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MasterChef (U.S. season 7)

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Country of origin
  
United States

Original network
  
Fox

No. of episodes
  
19

Original release
  
June 1 (2016-06-01) – September 14, 2016 (2016-09-14)

Season 7 of the American competitive reality TV series MasterChef premiered on Fox on June 1, 2016.

Contents

Gordon Ramsay and Christina Tosi returned as judges. Graham Elliot left the show after six seasons. In this season, the third judge was a series of guest judges.

The season was won by Shaun O'Neale with Brandi Mudd and David Williams finishing as co-runners-up. This season marked the first time that three home cooks competed in the finale.

Elimination table

     (WINNER) This cook won the competition.      (RUNNER-UP) This cook finished as a runner-up in the finals.      (WIN) The cook won the individual challenge (Mystery Box Challenge/ Skills Test or Elimination Test).      (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 wasn't selected as a top or bottom entry in an individual challenge.      (IN) The cook wasn't selected as a top or bottom entry in a team challenge.      (IMM) The cook didn't have to compete in that round of the competition and was safe from elimination.      (IMM) The cook was selected by Mystery Box Challenge winner and didn't have to compete in the Elimination Test.      (PT) The cook was on the losing team in the Team Challenge, competed in the Pressure Test, and advanced.      (NPT) The cook was on the losing team in the Team Challenge, did not compete in the Pressure Test, and advanced.      (LOW) The cook was one of the bottom entries in an individual challenge, but wasn't the last person to advance.      (LOW) The cook was one of the bottom entries in an individual challenge, and was the last person to advance.      (LOW) The cook was one of the bottom entries in the Team Challenge and they were the only person from their team to advance.      (DSQ) The cook was disqualified from the competition.      (ELIM) The cook was eliminated from MasterChef.

Guest judges

  • Wolfgang Puck - Episode 3; Episodes 18-19
  • Aarón Sanchez - Episodes 5-7
  • Edward Lee - Episodes 8-11
  • Kevin Sbraga - Episodes 12-15
  • Richard Blais - Episode 16-17
  • Daniel Boulud - Episodes 18-19

    • Main guest appearances

  • Nick Nappi - Episode 4
  • Claudia Sandoval - Episode 5

    • References

    MasterChef (U.S. season 7) Wikipedia
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