The first season of the American competitive reality television series MasterChef Junior premiered on Fox on September 27, 2013, and concluded on November 8, 2013.
The winner was Alexander Weiss, a 13-year-old from New York City, New York, with Dara Yu from Los Angeles, California being the runner-up. Dara later returned to MasterChef as an adult and won its 12th season.
Top 12 Contestant Age Hometown Status Alexander Weiss 13 New York City, New YorkWinner November 8 Dara Yu 12 Los Angeles, CaliforniaRunner-Up November 8 Jack Hoffman 10 East Rockaway, New York Troy Glass 12 Thousand Oaks, California Gavin Pola 10 San Francisco, California Sarah Lane 9 Pacific Palisades, California Kaylen Alfred 11 Culver City, California Sofia Hublitz 12 Brooklyn, New York Jewels Gold 12 Santa Ana, California Roen Guerin 12 Brooklyn, New York Molly Round 12 Pasadena, California Tommy Peters 11 Palos Verdes Estates, California
Elimination table PlaceContestantEpisode234 56 7 1 AlexanderHIGHWINWININHIGHLOWWIN INWINWINNER 2 Dara IN INIMMWIN INWINWIN IN IN3 JackWINIMMIMMLOW IN INWIN INELIM TroyHIGH INIMMINHIGHLOWLOWWINELIM5 Gavin INWIN ININ INWINELIMSarah IN INIMMWINWINIMMELIM7 Kaylen INWIN INLOW INELIM Sofia IN INIMMIN INELIM9 Jewels INLOWIMMELIM Roen IN INIMMELIM11 Molly INELIM Tommy INELIM
(WINNER) This cook won the competition. (RUNNER-UP) This cook finished in second place. (WIN) The cook won an 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 did not 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 competition and was safe from elimination. (LOW) The cook was one of the bottom entries in an individual challenge, and advanced. (LOW) The cook was one of the bottom entries in a Team Challenge, advanced. (ELIM) The cook was eliminated.
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