MasterChef Junior (American season 8)

The eighth season of the American competitive reality television series MasterChef Junior premiered on Fox on March 17, 2022. Gordon Ramsay and Aarón Sanchez return as judges from the previous season, while Daphne Oz joins as a new judge.[1][2][3]

MasterChef Junior
Season 8
Promotional poster for season 8, featuring (2nd row, L to R) judges Aarón Sanchez, Gordon Ramsay, and Daphne Oz
Judges
No. of contestants16
Country of originUnited States
No. of episodes7
Release
Original networkFox
Original releaseMarch 17, 2022 (2022-03-17) –
present
Season chronology

Production

The season was filmed in 2019, prior to the COVID-19 pandemic,[4][5] and was officially announced on July 17, 2019.[3] Additionally, it was revealed that Gordon Ramsay and Aarón Sanchez would return as judges, along with new judge Daphne Oz replacing Christina Tosi.[2]

The season was originally slated to premiere in September 2020 during the 2020–21 United States television season,[6] but was later pushed to the 2021–22 television season, being replaced by I Can See Your Voice.[7][8] On January 26, 2022, it was announced that the eighth season would premiere on March 17, 2022.[9][10]

Top 16

Sources for first names and hometowns:[11][12]

Contestant Age Hometown Status
A'Dan Lisaula[13] 10[14] Atlanta, Georgia Top 9
Abir Bhatia[15] 10[16] San Ramon, California
Ciara Rogers[4] 11[17] Bakersfield, California
Cruz Ramirez[18] 8[19] Porter Ranch, California
Eva Kozar[5] 11[20] Sag Harbor, New York
Grayson Price[21] 11[22] Austin, Texas
Ivy Childs[23] 8[24] Darien, Connecticut
Liya Chu[25] 10[26] Scarsdale, New York
Molly Leighninger[27] 10[28] Springfield, Missouri
Starla Chapman[29] 10[30] Bay Minette, Alabama Eliminated April 28
Andrew Lee[31] 10[32] Superior Township, Michigan Eliminated April 21
Freddy Taylor[33] 12[34] Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Eliminated April 14
Maclain Rockett[25] 12[35] South Salem, New York Eliminated April 7
Jillian Maher[25] 11[36] Yonkers, New York Eliminated March 31
Tegan Bahm[37] 9[38] Billings, Montana Eliminated March 24
Blake Schmidt[39] 11[40] Darien, Illinois Eliminated March 17

Note: It is Fox's policy to not publish the last names of minor contestants. Any last name not listed has not been properly cited/sourced at this time.

Elimination table
Place Contestant Episode
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
TBA A'Dan WIN LOW LOW WIN IN IN LOW IN LOW WIN TBA
Abir LOW WIN IMM IN IN IN IN IN IN WIN TBA
Ciara IN WIN IMM WIN IN IN WIN WIN IMM WIN TBA
Cruz IN IN IMM WIN IN IN LOW HIGH IN LOW TBA
Eva IN WIN IMM LOW WIN IMM WIN IN IN WIN TBA
Grayson WIN IN IMM WIN HIGH IN IN IN IN IN TBA
Ivy LOW LOW WIN WIN WIN IMM WIN IN IN LOW TBA
Liya WIN LOW WIN WIN IN IN WIN HIGH IN WIN TBA
Molly IN IN IMM IN IN LOW WIN IN IN IN TBA
10 Starla IN IN IMM LOW WIN IMM WIN IN LOW ELIM
11 Andrew IN IN IMM LOW IN LOW IN IN ELIM
12 Freddy IN LOW LOW IN IN LOW ELIM
13 Maclain IN WIN IMM WIN HIGH ELIM
14 Jillian IN WIN IMM ELIM
15 Tegan IN LOW ELIM
16 Blake ELIM
  (WINNER) This cook won the competition.
  (RUNNERS-UP) These cooks finished in second place.
  (WIN) The cook won an individual challenge (Mystery Box Challenge, Elimination Test, Pressure Test, or Skills Challenge).
  (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 was not selected as a top or bottom entry in an individual challenge.
  (IN) The cook was not selected as a top or bottom entry in a Team Challenge.
  (IMM) The cook did not have to compete in that round of the competition and was safe from elimination.
  (IMM) The cook was selected by the Mystery Box Challenge winner and didn't have to compete in the Elimination Test.
  (LOW) The cook was one of the bottom entries in an individual challenge or Pressure Test, and advanced.
  (LOW) The cook was one of the bottom entries in a Team Challenge, and they advanced.
  (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, but did not compete in the Pressure Test, and advanced.
  (ELIM) The cook was eliminated.

Episodes
No.
overall		No. in
season		Title [41][42]Original air date [41][42]Prod.
code [41]		U.S. viewers
(millions)
801"Junior Edition: Punch and Munch"March 17, 2022 (2022-03-17)JRM-8012.07[43]

After a video highlighting the audition process, the contestants meet the judges and are informed of this year's prize package: the $100,000 cash prize, the MasterChef Junior trophy, kitchen appliances from Viking Range, countertop appliances from Breville, kitchen tools and bakeware from OXO, and a trip to Caesars Palace to eat at one of Gordon Ramsay's restaurants.

  • Elimination Challenge: A wall with 16 openings covered by paper is brought out and the contestants must punch through one of the openings to find their mystery ingredient. They are given 60 minutes to make a dish featuring their ingredient. The three best dishes belong to Liya, Grayson and A'Dan, and they are all safe from elimination. The bottom three dishes belong to Abir, Ivy and Blake.
  • Challenge Winners/Immune: A'Dan Lisaula, Grayson Price and Liya Chu
  • Bottom three: Abir Bhatia, Blake Schmidt and Ivy Childs
  • The judges choose to eliminate Blake.
  • Eliminated: Blake Schmidt
812"Junior Edition: Taste It, Make It"March 24, 2022 (2022-03-24)JRM-8022.04[44]

  • Team Challenge: The contestants are split into three teams of five members each, and each team has 20 minutes to make as many perfect pizzas as possible, with Daphne giving a demonstration on how to make a perfect pizza. The team with the lowest number of perfect pizzas will be in the Elimination Challenge. The contestants randomly pick straws to assign their teams. A'Dan, Freddy, Ivy, Liya and Tegan are on the White team; Abir, Ciara, Eva, Jillian and Maclain are on the Red team; Andrew, Cruz, Grayson, Molly and Starla are on the Green team. The Red team makes 12 pizzas, the White team makes 10 pizzas, and the Green team makes 11 pizzas.
  • Challenge Winners/Immune: Abir Bhatia, Ciara Rogers, Eva Kozar, Jillian Maher and Maclain Rockett
  • Immune: Andrew Lee, Cruz Ramirez, Grayson Price, Molly Leighninger and Starla Chapman
  • Mystery Box/Elimination Challenge: The White Team are given blindfolds in their Mystery Box, and must blindly taste a dish that Gordon prepared then recreate it. They are given five minutes to taste the dish and then 45 minutes to make their replicated dish. Liya and Ivy have the best dishes of the challenge and are safe.
  • Challenge Winners: Ivy Childs and Liya Chu
  • Bottom three: A'Dan Lisaula, Freddy Taylor and Tegan Bahm
  • Tegan is eliminated.
  • Eliminated: Tegan Bahm
823"Junior Edition: All's Fair at Ren Faire"March 31, 2022 (2022-03-31)JRM-8031.98[45]

  • Team Challenge: The contestants split into two teams of seven and have to cook at a renaissance fair for 51 medieval dressed people. Maclain is chosen as the Red Team captain, and Eva is chosen as the Blue Team captain. Maclain chooses Liya, Grayson, Ivy, Ciara, Cruz and A'Dan; while Eva chooses Jillian, Abir, Andrew, Molly, Starla and Freddy. The teams must make a dish featuring bone-in meat and a Scotch egg before the main course. The guests will decide who wins the challenge. The Red Team wins the challenge.
  • Challenge Winners/Immune: A'Dan Lisaula, Ciara Rogers, Cruz Ramirez, Grayson Price, Ivy Childs, Liya Chu and Maclain Rockett
  • Back at the Masterchef kitchen, Starla, Jillian, Andrew and Eva are called out as the bottom four.
  • Bottom four: Andrew Lee, Eva Kozar, Jillian Maher and Starla Chapman
  • Jillian is eliminated.
  • Eliminated: Jillian Maher
834"Junior Edition: Donut Holes & Hold Your Nose"April 7, 2022 (2022-04-07)JRM-8042.11[46]

  • Immunity Challenge: The contestants are joined by Gordon's daughter, Tilly Ramsay, and are tasked with making 50 doughnut holes with two flavors. They have 60 minutes to make their doughnut holes. Eva, Grayson, Ivy, Maclain and Starla are called up for the best five dishes. The three best dishes belong to Eva, Ivy and Starla, and all three are safe from elimination.
  • Challenge Winners/Immune: Eva Kozar, Ivy Childs and Starla Chapman
  • Mystery Box/Elimination Challenge: The other ten contestants are given disgusting ingredients and will have to make a dish featuring any of those ingredients. The bottom four dishes belong to Freddy, Molly, Maclain and Andrew.
  • Bottom four: Andrew Lee, Freddy Taylor, Maclain Rockett and Molly Leighninger
  • The judges eliminate Maclain.
  • Eliminated: Maclain Rockett
845"Junior Edition: Daphne's Baby Shower"April 14, 2022 (2022-04-14)JRM-8052.01[47]

  • Team Challenge: The 12 remaining contestants are split into two teams of six: The Blue Team, consisting of Andrew, Abir, Cruz, Grayson, A'Dan, and Freddy; and the Pink Team, consisting of Ivy, Starla, Eva, Ciara, Molly, and Liya. Liya and Grayson are chosen as the team captains. The teams are tasked with cooking a two-course meal consisting of an entree and dessert for 21 pregnant women, with the Blue Team having to make a chicken and the Pink Team a fish dish. The Pink Team is voted as the winner of the challenge.
  • Challenge winners/Immune: Ciara Rogers, Eva Kozar, Ivy Childs, Liya Chu, Molly Leighninger and Starla Chapman
  • After the challenge, the judges save Andrew, Abir and Grayson, leaving A'Dan, Cruz and Freddy as the bottom three.
  • Bottom Three: A'Dan Lisaula, Cruz Ramirez and Freddy Taylor
  • Freddy is eliminated.
  • Eliminated: Freddy Taylor
856"Junior Edition: Where's Walnuts?"April 21, 2022 (2022-04-21)JRM-8062.04[48]

  • Mystery Box Challenge: The 11 remaining contestants are given one hour to make a dish featuring walnuts. Cruz, Ciara and Liya are the top three, and Ciara wins the challenge, earning immunity from elimination.
  • Challenge winner/Immune: Ciara Rogers
  • Elimination Challenge: MasterChef Junior season seven winner Che Spiotta makes an appearance in the MasterChef kitchen for a demonstration: flambéing. The contestants are tasked with cooking a dish using fire in 45 minutes. A'Dan, Starla and Andrew are called out for having the three worst dishes.
  • Bottom three: A'Dan Lisaula, Andrew Lee and Starla Chapman
  • Andrew is eliminated.
  • Eliminated: Andrew Lee
867"Junior Edition: Motocross Mayhem"April 28, 2022 (2022-04-28)JRM-8071.82[49]

  • Team Challenge: the ten remaining contestants are split into two teams of five each, and the judges select the captains. Abir captains the Blue Team and chooses Grayson, Ivy, Cruz and Starla; while Molly captains the Red Team and chooses Liya, Ciara, Eva and A'Dan. The teams are taken in a monster truck fire truck to a motocross track where they must cook for 51 people including motocross and monster truck drivers and spectators. They have 60 minutes to prepare a corn dog appetizer and a grilled hearty main course. The judges announce that the captains must switch teams, putting Abir in charge of the Red Team and Molly in charge of the Blue Team. The diners select the Red Team as the winners.
  • Challenge Winners/Immune: A'Dan Lisaula, Abir Bhatia, Ciara Rogers, Eva Kozar and Liya Chu
  • The judges state that Molly and Grayson did a good job and are both safe. They then eliminate Starla.
  • Bottom three: Cruz Ramirez, Ivy Childs and Starla Chapman
  • Eliminated: Starla Chapman
878"Junior Edition: Jalapeño Business"May 5, 2022 (2022-05-05)JRM-808TBD
889"Junior Edition: The Big Bake Sale"May 12, 2022 (2022-05-12)JRM-809TBD
8910"Junior Edition: Totally Egg-streme!"May 19, 2022 (2022-05-19)JRM-810TBD

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