MasterChef - Season 3

E1: Auditions (1)

After a nationwide search, only the best amateur cooks – including a stock broker, a professional op

E2: Auditions (2)

The auditions continue as the judges critique the good and the bad and continue to winnow down the c

E3: Auditions (3) and Top 36 Bootcamp

The final round of auditions is held in Los Angeles. Then, the 36 remaining hopefuls compete in a gr

E4: Top 18 Compete

The Top 18 must create gourmet dishes using duck and bananas. Later, they're challenged to cook with

E5: Top 16 Compete

Culinary boot camp awaits the 16 remaining hopefuls at California's Camp Pendleton Marine Corps Base

E6: Top 15 Compete

Fifteen hopefuls remain, and they're tasked with creating unique dishes using unconventional—and una

E7: Top 14 Compete

The judges split the cooks into teams to prepare breakfast for hotel guests; the members of the losi

E8: Top 13 Compete

A budget-friendly mystery-box challenge requires the wannabe chefs to create a gourmet meal using on

E9: Top 12 Compete

The 12 remaining hopefuls are split into three teams for a food-truck challenge that requires them t

E10: Top 11 Compete

Judge Graham Elliot joins the amateur cooks in the kitchen, taking part in a mystery-box challenge.

E11: Top Nine Compete

The amateur chefs must cook with exotic ingredients from the sea

E12: Top 8 Compete

The amateur chefs are taken to a Southern California rodeo, where they'll work in teams to feed a he

E13: Top 7 Compete

Paula Deen is a guest judge for a Southern-inspired mystery-box challenge. Later, the hopefuls are p

E14: Top 6 Compete, Pt. 1

Part 1 of 3. Eight previously eliminated contestants return and compete for a chance to win back the

E15: Top 6 Compete, Pt. 2

Part 2 of 3. The seven remaining hopefuls find shrimp in the mystery basket, and must make standout

E16: Top 6 Compete, Pt. 3

Conclusion. The six remaining hopefuls compete in a team challenge at Hatfield's, a Hollywood hot sp

E17: Top 5 Compete

A game-changing twist surprises the five remaining hopefuls during a mystery-box challenge. Later, t

E18: Top 4 Compete

Four hopefuls remain, and they must work in teams of two to prepare a gourmet meal for three world-r

E19: Top 3 Compete

Part 1 of 2. Season 3 finale: The three remaining hopefuls are tasked with creating a dish that best

E20: Winner Chosen

In their final challenge in the kitchen, the two home cooks will conceptualize and prepare the most