7.1/1084 votes#1 - Audition 1
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 6/6/2011
100 amateur chefs are flown to Los Angeles to see if they have what it takes to be the next MasterChef. The contestants prepare their signature dishes for the panel of judges. Only those who impress the judges with their presentation, creativity, and originality will get an apron and move onto the next round.
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7.3/1081 votes#2 - Audition 2
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 6/7/2011
Round 2 begins with the amateur chefs trying to impress the judges with their signature dishes. Contestants compete for a chance to win the MasterChef apron which guarantees them a spot in the next round.
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7.1/1079 votes#3 - Audition 3 & Top 38 Revealed
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 6/13/2011
The field has been narrowed down, and the top 38 are revealed.
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6.8/1078 votes#4 - Top 18 Revealed
Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 6/14/2011
The contestants must show the judges that they can pass two culinary stress tests before moving onto the next round. First, slicing apples consistently, and with as little waste as possible, and second, creating the best chicken dish they can in order to impress the judges, and move onto the next round.
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7.0/1074 votes#5 - Top 16 Revealed
Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 6/20/2011
The contestants have one hour to make a dish using mystery ingredients. The winner picks the main ingredient in the elimination round.
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6.9/1073 votes#6 - Top 16 Compete
Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 6/21/2011
The contestants are split into two teams, each team creating a five course meal. One person is eliminated.
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7.0/1072 votes#7 - Top 15 Compete
Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 6/27/2011
The contestants compete, and try to advance to the next round.
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6.8/1076 votes#8 - Top 14 Compete
Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 6/28/2011
The remaining contestants compete in order to advance to the next round.
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6.8/1071 votes#9 - Top 13 Compete
Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 7/5/2011
Vegetarian meals are made by the 13 remaining hopefuls. Then, Season 1 winner Whitney Miller shows up and challenges the wannabe chefs to prepare a dish from her cookbook.
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7.0/1071 votes#10 - Top 12 Compete
Season 2 Episode 10 - Aired 7/11/2011
The Top 12 prepare food for a celebrity cocktail party
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6.9/1070 votes#11 - Top 11 Compete
Season 2 Episode 11 - Aired 7/18/2011
The hopefuls cook lobsters. Later, they compete in an aphrodisiac challenge.
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7.1/1071 votes#12 - Top 10 Compete
Season 2 Episode 12 - Aired 7/19/2011
The Top 10 cook for the judges' mothers. Later, they must prepare eggs Benedict.
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7.3/1074 votes#13 - Top 9 Compete
Season 2 Episode 13 - Aired 7/26/2011
The Top 9 home cooks flex their culinary muscles in another grueling challenge to prove to the judges they have the passion and skill it takes to advance to the next round. Find out which contestants wow the judges and who winds up on the chopping block in the next elimination round.
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7.1/1070 votes#14 - Top 8 Compete
Season 2 Episode 14 - Aired 8/1/2011
The contestants will need to prepare a slider and a side for each kid. But there's a catch: They cannot use beef or potatoes. And the kids aren't just the guests; they are the judges, too.
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7.1/1065 votes#15 - Top 8 Compete Again
Season 2 Episode 15 - Aired 8/2/2011
After no elimination last night, the Top 8 home cooks again flex their culinary muscles in another grueling challenge to prove to the judges they have the passion and skill it takes to advance to the next round. Find out which contestants wow the judges and who winds up on the chopping block in the next elimination round.
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7.1/1069 votes#16 - Top 6 Compete
Season 2 Episode 16 - Aired 8/8/2011
The remaining six home cooks arrive at the acclaimed Los Angeles restaurant Patina at Walt Disney Concert Hall. Chef Gordon Ramsay tells them that they won't be eating in the restaurant; they'll be cooking there.
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7.1/1065 votes#17 - Top 5 Compete
Season 2 Episode 17 - Aired 8/9/2011
The final five home cooks in the competition gather in the "MasterChef" kitchen, where judges Gordon Ramsay, Graham Elliot, and Joe Bastianich reveal the latest Mystery Box Challenge. The contestants have to prepare, cook, and present an incredible dish using all or some of the ingredients inside a wooden crate: a variety of ground meats and an assortment of vegetables, rice, and potatoes.
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6.9/1069 votes#18 - Top 4 Compete
Season 2 Episode 18 - Aired 8/15/2011
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6.8/1066 votes#19 - Top 3 Compete
Season 2 Episode 19 - Aired 8/16/2011
The Top 3 chefs face off in a grueling final challenge, and the judges determine the winner in the Season 2 finale. At stake is $250,000 and the coveted title of MasterChef.
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6.5/1073 votes#20 - Winner Revealed
Season 2 Episode 20 - Aired 8/16/2011
The Top 3 chefs face off in a grueling final challenge, and the judges determine the winner in the Season 2 finale. At stake is $250,000 and the coveted title of MasterChef.
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The Best Episodes of MasterChef Season 2
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Season 2 Ratings Summary
"Audition 1" is the best rated episode of "MasterChef" season 2. It scored 7.1/10 based on 84 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 6/6/2011. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "Audition 2".