MasterChef (American TV series) season 8 explained

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Judges:
Num Contestants:20
Winner:Dino Angelo Luciano
Runner Up:
  • Eboni Henry
  • Jason Wang
Num Episodes:21
Network:Fox

The eighth season of the American competitive reality television series MasterChef premiered on Fox on May 31, 2017 and concluded on September 20, 2017.[1]

Gordon Ramsay and Christina Tosi returned as judges. Aarón Sánchez joined the cast this season as the third judge.[2]

This season was won by Dino Angelo Luciano with Eboni Henry and Jason Wang finishing as co-runners-up.

Top 20

Source for names, hometowns and occupations:[3] Ages and nicknames as given on air.

ContestantAgeHometownOccupationStatus
Dino Angelo Luciano28Bensonhurst, New YorkDancerWinner September 20
Eboni Henry33Chicago, IllinoisAddiction CounselorRunners-Up September 20
Jason Wang34Newton, MassachusettsHigh School Music Teacher
Caitlin "Cate" Meade25Chicago, IllinoisNutritionistEliminated September 13
Jeff Philbin29Tampa, FloridaMarketing Director
Yachecia Holston43Detroit, MichiganMinister
Gabriel Lewis19Oklahoma City, OklahomaFast Food ServerEliminated September 6
Daniel Pontes-Macedo 31Medford, MassachusettsSubstitute TeacherEliminated August 30
Caitlin Jones24Pittsburgh, PennsylvaniaDancer
Adam Wong 21Cambridge, MassachusettsHarvard StudentEliminated August 23
Jenny Cavellier25Cincinnati, OhioSpecial Needs Therapist
Mike "Newton" Newton53Lipan, TexasRanch OwnerEliminated August 16
Reba Billingsley48Carthage, TexasStay-at-home MomEliminated August 9
Brien O'Brien32Redding, CaliforniaMagazine Ad SalesEliminated August 2
Necco Ceresani26Newberry, South CarolinaMarketing ManagerEliminated July 26
Jennifer Williams25Chalmette, LouisianaDebt CollectorEliminated July 19
Sam Reiff-Pasarew37Washington, D.C.Creative Writing TeacherEliminated July 12
Heather Dombrosky37Miami, FloridaRegistered NurseEliminated June 28
Paige Jimenez18Honolulu, HawaiiSwimsuit ModelEliminated June 21
Mark Togni43Portland, OregonStay-at-home DadEliminated June 14
While Mike Newton's elimination occurred from the events on Episode 11 (August 16), his elimination was not revealed until Episode 12 (August 23).

Elimination table

PlaceContestantEpisode
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1DinoINIMMPTINLOWININIMMNPTINIMMPTINstyle=background:limegreen;" WINWININIMMINIMMINWINPTstyle=background:limegreen;" WINIMMWINININININstyle=background:limegreen;" WINWINNER
2EboniINIMMWINININIMMLOWINWINININPTININWINLOWINWINIMMININWININstyle=background:limegreen;" WINPTHIGHININstyle=background:limegreen;" WINIMM
JasonINIMMWINWINIMMIMMINIMMNPTINLOWWINININWININIMMINIMMWINIMMWINHIGHWINWINININstyle=background:limegreen;" WINIMMIMM
4CateINIMMWINININIMMWINIMMWININWINWINWINIMMWININIMMWINIMMHIGHWINWINININPTWINIMMININELIM
5JeffINIMMNPTHIGHLOWININIMMNPTHIGHINLOWINLOWNPTLOWININIMMINLOWLOWHIGHINPTINELIM
YacheciaHIGHIMMWININLOWINWINIMMLOWINWINNPTHIGHINLOWINIMMINIMMININLOWINLOWWINHIGHELIM
7GabrielINIMMPTININIMMINIMMWININLOWWINININNPTLOWININIMMHIGHINWININELIM
8DanielINIMMNPTININIMMINIMMWININIMMWININWINNPTINIMMINIMMININELIM
9CaitlinINIMMPTINLOWINLOWINNPTINIMMWINHIGHLOWNPTLOWINLOWLOWINELIM
10AdamINIMMWINININIMMINIMMWININIMMLOWININWINLOWLOWLOWELIM
11JennyINIMMPTININIMMLOWINNPTINIMMWINININWINLOWELIM
12NewtonINIMMWINININIMMLOWLOWWINWINIMMPTINLOWELIM
13RebaINIMMNPTININIMMINIMMNPTINIMMWININELIM
14BrienWINIMMWINININIMMINIMMWINHIGHIMMELIM
15NeccoINIMMWINHIGHINIMMINIMMWININELIM
16JenniferHIGHIMMLOWININIMMLOWINELIM
17SamLOWINWININLOWLOWLOWELIM
18HeatherLOWINWININLOWELIM
19PaigeINIMMELIM
20MarkLOWELIM

(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 or the Pressure Test, but advanced.

(LOW) The cook was one of the bottom entries in the Team Challenge, but advanced.

(ELIM) The cook was eliminated from MasterChef.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: FOX Announces Summer Premiere Dates. The Futon Critic. April 4, 2017. March 22, 2017.
  2. Web site: Chef Aarón Sánchez Joins the MasterChef Judges' Panel. Parade. April 25, 2017. February 17, 2017. April 25, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170425114257/https://parade.com/548433/alison-ashton/chef-aaron-sanchez-joins-the-masterchef-judges-panel/. live.
  3. Meet the Newest Batch of Home Cooks. Fox Broadcasting. May 5, 2017. June 11, 2017. August 7, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170807194436/http://www.fox.com/masterchef/article/meet-the-newest-batch-of-home-cooks. Note: This supersedes an earlier press release with an incorrect name.

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