MasterChef ( U.S. season 9 ) - wikipedia MasterChef ( U.S. season 9 ) MasterChef ( U.S. season 9 ) Country of origin United States No. of episodes 12 Release Original network Fox Original release May 30, 2018 ( 2018 - 05 - 30 ) -- present Season chronology ← Previous Season 8 Season 9 of the American competitive reality TV series MasterChef premiered on Fox on May 30, 2018. Gordon Ramsay and Aarón Sanchez return from last season as judges, while former judge Joe Bastianich returns to the show as the third judge. This season introduced a new format to the show, as the three judges each selected eight contestants to give aprons to, and then the judges mentor their respective contestants throughout the competition. Contents 1 Top 24 2 Elimination table 3 Main guest appearances 4 Episodes 5 References Top 24 Except where noted, source for all names, hometowns, and occupations : All ages and nicknames as given on air. Contestant Age Hometown Occupation Mentor Status Winnings Ashley Mincey 28 Opa - Locka, Florida Professional Grocery Shopper Gordon Top 12 Bowen Li 24 Tianjin, China Pilot Gordon Cesar Cano 33 Houston, Texas High School Teacher Aarón Chelsea Sargent 28 Houston, Texas Sales Specialist Aarón Emily Hallock 28 Neenah, Wisconsin Food Research Analyst Joe Farhan Momin 25 Chicago, Illinois Dental Student Aarón Gerron Hurt 25 Louisville, Kentucky English Teacher Joe Julia Danno 43 Chicago, Illinois Sales Manager Aarón 5 Samantha Daily 20 West Des Moines, Iowa College Student Gordon Seung Joo `` SJ '' Yun 21 Los Angeles, California College Student Gordon Shanika Patterson 34 Miami, Florida Event Promoter Joe Taylor Waltmon 30 Houston, Texas Sales Training Director Gordon Ralph Xavier Degala 29 Houston, Texas Senior Accountant Joe Eliminated August 8 Mark Ingraham 19 Rockport, Maine Dishwasher Joe Eliminated August 1 Ryan Cortez 33 Houston, Texas Drummer Aarón Eliminated July 25 Lindsay Haigh 41 Orange, Massachusetts Trial Attorney Aarón Eliminated July 18 0 Matthew `` Matt '' Houck 28 Iowa City, Iowa Optometrist Joe Juni Cuevas 28 Raleigh, North Carolina Disability Analyst Aarón Eliminated July 11 0 Alecia Winters 30 Grand Rapids, Michigan Daycare Owner Aarón Eliminated June 27 0 Darrick Krause 34 Peoria, Arizona Engineer Gordon Eliminated June 20 0 Stephanie Willis 32 Cherry Hill, New Jersey Bartender Gordon Eliminated June 13 0 Olusola Ogbomo 29 Columbia, South Carolina Bus Driver Joe 0 Sid Hoeltzell 63 Miami, Florida Food Photographer Gordon Eliminated June 6 0 Sal Maida 31 Los Angeles, California Architect Joe 0 Elimination table Place Contestant Episode 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Ashley WIN IMM IN IMM WIN IN IMM LOW IN IN LOW IN WIN IN WIN Bowen IN IMM HIGH IMM WIN HIGH LOW NPT HIGH IMM IN IMM PT IN IN Cesar IN IMM IN IMM NPT WIN IMM WIN HIGH IMM LOW LOW PT IN LOW Chelsea IN IMM WIN IMM PT IN IMM WIN IN LOW IN IMM WIN HIGH IN Emily HIGH IMM IN IMM PT IN IMM WIN IN WIN IN IMM PT IN IN Farhan HIGH IMM LOW IN LOW IN IMM WIN IN IN IN IMM WIN IN IN Gerron IN IMM LOW LOW WIN IN IMM WIN LOW WIN LOW IN LOW IN WIN Julia IN IMM IN IMM WIN IN IN WIN IN WIN WIN IMM WIN IN IN SJ IN IMM IN IMM WIN IN IMM NPT IN WIN WIN IMM PT IN LOW Samantha IN IMM LOW IN WIN HIGH LOW WIN HIGH IMM IN IMM PT IN IN Shanika IN IMM IN IMM LOW IN LOW NPT IN LOW IN IMM WIN WIN IMM Taylor IN IMM IN IMM PT IN IN NPT LOW IN LOW IN WIN IN IN 13 Ralph IN IMM LOW IN WIN IN IMM NPT HIGH IMM IMM IMM WIN HIGH ELIM 14 Mark IN IMM IN IMM WIN IN IMM WIN HIGH IMM LOW WIN ELIM 15 Ryan IN IMM LOW IN WIN IN IMM WIN HIGH IMM LOW ELIM 16 Lindsay IN IMM IN IMM PT IN IMM NPT IN ELIM 17 Matt IN IMM LOW IN WIN IN WIN NPT ELIM 18 Juni IN IMM IN IMM NPT IN IN ELIM 19 Alecia LOW IN IN IMM NPT IN ELIM 20 Darrick IN IMM LOW IN ELIM 21 Olusola IN IMM LOW ELIM Stephanie IN IMM LOW ELIM 23 Sal LOW ELIM Sid LOW 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 did n't win. ( IN ) The cook was n't selected as a top or bottom entry in an individual challenge. ( IN ) The cook was n't selected as a top or bottom entry in a team challenge. ( IMM ) The cook did n'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 did n'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 Pressure Test, and they advanced. ( LOW ) The cook was one of the bottom entries in the Team Challenge and they advanced. ( ELIM ) The cook was eliminated from MasterChef. Main guest appearances Alexi Lalas -- Episode 7 Shaun O'Neale -- Episode 8 Christina Tosi -- Episode 11 Episodes No. in season Title Original air date U.S. viewers ( millions ) `` The Judges Do Battle, Part 1 '' May 30, 2018 ( 2018 - 05 - 30 ) 3.68 Auditions Round 1 : The judges open the series by explaining the new format. Each judge will award eight aprons to contestants and then they will mentor their respective contestants throughout the competition. If more than one judge wishes to award an apron to a contestant, the contestant is allowed to decide which judge will be their mentor. Jannie, Emily and Bowen are up first and must make a beef dish. Joe awarded aprons to Emily and Bowen, and Gordon awarded one to Bowen also. Bowen chose Gordon while Jannie fails to advance. Cynthia and Shanika next make desserts. Cynthia is not offered an apron while both Aarón and Joe offer aprons to Shanika ; she chooses Joe. In a montage of contestants, Gordon awards an apron to Sid and Aarón awards an apron to Julia. Samantha and Mark are next and can make any signature dish ; Gordon awards an apron to Samantha and Joe awards an apron to Mark. `` The Judges Do Battle, Part 2 '' May 30, 2018 ( 2018 - 05 - 30 ) 3.68 Auditions Round 2 : Taylor, Ralph and Chelsea, who are all from Houston, next make their signature dishes ; Gordon gives an apron to Taylor, Joe gives an apron to Ralph, and Aarón gives an apron to Chelsea. Olusola and Mark next make their signature dishes ; all three judges award an apron to Olusola and she chooses Joe while Mark fails to advance. After another montage of failed contestants, Cesar, Matt, Ryan and SJ all make fish dishes. Aarón awarded aprons to Cesar, SJ and Ryan, Joe awarded one to Matt, while Gordon awarded aprons to SJ and Cesar. SJ chose Gordon and Cesar chose Aarón. `` The Judges Do Battle, Part 3 '' June 6, 2018 ( 2018 - 06 - 06 ) 3.26 Auditions Round 3 : Farhan and Gerron cook their signature dishes with chicken. Joe gave an apron to Gerron while Aarón and Gordon gave aprons to Farhan who chose Aarón 's. Alecia, Darrick and Tye were given 45 minutes to cook their variation of one of Gordon 's signature dishes. Darrick won an apron from Gordon while Alecia received an apron from Aarón and Tye was eliminated. A montage shows Aarón reward an apron to Lindsay, Gordon offer an apron to Stephanie and Joe gave his last apron to Sal. Ashley, Chera, Juni and Nick are next to compete for the last two places in the Top 24. Gordon gave his last apron to Ashley and Aarón gave his to Juni. `` Home State Heroes '' June 6, 2018 ( 2018 - 06 - 06 ) 3.26 Mystery Box Challenge : The Top 24 contestants each receive an ingredient that is native to their home state to cook their dishes in one hour. The judges each pick their respective contestant to name the top three dishes. Ashley, Emily and Farhan have the top three dishes and Ashley wins. Alecia, Sal and Sid are chosen as the bottom three by their mentors. Challenge Winner / Immune : Ashley Mincey Bottom three : Alecia Winters, Sal Maida and Sid Hoeltzell Elimination Challenge : The bottom three must cook their version of steak and potatoes. Alecia is declared safe, both Sid and Sal are sent home. Eliminated : Sal Maida and Sid Hoeltzell 5 `` Gordon Ramsay Masterclass '' June 13, 2018 ( 2018 - 06 - 13 ) 3.92 Skill Test : The Top 22 were given a demonstration on how to properly prepare a dungeness crab in 30 minutes. Chelsea was the winner of the challenge and pronounced safe, while Darrick, Farhan, Gerron, Matt, Ralph, Olusola, Ryan, Samantha and Stephanie all failed to impress the judges. The remaining chefs were declared safe and immune for the next challenge. Challenge Winner / Immune : Chelsea Sargent Immune : Alecia Winters, Ashley Mincey, Bowen Li, Cesar Cano, Emily Hallock, Julia Danno, Juni Cuevas, Lindsay Haigh, Mark Ingraham, Shanika Patterson, SJ Yun and Taylor Waltmon Elimination Challenge : The remaining chefs were tasked to recreate Ramsay 's crab eggs Benedict dish, with a warning that two chefs would be eliminated. Gerron, Olusola and Stephanie were in the bottom three. Bottom three : Gerron Hurt, Olusola Ogbomo and Stephanie Willis Gerron is declared safe, both Olusola and Stephanie are sent home. Eliminated : Olusola Ogbomo and Stephanie Willis 6 `` Trouble Brewing '' June 20, 2018 ( 2018 - 06 - 20 ) 3.65 Team Challenge : The Top 20 contestants were taken to the Anheuser - Busch brewery in Van Nuys, California where they are split into teams. Chelsea captains the Blue Team while Bowen captains the Red Team. Chelsea elects to choose her Blue Team members which are Alecia, Lindsay, Taylor, Juni, Darrick, Farhan, Cesar, Shanika and Emily ; all other contestants are assigned to the Red Team. Both teams must cook dishes for 101 employees that have beer as an ingredient and the employees will choose the winning team. The Red Team wins the challenge. Challenge Winners / Immune : Ashley Mincey, Bowen Li, Gerron Hurt, Julia Danno, Mark Ingraham, Matt Houck, Ralph Degala, Ryan Cortez, Samantha Daily and SJ Yun. Pressure Test : Chelsea is allowed to exempt three members of her team and she chooses Cesar, Alecia and Juni. The remaining chefs must make a banana cream pie in 60 minutes. Farhan, Shanika and Darrick have the bottom three dishes. Immune : Alecia Winters, Cesar Cano and Juni Cuevas Bottom three : Darrick Krause, Farhan Momin and Shanika Patterson Darrick is eliminated. Eliminated : Darrick Krause 7 `` World Cup Dishes '' June 27, 2018 ( 2018 - 06 - 27 ) 3.81 Mystery Box Challenge : The Top 19 contestants are given one hour to cook a dish with walnuts. Bowen, Samantha and Cesar 's dishes were in the top three. Cesar was the winner of the challenge. Challenge Winner / Immune : Cesar Cano Elimination Challenge : Alexi Lalas joins the show to introduce this challenge. Cesar gets to choose one of three dishes inspired by the judges ' favorite soccer snacks and he chooses Aarón 's churros with chocolate sauce. Cesar also gets to pick ten other contestants to make immune ; he chooses Chelsea, Ashley, Emily, SJ, Ralph, Farhan, Gerron, Ryan, Lindsay and Mark. The remaining eight contestants have 30 minutes to cook. The best dish belongs to Matt, the bottom four dishes are Shanika, Bowen, Alecia and Samantha. Immune : Ashley Mincey, Chelsea Sargent, Emily Hallock, Farhan Momin, Gerron Hurt, Lindsay Haigh, Mark Ingraham, Ralph Degala, Ryan Cortez and SJ Yun. Challenge Winner : Matt Houck. Bottom four : Alecia Winters, Bowen Li, Samantha Daily and Shanika Patterson. Shanika and Samantha are saved first, and then Alecia is eliminated. Eliminated : Alecia Winters 8 `` A Gordon Ramsay Wedding '' July 11, 2018 ( 2018 - 07 - 11 ) 3.31 Team Challenge : The contestants cater for the wedding reception of season seven winner Shaun O'Neale. They are required to prepare a scallop appetizer and a duck entree. Juni is chosen as the Red Team captain, and Julia the Blue Team captain. Julia chooses Lindsay, SJ, Taylor, Ashley, Ralph, Bowen, Matt and Shanika ; while Juni chooses Cesar, Mark, Farhan, Gerron, Samantha, Ryan, Chelsea and Julia. After the teams are picked, the judges force the captains to switch teams, making Julia now the Red Team captain and Juni the Blue Team captain. The Red Team wins the challenge. Afterwards, the judges save Shanika and Taylor. Back in the MasterChef kitchen, the judges announce there will be no pressure test and the contestants would be judged on their performance. Ashley and Juni are announced as the bottom two. Challenge Winners / Immune : Cesar Cano, Chelsea Sargent, Emily Hanlock, Farhan Momin, Gerron Hurt, Julia Danno, Mark Ingraham, Ryan Cortez and Samantha Daily. Immune : Shanika Patterson and Taylor Waltmon Bottom two : Ashley Mincey and Juni Cuevas The judges save Ashley thus eliminating Juni. Eliminated : Juni Cuevas 9 `` The Big Not Easy '' July 18, 2018 ( 2018 - 07 - 18 ) 3.60 Mystery Box Challenge : The Top 17 contestants are given one hour to cook a dish with Cajun seafood, with Aarón cooking next to them. At the end of the hour, Joe announced that the chef with the worst dish would be eliminated. Taylor, Gerron, and Matt were in the bottom three. Bottom three : Gerron Hurt, Matt Houck, and Taylor Waltmon. Taylor and Gerron are spared, and Matt is eliminated. After Matt left, the judges name Bowen, Samantha, Ralph, Mark, Cesar, and Ryan as the top six of the Mystery Box Challenge. Eliminated : Matt Houck. Challenge Winners / Immune : Bowen Li, Cesar Cano, Mark Ingraham, Ralph Degala, Ryan Cortez, and Samantha Daily Elimination Challenge : The remaining chefs were tasked in making a fresh version of a Salisbury steak dish, while the six immune chefs had three minutes to decide how much cooking time each person had. Shanika received 40 minutes, Emily received 35 minutes, and Julia received 30 minutes while the remaining chefs had 45 minutes. The best dishes belonged to Emily, Julia, SJ, and Gerron. The bottom three were Shanika, Lindsay, and Chelsea. Challenge Winners : Emily Hallock, Gerron Hurt, Julia Danno, and SJ Yun Bottom three : Chelsea Sargent, Lindsay Haigh, and Shanika Patterson. Lindsay was eliminated. Eliminated : Lindsay Haigh. 10 `` Rise or Fall '' July 25, 2018 ( 2018 - 07 - 25 ) 3.71 Team Challenge : The Top 15 contestants pair up on their own to create a dish featuring five ingredients. The teams are Cesar and Mark, Julia and SJ, Farhan and Emily, Bowen and Shanika, Samantha and Chelsea, Ryan and Gerron, and Ashley and Taylor. Ralph is left out of the pairs, so instead he gets to pair with his mentor, Joe, and he is also safe from elimination. The winning team is Julia and SJ, while the teams of Ryan and Gerron, Ashley and Taylor, and Cesar and Mark must face the elimination challenge. The remaining teams are safe. Immune : Ralph Degala Challenge Winners / Immune : Julia Danno and SJ Yun Elimination Challenge : The remaining six chefs must create a cheese soufflé in 40 minutes. The best dish belonged to Mark. Cesar and Ryan are called as the bottom two. Challenge Winner : Mark Ingraham Bottom two : Cesar Cano and Ryan Cortez Ryan was eliminated. Eliminated : Ryan Cortez 11 `` The Kids are Alright '' August 1, 2018 ( 2018 - 08 - 01 ) 3.54 Team Challenge : The Top 14 contestants are split into teams, with Julia and SJ the team captains for winning the last challenge. SJ captains the Blue Team and he selects Mark, Gerron, Cesar, Samantha, Emily and Bowen. Julia captains the Red Team and she selects Ralph, Farhan, Taylor, Chelsea, Ashley and Shanika. The teams are assigned crates of ingredients to choose from, and will have 90 minutes to cook a meal for special guests in the MasterChef restaurant. The winning recipe will also be featured in Family Circle magazine. The winning team will be chosen by the restaurant diners. During the cooking process, it is revealed that the restaurant diners are children. The Red Team wins with 66 % of the vote. Challenge Winners / Immune : Ashley Mincey, Chelsea Sargent, Farhan Momin, Julia Danno, Ralph Degala, Shanika Patterson and Taylor Waltmon Pressure Test : Former judge Christina Tosi returns to judge this challenge, and she will be the only person judging it. The Blue Team members must make a box of 12 cupcakes in 75 minutes. Mark and Gerron are the bottom two contestants. Bottom two : Mark Ingraham and Gerron Hurt Mark is eliminated. Eliminated : Mark Ingraham 12 `` Frying Tonight '' August 8, 2018 ( 2018 - 08 - 08 ) 3.70 Mystery Box Challenge : The Top 13 contestants have 45 minutes to make a dish featuring something that is deep fried, and all three judges cook alongside them. The top three dishes belong to Shanika, Ralph and Chelsea, and Shanika wins the challenge. Challenge Winner / Immune : Shanika Patterson Elimination Challenge : The remaining contestants must cook a dish featuring citrus fruit, and Shanika gets to decide who must make a savory dish and who must make a sweet dish. Shanika assigns savory dishes to Gerron, Taylor, Emily, Chelsea, Bowen and Samantha, and sweet dishes to Cesar, SJ, Ralph, Farhan, Ashley and Julia. The two best dishes belong to Gerron and Ashley, while SJ, Cesar and Ralph are in the bottom. Winners : Ashley Mincey and Gerron Hurt Bottom three : Cesar Cano, Ralph Degala and SJ Yun Cesar is saved then Ralph is eliminated. Eliminated : Ralph Degala 13 `` Just for the Halibut '' August 15, 2018 ( 2018 - 08 - 15 ) TBD 14 `` Sky 's the Limit '' August 22, 2018 ( 2018 - 08 - 22 ) TBD 15 `` Tag Team '' August 22, 2018 ( 2018 - 08 - 22 ) TBD 16 `` American Heroes '' August 29, 2018 ( 2018 - 08 - 29 ) TBD 17 `` Waste Not Want Not '' August 29, 2018 ( 2018 - 08 - 29 ) TBD Reference for all future announced episodes : References Jump up ^ `` FOX Announces Summer Premiere Dates ''. The Futon Critic ( Press release ). March 20, 2018. Retrieved March 21, 2018. ^ Jump up to : `` For the First Time Ever, The Judges Battle It Out on Season Nine of `` MasterChef, '' Premiering Wednesday, May 30, on FOX ``. The Futon Critic ( Press release ). May 22, 2018. Retrieved May 24, 2018. Jump up ^ `` Seung Joo Yun ( SJ ) ( @ sjesjay ) - Instagram photos and videos ''. Instagram. Retrieved June 18, 2018. Jump up ^ DeVault, Ryan ( June 7, 2018 ). `` MasterChef recap : The top 24 begin competing, but who went home ? ''. 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Question: when does masterchef season 9 episode 8 air
Answer: July 11, 2018