The third season of the American competitive reality television series MasterChef had a 2-night premiere on Fox on June 4 and 5, 2012.
The season concluded on September 10, 2012, with the first blind contestant, Christine Hà, winning the MasterChef title, and Josh Marks becoming the runner-up.
Top 18 Contestant Age Hometown Occupation Status Christine Hà 32 Houston, Texas MFA Student Josh Marks 24Jackson, Mississippi Army Contract SpecialistReturned Eliminated Becky Reams 27Stilwell, Kansas Food Photographer Eliminated September 4 Frank Mirando 28 Holbrook, New York StockbrokerEliminated August 28 Mairym "Monti" Carlo 36 Los Angeles, California HomemakerEliminated August 21 David Martinez 32 Chicago, Illinois Educational AdministratorEliminated August 14 Felix Fang 24Hollywood, California Food RunnerEliminated July 24 Stacey Amagrande 29 Apple Valley, California Farmers Market ManagerEliminated July 17 Tali Clavijo 29 Chicago, Illinois MusicianEliminated July 9 Mike Hill 40 Powder Springs, Georgia Contractor Eliminated July 3 Tanya Noble 21 Austin, Texas Sociology Student Anna Rossi 28 Boston, Massachusetts Pharmaceutical Sales RepEliminated July 2 Scott Little 38 Annandale, Virginia Interactive ProducerEliminated June 26 Ryan Umane 26 New York, New York UnemployedEliminated June 25 Helene Leeds 35 Baldwin, Maryland Health CoachEliminated June 19 Michael Chen 19 Austin, Texas Meteorology StudentEliminated June 18 Dave Mack 27 Davie, Florida Caviar Sales Director Eliminated June 12 Samantha De Silva 27 Miami, Florida Design Consultant
Elimination table PlaceContestantEpisode4 56 78 91011 1213 1415 1617 1819 20 1ChristineININPTHIGHWINWINININININININLOWWININLOWIMMHIGHINWINHIGHWINWINWINLOWWINNER 2JoshININWININWIN PTINININININHIGHINELIMRETINLOWLOWWINLOWLOWHIGHWIN 3BeckyININWINHIGHINWINHIGHLOWWINWININININLOWHIGHINIMMHIGHWINWININLOWWINLOWELIM4FrankINWINPTINLOWNPTHIGHINWINHIGHININWINWINWINIMMIMMINWINNPTINHIGHELIM 5MontiININWINININNPTININPTINWININWINPTINWINIMMININWINHIGHELIM 6DavidINWINWINININNPTININPTINLOWINLOWWINHIGHINIMMWINLOWELIM 7Felix WINIMMPTININWININLOWINININWININNPTINWINIMMINELIM 8Stacey ININNPTININWININWINWINININHIGHINWININELIM 9TaliINLOWPTINLOWLOWININWININININELIM10MikeININWININLOWWININININHIGHELIMTanyaININ LOWININWINWINIMMLOWINELIM 12Anna ININWINININPTININELIM 13ScottLOWINLOWININWININELIM 14RyanLOWINWINWINIMMELIM 15HeleneINLOWWININELIM 16MichaelININELIM 17DaveINELIM 18SamanthaELIM
(WINNER) This cook won the competition. (RUNNER-UP) This cook finished in second place. (WIN) The cook won the individual challenge (Mystery Box Challenge 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 an 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. (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. (RET) The cook won the Reinstation Challenge and returned to the competition. (LOW) The cook was one of the bottom entries in an individual challenge or 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.
Guest judges Paula Deen - Episode 13
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