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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    MasterChef Season 15 Episode 16 - Road To The Finale
    3.4/10(61 votes)

    #1 - Road To The Finale

    S15:E16

    Celebrating the highs and lows of the season with a look at the finalists.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. MasterChef Season 15 Episode 18 - Grand Finale Part II
    5.0/10(51 votes)

    #2 - Grand Finale Part II

    S15:E18

    The Top 3 duos must perform the best they ever have as a pair. Across a three course menu, every plate has to be exacting Michelin star standards and the victor be crowned as ‘America’s MasterChefs’.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. MasterChef Season 6 Episode 20 - The Finale
    5.1/10(112 votes)

    #3 - The Finale

    S6:E20

    In the final challenge in the MasterChef kitchen, the Top Two home cooks will have one last chance to prove to the judges that they deserve the MasterChef title by creating a three-course meal. After evaluating the final dishes, the judges will reveal America's next MasterChef, and the deserving home cook will walk away with a MasterChef trophy, a book deal and the $250,000 grand prize.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. MasterChef Season 10 Episode 25 - The Finale (2)
    5.4/10(100 votes)

    #4 - The Finale (2)

    S10:E25

    The finalists must execute a superior three-course meal for the judges. Only one will win the title of MASTERCHEF, an opportunity to learn hands-on in each of the judges’ restaurants and the $250,000 grand prize.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. MasterChef Season 5 Episode 19 - Winner Chosen
    5.7/10(86 votes)

    #5 - Winner Chosen

    S5:E19

    In the Season 5 finale, the winner is chosen after the Top 2 compete for the trophy, a book deal and a $250,000 grand prize.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. MasterChef Season 11 Episode 8 - Jonathan Waxman: California Mystery Box
    6.3/10(68 votes)

    #6 - Jonathan Waxman: California Mystery Box

    S11:E8

    The top 10 home cooks take on a Californian Mystery Box Challenge, with Michelin Star Chef Jonathan Waxman as guest judge. It's the highest stakes challenge yet with an elimination no one sees coming.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. MasterChef Season 2 Episode 20 - Winner Revealed
    6.5/10(81 votes)

    #7 - Winner Revealed

    S2:E20

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. MasterChef Season 7 Episode 10 - The Weakest Links
    6.5/10(73 votes)

    #8 - The Weakest Links

    S7:E10

    The losing sweet-16 team members must bake a three-layer birthday cake in 90 minutes, and then the remaining contestants are taken to a vegetable patch for their next team challenge, where they'll cook for and serve 100 farmers.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. MasterChef Season 1 Episode 1 - Auditions (1)
    6.6/10(131 votes)

    #9 - Auditions (1)

    S1:E1

    The search for a culinary master begins.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. MasterChef Season 5 Episode 18 - Top 3 Compete
    6.6/10(67 votes)

    #10 - Top 3 Compete

    S5:E18

    The Top 3 contestants create dishes for a panel of judges from all 50 U.S. states. The winner earns an automatic spot in the Top 2, while the other two chefs face a pressure test involving desserts.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. MasterChef Season 2 Episode 8 - Top 14 Compete
    6.7/10(82 votes)

    #11 - Top 14 Compete

    S2:E8

    The remaining contestants compete in order to advance to the next round.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. MasterChef Season 4 Episode 8 - Top 16 Compete (2)
    6.7/10(86 votes)

    #12 - Top 16 Compete (2)

    S4:E8

    Four cooks prepare burger dishes at Gordon Ramsay BurGR in Las Vegas.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. MasterChef Season 14 Episode 1 - Millennials Auditions
    6.7/10(65 votes)

    #13 - Millennials Auditions

    S14:E1

    Season 14 of MasterChef brings together amateur cooks from four generations - Millennials, Baby Boomers, Gen Z and Gen X - to prove that age does not matter in the kitchen. In the first round of auditions, the Millennial chefs prepare their signature dishes for judges Gordon Ramsay, Aarón Sánchez and Joe Bastianich and guest judge Priya Krishna. Five home cooks will receive a coveted white apron and move on in the hopes of claiming the title of the next MasterChef champion, a trophy and $250,000.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. MasterChef Season 14 Episode 8 - Birthday Bakes
    6.7/10(59 votes)

    #14 - Birthday Bakes

    S14:E8

    This time, they will compete in a cake-making competition that promises to be a complete disaster

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. MasterChef Season 2 Episode 4 - Top 18 Revealed
    6.8/10(84 votes)

    #15 - Top 18 Revealed

    S2:E4

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. MasterChef Season 2 Episode 9 - Top 13 Compete
    6.8/10(77 votes)

    #16 - Top 13 Compete

    S2:E9

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. MasterChef Season 2 Episode 11 - Top 11 Compete
    6.8/10(77 votes)

    #17 - Top 11 Compete

    S2:E11

    The hopefuls cook lobsters. Later, they compete in an aphrodisiac challenge.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. MasterChef Season 2 Episode 18 - Top 4 Compete
    6.8/10(76 votes)

    #18 - Top 4 Compete

    S2:E18

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. MasterChef Season 2 Episode 19 - Top 3 Compete
    6.8/10(72 votes)

    #19 - Top 3 Compete

    S2:E19

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. MasterChef Season 4 Episode 13 - Top 11 Compete
    6.8/10(81 votes)

    #20 - Top 11 Compete

    S4:E13

    Restaurateur Eva Longoria selects Mexican-inspired ingredients for a mystery box challenge.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. MasterChef Season 4 Episode 19 - Top 7 Compete Again
    6.8/10(81 votes)

    #21 - Top 7 Compete Again

    S4:E19

    The cooks must prepare a T-bone steak dish; the challenge winner assigns a type of poultry to the other contestants.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. MasterChef Season 4 Episode 22 - Top 5 Compete (2)
    6.8/10(79 votes)

    #22 - Top 5 Compete (2)

    S4:E22

    Two cooks advance to the finals while the remaining three face a pressure test.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. MasterChef Season 7 Episode 8 - The Good, the Bad and the Offal
    6.8/10(65 votes)

    #23 - The Good, the Bad and the Offal

    S7:E8

    The contestants are introduced to special culinary guest judge Edward Lee, chef and owner of 610 Magnolia in Louisville, KY.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. MasterChef Season 8 Episode 10 - The MasterChef Returns
    6.8/10(56 votes)

    #24 - The MasterChef Returns

    S8:E10

    Reigning champion Shaun O'Neale returns and chooses ingredients from his cookbook to be part of the mystery-box challenge. The winner will receive an advantage moving forward, while the other chefs to battle in a coconut-theme elimination challenge.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. MasterChef Season 9 Episode 14 - Sky's the Limit
    6.8/10(67 votes)

    #25 - Sky's the Limit

    S9:E14

    The cooks split into two teams and must serve 100 dishes to airmen in celebration of the 100th anniversary of the March Air Reserve Base.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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Worst Episodes Summary

"Road To The Finale" is the worst rated episode of "MasterChef". It scored 3.4/10 based on 61 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 9/10/2025. This episode scored 1.6 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Grand Finale Part II".