MasterChef: Legends | |
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Season 11 | |
![]() Promotional poster for season 11, featuring (L to R) Aarón Sánchez, Gordon Ramsay, and Joe Bastianich | |
Judges | |
No. of contestants | 15 |
Winner | Kelsey Murphy |
Runners-up |
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No. of episodes | 18 |
Release | |
Original network | Fox |
Original release | June 2 September 15, 2021 | –
Season chronology |
The eleventh season of the American competitive reality television series MasterChef (also known as MasterChef: Legends) premiered on Fox on June 2, 2021, and concluded on September 15, 2021. Gordon Ramsay, Aarón Sánchez, and Joe Bastianich all returned as judges.[1][2] The season was won by physical therapist Kelsey Murphy, with bartender Autumn Moretti and food blogger Suu Khin finishing as co-runners-up.
Production
In July 2020, it was reported that the first half of an eleventh season had been filmed, with production shutting down in March due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[3] Production on the season resumed on October 26, 2020.[1] On April 7, 2021, it was announced that the season would premiere on June 2, 2021 and would feature culinary legend guests.[4][2]
Top 15
Source for all first names, ages, hometowns, and occupations.[5]
Contestant | Age | Hometown | Occupation | Status |
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Kelsey Murphy[6] | 32 | Indianapolis, Indiana | Physical therapist | Winner September 15 |
Autumn Moretti[7] | 27 | Boston, Massachusetts | Bartender | Runners-up September 15 |
Suu Khin[8] | 30 | Houston, Texas | Food blogger | |
Alejandro Valdivia[9] | 39 | Atlanta, Georgia | Professional animal trainer | Eliminated September 8 |
Michael Newman[10] | 47 | Asbury Park, New Jersey | Lifestyle coach | Eliminated September 1 |
Abe Konick[11] | 22 | New York, New York | Student | |
Anne Hicks[12] | 39 | Kalamazoo, Michigan | Small business owner | Eliminated August 25 |
Joseph Manglicmot[13] | 32 | Houston, Texas | Environmental engineer | |
Lexy Rogers[6] | 23 | Zion, Illinois | Stay-at-home mom | Eliminated August 18 |
Tay Westberry[14] | 29 | Omaha, Nebraska | Radio host | Eliminated July 21 |
Miles Gateff[15] | 31 | Frisco, Texas | YouTube gamer | Eliminated July 14 |
Matt Gagnon[16] | 36 | Cromwell, Connecticut | Construction worker | Eliminated July 7 |
Mary Jayne Buckingham[17] | 59 | Bastrop, Texas | Hospice nursing assistant | Withdrew July 7 |
Annai Gonzalez[18] | 25 | Dallas, Texas | Legal assistant | Eliminated June 30 |
Elyce Wooten[6] | 39 | Chicago, Illinois | Salon owner | Eliminated June 23 |
Elimination table
Place | Contestant | Episode | |||||||||||||||
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4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17/18 | ||||
1 | Kelsey | WIN | IN | HIGH | HIGH | IN | HIGH | IN | WIN | WIN | WIN | IN | LOW | WIN | IMM | IMM | WINNER |
2 | Autumn | HIGH | IN | IN | WIN | HIGH | IN | IN | IN | IN | WIN | IN | IN | IN | WIN | IMM | RUNNERS-UP |
Suu | HIGH | IN | IN | IN | WIN | IN | IN | IN | LOW | WIN | IN | WIN | IN | IN | WIN | ||
4 | Alejandro | LOW | IN | IN | LOW | LOW | IN | IN | IN | IN | LOW | WIN | IMM | IN | IN | ELIM | |
5 | Michael | IN | HIGH | IN | LOW | IN | IN | IN | IN | LOW | LOW | IN | ELIM | ||||
6 | Abe | IN | LOW | WIN | IN | HIGH | IN | LOW | WIN | IN | ELIM | ||||||
7 | Anne | IN | HIGH | LOW | HIGH | IN | IN | LOW | LOW | ELIM | |||||||
8 | Joseph | IN | IN | HIGH | IN | LOW | WIN | IMM | ELIM | ||||||||
9 | Lexy | IN | HIGH | LOW | HIGH | IN | HIGH | ELIM | |||||||||
10 | Tay | IN | WIN | IN | IN | ELIM | |||||||||||
11 | Miles | IN | IN | IN | ELIM | ||||||||||||
12 | Matt | IN | LOW | ELIM | |||||||||||||
13 | Mary Jayne | IN | IN | WDR | |||||||||||||
14 | Annai | LOW | ELIM | ||||||||||||||
15 | Elyce | ELIM |
- (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.
- (LOW) The cook was one of the bottom entries in an individual challenge, and they advanced.
- (LOW) The cook was one of the bottom entries in the Team Challenge and they advanced.
- (WDR) The cook withdrew from the competition.
- (ELIM) The cook was eliminated from MasterChef.
Episodes
No. overall | No. in season | Title [19][20] | Original air date [19][20] | Prod. code [19] | U.S. viewers (millions) |
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206 | 1 | "Legends: Emeril Lagasse - Auditions Round 1" | June 2, 2021 | MCH-1101 | 2.55[21] |
Ramsay opens the show explaining that various culinary legends will be on every episode of this season, and that this year only 15 people will receive the traditional white apron and become contestants. This year's prize includes the usual trophy and $250,000 cash, but also includes kitchen appliances from Viking Range. For the first round of auditions, the judges are joined by Emeril Lagasse and the potential contestants must get approval from at least three of the four judges to qualify. Season 10 winner Dorian Hunter and finalists Sarah Faherty and Nick DiGiovanni will assist the audition process; each person will have 45 minutes to prepare their dish. An unnamed female and an unnamed male both fail, but Alejandro gets four yeses. Mother Jen and daughter Cailin both fail. Matt is next and gets three out of four yeses, followed by Autumn who gets four yeses. Miles is up next and gets three out of four yeses followed by Elyce who gets four yeses. The last entrant is Suu who gets four yeses. The episode ended with a dedication to MasterChef Junior season six contestant Ben Watkins, who had passed away. | |||||
207 | 2 | "Legends: Curtis Stone - Auditions Round 2" | June 9, 2021 | MCH-1102 | 2.55[22] |
After a recap of the last episode, Curtis Stone joins the regular judges for this round of auditions. Anne is up first and gets three out of four yeses. Brit and Bernardo both fail. Josey fails but Aarón Sánchez offers her training at his restaurant in New Orleans. Abe is up next and gets three out of four yeses. Joseph comes out of judging with an apron; although it is not shown directly how many yeses he received, all four judges praised his dish. Nayha fails her audition. Annai is the last entrant of the day and gets four yeses. | |||||
208 | 3 | "Legends: Paula Deen - Auditions Round 3" | June 16, 2021 | MCH-1103 | 2.51[23] |
This week's guest judge is Paula Deen for the final batch of auditions. At this point only five aprons are left to be awarded. Brittany and Michael both fail with their dishes. Kelsey succeeds with four yeses. Lexy gets three out of four yeses. Tay follows with three out of four yeses. Mary Jayne gets four yeses. Alan fails his audition, but Aarón gives him a scholarship to culinary school. With the last apron on the line, Cathleen and Michael are the last to audition. Cathleen fails while Michael gets the last apron; it is not shown how many judges said yes to him. | |||||
209 | 4 | "Legends: Chef Morimoto - Monkfish Challenge" | June 23, 2021 | MCH-1104 | 2.82[24] |
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210 | 5 | "Legends: Sherry Yard - Dessert Challenge" | June 30, 2021 | MCH-1105 | 2.84[25] |
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211 | 6 | "Legends: Michael Mina - Meat Roulette" | July 7, 2021 | MCH-1106 | 2.61[26] |
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212 | 7 | "Legends: Nancy Silverton - Pasta Challenge" | July 14, 2021 | MCH-1107 | 2.67[27] |
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213 | 8 | "Legends: Jonathan Waxman - California Mystery Box" | July 21, 2021 | MCH-1108 | 2.42[28] |
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214 | 9 | "Legends: Roy Choi - Elevated Street Food" | August 11, 2021 | MCH-1109 | 2.37[29] |
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215 | 10 | "Legends: Cook for Your Legend" | August 18, 2021 | MCH-1110 | 2.40[30] |
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216 | 11 | "Legends: Dominique Crenn - The Wall" | August 25, 2021 | MCH-1111 | 2.41[31] |
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217 | 12 | "Legends: Niki Nakayama - Kaiseki" | August 25, 2021 | MCH-1112 | 2.41[31] |
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218 | 13 | "Legends: Dinner" | September 1, 2021 | MCH-1113 | 2.26[32] |
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219 | 14 | "Legends: Ludo Lefebvre - Timed Out Mystery Box" | September 1, 2021 | MCH-1114 | 2.26[32] |
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220 | 15 | "Legends: Semi Final - 3 Chef Showdown" | September 8, 2021 | MCH-1115 | 2.55[33] |
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221 | 16 | "Legends: Semi Final Pt 2 - 3 Chef Showdown" | September 8, 2021 | MCH-1116 | 2.55[33] |
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222 | 17 | "Legends: Finale - Curtis Stone" | September 15, 2021 | MCH-1117 | 2.53[34] |
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223 | 18 | "Legends: Finale Pt 2 - Michael Cimarusti" | September 15, 2021 | MCH-1118 | 2.53[34] |
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