridge, California | |
Mackenzie Patten[16] | 9 | Newhall, California | Eliminated March 30 |
Sophia Stark[19] | 12 | Honolulu, Hawaii | |
Ben Watkins[20] | 10 | Gary, Indiana | Eliminated March 23 |
Gracie Howard[9] | 9 | Cardiff by the Sea, California | |
Grayson Boudreaux[21] | 11 | St. Francisville, Louisiana | Eliminated March 16 |
Lindsay Hayes[22] | 10 | Elk Rapids, Michigan | |
Juelz Bugg[23] | 8 | St. Louis, Missouri | Eliminated March 9 |
Zia Nelson[16] | 9 | Pasadena, California |
Elimination table
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3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14/15 | ||||||||||
1 | Beni | HIGH | IN | IMM | IN | WIN | IN | WIN | IN | IMM | PT | HIGH | WIN | WIN | IMM | IN | IN | WIN | IN | HIGH | WINNER |
2 | Avery | IN | LOW | IMM | IN | IN | IN | IN | IMM | LOW | WIN | IN | WIN | IN | WIN | WIN | IMM | WIN | IN | HIGH | RUNNERS-UP |
Quani | IN | LOW | LOW | LOW | IN | IN | LOW | IN | IMM | PT | IN | LOW | WIN | IMM | HIGH | IN | WIN | WIN | IMM | ||
4 | Mikey | IN | IN | IMM | IN | WIN | IN | IN | LOW | HIGH | PT | IN | IN | IN | IN | IN | WIN | IMM | IN | ELIM | |
Remy | WIN | IMM | IMM | IN | WIN | WIN | IMM | IMM | LOW | WIN | IN | IN | WIN | IMM | IN | LOW | PT | IN | ELIM | ||
6 | Evan | IN | IN | IN | IMM | IN | IN | IN | IMM | WIN | WIN | IN | LOW | IN | IN | HIGH | LOW | ELIM | |||
Olivia | IN | IN | WIN | IMM | WIN | IN | IN | WIN | IMM | WIN | IN | LOW | IN | WIN | IN | IN | ELIM | ||||
8 | Anthony | IN | IN | WIN | IMM | WIN | IN | HIGH | IMM | IN | LOW | IN | IN | IN | LOW | IN | ELIM | ||||
Cade | IN | IN | IMM | WIN | LOW | IN | LOW | IMM | IN | PT | IN | IN | WIN | IMM | IN | ELIM | |||||
10 | Ariana | IN | IN | IMM | WIN | WIN | IN | HIGH | IMM | IN | WIN | HIGH | LOW | IN | ELIM | ||||||
Henry | HIGH | IN | WIN | IMM | IN | IN | IN | IMM | IN | WIN | IN | IMM | IN | ELIM | |||||||
Sammy | IN | IN | LOW | IN | IN | IN | IN | IMM | IN | WIN | WIN | IMM | IN | ELIM | |||||||
13 | Emily | IN | IN | IMM | IN | WIN | IN | IN | WIN | IMM | ELIM | ||||||||||
Pierce | IN | IN | IN | IMM | WIN | HIGH | IMM | LOW | IN | ELIM | |||||||||||
15 | Camson | IN | IN | IMM | IN | IN | IN | IN | IMM | ELIM | |||||||||||
Maria | IN | IN | IMM | IN | WIN | HIGH | IMM | IMM | ELIM | ||||||||||||
17 | Mackenzie | IN | IN | IMM | IN | WIN | IN | ELIM | |||||||||||||
Sophia | IN | IN | IMM | IN | IN | IN | ELIM | ||||||||||||||
19 | Ben | IN | LOW | LOW | LOW | ELIM | |||||||||||||||
Gracie | IN | IN | IN | IMM | ELIM | ||||||||||||||||
21 | Grayson | IN | IN | IMM | ELIM | ||||||||||||||||
Lindsay | IN | LOW | IMM | ELIM | |||||||||||||||||
23 | Juelz | IN | ELIM | ||||||||||||||||||
Zia | IN | ELIM |
- (WINNER) This cook won the competition.
- (RUNNERS-UP) These cooks finished in second place.
- (WIN) The cook won an individual challenge (Mystery Box Challenge, Elimination Test, or Skills Challenge).
- (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 was not selected as a top or bottom entry in an individual challenge.
- (IN) The cook was not selected as a top or bottom entry in a Team Challenge.
- (IMM) The cook did not have to compete in that round of the competition and was safe from elimination.
- (IMM) The cook was selected by the Mystery Box Challenge winner and didn't have to compete in the Elimination Test.
- (LOW) The cook was one of the bottom entries in an individual challenge or Pressure Test advanced.
- (LOW) The cook was one of the bottom entries in a Team Challenge, and they advanced.
- (PT) The cook was on the losing team in the Team Challenge, competed in the Pressure Test, and advanced.
- (ELIM) The cook was eliminated.
Guest appearances
[edit]- Matilda Ramsay − Episode 7
- Alexander Weiss, Logan Guleff, Nathan Odom, Addison Osta Smith, Jasmine Stewart and other MasterChef Junior alumni − Episode 12
Episodes
[edit]No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date | U.S. viewers (millions) | |
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50 | 1 | "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun" | March 2, 2018 | 3.40[24] | |
40 junior chefs are competing for a spot in the Top 24. The kids are divided into boys and girls, 20 of each, and 12 of each will move on. The girls compete first and must cook a medium-rare filet mignon and a side dish in 25 minutes. The first eight to advance are Ariana, Zia, Sophia, Avery, Emily, Beni, Gracie, and Remy. After Noelani, Addyson, Aubrey and Nadia are eliminated, the remaining eight must cook their signature dish in one hour to try to earn a spot. The final four aprons are given to Mackenzie, Lindsay, Olivia, and Maria, while Laken, Chloe, Lila and Abby are sent home. | |||||
51 | 2 | "The Boys Are Back in Town" | March 2, 2018 | 3.40[24] | |
The remaining 20 boys compete for the final 12 spots in the Top 24, and they must cook a chicken breast and a side dish in 25 minutes. The first eight to advance are Sammy, Juelz, Grayson, Camson, Henry, Cade, Mikey, and Pierce. After Kolby, Elliot, Jadon and Felix are eliminated, the remaining eight must cook their signature dish in one hour to try to earn a spot. The final four aprons are given to Anthony, Quani, Evan, and Ben, while Drew, Luca, Chuk and Tyler are sent home. | |||||
52 | 3 | "Culinary ABC's" | March 9, 2018 | 3.34[25] | |
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53 | 4 | "American Classics" | March 16, 2018 | 3.50[26] | |
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54 | 5 | "Recipe for Love" | March 23, 2018 | 3.32[27] | |
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55 | 6 | "No Sugar, Sugar" | March 30, 2018 | 3.06[28] | |
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56 | 7 | "Donut Sweat It" | April 6, 2018 | 3.54[29] | |
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57 | 8 | "Room Service" | April 13, 2018 | 2.89[30] | |
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58 | 9 | "Tag Team" | April 13, 2018 | 2.89[30] | |
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59 | 10 | "Crackin' Under Pressure" | April 20, 2018 | 3.12[31] | |
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60 | 11 | "A Can Do Attitude" | April 20, 2018 | 3.12[31] | |
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61 | 12 | "Pop Up Restaurant" | May 4, 2018 | 2.83[32] | |
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62 | 13 | "Grandma Gordon" | May 4, 2018 | 2.83[32] | |
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63 | 14 | "The Finale, Part 1" | May 18, 2018 | 3.32[33] | |
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64 | 15 | "The Finale, Part 2 - The Winner" | May 18, 2018 | 3.32[33] | |
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