MasterChef: Generations | |
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Season 14 | |
Judges | |
No. of contestants | 20 |
Winner | Michael Leonard |
Runners-up |
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No. of episodes | 19 |
Release | |
Original network | Fox |
Original release | May 29 – September 18, 2024 |
Season chronology |
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.
The season was won by business owner Michael Leonard, with customer experience manager Becca Gibb and lawyer Kamay Lafalaise as the runners-up.
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.
Note: Contestant details are as shown in graphics in the show except where cited.
Contestant | Age | Hometown | Occupation | Generation | Status |
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Michael Leonard [4] | 27 | Myrtle Beach, South Carolina | Business owner | Millennials | Winner September 18 |
Becca Gibb [5] | 24 | Provo, Utah | Customer experience manager | Gen Z | Runners-up September 18 |
Kamay Lafalaise [6] | 34 | Washington, D.C. | Attorney | Millennials | |
Rebecka Evans [7] | 63 | Castle Rock, Colorado | Retired opera singer | Baby Boomers | Eliminated September 11 |
Christopher "Murt" Murton [8] | 27 | Fort Lauderdale, Florida | Commercial real estate broker | Gen Z | |
Adam Hart [9] | 23 | Sedalia, Colorado | Dude ranch worker | Gen Z | |
Horacio Tucunduva [10] | 62 | Nashville, Tennessee | Retired auto industry executive | Baby Boomers | Eliminated September 4 |
Warren Coleman [11] | 70 | Neptune, New Jersey | Retired flight attendant | Baby Boomers | |
Hallie Clark [12] | 24 | Berry, Alabama | Professional cornhole player | Gen Z | |
Kimberly Karver [13] | 52 | Auburn, California | High school teacher | Gen X | |
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 |
Place | Contestant | Episodes | ||||||||||||||
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5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18/19 | |||
1 | Michael | IN | IMM | WIN | IN | WIN | IMM | IN | WIN | IMM | HIGH | LOW | WIN | WIN | LOW | WINNER |
2 | Becca | IN | HIGH | LOW | WIN | IMM | IN | WIN | LOW | IN | IN | WIN | IN | LOW | HIGH | RUNNERS-UP |
Kamay | HIGH | IMM | WIN | HIGH | IMM | HIGH | IN | LOW | WIN | IMM | HIGH | IN | WIN | WIN | ||
4 | Rebecka | WIN | IMM | WIN | IN | IN | WIN | IMM | LOW | LOW | IN | HIGH | WIN | WIN | ELIM | |
5 | Murt | LOW | IN | IN | IMM | LOW | HIGH | WIN | LOW | HIGH | HIGH | WIN | WIN | ELIM | ||
6 | Adam | HIGH | IN | LOW | IMM | IN | IMM | WIN | LOW | LOW | WIN | LOW | ELIM | |||
7 | Horacio | IMM | IN | WIN | IN | HIGH | IMM | WIN | IN | IN | IN | ELIM | ||||
Warren | IMM | HIGH | WIN | IN | IN | IMM | WIN | IN | HIGH | LOW | ELIM | |||||
9 | Hallie | IN | IN | IN | IMM | HIGH | IN | WIN | IN | IN | ELIM | |||||
Kimberly | IN | HIGH | IN | HIGH | IN | IN | IN | WIN | IMM | ELIM | ||||||
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 |
No. overall | No. in season | Title [24] [25] | Original air date [24] [25] | Prod. code [24] | U.S. viewers (millions) |
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264 | 1 | "Millennials Auditions" | May 29, 2024 | MCH-1401 | 1.81 [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. | |||||
265 | 2 | "Baby Boomers Auditions" | June 5, 2024 | MCH-1402 | 1.91 [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. | |||||
266 | 3 | "Gen Z Auditions" | June 12, 2024 | MCH-1403 | 1.75 [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. | |||||
267 | 4 | "Gen X Auditions" | June 19, 2024 | MCH-1404 | 1.83 [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. | |||||
268 | 5 | "Back to the Future - Mystery Box" | June 26, 2024 | MCH-1405 | 1.97 [30] |
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269 | 6 | "Age Is Just a Number" | July 10, 2024 | MCH-1406 | 1.84 [31] |
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270 | 7 | "LAFC Field Challenge" | July 17, 2024 | MCH-1407 | 1.83 [32] |
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271 | 8 | "Birthday Bakes" | August 14, 2024 | MCH-1408 | 1.49 [33] |
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272 | 9 | "Memory Lane - Mystery Box" | August 14, 2024 | MCH-1409 | 1.49 [33] |
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273 | 10 | "Beer Necessities" | August 21, 2024 | MCH-1410 | 1.28 [34] |
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274 | 11 | "Quarry Field Challenge" | August 21, 2024 | MCH-1411 | 1.28 [34] |
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275 | 12 | "Tag Team" | August 28, 2024 | MCH-1412 | 1.45 [35] |
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276 | 13 | "Storm's a Brewin'" | August 28, 2024 | MCH-1413 | 1.45 [35] |
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277 | 14 | "Feel the Burn - Mystery Box" | September 4, 2024 | MCH-1414 | 1.72 [36] |
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278 | 15 | "The Wall" | September 4, 2024 | MCH-1415 | 1.72 [36] |
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279 | 16 | "Ramsay’s Rooftop Restaurant Takeover" | September 11, 2024 | MCH-1416 | 1.80 [37] |
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280 | 17 | "Semi Final" | September 11, 2024 | MCH-1417 | 1.80 [37] |
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281 | 18 | "Finale (Part One)" | September 18, 2024 | MCH-1418 | 1.68 [38] |
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282 | 19 | "Finale (Part Two)" | September 18, 2024 | MCH-1419 | 1.68 [38] |
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